Jill Andersen

Jill Andersen is a supporting character in Inside Out parodies. As Riley Andersen's mother, she often strives to tell her the good news to keep her happy, making her the informer of the parodies, though not nearly as imbecilic as Otto Günsche.

In Inside Out
From Riley's birth, she was loved by both of her parents. Her mother especially knew how to relate to Riley's feelings and keep her company; though, this was to the partial detriment of Riley, as Jill told her to keep her happy facade even in the face of unpreferable circumstances such as the move to San Francisco. In addition, she is much more likely to be seen together with Riley than her husband, who, due to owning a startup, is mostly absent from the family life.

Unlike Riley's mind, which is led by Joy, Jill's mind is led by Sadness. However, despite this, Jill is generally happy, meaning that there is a combination of factors in play, such as Sadness relinquishing console time to other emotions and not necessarily being related to being sad, also being related to being sympathetic.

In parodies
There are very few scenes in Inside Out featuring Jill, due to the main focus being on her daughter and her mind. Therefore, she is only a supporting character of the parodies at best, and her characterization is not changed much from Inside Out.

However, she is a notable character in the "Riley is informed" scene. In the original, Mrs. Andersen informs her of the moving van status and her husband being busy, before conceding that Riley has stayed happy throughout the entire move, and asking her to remain happy and be the light in the family's life, no matter what happens. In parodies, however, she usually informs her of a political event, and tries to put a happy spin on it by imagining a favorable circumstance, such as the disbanding of the European Union and the reforming of the Soviet Union.

Jill's emotions make a very brief, non-verbal appearance in Jill reacts to being told Riley has emotions guiding her; the clip used is when they react to the Brazilian helicopter pilot's memory.

Trivia

 * Due to unclear writing on the credit card found in her purse, some people believe Jill to either be actually named "K. Ann Anderson" or else have stolen the credit card of K. Ann. See An Act of Dishonesty for more details.