Brave Little Toaster, The (film) Not a Disney animated film, but it aired on The Disney Channel in 1988, on the Disney anthology series in 1991, and was released on Disney’s home-video label. A fantasy about five aging appliances who come to life and go in search of their missing master, from the novella by Thomas M. Disch. Directed by Jerry Rees. There were two, again non-Disney, direct-to-video sequels, The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue and The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars.