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Do Andy and Riley live in the same world?

Science Fiction & Fantasy Asked on July 30, 2021

Barring large scale theories about interconnected universes, and looking at a slightly more realistic point of view, can we say that Andy from Toy Story and Riley from Inside Out live in the same "world"?

Both seem to live in relatively non-fantastical representation of the world (talking toys and inner voices notwithstanding — which neither know about).

Given that Pixar leaves clues in their movies, can we tell if Andy and Riley could meet?

In order of preferred answers, I’d prefer first-order relations between films so evidence of shared elements between Toy Story and Inside Out:

For example:

  • Both Andy and Riley move house and eat pizza, did they use the same mover or eat the same pizza?
  • Riley drove through the midwest, near landscape similar to where Lotso was left.

I’ll also accept answers where another Pixar movie is used for the connection, for example:

  • Did Andy and Rileys parents both shop at Buy ‘n’ Large (from Wall-E)?
  • Did Andy and Rileys parents both own a copy of Chef Auguste Gusteau’s book "Anyone Can Cook" (from Ratatouille)?

2 Answers

Both films appear to be set in the same geographical region; The fictional "Tri-County" area

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and they both appear to have food items from the same Chinese restaurant seen in Toy Story 2

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You could also note that the tech seen in the films (Skype, eBay, internet, flat-screen TVs) would seem to localise the films sometime between the late 1990s and the present day so Andy and Riley are almost certainly contemporaries, albeit she appears to be at least 6+ years younger based on the phones and computers seen in the films.

Answered by Valorum on July 30, 2021

Yes. Not only do they live in the same world, they also somehow know Carl and Ellie from Up.

In Toy Story 3, Andy has a postcard from the couple.

*Toy Story* postcard

In Inside Out, Riley apparently has very hazy memories of them.

Additionally, the same playground equipment company appears to exist in each world.

Playground equipment

Answered by Rogue Jedi on July 30, 2021

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