So, here's the plan.Toy Story 4 · 2019 — Chapter 14 of 22 · 2'00" · B1
Duke Caboom Joins the Mission, Explained: the only one that can
The team needs a toy who can crash across the gap onto Gabby's cabinet, but Duke Caboom says no. Only when they remind him who he is now does he agree, and the story of the child who threw him away comes out first. "Forget Rejean. Forget your commercial," they tell him.
What happens
The toys need to reach Gabby's cabinet, and the only way is a jump across the aisle. They recruit Duke Caboom, a retired stunt toy who refuses at first. He tells them how his owner Rejean threw him away, and the others persuade him to be who he is now.
Listen for
yes, I Canadathe only one that canwith all the luckcalm down
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Now
Phrase of the scene
the only one that can
the single person or thing able to do it
伍迪要把公爵劝上场，强调全场只有他会用那种方式摔，把他说成不可替代的人。
She is the only one that can fix this machine.
Also in this scene
- yes, I Canada
a pun on yes I can, dressed as a national boast
- with all the luck
the one who has all the luck
- calm down
冷静下来、别激动
Everything marked in this scene
24 notes across 48 lines
We need to jump over the aisle to Gabby's cabinet.liaison
We need to jump over the aisle to Gabby's cabinet.- Duke? Duke? - Nuh-uh. No way!You have a kid?Hey, Duke, show us some more poses, what do you say?weak form
Hey, Duke, show us some more poses, what do you say?Rejean was so excited when he got me after Christmas.when-clause of time
Rejean was so excited when he got me after Christmas.It was the happiest Boxing Day of my life.I was ready to finally do what I was made to do.I was ready to finally do what I was made to do.nominal clause with what
I was ready to finally do what I was made to do.But when Rejean realized I couldn'tjump as far as the toy in the commercial...as ... as comparison
But when Rejean realized I couldn'tjump as far as the toy in the commercial...Rejean threw me away!Okay, okay. Calm down, Duke.That was a long time ago.liaison
That was a long time ago.Right now, we need the only toythe single person or thing able to do it
but you are the only one that can crash the way you do.relative clause with that
but you are the only one that can crash the way you do.the one who has all the luck
Who's the Canuck with all the luck?Who's the Canuck with all the luck?Duke Caboom Joins the Mission, explained
What's really going on
The scene is a pep talk disguised as a heist briefing. Duke Caboom is built to perform a stunt he can never actually complete, and the failure was never his fault: "It's a commercial! It's not real!" His anger is not at Rejean so much as at the gap between the toy he was advertised to be and the toy he is. What the others offer is not a lie but a smaller, truer role, that he is the only one who crashes the way he does. He does not have to be the duke of the commercial; he can be the duke standing here. That reframing, and his shouted "Yes, I Canada," is what turns fear into a stunt.
Theme
IdentityDuke learns he does not have to match the commercial; being the toy he is now is enough.
CourageA frightened toy agrees to jump after the others tell him his own way of crashing matters.
Listen for
- jump over — liaison
- what do you say — weak form
- a long time ago — liaison
It's a commercial! It's not real!The core of Duke's pain: the promise he was sold was never a promise he could keep.
Be who I am right now.Duke's turn, repeating the advice back as a decision rather than a slogan.
It was the happiest Boxing Day of my life.How much the child mattered to him, making the later rejection land harder.
I was ready to finally do what I was made to do.His purpose, stated plainly, which is why failing the jump hurt so much.
Questions about this scene
Why does Duke refuse at first?
Because his old owner, Rejean, threw him away when he could not jump as far as the toy in the commercial. Duke is afraid of failing again.
What convinced Duke to help?
The others tell him the stunt needs the one toy who crashes the way he does, and they urge him to forget the commercial and be who he is now.
What happened with Rejean?
He was Duke's kid for one Christmas and loved him at first, then discarded him after the jump disappointed. Duke still grieves that loss.
What does 'Yes, I Canada' mean?
It is a pun on 'Yes, I can,' replacing can with Canada. Duke shouts it as a boast when he finally agrees to attempt the jump.
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Chapter 2go to a good homeBo Peep Is Given Away
Chapter 3sound like a broken recordWoody Worries About Bonnie
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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
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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
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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
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