Jessie & Bullseye’s Heartbreaking First Meeting Revealed In Toy Story 5 Deleted Scene — Gaming

Both characters were introduced in 1999's Toy Story 2, but it isn't until the fifth movie that Jessie becomes the story's protagonist. In the Pixar sequel, Jessie and Bullseye end up at the home of her original owner, Emily, where a child named Blaze now lives. Toy Story 5 co-director and co-writer Kenna Harris previously revealed that Emily, who would've now been a grandmother, reunited with her childhood favorite toy in an earlier version of the film, but this concept was ultimately scrapped.

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When Pixar released Toy Story in November 1995, it didn’t just launch a franchise — it changed the medium forever. What historic distinction did the original film claim?

✓ Howdy, partner! Toy Story was the world’s first feature-length film made entirely with computer-generated imagery — eighty-one minutes of CG when nobody had done more than a few-minute short. John Lasseter received a Special Achievement Oscar for it. (Best Animated Feature didn’t exist as a category until 2001; no animated film has ever won Best Picture; and the first $1 billion film was Titanic, two years later.)

✗ Aw, shucks! The answer is: first feature-length computer-animated film. Eighty-one minutes of pure CG in 1995, when nobody else had managed more than a short. John Lasseter received a Special Achievement Oscar for it. Best Animated Feature didn’t exist as a category until 2001, no animated film has won Best Picture, and Titanic was the first billion-dollar film two years later.

Sheriff Woody, Andy’s pull-string cowboy doll, has been voiced by the same Oscar-winning actor across all four Toy Story films — the role helping cement him as the unofficial voice of Pixar. Who is he?

✓ Howdy, partner! Tom Hanks has voiced Woody across all four Toy Story films, the spinoff shorts, and the Disney Parks. Tim Allen is his co-lead as Buzz Lightyear. Robin Williams was actually Pixar’s first choice for Buzz, but scheduling conflicts pushed him out — he later did the genie cameo in Lightyear. Steve Carell has never been in the franchise.

✗ Aw, shucks! The answer is Tom Hanks — Woody across every Toy Story film, short, and theme-park appearance. Tim Allen is the other half of the duo as Buzz Lightyear. Robin Williams was actually Pixar’s first choice for Buzz but had scheduling conflicts; Steve Carell has never been in the franchise.

Buzz Lightyear’s rallying cry is one of the most quoted lines in all of animation. He delivers it the moment he flips open his wrist communicator. Complete it: “To infinity…”

✓ Howdy, partner! “To infinity… and beyond!” The line got its own American Film Institute nod, was adopted (in slightly altered form) by an actual NASA mission, and even traveled to the International Space Station in 2008 on a real Buzz Lightyear action figure as part of an educational program. It’s the franchise’s most quoted line, hands down.

✗ Aw, shucks! The answer is “…and beyond!” Buzz’s tagline got an AFI nod, was adopted in spirit by NASA, and a real Buzz action figure even flew to the International Space Station in 2008 on a STEM education mission. It’s the most quoted line in the franchise.

The toys all live in the bedroom of a boy named Andy, whose name is written in marker on the bottom of each of their feet. What is Andy’s last name, shown on the family mailbox and on his college acceptance envelope?

✓ Howdy, partner! Andy Davis — his last name appears on the family mailbox, on the “Davis” minivan, and on the college envelope in Toy Story 3. His mom is Mrs. Davis (first name never officially revealed in-film, though a fan theory says “Emily,” aka Jessie’s old owner). Bonnie, the toys’ eventual new owner, has the last name Anderson.

✗ Aw, shucks! The answer is Davis. It’s on the family mailbox, the minivan, and Andy’s college envelope in Toy Story 3. Bonnie (who inherits the toys at the end of TS3) is Bonnie Anderson — close, but a different family.

“You’ve Got a Friend in Me” opens the first Toy Story and has been reprised in every sequel. The same singer-songwriter composed the score for all four films — one of Hollywood’s most decorated film composers. Who is he?

✓ Howdy, partner! Randy Newman wrote “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” and scored every Toy Story film — he also did Monsters, Inc., A Bug’s Life, Cars, and The Princess and the Frog. He’s a 22-time Oscar nominee with two wins. Michael Giacchino is Pixar’s other regular (The Incredibles, Up, Inside Out), Menken is Disney’s Renaissance musical guy, and Zimmer handles Lion King territory.

✗ Aw, shucks! The answer is Randy Newman. He wrote “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” and scored every Toy Story film (plus Monsters, Inc., Cars, and A Bug’s Life). Michael Giacchino is Pixar’s other regular composer (The Incredibles, Up, Inside Out); Alan Menken handled Disney’s Renaissance musicals; Hans Zimmer did The Lion King.

In Toy Story 3, the gang ends up at Sunnyside Daycare, where everything seems wonderful at first. The day-care’s leader is a pink plush bear who smells like strawberries and turns out to be the franchise’s darkest villain. What’s his name?

