Pixar Theory: Was Riley Adopted??

[@charliehickman7749]

".. Why don't they bring it up? BECAUSE IT DOESN'T MATTER!" that warmed my heart thank you

[@Marvelfanatic3658]

Ummm ok?

[@phoebe_5267]

Same, for me (I’m probably biased, I’m adopted) it made me happy that whether or not Riley is adopted, she’s still a girl with parents going through the same things a biological family has. I don’t think it should make us like Riley or Inside Out less knowing she’s adopted. If this was true however, it would be nice to have it mentioned to let people know who didn’t watch this video or had the theory themselves.

[@blakedanielle2000]

I know 🥺

[@clairerochford6492]

I agreeeeeeeeeeeeee

[@KiL0VE22]

I’m adopted and totally agree that it doesn’t matter. Being adopted doesn’t define a person or their family love 💕 I totally believe and love this theory!!! However, Pixar should have briefly brought this up to help change society views on adoption and “different” types of families. It’s usually portrayed as a negative and an all impactful part of an adoptee’s life in the media, which isn’t true most of the time, especially like how young Riley was.

[@selalewow]

Here is a better question. Why are all of Riley's memories in the third person?

[@spacero953]

Good point I think it's easier for animating so yah

[@loismitchell8157]

Yeah that's what I thought did she see HERSELF in those memories??

[@RealIronyIsGood]

The same reason Pensieve memories are.

[@rebeccamarcott371]

I've thought that too

[@okielegopro]

My memories are often made up of third person perspective- it's not uncommon for our mind to remember things outside of our physical form

[@highclass_lady]

"The audience would define Riley by her adoptedness [ being adopted] and that is not who she is, and that is not fair to Riley, it is not fair to define someone by just a part of someone" -Jonathan Carlin By far one of the best messages ever! People really need to appreciate this video and the knowledge it shares!

[@ToniBingi]

erm... family trees can sometimes be 'upside down'. riley is at the top because she's the newest addition - with the two below her being her parents. (keep in mind that this is how actual plants grow - the new stuff comes at the top)

[@MamaMudiwa]

I was going to comment just this. But I do agree that it doesn't matter if she's adopted for this particular story line.

[@caelamoffatt8818]

True but the two pictures under her looked like two men and not a woman and a man...

[@sammcfadden487]

Know-It-All.

[@elainelewis6476]

That's true

[@chrislomeli91]

True

[@AudoricArt]

One thing glaring issue with this is the blond hair. It's extremely common for kids to be born with blonde hair when their parents are brown haired. the kids simply don't STAY blonde. As they get older, their hair gets darker until it matches the parent's hair.

[@mysteriousvideogamer]

+Dori C that is true, but I think Riley's hair would've started to darken by now. Going by my own experience, I was a red head when I was born, and when I was 7 or 8 when my hair began to change. Don't know exactly when it was fully brown, but I think it was around when I was 12. Now, this could've just been me but if Riley's hair really was going to change, I think it would've started by now or at the very least be a bit darker from the hair in her other memories.

[@AudoricArt]

+Rivermelody the darkening happens at different rates. for me, I didn't see a difference until i got into high school.

[@bittyreaper]

+Rivermelody my mom had blonde hair until she was 15 then it became red them brown

[@ravenjade2553]

+Dori C I was born with jet black hair, by the time I was two I had golden blond, by the time I was 8 chocolate brown. Now it's almost dark enough to be black. I'd love to know whats up with that.

[@infamousgg218]

just like tiffany alvord

[@thebookwyrm4768]

More evidence: When Riley is in bed for the first time in San Francisco, her mom says "What did we do to deserve you." This could just be her mom being nice, or it could be her mom referring to the fact that she was adopted. Loved the video.

[@SuperCarlinBrothers]

Oh man j was so close to including that line in this video!

[@zoedevvv]

+SuperCarlinBrothers Yeah I almost forgot about that that woulduve made an awesome line in the video! Btw you guys rock! Subscribed. Liked. Commented. I watch you guys all the time

[@obliviousfantasy633]

+SuperCarlinBrothers Really? He could have! But I can see problems with that since it's kinda like a thing most parents say to a child in their life.

[@ethanbrister]

+SuperCarlinBrothers that would've been cool and u said j instead of I lol

[@miyasilva27]

Well most parents do that.... It's just the parents being happy about her and asking what they did to deserve her AKA she could've have given birth to a troublemaker

[@arturobedolla9633]

If her parents told her she's adopted,wouldn't that be a cor memory

[@thegongoozler69]

Maybe they hadn't told her yet, plus, some kids find it less important than others.

[@kayleeadams8736]

Maybe it’s part of the memory that makes up family island?

[@saml815]

A lot of parent choose to make their children aware they're adopted from the start (as they should, imo), so it's possible that there is no singular memory and that it was just ingrained into her.

[@lilyb4107]

Sam L I agree. I’m adopted and I’ve always known, so I feel like it wouldn’t be a core memory because there wasn’t ever really a sit down “hey, you’re adopted” thing

[@laurengroom9233]

I was adopted and do not remember my parents telling me. It’s something I feel like I have always known. I don’t think it’s something that my personality is based off of.

[@brittanykerr3136]

I always wondered why her mom's primary emotion is sadness.

[@ZekromAndYugiAndDrago123]

Depression.

[@phantomk2341]

Yea But I think it is not bad to have sadness as primary emotion

[@Jc-yf8gl]

Pretty sure it does

[@phantomk2341]

The Deadking then wouldn’t be other emotions just useless side emotions? Everyone is not joyful person you know

[@somehumanonline_]

It's because she is being abused by Riley's dad which causes her to have depression

[@loveray7452]

Is anyone else SO annoyed that the video just needed 1 more second to be 7 minutes. WHYYY

[@oomerkabaoo]

2 more seconds for me.

[@hannahashworth434]

2 seconds actually

[@kereninz5832]

correction: 2 sec. but yea i am too

[@envybedfordproductions9256]

1 whole minute for me

[@jedikitten4529]

Hello Kitty!meow That was so annoying....... Video: 6:59 Me: ONE MORE SECOND!!!! PLZ! No ok...... WHY!!!!!

[@matthewmusco2581]

i feel like I'm the only one who liked the punnet squares

[@brookem4518]

Used to love punnet squares ☺️

[@gajarep]

me too hah got to love punnet squares

[@jadamiller5884]

Your not the only one

[@srahbby]

Haha, YES! I thought I was the only one who loves punnet squares!!

[@iamawesome8944]

No way, I love those things!

[@EtzEchad]

It also explains why her mom had sadness be the center emotion in her council. Women who can't have babies do tend to be sad about it, even if they have an adopted daughter. (You can be sad and happy at the same time, as is shown by the movie itself.) Adoption is one of the most loving things a human being can do. Thank God for parents! BTW, your statistics aren't quite right. Hair color and eye color have some linkage. P.S. I doubt that the creators of the movie designed the hair color and eye colors randomly. It is much more likely that they intentionally did it to indicate that she was adopted.

[@Amberdawnn76]

I can't have kids and I'm so very relieved and happy about it.

[@the5thlegionSW]

@@Amberdawnn76 yes and i’m personally not planning to ever have kids.

