 He was created by Bonnie, but he does not believe that he is a toy (just like Buzz Lightyear in the first Toy Story) and he hates being able to come to life.While considering names for the character, director Josh Cooley showed a picture of the character to his son and asked for a suggestion on the name.Cooley's son, approximately four years old at the time, suggested the name Fork Face, and Cooley later said "the fact that he's around the same age as Bonnie and didn't know what a spork was, I thought, 'That feels real to me.'