Raiders of The Lost Media - A Tiny Toy Christmas

 

Note: This is fan made. Not an official image.

That's right folks. Raiders of The Lost Media is back! Since it's the holiday season, let me tell the story of a cancelled Pixar Christmas project.

Part One - What is A Tiny Toy Christmas?

A Tiny Toy Christmas is a cancelled Christmas special that was going to be made by Pixar. It's purpose was it was going to be as a way for Pixar to show that the studio was capable of making feature-lenght films. It's story (which I'll dive into later), would've focused on Tinny the Tin Toy, who was the main character of Pixar's Academy award winning short film, Tin Toy.

Part Two - The Plot

While the movie never came to be, a synopsis was written.

It goes, "Tinny was part of the Christmas Tiny Toy line sold in the 1940s. Due to poor sales, him and his friends are put away in storage, and Tinny falls into a long sleep. Many years later Tinny wakes up in a megastore during the Christmas season, but he sees that none of his friends are with him. So he decides to look for them during Christmas Eve. Also during this journey he meets a very sarcastic ventriloquist dummy who's looking for an owner".

Part Three - Production Then Cancellation

Somewhere during the early 90s Pixar was on the verge of bankruptcy due to them making short films on their Pixar Image computers rather than making money from them. They made the decision to focus on making animations instead of the software business, which in return helped them financially. With that choice they went on making commercials then expand on that by making a half-hour special [A Tiny Toy Christmas], then when that was done they would move into making feature films.

During the early production of A Tiny Toy Christmas, former Walt Disney Studios president Peter Schneider tried hiring Pixar animator John Lasseter in an effort to bring him back to Disney, John however wanted to stay at Pixar, cause he wanted to get them out of their financial situation. Schneider would then call the vice president of Pixar, Ed Catmull. They talked about how he [Peter Schneider] wanted him and the rest of Pixar to make a feature-length film. At first Ed thought it'd be best if they finished the special first. Schneider would make the comment saying that if they can do a half-hour special, then they can do a 90-minute film. With that being said A Tiny Toy Christmas was cancelled, and Pixar would shift their focus on Toy Story.

Part Four - Availability

There's only two storyboards that show that yes, this was going to be a thing. As of writing this, I have yet to see any footage or any other material regrading this special.

So I hoped you enjoyed this. Come back on Saturday, Dec 24th, Christmas Eve itself, for my review of Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery. Until then, enjoy the rest of your day.