This Actually PROVES That Abby From "Turning Red" Is Boo From "Monster's Inc!"

[@zanemlewis96]

Everything about this makes sense except for one thing- Boo's established name is Mary, canonically. It's written in the movie.

[@daringagged]

Mary is the voice actor plays boo

[@giasands3814]

I'm also pretty sure Boo is supposed to be Hispanic.

[@danyshapes3873]

@@daringagged Boo was named Mary after her voice actor, so you both are tecnically right

[@anonymousfellow8879]

Also…Abby is Korean, the witch is Scottish. Like, “Mary after VA unofficially (it’s not written anywhere canonically in the actual movie, interviews do not count)” doesn’t neccissarily disprove the theory alone? And even IF “Mary” was said/written anywhere within Monsters Inc, some kids start playing around with their First vs Middle Name (my middle name has always been my given name since birth, some Middlers switch to their First because it’s just “easier” than having their name called “not their REAL Name!!”, some Firsters play with using their middle name(s) instead as a way to stand out, etc), and I’ve known several korean classmates whose parents named using English Conventions (first and middle, both often english), not just them adopting English Names vs their Korean Ones. I’ve seen in the comments claiming Boo’s latina but…again, that’s never stated in the film, and Human Animation when Pixar first created Monsters Inc was pretty clunky (if you’re wondering why they mostly made non-human films until Rattattoe or Brave…that’s why. They simply hadn’t gotten the kinks worked out yet, so they stuck with characters that wouldn’t look so Uncanny Valley as the primary cast)

[@miashaw5497]

@@daringagged it’s also her real name, look at the drawings in her bedroom. All signed Mary

[@thefallenstarlight2133]

Love this theory. But maybe Boo is actually just Abby’s sister? I suggest this theory because Boo is named “Mary,” after her voice actor.

[@mental_decay_]

@John Faransis Dude, have you watched Monster's University? Those camp counselers seem mighty modern to be from a time before the 50s. Use your head

[@iferlyf8172]

Monster world is not on the same timeline as human world

[@MustacheCashStash125]

I’d always thought that Abby looks more like Trixie Tang from The Fairly Oddparents than Boo

[@MustacheCashStash125]

@@iferlyf8172 Exactly, I don’t think any of the Pixar movies have any ties to each other. I think all of them take place in their own Universe

[@kianaemmanuelle2227]

@TheFallenStarlight I think so because she is a lot younger too.

[@JoyNova13]

This is a pretty interesting theory, although Boo's established name is Mary and Domee Shi confirmed that Boo and Abby aren't exactly the same person. However, she likes the idea of them being related.

[@MustacheCashStash125]

I’d always thought that Abby looks more like Trixie Tang from The Fairly Oddparents than Boo

[@JoyNova13]

@@MustacheCashStash125 Yeah, me too.

[@boozonggy]

@@MustacheCashStash125 why'd you comment that twice

[@MustacheCashStash125]

@@boozonggy I didn’t

[@boozonggy]

@@MustacheCashStash125 you commented that a few times on different comments

[@Gutentagcoal]

Pixar states that Boo is two years old during the events of Monsters Inc. They also state that the events of Monsters Inc takes place in 1999. The events of Turning Red take place in 2002. (Mae and her friends are around 13). In 2002 that would put Boo at only 5 years old. Dismantling any and all theories they are the same person.

[@DellCTRL]

This theory makes sense until we get into the characters’ names and ethnicities. People have said that Boo is actually named Mary, after her VA, and she’s of Hispanic descent. Abby is Korean-Canadian. And the Witch in Brave is a white Scottish old woman. Three different ethnicities. But! Here’s another plausible theory. What if they’re all from the same family tree? Families can have many different heritages. The Witch could be an old, old, old ancestor to Boo and Abby while the girls are related in a different way such as being cousins. That would explain their similar features.

[@pastelnut027]

A bit off topic, but Mary being Hispanic makes a lot of sense. When my older sister (who is also Hispanic) was little, she was the spitting image of Boo. Dark brown hair, brown/black eyes, heck they even shared the same face and she would regularly wear a pink t-shirt.

[@kelliontamason2009]

I can see her as a big sister, not Boo herself

[@kalenpadmore7338]

I don't see that at all.

[@MustacheCashStash125]

I’d always thought that Abby looks more like Trixie Tang from The Fairly Oddparents than Boo

[@midnightamber0]

if u pay attention to the kids rooms in monsters inc you can see disneyland opening posters, so its set sometime in the 1950s in the human world. so this would not work

[@Orto-jj2di]

Maybe, maybe not

[@Nikolej100]

The oldest poster that appeared in MI is from 1967. Boo is a toddler, so she can't use those attractions and she also does not decorate her room by herself. The posters belonged to her parents who must be kids at that time (around 8-14 years old). According to these Boo is 80' - 90' kid.

[@Orto-jj2di]

@@Nikolej100 no no things in picar universe are different so it's possible that disbey stuff happened a bit later. Watch monsters at work

[@Nikolej100]

@@Orto-jj2di I will check Monsters at work, but the 1967 poster heng in Monsters univers, when in children's bedrooms hangs posters from 1952-1958. So monsters are in the future (plus 10 years?) . You may be right. I'm just curious how does it work. Because it means that between monsters and humans could be 10 years gap. Which is really interesting fact.

[@Orto-jj2di]

@@Nikolej100 maybe boo has a sister

[@katastrophelin6452]

They aren’t the same person, but turning red put a Easter egg which was putting boos door design on Abby’s overalls

[@charleslee8313]

I saw a theory weeks ago that Boo is the mother of Abby. Later, I saw a theory that she's Boo's sister. I'm not sure which one is more solid, but they're both good to watch.

[@AnnaMae41194]

boo was a toddler in the 50s (every poster in her room is from the 50s) and abby is in middle school in the 2000's

[@charleslee8313]

@@AnnaMae41194 meaning, based on the theory (again, not mine; just one I had heard), that Boo would have had Abby in 1989, making Boo in her late forties/early fifties, by the start of the movie.

[@AnnaMae41194]

@@charleslee8313 yes we know that mary (boo) was a toddler in the 50's becasue of the disneyland posters in her room.

[@mrnakeclide4606]

I honestly think that boo is Abby's grandmother bc the witch in brave is like- a celestial being or smth idk

[@kittyphom]

@@AnnaMae41194 appearantly MI takes place in the 1999s.

[@mynameischris378]

Wait, if her entire goal in learning magic is to be reunited with Sully, I'm not sure this makes sense. Cuz at the end of Monsters Inc, they rebuild Boo's door and when Sully opens it, you can hear Boo say "Kitty!" So she already WAS reunited with Sully. I wouldn't put it past Sully to keep the door and visit Boo every now and then as she grew up, so why would she learn magic to reunite with Sully if he was probably already making regular visits?

[@GoodNewzzz]

Yeah all most of these theories are a huge stretch.

[@dustercat21]

The reason I could see Boo as Abby is also because we know that Boo had wanted to find Sully for a long time and perhaps when she was able to talk, her parents convinced her that Sully wasn't real nor were magic doors or magic in general due to Boo being the only human to see the monster world. Since its suspected in theory that Boo was Hispanic, perhaps then her family moved to Canada to try to get away from the parental avoidance to the magic. Upon discovering Mei was a magically changing panda, not only would Mei's panda size be similar to Sullys as would the fur texture, perhaps Abby now realizes that she wasn't delusional about Sullys existence because not only is she seeing Mei being a magic panda, so is everyone else around her confirming that the magic IS in fact real which reignited her fire to find Sully since she now realizes it wasn't something made up. That being said, that could have started a life long obsession to finding the monster world again using magic leading to the time travel we see with the Witch in Brave. Also remember, the Witch in Brave was going out of town on business when Merida was going to search for her so who knows what that Witch was really up to during that time.

