Toy Story Fans Have Missed This RC Continuity Mistake Between the Films

The RC racecar that shows up in Toy Story 2 is most likely not the same RC from the first Toy Story, and the proof is sitting in the road from the original movie's climax.

This is the kind of detail that fans who grew up on these films tend to gloss over, since RC looks identical in both movies and nobody questions whether it is actually the same toy.

RC's Remote Was Left Behind in the Original Toy Story

During the chase scene in the first Toy Story, when Woody and Buzz were trying to catch up to the minivan, RC's remote control was left in the road. That detail matters because without the remote, RC's remote did not have any batteries and did not exist as a functioning toy anymore.

Andy Would Have Needed a Replacement

Since the remote never made it back with the toys, the reasoning is that Andy must have noticed this and had to buy a whole another RC, or he may have another RC somewhere in his house that was never shown on screen.

Why Buying a Replacement Remote Would Have Been Difficult in 1995

There is a practical problem with simply assuming Andy replaced the remote. As pointed out, "I don't think at the time in 1995 or even now you could have bought an RC remote there was no eBay there was no online shopping like that." Without those options, tracking down the exact same discontinued remote control would not have been realistic for Andy's family.

The Likely Conclusion: A Different RC Entirely

Given that a matching replacement remote would have been nearly impossible to find, the most likely explanation is that the RC we see in Toy Story 2 is a different one altogether, a new toy Andy picked up rather than a repaired version of the original. The alternative possibility raised is that he also could have had a second one already, but the key detail driving this whole theory is simple: RC's remote was left in the road and never recovered.

Do you think the RC in Toy Story 2 is a brand new toy, or does Andy just have a second one hiding somewhere in his room?