Character Relationship Map: Open Season 3

Characters

• Boog / Doug (voice) (played by Matthew J. Munn) — protagonist

  Boog is a domesticated grizzly who is forced to adapt to forest life, becomes a defender of the woodland animals, and ultimately chooses that life with Ursa. In the third film, Doug tricks Boog into s...

• Ian / Reilly / Buddy / Deni / Elliot / Additional Voices (voice) (played by Maddie Taylor) — supporting

  This voice credit covers several woodland roles. Elliot is Boog’s close friend, later marries Giselle and becomes a father, and repeatedly joins forest adventures. Ian leads Elliot’s estranged herd an...

• Giselita (voice) (played by Ciara Bravo) — supporting

  Giselita is one of Elliot and Giselle’s three fawn children and part of the forest family that Boog considers close to him. In the third film, she helps discover and expose Doug’s impersonation of Boo...

• Gisela (voice) (played by Karley Scott Collins) — supporting

  Gisela is one of Elliot and Giselle’s three fawn children. In the third film, she discovers that Doug is impersonating Boog and helps expose the deception to the other forest animals, setting the resc...

• Alistair (voice) (played by Dana Snyder) — supporting

  Alistair is an Argentine camelid and Doug’s circus companion. Doug promises to return for him after switching places with Boog, but abandons that promise; Alistair later reveals Doug’s scheme to Boog....

• Mr. Weenie / Additional Voices (voice) (played by Cody Cameron) — supporting

  Mr. Weenie is a dachshund who joins Boog and the forest animals, but in the second film he follows a biscuit trail back to his former owners, Bob and Bobbie. After a rescue attempt and an adventure at...

• Fifi (voice) (played by Crispin Glover) — supporting

  Fifi is a pet dog who hates wild animals and tries to pull Mr. Weenie back into pet life at Pet Paradiso. After being shocked by a collar, he vows revenge and later tries to electrocute the wild anima...

• Elvis (voice) (played by Harrison Fahn) — minor

  Elvis is one of Elliot and Giselle’s three fawn children. He is part of the family that Boog feels left out of when Elliot’s attention shifts toward family life, and Boog is his honorary uncle. The st...

• Giselle / Ursa / Additional Voices (voice) (played by Melissa Sturm) — minor

  This voice credit covers Giselle and Ursa. Giselle is Elliot’s partner and later wife, and the mother of their three fawn children; she helps expose Doug’s impersonation and tries to explain Elliot’s...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Ian / Reilly / Buddy / Deni / Elliot / Additional Voices (voice) → Elvis (voice) (Family Father And Son) — Elvis is one of Elliot's three children.

  The plot states that Elliot and Giselle are parents of Elvis.

• Ian / Reilly / Buddy / Deni / Elliot / Additional Voices (voice) → Giselita (voice) (Family Father And Daughter) — Giselita is Elliot's child and participates in exposing Doug's impersonation.

  The plot states that Elliot and Giselle are parents of Giselita.

• Ian / Reilly / Buddy / Deni / Elliot / Additional Voices (voice) → Gisela (voice) (Family Father And Daughter) — Gisela is Elliot's child and helps uncover that Doug has taken Boog's place.

  The plot states that Elliot and Giselle are parents of Gisela.

• Boog / Doug (voice) → Elvis (voice) (Family Uncle And Nephew) — Elvis belongs to the family Boog misses while he is away at the circus.

  Boog is described as the honorary uncle of Elliot and Giselle's children, including Elvis.

• Boog / Doug (voice) → Giselita (voice) (Family Uncle And Niece) — Giselita is part of Boog's extended forest family and takes part in revealing Doug's deception.

  Boog is described as the honorary uncle of Elliot and Giselle's children, including Giselita. Giselita helps discover that Doug is not Boog.

• Boog / Doug (voice) → Gisela (voice) (Family Uncle And Niece) — Gisela is part of Boog's extended forest family and helps expose the impostor.

  Boog is described as the honorary uncle of Elliot and Giselle's children, including Gisela. Gisela helps discover that Doug is not Boog.

• Boog / Doug (voice) → Giselle / Ursa / Additional Voices (voice) (Romantic Partners) — Their attraction grows into a committed relationship, and Ursa joins Boog in his forest life.

  Boog falls in love with Ursa, and she gradually reciprocates after learning how different he is from Doug. She accepts his invitation to live in the f...

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Boog / Doug (voice) → Fifi (voice) (Social Forest Friends) — Fifi joins the pets' rescue effort after seeing the commercial and fearing Boog is in danger.

  Fifi is among Mr. Weenie's friends who see Boog in the circus commercial and join the attempt to rescue him.

• Boog / Doug (voice) → Mr. Weenie / Additional Voices (voice) (Social Friends) — Mr. Weenie's mistaken alarm leads him to make a determined journey to help Boog.

  Mr. Weenie sees Boog in a circus commercial, mistakes the performances for attempts to kill him, and travels with the other pets to the circus to resc...

• Boog / Doug (voice) → Alistair (voice) (Alliance Forgiving Allies) — After Alistair's involvement in the scam is exposed, Boog forgives him and they find common ground in their loneliness.

  Alistair reveals Doug's scheme to Boog in the circus. Boog forgives Alistair, and they bond over feeling abandoned by their best friends.

• Boog / Doug (voice) → Ian / Reilly / Buddy / Deni / Elliot / Additional Voices (voice) (Social Close Friends) — Their friendship is strained when Elliot prioritizes his family, then reaffirmed when he helps rescue Boog and joins him on the trip.

  Elliot has distanced himself from Boog since starting a family, but later leads the forest animals to rescue him. At the end, they go on the guys' tri...

Story Analysis

Boog's search for companionship takes him from a lonely solo trip to a circus romance, while his friends confront an impostor and bring him home.

Plot Progression

1. A Lonely Spring Outing — Boog wakes from hibernation eager for the annual guys' trip, but Elliot's family commitments leave him disappointed. He sets out alone with Dinkleman and finds the traveling circus.
2. The Bear Swap — Doug tricks Boog into exchanging places and abandons his promise to Alistair. He impersonates Boog in the forest while Alistair eventually tells Boog what happened.
3. A Circus Romance — Boog meets Ursa and tries to convince her he is not Doug. His high-wire challenge and their conversations help her recognize his distinctively friendly nature.
4. The Rescue Converges — Mr. Weenie and the pets set out for the circus after seeing Boog in a commercial. Gisela and Giselita expose Doug, prompting Elliot to lead the forest animals toward the circus.
5. A New Forest Family — Boog reunites with his friends but does not want to leave Ursa. He invites her to the forest, Doug apologizes, and Ursa joins Boog while Doug stays with Alistair.