Behind every great hero is their parents... Shaping their morality from a young age. However, for as big of a company as it is...
with so many films under its belt, Disney is rather infamous for killing off their parents... Bambiâs Mom⊠Simbaâs Dad⊠These scenes really messed us up as kids⊠Pixar, on the other hand, isnât afraid to
let the parents live and even be a part of the journey themselves. And today, weâre counting them down... How good these parents all are, and how they
rank among these other well meaning folks. But first, the rules: Normally, weâll take both parents in a film
and count them together⊠This is because parents in many Pixar movies
work together and represent more-or-less the same morality. However, if one parent receives significantly
more screen time than the other, then weâll just focus on the one that got the most screen
time. And furthermore, if the parents are apart
throughout the majority of the movie but have the same amount of development, then weâll
separate them. And with that said , letâs go! Iâm Brad with WickedBinge and this is Pixar
Parents: Good to Most Good. And fair warning: Spoilers Ahead! So this time, weâre starting off with the
least good and moving on up to the best of the best. There really arenât any evil parental figures
here, so expect some hair splitting. First up, we have the two dinosaurs Henry
and Ida. Now, we are aware that Henry ended up dying
and leaving Ida all alone⊠However, thanks to how this mostly revolves
around Arlo and Spot being lost, weâre just going to count them in one spot. These two parental figures have survived the
meteor that would have killed them as it simply just missed the planet. Becoming farmers, these two dinosaurs give
birth to two sons and a daughter, Arlo, Libby, and Buck. The two of them help them become farmers themselves,
and how to set up traps to keep any pests, like Spot, out. Between the two, Henry is more forceful than
Ida, becoming the one that is more set on killing Spot than his son or wife. To be fair, Spot is eating their food, so
their lives were definitely on the line. Even then, after realizing just how hard he
was pushing Arlo, he relents and decides to just help him get back home. He even sacrifices himself in a flash flood
just to save his son. You canât say that he doesnât care about
him. Ida on the other hand is just the standard
good mother, being more than willing to step up after her husbandâs death to keep the
farm running. Second on our list, we have Pixarâs first
parent for their first film, Andyâs Mom. As the first parent Pixar created, she definitely
isnât the most complex mother figure. Oh sure, she still cares for her son and daughter,
happy to film them playing with their toys, but she doesnât have much else to her besides
that. She definitely is a good mother though, moving
Andyâs birthday party up a bit before they move so he can celebrate it with his friends
and playing with them one last time before leaving. She has also shown to be quite patient and
understanding with Andy, showing pity when his Woody doll got a rip. By the third movie, she was in charge of a
grown up Andy and Molly, having them give her any old toys they donât play with in
order to donate them to Sunnyside, and was more than sentimental with Andy as he left
for college. Sure, she was the reason that Woodyâs friends
got sent out to the trash, but she didnât know the toys were alive. However, what we can deduct some points for
is having the yard sale in Toy Story 2 using Andyâs own toys. This wouldnât be a problem, but as Andy
was at cowboy camp, it felt like a jerk move to sell his toys as he was away. Despite this, in the end, she is still a good
mother. Next up, have the human parental characters
in Enrique and Luisa Rivera. As Miguelâs parents, they take great pride
in their business as shoemakers and help raise their family of seven; themselves, Miguel,
Coco, Luisaâs mother, Elena, Miguelâs grandma, and Abel and Rosa, Miguelâs cousins. With how many people they are helping in their
shoe making business, itâs clear to see that they are definitely working their hardest
for them, with Luisa even having another kid on the way. That said, they do push for Miguel to not
be a musician and instead just be a shoemaker⊠They could definitely be a bit more supportive
to their son. Still, they do show a great deal of care for
him. Theyâre still willing and patient with him
even as he expresses his distaste with shoe making. They were also equally shocked seeing Elena
destroying Miguelâs guitar... with the father even trying to reach out to stop her... and
getting the chance to stop Elena from stopping Miguel singing to Coco. Even after seeing Miguel run away, they are
quick to worry for his own safety. With their massive family and line of work,
itâs clear to see that they really do care for and love their children, even if they
are into other things that they donât like. Third from the bottom, we have the other parents
in the Toy Story franchise, Bonnieâs parents. These two are the parents to young Bonnie. Together, the two of them do their best to
help Bonnie have a good happy life, even if they are more in the background in the films
than other parents. That isnât to say we donât know anything
about them. Mrs Anderson is the daycare receptionist and
is more than happy with her job. She looks out for her daughter and is more
than happy to help her look for her toys when they go missing. When she finds out that someone actually stole
her toys in âToy Story Of Terrorâ, she got livid and even called the police. Mr Anderson didnât get as much screen time
as his wife did, but he is still a good father, going on the family vacation with his wife
and daughter... and staying behind at the fair to help look for her toys and replace
the tires once Jessie makes them flat... Even if he was angry upon realizing what happened. Overall, these two are still very good parents,
even if there isnât much to write home about for their actions on-screen⊠But the humans take the backstage in Toy Story
universe, so it makes sense. Next up, we have the parents of Riley, Mr