[@inkcat1379]

There's only one problem with this: Abby is Korean. At least I think she is. Either Korean or Asian

[@dustercat21]

@@inkcat1379 Well it was only suspected that she might be hispanic however i personally thought that she wasnt

[@kittyphom]

Abby is older than Boo

[@MustacheCashStash125]

Abby’s not Hispanic, she’s Korean

[@MustacheCashStash125]

@@inkcat1379 Yes she is Korean and Koreans are Asian

[@Ursusvandraco]

One little flaw is there about the Monsters-timetravel-part. After they have to destroy the door on Sully's first shown shift on duty. Waterloose says something like "Kids these days don't get scared that easily. if they can travel through time, why don't they travel to a time when kids where easier to scare?

[@TheTraubenstein]

Or, and stay with me here, Abby is an original character written by a different writer. I know, I know, everything has to be connected.

[@peterang6912]

The reaction of Abby is more like Agnes Gru when Gru won the unicorn at the fair, and Abby is Korean...

[@GinjerGacha2010]

I doubt it for one reason. Boo's real name is confirmed. And her real name is not Abby. Her real name is Mary.

[@daringagged]

Mary is the voice actor plays boo

[@renakawaiichan]

Here's another reason for you. Boo's earlobes are detached, and Abby's earlobes are attached. That's not something that a person can just change.

[@SageTheEnby0]

@@renakawaiichan actually there is a surgery that can connect ears back to the head.

[@renakawaiichan]

@@SageTheEnby0 but is that common?

[@SageTheEnby0]

@@renakawaiichan actually yes, shockingly.

[@jaxthewolf4572]

Boo was Violet, Boo was the sunnyside daycare girl, Boo was the witch from brave, now Boo is Abby. 🤔

[@silver_wolves]

I think that the scary girl from turning red it the old witch in brave.

[@Myusernamerulez]

Boo being Violet is still my headcanon.

[@andrewkohler3707]

As far as Boo trying to be reunited with Sulley, the end of Monsters Inc. suggests that she was.

[@cherishlaee]

i was so excited about this but… monster’s inc takes place in 2001, turning red takes place in 2002 😭

[@Ns-dy4vz]

That's why there have been a lot theory's that boo might be Abby's younger sister maybe because given that monster's Inc And Turing Red are not that far apart

[@cherishlaee]

Ns 67 😮 i love that even more

[@Ns-dy4vz]

@@cherishlaee well if you live that I got a few KZbinrs that have done a few theory's on boo and Abby Here they are Issac Carlson flicks and city super carlin brothers they do very good videos about boo and Abby see for yourself

[@horrorgirl3034]

i think it might still be possible if we are stilling going of the time traveling thing.

[@Ns-dy4vz]

@@horrorgirl3034 it's possible that boo return back in time to see Sully again check out Issac Carlson and super carlin brothers and flicks and city about boo training back in time

[@Opalline14]

I still think Boo was the girl from Sunnyside that we see in Toy Story 3. The witch from Brave being Boo sounds somewhat plausible at first, since her name isn't mentioned in the movie. Except she does more than teleport through a door. It's pretty clear she has additional powers that wouldn't be obtained just by going to the monster world. We might see monsters with strange features, but not magical/witchy powers. And, it's very clear in Monsters Inc. that ALL doors lead to somewhere on Earth, only - evidenced by the map on the scare floor. Based on Boo's room and other rooms we see, I think it's safe to say Earth in Monsters Inc. isn't as magical as the stuff we see in Brave. Violet being Boo is also a bit of a stretch. The only evidence really supporting it at first is that the timelines appear similar (but they aren't). Boo is also said to look very similar to Violet, but when you look closer, her hair and eyes are both dark brown. Violet's hair is blue-black with purplish eyes. Maybe this is a side-effect of her powers, but even then, I feel Incredibles 2 debunked the possibility of Boo being Violet with Jack-Jack. Behind the scenes, Boo's real name was confirmed as Mary. While Violet could be a superhero name like Frozone, the Incredibles call Frozone by his real name (Lucius), and I assume they would do the same for Violet since she's family. Abby being Boo seems about as likely as the witch being Boo. While they have similar color pallets and near-exact appearances (hair/eye color wise), Abby is a completely different ethnicity than Boo (Boo is confirmed to be Hispanic). Same applies to the witch. The biggest factor aside from that are the issues with timelines. Incredibles takes place in the 1960s, Monsters Inc. takes place in 1999, while Turning Red takes place in 2002. This means if Boo is Violet, she would be in her 40s in Turning Red. Clearly not Abby's age, which is 13. Boo is 2 in Monster's Inc. So she would be 5 during the events of Turning Red. Brave takes place hundreds of years before any of these movies, and I feel it would be a stretch to say Boo somehow got powers in the modern era and went back in time. Even if there are supers in the Monsters' Inc. version of Earth, they would be in hiding, so there's no plausible way for her to learn or take powers from someone else. At best, Boo could travel around the world using doors, but not through time. Although, more realistically, monsters probably wouldn't let a human into their world for some time. Even if Boo is shown not to be dangerous in the monster world, Roz states that she can't be allowed to stay. It's most likely Boo is the girl we see in Sunnyside. Toy Story 3 is set in 2007, which would make Boo 10 - about the right age for the butterfly room. Their appearances are also the most similar, as they both have brown hair and eyes. A name for the girl hasn't been confirmed, nor has her ethnicity, but there isn't any strong evidence to oppose that she and Boo are the same person. tl;dr: All the theories related to Boo being a certain character seem like a stretch, except for the theory that Boo is the girl from Sunnyside in Toy Story 3.