[@svideos5754]

@@Amberdawnn76 did you adopt? Or never wanted kids because that will definitely plan a role

[@dddccc1829]

*HERE'S A WAAAY BETTER QUESTION, WHY ARE HER MEMORIES NOT IN FIRST PERSON!?*

[@someone7474]

Are all of your memories in first person

[@person-vi6dm]

actually I see my memories in third person

[@therealjoediaz]

I I yes

[@coreDesignix]

different people remember things in different ways. some people remember in 3rd person

[@stefan6347]

Me who remembers things in the 3rd person: **sweats nervously**

[@seraphinadavila2090]

Who are Kristoff's parents?! Like, literally! Who are they?!

[@linagarcia7581]

I know right. I would love to see a theory of that

[@seraphinadavila2090]

Lina Garcia me too!

[@camvsgames5493]

Frozen is a Disney animated film, not a PIXAR Film. Both different companies, J only does PIXAR. Never Disney Animated Films.

[@llamasandanime]

+CamVSGames He did Beauty and the Beast a while back

[@observeranimationstudios1040]

He doesn't have any

[@petrowskya]

Re: hair/eye color: In real people unlikely things happen all the time, but in animations, animators have to make a conscious decision every time they design a character - they're much more likely to create those contextual connections in characters. If the hair color / eye color doesn't match, there's probably a reason. That's probably the most compelling evidence. The Family Tree? I agree with what someone said below - it's entirely possible that it's just upside down. To me, it makes more sense that a 12 year-old's concept of her family would put herself at the top than it would be that she'd be imaging her great-great grandchildren.

[@ronny2917]

I do think Riley is adopted, but I also think it is important because it could make a great Inside Out 2. ( The story of why she was adopted. Mind. Blown. )

[@ThaBoss76000]

Well probably cause her parents couldn’t have children themselves, like is usually the case. I think Inside Out 2 should just focus on her as a teenager, perhaps dealing with her first crush or something

[@greatfans8737]

Hmm for Inside Out 2, maybe it would be great for Riley to find her real parents

[@flatwoods_]

to the peeps saying "real parents" adopted parents are real parents.

[@lavendersweet411]

Yeah, adopted parents are legally real parents

[@RsMt1505]

So a prequel?

[@shortys_for_life3983]

I feel like Inside Out 2 will/should be about Riley finding out that she’s adopted

[@qui1076]

Shortys_ For_Life thats what I want I also thought of a second movie where she gets a little brother or sister

[@flatwoods_]

I disagree for the reason that it's way super healthier to TELL a child that they're adopted from a young age rather than keep it a secret, so that it's normalized and there's no weird feelings about it. but also: adoptive parents are real parents, and even finding out she was adopted, I feel like she could just be like "oh, well, you two ARE my parents, after all" but then I guess the question she would grapple with would still be "why didn't my parents just tell me I was adopted?"

[@adegoodman9053]

Or maybe that she’s bigender. Why else would she be the only character in the movie who has both male and female emotions?

[@Lodomodom]

Script for inside out 2: Riley you’re adopted WAHhHhJhjHhHHhHhhH

[@claireoconnor307]

lidlmermaid101 Goodman I want it

[@ash-fz3tw]

Wow. When I thought I was done with punnet squares....

[@bebe65]

Same 😭

[@MintyKinz03]

But I love punett squares!

[@whalewhale557]

How is it possible that I finally understand punnet squares now. With in like two minuets. And not in school where we spent like a week learning them?

[@christopherrios5567]

+Luna Martinz etheir bad teacher or bad student YOU DECIDE!!!

[@whalewhale557]

Christopher Rios Really bad middle school teacher. I started college at 15.

[@vanessabush3447]

Blonde people hair tends to fade to brown I have blonde hair and my dad use to have blonde hair but now it's brown

[@Abigail-eq4uu]

Jade Productions same with my mom, dad, and brother

[@tamara1982]

Jade Productions same

[@FortHangers]

That's how it works in my family, my siblings and I all started off with blonde hair but now it's fading into our parents hair color. Apparently their hair did the same thing

[@sugaismybia3574]

Fort Hangers as a toddler or a younger kid I had Elsa blonde hair time passes your body realises that doesn't suit you BOOM

[@FortHangers]

Silver_Galaxy 16 Haha thats pretty accurate, blonde hair definitely doesnt suit me 😂

[@audreymohrmann3897]

I won the lottery twice...My parents are both dark haired, brown eyed, and I'm a blond...with blue eyes

[@Cioper]

Or you're adopted.

[@rose_linniw]

Could be a recessive gene

[@draw2death421]

I won the lottery twice too I have blue eyes and im right handed while both of my parents are left handed and my mom has brown eyes and father dark green eyes.

[@bibipops785]

Same

[@bibipops785]

And my brother too. So we both won the lottery twice?

[@alayjahjones1800]

Could be possible that her mom had a surrogate

[@xxbrowngirlxx6164]

I think so, because there could have already been memories of seeing adoption people but the memories are with her parents so they could have been in the emergency room waiting for their daughter to be born.

[@hollygreving3651]

Suragates just hold the baby and deliver it

[@hello_kitty050]

Exactly what I think!

[@vylynhjensen6987]

It would be similar to if they said a lady was pregnant and going to give it up and they waited outside for her to be done and they would already have the paperwork done

[@vylynhjensen6987]

Also it doesn’t explain the tree. They would know her biological family

[@cammiescorner]

"How did two brown haired, brown eyed people give birth to a blonde haired, blue eyed daughter?" Same way my parents did. I was at my younger sister's birth and she has both blue eyes and blonde hair, but my parents have brown eyes and brown hair like myself. The reason for this is they both carry recessive genes that aren't affecting them, but they had the chance to be dominant in my sister, which they were. Same thing is likely with Riley

[@karmavijay8386]

Yeah he mentioned that in the video, but thanks anyway

[@cammiescorner]

Karma Vijay I may or may not have written that less than a second before he said anything, as I'd have expected a "BUT" immediately after

[@savandco1427]

+Alicia Pascoe you maybe went to school but skipped 1 grade skool serious its school

[@Roomfordesserts]

I think it is weird that Riley went to the same daycare from toy story 3. You can see it in one of her memories. Also her full name is Riley Andersen. and the little girl from Toy story 3 is named Bonnie Anderson. They both take place in modern times since Bonnie has a mac and riley's dad has a modern phone. Is there any possibility that Bonnie grew up and adopted Riley? if so, does that mean that inside out takes place in the SLIGHT future?

[@thecampoffun3534]

+Andreina Bermudez awesome theory

[@upsettispaghetti69]

I believe for Riley to have the last name of Anderson it would have to be her dad's last name not her moms if her parents are married :P

[@sarahschildkraut3042]

+Andreina Bermudez Mind blown

[@jadielps5095]

DUN DUN DUNNNNN

[@crazyscottishguy5019]

I've been reading all over, and finally something is legitimately making sense. Although Bonnie is brown haired still.

[@lucianampersandderpy5211]

when I was at Riley's age, I had light blonde, straight hair and blue eyes. in puberty, my eyes got more greenish and my hair is now dark blonde if not light brown, and wavy. and that's perfectly normal.

[@bassux5881]

Jay : How did brown hair brown eyes give a blond hair blue eyes child Me : wait...am I adopted?

[@sabrinamcdonaldson5709]

Do ur grandma or grandpa have/had blue eyes

[@sabrinamcdonaldson5709]

Because I have a friend that has has blue eyes and her parents are both brunettes but she gets her blue eyes from her grandma

[@coltonius]

Blonde hair darkens over time- my wife and I had blonde hair as children that has turned brown. All 3 of our kiddos have light blonde hair!

[@clairewilliamson5987]

Well me and my brother have blond hair and both our parents have brown hair. But my dad had, like, really light blond hair when he was younger, and now it's a dark blond (light brown), and my mum had dark blond/light brown hair when she was younger and now it's a dark brown.

[@dlphnlvr25]

Your genetics can come from relatives in your family that might have blue eyes of blond hair for example I look more like my grandparents than my actual parents

[@eloisedavy7167]

My parents: Right handed, Brown eyed, Brown hair Me : Left handed, Blonde Hair, Blue eyes My brother: Ambidextrous, Blond hair, blue eyes Yeah, it's weird.

[@lapislazuli9581]

What does Ambidextrous mean?

[@eloisedavy7167]

Basically, he can use both hands equally (but in his case, prefers to do certain things with certain hands)

[@blakechandler167]

Eloise Davy left handed people are the devil!!!! JK my mom is left handed I'm kinda ambidextrous because I suck at writing on both hands

[@nadiaosman9904]

Eloise Davy im ambidextrous YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!└(^O^)┘

[@samirayun]

R u adopted??

[@mvanvid4433]

Guys, he just said her being born with Blonde hair blue eyes is UNUSUAL, not impossible, it's just one possible clue for this statement. If you take that out, it doesn't affect this theory that much, either.

[@Loveless0012]

Could also possibly be: That her haircolour is gonna change o.o My sister was born whitehaired, for years she had blond her, but now it's naturally brown (And she's 18 now)

[@betheve9890]

Thorki Hiddlesworth THANK YOU

[@Loveless0012]

Hehe :3

[@d4rkkn1ght14]

M_ Vanvid true, and the fact her grandma/ grandma or other relatives may have been blonde

[@alexlieber997]

M_ Vanvid true true. Both my parents have their right hand as their dominant hand but mine is left

[@ansleyburns5715]

Being adopted myself, I really like the idea that she could be adopted, and from what you said, I feel like it is quite possible. If she is or is not, does not matter. loved the video

[@chrono9503]

😊

[@TheArtGirlMaddy]

2:12 you lost me for a second 😂

[@RobynFrost]

Same here. My mind just went blank...

[@Akaihi]

Newborns can't see that well, maybe that wasn't the memory of her birth, but when she could saw her parents for the first time. I love your theories btw, keep it up :)

[@danielagesuele9189]

But remember that memory it's not Riley's first memory of her life, it's Joy's

[@emgee4598]

Maybe not newborns, but definitely very young children close to newborn actually have better visions that pretty much all adults

[@laurencampbell5893]

Max Gregory that is not true

[@emgee4598]

Lauren Smith I think it is I remember seeing it somewhere. Look. I might be wrong but I'm pretty sure.

[@lotus_dream]

Max Gregory pretty sure you are right.. based on? Oh right, based on something you dont really remember reading...

[@torahnoah5445]

I think this is just Pixar being lazy and unrealistic lol.

[@laurensun7099]

About to say that... Why does he care about that so much anyway?

[@sophia5779]

Yep

[@sseme9846]

XD

[@Ash-mt8yd]

no bc they go out of there way to get area codes correct on the sides of cars and trucks in the movies

[@alexgrant4582]

yes lol

[@glorialopez-lopez6881]

Thanks for the punnet square it actually made me pass seventh grade 😅

[@andrewfaraday8918]

Also on family island; the caravan and Pizza Planet truck from Monsters Inc and A Bugs Life.

[@tiffprendergast]

Andrew Faraday & toy story

[@SKULLCRUSHERnr1]

Where is pizza planet truck? Cant find it

[@wizkida981015]

If her real mom's name is Emma Jean, I swear.

[@tomleonard830]

It's all coming together now.

[@joshuasoto2033]

He already asked that director guy personally in an interview. Emma Jean was one of Carl's love interests. The timeline wouldn't fit this movie's timeline.

[@wizkida981015]

RussianNuke8 There's some controversy around that answer. Many people in the comments of John's video seem to think that Docter thought up the answer on the spot, mainly because his expression implied it was something he had never thought of before.

[@tomfoolyaface9862]

+wizkida981015 still as official as we have

[@chiggiebeese69]

What?

[@juliz2500]

Inside Out 2: Riley is 12, hits puberty and learns she was adopted. That would be interesting!

[@Umirua]

+Juliz I wonder how Disney would show off the first menstrual cycle, which can be (from what I've heard) a pretty stressful situation for a little girl

[@lorenmadrigal3804]

+The_Pyromancer Disney actually has a program/short film that introduces puberty to 4th/5th grade students for both genders. I believe it was produced before 2010 but i am not sure about the date

[@Umirua]

Loren Madrigal That sounds just as intriguing as nazis by Disney, where can I find it?

[@Dylanwwe619]

Not to much like disney to do that because they make KIDS film. would be a great filk though :(

[@lorenmadrigal3804]

I believe it was a recording exclusively for elementary schools but i think you can find this online

[@sarahmurray7798]

My husband and I both have brown eyes and brown hair. We both have blue eyed parents so we carry the recessive gene. Daughter has blonde hair and blue eyes.🤷‍♀️

[@emmanueludoidung5745]

Couple things. a) As people age their hair colours can change and particularly darken so Reilly could still have the same hair as her parents. b) Family Trees are just that TREES, the parents are usually on a different level from the children, the tree is based on generation and they belong to a different generation. c) That is not necessarily the moment that Reilly is born, as you said things are messy when kids are born. That could be later after she has been cleaned up and returned to her parents. Honestly this one was seriously reaching.

[@maddiemoiselle9998]

I sincerely doubted that Pixar wanted to open a movie with a baby being born and how messy and gross everything is, so it made sense to instead open with what happened a little later that same day, so I agree this is reaching

[@ashmondthesoutherntrashmon2210]

Reilly?

[@lucasg6644]

i don’t think it’s such a reach but i agree with the points a and b

[@aubriethegreat8175]

My mom had blond hair as a kid and teen but over time it darkened and now is brown. Same is happening to me, I had really blond hair when I was little, now it is dark blond as a teen. So eventually it might darken to brown like hers. Also, my eyes used to be blue and now they are green. Eyes change color too. That is a good point. But I don't think it is a reach.

[@caelyn2873]

My dad has brown hair, my mom was a red head. My dad used to have blonde hair and it started turning dirty blonde around his teens. Riley's hair could be turning darker as she gets older like her moms

[@caelyn2873]

My sister has blonde hair btw, and its because she got it from my gmaw

[@oneeyedturtle9244]

Yeah for some reason on my moms side a lot of the women have brown eyes that turn green when you get older

[@happyrainbowe6233]

Lol same

[@bianian8]

+caelyn crochet yea It will probably get darker the older she gets, because that is what hair does, now it would be weird IF the parents hair were to be blonde and riley was born with brown hair. the only thing pointing to evidence is the eyes and she could've just lucked out with those

[@OcraStars]

+caelyn crochet Same here. My hair was so blonde it was almost white when I was born, then as I grew up it went brunette.

[@Stallya]

A lot of "blondes" grow up to be brunettes. There's a likely chance one or both her parents had the same hair when they were younger. Source: my hair went through that as I aged, and so did my dad's.

[@amelie4879]

Same

[@IanRomErv]

+Stallya The same thing happen with me and my siblings.

[@amazingclod9304]

My little sister is currently blonde but, my other sister who is only one year older than her is a brunette.

[@cherrytwitter9342]

I was kinda blind when I was about 7/8 then I got brown hair as my parents and my dad was ginger and now he's also brown :)

[@cherrytwitter9342]

+cherry twitter blond*

[@krxtal00]

I thought Riley was adopted from the first time I saw the movie. The first memory and the hair/eyes coloring were the main things that put that thought in my mind but what makes me really believe in this theory is that feeling of responsibility for the happiness of her parents that Riley has. She doesn't want to disappoint them, like she is there to make them happy. I know most of first child have this sense of responsibility, but I believe that adopted kids my feel it even more... Maybe I wrong, but that's how it felt for me.

[@PerfectlyDeranged]

Genetics is weird though. I’m real life I look like Riley’s mum and my daughter looks like Riley. I have dark hair and dark eyes and my daughter has blue eyes and light brown hair. Her father also has dark hair and hazel eyes.

[@4llth3p1gs]

I remember watching this like 2 years ago not knowing what Pinner squares are and when we learned about them today I remembered it really well for some reason lol

[@4llth3p1gs]

I meant punnet squares lol

[@gay7261]

About the hair.... Riley and her parents could have just been one of people who have blond hair as a kid, but it turns brown as the get older.

[@FexyVRC]

I said the same thing a few minutes ago.As her hair isn't blond but light brown and as you get older your hair gains nutrients that gives it it's color. The same happened with my hair, it was normal brown and got darker as i got older.

[@theblackcatgaming7272]

yeah that happend to my mom

[@alliekaylor641]

Meeee

[@gay7261]

Yeah. It happened to me, too. It changed when i was around 8 or so. It also happened to my dad and uncle and maybe grandma.

[@gay7261]

+Allie Kaylor "^-^ you what?

[@Gmannn04]

Inside out 2 plot: Riley's parents are considering finally telling Riley that she is adopted. They have been thinking about it since she was 4 years old. The problem is Riley is a sensitive person and her parents are worried about her developing stressful emotions. They decide to take a risk and tell her. Riley goes through what her parents were worried about her going through and Riley becomes depressed, mad, and stressed. The 5 emotions must work to find ways to keep Riley happy so she can live a happier life. Plz rate 1-10

[@magnificantmarkiplite5331]

6 or 7

[@antonycollis5284]

+Maddie Elgood 7 or 8

[@Tonystarkirl]

10/10

[@bronzejunglepls]

cliche, 'depressed' - dealing with proper mental illnesses is a huge topic, you look 11 so i don't expect you to understand but basically if Pixar actually made the protagonist suffer a full fledged mental issue it would have to happen over an extended period of time, not just one incident

[@kristyb.7199]

9/10

[@katie0sunflower]

UHHH HELLO 7TH GRADER JUST GETTING HOME FROM LEARNING WHAT PUNNETT SQUARES ARE AND IM HEARING THEM IN A VIDEO?!?!?! OOOOOOOOOOHH Making big deal out of nothing

[@amantyde]

I’m in 4 grade-

[@originalstickers]

I always thought that Riley was adopted! Took me a long time to find this video, hahaha. I think it is important that it was included, but NOT mentioned. The more we normalize different families and not make a big deal about them, the easier it is for people in those situations to feel like their experience is along a spectrum of other regular family dynamics.

[@GoddoDoggo]

It's not THAT difficult to have a different color of eyes than your parents. Both my parents and my sister have dark brown eyes, whereas my eyes are hazel and appear green. My friend has blue eyes, but her parents' eyes are also brown. I know plenty of other people like this, too. It's really not all that "rare" for that to happen. And for the "but her hair is blonde, that's so unlikely!!!" follow-up, _peoples' hair gets darker as they get older_. I used to have platinum blonde hair up until I was 8 or 9, and then my hair started to get darker and darker. Now it's a reddish medium brown (very similar to Riley's mom's hair, actually). So no, I don't believe Riley is adopted, if only because the "GENETICS!!1!" argument is so weak and annoying and I hear it so often.

[@GoddoDoggo]

+Len the Trendy Tetraodontiforme Also, that family tree does not feature Riley as a "starting point" with all the people below her being her offspring. It seems very, very clear that the two portraits just below her own are her _parents_. So it's like a flipped family tree, that starts from the bottom and moves up as opposed to the other way around. Which, honestly, makes more sense, since wouldn't your ancestors be the "roots" of your existence? And as a last point, most babies don't open their eyes IMMEDIATELY after being born. It takes a few days to a few weeks. And a lot of parents don't get to meet their baby right away. My parents didn't get to meet me for 24 hours because of some emergency during the birth. So yeah.

[@EighteenZero]

+Len the Trendy Tetraodontiforme These reason need more like.

[@HolisticPisces]

+Len the Trendy Tetraodontiforme 24 hours still isn't enough time for the mom to be out of the hospital bed already and standing. Even days after the child is born, wheelchairs are given to the mother because they might not be physically ready yet. It would be more believable if the memory in Rileys head was her mom still laying in the hospital bed while holding her.

[@benjaminwambeke9458]

My dad is a redhead and my mom is a brunette and both my siblings have blonde hair like seriously unless they adopted them and I'm their only actual child, it's probably due to recessive genes. Same goes for Riley

[@amyburcher863]

Both my parents have brown hair but me and my father were born with blonde hair but it's getting darker. My hair started changing at a ground rileys age

[@evanocarroll9621]

Her getting told she was adopted would have been a core memeort

[@evanocarroll9621]

Meemory

[@evanocarroll9621]

+Evan O'Carroll memory

[@HeWhoIsRem]

I don't remember when I was first told I was adopted... It could have been that her parents had never hidden the fact, or it could have been that they had raised her in such a way that she would realize that sharing DNA was not a core part of her family.

[@corntoast9118]

She might be too young to be told she was adopted, some people are told as late as 18!

[@miacarroll587]

+Pine Apple once I tricked my brother into thinking he was adopted but he was not adopted... It was really funny... Nobody in my whole family was adopted except our pets

[@pennysvingos992]

Plot twist so Riley was born early and put in an incubator and that's why her mum was in other clothes and also was happy to hold her baby and maybe her grandmother/grandfather passed on the hair and eye color

[@n4he]

I actually learned the punnet square in 7th grade science Hacker

[@skylarfuson2693]

Okay, wait. I have blonde hair and green eyes. Both of my parents have brown hair (my dads is almost black). My mom has blue eyes, and my dad has dark brown eyes. And here I am. This is what the video leaves out: grandparents. I get my light haircolor from my grandma on my dads side and green eyes from my grandma on my moms side. Now, I get it, he used a punnet square to show recessive genes in that of the parents from their ancestors, and from there it shows that it's entirely possible. When you look at children from families, you'll find that a lot of the children don't look like their parents, and that doesn't mean they're adopted. It just means they got all of their looks from their grandparents which is more common then you think. This idea is not only unexplored in this video but also seemingly forgotten to prove a point. I get it, Riley could be adopted, but we don't know what he'd grandparents looked like, and at entirely possible that her bright hair and eyes came from them, as they did for me.

[@charlottea4624]

Yes, you're right, I look exactly like my nanna when she was my age

[@WasimulAkram]

you are indeed a unique snowflake

[@andreafranques4840]

+Charlie Dee My sister looks exactly like how her grandma looked at her age.

[@alexanderc.1272]

this is fairly common i think a reason why he left it out because it is so oddly common

[@Peecamarke]

He said it's not impossible he thinks it's just unlikely, because of that coupled with other social facts

[@ellavellekoop9912]

My mother has black hair and green eyes. My father has blonde hair and blue eyes. My little brothers have red hair and blue eyes. And I have red hair and brown eyes.

[@memegod5399]

Ella Vellekoop Red hair is a genetic mutation

[@amyelgato]

Ella Vellekoop your parents are Lukas and Jesse from mcsm

[@samuelvine]

Something similar happens in my family too - My grandmother had red hair, but only 1 of her 7 children ended up with red hair. One of her other daughters has brown hair & brown eyes, she married a guy with brown hair and brown eyes, but ended up with three children with red hair and blue/green eyes. Meanwhile, the daughter who originally had red hair has 4 children without red hair and so far none of her grandchildren have been redheads either. Genetics are weird. lol

[@elizabethdavis1696]

I’m red headed too for a person to have red hair they must receive two red hair genes one from each parents only one red hair gene no red hair that’s why it can often skip generations both my parents were brunettes but my grandfather and his parents and five siblings were red heads

[@ParkJimin-fv8vw]

Ella Vellekoop liar

[@nermalmovement]

It doesn’t matter if someone is adopted or not.

[@iluvkittykatalot1182]

He knows that, he even said that at the end

[@dlphnlvr25]

Sometimes it does, but I have a bunch of friends that are adopted and some of them make a big deal about it, not like complaining but yeah...

[@hannahaqua7992]

In school, genetics was one of my favorite topics because my genes are very improbable. Both my parents have dark brown hair- I have blond hair. (My Mom said it may darken as I get older, however it never did. I am as blonde now (21) as I was when I was born) my dad and his parents all have brown eyes. My mom’s parents and brother all have brown eyes but she has green eyes and I have blue. Both my parents cross their left thumb over their right when clasping their hands (another dominant gene) but once again, I get the recessive if crossing my right thumb over my left. We’re a Caucasian family, however my parents have much darker skin color and I’m pale as a ghost. [also- in reference to the video, he was wondering why Riley is the only child if the parents seem like big family people. He figured it was due to the lengthy adoption process. I am an only child because my parents couldn’t have any more kids. They never learned why, they’ve tried and tried. They didn’t adopt because of the lengthy process and the money involve behind it. I had millions of imaginary friends and to this day still really wish I had a little sister. All in all a point I’m getting at is- I may be leaning more toward the fact that Riley is NOT adopted at all. BUT the fact that she is so genetically improbable IS one of the characteristic that makes her unique, sets her apart and is her “special” [there is a key writing terminology word I’m missing here] calling card for why she is different and worthy of a story. After all if she was “special” in some sense, we sorta wouldn’t care about her. She’s just be normal. Another example of this “special” characteristic is Nemo’s little “lucky” fin from Finding Nemo. Already this little fin sets Nemo apart from being normal and is one reason why you kinda want to know what happens to him. One more example comes from Brave in that Merida’s hair is ginger which is a very uncommon gene that pops up every now and then despite the parents’ hair color. She is different- let the story begin!

[@OneWingedHoneybee]

My parents adopted three kids, including myself. If you are truly dedicated to having more than one child, you'll go through the process. That being said, I like this theory!

[@amyleng3654]

OneWingedHoneybee same! But my parents only adopted me. I think its pretty fun how about you?

[@blancadouglas2382]

Is it just me or,did any one else notice that when Riley first opened her eyes her "mother" isn't wearing glasses and then in the next seen where it shows the parents holding Riley the " mother " is wearing glasses all of a sudden. Hmmm😕😐

[@teejay8020]

Contact? I wear contacts half of the time and glasses the other half

[@jackedson5577]

or she is just nearsighted

[@veronicaledezma4152]

Blanca Douglas its because people who where glasses may or may not wanna get their glasses wet cause of the sweat

[@irishuisman1450]

Blanca Douglas she probably didn't have glasses yet at the time

[@itsameprincesspeach]

She was giving birth. She may not have needed them at the time. I don’t need my glasses all the time. Plus all that heat and sweat and stuff would be nasty on your glasses.

[@zoie.b]

My mom: Brown hair, brown eyes My dad: Brown hair, brown eyes My siblings: Brown hair, brown eyes Me: Brown hair, brown eyes

[@morningboy_]

I think the reason she has made and female emotions is because she is still figuring out her gender identity and stuff.

[@tannerman46]

•RoseyRavenclaw• I agree. She’s a child and her gender doesn’t play a significant part in her identity. Her emotions are also the gender most known for those emotions. Ie women are stereotypically more joyful, disgusted, and sad, while men are more angry and fearful

[@jaimelannister1797]

Nah guys are more sad, they just don’t express it as much. Suicide rates are way higher for men

[@joelroman6839]

If this is true...then what if Riley and LEWIS from Meet The Robinson's are siblings??, i mean it sounds odd but it makes a lot of sense: Riley and Lewis are the only blond hair blue eye disney kids, other than Molly, and look similar. Meet the robinson's came out in 2007 and Lewis is 12 and in Inside out in 2015 Riley is almost 12...if Lewis was born before Riley that would make them about almost 9 years apart, making the timeline match BOTH in real life and in the films! Lewis's mom must have somehow had another child (Riley) but couldn't keep HER either, even explaining their age difference!

[@Tonystarkirl]

I didn't know I liked this

[@jacegarbageface9071]

that makes a lot of sense

[@radiozdgameing2377]

that dose make sence

[@joelroman6839]

Myaliz Santos I am not are u

[@kristyb.7199]

I believe u, so true, u should join us loyal theorists over on Game Theory

[@samanthamay67]

Riley can be blonde and blue eyed even though her parents aren't because they carry those blonde hair and blue eye genes with them from their parents or grandparents.

[@samanthamay67]

But I do think she is adopted I'm just saying :P

[@1000twingirls]

Yeah, my friend has brown hair, while her parents are both blonde, but her parents say she got it from her great grandma c:

[@jenna9479]

Watch the video

[@gibbythebae2792]

Her mom could of died her hair..😏

[@gibbythebae2792]

And they could of had a child that died

[@brooklyn4446]

I’m Riley. My parents have brown hair and brown eyes, and I have blonde hair and blue eyes. I’m not adopted. Everyone says I look like my great grandmother.

[@lunarmothcat]

Jay: "For such family oriented parents you'd think they'd be more..." Me: "Productive?" Jay: "...family." Me: "Oh okay..."

[@michelleitkin6965]

J: *makes whole video arguing point* "BUT IT DOESNT MATTER!!!"

[@zach_melik]

Maybe her blonde hair is recessive. Maybe her grandparents and even her great-grandparents had her color of hair. Maybe her parents' brunette hair is dominant.

[@lillyhehe9241]

My Dad: Blonde Hair, and Brown Eyes, Right Handed. My Mom: Brown Hair, and Brown Eyes, Right Handed. Me: Blonde Hair, and Blue eyes, Left Handed.

[@draw2death421]

My mom: Brown Hair andBrown eyes. Left handed My father: Brown Hair and very dark green eyes. Left handed Me: Brown hair and Light Blue eyes. Right handed So were the same :D

[@jae4427]

My sister is redheaded and hazel eyed and my parents are brunettes with brown eyes. I'm a brunette with brown eyes.

[@sahana3547]

Jaelyn Tot that’s like my friend she has blue eyes and orange hair, one of the rarest combos, but but her siblings have brown hair and brown eyes and so do her parents, she gets it from her grandmother, so yeah

[@sahana3547]

Jaelyn Tot that’s like my friend she has blue eyes and orange hair, one of the rarest combos, but but her siblings have brown hair and brown eyes and so do her parents, she gets it from her grandmother, so yeah

[@sahana3547]

Jaelyn Tot that’s like my friend she has blue eyes and orange hair, one of the rarest combos, but but her siblings have brown hair and brown eyes and so do her parents, she gets it from her grandmother, so yeah

[@weeskle2]

Riley: I’m Riley Andersen Smith: Mrs. Anderrsenn... Riley: I WANT MY PHONE CALL

[@gracodile7393]

Maybe the family tree is from the bottom to top not the top to bottom. Family trees can work like that!

[@Nofacejeong]

Yeah, and it's HER brain after all, so it's not that weird that she's at the top.

[@cinnarenaroll1292]

i mean that's what I thought at first but if you look closely, the frames on the family tree have both male and female silhouettes (male with short/no hair and female with long hair). riley's is female but the two under her are male?

[@RobinLeGaming]

I'm pretty sure that it IS bottom to top, because, after all, that's how trees grow, isn't it?

[@dothedo3667]

just tell me why I'm pretty sure the one on the right looks like a woman with a low ponytail resting along her back. Otherwise that's a weird-ass silhouette

[@uwuhi6446]

yes but not MOST of the time, I'm not hating!

[@pixie4184]

I was blonde as a kid and my hair turned brown as I got older.

[@melodyfussell829]

Me too :) I was actually born with almost black auburn hair, then it turned dirty blonde, and now it's sort of a light reddish brown.

[@angels5144]

Melody Fussell mine to

[@mecaka9077]

Same, but usually this happens fairly early in life. All of my siblings and I had blonde hair when born, and had brown by the time we were 6 or 7. So Riley probably would have outgrown in by now

[@sailormewmewinuluver1238]

mecaka not really my brother was born with blond hair but it turned brown when he was between 12 and 14 I believe so it is possible

[@brehhetaraka8964]

same

[@jasminschneider]

You can make a family tree the other way around, so the first ancestors are on the trunk and then it goes up, what makes more sense when you imagine it as a tree. If this was an imagined family tree of Riley and the family she is going to have, then why is beside her no one else with whom she would have the children? So I think, that's no evidence.

[@bellarose7671]

when the mum says "what did we do to deserve you" it isn't something you would say if you didn't have your child

[@qiralyncassette]

Well adopted parents can say that too...

[@scarletfluerr]

I was a non adopted blond blue eyedchild to brown/brown parents. Not to mention it's freaking cartoon! You think they are gonna draw the umbilical cord hanging off? This was so stupid I couldn't even finish watching.

[@LULU-sk4xh]

ikr why would anybody put this much thought into a movie like its just a movie

[@omegapuppyttv]

Theories are just fun to think about and play around with You don't have to take it so seriously It's fun to try to expand on what you're given from the company

[@tzipporahreneecolquette9574]

+busi magen I was also a blonde baby whose air turned brown later. And so was my mom. This really was one of the dumber videos I've ever watched. The reason Riley's alone on top of the family tree? She's an only child (already established). Where are her parents? Beneath her! Duh.

[@ALittleHungryMonster]

my cousin has blue eyes and blonde hair and his parents are both black haired and have dark brown eyes

[@ketchup1225]

+Renée Colquette your kids are supposed to be under you in a family tree and the grandparents are supposed to be on the top. as in when youre tracing your geneology, you start with yourself at the base of the tree and the tree gets bigger toward the top as you add your parents, their siblings, their parents, etc.

[@Latias117]

1. Did it ever occur that Riley's mum could be naturally blond, gone brown? I went from white hair as a child, to dark blond as an adult. 2. I know many.....many people who are only children. 3. How does them being good parents make Riley adopted? you imply that they must have adopted or had children of their own before, derp. 4. The family tree could be backwards, the 2 under Riley being her parents. I doubt she'd miss them off her "dream family tree" to much love between them....and there is no dream husband beside her..... Either or, I reject your theory and substitute my own. They are her parents.

[@Jobsih]

1- Unlikely 2 & 3- He meant that if a little girl has an imaginary friend, it means that she might be lonely, something that good parents would notice and do something about 4- I actually thougt of that, but it's unlikely

[@Latias117]

+Omar Beltran I wouldn't say its unlikely, I know a few people, some related others not who have gone from blonde to brown. myself included. hmm, I still can't see how an imaginary friend makes a difference. weather the child was adopted or not parenting would more than likely follow the same path since we can assume they got Riley at birth. *sudden realisation* The first thing Riley and joy see are her parents, and thus the first memory......could be safe to say that they are her real parents as the birthing mother is always the first to hold the child. however Riley does have a hat, assuming she has come from one of those baby rooms, which could explain why Riley's mum isn't all messy and isn't in a hospital gown.

[@kathryngreene2769]

Yea I had black hair then white hair and it keeps getting darker. I now have dark blonde hair.

[@Jobsih]

+Apple Jack Well, it would be a huge assumption in my opinion, but let's assume it. That still doesn't explain the blue eyes, and it would be pretty weird that she got both the blue eyes and blonde hair anyways Watch their latest video to know what I'm talking about And since we are assuming, we could theorize that her adoption was something like the one depicted in Juno, and maybe her actual Mother died at childbirth

[@ImpGoddess]

Lol, I just said the same thing basically. XD I'm glad we agree though, it makes more sense really.

