List of Pixar film references

Beginning with Red's Dream and its references to previous Pixar short films, Pixar has included references in its films to other works produced by the studio.[1] These have included cameo appearances, references to characters, objects, and titles of works. Additionally, such easter eggs or in-jokes can refer to Pixar staff, associates, or places or events from the company's past. Lastly, some items, such as A113, Pizza Planet or actor John Ratzenberger have appeared in the majority of Pixar films, establishing a set of traditions that subsequent Pixar films try to include.

The following is a list of all documented self-referential nods contained within Pixar films and shorts that the various filmmakers have incorporated into their movies.

Contents

Traditions

Pizza Planet

Pizza Planet is a fictional pizza restaurant that appears in Toy Story.[2] In the film, it is a large, sci-fi-themed restaurant with arcade games including robot guards at the entrance. The company runs a fleet of derelict Toyota Hilux pickup trucks (as evidenced by the inscription on the tailgate; it is a Toyota inscription with the "TO" and "TA" worn off so it simply appears as "YO") with a rocket on the roof featuring the restaurant's logo, as seen in Toy Story, Toy Story 2 and Toy Story 3 (though in Toy Story 2, the truck model is called a "Gyoza" as seen on the owner's manual). There is a Pizza Planet reference in every Pixar feature film to date except for the film The Incredibles. Lee Unkrich has said that there is no Pizza Planet truck anywhere in The Incredibles.[3][4]

Pizza Planet restaurants at Walt Disney World's Disney's Hollywood Studios and Disneyland Paris are named after the site in the film and are designed to resemble it.

Luxo Ball

A yellow ball with a blue stripe and a red star, which was first shown in the short Luxo, Jr., has been shown in several Pixar feature films and shorts, most prominently in the Toy Story franchise.

A113

A113 is an Easter egg that has been inserted into several animated television shows and feature films[1] as a homage to a classroom at CalArts, the alma mater of Pixar/Disney executive John Lasseter and director Brad Bird, among others. Bird was the first to use the A113 Easter egg,[23] on a car license plate in an animated segment entitled Family Dog in a 1987 episode of the television series Amazing Stories.

John Ratzenberger

Every Pixar feature film thus far features a character voiced by John Ratzenberger, John Lasseter has called him "Pixar's good luck charm" since he has played a role in each Pixar feature.[10][35]

Companies

Buy n Large (BnL)

Buy n Large is a fictional company that first appeared in WALL-E that controlled all economic and government services on Earth.

Dinoco

Dinoco is a fictional oil company that first appeared in Toy Story as a small gas station and later had a bigger role in Cars, and made a small cameo in WALL-E.[2] The company's logo is a dinosaur, but with an Apatosaurus in Toy Story and a Tyrannosaurus in Cars (a reference to Sinclair Oil, which uses a very similar dinosaur logo).

Movies

Toy Story trilogy

These Pixar films contain the following references to Toy Story, Toy Story 2, or Toy Story 3:

A Bug's Life

These Pixar films and shorts contain the following references to A Bug's Life:

Monsters, Inc.

These Pixar films contain the following references to Monsters, Inc.:

Finding Nemo

These Pixar films and shorts contain the following references to Finding Nemo:

The Incredibles

These Pixar films contain the following references to The Incredibles:

Cars franchise

These films and shorts contain references to Cars or Cars 2:

Ratatouille

These films contain references to the film Ratatouille:

WALL-E

These films contain references to the film WALL-E:

Up

These films contain references to the film Up:

Newt

These films or shorts contain references to the shelved film Newt.

Brave

These films or shorts contain references to the film Brave.

Shorts

The Adventures of André and Wally B.

These films contain references to The Adventures of André and Wally B.:

Red's Dream

These films contain references to Red's Dream.

Luxo, Jr.

These films contain references to Luxo, Jr.:

Tin Toy

These films contain references to Tin Toy:

Knick Knack

These films contain references to Knick Knack:

For the Birds

The following Pixar films reference For the Birds:

Geri's Game

These Pixar films contain the following references to Geri's Game:

Boundin'

These Pixar films contain the following references to Boundin':

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