Joy/Canon

## Joy

As she appears in *Inside Out*

Joy, listening to the singular emotion who she puts up with the nonsense of, who is herself.

## Character information

### Full name

* Joy (original)
* See Cast of *Inside Out* for foreign counterparts

### Born

On the same day as Riley AndersenRiley's Headquarters

### Personality

Gleeful, carefree and often doesn't realize that some of her ideas are actually maligned

### Allies

* Riley Andersen and her outside world allies
* Her co-workers (usually)
* Bing Bong

### Enemies

* Riley Andersen's outside world enemies
* Sadness (beginning of movie)
* Most Mind Workers

*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 Joy on the Disney Wiki.*
*This article is about Riley Andersen's Joy. For the general concept of Joy as an emotion, see Emotions#Joy.*

*“Joy loves Riley more than anything and has been her lead emotion since day one. She's lighthearted; a big fan of laughter, chocolate cake, and spinning until you get crazy dizzy and fall over. She sees life's challenges as opportunities, and the sad bits as hiccups on the way back to something great. Hope and optimism dictate all of her decisions, and Joy works twice as hard as anyone else to make this happen. She just wants Riley to be happy. After all, isn't that the point of life?”*
―Official description of Joy on the Disney website
**Joy** is the protagonist of *Inside Out*. In the lead position among Riley Andersen's emotions, she is respected for the most part, but unknown to her, her leadership has been actively harmful towards Riley. It takes a departure from Headquarters, together with Sadness (who Joy often used to mistreat), for Joy to realize the truth.

## Biography

Joy was born on the same day as Riley. Initially, she and Sadness both struggled to become Riley's lead emotion, but within a few years, Joy emerged victorious and has been controlling Riley, giving emotions other than Sadness their roles.

From then on, Joy holds a tight grip on Riley's mind, up until she and Sadness are exiled. When they return, however, Joy has had major realizations about Sadness, and thus, gives her a proper role which leads to her being accepted in Riley's mind later on.

## Personality

Joy is everything one may think of that is related to fun. Especially in Riley's earliest days, she would not pass up an opportunity to goof around or otherwise have an exciting day. This, however, is often to the exclusion of other emotions, especially Sadness, whether intentionally or unintentionally. By the end of the movie, Joy still holds this demeanor, but now, she gives other emotions an opportunity to shine as well.

Joy has had little to no major conflicts with Anger, Fear or Disgust, her other coworkers, other than not seeing Riley's move in the same way, as the four (including Sadness) initially only wanted to paint it in a negative light. Nevertheless, during the exile, these other emotions miss Joy much more than Sadness.

## Trivia

* Early in the development of *Inside Out*, various different emotions were considered, all of whom were given human names. Joy is the only emotion to have retained her human name and make it into the final version.
* Joy's original VA (and therefore, the stand-in for the voice of Theresa May in parodies featuring her), Amy Poehler, is known for parodying other politicians, most notably Hillary Clinton, on *Saturday Night Live*.

## Gallery

Official promotion on the Disney website.This is such a haunting photo. Whatever you think about Joy's record as the leader of Riley's mind, it's impossible not to feel sorry for her as an emotion.
## Appearances

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