The main character's role "woody" seems centered around keeping all things perfect and all his bouts with empathy leads him towards trouble. The fork character is not worthy of attention and care, yet the entire movie seems centered around chasing it around and keeping it safe because the little girl has decided out of all the nice toys she has, "forky" the plastic fork is the only thing that will save her from eternal depression. I felt anxiety every time the fork wanted to run away (about 50 times) because it felt it was trash.
...And virtually all the other original toys, like Buzz, have negligible roles.