Toy Story 2/Headscratchers: Difference between revisions

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== Would Buzz and Jessie count as a crossover pairing? ==

** Here's what happened: Al wasn't that rich, he was borrowing money for his apartment. The Japan toy deal was to make him rich, but when Jessie, Woody, Bullseye, and the Prospector disappeared, the deal fell through, and the whole thing fell down like a deck of cards.

** He probably owns a fairly small local franchise, maybe a couple of local outlets at most; enough to set him up reasonably comfortably in a nice apartment, but probably not much more than that. He's certainly not wealthy enough to be able to afford to pay the millions that a fifty-sixty year old toy in reasonably mint condition would no doubt cost.

** It's only difficult to find old toys if you're insistent on them being in good condition. Realistically, an obsessive collector like Al would already have multiple Woodys in varying states of repair, for use for spare parts if nothing else. Given the evident popularity of ''Woody's Roundup'' in the 50s, the sheer amount of good-quality merchandise that Al has already collected and the huge number of Woody dolls that would logically have been made, the film's implication that he's SUCH a rare toy that Andy's Woody is the first and only one that Al has ever found isn't believable. Sure, no reason why he can't be the one in the best overall condition, but the ONLY one? Nah. In fact, Pixar could have had some fun with a scene involving Andy's Woody meeting all the shabby, worn-out Woodys Al had found over the years. Or maybe that would have been too macabre.

*** The point isn't that Woody is the ''only'' Woody doll in existence -- it's that the chance of finding a Woody doll in near-mint condition (like our Woody) ''without'' paying through the nose for the privilege is, by now, probably quite difficult; if it wasn't, the museum wouldn't be willing to pay a hefty price to acquire Al's collection (which they're only interested in if it comes with Woody, implying that Woody dolls aren't exactly plentiful compared to the others). And Al probably ''is'' insistent on them being in reasonably good condition -- the mint or near-mint state of all the other toys in his collection would suggest so. Remember, he doesn't want the toys for their collectable or sentimental value, he wants them for their resale value, and their resale value is significantly diminished if they're damaged or have had to be restored from scratch; if only because it would cost more for Al personally to restore them (buying even cheap dolls for spare parts, original materials for restoration, etc would still get pricey over time), meaning he would be more out-of-pocket and ultimately get less from the sale after covering his costs. The museum would also probably pay more for a (near-)mint original than a restoration job cobbled together from bits of battered old originals, no matter how good the restoration was. It's also easier for him to pass off Woody as a mint-original if all that needs doing is a bit of touching up and sowing a popped seam back on than if he has to cobble together a Woody doll from other dolls in varying conditions and states of repair.

** Method acting.

 

* They played catch in the bushes, and went on to live out the rest of their lives. It's possible that Zurg was the same Zurg that winds up at the daycare at the end. Unknown about bonus belt Buzz.

** If it was meant to be the same Zurg, they probably didn't want to show Buzz with him to avoid an at-a-glance "Wait, why is Buzz back in the donations box?" reaction, especially if the viewer hasn't seen the second film to get the reference.

* I always assumed that Jessie ''did'' see Stinky Pete turn the TV on, but didn't mention it because she was more loyal to him than she was to Woody. Plus, once Woody accused her, it seemed like she got caught up in the principle of the thing and didn't want to dignify his accusation by shifting the blame.

 

* Isn't it from Madagascar?

** Is it? I'll look into that~ Thank you. XD

* It looks like a huddle one might see in "The Wizard of Oz" movie. Jessie = Dorothy, Woody = Scarecrow, Bullseye = Cowardly Lion, Buzz = Tin Man.

** I'll check that one too (when I can. XD) Thank you~

 

== Why can't Bullseye talk? ==