The toys living at the "Second Chance" antique store.
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Gabby Gabby (UNMARKED SPOILERS)
Gabby Gabby
"You can't leave yet. You have what I need. Right inside there."
Voiced by: Christina Hendricks Other voice actors
Appearances: Toy Story 4 | Lamp Life
Gabby Gabby is a 1950s pull-string doll with a broken voice box. She lives in the Second Chance Antiques store, and desperately wants to be played with by the store's owner's granddaughter, Harmony.
- Affably Evil: Gabby Gabby certainly does do morally questionable things. But as the movie progresses, we see her treating her captive, Forky, very gently, having her henchmen fix him, and generally making him feel looked after. They end up developing a genuine friendship, with Forky truly invested in seeing Gabby end up with a child of her own, and Gabby referring to him as her "little utensil". She also stops trying to get what she wants by force, talking Woody into giving her his voice box instead of just taking it. She keeps her word, letting both Woody and Forky leave when she has the voice box, offers to give it back when it didn't solve her problems, and later comes to the aid of a child that needed her help. Desperation drove her to do bad things, but she ultimately turns out to be a good toy in the end.Gabby Gabby: "Stop them, please."
- Anti-Hero: Somewhat becomes this after her full Heel–Face Turn, where the most noble thing she ever did throughout her appearance was being there for a tragically lost girl for comfort.
- Anti-Villain: She does try to use force to get what she wants at the very beginning, but it becomes clear that this is mostly out of desperation, rather than any genuine malice on her part. She's a defective toy who wants to be played with like any other toy, and sees Woody's voice box as her best shot to finally get her wish. Through her genuine friendship with Forky, she gets to know more about Woody by extension, and is able to relate the feeling of wanting to be there for a child more than anything else in the world. Once Woody agrees to give her his voice box if she lets Forky go, she happily complies, and even bids both of them a fond farewell as they both try to get back to Bonnie. After Harmony says she doesn't want her, having built up this perfect image of her through watching her when she would come in to her grandmother's shop, she dejectedly offers Woody his voice box back and breaks down over being rejected. When Woody offers her the chance to become Bonnie's toy she agrees to join him, and helps him and the other toys try to get back to Bonnie before she notices a lost and crying child and stays behind to comfort her.
- The Atoner: As she was given another chance to be owned by another child after Harmony rejected her, she was initially planned to be owned by Bonnie, the current owner of Andy's Toys, with the help of Woody. But, when she saw a lost girl finding her parents, Gabby then decides to be owned by that same lost girl instead, and it succeeded, to which it apparently makes up for her past deeds against Woody and his companions, as well.
- Believing Their Own Lies: She thinks that Harmony wants to keep her at first, but during the climax, it turns out to be the opposite. Eventually, she decided to let it go, especially after she found another child who was willing to adopt her.
- Benevolent Boss: She is this towards Benson and the other ventriloquist dummies. Unlike Lotso, Gabby Gabby treats her henchmen with kindness and respect.
- Beware the Honest Ones: Gabby is revealed as the central villain quite early on in the movie and she's very up front with what she wants once she finds out Woody has a voice box. Gabby successfully manipulates Forky to give her information on Woody by having a friendly (and sincere) conversation with him about what she wants out of life and a toy's need to feel loved. Though she uses that information against Woody she doesn't deceive him and gets him to hand it over willingly through an honest speech and request.
- Big Bad: Of Toy Story 4. Gabby Gabby is unquestionably the main antagonist of that movie, wanting to steal Woody's voice box so she can be played with and also kidnapping Forky (thus driving the plot) but she's also by far the least malicious antagonist of the series. When it's revealed she simply wanted attract/impress Harmony and never even harmed Forky the whole time, Gabby Gabby redeems herself, leaving the final third of the story as Woody resolving his conflict of "Andy VS. Bonnie."
- Break the Cutie: Once she realizes that Harmony didn't really want to own her, she fell into depression for a while. Nonetheless, she was risen back up again from that issue with the help of Woody and his companions.
- Break Them by Talking: How she ultimately gets Woody's voice box. She learns all about him from talking to Forky, and uses this knowledge to appeal to his insecurities and morals, convincing him to give her his voice box so she can have the chance to be loved by a kid the way he has.
- Captain Ersatz: Seems to be based off the "Chatty Cathy" dolls made by Mattel in the 60s, though the film's producers do also cite Talky Tina of the infamous "Living Doll" episode from The Twilight Zone (1959) as inspiration.
