If you’re like me and grew up in the 1990s, then there’s a good chance that Toy Story was played at least once in your household, if not many, many times. Pixar’s first feature-length film opened to critical acclaim in 1995 and spawned a franchise that’s still going strong 31 years later. Ahead of Toy Story 5’s release on the 2026 movies schedule, even Tim Allen, the voice of Buzz Lightyear, is astounded by how the Toy Story property is still so popular after all this time.
The star of ABC’s Shifting Gears voiced this thought directly on X. With the Toy Story 5 press tour having kicked off ahead of its arrival in June, Allen shared this moment he recently had with his co-star Tom Hanks, the voice of Woody:
