In both films the protagonists finding that they aren't worthless after all. The protagonists in both films are miraculously saved from certain destruction by the Brave Little Toaster (demonstrating its bravery) and by the deus ex machina of the Pizza Planet aliens operating "the claw" in The Brave Little Toaster and Toy Story 3, respectively. Thirdly, both sets of protagonists mistakenly believe that they have outlived their usefulness and are destined for the trash heap, which they nearly are. The toys of Toy Story 3 and the appliances of The Brave Little Toaster live to please their "owner" ("master" in the vernacular of The Brave Little Toaster). (I believe I heard that Pixar/Disney's John Lasseter had worked on Brave Little Toaster, although I couldn't find his name in the credits at IMDB.) Both stories center around a group of living inanimate objects paradoxically, humans believe that these objects are lifeless but secretly they live. The similarities between Brave Little Toaster and Toy Story 3 are remarkable. (The shop owner disassembles them and uses them for spare parts.) In fact, the only scene I could remember was the repair shop scene where the Frankenstein-esque mismash of broken, quasi-repaired appliances sing to the protagonists (Kirby the vacuum, Lampy, Blanky, the Radio, and the Brave Little Toaster) about the desperate state of broken appliances at the repair shop. What I remembered most about the movie from my youth was that it was scary. (I noted that the master's name is "Rob" and that the last time I watched this film was years before I started calling myself Rob I used to call myself Bobby.) The Brave Little Toaster is worth watching again and I highly recommend it. I watched The Brave Little Toaster again today and realized that it must have been more than 15 years since I last watched it. ) The plot of Toy Story 3 got me thinking about The Brave Little Toaster ( IMDB, Amazon ). I recently saw Pixar's Toy Story 3 ( IMDB, Amazon ), which I sincerely believe may be Pixar's best feature to date.
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