Just when you think Toy Story is over, our favorite toys come back with emotional moments and at least one existential crisis. For example, I feel like basically everyone got teary-eyed when the toys were holding hands in the furnace during the third film. Now, with the fifth movie on the 2026 movie schedule, it’s made me want to dive down the rabbit hole of previous films. However, I wasn't expecting to find a story that involved a very dark car crash.
This trivia I learned is probably the most shocking BTS thing I’ve heard about this franchise. The Easter egg was discovered on the DVD bonus features for arguably the best Toy Story movie, Toy Story 2 (via Todd Spence on X). This is how I found out about Toy Story 2’s deep cut car crash scene, and I’m shocked by how dark it is. While it may not be Watership Down dark, for this toy-centered franchise, it’s pretty bleak.
