 During her time in the store, she has become like a godfather, having amassed a set of ventriloquist dummies to do her bidding.Woody eventually gives her his voice box in return for Forky's freedom and persuades her to place herself in a position for a lost young girl to find her and take her home.According to director Josh Cooley, Gabby was inspired by the Talky Tina doll from "The Twilight Zone" episode "Living Doll", who in turn was inspired by the Chatty Cathy line of talking dolls.