List of Pixar film references

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The following is a summary of all references to other Pixar films that the Pixar filmmakers incorporate into their movies:

Every Pixar film has included cameo appearances of characters or objects from Pixar's other movies or short films.

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.^[1]. The company's logo is a dinosaur (a reference to Sinclair Oil, which uses a very similar dinosaur logo, given the fossil fuel nature of oil).

• In Toy Story, Buzz and Woody fall out of Andy's car and have their fight at a Dinoco gas station.^[2]
• In Cars, the company's signature color is a pale blue shade referred to as "Dinoco blue" that was originally created for Richard Petty's racecar à la Gulf Oil.^[3] Dinoco is a sponsor of the Piston cup, and is the main sponsor of The King, a veteran racer on the verge of retirement. The Dinoco brand has also been featured in much Cars-related merchandise.^[4]
• In WALL-E, the Dinoco name and logo appear on a lighter.^[5]

Pizza Planet is a fictional pizza restaurant that appears in Toy Story.^[1] In the film, it is a large, sci-fi-themed restaurant with arcade games. The company runs a fleet of overused Toyota Hilux pickup trucks, as seen in Toy Story and Toy Story 2 (though in Toy Story 2, the truck model is called a "Gyoza"). There is a Pizza Planet reference in every Pixar feature film to date.^[6]

• In A Bug's Life, the truck appears in the scene where one insect warns another not to touch the motor home's bug zapper. A Pizza Planet cup also appears in the Bug City.
• In Monsters, Inc., when the redneck Mother is beating Randall with a shovel, it is on the far left side of the screen. This is the same motor home that appears in A Bug's Life.^[7][8]
• In Finding Nemo, while Gill is explaining his plan to escape from the office, a yellow Pizza Planet truck drives by.^[9]
• In The Incredibles, the truck is briefly seen on the road while the family is driving on the highway to fight the Omnidroid.^[10]
• In Cars, there is a Pizza Planet truck at the stadium for the final race.^[11]
• In Ratatouille, the truck is briefly seen crossing the bridge over the Seine when Skinner is chasing Remy.^[12]
• In WALL-E, EVE scans the engine of a Pizza Planet truck for plant life shortly after her arrival on Earth, and shuts the hood afterwards.^[10][13]
• In Up the Pizza Planet truck is seen in an intersection below the moving house right after Carl first lifts it^{[citation needed]}

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.^[14]

The 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:

• In Andy's room in Toy Story and Toy Story 2.
• Several Luxo balls can be seen when the toys enter Al's Toy Barn in Toy Story 2, when entering the store one can be easily seen, when leaving, a whole container of Luxo balls can be seen on the left.^{[citation needed]}
• In Toy Story 2, when the toys are watching TV, the Al's Toy Barn TV ad is shown and one Luxo Ball also appears.
• In Boo's room in Monsters, Inc..^{[citation needed]}
• In the short film Jack-Jack Attack.^{[citation needed]}
• Falling out of Presto's sleeve in Presto.^[15]
• On the floor of a neighbor child's room in Up.^[16]
• It's on one of Russel's merrit badges in Up.
• The ball's texture appeared on the floor of the circus ring in Red's Dream.^{[citation needed]}

A113 is an Easter egg that has been inserted into several animated television shows and feature films 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^[17], on a car license plate in an animated segment entitled Family Dog in a 1987 episode of the television series Amazing Stories. Though not unique to Pixar, A113 has appeared in every Pixar feature film to date:

• Toy Story and Toy Story 2 - License plate number on Andy's mom's minivan.^{[18][citation needed]},
• A Bug's Life - Code on cereal box as Flik enters the bug city.^{[citation needed]}
• Toy Story 2 - Airport announcement for "LassetAir Flight A113" (also a reference to director John Lasseter).^{[citation needed]}
• Monsters, Inc. - Sign seen in the background when Sulley sees Smitty and Needleman loading the trash compactor.^{[citation needed]}
• Finding Nemo - Model code on camera used by scuba diver.^[19]
• The Incredibles - Room number in Syndrome's lair (not seen, only mentioned by Mirage).^{[citation needed]} Also, the prison level where Mr. Incredible is held is "Level A1" in Cell #13: A1 & 13.^{[citation needed]}
• Cars - Mater's license plate.^[20], as well as the number of the railway train which almost crashes into Lightning McQueen while he is on his way to Radiator Springs.^[21]

• Ratatouille - Git, the lab rat, has a tag on his left ear that reads "A113".^[22]
• WALL-E - A113 is the code for the directive given to the Axiom's autopilot to never return to Earth.^[23][24].
• Up - A113 is the CourtRoom Number that Carl Fredrickson goes to when he hit the Construction Worker with his mailbox.