and Mrs Andersen, and if youâre wondering what the difference in spelling between them
and Bonnieâs parents is, itâs that Bonnieâs parents have their last name spelled with
an âoâ... Anyway, these parents, Bill and Jill, are
the parental figures of Riley, moving to San Francisco from Minnesota. However, with one thing after another going
wrong, they end up having to work around these problems and deal with their daughter getting
more and more anxious and angry about the move. Despite having so much to juggle, they still
try their best to keep their daughter happy as well. From playing with her during her hockey game
in the house to supporting her during the hockey tryouts, itâs clear that they both
really do love Riley. While the mother is a bit quicker to pick
up when something is bothering Riley, her husband is definitely still willing to try
to talk with Riley to see if he can cheer her up. And when they realized Riley ran away, they
both were visually distraught and worried for her safety, and relieved when she came
back. Another great pair of parents. Next, we have Wilden Lightfoot. As the father or Ian and Barley, he was once
a great magician, only to succumb to and die from a terminal disease. While his sons didnât learn much about him,
they would get a chance to meet him thanks to a magic spell he created to hopefully get
the chance to meet them one day when they grew up. However, thanks to the spell going wrong,
it would result with only his bottom half being brought back. Despite this obvious handicap, you can tell
by just looking at his legs and feet that he really is happy to be back with his sons,
and are more than happy to look after them during their quest as much as they can. From helping Ian and Barley get along by dancing
and saving them from the water trap. When he finally does get the chance to talk
with Barley after Ian sacrifices himself to stop the dragon, heâs more than proud of
him and Ian, and asks Barley to give Ian a hug for him, as well as tell him his wizard
name would have been âWilden the Whimsicalâ. Considering just how much pride he took in
his life with how much of a goofball he is, from his laughing to his dancing, itâs a
title we think he earned. Even if he may have already been well beyond
dead at first, and even when we get to see him, heâs just a pair of legs, it easy to
see just how good of a parent he is. Our next entry goes to the first of our two
skeletal parents, Imelda Rivera. Now, weâre counting the parents of Coco,
Imelda and HĂ©ctor, separately due to their good deeds being quite different. On the lesser of these two good parental figures,
Imelda originally comes off as someone who just wants to send Miguel home and stop his
love for music. However, there is a bit of a reason for this. Itâs not an excuse, but an explanation. Her husband, HĂ©ctor, was a musician who left
on tour and never came back. Now raising Coco, despite loving music herself,
she decided to just focus on Coco and become a shoemaker. As the film goes on, her motivation goes from
trying to stop Miguel from being a musician to just trying to send him home. Even as he tries to avoid and deny her the
chance to do so, itâs clear that she still has a great deal of love and respect for him,
despite the harshness he feels for her. She just wants him to realize that music is
less important than family. When Miguel decides to put family first before
music, even willing to give up his dream if it meant she would help him and HĂ©ctor, she
allows him to become a musician... saying that his family will love him no matter what. She may look a bit tough at first, but she
truly is a good parental figure deep down. Up next is Queen Elinor, the mother of Braveâs
Merida. In comparison to her brash and immature daughter,
Elinor is much more calm, collected, mature, and in our opinion, better. Being the more intelligent of Meridaâs parents,
sheâs often the one maintaining peace in her land and amongst other kingdoms, even
dragging the clan leaders, including her own husband, by the ears. With her daughter, she hopes that Merida will
take after her, only for Merida to get angry with her and turn her into a bear with magic
from a witch. Even as a bear however, she still retains
her royal and dainty side, even if the magic of getting turned into a bear is starting
to affect her mental state. She may have snapped a bit in her bear state,
but as itâs the magic at work, we arenât going to be too harsh with her. Regardless, even after what Merida did, Elinor
has nothing but love and respect for her daughter, even saving her from the monstrous bear Morâdu. Even as a bear, she still tries to help Merida
still become a better person, being extremely patient and friendly with someone who just
turned her into a bear. After getting back into her human form, she
even starts to loosen up a bit, not being as much of a perfectionist as she once was. Overall, we can say we definitely are fonder
of Elinor than we are to her daughter⊠Sheâs an incredibly strong parental character. Onto Wildenâs wife, we have Laurel Lightfoot. The mother of Ian and Barley, sheâs the
single mother raising them, having a new relationship with Police Officer Bronco. As their parents, she is more than understanding
of her sons and what they treasure and value, even speaking in Bartleyâs role-playing
language, and being proud of how Ian fits into his late fatherâs college sweater. She was the one that gave them the magic staff
and spell to bring back Wilden for a day, even trying to constantly reassure the boys
how much their dad loves them and would love to spend the day with them. What puts her this high up however is that
after hearing from The Manticore that her sons would be in danger thanks to a curse
the phoenix gem had, she is more than willing to hit the road with her and go after them,
wanting nothing more than to keep them safe. She was even willing to face off against a
dragon just so they could meet their father. Itâs pretty easy to see just how she is
so high up. Just right outside our top 3, we have the
father of Coco herself, HĂ©ctor Rivera. When we first meet him, heâs a skeleton
