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| “ | You can't leave yet. You have what I need, right inside there. | „ |
| ~ Gabby Gabby to Woody, stating that she needs his voice box for her original plans (as her own voice box became defective), which also instantly reveals her initial obsessive nature. |
Gabby Gabby is the main antagonist of Pixar's 21st feature-length animated film, Toy Story 4, the fourth main installment in the Toy Story franchise.
She is a vintage pull-string talking doll from the 1950s who lived in the Second Chance Antique shop before meeting Woody and his friends and having a kid owner of her own. Despite turning on them, she reforms because of Woody's benevolence. She is also the former archenemy of Bo Peep.
She was voiced by Christina Hendricks, who also voiced Zarina in The Pirate Fairy and "Officer Jaffe" in Scoob!
Biography[]
Background[]
Gabby Gabby was manufactured in the late 1950s. For some time, her voice box suddenly broke, and as a result, Gabby Gabby became useless to owners and remained in the knick-knack shop for a long time, feeling distressed over never being picked by any human (though, her personal case for this didn't reach the same levels as with Stinky Pete's own). She later came to the Second Chance Antiques shop and took charge of The Bensons, whom she formed a strong bond with despite her developed cynical personality.
Toy Story 4[]
Introduction to Woody and Forky[]
Gabby Gabby is first introduced when Woody and Forky see her being pushed around inside a stroller by one of the Bensons. Woody and Forky explain to her that they are searching for Bo Peep as Gabby Gabby notices the pull-string on Woody's back.
Gabby tells Woody she knows Bo and offers to take the four to her in the stroller. During the ride, Gabby reveals to them her broken voice box and asks if she can see Woody's. But he refuses and wants to leave, having become increasingly disturbed by the situation. However, more Bensons soon appear as Gabby makes her intentions clear: to take Woody's voice box of herself.
Woody and Forky made a run for it and Gabby orders the Bensons to chase after them. Woody escapes, but the Bensons manage to capture Forky.
Revealed Motives and Further Confrontation[]
Later, Gabby Gabby returns to her cabinet with Forky and the Bensons where she spots a young girl named Harmony enter the store to play with her tea set. Gabby mimics Harmony and expresses to Forky her desire to become Harmony's toy. Gabby feels Harmony is the perfect child for her, but her broken voice box prevents her from being noticed. Gabby then asks Forky to tell her all about Woody.
Eventually Woody, with the help of Bo Peep and their allies, attempt to rescue Forky, only for it to end badly due to Woody's reckless behavior. Although the toys managed to allude the Bensons (aside from Bo's sheep), Gabby Gabby knew that they would try again and decided to set a trap for them. Sure enough, Woody and his friends made another attempt by leaping from the top of one shelve to Gabby's cabinet. However Gabby and the Bensons spring their trap and the rescue, again, goes poorly.
Voice-Box Achievement and Forky's Release[]
After having a falling out with his friends, Woody then goes back to save Forky alone and finds Gabby Gabby with the Bensons waiting for him. Gabby tells Woody that she knew he would return because she knows how much Forky means to his owner Bonnie. She also reveals that she knows (from her talks with Forky) Woody had spent most of his life with his former owner Andy and had many happy moments with him. Gabby explains that she has never had an owner of her own to be happy with, as she was defective right out of the box, and just wants to at least share one loving moment with a child. Defeated, Woody agrees to surrender his voice box in exchange for Forky.
One of the Bensons successfully removes Woody's voice box and pull-string before sewing him back up, while Gabby Gabby is overjoyed to finally have a working voice box of her own. Gabby lives up to her end of the deal and releases Forky, telling him she will miss their talks before both Bonnie and Harmony suddenly enter the store. Woody races for Bonnie's backpack, but Forky stops to watch Gabby get her chance with Harmony.
Gabby Gabby pulls her own pull-string to get Harmony's attention, and the child picks her up. The store owner, Harmony’s grandmother, asks if she is interested in keeping the doll. However, Harmony tosses Gabby aside and exits the shop. Knowing how important Harmony was to Gabby, Woody decide to stay and help her.
