TV Tuesday: Toy Story Of Terror! (2013)

 

Toy Story Of Terror! - 2013

Coming up next on this edition of TV Tuesday is 2013's "Toy Story Of Terror!", a TV special which sees our favorite Toy Story friends as they endure a night of mayhem at a roadside motel.

The voice cast includes Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Wallace Shawn, Don Rickles, Kristen Schaal, Timothy Dalton, Carl Weathers, Stephen Tobolowsky, and Kate McKinnon.

Bonnie and her mother are on a road trip.  A few of Bonnie's most treasured toys are along for the ride in the trunk.  To keep themselves occupied, they are watching a horror film on a portable DVD player.  Pricklepants is an expert on the horror genre.  Mr. Potato Head can't stand it, so he takes out his ears so he doesn't have to listen.

When a flat tire forces Bonnie's mother to pull into a roadside motel, Pricklepants mentions that it's the most classic locale for a horror film.  None of the other toys want to hear it.  The manager is sufficiently creepy.  "You know, we have a little saying around here," he quips.  "At the Sleep Well Motel, you're gonna sleep...well."

Once the humans are asleep, the toys come out to explore.  But there night of checking out free amenities turns sour when they start disappearing one by one.

Woody, Buzz, and Jessie are left to search for their missing friends.  They have to look in some pretty unsavory places.

Pretty soon it's only Jessie that is left.  She meets up with another lone survivor of the motel, Combat Carl.  "Remember your training!" he urges.  "I don't have any training!" Jessie worries.

Eventually, Jessie is on her own.  We find out that it's the motel manager's pet iguana, Mr. Jones, who is stealing toys on behalf of his owner.

He keeps them under lock and key until he can sell them on eBid (the No. 2 Auction Site).

Ultimately, it's up to Jessie to rescue everybody.  But first she's got to get past Mr. Jones.

Things get a little scary for Jessie.  But she saves the day and alerts Bonnie and her mother to the fact that the other toys are nearby.

Naturally, Bonnie's mother isn't happy at all with the motel manager.  Once the car is fixed, they all get in and resume their road trip.

Cast rundown:

   Tom Hanks..................................Woody

   Tim Allen.....................................Buzz Lightyear

   Joan Cusack................................Jessie

   Wallace Shawn.............................Rex

   Don Rickles.................................Mr. Potato Head

   Kristen Schaal.............................Trixie

   Timothy Dalton............................Mr. Pricklepants

   Carl Weathers..............................Combat Carl

   Stephen Tobolowsky......................Ron

   Kate McKinnon.............................PEZ Cat

And that's it for Toy Story Of Terror!.  Events here take place shortly after Toy Story 3.  This was the first Toy Story film of any kind that did not feature John Ratzenburger as Hamm.  The director explained that Bonnie had limited space for toys in her backpack and "who takes a piggy bank on vacation?"

A mid-credits scene occurs when two police officers arrive to arrest the motel manager for his toy stealing ways.  He makes a run for it and steals their patrol car.  He backs into the motel sign and it flattens the car.  The manager makes a break for it.  One of the officers makes a call on his walkie-talkie that they've got a runner.

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