- Contrasting Sequel Antagonist: Gabby is a notable foil to the previous series antagonists Stinky Pete and Lotso because in contrast to them, her past bad experiences did not leave her bitter, just a bit extreme in her desire to become an "owned toy". Ultimately, her experiences allowed her to be empathetic to the lost girl she is eventually adopted by. Her presentation is also something of a contrast. Stinky Pete and Lotso are both presented as friendly toys who turn out to be menacing and villainous, while Gabby is presented as a polite toy with a focus and drive that conveys a creepy vibe, but she turns out to have genuinely sympathetic motivations that actually wins Woody over to her cause.
- Creepy Doll: Not as bad as her ventriloquist dummy henchmen, but she's got her moments.
- Dark and Troubled Past: It's evident that she hasn't been owned by any human being for a long time while inside the Second Chance Antique Store, which may be rooted from her now broken voice box. This is further proven when she persuades Woody into giving her his voice box, where she talks about her initial desire of being owned by Harmony.
- Despair Event Horizon: After putting all her hopes in being adopted by Harmony, they're crushed all the harder by her offhand rejection. When Woody comes up to her, still lying listlessly in the crate where Harmony dropped her, she despondently tells him she won't be needing his voice box anymore, and begs him to take it back and leave her alone, resigned to forever remain an unwanted toy. Instead, he pulls her back by reminding her that there are many other children out there and convinces her to take another chance by coming along with him.
- Earn Your Happy Ending: Her desire to be owned and loved by a human being is eventually fulfilled when she selflessly helped an initially lost girl.
- Easily Forgiven: Woody is surprisingly quick to forgive Gabby for stealing his pull string and even lets her keep it. Justified in that he fully understands that her bad actions were driven out of a desperate need for love. The same thing can be said with (some of) his compamions, as well, including both Forky and her ex-rival Bo Peep, especially after Harmony rejected the doll herself.
- Evil Redhead: Or so it seems. Come to find out, she's simply desperate to experience the love of a child.
- Expy: Is a pastiche of Chatty Cathy, a pull-string doll that was popular with little girls during The '60s. There's also a Shout-Out to Talking Tina from the classic Twilight Zone episode "Living Doll", who is also based on the doll.
- Faux Affably Evil: Per the norm for most Toy Story antagonists, she gives off the vibe of being genial and helpful, but it's basically a facade to conceal her true intentions. But... as explained above in Affably Evil, she only pulls off the "Faux" part in the very beginning. As the movie progresses, you find out she actually IS very friendly and helpful, just driven by desperation.
- Females Are More Innocent: So far, among all of the movies' main villains, she is truly the least malicious among them, as her motives within Toy Story 4, while implemented rather obsessively at first, were also simply out of wanting to be loved by a human being as a toy herself (and she finally got that near the end of the movie's climax, and it's instead done more tamely this time).
- Fiery Redhead: A subtler example (as opposed to any other character like Jessie). Due to her passionate desperation of becoming an owned toy, she tends to behave like this, albeit quietly.
- Foil: Gabby Gabby is this to both Stinky Pete and Lotso:
- For Stinky Pete, they were both toys who were left out by humans for quite some time, but Stinky Pete himself became highly petty about not being able to find an owner himself, and as a result, he became very nihilistic, especially towards toy ownership, something that he ironically got near the end of the climax of Toy Story 2. Gabby Gabby, on the other hand, is able to accept the fact that not every human was able to own her (such as Harmony), although she was given another chance to fulfill that goal with the help of Woody and his companions, and it finally did thanks to a tragically lost girl.
- For Lotso, they were both leaders of their respective groups of toys, but Lotso himself was a lot more ruthless to his minions (including both Ken and Big Baby), while Gabby Gabby treated her own henchmen much more respectfully and amiably. Additionally, their respective ideologies about toy ownership differ, as well: Lotso started to believe that humans in general don't really love the toys they own. Gabby Gabby, on the other hand, is aware that every human has at least some form of affection for every toy they officially own.
- Friend to All Children: Gabby wants to be loved by a child, and by the end of the movie, ties up her character arc by comforting a lost and panicking little girl at the carnival just enough to motivate her to get help and find her family.
- Girlish Pigtails: She has pigtails with yellow bows.
- Good All Along: She was initially set up to be the Big Bad of the film due to her friendly facade concealing her true intentions, but it is later revealed that her seemingly friendly facade is not a facade; she actually is a friendly and helpful toy, who's just desperate to experience the love of a child, specifically Harmony. When Harmony rejects her without a second thought, she doesn't turn into a villain like the others did and willingly offers Woody his voice box back.
