Bill Andersen

Lifted from *Inside Out*

Riley's father, spacing out while thinking about either hockey or his startup when he is supposed to be bonding with the rest of the family.

## Source work information

### Full name

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

### Born

Date unknownMinnesota, USA (Siberia, Russia in the parody universe)

### Occupation / Rank

* Hockey coach for the Prairie Dogs
* Owner of a startup

### Relatives

* Jill Andersen (wife)
* Riley Andersen (daughter)

## Parody universe information

### Faction(s)

Russia (currently living in Saint Petersburg)

### Role(s)

* Possible Romanov Dynasty member
* Riley Andersen's father

### Notable for

* Pioneering his family's move
* Possibly being the successor to the Russian throne

### Allies

* His family (most frequently)
* The Slikks

### Enemies

* Riley Andersen (on rare occasions, and often in a playful manner)

*“Bill Andersen is a Midwestern guy who's finally able to fulfill a lifelong dream of building his own startup in San Francisco. He's always been a caring, involved and goofy father to his only daughter, Riley, but the new business requires a lot of attention. At his core, he's a good guy...a lover of sports who is terrifically bad at playing them, and a devoted husband who listens upwards of 30% of the time.”*
―Official description of Riley's father on the Disney website

*“Riley, it's not exactly advisable to go up against Adolf Hitler himself on this matter.”*
―Bill Andersen
**Bill Andersen** is a minor character in *Inside Out* parodies. While he is Riley Andersen's father, unlike his wife, he does not get a significant scene featuring only him, and therefore, his only uses as a character are relegated to other types of parodies.

## In *Inside Out*

*Main article: Mr. Andersen on the Disney Wiki*
From Riley's birth, she was loved by both of her parents. However, while her mother is much more directly involved in Riley's life, Bill primarily stays out of his family life. This is because he owns a startup, Brang, and moved to San Francisco specifically to be able to help to set it up, meaning that he can go to meetings much more often. However, he is also in pursuit of Riley's interests, as he is known to watch hockey games and was even a coach for Riley's team, the Prairie Dogs.

However, Riley's father has had much involvement with her outside of what is seen. For what it's worth, Riley's Core Memory powering her Goofball Island primarily features him, and even when he lashes out at her one time, he is quick to try and make amends.

Unlike Riley's mind, which is led by Joy, Bill's mind is led by Anger. It is designed after a nuclear bunker, and there are many safeguards to prevent him from doing anything outrageous. However, in extreme cases, he displays anger anyway.

## In parodies

There are very few scenes in *Inside Out* featuring Bill, due to the main focus being on his daughter and her mind. Because of this, and because Jill is preferred over Bill when only one of Riley's parents needs to be featured, he is only a supporting character of both *Inside Out* and its parodies.

Therefore, his appearances are relegated to parodies not primarily based on any single scene. For example, the Inside Out Kid Series shows him quickly making friends with Harold Slikk, Leopold Slikk's father, while What Untergangers expected when they clicked on "Riley Andersen vs. Adolf Hitler" shows him as the arbiter for the ensuing battle.

While Bill's mind is not seen as his own, clips of it are reused to depict Adolf Hitler's mind. As another character with hair-trigger temper, Hitler will get mad at Otto Günsche, Alfred Jodl and other parody characters for inane informing or objecting.

## Comparisons

### Harold Slikk

 Supportive of his daughter, if absentminded.
 Even if he hates Riley for some reason, he is always able to contain himself.
 Owner of a startup, primarily concerned with rich people problems.
 Physically fit and even able to partake in sports, if only minimally.
 Less significant than Riley's mother.
 Has a voice actor in *Inside Out*.

## Trivia

* In most but not all international versions of *Inside Out*, his emotions are watching a memory of a soccer game, rather than a hockey game. However, his role as the coach of Prairie Dogs, as well as someone who goes out skating with his family, is preserved. Versions which keep hockey include:
	+ Original (United States)
	+ Canadian French
	+ Russian

## Gallery

Official promotion on the Disney website.
## Notes

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 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. However, they are used in "Andersen's Mind - #1: What do you Mean, We're a Princess?", suggesting that they are the actual names of the characters in the parody universe.

## References

1. ↑ What Untergangers expected when they clicked on "Riley Andersen vs. Adolf Hitler" at 0:09

## 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 (indirect dialogue)
	+ Joy vs. Sadness (indirect physical)
	+ Before Riley is informed (dialogue)
	+ Riley is informed (mention)
	+ Joy vs. Dream Productions (indirect dialogue)
	+ Joy Dancing Scene (indirect physical)
	+ The Walk to School (dialogue)
	+ Breakdown at Class (indirect physical)
	+ Dinner Table Scene (dialogue, mind)
	+ Back to the Quarters (dialogue)
	+ Anger plans (part 1) (mention)
	+ Anger plans (part 2) (mention)
	+ Discussion on the Train (indirect physical)
	+ An Act of Desperation (dialogue)
	+ The Purpose of Sadness (indirect physical)
	+ Onset of Depression for Sadness (dialogue)
	+ Revealing What You've Done (dialogue)
	+ Parent/Daughter Bonding (dialogue, mind)
* Deleted scenes:
	+ Joy's Decline (dialogue)
* DVD extras:
	+ *Riley's First Date?* (dialogue, mind)
* Supplementary books:
	+ *Inside Out: Driven by Emotions* (dialogue)