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Original painted Christmas scene, from the Cine Claus illustration set

Not really, no · 2014

Toy Story That Time Forgot

8/100Festive FactorWhy it scores 8 ↓
Not BBFC rated22 min · TV special
Family · Animation

A short Pixar special that borrows Christmas for a date and little else.

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The CineClaus Christmas score

Festive Factor

A different kind of Christmas.

Original painted Christmas scene, from the Cine Claus illustration set

A little magic in the making.

Five ingredients make the Festive Factor.
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Christmas in the storySet dressing.5/30

What we ask: Take Christmas out. Does the plot survive? Worth up to 30 of the 100 points.

A world dressed for ChristmasVisibly Christmas for a scene or two.0/20

What we ask: How much of the running time is visibly Christmas? Worth up to 20 of the 100 points.

The little seasonal details0 of the 10 kinds of Christmas icon we count turn up on screen.0/15

What we ask: How many kinds of Christmas icon turn up on screen: trees, lights, snow, carols and the rest? Worth up to 15 of the 100 points.

A Christmas heartHow far the ending rests on goodwill, family and belief: not at all.0/20

What we ask: Does the ending depend on what Christmas means: goodwill, family, redemption, belief? Worth up to 20 of the 100 points.

A returning traditionNiche at Christmas (under 25,000).3/15

What we ask: Is it actually watched at Christmas in the UK? Worth up to 15 of the 100 points.

67/100

Cosiness Rating Rating

Warm in tone. Mild threat. A content ending.

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What do these scores mean?

Festive Factor measures how Christmassy a film is. Five ingredients add up to 100: story (30), setting (20), seasonal details (15), emotional heart (20) and returning tradition (15).

Cosiness is a separate score for warmth of tone, sense of safety, visual comfort, a reassuring ending and how easily you can settle into it.

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The story

About Toy Story That Time Forgot

Two days after Christmas, Bonnie takes Trixie, Woody and Buzz to a friend's house for a playdate. The toys are pulled into a video game console, where a band of action figures believes it is a tribe of fighting dinosaurs. Trixie has always wanted to be played with as a dinosaur, and she has to talk the group out of its fanatical mythology before anyone is thrown into an air vent.

The CineClaus verdict

A short Pixar special that borrows Christmas for a date and little else.

Two days after the big day, a child's toys end up inside a games console, where a gang of action figures has built a religion around being dinosaurs. It is quick, funny and gently odd, and Trixie gets the best of it.

Do not expect a tree or any snow. Put it on once the presents have lost their shine and the children want something short and daft.

The family desk

Can the kids watch?

Not BBFC rated

Our take: mild peril and a few tense moments with toys threatened by angry action figures, but it ends happily and suits most children.

Content advice & accessibility
Not BBFC rated
The BBFC has no classification for this film, so it has no UK certificate. Our age guidance above is editorial, not an official rating.
The people behind the film

Cast and crew

The faces in front of the camera, and the people who brought the story to life.

Main cast

In billing order
Close portrait of a man with swept-back grey hair, a white beard and clear-framed glasses, in a dark suit and patterned tie, smiling.Tom Hanksas Woody

Behind the camera

Directed by
Steve Purcell
Original score
Composer Michael Giacchino photographed in September 2017Michael Giacchino
Writing & production credits
Writer
Steve Purcell
Photo credits

Portraits via Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence, approved for this page by a person. Sources and full photographer credits:

Tom Hanks · John Bauld from Toronto, Canada · Source image (opens in a new tab) · CC BY 2.0 (opens in a new tab).

Tim Allen · MingleMediaTVNetwork · Source image (opens in a new tab) · CC BY-SA 2.0 (opens in a new tab).

Michael Giacchino · Dgoldwas · Source image (opens in a new tab) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab).

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