Mind-blowing fan theory explains the ‘true identity’ of Andy’s mum in the Toy Story films

The key to solving the mystery is in Andy's cowboy hat

A PIXAR fan claims to have figured out the real identity of Andy's mum in Toy Story.

Jon Negroni, who runs a , believes the clever folks behind the Disney-Pixar franchise have hidden the secret in plain sight — on Andy's head.

The eagle-eyed movie buff points out that Andy's cowboy hat is different from his doll Woody's.

In fact, it looks a lot more like someone else's hat — cowgirl doll Jessie's.

Both are the same colour, with white twine around the edges.

While Jessie's hat has a white band around the middle, Andy's hat has a faded mark — perhaps where a band used to be.

The fan's theory? That Andy's mum is Jessie's original owner, Emily.

Flashback scenes show Emily giving up Jessie when she outgrew her, leaving her in a donation box on the side of the road.

We also see a hat lying on Emily's bed — and it looks just like Andy's hat, but with a white band.

And there's more: Jon points out that Emily's bedroom contains a record player, and decor that suggests she grew up in the Sixties and Seventies.

That would make her old enough to be Andy's mum by the time present-day Toy Story took place.

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