✓ Howdy, partner! Lots-o’-Huggin’ Bear — “Lotso” for short — voiced by Ned Beatty. The backstory of how he ended up at Sunnyside (replaced by an identical bear after being left in the rain by his original owner) is one of the franchise’s saddest beats. Stinky Pete is the TS2 villain (Kelsey Grammer), Zurg is from TS2 as well, and Gabby Gabby is the TS4 antagonist who gets her redemption.

✗ Aw, shucks! The answer is Lotso — Lots-o’-Huggin’ Bear, voiced by Ned Beatty. The TS3 reveal that he was replaced by an identical bear after his original owner left him in the rain is one of Pixar’s darkest beats. Stinky Pete is TS2 (Kelsey Grammer), Emperor Zurg is also TS2, and Gabby Gabby is the redemption-arc antagonist from TS4.

In Toy Story 4, Bonnie cobbles together a brand-new toy during a kindergarten arts-and-crafts session, sparking the whole plot when he wails “I’m trash!” and tries to throw himself away. What everyday utensil is Forky made from?

✓ Howdy, partner! Forky is a spork — with googly eyes, a popsicle-stick foot, pipe-cleaner arms, and a red plasticine mouth. He’s voiced by Tony Hale (Veep, Arrested Development), and his existential terror about being “trash” rather than a toy is the whole emotional engine of TS4. He got his own Disney+ shorts series after.

✗ Aw, shucks! The answer is a spork — with pipe-cleaner arms, googly eyes, and a popsicle-stick foot. He’s voiced by Tony Hale, and his “I’m trash!” meltdown is the heart of TS4. He even got his own Disney+ short series, Forky Asks a Question.

Toy Story 3 ends with one of the most emotionally devastating scenes Pixar has ever made: Andy, packing for college, hand-delivers his old toys to a new owner in her front yard and plays with them one last time. Who is she?

✓ Howdy, partner! Bonnie Anderson — the imaginative little girl Woody had met earlier in the film when she “adopted” him from her mom’s day-care lost-and-found. Andy goes through every toy with her one by one before driving off to college. It’s the franchise’s natural ending. Bonnie then becomes the toys’ new owner in Toy Story 4.

✗ Aw, shucks! The answer is Bonnie Anderson — the imaginative little girl Woody had encountered earlier in the film. Andy goes through every single toy with her, one by one, before leaving for college. She becomes the toys’ new owner for Toy Story 4. Molly is Andy’s little sister (she gives up Barbie in TS3, but never inherits the gang).

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People has now revealed another unused story idea, which is a flashback to when Jessie and Bullseye originally met. It is one of five deleted scenes that will be available with August 18's digital release of Toy Story 5, along with September 22's 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray and DVD releases. The scene opens with Jessie hiding as Al brings in a box that contains Bullseye, who then goes to the closed door in a desperate attempt to escape.

The toy horse immediately retreats to the box and cowers behind the foam pieces in there after Jessie says hello to him and gently introduces herself. He is surprised and slightly lets his guard down when learning that she knows his name, with her showing him the memorabilia from the Woody's Roundup television show and explaining that they are part of a team. When Bullseye tries to pull Jessie's string, though, she becomes momentarily defensive, clarifying that it's not him, but because "it reminds me of someone I'd really rather not think about."

The deleted scene also reveals that Bullseye belonged to a child named Charlie, with Jessie finding the name written under the horse's saddle. This information makes Bullseye understandably sad again, and he returns to the door and his attempt to escape. The footage ends with Jessie promising that if she can, she will get her new friend home.

A follow-up to this moment is a deleted scene shared via USA Today of Jessie and Bullseye entering the empty home where the toy horse grew up. He joyfully gallops around when they first enter, and through his expressive movements, tells Jessie about his happy life there. They then go into Charlie's room, where "Charlie & Bullseye" plus a drawing of the two appears on the wall.

Bullseye then leaves a hoof print on the wall, and Jessie realizes that he didn't want to run away from Bonnie, but just wanted to say goodbye to Charlie. This places the scenes during the events of Toy Story 5 as opposed to being another flashback. The realization causes Jessie to begin sobbing, sink to her knees, and hug Bullseye, insisting that Bonnie threw them away, just like Emily did many years ago. It ends with Jessie worrying that she'll always be alone, but her loyal friend assures her this will never be the case.

Co-director and co-writer Andrew Stanton explained to USA Today that the scene is from an earlier script, and in this version of the story, Jessie reunited with Emily during Toy Story 5's ending. The filmmaker wanted Bullseye to "finally reach his old home and it being not what Jessie expected. And then the bigger surprise is how Bullseye reacted to it."

However, "the movie had to change and had to be much more about Jessie. Somehow, we had to take that feeling we got from 'Goodbye Charlie' and make it all come out of Jessie’s story." This not only explains why the present-day scene was deleted, but Jessie and Bullseye's first meeting too, as she wouldn't have been able to keep her promise of getting him home, and the narrative focus shifted more to her overall.

With Toy Story 5 reviews being overwhelmingly positive and the movie having grossed more than $1 billion at the worldwide box office, these decisions seemed to have worked well with audiences. That being said, the scenes do provide further depth to Jessie and Bullseye's relationship, their history, and the movie's themes.

Toy Story 5 comes to digital on August 18 and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray and DVD on September 22.