Author's Note:

Well folks, in light of the new Toy Story film coming out next month, I've decided to do my biggest story yet, doing a full recapitulation of the entire Toy Story, from beginning to end! I"m talking about the full story before, between and after the films.

I have grown up with the entire Toy Story saga and I figure, why not retell that whole saga?


Our story begins in the 1950s, the time of many important things, such as Dr. King's civil rights career, leather jackets, the spawn of Archie Comics, Elvis dominating rock music, and the greatest phenomenon of that decade, the popular TV show called, "Woody's Roundup", a show spawned from the popular chocolate, sugar-frosted cereal known as, "Cowboy Crunchies." It had been one of the most popular shows of the era, along with Captain Platypus, Dinky Doodle's Playhouse, and Rococo the Clown.

The show starred a brave cowboy called Sheriff Woody Pride, his sister Jessie the Yodeling Cowgirl, their trusty brown steed Bullseye, a talking cactus named Senorita Cactus, and Stinky Pete the Old Prospector. Together, they would go all over their western gulch stopping bad guys, helping critters, and saving lives from burning buildings. Tons of merchandise was released, but their biggest pieces of all would be the dolls of their four main characters.

However, one particular kid really loved the show and his name was Andy Davis. He always loved to see the show and wanted to have adventures just like Woody and his roundup gang. He and his folks didn't have much, but they were happy with each other.

"I love Woody's Roundup!" He said one day while playing with his two favorite toys, Slinky Dog and Mr. Potato Head. "Don't you guys?"

He touched his toys and nodded their heads.

"I wish we could have adventures with Sheriff Woody too." Andy sighed. "Wouldn't it be great to fight bandits and be quick on the draw? Man, if only..."

Sadly, before the show could receive it's proper conclusion or mass produce the character dolls, it got cancelled when Sputnik was first launched, leaving the show in a cliffhanger. Even though it got cancelled, Andy still watched reruns of the show every single day and the already-produced Jessie, Bullseye and Prospector dolls were released to several dime stores.


A few days later on Andy's birthday, he had a party with his friends, cake, and presents.

"Happy birthday to Andy, happy birthday to you..." sang his parents and friends. "And many more!"

Andy blew out the candles on his birthday cake.

"Alright, who wants presents?" said Andy's mother.

"I do!" Andy raised his hand. "I do!"

"Good, cause I think you'll love this one." said Andy's mom.

Andy's dad then handed a rectangular-shaped box wrapped in shiny paper and ribbons to his son.

"Here you go, son!" He exclaimed.

"I wonder what it is?" Andy wondered as he tore open the box to see what was inside.

It was none other than an actual Sheriff Woody doll.

"Oh my God! It's an actual Sheriff Woody doll!" Andy gasped. "How'd you get this?"

"It was." Andy's dad explained. "But luckily, I have a close personal friend of mine who works at the Cowboy Crunchies company and when they were getting rid of the old stuff, he came across this Sheriff Woody doll. It's a prototype, but they went out of business before they could release it to the mass market."

"So, this is the only Woody in existence?" Andy asked.

"Yep." Andy's mom nodded. "You're only kid in the whole world to own one, so you have to take extra good care of him. Do you think you can do that?"

"Of course I will, mom!" Andy gave a thumbs up. "Woody and I are gonna be best pals!"

After the birthday party, Andy then wrote his name at the bottom of Woody's left boot and took him to his room to meet the other toys.

"Hey Slinky, Mr. Potato Head, meet our new friend, Sheriff Woody!" said Andy. "He's going to be our protector and stop bandits from stealing every toy in the playroom!"

"Andy! Come downstairs and do the dishes!" shouted Andy's mom.

"Coming mom." Andy sighed. "See ya later guys."

Just as soon as Andy left, the three toys came to life.

"Hey howdy hey." Woody said to Potato Head and Slinky. "My name is Woody and it's an honor to be part of your playroom. That's all I wanted to say."

"Well I'm Slinky and this here's Mr. Potato Head." Slinky introduced himself.

"Nice to meet you, Slinky." Woody shook Slinky's paw. "And my much obliged to you, Mr. Potato Head."

"Hey! Just because you're the new toy on the block, doesn't mean I have to like ya." Potato Head said rudely. "After all, Slinky and I have been here longer than you ever could."

"No need to be hostile, Potato Head." said Slinky. "We're all friends here and we must welcome our newest member here with open arms."

"Whatever." Potato Head rolled his eyes. "All I know is that you'd better not get cocky."

"Don't listen to him, Woody." Slinky smiled. "Come on Woody, let's go play some checkers."

"Sounds like fun." Woody said as the two set up the checkerboard.

Potato Head rolled his eyes, "That cowboy think he's so great. Andy put his name under my shoes and I'm not complaining..."

It was such a happy time. In no time at all, Woody became Andy's favorite toy and the new leader of the playroom. They had so much fun together, until one day, something terrible happened.


Several months later, Andy had caught a rare illness known as polio (which at the time, did not have a vaccine) and he lost the use of his legs. His parents called the doctors over and they did some tests on him.

"Well Mr and Mrs. Davis, I'm afraid that this is very serious." said the doctor. "Andy will have to be taken to a special hospital and we can't risk the disease spreading, so you'll have to destroy his stuff."

"What?" Andy's father gasped. "But...Andy will be crushed. He loves his stuff."

"I know, but it's the only way we can stop anyone else from getting the disease." said the doctor.

"Okay, we will." Andy's dad finally gave in.

Little did they know that Andy was overhearing them at that very moment. He had to think of something quick, so he grabbed Woody, Slinky, and Potato Head, cleaned them, and crawled upstairs to the attic.

They got upstairs to the attic, where Andy found an empty chest big enough for all three of his favorite toys to fit inside. He put them inside one by one.

"Okay guys, you're gonna have to stay in here." Andy sadly told his toys. "Listen Sheriff Woody, I have to go away, I have to go to a hospital far away. I promise I'll come back for you...you've got to sleep for a long time, like the longest deepest sleep you've ever had. Look after Mr. Potato Head and Slinky. Remember, I love you guys very much."

The three toys stared at their owner. They were frozen, but they were tearing up on the inside. They took one last look at their owner before he closed the chest and locked the hatch.


Author's Note:

Well folks, we're off to a pretty big start. Stay tuned in the coming days or weeks for more chapters where we are slowly introduced to the rest of the toys!