put your hands up, a holdup order
Reach for the sky!Toy Story · 1995 — Chapter 1 of 6 · 6'27" · A2
Toy Story Opening Western Play, Explained: the coast is clear
The toys stage a Western heist, then Andy's birthday haul arrives and Woody calls a meeting about moving buddies. On the surface it's playtime and logistics. Underneath, every toy is quietly measuring whether a new present will change who Andy loves most. "I don't want any toys left behind. A moving buddy."
What happens
In Andy's bedroom the toys act out a Western, with Woody as Sheriff Woody foiling a train robbery. Playtime with Andy follows, then the toys gather for a staff meeting. Woody announces the family is moving in a week and orders everyone to pick a moving buddy, a partner to make sure no toy gets left behind.
Listen for
Fastest knobs in the Westmoving buddyReach for the sky!the coast is clear
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Phrase of the scene
the coast is clear
there is no danger in sight, so it is safe to move
安迪一离开房间，伍迪确认没有大人，才喊出这句，招呼藏在各处的玩具出来开会。
Wait by the door and tell me when the coast is clear.
Also in this scene
- Fastest knobs in the West
the fastest knobs in the West
- moving buddy
a paired-up buddy for the move
- Reach for the sky!
put your hands up, a holdup order
- for crying out loud
an exclamation of impatience or disbelief
Everything marked in this scene
27 notes across 99 lines
Are you gonna come quietly?weak form
Are you gonna come quietly?I brought my attack dog with the built-in force field.You saved the day again, Woody.Come on, let's wrangle up the cattle.We saw that at the store! I asked you for it!Now go get Molly. Your friends are gonna be here any minute.there is no danger in sight, so it is safe to move
Okay, everybody, coast is clear!liaison
Okay, everybody, coast is clear!fail to understand
-Look, I'm Picasso! -I don't get it.a puck; here a name-calling put-down
You uncultured swine! What're you lookin' at, ya hockey puck?an uncultured pig; a coarse insult
You uncultured swine! What're you lookin' at, ya hockey puck?Just gather everyone up for a staff meeting, and be happy.What do you say I get someone else to watch the sheep tonight?what do you say + clause
What do you say I get someone else to watch the sheep tonight?Remember, I'm just a couple of blocks away.weak form
Remember, I'm just a couple of blocks away.an exclamation of impatience or disbelief
For crying out loud. -Thank you.Uh... oh, yeah. Has everyone picked a moving buddy?What? -Moving buddy? You can't be serious.can't be
What? -Moving buddy? You can't be serious.We've only got one week left before the move.time adverbial
We've only got one week left before the move.I don't want any toys left behind. A moving buddy.participle complement
I don't want any toys left behind. A moving buddy.elision
I don't want any toys left behind. A moving buddy.Toy Story Opening Western Play, explained
What's really going on
Toy Story opens on pure wish-fulfillment: Woody is the sheriff, the toys are a cast, and Andy's room is a stage. The play is fun, but the staff meeting is where the movie's real anxiety surfaces. With a week until the move, Woody frames the buddy rule as safety: "If you don't have one, get one!" The toys treat it as a joke, yet the rule quietly admits that losing a toy is possible. When the birthday presents are counted upstairs, Woody's control slips. The scene sets up the fear that drives him: that everything important to Andy could be replaced, and that the room he runs today may not need him tomorrow.
Theme
FriendshipWoody pairs the toys up so that no one gets left behind, turning care into a rule.
IdentityWoody's sheriff role is pretend, yet it defines his whole sense of self in the room.
What you'll learn
- Use Reach for the sky in the same situation
- Hear saved the day as pressure, not small talk
- Catch who the line is aimed at
Listen for
- gonna come — weak form
- coast is clear — liaison
- couple of — weak form
- don't want any — elision
I don't want any toys left behind. A moving buddy.Woody's order at the staff meeting: pair up so that on moving day no toy gets forgotten or abandoned.
Somebody's poisoned the water hole.Woody's improvised Western line during playtime, the kind of cliche a sheriff announces when he finds trouble.
You can't touch me, Sheriff!The villain taunts the sheriff mid-play, claiming his gear makes him untouchable, right before the hero tops it.
If you don't have one, get one!Woody's blunt closing order: find a moving buddy now, no excuses, because the deadline is real.
Questions about this scene
Why do the toys have to find a moving buddy?
Andy's family is moving in a week, and Woody wants every toy accounted for so none gets left behind. The buddy system pairs toys up so they can watch out for each other on moving day.
Is One-Eyed Bart a real villain in the movie?
No. The train robbery is just the toys' imaginary play, with Woody cast as Sheriff Woody and the other toys playing robbers. It shows how much Andy loves staging these adventures.
What does "Fastest knobs in the West" refer to?
It's Woody's joke for the Etch A Sketch: he twists the old Western phrase "fastest gun in the West" into "knobs," since that toy is drawn by turning two knobs.
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Chapter 2lying down on the jobToys Panic Over Andy's Birthday
Chapter 3with my eyes closedBuzz Arrives in Andy's Room
Chapter 4good riddanceWoody Accused of Pushing Buzz
Chapter 5What's gotten into youBuzz Gets Chosen by the Claw
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