Allison Shoemaker News Today

A reprint of an article celebrating the 100th birthday of TV icon Norman Lear.

'Toy Story,' the first-ever computer-generated animated film, has left a lasting legacy both on the big screen and in real life. But when it was released in 1995, even the actors themselves weren't immediately sure about it.

'Toy Story,' the first-ever computer-generated animated film, has left a lasting legacy both on the big screen and in real life. But when it was released in 1995, even the actors themselves weren't immediately sure about it.

'Toy Story,' the first-ever computer-generated animated film, has left a lasting legacy both on the big screen and in real life. But when it was released in 1995, even the actors themselves weren't immediately sure about it.

'Toy Story,' the first-ever computer-generated animated film, has left a lasting legacy both on the big screen and in real life. But when it was released in 1995, even the actors themselves weren't immediately sure about it.

'Toy Story,' the first-ever computer-generated animated film, has left a lasting legacy both on the big screen and in real life. But when it was released in 1995, even the actors themselves weren't immediately sure about it.

'Toy Story,' the first-ever computer-generated animated film, has left a lasting legacy both on the big screen and in real life. But when it was released in 1995, even the actors themselves weren't immediately sure about it.

'Toy Story,' the first-ever computer-generated animated film, has left a lasting legacy both on the big screen and in real life. But when it was released in 1995, even the actors themselves weren't immediately sure about it.

'Toy Story,' the first-ever computer-generated animated film, has left a lasting legacy both on the big screen and in real life. But when it was released in 1995, even the actors themselves weren't immediately sure about it.

'Toy Story,' the first-ever computer-generated animated film, has left a lasting legacy both on the big screen and in real life. But when it was released in 1995, even the actors themselves weren't immediately sure about it.