Second Chance and Redemption[]
Woody then finds Gabby Gabby lying in a basket heartbroken. She tells Woody that he can have his voice box back, since she has no more use for it, and asked him for her to be left alone, hinting at her atonement. Woody tries to comfort Gabby by saying there are plenty of children that would want to have and cherish a doll like her. He then convinces her with the help of Bo Peep, who had returned to the shop to help Woody, to come with them and meet Bonnie.
On the way to Bonnie's RV, Gabby Gabby spots a lost girl behind the carnival stalls crying and desires to help her. The other toys help Gabby get noticed by the girl and the doll comforts her enough to go ask for help. The child is soon reunited with her parents and she keeps Gabby Gabby, finally giving the toy the love she longed for, all the while redeeming herself completely.
Lamp Life[]
Gabby Gabby makes a brief silent cameo in the Disney+ short film, Lamp Life, where Bo Peep deceptively covered her face with a lampshade in order to get the key the doll was holding as a means to escape the antique store they were both in, indicating that she was its head toy inside of it for quite sometime (similar in some ways to Lotso's former commanding role at Sunnyside Daycare, only less brutal in comparison).
Personality[]
Gabby Gabby is a very complex character. When Woody and Forky first meet her, she seems like a very nice toy. However, right after meeting her, Woody and Forky soon learn that she is an ambitious toy who is determined to get Woody's voice box, so she can finally be taken in by her dream owner Harmony. Gabby Gabby is also very intelligent and persuasive, using the information she got from Forky to convince Woody into giving up his voice box.
However, she had some redeeming qualities even before she completely changed for the better, as she honors her deal with Woody that she would let him and Forky go after he lets her take his voice box. She also treated the Bensons with respect, showcasing that her kindness wasn't a mere front. After seeing that Harmony rejected her, Gabby initially lost all hope of being owned by a human child. But with the help of Woody, who lets her keep his voice box inside of her, she then tries to be adopted by another child, which eventually succeeded, causing her to fully redeem herself at the end.
Overall, Gabby Gabby is more misunderstood than evil. While her methods of getting to be taken in by Harmony weren't excusable, she is truly a very kind toy who redeemed herself after she realized the true meaning of play time.
Relationships[]
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Quotes[]
Personal Sayings[]
| “ | Woody: Hey, howdy! Hey there. Uh... sorry to bother you, but- Gabby Gabby: (Chuckles.) Oh, why you're not a bother, at all! (*sits up*) We were just out for my mid morning stroll and look. We met you. My name is Gabby Gabby and this is my very good friend Benson. Woody: Oh. Uh, Woody. Pleasure to meet you. Gabby Gabby: Well it's nice to meet you, Woody. And you are? Woody: This is Forky. Forky: I'm trash. Woody: Uh, Our - Our - Our kid made him. Gabby Gabby: Kid? Toys around here don't have kids. Are you two lost? Woody: Lost? (chuckles) No, No. But we are looking for a lost toy. She's a figurine, used to belong in that lamp in the window. Name's Bo Peep. Gabby Gabby: Bo Peep? Oh yes! I know Bo. Woody: You do? Gabby Gabby: Hop on in. We'll take you to her. |
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| ~ Gabby Gabby's introduction in Toy Story 4. |
| “ | Gabby Gabby: Huh... she's back! Forky: Who is she? Gabby Gabby: Harmony. Forky: Wait a second, she took Woody! (Gasps.) Did she lose him? Gabby Gabby: No! My Harmony is perfect. |
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| ~ Gabby Gabby, daydreaming about being Harmony's toy. |
| “ | When my voice vox is fixed... I'll finally get my chance. | „ |
| ~ Gabby Gabby's ultimate goal. |
