Forky Toy Story: Who He Is, Who Voices Him and Where He Appears

Forky is a toy that Bonnie makes herself. Before her first day of kindergarten, Bonnie builds him from a spork and craft supplies, and he comes to life in Toy Story 4 (2019), directed by Josh Cooley. Tony Hale voices him, and the credits list him as "Forky (voice)".

The short answer to the question people search most is that Forky is a spork, not a fork. A spork is the plastic utensil that works as a spoon and a fork at once, and that is the object Bonnie starts with. The toy is called Forky in the story and in the credits. Searchers sometimes type "sporky", which is a natural guess given the utensil, but the name on screen is Forky.

The idea that drives his whole character is that he does not think he is a toy. Forky believes he is trash, and he keeps trying to throw himself away. That gives the film its running comic engine and also its tender side: a toy who has to be convinced that someone loves him enough to keep him.

Which film is he in? Forky debuts in Toy Story 4 and is credited again in Toy Story 5 (2026), directed by Andrew Stanton. He is not in Toy Story 3 (2010), which closes with Andy handing his toys to Bonnie before she has made Forky. If you are working out where to start, the Toy Story movies in order guide shows where each film falls.

Forky's most important relationships are with Bonnie, who made him, and with Woody, who protects him. Bonnie is the reason Forky is alive in the story, since her love for the toy is what Woody keeps pointing to when Forky wants to leave. Woody takes on the job of keeping Forky safe precisely because Bonnie loves him so much, even though Woody himself is getting played with less.

The bond with Woody is the heart of the film's first half. Woody starts as a reluctant minder, chasing Forky down each time he tries to throw himself away, and ends up willing to give up his voice box to bring him home. It is a gentle reversal of an old Toy Story idea: the toy who once worried about being replaced chooses to look after the newcomer.

Forky also meets Gabby Gabby, who holds him as leverage when Woody wants him back. That relationship is brief and tense, and it resolves when Gabby chooses a different path and finds a child of her own.

Then there is the question people ask about romance: who did Forky marry? Nobody. In a mid credits scene of Toy Story 4, Forky falls in love with Karen Beverly, a toy made from a plastic knife and voiced by Melissa Villasenor. Bonnie also makes her as a companion for Forky. The films show a crush, not a wedding, so searches for a Forky "girlfriend" lead to Karen Beverly.

My pick for the best Forky moment is the first one: the toy who comes to life and decides he is rubbish. In my opinion, it works because the joke is also the character. Every attempt to throw himself away tells you what Forky believes about himself, and every time Woody drags him back, you see what Woody believes about Bonnie.

The RV jump is the second. It is the point where a gentle comedy about a worried toy becomes a chase story, and it hands Woody a reason to be on the road. It could be argued that the whole of Toy Story 4 hangs on that one leap.

Third, I would choose the trade with Gabby Gabby, when Woody offers his voice box for Forky's safe return. It is the clearest proof in the film that Forky matters to someone other than Bonnie, and it shows how far Woody has come from the jealous cowboy of Toy Story (1995).

Last, the mid credits scene with Karen Beverly. It is short and quiet, and it gives a toy who thought he was garbage a small, silly happy ending. If you are choosing a family film for tonight, Toy Story 4 is rated G in the US, and Forky is one of the easiest ways to bring a younger viewer into the series.