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The Toy Story that Time Forgot
Released on December 2, 2014, Toy Story that Time Forgot is a 22-minute short. The short is focused on the new owner – a young girl named Bonnie – of Woody (Tom Hanks), Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen), and the rest of the Toy Story cast of toys. Bonnie plays with them beside the Christmas tree, which includes a Triceratops named Trixie (Kristen Shaal), who is a new member of the ensemble.
Trixie is ecstatic when Bonnie proclaims that her fierce dinosaur has escaped containment. Up to this point, the Triceratops has been used by Bonnie as a mother to Mr. Potato Head (Don Rickles), a “baby reindeer,” and everything but a dinosaur. Her joy at the prospect of being played with in accordance with her design is quickly quenched, however, when Bonnie selects a Christmas ornament as her “dinosaur.” Known as Angel Kitty (voiced by Emma Hudak), this ornament receives many compliments from the other toys for being the dangerous “Kittysaurus”, which furthers Trixie’s frustration.