The Dummy pulls a lever resulting in the trio hanging out of the back of the truck. They escape through the collector's garbage and end up getting into a garbage truck. Taking pity on him, Tinny and the Dummy escape and take Caterpillar with them. While there, Tinny and the Dummy meet a slinky caterpillar who dreams of one day being played by a child even though he has never seen one before. Tinny sees numerous children and hopes to be bought by one of them, but unfortunately, he and the Dummy are bought by an "anal-retentive" man who delicately takes them home and places them in glass cases with numerous other toys. The Dummy tells Tinny that he will look after him and reveals that the truck they are in belongs to a collector of old things and that they are headed to an auction.Īt the auction, Tinny and the Dummy are put up for sale together. Tinny sadly resigns himself but ends up encountering a slightly bitter, but jokey ventriloquist dummy. He is successful and hops into the back of what he thinks is the family's truck, only to realize to his horror that he is in another truck and watches as the family drives away in the opposite direction. The next morning, Tinny spots a family across the street who are moving into a new house and tries to venture across without getting flattened by the traffic. Tinny is left all alone in the cold desert with no hope of returning home. As the family makes a pit stop, Tinny falls out of the car and the family drives away before he can get back on. ![]() The family continues to bicker and argue during the ride and Tinny is caught in between the seat and the car door. It doesn't last forever."Įventually, the family decides to go on a road trip and Tinny is taken by the boy. Play your cards right, and when this boy grows up he'll hand you down to his kids. They run off after girls, cars, whatever, and they forget all about their toys. The son begins playing with Tinny who enjoys the attention, but an old beat up teddy bear tells Tinny to enjoy it as much as he can as the boy will eventually outgrow him: He is eventually bought by an adult and wrapped up as a birthday present for the man's son. Tinny immediately wishes to be played with as it is a toy's purpose. ![]() ![]() He is placed within a box and shipped to a toy store to be sold. The story begins with Tinny a wind-up, one man band, tin toy being "born" within a toy factory.
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