This article is about the character Jordan from Inside Out. For other characters, see Jordan (disambiguation).
Jordan is a minor character in Disney/Pixar's 2015 animated feature film Inside Out and a major character in the short film Riley's First Date?
Appearances[]
Inside Out[]
Jordan only appears at the end of the film when he bumps into Riley, who is about to enter the ice ring. He drops his water bottle and Riley picks it up for him. Inside his mind, his own emotions freak out with a large klaxon alarm shouting "GIRL!", possibly hinting at what is to come for Riley's own emotions in the coming years. He is also mentioned by Riley's teacher during the credits where he is heard struggling to answer her question.
Riley's First Date?[]
Jordan returns in the short where he takes Riley skating. While waiting for Riley, Riley's father develops animosity towards Jordan, believing that the two are going on a date. Riley's father tries intimidating the boy with a stern, silent glare, but Jordan remained oblivious to it. When questioned on his interests, Jordan gives a vague answer, which Riley's father interprets as back talk and prepares to throw the boy out. However, the two end up bonding over their experiences in a band and love for music, dancing to "Back in Black" by AC/DC. At the end of the short, the misunderstanding is cleared and Jordan leaves with Riley on good terms with her father.
Inside Out 2[]
In the second trailer, Jordan appears as a cameo on one of the mini-screens while Anxiety begins Operation: New Riley, where he is seen holding hands with Riley while he is distracted by Val, the new popular girl that Riley admires. This brief moment suggests that he and Riley began dating after what happened in the short.
Emotions[]
We see inside Jordan's mind twice, in both Inside Out and the short Riley's First Date?
Jordan's Console is still the one-man console, similar to Riley's Console through most of the movie, and his memory orbs are still monochromatic. They are also scattered all over the place, implying he is 'scatterbrained', and his mind is full of distractions like music, posters, and a skateboard ramp. Fear takes the lead at the Console - despite the Girl Alert - implying a cautious personality.
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Trivia[]
- Jordan's memory orbs are monochromatic (each has only one color) in both Inside Out and Riley's First Date?. His console is still the one-man console.
- Bill Hader, the voice of Jordan's Joy, is also the voice of Riley's Fear.
- Judging by his brief appearance in the Inside Out 2 trailer, Jordan looks a little more like the imaginary boyfriend Riley dreamed of having. And assuming the boyfriend she envisioned is Canadian, it's likely that Jordan is also a native of Canada and he moved to San Francisco.
- The miniscreen showing Riley and Jordan holding hands while the latter sees Val is a recreation of the distracted boyfriend meme. Although funny and ironically, in the story behind this famous meme, the two girls end up being friends and end up getting married, and coincidentally many fans had shipped Riley and Val when the trailer came out until this was denied by Disney.
