Toy Story 5’s ‘Lilypad’ is an indictment of the world that birthed the ‘iPad Kid’

By: Aarushi Bhandari

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: June 20, 2026

Words: 1,168

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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In the trailer for “Toy Story 5,” a little girl named Bonnie is playing with her toys when a package arrives in the mail.

She opens it to find Lilypad, a tablet for children.

The iconic toys from the series — Woody, Buzz Lightyear, the Potato Heads, Forky and Slinky Dog – then watch in dismay as Bonnie casts them all aside in favor of the bright tablet screen. Rex the dinosaur exclaims, “What? …

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