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Almost 40 years after its inception, The Brave Little Toaster is available to stream on Disney+. For generations, the animated classic has been lost to the media. The last time it was released to home media was in 2003, with a blank DVD release, but before you congratulate Disney for bringing back a lost classic, you should know, it's their fault that it was banned for decades. In 1987, many children began to see the film on Disney VHS or on the Disney channel, but it is not actually a Disney movie. Of course, but…it gets difficult.
Millennials Can Be Happy: A Brave Little Toaster Goes Out
The Brave Little Toaster followed by a bunch of electronics, a toaster, a blanket, a radio, a lamp, and a vacuum cleaner, as they leave the summer house to find their young master, Rob, who is years too young. Going through the woods, down the waterfall, and as it was in the 80s, to the wet sand, they risked their lives, limbs and low battery to reach their owner. What they don't know is that Rob, who is in college, and his girlfriend have been trying to find them for a long time.
If it was done 10 years later, The Brave Little Toaster it wouldn't be as traumatic a story as it is. Other appliances seem to have gone awry, starting with an air conditioner, voiced by Phil Hartman, that sets itself on fire, and finally an old, blown-up repair shop. The Toaster's nightmare sequence includes crazy firecrackers and a giant bathtub. Even catchy musical numbers can't completely eradicate nightmare visions. Still, it's a favorite of Millennials for a reason, and you'll have to wipe away the tears by the end.
Disney Has Stored The Toaster In The Vault For Decades
Which begs the question, if The Brave Little Toaster such a great movie, so popular, why did Disney keep it locked away in the basement for decades? John Lasseter, the man who helped create it toy StoryI wanted to turn the film into the first full 3D CGI feature, over a decade before Buzz and Woody. The pitch was so well received by Disney executives that they fired Lasseter.
That provided an opportunity for two Disney employees, Tom Wilhite and Willard Carroll, to take the film to their new company, Hyperion Pictures. Disney owns the rights to the film, and they co-financed it along with CBS and TDK (the electronics company), with a total budget of only $5.6 million, which was very low, much less for a full-length animated feature.
Develop a New Generation
Disney owned the home video and television rights, which is why they purposefully moved the original Disney Channel Brave Little Toaster ahead of its opening weekend in theaters. He thinks that the window for the release of the film is small now in the broadcast period, this was not known. If Disney wasn't going to see any money in theaters, they weren't going to let anyone make money in a wide release.
On May 26, 2026, Disney was finally released The Brave Little Toaster on Disney+, and soon, it hit the top ten on the service. Those who grew up with Toaster and friends can now share the adventure with their children, or, and this really hurts to type, grandchildren. It's one of the best animated films of the 80s and if you've seen it, you'll know exactly where John Lasseter got the idea for toy Story.
The Brave Little Toaster is finally streaming on Disney+.
Sequels have been aired for years, but we don't talk about them.
