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Wanna play on the swings?Toy Story 4 · 2019 — Chapter 9 of 22 · 4'25" · B1
Woody Reunites With Bo Peep, Explained: cut one's losses
Woody finds Bo Peep again years after losing her, and the joy turns into an argument about what a toy owes a kid. On the surface they're catching up. Underneath, "If I were you, I'd cut my losses and go home" is Bo's hard-won philosophy stacked against Woody's devotion.
What happens
At the playground, Woody runs into Bo Peep, who has lived as a lost toy for seven years and now travels with her sheep and a tiny cop friend. They catch up, meet Giggle McDimples, and Woody explains that Bonnie's toy is trapped in an antique store. Bo refuses to help until he invokes Molly.
Listen for
if it isn't someonehere and therecut one's lossesfor old times' sake
00:00 / 04:25Space play · ← → lines · R repeat
Now
Phrase of the scene
cut one's losses
to stop before losing more
宝贝劝伍迪别再去惹盖比，说换作自己早就及时收手回家，把劝告说得冷静又不留情面。
The deal kept losing money, so we cut our losses and walked away.
Also in this scene
- if it isn't someone
well, if it isn't ...
- here and there
in various places, scattered
- for old times' sake
out of nostalgia for the past
Everything marked in this scene
42 notes across 118 lines
Oh, I can't believe it's you!I never thought I'd see you again!future in the past
I never thought I'd see you again!liaison
I never thought I'd see you again!I told you not to drive so fast.You almost ran him over.Whoa! Hold on there!liaison
Whoa! Hold on there!well, if it isn't ...
If it isn't Bobby? Gus?Okay, let's get a look at you. You need any repairs?in various places, scattered
Here and there.You know, some kids play rougher than others...How long have you been out on your own?present perfect with how long
How long have you been out on your own?You would not believe the things I've seen.Be right down.You remember the rag doll I told you about?No way! (LAUGHS)Yeah, search and rescue.Rumor has it they got two piñatas.Way to beat the odds, soldier.Combat Carl's got a piñata party to crash.tag question
It's not Andy, is it?But he gave us to Bonnie.We wasted years there, just sitting on the shelf, collecting dust.We wasted years there, just sitting on the shelf, collecting dust.I have to get that toy from Gabby.Whoa. Steer clear of that weirdo.Whoa. Steer clear of that weirdo.If I were you, I'd cut my losses and go home.to stop before losing more
If I were you, I'd cut my losses and go home.subjunctive for advice
If I were you, I'd cut my losses and go home.Kids lose toys every day. Bonnie will get over it.You see, Bonnie needs him just like Molly needed you.just like for analogy
You see, Bonnie needs him just like Molly needed you.It was just a phase.it broke every toy's heart.Ha! Who knew you were such a softy?Ha! Who knew you were such a softy?out of nostalgia for the past
Will you help me? For old times' sake.weak form
Will you help me? For old times' sake.Woody Reunites With Bo Peep, explained
What's really going on
The reunion is warm for about a minute, then it becomes a debate about how a toy should live. Bo has spent seven years unattached, used to being "here and there," and she offers Woody the advice she lives by: "If I were you, I'd cut my losses and go home." Woody answers with duty, insisting Bonnie needs her toy the way Molly once needed Bo's lamp. Neither is simply right; Bo's self-reliance and Woody's loyalty are both hard-earned, and the scene puts them side by side. What wins him her help is not logic but memory, and Bo agrees for old times' sake.
Theme
FriendshipWoody and Bo reconnect after years apart, rekindling a bond that survived very different lives.
DutyWoody insists on rescuing a toy for Bonnie, while Bo argues it is smarter to walk away.
Listen for
- play on the swings — liaison
- see you again — liaison
- Hold on there — liaison
- For old times' sake — weak form
I never thought I'd see you again!Woody's burst of joy at the reunion, the line that carries the whole playground scene's emotion.
If I were you, I'd cut my losses and go home.Bo's blunt advice: she has learned to protect herself and thinks Woody should drop a losing mission.
Will you help me? For old times' sake.Woody's closing plea, trading on their shared past to get Bo back on a rescue.
Kids lose toys every day. Bonnie will get over it.Bo's argument that a lost toy is normal and a kid survives it, the view Woody refuses to accept.
Questions about this scene
Why does Bo Peep refuse to help Woody at first?
Bo has spent seven years as a lost toy and learned to look after herself. She warns Woody that the antique store cost her years on a shelf, and that helping him means walking back into danger for a kid she doesn't know.
How does Woody change Bo's mind?
He compares Bonnie to Molly, reminding Bo that a child's fear made her lamp the one thing that helped. The argument works because it speaks to the part of Bo that still cared for a kid.
Who is Giggle McDimples?
Giggle is a tiny police toy who runs Pet Patrol for Mini-Opolis. Bo introduces her to Woody, and she instantly sizes him up as a sheriff and a cop.
Why is Combat Carl leaving?
He hears there's a birthday party at the playground with two piñatas, so he heads off hoping to finally get played with. It's a running gag that he treats a party like a mission.
Toy Story 4 · 22 chapters
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Up next · Chapter 10gotten over himA Toy's Name on His Feet
Chapter 1done forWoody Rescues the Lost Toy
Chapter 2go to a good homeBo Peep Is Given Away
Chapter 3sound like a broken recordWoody Worries About Bonnie
Chapter 4go on a road tripBonnie Makes Forky at Kindergarten
Chapter 5trust me on thisWoody Introduces Forky to the Toys
Chapter 6throw yourself awayWoody Keeps Forky Out of the Trash
Chapter 7like it or notWoody Teaches Forky He's a Toy
Chapter 8wouldn't that be somethingGabby Gabby Meets Woody
Watching · Chapter 9cut one's lossesWoody Reunites With Bo Peep
Chapter 10gotten over himA Toy's Name on His Feet
Chapter 11join the clubDucky and Bunny Attack Buzz
Chapter 12follow my leadDucky and Bunny Get a Kid
Chapter 13stay out of my wayBo Peep Breaks Into the Antique Store
Chapter 14the only one that canDuke Caboom Joins the Mission
Chapter 15sell yourself shortBo Peep Explains the Lost Toy Life
Chapter 16reach for the skyGabby Takes Woody's Voice Box
Chapter 17cling toWoody Refuses to Abandon Forky
Chapter 18right out of the boxGabby Gabby Begs Woody
Chapter 19come trueHarmony Leaves Gabby Behind
Chapter 20sit on a shelfWoody Talks Gabby Off the Shelf
Chapter 21Got a visual onGabby Helps a Lost Girl
Chapter 22happy trailsWoody Says Goodbye to BuzzChapter 9 of 22 · about 32 min to go