[@lenaastolfi3782]

If someone in your family have blue eyes and blonde hair while your parents have brown, you might have that recessive gene as for example my brother has blue eyes while the rest of us have brown because my grandma has blue eyes. So maybe that could maybe be the case

[@strawberri2425]

J: Riley being adopted doesn't matter. Also J: Makes this video

[@27Nichy]

1. Perhaps Riley did not form memories right after birth, and this is after she recovered from the shock of being forcefully evicted from the womb? 2. The genetics are NOT implausible. 6.25% means roughly 6% of children of both-Bb parents are both-bbs themselves. 3. Maybe, like many Scandinavian families, they don't want a lot of kids? 4. Or maybe it's a reverse tree? 5. As many people here pointed out, and originally it slipped my mind, there are many dark-haired individuals who were blondes at an early age. It might darken to her parent's brown hair in the future. I don't think there's evidence to either way, and it doesn't matter.

[@emmaepoulsen8948]

Those are very good observations.

[@27Nichy]

Aidan Lappin He argues that it IS improbable. I've seen it in action, numerous times, and lo and behold, blonde, blue-eyed kids all over the world are naturally concieved of two brown haired and eyed people all the time. He's laying thick on it. 6.25% is not a lot in a town of 100, but in a world of 7 billion, or even a state of a few millions, where there's at least a single million of Bb couples, do the math.

[@27Nichy]

Emma E Poulsen They rise during the video, I type them down instantly.

[@CallMeAkane]

Good points. I thought the same exact thing of the family tree being a reverse tree

[@KarisFaith316]

It's also not uncommon for people's hair to get darker after childhood, so her mom could have been blonde at that age too. That's how my family is. If you factor that in and count one or both of her parents as being ex-blonde, it's not so improbable for them to have a blonde child :P

[@starrgirl211]

I said HEYYY BROTHERRRR to my friend they thought I was crazy, but thanks for making me smile each day.

[@SuperCarlinBrothers]

You are welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@animuszen136]

+SuperCarlinBrothers hey has anyone noticed that so many main character have blonde hair and blue eyes #theory fuel

[@vocondus9585]

+David Orozco Disney is Nazi?

[@giorgiesparkle9594]

+MilPh03nix I think she plays hocky because her dad is a coach of a hocky teamNot hatin Just Statin

[@AwestynJaxxxson]

+Joshua Martinez c:

[@tahraethestoryteller6079]

There’s also the possibility that Riley’s mom had trouble getting pregnant so they hired a surrogate Which might explain why they only had one kid Since egg retrieval and IVF are expensive in it of itself let alone hiring a surrogate plus the added expenses of pregnancy and actually raising a kid Besides she does kind of look like her parents if you picture her with brown hair and eyes or them with blonde hair and blue eyes Or Riley’s mom did give birth to her as it also looks like she’s sitting, wearing a pink hospital gown rather than a white one And Riley came out unconscious and not breathing, and had to be revived Hence why she only develops emotions and her mind after she’s all cleaned and swaddled up

[@advxnture_]

my family:right handed me:left handed

[@elilackey7341]

That has nothing to do with it

[@meddlinmegs]

You make such a compelling argument and I'm confused why so many people in the comments are trying to tear it down. It's fairly decent evidence and a nice theory.

[@dublu8532]

I agree with you, he's just stating a theory that a lot of people ask. He's giving possible reasons and scientific ones too.

[@eilidh5298]

Ya I agree too, all of the comments I've seen on this video are arguments besides this one

[@kaileighrow3654]

+MeddlinMegs MNAS Actually the evidence is shaky because the shots of Riley's birth are blurry and he states that even though the genetic combinations are unlikely, they can and do still happen.

[@scarletfluerr]

Because he bends science ant reality to suit his theory. Stupid waste of time.

[@meddlinmegs]

+Kaileigh Row Unlikely but still possible, meaning it doesn't prove or disprove his theory.

[@Lillpixeychic]

First off, having had a baby I was up and walking in 30 minutes. Not uncommon. Also the pink outfit could have been the gown that a birth center used because birth centers usually have much nicer outfits, usually pink, for mum to wear. Secondly, if she gave birth in a birth center she would have given birth in a much more calming environment with less stress than a hospital meaning she would have recovered faster. Also childbirth gives you a HUGE rush of adrenaline . And what do you expect a woman in childbirth to look like? Also if Riley had a low apgar score at birth the doctors / midwives would have been working on her while the mother delivered the afterbirth and why she first opens her eyes and sees mom and dad. Also many babies take hours to open their eyes!!!!

[@Lillpixeychic]

And about the genetics..... Many ethnicities have a higher rate of producing a blond hair blue eyes child, like say Scandinavian and Northern European . And we don't know the parents genetic makeup! Also if one parent has a recessive gene expressed for brown hair and brown eyes they would pass on the gene for blue eyes blond hair making blond and blue 50/50 at least! Plus other factors influence genetics . Including how many children the mother had. I spent 3 years studying genetics trying to understand my own adoption and genetic make up. I'm brown ethnic hair brown green eyes and tan skin with freckles. I come from a family on one side who is black and some of my aunties have blond and red hair and light skin and Afrocentric features. I mean dude. It's so much more complicated than a 7th grade understanding can comprehend. Drops mike

[@suneedays13]

I have light brown eyes and my mom and dad have dark brown... I also. Have auburn and brown hair while my parents have only dark brown

[@AliJayCraft]

Finally an expert!!!!

[@palestasza]

a brony giving birth? i sure do feel bad for the baby :(

[@k.k.london]

I doubt Disney isn't going to want to show a baby with all that stuff on them.

[@radio_vidar1745]

The biggest surprise in this video is that Riley is blonde. For the longest time, I thought she was a light shaded brunette, almost looking Auburn. I've been best friends with both a brunette and Auburn head who both have natural hair that looks like Riley's.

[@ericab728]

Some very loving parents can only have 1 child, so to say loving parents always have more children is pretty offensive to the many, many women who deal with secondary infertility.

[@picklerick1731]

interteresting but..... 1) both blue eyes and blonde hair are both genetic mutations so the chances are more complicated than that 2) babies take some time to open there eyes fully its possible they took her cleaned her up and brought her back to her mom who might be wearing a hospital gone and wanted to walk around 3)the two pictures at the bottom of her could represent her parents and inverted family leading up to the creation of her( its a thing people do) 4) sometimes people have a kid and no matter how hard they try the cant have another, this happened in my family my mom is a -negative blood type dad is a positive blood type and im a positive blood type. the negative kinda rejects the positive making extremely hard to carry the child.

[@picklerick1731]

+Ace Child (ᕮmbraceTᖺeᙅurl) also some time people are born with light hair that turns dark when they get older im not sure why that happens

[@Hugh.Manatee]

+Ace Child (ᕮmbraceTᖺeᙅurl) What did you mean by _"both blue eyes and blonde hair are both genetic mutations so the chances are more complicated than that"_

[@UrFutureQueen]

+AdenineMonkey I know that brown eyes mutated into blue eyes but I don't know about blond hair

[@Hugh.Manatee]

PurpleDiamond It doesn't matter for the chances of new generation getting either variant which one was original and which one was the mutation. The odds ARE more complicated, but it has nothing to do with mutations. It has to do with the fact that high school genetics keeps thing simple and easy to digest. In reality there are very few traits that are 'simple traits'. A simple trait is one which is governed by a single gene for which there are only two alleles. Eye colour has at least 15 genes, some of which are located near each other on the same chromosome and therefore have a high interdependence. It's messy...

