Disney Behind The Scenes: Jessie the Yodeling Cowgirl

Meet the characters of Toy Story 3!

LET’S HEAR IT FOR THE TOYS!

MEET JESSIE…

Full Name: Jessie the Yodeling Cowgirl

Occupation: Cowgirl toy

Talents: Expert yodeling, lasso and horse-riding skills

Year Made: 1957

Description: Jessie is a mega-rare cowgirl toy from the 1950s. She appeared in the wildly popular television show, Woody’s Roundup, as the sweet ‘n’ sassy sidekick to Sheriff Woody

Special Features: Hand-painted face on a durable vinyl head; red yarn hair slicked back into a cowgirl pony tail; embroidered cotton rodeo shirt with fringe detailing; leather belt with Roundup Ranch belt buckle; hand-stitched polyvinyl hat; leather cowboy boots; imitation cowhide chaps over denim jeans; pull-string voice control unit on back

Wear And Tear: There are little signs of wear and tear on Jessie, apart from the word ‘ANDY’ handwritten on the bottom of her left foot.

This cowgirl appears near perfect after a recent repair, clean and polish.

Fast Fact: Jessie’s favorite phrase is: “Yee-hah!” But she’s also been known to blurt: “Sweet mother of Abraham Lincoln!”

Did You Know? Whenever Jessie is in trouble in Woody’s Roundup, she lets out a yodel and all of her critter chums come running to her rescue. This rough-and-tumble cowgirl has a special call for every creature in the wild west – from busy bobcats to eager beavers – and fans of the show can learn how to copy these calls with the help of a record released in 1957. The album is called Jessie’s Critter Call Yodels and it features hit tracks including Armadillo Pillow, Bear With Me and Bobcat At The Back Door

Current Owner: Andy Davis

Original Owner: Emily (Originally, Jessie was the favorite toy of a young girl named Emily. The cowgirl doll would be taken everywhere by her horse-loving owner, until Emily grew up and started to prefer pop music to ponies. Jessie was eventually given away to a charity store and was later discovered by a greedy toy collector called Al McWhiggin. She was kept in dark storage for years whilst awaiting delivery to a toy museum in Japan – but then Woody rescued her. Yee-hah!)

In A Nutshell: The roughest, toughest cowgirl of the wild, wild west!

Make sure to check out Woody, Buzz, Jesse and all of your favorite Toy Story characters in the #1 Animated Film of All Time: Toy Story 3.

George Taylor is the owner of Imaginerding.com. A self-confessed Disney book-junkie, he has over 350 Disney-related books in his personal collection. George is a Theme Parkeologist of the highest degree and can frequently be found looking up, down and all-around while visiting the Disney theme parks.

Make sure you follow George on Twitter.

Related articles

• He’s the rootin’-est, tootin’-est cowboy in the wild, wild west! (chipandco.com)

Let our friends at Destinations to Travel help you book your next Disney Vacation. They are the preferred Travel Agency of Chip and Company and Disney Addicts, and who we use ourselves.

Get started below for your FREE No Obligation Quote.

Book With our friends at Destinations to Travel

Who is your Travel Agent?(Required)

Let us pick for youEric HilesStacy ReedAbbey JohnsonAlisa SullivanAlli WillisAmanda FolsomAmanda VannAmber BrillhartAmber FisherAmy SieburnAndrea SmithAngela AndersonAngie BaycuraAnna PetrilliAnnabelle DuboseApril StefanskiAshley RamseyBeth ParsonsBetsy SantoroBrandie McQueenBrian BuckleyBridget HatchBryan SchwartzCandice SneedCarrie ButlerCarson DockumCasey BoltCharleen HortonChelsea RoyChelsea WuebkerChris BoyerChristie GrubeChristina FratturaChristina SmithCourtney WhiteCraig YoderDan MercedDanielle NorcrossDarby MouritsenDavid ForrestDeborah AlvaradoEmilee BiegelEmily MorrisFaith HakesGail HatchGreg MatzkerHelen HummerHolly CurryJackie CavistonJaclyn PepitoneJamie SwansonJeanine JordanJeff CallahanJenni MaierJennifer BrownJennifer StephensonJennifer StoessnerJessica HatfieldJessica HuffJessica WunderJoe GuertinJon CarpentierJoseph SliwaJulie McCombJustin BrownKat AttridgeKathryn EberhartKathy AndersonKatie HarrellKatie PrevotKayla CookKelsey SullensKim HelmsKimberly HutchinsonKristi GallagherKyle RamsdenLauren DewlenLeanne MonterLinda DurhamLindsay AckermannLindsey VromanLissette BritoLori HardyMallory MorrisonMandi QuinnMaranda PerkinsMarisa AlvaradoMegan TeismannMeghan BlairMelissa ReedMichele KlineMike BeyerMissy McCormickMisty DickersonNancy CasteelNicole ThorntonPatrick O'ConnorPaul SulPeyton Ward-KubikRaylene CooganRegan OstranderRobbie BulusRobert ThomasSara SolbergSarah McCandlishShanna BrowningShelley BennettShelly MetzStacy CristStacy KrzyminskiStacy SmithStephanie DraganoStephanie FerencStephanie WalshSusannah McCordTara SlusserTerri MillerTiffany DobraskiTiffany DrenkhahnTina FarmerTonya LesiukTracy DaneTroy DuncanVeronica RenteriaVicki FesslerWendy CarllWendy HauserWendy KellehanWendy Shelley

Name(Required)

First Last

Email(Required)

Phone(Required)

Destination(Required)

Walt Disney WorldDisneyland ResortDisney Cruise LineAulani, A Disney Resort and SpaAulani, A Disney Resort and SpaUniversal FloridaUniversal HollywoodRoyal Caribbean, Carnival, Norwegian or other Cruise LineI don't know yet

# of Adults(Required)

# of Children(Required)

Check-in-Date(Required)

MM slash DD slash YYYY

Check-out-Date(Required)

MM slash DD slash YYYY

Comments, Questions or Special Requests

Name

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Δ

For the BEST in Disney, Universal, Dollywood, and SeaWorld Theme Park News, Entertainment, Merchandise & More follow us on, Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube. Don't forget to check out the Chip and Company Radio Network too!