That’s kind of our metric." If you're having trouble keeping track of all these characters and need a refresher before you watch Toy Story 4, fear not. The same thing for Duke Caboom and Giggle and everybody new. And we needed her to be this legit and real and truthful human character. It’s really hard to do people love Toy Story already, and then to try and introduce new characters into this, you hope you like these characters that as much." Producer Jonas Rivera agreed, "You don’t do it just for the fun of it: For example, the story would not work without Gabby Gabby. "And then just tried to figure out characters that weren’t just there on the screen just to be characters, but actually helped the story move along and supported Woody as much as possible, but were also entertaining as well. So we went more to the '70s and '80s," Cooley explained at the recent Toy Story 4 press junket. If you look at the original Toy Story, some of those are the more classic toys, like Slinky and Potatohead and stuff. "With the new toys in this film, we looked at the toys that we grew up with, the ones that we played with. According to director Josh Cooley, the team specifically looked for toys of a different era than the ones already in the franchise - and ensured that their presence would contribute to the storyline, rather than being a gimmick. Adding new faces to an existing and beloved ensemble is always a tricky proposition, and it's not one that the producers took lightly.