Every Pixar feature film features a character voiced by John Ratzenberger, who John Lasseter has called "Pixar's good luck charm" since he has played a role in each Pixar feature.^[25]

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

• A Bug's Life
  • A Pizza Planet mega gulp cup is seen on top of the bug bar in the "City".^{[citation needed]}
  • It is revealed in the outtakes that Woody was running the clapperboard.^{[citation needed]}
  • During the outtakes that play in the end credits, Flik uses Buzz Lightyear's catchphrase "To Infinity and Beyond!" instead of saying, "For the Colony, and for oppressed ants everywhere!".
• Monsters, Inc.
  • When Randall is banished to a mobile home a Pizza Planet truck is seen parked next to it.^{[citation needed]}
  • Andy's cloud wallpaper is shown while Randall is practicing his scares.^{[citation needed]}
  • When Boo returns home at the end, she hands Sulley a doll that is Jessie from Toy Story 2.^{[citation needed]}
  • When Mike and Sulley are walking to work (in an outtake), they wait at a crosswalk next to a dinosaur leg. The camera pulls out to show Rex.^{[citation needed]}
• Finding Nemo
  • When Nemo is frantically looking for a way to escape the fish tank in the dentist's office, you can see a Buzz Lightyear action figure lying next to the toy box in the waiting room.^[26]
• Cars
  • The Piston Cup racers' tires have Lightyear written on them, which may be a reference to Buzz Lightyear^{[citation needed]}
  • Lightning McQueen's number is 95. Toy Story was released in 1995.
  • The drive-in movie shows Toy Car Story, featuring stylized car versions of Toy Story characters Woody, Buzz, and Hamm.
  • Dinoco, the racing team is a brand of Gas seen in a gas station in Toy Story in which a fight between Buzz and Woody takes place.^[27]
• WALL-E
  • Rex is seen^[28].
  • The Pizza Planet truck is seen.
  • Barbie's car and a Buzz Lightyear lunchbox are seen^{[citation needed]}

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

• Toy Story 2
  • The calendar in Andy's room shows a still image of the bugs walking across a blade of grass.^{[citation needed]}
  • Characters are seen as toys after you see the "NEW" banner at Al's Toy Barn.^{[citation needed]}
  • The tree on top of the hill during the "When She Loved Me" sequence is the same tree that tops Ant Island.
  • Heimlich can be clearly seen close up with Flik on the same branch during the outtakes, expressing their excitement of making the film A Bug's Life 2 before Heimlich explains that the movie they are in is a sequel, but not for A Bug's Life.^{[citation needed]}
  • Heimlich can also be seen during the actual movie, in the exact same scene where he explains about the Bug's Life sequel, but is seen as a small caterpillar climbing the branches before Buzz cuts through.
  • When Mrs. Potato Head is waiting for her earring, she's reading a storybook of A Bug's Life.^{[citation needed]}
• Monsters, Inc.
  • The place Randall gets banished to is the old trailer where the bug gets shocked.^{[citation needed]}
• Cars
  • The drive-in movie shows A Bug's Life, featuring stylized car versions of characters Flik and P.T. Flea.^[29]
• Your Friend, The Rat
  • P.T. Flea appears when the rats are talking about fleas causing the Black Death.^[30]
• WALL-E
  • The bug-zapper is seen.^{[citation needed]}