[@leahcrystalcat4411]

In my opinion, I think boo is abby’s little sister, you had a great theory though!

[@silverwindprime1607]

When boo is showing sully her toys, she picks up a Jessie doll! So it has to be around the same time as the first toy story at least

[@Lillyluvsanime]

Second Toy Story. Jessie was introduced in the second one.

[@hannahbond8066]

@@Lillyluvsanime Actually it could be from before both Toy story movies. We learn from Toy Story 2 (which is set on the Pixar timeline as taking place in 1997) when Jessie is introduced that they all are part of a toy collection "Woody's Roundup" that comes from a tv show. When we meet Jessie there is a scene that shows all this merchandising from the fanatic collector and there is a Life magazine with woody on the cover titled "Children's Television Saturday's Favorite Cowboy 'Woody'" and the magazine is dated Jan 12, 1957. The toys are at least this old, likely even older!

[@hannahbond8066]

In other words, just because we are introduced to characters in a movie doesn't mean they come from that exact time. We have to look at when they were around within their own movie's timeline before seeing if they match up with any other movie :)

[@jc1979af]

Also, it's a Jessie doll, but likely not the Jessie we know from TS. Just like Woody, it could have been a hand-me-down

[@Danny-ol4zx]

That doesn’t make sense whatsoever. The jessie doll was introduced in the 50’s. So she could be living way before the first toy story movie for all we know.

[@nathenekker5440]

Problem with the timetravel Monsters Inc theory is a line that goes something about how kids are no longer scared as easily because of movies or something.

[@rebeckacalkins1616]

Her eyes and seeing the flower on her overalls like boo's door made me think of the connection immediately.

[@MovieMadness23]

Maybe you haven’t heard but the director of Turning Red debunked this theory

[@KellyClement]

or that was Sully's ancestor on that carving?

[@endlessvisionsinc]

Boo and Abby are not the same person because in Monsters Inc Boo clearly writes her name in one of her drawings and her name it says Mary not Abby. Mary as a toddler and Abby as a teenager? 🤔🤨🥱 make it make sense.

[@tonigalvan2005]

When I was 4, I decided that I would change my name to Sherry. It was the name of a girl in my neighborhood. I thought she was so pretty and nice that I wanted to be just like her. I started dressing like her, acting like her, and even writing the name Sherry in place of my own name. What's one of Abby's best friends name? Miriam. That's a kind of hard name for a toddler to say, let alone write. But you know what would be easier? Mary. Or maybe Miriam is the one who drew the picture and gave it to her friend, Abby. And Abby wanted it on her wall.

[@mental_decay_]

@@tonigalvan2005 So, Boo changed her lastname too? Abby's is Park while Boo's is Gibbs

[@tonigalvan2005]

@@mental_decay_ ok so maybe another friend named Mary Gibbs drew the picture and gave it to her. We probably shouldn't assume it was Boo that wrote it in the first place. She could barely talk in Monster's Inc. Why do we think she could write her name?

