15 Fun, Little Known Facts About The 'Toy Story' Franchise

ANDY’S DAD

Per Lee Unkrich, Andy’s dad has “never been relevant to the story.”

“The decision was made really early on in Toy Story to have Andy’s dad not be around,” he told MSN Movies back in 2010. “We’ve never addressed it directly, nor have we given any explanation for where he is or why he’s absent.”

There is another explanation too – “The real answer is that we couldn’t afford a dad. Human characters were just hideously expensive and difficult to do in those days and, as Lee mentioned, Andy’s dad wasn’t necessary for the story.”