Toy Story of Terror!

Toy Story of Terror! (16 October, 2013) is a Halloween-themed 21-minute television special that aired of ABC. Set after the events of Toy Story 3, the special follows the toys on their road trip, when a flat tire leads Bonnie and her mother to spend the night in a roadside motel. After Mr. Potato Head goes missing, the others begin to search for him, but they find themselves caught up in a mysterious, monstrous, and terrifying sequence of events that lead them to a big conspiracy.

Written and directed by Angus MacLane

Dialogue

[after the title, a black and white showing of clouds are shown and the camera pans down to a graveyard. A woman, Betsy, enters frantic; she runs until she trips over a tombstone and lands on a tombstone. She sees a bat flying towards her, it transforms into a vampire and chases after her].

Vampire [moaning] Betsy...

Betsy: No!

Rex: Watch out! [Pops Up] He's right behind you!

Mr. Potato Head: Hey, down in front!

Rex: Oh, sorry.

[it's is revealed to be a movie watched by Woody, Buzz, Jessie, Mr. Potato Head, Rex, Mr. Pricklepants, and Trixie in Bonnie's mom's trunk]

Vampire: I'm coming to get you, Betsy.

Rex: Run, Betsy! Run!

Trixie: Oh, come on. There's no way she can outrun a vampire.

Woody: Oh, don't listen to her, Betsy. You can do it. Don't give up.

[It turns out that Bonnie and her mom are on a car trip. In the car, Bonnie rubs her eye and yawns]

Bonnie: [sleepy] Are we there yet?

Bonnie's mom: [as she drives] Not for a few more hours, Bonnie. You can go back to sleep.

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[the toys continue to watch the movie in the trunk; Betsy is trying to get to the door of a church with the vampire closing in on her]

Betsy: Help! Open the door!

Vampire: No one can help you now, Betsy.

Mr. Potato Head: Boring!

Mr. Pricklepants: Patience. All great horror films start slowly. You see, they're designed to... [Annoyed, Mr. Potato Head pulls his ears out, which muted Mr. Pricklepants' talking]

Betsy: Please, let me in! [Betsy manages to get in and close the door to save herself from the vampire. The vampire's laugh is heard. A crash sound is heard which frightens Betsy. She sees a broken vase and sees something behind a curtain]

Buzz: Tactics, Betsy, tactics. Look for something to defend yourself with. [Betsy grabs a vase and empties the flowers and water] There we go.

Mr. Pricklepants: [sighs] Technically, that would be useless. Everybody knows a wooden stake through the heart is the only way to kill a vampire.

[Betsy slowly moves to the curtains and move it revealing a black cat. The toys shout in terror. Betsy yells. The cat screeches and pounces past her]

Mr. Pricklepants: [chuckles] Only a kitty cat. Classic misdirection.

Jessie: A cat? Come on, guys. This isn't scary.

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[the car hits a bump, which startles the toys. The car gets a flat tire and Jessie is knocked in a tool box, trapping her inside. Jessie tries to get out, but can't]

Jessie: Help! (Muffled) Get me out of here!

Buzz: Jessie!

Woody: We have to get her out!

Buzz: [tries to open the tool box] Jessie! Jessie, can you hear me? [the car hits another bump and stops at a roadside motel. Buzz grabs a lug wrench and puts it under the tool box] Okay, everyone, on 3. 1, 2, 3! [the toys jump on the lug wrench, tipping the tool box, opening it up, freeing Jessie; Jessie breathes heavily. Woody, Buzz, Rex, and Mr. Pricklepants look at her in concern]

Buzz: Jessie? Jessie.

Trixie: [to Mr. Potato Head] What's the matter with Jessie?

Mr. Potato Head: She was abandoned in a box for years.

Jessie: I... I couldn't... I couldn't find a way out.

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[after the car stops at a motel, Bonnie and her mom get out of the car and enter the motel. Bonnie carries her suitcase with her toys in it. Mr. Pricklepants looks outside the bag.]

Mr. Pricklepants: The roadside motel is one of the most common locals for a horror film. Remote, isolated, a comforting environment to allure the suspicions of the audience. I'll expect they'll be asking the innkeeper to use the telephone any minute now.

Mrs. Anderson: Will it be okay if I used your phone? Our car has a flat.

Mr. Pricklepants: [chuckles] Right on cue.

Buzz: It's okay, Jessie. You're safe now.

Woody: We'll be back on the road before you know it. What's the latest, Trixie?

Trixie: Uh, she's still on the phone with the tow truck company.

Mrs. Anderson: 6 am, that's the earliest you can get here?

Rex: 6 am, you mean we have to stay here all night?

Mr. Pricklepants: Bum, bum bum!

Jessie: I don't care where we are, so long as I'm not stuck alone in that box.

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[at the Sleep Well Motel, Bonnie and her mom are sleeping in their room. Trixie opens the bag and looks around]

Trixie: Well, it looks like they're asleep.

Mr. Potato Head: [sighs] Finally. [starts to leave]

Jessie: Potato Head, where, where are you going?

Mr. Potato Head: We're at a motel. I just want to check out the amenities. [Jessie stares at him, confused] You know, the free stuff? Little soaps, shower caps, shampoo? Conditioner?

Mr. Pricklepants: Oh, I wouldn't go out there if I were you. The first to leave usually gets it.

Woody: Oh, Potato Head, don't leave the bag. A motel is one of the easiest places for a toy to get lost!

Mr. Potato Head: Aw, shut your worry hole! Nobody's gonna get lost! Besides, I promised Hamm I'd bring him back something nice. [leaves the bag; Jessie sees Rex, Trixie, and Mr. Pricklepants leave too]

Jessie: Wait! Where are you guys going?

Trixie: We were just gonna check out the free stuff.

Mr. Pricklepants: [dramatically] And if something does happen to the potato, [anxiously] I wouldn't want to miss it! [leaves]

Woody: Oh, come on, guys, let's all just stay in the bag! [sighs, because of the toys' disobedience; turns to Buzz] Buzz, I'll grab those guys, you get Potato Head.

Buzz: Got it. [Woody and Buzz leave]

Jessie: No, wait. Don't go!

Buzz: Don't worry, Jessie. I'll be right back. [leaves the bag]

Jessie: Buzz!

[Jessie looks around the bag, breathing shallow. She imagines the bag closing in on her. Jessie, scared to see this, leaves the bag too, out into the dark room]

Jessie: [whispers] Guys! Guys! Where are you?

[A shadow whizzes past, scaring Jessie]

Buzz: Jessie, what's wrong? Are you OK?

Jessie: Buzz, where is everybody?

Buzz: [goes over to her] Not to worry, we’re all right here. See, there’s Woody, Pricklepants, Trixie, Rex…. [Mr. Potato Head is gone.] Wait. Where’s Potato Head?

Mr. Pricklepants: [ominously] And so it begins. [A lightning strike is heard and Rex lets out a yelp]

Cast

• Tom Hanks as Woody
• Tim Allen as Buzz Lightyear
• Joan Cusack as Jessie
• Carl Weathers as Combat Carl and Combat Carl Jr.
• Stephen Tobolowsky as Ron the Manager
• Don Rickles as Mr. Potato Head
• Wallace Shawn as Rex
• Timothy Dalton as Mr. Pricklepants
• Kristen Schaal as Trixie