[@Saiyan_Steph]

@@tonigalvan2005 she can write in the movie.

[@gracewang1959]

Well then if Turning Red is set in 2002, and Monsters Inc was released in 2001, then Abby could well be Boo(Mary)’s older sister

[@HarrenTonderen]

"Boo" sounds like a nickname for "Abby"

[@elletoki]

My theory is that Abby from Turning Red is actually Boos daughter! Since Boo was 3 in 1950, and Abby was 13 in 2002

[@elletoki]

@@ashleylandsberg8679 none of these movies came out in 2002 or 1950, it’s been confirmed that they take place in these years

[@Griftyfox]

@@elletoki The 1950 theory is from the posters in a most of the kid's rooms being posters advertising the opening of Disney Land. Which was around the early 1950's.

[@Griftyfox]

@@elletoki Also Turning Red out right says it's taking place in 2002

[@kittyphom]

Boo is Hispanic. Abby is Korean

[@Shalyn-ln9tu]

@@kittyphom we don't know that. As I kid I've assumed Boo was Korean

[@paschameleon]

Interesting... although the creators said they are not the same character. See Boo's name is revealed to be Mary, the name can be seen it in some of her drawings when she is asking Sully to shut the closet door. Also Monsters Inc. takes place in 2001 while Turning Red takes place in 2002. A 2 year old can't suddenly turn 14. Lastly, Abby is Korean-Canadian, where as Mary is not Korean and I am pretty sure she might me American.

[@cyttoraknz8622]

"American" lol anyone can be American these days.

[@paschameleon]

@@cyttoraknz8622 I say American, meaning Boo lives in America. Abby lives in Canada, which makes her Canadian.

[@chiarra644]

@@paschameleon yeah, but they could've moved to canada

[@paschameleon]

@@chiarra644 true… although that doesn’t change the fact that both movies take place, roughly the same time.

[@schoolprojects6]

And I’m pretty sure that Boo(Mary) is Australian

[@ethenallen1388]

I'll accept that Bo and Abby were one and the same, but Abby growing into a time traveling Witch and planting references to Sullie throughout history before settling down a thousand years ago is further than I'm willing to suspend disbelief. If the people who make movies and TV shows want to sneak in references to movies and shows they love, I don't need an in-universe explanation.

[@wildbluewings]

I think Boo is Violet from the Incredibles, since she's been good at disappearing at times!

[@GoodNewzzz]

Yeah idk about that 💀

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

These theories are really reaching lol. Abby and Boo are *NOT* the same person. The animation style for one is completely different, plus I'm sure each story takes place in different parts of the world. Pixar just likes to mess around and make us think the stories are connected but they are not.

[@chiarra644]

While I agree they are not the same person, the fact that they take place in different parts of the world is not a good reason as to why not. They could have just easily moved in those 10 years

[@researcherchameleon4602]

Captain Carter in What if… and Doctor Strange: and the Multiverse of Madness are the same person despite one being animated, and one being live action, so animation style isn’t a significant argument

[@CreeperMar]

@@chiarra644 the animation style is not a good reason either

[@SuperDriveHeroes]

Its about the lore not style

[@Noazark777]

It’s Boo, stop ✋🛑

[@onyx.daffodil1644]

ok so the theory of the old witch from brave as an ancestor of abby/boo would have actually made more sense instead of time travel in this case

[@ztellarvibrationz8753]

Boo is Hispanic though (Plus her name is Mary) and Abby is Korean. Plus, the old witch is probably an outcast for her abilities, not because she's not from Scotland/time travelling.

[@RibbonBeauties]

Maybe older sister since they are in the same time period 2001 and 2002. Boo looks up to her which is all the similarities.

