FLM.RED / After the credits
When an owner grows up where does a toy belong?
A spoiler discussion of Jessie, the museum and Woody’s decision to return to Andy.
Open the recap & discussion — spoilers
A torn arm keeps Woody from joining Andy at cowboy camp. Soon afterward, a toy dealer named Al takes him, and his friends set out to find him.
The famous toy Woody never knew
Al needs Woody to complete a collectible set from the old television show Woody’s Roundup, which he plans to sell to a Tokyo museum. Woody meets Jessie, Bullseye and the boxed Prospector, Stinky Pete. Discovering his television history is exciting, but the museum also offers an answer to a troubling question: what happens when Andy grows up?
Jessie remembers Emily
Jessie remembers being loved by a girl named Emily, who grew older and eventually gave her away. The sequence set to When She Loved Me gives Woody’s fear a painful example. For Jessie, a museum promises safety from being abandoned again; Woody must weigh preservation against a relationship that cannot last forever.
The friends who came for him
Buzz and the other toys reach Al’s apartment. Woody initially intends to stay, but Buzz reminds him of Andy. Woody changes his mind and invites Jessie and Bullseye home. Stinky Pete prevents their escape because he wants the set to go to the museum, and Al carries them to the airport.
The race through the airport
Buzz and the others rescue Woody and stop Pete, but Jessie is trapped aboard the plane. Woody goes back for her, and with Buzz and Bullseye’s help they escape. Jessie and Bullseye join Andy’s toys. Woody returns knowing Andy will eventually grow up; for him, the time they share is still worth choosing.
After watching
- Would you trust a new home immediately if you were Jessie?
- How much do you understand Woody’s temptation to choose the museum?
Two experiences of being loved
Woody has Andy to return to, while Jessie remembers the pain of leaving Emily.
Keep the conversation going
Why does Al want Woody?
He needs Woody to complete the Woody’s Roundup collection for sale to a toy museum in Tokyo.
