Joy (Amy Poehler)’s Timeline and Summary

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• Joy is the leader of Riley's emotions, and she works hard to make sure Riley's happy 24/7.
• Joy tries to get rid of a sad memory that Sadness created, and she knocks Riley's Core Memories loose in the process.
• Along with Sadness, Joy and the Core Memories are transported to Long-Term Memory.
• Joy meets Riley's imaginary friend, Bing Bong.
• Joy, Bing Bong, and Sadness try to take the Train of Thought back to Headquarters and fail.
• Joy tries to take a recall tube back to HQ, and that fails, too.
• Trapped in the Memory Dump with Bing Bong, Joy realizes that one of Riley's happiest Core Memories was initially a sad memory. Sadness does have its usefulness after all.
• Bing Bong sacrifices himself so Joy can escape the Memory Dump, and she and Sadness return to HQ.
• Joy shares control of Riley's thoughts and feelings with Riley's other emotions, and Riley begins creating richer, more complex memories.