[@mental_decay_]

They would have to be step or half. Boo's last name is Gibbs while Abby's is Park

[@hyper_ent0407]

Boos door was white with flowers, they even call that out in monsters in, so it doesn't match her overalls in that that regard but it still fits

[@thickgirldiaries8874]

Boo’s name is Mary and she was a baby in the 60s Abby is 13 in 2002 so it doesn’t add up. However, Mary COULD be Abbys mother 🤔

[@arianasharma4024]

If you do the math Boo would be about 5 in Turning Red but she could totally be Abby's sister

[@JunoCat1890]

Boo is Hispanic, Abby is Korean, And the Witch is Scottish… Yeah what a logical theory.

[@almond198]

i love how you always backup your theory with evidence you probably can write a very convincing opinion essay lol

[@surferdog666]

Yeah no. It's been "proven" already that she's Andy's mom in the first Toy Story.

[@cyttoraknz8622]

Lol pRoVeN

[@jaxthewolf4572]

What? Where's the proof?

[@lisa_1017]

I thought abby was boo's older sister but if 1950 is the right timeline then boo is either her mother or her older sister but you still had awesome points😊

[@maurocabral420]

In Monsters inc they show a piece of paper with Boo's real name and it's Mary not Abby.

[@musicallydisneyamvs6731]

It would make more sense to me if Abby is Boo’s daughter or Granddaughter. Tying both the fact Abby is Korean & Boo’s supposed real name is Mary & still being the witch from Brave.

[@JasmynSundayrose]

Boo's name is Mary. Her name is on the bottom of the page that she drew for Sully that she showed him when she was on his bed. Pixar did confirm that.

[@daringagged]

Mary is the voice actor plays boo

[@JasmynSundayrose]

@@daringagged like I said, Pixar confirmed that they named Boo Mary bc that is the name of the yound child who voiced her.

[@emilyodonnell4928]

4:25 showing a white door with flowers “do remember boo’s monsters, Inc. It was a purple door with flowers on it”

[@jaybot1988]

I could see her being Boos daughter more so than her being Boo time don’t match up, Boo would be old enough to be her mom at this point

[@christopherboucher2171]

Boo did not travel through time. The world had an apocalypse and boo survived to be an old lady. The lack of technology that survived would make boos knowledge of the old world look like magic.

[@domomitsune5920]

Unfortunately it's only a fan Theory. But if the events of turning red happened before monster Incorporated, it would make sense on why monsters are afraid of children. Just imagine a monster trying to scare a child and it randomly magically transforms into an big animal, that would have a reason for the rules. Maybe a few monsters got hurt by these magically transforming children.

[@Saiyan_Steph]

But boos real name is Mary, not Abby.

[@fxjin-seon_angelic6570]

There’s a short made with the older witch traveling to Monsters Inc. Universe and ends up visiting Sulley’s Grave. It’s a sad moment and shows a hidden flashback of the two of them back when she was a kid the last time she saw him before he closed the door.

[@WolfMoon351]

I can buy that Boo and Abby are really close to being the same character but the witch from Brave? No I’m not believing that, I think folks are overthinking this stuff. I mean there just easter eggs

[@chillingwithlauryngames2607]

So far they thought Violet from Incredibles was her now this girl from turning red I believe this one just because they look a lot alike and both have flowers

[@Sandrilyonaify]

Fun theory, but I always thought the witch looks too different from Boo and even from Abby, no way that's the same person.

[@MustacheCashStash125]

I’d always thought that Abby looks more like Trixie Tang from The Fairly Oddparents than Boo

[@Danny-ol4zx]

@@MustacheCashStash125 yeah thats cuz boo aint asian

[@AnnaMae41194]

abby is boos kid the timelines dont line up for them to be the same person. boo was a kid in the 50s, where abby is a kid in the early 2000's. but yes the theory that boo becomes the witch is widely accepted.

[@Final_RPG]

Well time does work differently with each door the director of monsters inc has stated that every door within the movie is actually a completely different universe which is actually badass

[@thak456]

It could be simply the designer copied the design 🤦.

