Joy is the emotional captain of the S. S. Riley. Like Nemo, Sparrow, and Kirk before her, she's at the helm in Headquarters, and it's her job to stay cool, calm, and collected, no matter what the l...

Heroes don't always wear tights and capes. Sometimes they wear drab turtlenecks and huge glasses like your Aunt Heather wore in the '80s. If Inside Out is Joy and Riley's coming of age story, it's...

Riley's a trooper. Sure, she ends up lashing out at her parents, and then she runs away, but hear us out on this one. Her parents expect her to put up with a lot and still be their happy little gir...

Bing Bong may be part cat, part elephant, part dolphin, and mostly cotton candy, but he's 100% pure positivity. As a figment of Riley's imagination, dreamed up when she was three and "animals were...

Whether they're cheering Riley on at the hockey rink or encouraging their "happy girl" to keep her chin up after the big move, Mom and Dad have good intentions; they really do. It's clear that they...

The other three emotions that round out Riley's emotional HQ are a triumvirate of comic relief. Just like Sadness, they get a larger role in Riley's life at the very end of the film, as Joy learns...