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

• Finding Nemo
  • The fish mobile found in the dentist's office is the same one featured in Boo's room.^{[citation needed]}
  • Mike can be seen swimming in scuba gear in the closing credits.^[31]
• The Incredibles
  • As Bob (Mr. Incredible) and Rick Dicker are heading towards the elevator to leave the hospital, a nurse wheels a bed in front of them with what looks like a small boy. It is the same boy that was used in the scare simulator in "Monsters Inc."^{[citation needed]}
• Cars
  • The drive-in movie shows Monster Trucks, Inc, featuring stylized car versions of characters Sulley, Mike, and the Abominable Snowman.^[32]
• WALL-E
  • A Mike Wazowski antenna ball is seen. ^[33]

These Pixar films contain the following references to Finding Nemo:

• Monsters, Inc.
  • Before Mike says "And he is....Outahere!" as they're throwing Randall through the door, Nemo from Finding Nemo can be seen hanging on the wall.^{[citation needed]}
  • Boo gives Sulley a Nemo toy before he leaves her room.
  • Behind the sushi Chef at "Harry Heusen's" there is a clown fish where you would normally see a sea monster.

• WALL-E
  • Crush appears as a mosaic.^[34]

These Pixar films contain the following references to The Incredibles:

• Finding Nemo
  • A young boy in the dentist's office is reading a Mr. Incredible comic book.^[35]
• Ratatouille
  • Bomb Voyage appears as a mime.^[36]
  • Linguini's boxers have the The Incredibles logo on them.^{[citation needed]}
• WALL-E
  • A Jack-Jack doll head is seen in WALL-E's truck.^[37]

These films contain references to Cars:

• Finding Nemo
  • Luigi can be seen driving across the street.^{[citation needed]}
• The Incredibles
  • Near the end of The Incredibles, when the Incredibles and Frozone fight against the Omnidroid, just when Frozone jumps towards the droid and extends his round ski-snowboard at his feet; a Hudson Hornet can be seen parked in the background as a car that survived during the battle.^{[citation needed]}
• WALL-E
  • A Lightning McQueen toy is seen. ^{[citation needed]}
  • A Leak Less bottle is seen.^[38]

These films contain references to the film Ratatouille:

• WALL-E
  • Skinner's scooter can be seen in the junkyard.^[10][39]
  • The mechanical mice on the Axiom are classified REM-E.^{[citation needed]}

These films contain references to the film WALL-E:

• Your Friend, The Rat
  • WALL-E can be seen driving a bus-like ship on a future human-colonized Mars.^[40]

These films contain references to the film Up:

• Ratatouille
  • As Remy runs through Paris, a shadow of Dug is cast against a wall.^[41]

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

• Red's Dream
  • André from The Adventures of André and Wally B. is on a clock.^{[citation needed]}
• Toy Story
  • A book with the same title as this short is visible on Andy's bookshelf.
• WALL-E
  • Wally B. is seen.^[42]

• Toy Story
  • The title of this short film is seen on a book in Toy Story.^{[citation needed]}

These films contain references to Luxo Jr.:

• Red's Dream
  • The older lamp from Luxo Jr. can be seen.^{[citation needed]}
• Toy Story
  • On Andy's desk is the older lamp, although painted red instead of gray.
• Toy Story 2
  • As Buzz is flying back to Earth, Luxo Jr appears as a constellation. ^{[citation needed]}
• WALL-E
  • When WALL-E builds a statue of EVE from garbage, one of her arms is the older lamp.^[43]

These films contain references to Tin Toy:

• Toy Story
  • A book named after the short is on Andy's bookshelf: the author is Lasseter.
  • The shopping bag Billy (the Baby) is playing with at the very beginning has Pixar's original logo on it.^{[citation needed]}
• Lifted
  • Tinny can be seen underneath the bed of the farmer.

These films contain references to Knick Knack:

• Toy Story
  • 'Knick Knack' is the title of a book on Andy's bookshelf.
• WALL-E
  • The snowglobe is seen.^{[citation needed]}

The following Pixar films reference For the Birds:

• Cars
  • The birds are seen sitting on a powerline. They chirp as the camera pans by them.^[44]

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

• Toy Story 2
  • Al hires Geri to restore Woody (credited as 'Geri the Cleaner').
  • In the middle drawer of Geri's tool box, his chess pieces are seen.^{[citation needed]}

• A special "Where's WALL-E" edition of Why For?: List of some Pixar in-jokes and self-references, pictures included.