- Heel–Face Turn: Through her interactions with Forky, Gabby gradually goes from the film's seemingly manipulative Big Bad to an empathetic character whom Woody helps unite with a child in need by the end of the film.
- High-Heel–Face Turn: A variation in which she isn't a defector from a group. She's the first female villain in the series, and is also the first to have a Heel–Face Turn. She initially tries to resort to brute force to get Woody's voice box, but she eventually gets on friendly terms with the other toys despite putting up a good fight against them.
- I Just Want to Be Loved: The driving force for everything she does in the film. Defective from the start, Gabby has never been loved by a child, and will do anything to change that.
- Ink-Suit Actor: Shares her voice actress' red hair and blue eyes.
- Irony: This initially antagonistic toy has managed to openly display more genuine humanity than Sid Philips, Al McWhiggin, and Ron the Manager did (since all of these male characters are literally human beings themselves).
- Light Is Good: She has a pretty vibrant appearance, and despite her previous questionable actions, she's not entirely bad; just desparate for love.
- Loving a Shadow: It quickly becomes evident that she has an ideal version of Harmony and her future as her toy built up in her head, but doesn't really know Harmony — Gabby quickly shoots off a "Harmony's perfect!" when it's suggested otherwise. As such, she's completely surprised and crushed when Harmony tosses her aside.
- Manipulative Bastard: Downplayed, in that she really doesn't resort to really heartless attempts, but she's got an extremely good instinct for playing to emotions and actually gets Woody's voice box by calmly explaining why donating it is the moral option.
- Meaningful Echo: In an attempt to make Woody give his voice box to her for her initial goal of being with Harmony, she persuades to him by stating that being there for any child is the "most noble thing" a toy can do. Later, after her initial goal failed, she was then given another chance to find another human child owner for her (to which Woody even lets her keep his voice box inside of her). Initially, it was going to be Bonnie (the current owner of Andy's toys), but when she saw a sad lost girl from afar, she then decides to be owned by that same lost girl instead. In that sense, her overall goal of finding a child owner succeeded not out of her personal expectations (like what she previously would've hoped for with Harmony), but because she was there for them and their needs. Even Woody brought up those same exact words of hers as she's about to be officially adopted by that initially lost girl.Woody: "Gabby, it's just like what you said: this is the most noble thing a toy can do."
- Mirror Character: Her overall character makes her seem pretty similar to what Jessie was in Toy Story 2 (the latter's debut appearance). A key difference between those cases is that unlike Gabby Gabby, Jessie herself already has a previous owner named Emily:
- They were both left behind from toy ownership, thus affecting them psychologically at first.*
- They initially behaved rather antagonistically towards Woody.*
The Bensons
The Bensons
Voiced by: Steve Purcell
Appearances: Toy Story 4 | Lamp Life
A gang of 1950s ventriloquist dummies who serve as Gabby Gabby's loyal bodyguards and henchmen in the antique store, led by a dummy wearing a red bowtie who serves as Gabby Gabby's best friend and right-hand man.
- Creepy Dolls: They're living ventriloquist dummies, for starters.
- Demonic Dummy: They certainly give off a scary vibe ala Dead of Night or Goosebumps.
- Evil Cripple: Their ominous Zombie Gait and the way they drag their legs while they walk is reminiscent of someone with a stunted limb.
- Exorcist Head: As seen in a few scenes where the dummies flanking the curio cabinet swivel their heads around in order to look for any possible intruders.
- Expy: They bear a strong resemblance to Slappy the dummy from the "Night of the Living Dummy" saga in the Goosebumps franchise (books and TV series), being living ventriloquist dummies that wear tuxedos and a bowtie. Specially the one who wears a red bowtie, just like Slappy.
- Irony: A ventriloquist dummy is specifically made to look as if it could talk. In the film, these dummies don't talk at all, unlike most other humanoid toys in the franchise. Although one of them does whisper to Gabby Gabby about Woody's arrival at one point and they do make vocal grunting noises.
- Personal Mook: The Benson with a red bowtie, who's pretty much the gang's leader, is Gabby Gabby's personal servant.
- Sharp-Dressed Man: They wear pinstripe suits and bowties.
- Undying Loyalty: They serve Gabby Gabby even knowing they might not have a boss anymore once she's gone.
