Al's Toy Barn
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- "To Al's Toy Barn, and beyond!"
- —Buzz Lightyear, as he leaves Andy's house
Al's Toy Barn is a toy store first mentioned in Toy Story in a TV commercial advertising Buzz Lightyear toys while Woody and Buzz Lightyear are trapped in Sid's house, but first appears in Toy Story 2. It is owned by Al McWhiggin, an obsessive toy collector who has stolen Woody at the beginning of Toy Story 2. When Buzz and his rescue squad of toys left Andy's house on their mission to rescue Woody, Hamm was the first to spot the toy store just across the street. But between the toys and the toy store lied a busy road traffic filled with roaring vehicles.
- Hamm: "Hey, guys, why did the toys cross the road?"
Buzz: "Uh, not now, Hamm."
Rex: "Oh, I love riddles. Why?"
Hamm: "To get to the chicken on the other side!" - —Hamm, after spotting Al's Toy Barn just across the street
To safely cross the street without being run over by any vehicles, Buzz and the toys pulled orange construction cones over their heads. The toys dropped the cones and proceeded under Buzz's commands. They caused a massive pile-up on the road, but they made it safely to the other side.
The toys reached the entrance to Al's Toy Barn, only to find it closed. After seeing a worker entering Al's Toy Barn, they rushed to the entrance, and Buzz had to order the toys to jump simultaneously to trigger the door open. Once they enter the toy store, Rex excitedly found a manual to a Buzz Lightyear video game.
- Slinky: "Whoa, Nelly, how are we going to find Woody in this place?"
Buzz: "Look for Al. We find Al, we find Woody. Now move out!" - —Buzz Lightyear order the toys to split up their search
After the toys split up, Buzz encounterd an aisle full of new Buzz Lightyear toys and got into a fight with another Buzz Lightyear action figure who behaved much like him in the first film. While the new Buzz overpowered Andy's Buzz, the other toys met Tour Guide Barbie, who gave a tour around the toy store until they picked up the new Buzz.
Characters seen in Al's Toy Barn
- Tour Guide Barbie
- Buzz Lightyear with a new utility belt
- Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots
- Evil Emperor Zurg
Trivia
- The shot of Andy's Buzz Lightyear climbing up the display only to encounter the new Buzz Lightyear standing tall is identical to the one of Woody climbing up Andy's bed only to encounter the original Buzz standing tall in the first film.
- Characters from A Bug's Life are visible as toys inside the store.
- One ball from Luxo, Jr. is visible immediately after entering the store. When leaving the store, a container of those balls can be seen to the left of the door.
- Barbie's dance steps are based on Ann-Margret's moves in Viva Las Vegas
- At one point while the toys in Al's Toy Barn, Mr. Potato Head views Rex, chasing after the car, in a rearview side mirror. This is a parody of a scene in Jurassic Park, when T-rex chases after the crew in jeep. Additionally the phrase made famous in Jurassic Park "OBJECTS IN MIRROR ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR" is also visible on the mirror of the car that the toys drive in the store.
- One of the Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots has a partially missing ear, a reference to the notorious Mike Tyson - Evander Holyfield match, in which Tyson has bitten off a piece of Holyfield's ear.
