Giggle McDimples

Giggle McDimples is a character who will be introduced in the upcoming 2019 film Toy Story 4 as a miniature plastic doll from the 1980s toy line of the same name.

Background
As a toy, Officer Giggle McDimples is the head of Pet Patrol for Miniopolis who oversees search and rescue. But out in the world, Giggle is Bo Peep's best friend. Small enough to perch on Bo's shoulder, Giggle is Bo's confidant, supporter and advisor. "Giggle is Bo's Jiminy Cricket—we're able to get insight on Bo through their relationship together," says director Josh Cooley. "Giggle is definitely the smallest toy in the Toy Story universe. She's been stepped on, vacuumed up, and probably put up a kid's nose in her home." Adds story supervisor Valerie LaPointe, "Giggle comes with her own patrol station with a little car inside, but she travels around with Bo in a Skunkmobile—a motorized toy vehicle they've disguised as a skunk to trick people into steering clear of them." Ally Maki voices the tiny character. "Giggle McDimples literally pops on the screen because of Ally's personality and infectious energy," says Cooley. "Nobody can laugh like Ally Maki." "I have two older brothers—I'm the only girl, and I'm the youngest," says Maki. "I spent most of my childhood getting noogies and hockey pucks shot at me. I think I bring a lot of that little sister energy to the role. Giggle was really fun to play." According to Hartline, Giggle's size influenced their approach to her animation. "The way we animate her has to be very specific and unique," he says. "She's so small with such a big personality that we have to bounce her around like a flea—she snaps into poses."