desperate to not be forgotten by the world of the loving. Making a deal with Miguel, he would give him
his picture to return it to his family to put it up on the ofrenda, the table having
pictures of everyoneâs family members. Itâs been shown that despite not being able
to cross to the land of the living, he still hasnât given up and tried every year just
to see his daughter again, even if he kept on failing due to literally not being able
to cross over. Throughout the course of the film, he would
later treat Miguel like his own son, joining with him during the concert and singing with
him, showing great concern for him after Miguel runs off on his own, and comforting him after
he and Miguel get thrown into a pit by Ernesto. With how much he cares for the kid, itâs
pretty easy to accept the revelation that he is actually Miguelâs great-great-grandfather. Heâs just as great of a parent to Coco,
even writing her a song meant to be played for just her, âRemember Meâ. Sure, he never returned to the family after
his concert, but given how he was trying to return home before dying thanks to being poisoned,
we think we can let it slide. Overall, he may be a skeleton, but he still
has a big heart for his family. For our bronze medal for parental goodness,
we have the poster child for good parents in Pixar movies, or rather the poster fish,
Marlin. Having lost his wife, Coral, right in front
of his eyes, he decides to name the one surviving child after a name she wanted, Nemo. With him having a bad fin, he becomes something
of a helicopter parent, or I guess in this case, a submarine parent, making sure that
Nemo is always safe. It may be annoying, and he may have pushed
Nemo away because of his overprotective nature, but when Nemo gets taken by a scuba diver,
Marlin proves his worth by tracking Nemo all the way from the Great Barrier Reef all the
way over to Sydney, Australia, all just to get his son back, with nothing more than himself
and his friend with short term memory loss, Dory. He ended up having to survive a wild shark
that is addicted to blood and wanted to eat him, an anglerfish trying to bait him into
his jaw, and a field of jellyfishes, even going back in there to save Dory. Tales of his bravery get so widespread that
it even spreads to Nemo himself trapped in a fish tank. He would later end up joining Dory on her
quest to reunite with her family, going to the Marine Life Institute in Finding Dory. He even ends up calling upon a friend he made
in the first movie, Crush the sea turtle, to help take them there. Despite initially coming off as harsh to her,
it's a bit understandable as Doryâs antics did put Nemo at risk, almost getting eaten
by a giant squid. Even then, he does end up not only giving
a genuine apology to Dory after reuniting with her, but also admitting that without
Dory, he wouldnât have found Nemo in the first place. And even then, heâs still very kind to his
own son, making sure he is ok after the chase with the squid and always putting himself
in front of him in dangerous situations. He is willing to swim coast to coast for his
son and Dory, and despite his arrogance at times, he truly does have the best intentions
in mind for everyone. However, he ends up getting overshadowed by
Doryâs own parents, Jenny and Charlie. Living inside the aquarium, they are the proud
parents of Dory, even if they realize her mental disability. However, they take it with absolute sincerity,
doing their best to help Dory grow and learn, teaching her how to find her way back home,
what to avoid, and even teaching her the âJust Keep Swimmingâ song to help her stay motivated. They are obviously meant to represent actual
parents who are going through trouble with their own disabled children, and they are
portrayed in as good of a light as possible. From worrying about the idea that Dory could
be ok on her own, to escaping from the institute and going out to sea just to look for her,
and their deed that put them this high up, setting up countless seashell trails from
their new makeshift home in the ocean just to help Dory find her way back home. Keep in mind, they did this when Dory was
just a kid, and now, they were still going out to collect shells to help Dory get to
them. Their extreme dedication and long work has
more than earned them the silver trophy. Finally, at the top of the chain, we have
Mr and Mrs Incredible. Now, just what makes these two stand out above
the rest? Well, itâs rather obvious; unlike the other
parents on these lists, these two are literal superheroes. Being married to each other and giving birth
to three kids, they are forced to hide their secret identities beneath the law. Mr Incredible however still has a great desire
for justice, loving to help people out, even bending the law in the insurance company he
is at to help a elderly woman, and being so mad at his boss for preventing him from saving
a mugged man that he threw him across several walls. Mrs Incredible however is much more happy
just being a stay at home mom, raising her children to try and stay hidden as well, while
her husband wants them to express themselves with their powers. Despite their conflicting viewpoints on their
superpowers, they both still love each other and their family, with Mr Incredible willing
to fight Syndroneâs robots by himself if it means that his family will be safe, and
Mrs Incredible jumping at the chance to save her husband once she realized he could be
in danger. In the second movie, they managed to not only
stop Evelyn Endeavorâs plan of permanently getting superheroes banned, but also managed
to save a cruise ship filled with superheroes, getting them legalized once again as well. When it comes to the best of the best amongst
parents, you really canât top literal superheroes. But what do you think? Who are the most good Pixar parents? Let us know in the comment section below. Donât forget to hit that notification bell
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I think there should be a Adventure Time Dumb to Brilliant oh and grandparents should not count I am looking at coco grandpa