[@Slimee0.0]

+Ace Child (ᕮmbraceTᖺeᙅurl) See while I see what your saying, I don't think Riley's mom would want to walk around right after giving birth, it's really uncomfortable and after just giving birth you bleed a lot, my aunt gave birth last year and she stayed in the hospital bed for a week then she had to leave the hospital but then just layed down for, like another week after at her house, sorry but your 2nd point just, I had to say it

[@tdzbacon3640]

Punnet squares there is a chance, babies can't see for roughly six hours after birth(give or take), and reverse family tree.

[@blakedanielle2000]

When J said those words about being adopted DOES NOT matter because they ARE her real parents. It makes me emotional because the culture and family I grew up in looks down on adopted kids. Whenever someone we know is adopted comes up in a conversation, my Mom or Dad (especially my Mom) was quick to point out/refer to them as "the adopted one", as if they're lowkey disgusted with that idea. And here I am, nearing 30 planning to adopt my own kids in the future makes me sad of being related to people like that. Disgusting.

[@lachlanbrowse6939]

2:56 You also need to factor in that it’s possible that the parents are homozygous dominant, meaning they don’t carry the recessive gene at all. That would lower the probability further

[@penny4life582]

I'm adopted and proud

[@bug4600]

good for you i am not but i am pround that your pourd

[@nick-xu9wz]

pround that your pourd?

[@TravisaInc]

fuck you

[@jay_max9484]

Sara Myers me tooo

[@addisonstrickland6584]

Penny4Life same

[@Promethean_Knight]

But hey, it's just a theory... A...

[@ValsCraftasticWorld]

+Promethean Knight FILM THEORY!

[@hypersniper1540]

+Promethean Knight Pixar theory

[@gin8237]

BUT ITS JUST A THEORY, A CINEMA THEORY!

[@bubbleblast5520]

GAME THEORY!!! (Crap I messed up XD)

[@knowitallnoah3654]

And cut

[@HassanPlayz]

Dad: Brown hair and Brown eyes Mom:Brown hair Brown eyes Me:Brown hair Brown eyes Brother: Brown hair Brown eyes Sister: Brown hair Brown eyes

[@catesmommy2006]

Dad: Brown hair, green eyes Mom: Black hair, blue eyes Me: Brown hair, blue eyes Dad: 5’6 Mom: 5’1 Me: 4’10 *Yep I’m adopted*

[@phatcok4569]

Your eye color is very likely looking at your parents’. And your height doesn’t determine anything. You probably aren’t fully grown yet and you might have a growth hormone deficiency like me or you’re just a late bloomer

[@catesmommy2006]

Im being sarcastic @@phatcok4569

[@mialieghiodoyle9283]

I do think Riley is adopted.And it doesn't matter at all.They are still her parents

[@austinmccormick8952]

They raised her with love and care

[@flatwoods_]

this

[@alicebickel2853]

I am blonde with blue eyes and both my parents have brown hair and brown eyes, and I'm not adopted and I'm an only child (my parents can't have another child)

[@aromanticfranziskavonkarma]

i don't mean to be rude or anything but... why can't they have another child?

[@margokostyuk3186]

Curly Bug usually the mother or father don't have fertility.

[@aliciakuh34]

Do your grandma or grandpa have blue eyes blonde hair

[@anthonyarmijo4590]

Rile being adopted is a good point, but I for one would like to know who her actual parents are.

[@jenniewhite9020]

Her actual parents are the ones in the movie :) Her biological parents on the other hand are the ones we don't know about.

[@namjoonsbitch8943]

As a former foster child who’s birth family was awful, I’m so happy for Riley. Her bio parent/s couldn’t take care of her the way she needed so gave her to a couple who wanted a little one but couldn’t have one of their own. Now she is safe and loved as if she was their own flesh and blood. You don’t have to share blood to be family. I hope to be able to be a family to a child who was given up on, just like I was.

[@savannahpostma2305]

COLLAB WITH FILM THEORY/MATPAT!!!!!!!!

[@devanl.7452]

im pansexual!

[@sisiissiisslsosioss4621]

Ok....

[@devanl.7452]

her profile pic is a bisexual flag

[@sisiissiisslsosioss4621]

I right I didn’t notice

[@sisiissiisslsosioss4621]

*oh

[@jacobteer2890]

I am in 7th garde adn learning about ounnet squares right now. Yes mom, watching +SuperCarlinBrothers is homework!

[@SuperCarlinBrothers]

Duh!

[@spicypastasauce]

haha me too just learned it! Learning sex ed right now.😶

[@EggFooYoungGaming72]

+Jacob Teer lol

[@floppyboy335]

So weird! I'm learning Punnent squares too! And I'm in seventh grade! ILLUMINATI CONFIRMED???

[@spicypastasauce]

+Raymond Krueger (PastaUniverse) 😱

[@sunlightangel87]

A friend pointed out how much Riley looks like Toy Stoy's Andy in Toy Stoy 3. Andy has blue eyes and light brown hair. His mom has blue eyes and blond hair, and so does his sister. Friend's theory is that Andy had a little too much fun in college and could be Riley's biological father. The mom was an unknown girlfriend. Couple of college kids not ready for a kid believably gave kid up for adoption. Friend also pointed out that Imagination Land is a pretty big deal for Riley, and who else had a very huge imagination? Andy.

[@polishalastor142]

Strong

[@Duke_of_Quenelles]

Actually that family tree thing was out of context, and you’re looking at it wrong. See you see her at the top and two other portraits below her and more below them. What your seeing is how family trees were drawn like till maybe 100 years ago. Her parents are below her then her grandparents and so on, they form the ‘trunk’ or ‘branch’ and Riley would be a ‘leaf’ or a ‘branch’.

[@ytfoxygamingps9161]

Rileys mom probably came back from the hospital and thats how shes looking fine and riley has a shade of brown in her hair.? Just guessing

[@mr.sooshi8483]

Kawaii Potato depending on the color of blonde hair you have it tends to turn brown as you get older... one of my friends was born blonde but her hair looks like she has blonde highlights... also baby's don't open their eyes for about 3-7 weeks after they're born

[@lauraloveleyy8639]

Kawaii Potato ummmmm they open their eyes like right after birth lmao.

[@joshtolchinsky9448]

Nice name kawwi potato!

[@sophie_manophie820]

My dad had blond hair when he was a kid and now he has brown hair

[@mycityofruins]

Kawaii Potato m

[@crazypandabd4764]

or maybe Rileys mom cheated.......

[@squishyslimeyslime]

More likely.. Lol

[@charlievengolor]

Lol

[@spritepepsi5432]

That could explain why they moved

[@nauratsabita1673]

Most likely ya !

[@dan_oak]

Rewatch it from 0:50 ... That gives no sense (My option)

[@emmawilkerson3564]

You were right we did learn about that in 7th grade! I remember going over the subject two years ago

[@glittery_cucumber]

Lots of kids have blonde hair, but it turns dark when they get older. Same with bright / blue eyes. Yes, I'm 3 years late but I thought this was important information!