The Toy (1982)
"When Jackie Gleason told his son he could have any present he wanted, he picked the most outrageous gift of all...Richard Pryor."
ThumbScore
👍 74%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 3%
(RT: 3%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Jackie Gleason as Ulysses Simpson 'U.S.' Bates
Scott Schwartz as Eric Bates
Teresa Ganzel as Fancy Bates
Wilfrid Hyde-White as Barkley
Tony King as Clifford
Annazette Chase as Angela
Is The Toy good?
Most people think so. 74% audience score, estimated from 237 TMDB ratings. Critics scored it lower at 3%, but audiences disagreed.
Overview
On one of his bratty son Eric's annual visits, the plutocrat U.S. Bates takes him to his department store and offers him anything in it as a gift. Eric chooses a black janitor who has made him laugh with his antics. At first the man suffers many indignities as Eric's "toy", but gradually teaches the lonely boy what it is like to have and to be a friend. Wikipedia ↗