| “ | Gabby Gabby: Now, about our friend Woody, I want to know everything about him. Forky: Oh yes Woody, I've known him from my entire life, two days. Oh, and he had other kid before Bonnie, Andy, and I don't think he's got over that yet. |
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| ~ Gabby Gabby asking Forky everything about Woody |
| “ | When my voice box is fixed... I'll finally get my chance. | „ |
| ~ Gabby Gabby desiring to become an owned toy herself. |
| “ | Hello, Woody. Hi, Bo! | „ |
| ~ Gabby Gabby to both Woody and Bo Peep during their climactic confrontation. |
| “ | Don't let Woody leave. | „ |
| ~ Gabby Gabby to the Bensons during their battle with Woody and his friends. |
| “ | Gabby Gabby: Can we agree on just one thing? Woody: What? Gabby Gabby: That being there for a child is the most noble thing a toy can do. |
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| ~ Gabby Gabby to Woody, as she persuades him to give his voice box to her so that she could be Harmony's toy. |
| “ | Gabby Gabby: Please, be honest with me, was it as nice as it sounds? Woody: It was. Gabby Gabby: All I want is a chance for just one of those moments. (Gabby deeply ponders more.) I'd give anything to be loved the way you have. Woody: Just leave me Forky, Bonnie needs him. Gabby Gabby: Of course. |
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| ~ Gabby Gabby summarizing her overall motive to Woody. |
| “ | Oh, thank you, Woody. Thank you! All my dreams are coming true because of you. Thank you! Thank you! | „ |
| ~ Gabby Gabby thanking Woody. |
| “ | Goodbye, Forky. I'm gonna miss our talks. | „ |
| ~ Gabby Gabby bidding farewell to Forky. |
| “ | You can have you voice box back. I don't need it anymore. | „ |
| ~ Gabby Gabby to Woody, briefly falling into depression after her original plan of becoming Harmony's toy failed, while also attempting an atonement for her misdeeds. |
| “ | Woody: You hear that? (Various carnival sounds.) Woody: A friend once told me: there are plenty of kids out there... and one of them was named Bonnie. She's waiting for you right now. She just doesn't know it yet. Gabby Gabby: What if... you're wrong? Woody: Well, if you sit on the shelf for the rest of your life, you wouldn't find out. Will you? (Bo Peep returns in the Second Chance Antiques store.) Bo Peep: He's right. Woody: I've learned that from the best. Bo Peep: Come on, Gabby. Let's get you to Bonnie. |
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| ~ Gabby Gabby being convinced by Woody, and later Bo Peep, to become owned by another child owner. |
| “ | What is he doing? | „ |
| ~ Gabby Gabby wondering about Duke Caboom's stunt jump at the climax. |
| “ | I think she's lost. | „ |
| ~ Gabby Gabby, after seeing a lost girl crying from afar just as she was about to become one of Bonnie's toys. |
Voice-Box Lines[]
| “ | I'm Gabby Gabby-y, and-and I love youuu... | „ |
| ~ Gabby Gabby demonstrating her now-defective voice box. |
| “ | You are my best friend. Let's play all day! | „ |
| ~ Gabby Gabby's first line to be heard after Woody gave to her his voice box. |
| “ | Time for tea! | „ |
| ~ Gabby Gabby. |
| “ | You make me so happy! Let's be best friends! | „ |
| ~ Gabby Gabby's eventual attempt to be both noticed and owned by Harmony. |
| “ | I'm Gabby Gabby, and I love you. | „ |
| ~ Gabby Gabby's first demonstrated voice-box line, now much more audibly clear. |
| “ | I'm Gabby Gabby. Would you be my friend? | „ |
| ~ Gabby Gabby's line of comfort for the lost girl. |
Trivia[]
- She is based off the now-defunct Chatty Cathy toy line of Mattel, the same company who made Barbie, as well as Talky Tina from The Twilight Zone franchise, according to Josh Cooley.
- Coincidentally, a couple of Barbie dolls (including the one originating in Toy Story 3) appeared at the beginning of Toy Story 4, all of which have been owned by Molly Davis.
- Also according to Josh Cooley, she's characteristically based of Don Vito Corleone from The Godfather.
