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Bing Bong

Bing Bong

Imaginary friends return

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Jun 24, 2024
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In the movie Inside Out, Bing Bong, Riley’s (the lead character) imaginary friend stirs her to dreaming along with a cast of emotions to get her out of the memory dump. After many attempts, he realizes that his weight was preventing Riley from rising to the surface and returning her to consciousness. At the last moment, after…

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