Warning! This post contains SPOILERS for Toy Story 5

Compared to past entries in the beloved Pixar franchise, Toy Story 5 has a tighter plot focused on a select few characters as well as some brand-new ones. Rather than trying to give every returning toy equal time, Toy Story 5 is largely centered on Jessie, Woody, Buzz, and a whole new batch of tech device characters. While it may be smaller in scope compared to its typically large ensemble of characters, it can be argued that the themes of this new Toy Story movie were able to shine more brightly.

Nevertheless, several beloved characters and familiar faces either don’t receive as much attention in Toy Story 5 as longtime fans might have wanted or weren’t even included at all. Considering the franchise is over 30 years old, it was pretty much inevitable. Even so, some of these characters will be missed all the same, so here are some fan-favorite characters who were either sidelined to the point of not having any voice lines in Toy Story 5, or are completely missing.

Andy Davis

Even though Bonnie has been the toys’ owner since Toy Story 3, their original owner Andy still remains a key emotional core of the entire franchise. To that point, even Toy Story 4 featured a flashback to nine years prior with younger Andy and his mom on the night Bo Peep was donated, as well as a montage leading up to Andy giving his toys to Bonnie as seen in Toy Story 3.

It can be argued that Andy not being featured in Toy Story 5 is a good thing, as it means the franchise is fully moving forward with Bonnie. However, his absence is still worth noting. Furthermore, the new movie already spends the majority of its past recollections and flashbacks centered on Jessie and her history with her original owner, Emily.

RC

While he may not speak in the traditional sense, RC was by far one of the original movie’s most fun characters. However, he’s also become one of the Toy Story franchise’s biggest mysteries. It was heavily implied that RC was sold, lost, or donated sometime between Toy Story 2 and Toy Story 3. However, RC was surprisingly brought back for Toy Story 4 in the aforementioned flashback, having been rescued by Woody the same night Bo was given away.

Unfortunately, RC is nowhere to be found in Toy Story 5. Considering Woody’s new purpose after Toy Story 4, helping lost toys alongside Bo Peep, it would’ve been fun if he and RC had reunited in between movies.

Wheezy

Few supporting characters played a more crucial role in Toy Story 2 than Wheezy, the toy penguin with a broken squeaker who’d been trapped on a dusty shelf. At the beginning of the movie, Woody tries to save Wheezy from being sold at the garage sale, only for Woody himself to be stolen by collector Al McWhiggin. Likewise, Wheezy’s rendition of “You’ve Got A Friend in Me” provided one of the best Toy Story movie endings.

While Toy Story 3 briefly included Wheezy via old camcorder footage, it’s strongly suggested that he was either sold, donated, or otherwise separated from Andy’s remaining toys before the events of the film, not unlike RC. As such, Toy Story 5 feels like a missed opportunity for a surprise cameo to bring Wheezy back as a fellow lost toy reunited with Woody and Bo.

Barbie & Ken

Jodi Benson’s Barbie and Michael Keaton’s Ken were major breakout characters in Toy Story 3. Although Ken started as a member of Lotso’s gang, controlling all the other toys at Sunnyside Daycare, he was eventually redeemed. Barbie ultimately chose to stay with Ken to lead and improve Sunnyside, which is more than likely where they are during the events of Toy Story 5.

That said, Barbie and Ken did reunite with Bonnie’s toys in the short “Hawaiian Vacation”, while Barbie was also featured in Toy Story 4’s opening flashback, meaning there was at least some precedent for the duo to make a return in Toy Story 5 (though it wasn’t meant to be).

Chuckles The Clown

Chuckles the Clown (voiced by the late Pixar animator and actor Bud Luckey) was one of Bonnie’s toys in Toy Story 3, who originally came from Sunnyside. Although Chuckles also appeared in the “Hawaiian Vacation” short, he hasn’t been seen since. Neither Toy Story 4 nor Toy Story 5 explains where Chuckles went. The same can be said for several of Bonnie’s other older toys introduced in Toy Story 3 and Toy Story 4, many of whom were voiced by comedy legends, including Mel Brooks, Carol Burnett, and the late Betty White.

Buttercup — Not Voiced

Although Bonnie’s unicorn Buttercup does appear in Toy Story 5, it’s only in the background for just a couple of scenes without any major voice lines from Jeff Garlin. While this is largely due to much of the movie’s plot taking place outside of Bonnie’s house, it would have been nice to have seen Buttercup in Toy Story 5’s ending scenes with Bullseye and all the other toy horses.

Ducky & Bunny — Not Voiced

Ducky and Bunny were massive fan-favorite characters and one of the best parts of Toy Story 4, having been voiced by the legendary Keegan-Michael Key & Jordan Peele. It’s hard to forget their hilarious “Plush Rush” plan for the antique store owner. However, Ducky and Bunny only appear in a single scene in Toy Story 5, helping Woody save a toy stuck in a tree, though neither one has any speaking lines.

Little Green Men (Aliens) — Not Voiced

One or more of Pizza Planet’s Little Green Men have been part of Toy Story since the very beginning, acting as some of Pixar’s most recognizable mascots 31 years later. Whether they were worshiping “The Claw” or helping the rest of the toys after a handful of the aliens became part of Andy and later Bonnie’s group of toys, the Little Green Men are iconic.

However, we don’t even get to hear the little aliens speak in Toy Story 5. Instead, they’re simply relegated to a few quick shots in the movie, despite being featured in various trailers and promos for the new Pixar movie. With no dialogue and no direct involvement in the main plot, they feel more like visual callbacks/Easter eggs than active characters in Toy Story 5 than anything else (which is a bit of a bummer).

Giggle McDimples — Not Voiced

Introduced in Toy Story 4, Officer Giggle McDimples, voiced by Ally Maki, debuted as Bo Peep’s partner and sidekick as they helped repair lost toys and find them new homes. One of the more memorable toys in Bo’s lost toy entourage, Giggle proved herself to be quite resourceful and a very funny newcomer to the franchise. However, she too gets sidelined in Toy Story 5, having only one or two shots standing on Bo’s shoulder, and yet receiving no voice lines.

At least Pixar got Keanu Reeves back to voice Toy Story 4’s Duke Caboom for a few lines in this latest chapter. In any event, perhaps things could change for some of these sidelined characters when and if a Toy Story 6 gets made to conclude the franchise’s “Bonnie Trilogy.”

Toy Story 5 is now playing in theaters from Disney and Pixar.

Release Date

June 19, 2026

Runtime

102 Minutes

Director

Andrew Stanton, Kenna Harris

Writers

Andrew Stanton, McKenna Jean Harris

Producers

Lindsey Collins, Jessica Choi

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