The relationships of Woody throughout the Toy Story series.
Buzz Lightyear
Woody with Buzz.
At the beginning of Toy Story, Woody and Buzz were originally rivals with Woody showing jealousy towards Buzz for apparently being replaced as Andy's favorite toy and Buzz thinking himself to be a real space ranger. Their misunderstanding of each other eventually leads them to being separated from Andy, captured by Sid, and subsequently taken to his house. When Buzz finally finds out that he is a toy, he becomes too depressed to help Woody, but Woody gives him words of encouragement and Buzz comes to terms with what he truly is. After Buzz is taken outside to be blown up by Sid, Woody pleads with the Mutant Toys residing in Sid's room to help him rescue Buzz. Following a successful rescue operation, Buzz thanks Woody as the two shake hands, initiating their friendship. The two toys then work together to reunite with Andy, and by the end of the film, they become the best of friends.
In Toy Story 2, after Woody is kidnapped, Buzz goes out on a rescue mission to bring him back home. When Buzz catches up with Woody, Buzz urges Woody to head back home, but Woody declines, instead choosing to stay with his group as he has become convinced that Andy will eventually give him away, a decision that upsets Buzz to the point he leaves Woody to contemplate his decision. However, Woody shortly comes to his senses and calls to Buzz to inform that he is going home with him, to Buzz's relief. After returning home following a successful rescue mission, the two toys agree to be there for each other even after Andy outgrows them.
In Toy Story 3, the two have a falling out when Buzz declares that he and the other toys, believing that a now college-bound Andy does not want them anymore, are going to Sunnyside Daycare after being mistakenly thrown out by Andy's mother, which Woody has witnessed. When Woody declares his intention to leave the daycare to go back to Andy, Buzz offers him a handshake, which Woody refuses, upset that his friends have seemingly given up on their owner. After Buzz is reset into Spanish mode, Woody convinces Buzz that the toys are "amigos" to get him to rejoin their side. When Buzz is restored back to normal, Woody, as with the other toys, is joyous that he has returned. After the toys are dumped into the furnace at Tri-County Landfill, Buzz and Woody take hands and glance at each other for what could have been one last time if not for the Squeeze Toy Aliens controlling a giant claw that rescues the toys from the incinerator. Soon after returning home, Buzz and Woody shake hands, unable to admit that the two best friends are separating ways after all they had been through. However, Woody leaves the note for Andy telling him to donate the toys to Bonnie, and after they are handed down to her, Buzz comforts Woody as they accept that their lives with Andy is complete and begin their new lives under Bonnie's care.
Jessie
Woody meets Jessie for the first time
Woody first meets Jessie in Toy Story 2 after he is kidnapped by Al McWhiggin and taken to his penthouse. Jessie is joyous that the addition of Woody will make the Roundup Gang, which the two are part of, a complete set to be sold to a museum in Tokyo, Japan, but when Woody declares his intention to return to Andy, Jessie becomes resentful towards him. At one point, Woody, whose arm has ripped off completely, accuses Jessie for sabotaging his escape, and the two get into a brief fight that is broken up by Stinky Pete the Prospector. After Woody's arm is reattached, Jessie sarcastically allows him to leave, but Stinky Pete insists him to make amends with her. From talking with Jessie, Woody then learns that she once had an owner who grew up and gave her away, a backstory that makes him decide to stay with the group, which brightens Jessie's mood. Later, when Woody has a change of heart, he begs Jessie and Bullseye to come with him to Andy's, but Jessie is uncertain whether or not Andy will accept her. It is after Jessie becomes trapped in a plane bound for Japan when she finally decides to go home with Woody upon learning that Andy has a little sister.
In Toy Story 3, the two have a falling out when Woody tries to convince Jessie and the other toys that Andy's mother has mistakenly thrown them away as Andy, who is preparing to leave for college, intends to put them into the attic, but the other toys don't listen to him and instead choose to be donated to Sunnyside Daycare. During Woody's absence, Jessie learns from Mrs. Potato Head through her missing eye that Andy is looking for his toys, a realization that makes Jessie and the other toys feel guilty for not listening to Woody in the first place. When Lots-o'-Huggin' Bear, head toy and warden of Sunnyside, tosses Woody's lost hat in front of the toys, Jessie becomes increasingly guilty, feeling the worse has befallen Woody. When Woody returns to the daycare to rescue his friends, Jessie, as with the other toys, is overjoyed and relieved to see Woody alive and well and apologizes for leaving Andy. Remembering that Andy is leaving for college, Jessie and the toys agree to help Woody get back to Andy and then work together to escape Sunnyside. After escaping the incinerator at Tri-County Landfill, Jessie reminds Woody that they are Andy's toys and that their job is to be there for him. Once back home, Woody asks Jessie if she will be okay in the attic, to which Jessie assures him that she will. However, Woody leaves the note for Andy telling him to donate the toys to Bonnie, and after they are handed down to her, Jessie quickly adapts to her new life with Bonnie thanks to Woody's actions.