- Gabby Gabby is the second main Pixar movie villain who redeems herself after Mor'du from Brave. However, Mor'du redeemed himself after his defeat, whereas Gabby Gabby redeemed herself by choice.
- Gabby Gabby's one of the few toy villains in the franchise to be female, alongside Stretch (One-Eyed Betty doesn't count because she's only imaginary). Coincidentally, both of them redeemed in the end.
- However, Gabby herself is the first main toy villain in the franchise to be female.
- The film's art book revealed that Gabby Gabby was originally intended to be a blonde doll with pink bows and a necklace. However, her design was changed to that of a redhead doll with yellow bows and no necklace. The book also contains a drawing of Gabby Gabby's box.
- Gabby is the first female main antagonist in Pixar's cinematic history to primarily confront a male Pixar protagonist; Woody, in this case (Evelyn Deavor from Incredibles 2 doesn't count because that film stars Elastigirl instead of Mr. Incredible).
- Despite her appearing malevolent, she was not intentionally or innately evil throughout her appearance, as she neither abused nor tortured Forky or Billy, Goat and Gruff purposefully despite kidnapping them before. Also, she did not meant to hurt Woody while she got his voice box, as the Bensons worked carefully with him. Gabby Gabby also kept her promise to him as she released Forky and Bo Peep's sheep after she received his voice box. In return, Gabby later helped Woody return to Bonnie, but not before changing their plans by being with another kid, who is lost at the carnival, further cementing her redemption.
- According to several psychologists, Gabby's lack of genuine malevolence throughout her appearance is because the fourth film is the most psychological of the series, where there's no true villain, as the real obstacle is within each one (much like how Woody insists on returning to Bonnie, until he realizes that he failed to see that with her, he does not have the same bond as with Andy).
- Out of all the major human-based toys in Andy's collection, Jessie is the only one whom Gabby never gets to know personally. Ironically, they share a bunch of similarities with each other, apart from being redheads themselves.
- Expectedly, if ever the plans of having Gabby Gabby as one of Bonnie's toys were to be continued, then she would've gotten to know Jessie herself (and vice versa).
- Coincidentally, Jessie's voice actress, Joan Cusack, has also starred in the Netflix animated film, Klaus, which was released just months after Toy Story 4. In Klaus, she voiced fellow main antagonist, Mrs. Krum (who is arguably worse than Gabby herself).
- Oddly enough, Toy Story 4 won the Best Animated Feature Film award at the 92nd Academy Awards, beating Klaus.
- Unlike her predecessors, Gabby Gabby didn't meet or interact with Buzz. In fact, Gabby Gabby is the only new character in Toy Story 4 that Buzz didn't interact with. However, the latter did see Gabby Gabby talking to Woody. And even though she became Woody and Bo Peep's friend at the end of the film, it's unknown if she became Buzz's friend too. However, it's possible that she decided to peacefully leave him alone as well.
- The name of the store that she has been in for a long time, Second Chance Antiques, has became more appropriate much later on. After Harmony rejected her out of general disinterest, Woody and Bo Peep have decided to help Gabby Gabby become an owned toy once more, which succeeded.
- Gabby is the only toy main antagonist in the Toy Story film series to make a reappearance in another Toy Story-related media, with that being her cameo appearance in the short film, Lamp Life.
- Gabby can be seen as a foil to Bo Peep, as both female toys were ambitious in achieving their personal goals so much, that they have conflicted with Woody and did not think instantly about any sort of consequences because of them. However, Bo has managed to develop second thoughts while she's holding onto her hedonistic "lost toy" lifestyle, resulting in her and Woody's reconciliation, while Gabby kept on going with her plans on being Harmony's toy through Woody's voice box, which ended up backfiring on her. Gabby serves as an example of what Bo might've become had she never reconsider in carefully balancing her personal choices.
External Links[]
- Gabby Gabby on the Disney Wiki
- Gabby Gabby on the Pixar Wiki
- Gabby Gabby on the Magnificent Baddie Wiki
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