Things you didn’t know about Pixar’s “Toy Story 4”

The long-awaited addition to the “Toy Story” franchise has finally been released. “Toy Story 4” has been welcomed with rave reviews and life-long fans turning to Twitter to share their admiration for the film. In celebration of the franchise’s final installment, INSIDER rounded up 11 things you might not know about “Toy Story 4.”

Betty White plays a character called ‘Bitey White’

In the opening scene of the film, fans see a bunch of different children’s toys in Bonnie’s room, including what appears to be an orange tiger-shaped teething toy. This character is Bitey White, named for and voiced by the famed actress Betty White.

The film has an unexpected connection to The Red Hot Chili Peppers

While you’d expect a band like The Red Hot Chili Peppers to have a song in a feature film, “Toy Story 4″‘s connection to the famed California band is a little less predictable. In the film, fans see a commercial for the Duke Caboom toy. The announcer in the commercial is voiced by RHCP bass player Flea.

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“Toy Story 4” has the highest audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes of all the “Toy Story”s

Of the four films in the franchise, “Toy Story 4” has the highest RT audience score at 95%. To put that into perspective, the first film has a 92% audience score, the second film has an 86% audience score, and the third film has an 89% audience score. On the Tomatometer, “Story Story 4” is tied for second place with “Toy Story 3” with a 98% rating, while “Toy Story” and “Toy Story 2” each have a 100% rating.

But it’s worth noting that these scores can change over time and there may be more people using the site now than when the last films came out, which could impact the score.

Don Rickles’s voice was recreated using old recordings

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Sadly, actor Don Rickles died in 2017 before he was able to record his lines for Mr. Potato Head in the new film. With his family’s permission, Disney recreated his voice using old recordings. The team sorted through 25 years of tapes to find the right lines to use in the film.

The license plates on one of the cars have a secret meeting

When Woody and Bo Peep are having a tearful goodbye outside Andy’s house, the car they’re hiding under has a license plate that reads “RMR F97.” According to INSIDER, this is a reference to when “Toy Story 2” was accidentally deleted. It turns out that “RMR F97” was the code used to delete the film.

Thankfully, Disney was able to recover a backup of the film and release “Toy Story 2” on time.

The antique store is filled with easter eggs

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Look closely and you’ll spot several nods to past Pixar films throughout the antique store. From a vintage record titled “El Son de La Cruz” from the film “Coco,” to various pieces of furniture from “The Incredibles,” this second-hand store is filled with gems only true Pixar fans will spot.

Production designer Bob Pauley told Hollywood Reporter these items were added both as a way to fill the second-hand store with goods, but also as an opportunity to celebrate older Pixar films.

There’s a nod to ‘Kingdom Hearts’ in the film

The antique store owner has a key-shaped similarly to Sora’s key blade in the cult-favorite video game “Kingdom Hearts.” Fans believe the key is specifically a nod to “Kingdom Hearts 3” where “Toy Story” was an area on the map.

Duke Caboom was inspired by a real person

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While Duke Caboom is voiced by Keanu Reeves, it turns out the toy was inspired by a real-life stuntman, Evel Knievel. Caboom’s Canadian garb is a spoof on Knievel’s iconic red and white performance outfits. As an added fun fact, this action figure is the same one that appears in Jack-Jack’s crib in “Incredibles 2.”

Woody is the last one to speak in the film

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You might not have noticed, but Woody is always the last character to speak in a “Toy Story” film before the credits roll. This is a series trademark that movie-makes kept in the last film.

Jordan Peele and Keegan-Michael Key sang for 20 minutes

During a recording session, producers asked Peele and Key to improv a song for the film. The actors revealed on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” that they sang for 20 or so minutes, but only 5 seconds of that made it into the film.