Don Rickles Hadn't Recorded Any Toy Story 4 Dialogue

It is unknown if any of Rickles' dialogue from previous 'Toy Story' films will be used in 'Toy Story 4' to keep his legacy alive.

By Chris Morgan

It would appear that we may not hear Don Rickles voicing a potato-based character ever again.

Rickles, who passed away at the age of 90 on Thursday, had not recorded any dialogue for the upcoming Toy Story 4 at the time of his death, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Though Rickles was frequently remembered as a cutting comic with a flair for insults by many upon his death, to a generation of people he is probably best known as the voice of Mr. Potato Head in the Toy Story movies.

The plan was for Rickles to once again bring his particular brand of energy to the character for the fourth Toy Story film, which is scheduled to be released in 2019. Alas, since Pixar is still working on rewrites of the film, Rickles had not had the opportunity to record any new dialogue for the movie.

As it currently stands, Pixar will either have to replace Rickles, or just remove Mr. Potato Head from the film. Regardless of how it shakes out the death of Rickles will put a dampener on Toy Story 4 when it arrives. Mr. Potato Head just won’t feel the same.

Chris Morgan is the author of The Comic Galaxy of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and the new novel The Ash Heap of History. Wisely or not, he's also on Twitter.

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