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Toy Story 3 (2010)

Directed by Lee Unkrich•1h 42m•Published Jun 20, 2025•Episode length 2h 15m
Episode 283 - Toy Story 3
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Overview

Woody, Buzz, and the rest of Andy's toys haven't been played with in years. With Andy about to go to college, the gang find themselves accidentally left at a nefarious day care center. The toys must band together to escape and return home to Andy.

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“So long… partner.” Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting duo – Ian & Liam – as we stare mortality, memory, and molten doom right in the eye in our 283rd episode, covering Pixar’s emotional rollercoaster Toy Story 3 (2010). We’re trading poisoned apples for daycare drama and incinerator trauma as we ask whet…

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“So long… partner.” Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting duo – Ian & Liam – as we stare mortality, memory, and molten doom right in the eye in our 283rd episode, covering Pixar’s emotional rollercoaster Toy Story 3 (2010). We’re trading poisoned apples for daycare drama and incinerator trauma as we ask whether this trilogy-closer really is the perfect goodbye:

  • We are so very thankful for a new piece of kit that limited our downtime this week
  • We talk about why Toy Story 3 might just be the best third act in any trilogy ever.
  • Ian reflects on the passage of time, growing up, and how Pixar weaponised emotion in the final 20 minutes.
  • Liam bravely tries to hold it together during that incinerator scene—and that goodbye with Andy.
  • Is Lotso one of Pixar’s greatest villains and what is it about him that Liam hates so much but Ian loves so much?
  • We talk about daycare as dystopia, Big Baby as horror icon, why Mr. Pricklepants deserved more screen time and who exactly is watching these kids at the daycare?
  • Why does this hit so hard for adults? Is it just about toys—or everything we leave behind?
  • Ian breaks down the film’s narrative structure and how it perfectly mirrors growing up and letting go.
  • Whether Toy Story 3 is the Best Film Ever—or just the most emotionally devastating G-rated film of all time.

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