[@machomancake]

I keep watching her make the same point (her liking the big red panda just like she liked Sully) over and over as though they are different points lol 😂

[@lemur_official]

My issue with this theory is Boo's motivation for time travel and magic. At the end of MI, it's shown that Mike and Sully still have Boo's door, and it's implied somewhat that Sully can and likely continues to visit her. And considering that Mike and Sully have changed up the motive behind the organization they work at, there would be no reason for them to be prevented from continuing to visit her

[@segevstormlord3713]

Clearly, Pixar needs to hire Brandon Sanderson to write a comprehensive "Boo!" movie that spans the entire Pixar-verse into one cohesive whole. :P

[@robertdeffenbaugh9004]

Boo/Mary Gibbs was only in Monsters Inc but her voice recordings was used to voice Riley from Inside Out so in a strange way Boo is Riley.

[@joshuasamson1860]

It has to be. Abby isn't afraid of anything, just like boo. Not Taco Bell, not McDonald's, not Burger King, not China Star Buffet, not Popeyes, not KFC, she has conquered everything, nothing scares her.

[@Lugiamasterbrony]

There’s one major thing that really hurts the theory. That would be the years and ages. Monsters inc takes place in the summer of 1999 and Turning Red takes place in 2002. Boo would not be the age that Abby is.

[@PutNameHere123]

I feel like the doors could teleport to a different time, as if I remember correctly, when they got trapped with the Yeti the door they went through didn't lead to a bedroom, it led to the middle of nowhere is a cold snowy place, but I could be wrong in remembering, as I haven't watched the movie in maybe 15 years. Despite some holes in the theory, I do love the theory on it. Great video.

[@jaxknight7904]

Not only can this be proven wrong by her name being Marry in connon. But she also has toys of other pixar movies from the time, that throw the time line away

[@raebaby4600]

I think it makes more sense for Abby to be boos daughter instead of boo herself bc the timelines and name dont match up

[@springweeks9498]

I bet Disney is having a field day that up to this day people are still obsessed about Boo

[@gingerQueenThe1st]

Not only the time of boo but it says IN HER PROFILE she’s HISPANIC in mister inc and not Korean

[@mightyxt]

Would make sense, except that Boo’s canonical name is “Mary Gibbs”.

[@thecoloursquad8572]

Maybe, Boo's real name is Abby, and she couldn't tell Mike and Sully at the time of "Monster's Inc" as she hadn't fully developed speech yet. Interesting theory that the door leads into Abby's childhood room in Toronto in the "main" world.

[@jbo5233]

OR she could be using her middle name, some people do that if their parents' name is the same. My mom does that too. So she could be using her middle name, Mary Abigail "Abby" whatever, lol

[@EmmaLecter]

It’s been proved that “Boos” name is Mary thanks to a drawing in her room.

[@iloveowls90]

There’s this other theory out that Abby is Boo’s kid

[@daringagged]

Mary is the voice actor plays boo

[@jaxthewolf4572]

@@daringagged Mary is Boo herself too, she was named after the voice actor

[@kittyphom]

@@iloveowls90 then that would mean that Boo gave birth to someone who is older than her.

[@BigOlGooberr]

@@kittyphom Monsters Inc takes place in the fifties.

[@Yoshoogieboogie]

here i'll take this one step further... 22 became Boo when they went back down to Earth

[@baileighduran1115]

At the end of the movie Monsters inc, Boo hands Sully a Jessie doll from "Toy Story 2" (made in 1999) and a Nemo squeaky toy (movie released in 2003) so I'm not sure it lines up for boo to be abby but is the witch in brave. Plus the movie producer says that Boo's name in the movie is Mary Gibbs (the name of the voice actor as well).

[@Shalyn-ln9tu]

Boo being the Witch from Brave has to be the worst theory to exist. All of those movies always has hidden Easter eggs from other movies, this isn't any different and is being read into way too much. Time travel *and* magic potions, worst combination of fantasy ever

[@DewMan31]

I think the Boo is Abby theory makes sense, but the witch one feels like quite a stretch.

[@nimblebrock5504]

Sorry to say this but Abby from Turning Red is not Boo from Monsters Inc. I don't need to prove it cause the director/creator of Turning Red literally said that Abby is not an older Boo.

[@monkeymurder5073]

7:16 i just noticed that at the top of the skateboard is socks the robot cat from the new lightyear movie thats coming out soon.