- Uniformity Exception: The lead one is distinguished from the others by a red bow tie, rather than the navy blue one of the others.
- The Voiceless: Quite ironically for ventriloquist dummies, they can't (or at the very least, won't) talk.
- Zombie Gait: To add to the overall creepiness, they move rather like your typical Zombie Apocalypse undead, due to their legs and arms being made of soft materials. Although they can be fast enough to chase the other toys and be a credible threat nonetheless.
Bo Peep
After being donated, Bo Peep ended up at the Second Chance antique store for some time, then decided to seek a better life as a lost toy in the wild.
- For her sheet, see Main Toy Characters.
Duke Caboom
Duke Caboom
"Let's Caboom!"
Voiced by: Keanu Reeves Other voice actors
Appearances: Toy Story 4
A 1970s toy based on Canada's greatest daredevil and stuntman. With his trusty Caboom stunt-cycle, Duke has confidence and swagger as he shows off all of his stunt poses. But despite being a toy emulating Canada’s greatest stuntman, Duke has never been able to do the stunts as advertised by his own toy commercial. He’s been forced to relive his failures stuck on the shelves of the antique store.
- Character Catchphrase: Has several, such as "Caboom!" "Oh Yeah!" and "Yes I CAN-ADA!"
- Cool Bike: Wouldn't be a daredevil without one.
- Early-Bird Cameo: He first appears in Incredibles 2 as one of Jack-Jack's toys.
- Expy: A very Canadian version of Evel Knievel. Rather than the Star and Stripes, he and his bike are festooned with maple leaves. His Leitmotif is "O Canada", his tagline is "The Canuck with all the luck," his catchphrase is "Yes I Can-a-da" and his commercial shows him jumping past a toy hockey rink. His previous owner was a Francophone boy and Duke wasn't a Christmas gift for his kid, but a Boxing Day gift. Fittingly enough, his actor Keanu Reeves is a Canadian citizen.
- Mirror Character: Judging by his backstory, it seems that Duke Caboom reflects what Buzz Lightyear was in the first Toy Story movie, as each of them initially thought that they are what they were presented by their brands as toys, as evidenced by the commercials about each of them (Buzz is a space ranger who could "fly"; Duke is a daredevil who could "jump"), but they eventually knew on how to handle each of their fixed representations, as well, especially as of now.
- My Greatest Failure: Was unable to do the stunts that his commercial claimed he could do, and his owner angrily threw him out the very day he got him.
- My Nayme Is: His last name is spelled with a C instead of a K.
- Nice Guy: Seems a little full of himself, but is always happy to help a toy or child in need.
- No Celebrities Were Harmed: His shtick and attire are based on famous '70s American stuntman and daredevil Evel Knievel. To the point Knievel's estate actually sued Pixar for Caboom being too similar to him.
- Punny Name: The "Caboom" in his name is a pun on Canada and "kaboom".
- Ramp Jump: This is supposed to be his trademark skill. The toy even comes with a ramp accessory.
- Screams Like a Little Girl: Duke does exactly this when he first sees the pink and purple glowing humanoids, referred to as "monsters", Woody thought it was Bo Peep.
- Very False Advertising: The kid who originally got this Duke Caboom Action Figure only played with him once thanks to his commercials greatly exaggerating the kind of Ramp Jump he was capable of, which is something that Duke's still very bitter over.
- Xtreme Kool Letterz: A rare inversion where an expected K is traded out for a C in Caboom, as a testament to Duke's love for his country.
Tinny
Tinny the Tin Toy
Appearances: Tin Toy | Toy Story 4
A tin wind-up one-man-band toy who's in charge of the entrance of the pinball machine in which the toys of the antique store (minus Gabby Gabby and the Bensons) have a party.
- Continuity Cameo: He was the protagonist of one of the first Pixar Shorts, Tin Toy.
- Mythology Gag: As well as a Development Gag. Tin Toy served as the basis for what would become the first Toy Story film.
- The Voiceless: Given he first appeared in a film without dialogue, he still only communicates with his musical instruments.
Other Antique Store Toys
Other Antique Store Toys
Appearances: Toy Story 4
Other toys living in the antique store. They like to throw parties inside a pinball machine in the backroom of the store.
- Continuity Cameo: One of them looks like Franklin the Eagle, one of the kids' meal toys from the 2011 Toy Story Toons short "Small Fry".
- Life of the Party: They like throwing parties, and Bo Peep brings Woody to them in the middle of one.
