Toy Story 5 and What's Making Us Happy
6/19/202624 min
In Disney’s Toy Story 5, Jessie, Woody, and Buzz are back to confront a new threat – screen time. When their kid Bonnie gets a new tablet called Lilypad, she forgets about the rest of her toys. But Jessie is determined to win Bonnie back, even after a series of events separates them. Toy Story 5 features a familiar and beloved voice cast with Tom Hanks, Tim Allen and Joan Cusack reprising their roles.
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Aisha Harris· Host0:17
[upbeat music] In the fifth installment of the Toy Story franchise, playtime is so over and screen time is in. Jessie, Buzz, and the rest of the crew face yet another existential crisis, but this time the threat is not the arrival of a shiny space ranger or a kid going off to college. Nope, it's dun, dun, dun, tech.
Stephen Thompson· Host0:43
And with that comes the introduction of new and colorful characters voiced by the likes of Greta Lee and Conan O'Brien. Can analog and digital coexist? We'll see. I'm Stephen Thompson.
Aisha Harris· Host0:55
And I'm Aisha Harris. Joining us today on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour is Regina Barber. She's a host and reporter for NPR's science podcast Short Wave. Hey, Regina.
Regina Barber· Guest1:04
Oh, my gosh. I'm the only non-Pop Culture Happy Hour person here. I am so honored, and I'm so glad that I am your animation person, basically.
Stephen Thompson· Host1:12
[laughs] Aw. You're more than just our animation person, Regina.
Aisha Harris· Host1:16
Aw, yes.
Stephen Thompson· Host1:18
You got a friend in us.
Aisha Harris· Host1:19
Yeah.
Regina Barber· Guest1:20
Yes, you've got a friend in us. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Aisha Harris· Host1:22
[laughs] Well, in Toy Story 5, we are revisiting all of our friends, and at the start of the movie, much of the gang