Riley Andersen/Canon

As she appears in *Inside Out*

Riley in her natural state, which is being happy, all the time.

*This is not an authoritative source on the subject, only intended to highlight details relevant to the Inside Out parody universe. For more detailed information, see Riley Andersen on the Disney Wiki.*
**Riley Andersen** is a central character of *Inside Out*. While she is not a memorable character in her own right, her mind is an extensively developed location and the main setting of the movie, with her emotions, Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust, ultimately doing everything to further her and not themselves.

## Biography

When Riley was 11, her family moved from Minnesota to San Francisco. This caused a crisis internally in Riley, and at one point, she even considered running away from her parents and back to Minnesota. However, she had a last-minute change of heart.

## Personality

Riley is usually upbeat and happy-go-lucky. However, she absolutely abhors broccoli, being disgusted by it, and during her first days in San Francisco, she was visibly angry with her parents over their decision.

Riley's primary interest is hockey, and she has played for both the Minnesota team Prairie Dogs and the San Francisco team Foghorns. She has also taken piano lessons, although she was visibly bored by them and has forgotten a lot since she last took them.

## Trivia

* Her inspiration in real life is Elie Docter, daughter of *Inside Out* director and writer Pete Docter. Like Riley, Elie also had a happiness crisis when she was 11. Also like the Andersens, Pete moved from Minnesota to California; though, he did so during his university years, before he had a family.
	+ That being said, when Pete was a child, he also had an experience similar to both Riley and his daughter; when his family moved to Denmark, while his sisters adapted to the environment relatively easily, Pete had more difficulty.
* The neighborhood the Andersens move to is based on the real-life *Russian* Hill in San Francisco. However, it is only a coincidence, related to CreativityTheEmotion's own geography, that *Inside Out* parodies primarily use the Russian dub. Furthermore, the Russian Hill in San Francisco does not have a significant Russian minority.

## Notes

1. ↑ Her chat client nickname, as seen in the "Riley Andersen vs. Meg" scene.
2. ↑ The only indirect evidence based on nicknames places Meg's birthday on August 20, 2000 and Riley's on January 22. This, coupled with the confirmation that Riley and Meg are of the same age, means that she was likely to be born on either 2000 or 2001 in *Inside Out*.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 The names of Riley's parents are not mentioned in *Inside Out* (with them only being credited as "Mom" and "Dad") and only exist in supplementary material.

## Appearances

* *Inside Out*:
	+ Riley, Age Zero (physical, mind)
	+ Joy and her Coworkers (dialogue, mind)
	+ Riley's Memories and Islands of Personality (physical, mind)
	+ Riley's Life Montage (dialogue, mind)
	+ The Big Move (physical, mind)
	+ The New House (dialogue, mind)
	+ The Time Outside (dialogue, mind)
	+ Joy vs. Sadness (indirect physical, mind)
	+ Before Riley is informed (dialogue, mind)
	+ Riley is informed (dialogue, mind)
	+ Joy vs. Dream Productions (physical, mind)
	+ Joy Dancing Scene (physical, mind)
	+ Joy plans (physical, mind)
	+ The Walk to School (dialogue, mind)
	+ Breakdown at Class (dialogue, mind)
	+ The Journey to Long-Term Memory (mind)
	+ Assessing the Damage (mention, mind)
	+ Dinner Table Scene (dialogue, mind)
	+ Back to the Quarters (physical, mind)
	+ Hiking through the Maze (mention, mind)
	+ The Forgetters (mention, mind)
	+ Riley Andersen vs. Meg (intro) (mind)
	+ The Forgetters (outro) (mind)
	+ Riley Andersen vs. Meg (dialogue, mind)
	+ Friendship Island Post-Mortem (mention, mind)
	+ Meeting Bing Bong (mention, mind)
	+ Reminiscing Riley and Bing Bong (indirect physical, mind)
	+ The Journey (mention, mind)
	+ Loneliness (physical)
	+ Abstract Thought Activation (mind)
	+ A Mayoral Tour (mention, mind)
	+ Hockey Tryouts (dialogue, mind)
	+ Sometimes, Loss is Important (mention, mind)
	+ Anger plans (part 1) (physical, mind)
	+ A Studio in the Mind (mention, mind)
	+ Riley's Nightmare (indirect dialogue, mind)
	+ A Sudden Interruption (physical, mind)
	+ Following the Guards (mind)
	+ Riley's Darkest Fears (mention, mind)
	+ Freeing Bing Bong and Jangles (mind)
	+ Waking Up in Cold Sweat (physical, mind)
	+ Anger plans (part 2) (physical, mind)
	+ Discussion on the Train (indirect physical, mind)
	+ An Act of Dishonesty (physical)
	+ Joy Gets the News (mention, mind)
	+ Preparing for the Trip (physical, mind)
	+ An Act of Desperation (physical, mind)
	+ All Hope Lost (mind)
	+ Memories Long Lost (indirect physical, mind)
	+ The Purpose of Sadness (indirect physical, mind)
	+ Making it Upwards (mention, mind)
	+ Onset of Depression for Sadness (physical, mind)
	+ Onset of Depression for Riley (physical, mind)
	+ Joy's Absolutely Crazy Retrieval (mention, mind)
	+ Breaking the Window (mention, mind)
	+ Undoing the Damage (dialogue, mind)
	+ Revealing What You've Done (dialogue, mind)
	+ Upgrades (mind)
	+ Parent/Daughter Bonding (dialogue, mind)
	+ Jordan (dialogue)
	+ Playing for the Foghorns (physical, mind)
* Deleted scenes:
	+ Riley Grows Up (mind)
	+ Joy's Decline (dialogue, mind)
	+ Misdirection (mention, mind)
	+ Construction (mention, mind)
* DVD extras:
	+ *Riley's First Date?* (dialogue, mind)
	+ *Mind Candy* (physical, mind)
	+ *Quick Thinking* (dialogue, mind)
	+ *We Should Cry* (physical, mind)
	+ *Shoes of Doom* (physical, mind)
	+ *My Bad* (dialogue, mind)
	+ *Five Second Rule* (physical, mind)
	+ *Meet Joy* (physical, mind)
	+ *Meet Sadness* (physical, mind)
	+ *Meet Fear* (physical, mind)
	+ *Meet Anger* (physical, mind)
	+ *Meet Disgust* (physical, mind)
* Supplementary books:
	+ *The Bing Bong Book* (mention, mind)
	+ *Inside Out: Driven by Emotions* (dialogue, mind)
* Video games:
	+ *Inside Out: Thought Bubbles* (mind)
	+ *Disney Infinity: 3.0 Edition* (mind)