“They’re doing a fifth one?!” Derek and Doug are joined by Tommy from Distant Echoes: A Star Wars Podcast and Lee Carvallo’s Podding Challenge to talk about yet another sequel no one was expecting: Toy Story 5. This time it’s about Jessie, but does it do the rootin’ tootin’ cowgirl justice? Or is it too concerned with commenting on the role of technology in children’s lives? We talk about Bonnie’s characterization compared to Andy’s, Pixar’s perspective on what it means to play, whether this movie needed Woody at all, and what Toy Story 5 indicates about future Pixar sequels, including the seemingly inevitable Toy Story 6.

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Film Release: June 19, 2026

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Closing song: “Bonnie and Blaze” by Randy Newman