Watching “Toy Story 2″ in class brought back great childhood memories.  “Toy Story” has been an immensely popular animation, and  I wanted to look at how “Toy Story” has been referenced in popular culture, particularly by Tim Allen and Disney and Pixar’s other animations.

“Home Improvement” had many references to “Toy Story.”  “Home Improvement” was a show in which Tim Allen was a main character.  Tim Allen was also the voice actor for Buzz Lightyear.    Some references were when Tim is playing with a Buzz Lightyear doll with his neice.  Another reference was when Tim tells Marty, his brother, that he’ll love him “for infinity and beyond.”  Another reference occurs when Tim is fighting with the same brother and says instead “I’m not talking to you “for infinity and beyond.”

Another reference is made to Buzz Lightyear’s phrase in “The Shaggy Dog.”  In the movie, Tim Allen has been turned into a dog, and is jumping on to a truck, and while he is mid air he says “To infinity and beyond.”

In “The Santa Clause 2,” Tim Allen tells the Santa clone “You are a sad, strange little man.”  This was a line in “Toy Story” that Buzz uses towards Woody.

Disney and Pixar also make references to “Toy Story” in another one of their animations, called “Cars.”  Lightning McQueen wants the gas station named “Dinoco” for sponsorship.  this was the name of the gas station in “Toy Story.”  Another reference occurs during the credits at the end of the movie where the characters from “Toy Story” where Buzz, Hamm, and Woody are acted out by the cars.

*Info taken from Wikipedia.

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