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EPISODE · May 2, 2023 · 1H 25M

Toy Story 2

from Deconstructing Disney · host Erin Casey Westin, Rachel Casey

Episode SummaryOriginally planned for a direct-to-video release, Toy Story 2 (1999) was deemed too good for the small screen and instead enjoyed a theatrical release that was met with rave reviews. The addition of a plucky heroine with a tragic backstory mitigates some of the toxic masculinity from the first installment, but ableism and fatphobia manage to sneak in. Episode BibliographyABC News. (2000, October 24). Profane Toy Story 2 Recalled. ABC News. Retrieved March 29, 2023, from https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=114164&page=1Aguilera, L. (2015, October 7). EXCLUSIVE: 'Toy Story' Writer Debunks Two of the Biggest Pixar Fan Theories! Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved March 20, 2023, from https://www.etonline.com/news/173521_exclusive_pixar_fan_theory_pete_docter_toy_story_4Cohen, K. (1999, December 1). Toy Story 2 Is Not Your Typical Hollywood Sequel. Animation World Network. Retrieved March 11, 2023, from https://www.awn.com/animationworld/toy-story-2-not-your-typical-hollywood-sequelEbert, R. (1999, November 24). Toy Story 2 movie review & film summary (1999). Roger Ebert. Retrieved March 11, 2023, from https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/toy-story-2-1999Gennusa, C. (1999, December 18). Disney will add 'bloopers' to 'Toy Story 2". Quad-City Times, 4W.Jones, A. (2014, April 6). Ed Catmull's 'Creativity, Inc.' is a thoughtful look at Pixar. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 11, 2023, from https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-books-20140406-story.htmlKapur, J. (2005). Obsolescence and other playroom anxieties: Childhood in the shadows of late capital. Rethinking Marxism, 17(2), 237-255. doi: 10.1080/08935690500046793Lasseter, J. (Director). (1999). Toy Story 2 [Film]. Pixar Animation Studios.McCloud, T. (2022, February 16). 'Lightyear' Producer Credited With Saving 'Toy Story 2' After Deletion. Newsweek. Retrieved March 11, 2023, from https://www.newsweek.com/lightyear-producer-credited-saving-toy-story-2-after-deletion-1680072Ness, M. (2020, March 27). A Weighty Sequel: Rewatching Pixar's Toy Story 2. Tor.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023, from https://www.tor.com/2020/03/27/a-weighty-sequel-rewatching-pixars-toy-story-2/Oliver, S. (2017, March 31). The Making of Toy Story 2. YouTube. Retrieved March 19, 2023, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkiEyseaM1kPanzarino, M. (2012, May 21). How Toy Story 2 Got Deleted Twice, Once on Accident, Again on purpose. TheNextWeb. Retrieved March 11, 2023, from https://thenextweb.com/news/how-pixars-toy-story-2-was-deleted-twice-once-by-technology-and-again-for-its-own-goodPixar Animation Studios. (2023). Pixar Animation Studios. Retrieved March 23, 2023, from https://www.pixar.com/feature-films/toy-story-2Price, D. A. (2008). The Pixar Touch: The Making of a Company. Alfred A. Knopf.Schwarzbaum, L. (2010, March 26). Movie Review: Toy Story 2 | EW.com. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 11, 2023, from https://ew.com/article/2010/03/26/movie-review-toy-story-2/Stark, S. (2022, March 1). It’s time to abolish the fat villain trope. Inverse. https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/abolish-the-fat-villain-tropeToy Story 2. (n.d.). Wikipedia. Retrieved March 10, 2023, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toy_Story_2Toy Story 2. (n.d.). Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 26, 2023, from https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1417119233/Turan, K. (1999, November 19). Seeking the Meaning of (Shelf) Life. Los Angeles Times. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-nov-19-ca-35106-story.html

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