Bill Andersen

Bill Andersen is a minor character in Inside Out parodies. While he is Riley Andersen's father, unlike his wife, he does not get a significant scene featuring only him, and therefore, his only uses as a character are relegated to other types of parodies.

In Inside Out
From Riley's birth, she was loved by both of her parents. However, while her mother is much more directly involved in Riley's life, Bill primarily stays out of his family life. This is because he owns a startup, Brang, and moved to San Francisco specifically to be able to help to set it up, meaning that he can go to meetings much more often. However, he is also in pursuit of Riley's interests, as he is known to watch hockey games and was even a coach for Riley's team, the Prairie Dogs.

However, Riley's father has had much involvement with her outside of what is seen. For what it's worth, Riley's Core Memory powering her Goofball Island primarily features him, and even when he lashes out at her one time, he is quick to try and make amends.

Unlike Riley's mind, which is led by Joy, Bill's mind is led by Anger. It is designed after a nuclear bunker, and there are many safeguards to prevent him from doing anything outrageous. However, in extreme cases, he displays anger anyway.

In parodies
There are very few scenes in Inside Out featuring Bill, due to the main focus being on his daughter and her mind. Because of this, and because Jill is preferred over Bill when only one of Riley's parents needs to be featured, he is only a supporting character of both Inside Out and its parodies.

Therefore, his appearances are relegated to parodies not primarily based on any single scene. For example, the Inside Out Kid Series shows him quickly making friends with Harold Slikk, Leopold Slikk's father, while What Untergangers expected when they clicked on "Riley Andersen vs. Adolf Hitler" shows him as the arbiter for the ensuing battle.

While Bill's mind is not seen as his own, clips of it are reused to depict Adolf Hitler's mind. As another character with hair-trigger temper, Hitler will get mad at Otto Günsche, Alfred Jodl and other parody characters for inane informing or objecting.

Trivia

 * In most but not all international versions of Inside Out, his emotions are watching a memory of a soccer game, rather than a hockey game. However, his role as the coach of Prairie Dogs, as well as someone who goes out skating with his family, is preserved. Versions which keep hockey include:
 * Original (United States)
 * Canadian French
 * Russian