With Valentine’s Day just two weeks away, I thought today I would begin a series of blogs exploring the Disney couples that are fun, entertaining, and endearing for Disney fans. It’s hard to choose a favorite, but let’s start with a more recent addition from Pixar: “Woody and Bo Peep,” from the Toy Story franchise (1995-2019). The short film Lamp Life (2020), which is about everything that happened in Bo Peep’s life in between Toy Story 2 (1999) and Toy Story 4 (2019), officially premiered on Disney + a year ago, today, January 31st, 2020, so it’s fitting we talk about them today.
Beginning in Toy Story (1995), we learn that Bo Peep has a crush on Woody in the scene at the beginning where she says “What would you say if I get someone else to watch the sheep tonight?” And Woody gushes in response. Although Woody does reciprocate Bo Peep’s feelings for him, being the leader of the whole group, he remains preoccupied with the well-being of all the other toys (Buzz Lightyear, Rex, Hamm, Mr. Potato Head, etc.). There is not much time for romance, as the film is primarily about how Woody and Buzz become lifelong friends.
Continuing in Toy Story 2 (1999), it’s clear that Bo Peep still has feelings for Woody when she reminds him how much Andy loves and values him at the beginning, and she later becomes desperately concerned when Woody is kidnapped by Al the Toy Collector. In this film, Woody becomes very self-centered when Jessie the Cowgirl, Stinky Pete the Prospector, and Bullseye open him up to how popular and financially valuable he is as a cowboy doll. Buzz and the rest of the gang later remind Woody of what truly is the most valuable thing in a toy’s life: their owner’s love. Bo Peep doesn’t appear in Toy Story 3 (2010), though it’s clear from the beginning when it is acknowledged that Bo Peep was given away to another owner, that Woody misses her terribly and regrets not giving her all the attention that she deserved.
Woody and Bo Peep are finally reunited in Toy Story 4 (2019). They are very excited to see each other, though Woody discovers that Bo Peep has changed a bit since the last time they saw each other. She has developed a very strong sense of self-esteem as well as an independent attitude toward life as a toy, as she has become protector for all the lost toys at the antique store, which is ironically similar to what Woody did for the toys that came to live in Andy’s bedroom. At this point, Andy and the rest of the gang have been living with another owner, named Bonnie, but Bonnie has sadly lost interest in Woody, and Woody doesn’t know what to do for the rest of his life. At first, he continues to hold stubbornly to his attitude of always being loyal to his owner, but finally he realizes that he spent his whole always valuing the well-being and the happiness of all of his friends and he has finally earned the time to value his own personal happiness. Bo Peep realizes, too, that despite her independence, she has never ever stopped carrying the torch in her heart for Woody and she never will. Together, they decide to live the rest of their lives as free toys.
Woody and Bo Peep are great couple for several reasons. They are both stubborn, but they use their stubbornness for good reasons. They always make sure that no toy is ever forgotten when experiencing an adventure of any kind, and they are both incredibly reliable. They are best friends with the rest of the toys, as well as each other, and they are also more than willing to face a new adventure every day. They both as a pair teach us a lot about the value of friends!
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