Why did Woody wait so long to offer to take Jessie, Bullseye, and Stinky Pete back to Andy’s Room in the second movie?
I was asking myself the same question while watching the movie. Then I thought there was a number of possible reasons:
- Woody met the Roundup Gang for the first time, so why would he take strangers to his owner at once?
- He had an unpleasant experience after a new toy came to Andy’s room.
- Jessie and Stinky Pete had a low opinion of kids including Andy. They didn’t want to go anywhere, and Woody didn’t like their point of view.
However, after Woody learned about Jessie’s backstory and Buzz reminded him toys are for making kids happy, he decided that taking Jessie and others to Andy was the best thing he could do for them.
What are you basing Bullseye’s opinion of children on?
Eh, nothing. I just wrote him in along with others, but we don’t know his backstory. I’d just say Jessie and Pete, they had reasons not to trust kids.
I’m wondering what happened when Andy’s mother saw the new toys. Wouldn’t she wonder where Andy got them? Wouldn’t she ask? Wouldn’t Andy be like “I don’t know. I thought YOU gave them to me!”
I don’t think it had occured to him yet. It is the obvious choice, though.
Thank you for all your responses. I think Grifoshka got it - a combination of #1 and #3 in the list above (mostly #3). Jessie and Stinky Pete did react negatively towards the mention of Andy by Woody when he first revealed he had an owner. They, especially Stinky Pete, tried to tell Woody (who couldn’t get a word in edgewise) that Andy didn’t really care about him. Yes, if I were in Woody’s shoes, I would not think to bring them back to Andy’s Room because they were casting aspersions on Andy and seemed hellbent on getting to the museum. Only after he developed a rapport with the Roundup Gang did he realize that taking them to Andy’s Room was a good idea.
Now I can better articulate it to my friend who was asking. Gosh, I feel so foolish not being able to answer a question about my favorite movie series! 