[@Sivanot]

Boo's time in Monster's Inc is very far removed from the 2002 of Turning Red. Likely being a child in the 50's, when Disnyeland opened, because of the prominence of posters for it in children's rooms. She could be Abby's mother, however.

[@lillordakira9752]

You realize Monsters Inc takes place in 2001 while Turning Red is set in 2002.

[@DaBattletoads]

One thing that makes this theory even better is that boo sounds like a nickname so her real name could had been Abby or maybe her real name is boo I forgot it’s been a while since I watch the monster inc movie

[@netherfreakultima4498]

Hang on...humans extinct in the monster world? Thats highly unlikely imo

[@sheryljantos4138]

Abby freaked out when she first saw melin as a red panda

[@coldforge]

the old witch whose name i forgot is also obsessed with bears who have a very furry coat

[@Ns-dy4vz]

This a very good theroy to listen but here is the the thing right I have seen a lot of KZbinrs break down this theory and apparently Monster's Inc takes place in 1998 so that mean boo will be about 2 Or 3 years old in monster's Inc in Turing Red she will be around 5 year's Old you can check out that theory On flicks and city KZbin channel

[@judevicious3333]

7:17 now that we're talking about stickers on a skateboard, the same skateboard has not only the Sid t-shirt skull but also the cat from lightyear. I can't make out the other stickers though

[@the-nina-beans88]

It be funny the actress who voiced Abby was actually the same little girl who voiced Boo.

[@seojubrianlee1272]

You’re right, SpongeBob! We are kids!

[@ellieandronansvlogs7081]

If Turning Red takes place in 2002, and Abby was 13 at the time, that means she was born in 1989. She is shown to be 2 in Monsters, Inc., so that means Monsters, Inc. takes place in 1991.

[@youdontknowsponge6218]

Well, at least the human world is 1991

[@peachdollz]

If Mae is older boo, then they would both be the same actor. boo is played by Mary Gibbs, and Abby is played by someone different.

[@andyhua9939]

Regardless of how Abby looks, there's no way she's Boo from Monsters, Inc. or her sister.

[@Shearper2]

there is a flaw in that theory though that is simply their ears. Boo has detatched lobes and Abby has attached lobes.

[@JinblazeOG]

Disney has been known to refuse some formulas. I’ll give it a 50/50. Like the baby from incredibles being in monsters inc.

[@pooky3265]

I always thought boo was violet from incredibles and then magic lady from brave

[@beatrixthegreat1138]

this... is freaking adorable

[@skorpioartz9267]

The part where Abby can time travel really doesn't make any sense. I can believe the idea of the doors in Monsters Inc leading to different timelines, but that was through science not magic. It's pretty obvious due to how the mechanisms and doors were built. Those were man-made (or monster-made) machines that require electrical power and convert screams into energy in a similar way we humans convert wind, sun and water. Also, Brave took place in Scotland and the witch depicted in the movie was clearly white with a deep accent. It makes sense for Boo to grow up to be Abby because we never learned Boo's true name and because of how similar the characters look. But I don't think Abby discovered time travel like Back to the Future. And I doubt Abby was able to change her race Harry Potter style. I can totally see Boo as Abby, learning magic and meeting Sully again. Perhaps her friends join her? Maybe they run through doors as a homage to the first Monsters Inc movie? Perhaps when Abby meets Sully again they learn monsters used to use magic but eventually abandoned it for simpler means...? Connection to Onward?!

[@sapphiretarantula1655]

Interesting theory. I could be wrong but I don't think it was mentioned that the location of Boo was in Toronto. That's where turning red takes place.

[@dragonlord52b]

Eerily similar personalities? That's called a character archetype.

[@Switch2Life]

I believe that monsters Inc. takes place in The far future, and when they travel back in time, it’s to the 1960s. Boo grew up and she had a kid, and that kid grew up to be Abby. Or maybe the mother of Abby, but I don’t actually think Boo is Abby.

[@fearfulclan2007]

It's pretty much true because of the design of her clothes and Boo's door.

[@TheRealCommanderWolffe]

I knew someone agreed with me on this!