Small Fry
Movie, 2011, Bonnie, Set in A short: Buzz in a fast-food support group
Small Fry is #7 of 15 in release order and #6 of 15 in chronological order in the Toy Story.
The story
A fast food restaurant mini variant of Buzz forcibly switches places with the real Buzz and his friends have to deal with the obnoxious impostor.
Small Fry recap
Small Fry (2011) is a Toy Story Toons short in which a kids' meal Buzz Lightyear swaps places with the real Buzz at a fast-food restaurant. Angus MacLane wrote and directed it, and it played before The Muppets. At Poultry Palace, Bonnie wants a Mini Buzz instead of her Zurg belt buckle; a Mini Buzz (Teddy Newton) pulls Buzz (Tim Allen) into the ball pit and goes home in his place. Buzz is locked in the closed restaurant, where he stumbles on a support group for discarded fast-food toys led by Neptuna (Jane Lynch), a mermaid, who assumes he is one of them. At Bonnie's, the toys quickly see through the impostor.
Small Fry ending explained
Small Fry ends with Buzz escaping the group with the help of Gary Grappling Hook and getting home before the rescue party leaves. He confronts the Mini Buzz, who then joins the support group himself, with Buzz as his sponsor. After the credits, the Mini Zurg left at the restaurant is happy to have the belt buckle for company. Partysaurus Rex follows in 2012.
Where to watch Small Fry
Small Fry is streaming on Disney+ in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 7.0/10
Where it fits
- Release order: after Hawaiian Vacation, before Partysaurus Rex.
- Chronological order: after Hawaiian Vacation, before Partysaurus Rex.
What to watch before Small Fry
In release order, the essentials before Small Fry (2011) are Toy Story (1995), Toy Story 2 (1999), and Toy Story 3 (2010). Small Fry itself is optional in the Toy Story order.
Cast
- Tom Hanks as Woody (voice)
- Tim Allen as Buzz Lightyear (voice)
- Joan Cusack as Jessie (voice)
- Estelle Harris as Mrs. Potato Head (voice)
- Wallace Shawn as Rex (voice)
- John Ratzenberger as Hamm (voice)
- Teddy Newton as Mini Buzz Lightyear (voice)
- Angus MacLane as T-Bone / Super Pirate / Funky Monk / Gary Grappling Hook (voice)
- Jane Lynch as Queen Neptuna (voice)
- Timothy Dalton as Mr. Pricklepants (voice)
- Peter Sohn as Recycle Ben (voice)
- Emily Hahn as Bonnie (voice)
Directed by Angus MacLane.