Ronald "Ron" Tompkins (a.k.a. Ron the Manager) is the main antagonist of the 2013 Pixar TV special Toy Story of Terror!.
Appearances
Toy Story of Terror!
Ron is the manager of the Sleep Well motel. He has an anxious personality, with a tendency to laugh nervously. He loves iguanas, as evidenced by his eBid username, iguanaluvr75, and the fact that he owns one. He steals toys and other objects from his customers using his pet iguana Mr. Jones to take them, and sells them on the Internet. When Woody, Buzz, Jessie, Mr. Pricklepants, Mr. Potato Head, Rex, and Trixie were captured, he also had several other toys in his possession. Ron was thrilled to get high winning bids for Woody and Jessie, and proceeded to pack them up for shipment. However they both escaped, and Jessie exposed his scheme, revealing to Bonnie her toys were in the manager's possession. When he was caught with Bonnie's toys, Bonnie's mother became so furious at him and said that she should call the police.
During the credits, two policemen arrived, asking him if he was the manager. Panicking, Ron nervously assured them he wasn't, said he would go get the manager, and disappeared into his office. He ran out the back door and attempted to hijack the patrol car. However, in his panic he failed to escape, and not looking exactly where he was going, backed into his motel's sign, which fell on the car. He left the smashed patrol car and ran off, as an officer simply alerted the police that they "got a runner."
Deleted Scenes
The team thought it was important to explain Ron's motivation to steal, but all scenes pertaining to this were finally cut. These would have revealed Ron was "raising money" to get a dream boat from Bob's Boatyard, his neighbor. The sales of Woody and Jessie finally bring him enough money, and he immediately goes on to order the boat. In an alternate ending, it is towed to Ron precisely as he is arrested. Upon seeing this, the driver freaks out and drives backwards in a hurry, and accidentally gets the boat smashed to pieces by a passing truck, much to Ron's dismay.[1]
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Trivia
- Ron is similar to Al McWhiggin from Toy Story 2 for stealing toys and selling them.
- It was never revealed if Ron was arrested for stealing. Though it's most likely he would be, given to his guilt as he attempted to run away from the officers.
- Ron has a cup that reads: "Here Comes Trouble", hinting that he is the villain.
References
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