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What if Andy gets another dinosaur? A mean one? I don't think I can take that kind of rejection.
— Toy Story ‧ 1995
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
Rex is a tyrannosaurus afraid of other dinosaurs, which is the joke, but the fear underneath is the film's: a toy's whole worth is being Andy's favourite. The line sets up the anxiety about replacement that Buzz will trigger within minutes, and fans quote it for any 'what if something scarier than me shows up?' worry.
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In context
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Andy's birthday party has been moved up to today, a week early, and the toys hold an emergency staff meeting before the guests arrive. Woody tells them not to worry, but Rex frets that Andy might get another dinosaur, a mean one, and says he could not take the rejection. Woody replies that no one is getting replaced, since the toys are there for Andy. A toy then announces that the guests are here. Andy opens his presents, and one is a Buzz Lightyear action figure who becomes his new favourite.
Sources (2)
- Springfield! Springfield! transcript: Toy StoryStaff meeting before the partyReference checked
- Wikipedia: Toy StoryPlotReference checked
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