Woody and Jessie share a sibling-like relationship. The two are shown to have pretty heated arguments from time to time, but they deeply care for each other nonetheless.
Bo Peep
Woody and Bo
- “You're cute when you care.”
- ―Bo Peep[src]
Bo Peep is Woody's love interest in Toy Story and Toy Story 2. In the first film, she offers to get someone other than Woody to watch her sheep, a sign that she plans to spend some intimate time with Woody. After Andy puts more attention on Buzz Lightyear that Woody since the former's arrival, Bo Peep assures Woody that Andy will have a special place in his heart for him. Later, after Woody accidentally causes Buzz to be thrown out of the window, Bo Peep is one of a handful of toys that do not believe Woody had intended to harm Buzz. She is shocked upon learning that Woody has disappeared and starts to worry for him. Later, after Woody reveals himself to be in Sid's room, Bo Peep is relieved to see him, but when Woody inadvertently exposes Buzz's severed arm, she screams in horror and becomes to doubt him. On the night before the move, when seeing Andy sleeping sadly in his bed with his cowboy hat, she is shown to be worried about Woody as much as Andy does, suggesting that she still somewhat believes that Woody didn't harm Buzz. On the moving day, Bo Peep is forced to watch as the toys ambush Woody and throw him out of the moving truck, but when Lenny the binoculars sees Woody and Buzz catching up to the truck, Bo Peep uses Lenny to get a closer look and helps the other toys realize their error by telling them that "Woody was telling the truth." At the end of the film, while celebrating Christmas at the new house, Bo Peep wishes Woody a Merry Christmas and kisses him on the face several times.
In Toy Story 2, their interaction is only limited to the beginning and the end of the film. Bo Peep calms Woody down when he becomes frustrated about missing Cowboy Camp for the first year due to his "stupid hat," assuring him that the boy who has written his name on the sole of Woody's boot will take him to camp whether or not Woody has his hat. A little later, after Woody is kidnapped from a yard sale, Bo Peep is devastated that someone would steal Woody. Before Buzz leaves on rescue mission to being Woody back, Bo Peep gives Buzz a kiss on a cheek that is for Woody when Buzz finds him. After the toys return home following a successful rescue operation, Bo Peep is beyond relieved that Woody is safely home.
By the time of Toy Story 3, Bo Peep had left the group. While Woody goes over the toys that he and his remaining friends had lost, Rex mentions Bo Peep, to which Woody reacts sadly, showing that he is still heartbroken over her loss. The upcoming Toy Story 4 will focus on Woody's quest to reunite with Bo Peep.
Slinky Dog
- “I knew you were right all along, Woody. I never doubted you for a second.”
- ―Slinky[src]
Slinky is one of Woody's closest companions. In Toy Story, when the toys accuse Woody of intentionally knocking Buzz out of the window, Slinky remains loyal to him, believing it was an accident. He is unhappy when hearing about Woody's disappearance. Later, after Woody reveals himself to be in Sid's room, Woody tosses a string of Christmas lights that Slinky catches, eager to let Woody back to Andy's room, but Mr. Potato Head snatches it away. When Woody inadvertently exposes Buzz's severed arm, Slinky looks devastated at what his friend seems to have done. On the moving day, after Bo Peep reveals that Woody has been telling the truth about Buzz, Slinky attempts to help Woody and Buzz back into the moving van, but his coil gets stretched out to the point it breaks.
In Toy Story 2, Slinky is the one who finds Woody's hat. He joins Buzz on a rescue mission to bring Woody back home after Woody is kidnapped.
In Toy Story 3, while at Sunnyside Daycare, Slinky comments on Woody's truthfulness upon learning from Mrs. Potato Head through her missing eye that Andy is looking for his toys. When Woody returns to help his friends escape, Slinky is among the happiest to see his friend return and assists him in subduing the Monkey who monitors the daycare's security cameras. After escaping the incinerator at Tri-County Landfill, Slinky, along with Hamm, is vocal about getting back at Lots-o'-Huggin' Bear for what he has done to them, but Woody talks them out of it. Soon after returning home, Slinky bids farewell to Woody, telling him to "have fun at college."