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Posted 6/19/2026
Directed by Pixar veteran Andrew Stanton, Toy Story 5 masterfully tackles a very modern villain: the addictive lure of electronic screen time. The emotional core of the film shifts to Jessie the Cowgirl (voiced by Joan Cusack), who has taken the reins as the room's leader after Woody's departure. The conflict ignites when their kid, Bonnie, receives a sleek, frog-themed tablet named Lilypad—voiced with charismatic artificial sweetness by Greta Lee. Lilypad becomes Bonnie’s constant companion, convincing her that tactile toys are obsolete relics of the past. Believing she is acting in Bonnie's best social interest, Lilypad cleverly orchestrates a plan that lands Jessie and the classic playthings stowed away in a dark storage bin.
Sensing the existential threat to their kid's imagination, Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) tracks down Woody (Tom Hanks), who temporarily leaves his free-roaming life with Bo Peep to launch a daring rescue mission. The journey takes a wildly comedic turn with a B-plot involving a rogue shipping container filled with malfunctioning Buzz Lightyear clones stuck in demo mode. Meanwhile, Jessie navigates an obsolete electronics graveyard in a backyard shed, befriending a discarded, cynical early-2000s potty-training gadget named Smarty Pants, voiced by Conan O'Brien. Rather than delivering a heavy-handed lecture against technology, Stanton weaves a heartwarming, fast-paced adventure where traditional toys and modern devices ultimately learn to coexist, reminding Bonnie that real-world human connection is the ultimate playground.
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