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As the artists and storytellers at Pixar Animation began to crank out successful movies set in
the fictional worlds of children's toys, sentient cars, and culinary rodents,
it didn't take long for fans to realize that these stories aren't as separate as they thought.
Fans have spun wild theories on a single unified "Pixar Universe", blurring the lines between
Pixar's superheroes, animals, toys, and everyday people. One overall story may be
impossible to find, but hunting down each Easter egg is more than worth the effort.
Here are Screen Rant's 10 Amazing Hidden Details In Disney Films Part 2.
The Illustrated Bug's Life
A Bug's Life was one of Pixar's earliest films following Toy Story's success, the story of one
insect's pursuit of a great adventure has proven just as worthy of Easter eggs, and hidden nods throughout Pixar's talented team.
As proof that the film is still worthy of attention,
a scene in Toy Story 2 shows even Mrs. Potato Head is a fan, as she reads an illustrated version of A Bug's Life's story.
Is it merely a nod to an underrated film, or explicit confirmation
that A Bug's Life is a work of fiction to Andy and his toys…?
Bugs & Monsters
There's no doubt that the fantastical adventure based on the monsters that keep children up
at night caught more attention than A Bug's Life, but the two are directly linked.
A good chunk of the insect adventure is set in the shadow of a mobile home, parked alongside
the infamous Pizza Planet delivery truck – which is one of Pixar's signature Easter eggs,
appearing in nearly every one of their films. When the villain of Monsters, Inc., Randall is sent
into the home as punishment, he's forced to deal with its gator-hating inhabitants.
Monsters, Inc. doesn't miss out on its own nod to the movie that started it all, either.
Where's Woody?
When Sulley returns the mischievous Boo to her very own bedroom at the end of the first Monsters adventure,
she isn't ready to leave, showing off her toy collection to what she
thinks is her big blue "kitty". The "Luxo Ball" from Pixar's earliest animated shorts
can be seen, but Boo takes particular pride in her cowgirl Jessie doll, well-known to fans of Toy Story 2,
and apparently a hit with more kids than just Andy.
Buzz Down Under
For a movie based in the oceans, Finding Nemo hints at more connections to Pixar's other
properties than you would expect. When the wayward Nemo finds himself living in a dentist
office aquarium, viewers are given more than a few glimpses of the waiting room and its
sometimes terrifying patients. Among the toys scattered around for children to play with
is the unmistakable profile of Buzz Lightyear, one star of the Toy Story series that was
apparently even popular in Australia.
One Incredible Comic
The Toy Story movies always implied that there were thousands of each toy scattered around
the world, but another nod in Finding Nemo isn't so easily explained. A young boy can
later be seen reading a comic book in the dentist's office waiting room clearly showing
a young Mr. Incredible on its cover. Whether it's a real adventure from the golden age
of Pixar superheroes, or a sign that The Incredibles are merely comic book characters in Pixar's universe,
that's for fans to decide.
Car People
It may not be the most critically-acclaimed of Pixar's movies, but the commercial power
of Cars made it an overnight sensation – and the wealth of Easter eggs spread across the studio's other movies,
shows the designers have a soft spot for the story of humanized vehicles.
Although the world of Cars is lacking human beings, the characters of the Toy Story
series are clearly fans: the third film in the series includes a simplified version of the
star, Lightning McQueen, and a child wearing a t-shirt boasting his logo and number.
Even Andy is a fan, with a calendar in his room showing a more realistic version of the
sneezy Snot Rod.
Jurassic Gas
As an added bonus, the gas company, Dinoco, seen to sponsor the film's famous Piston Cup,
is also a gas company in the world of Toy Story. And if viewers look close enough,
the unmistakable dinosaur on the company's logo can be seen spotted on a lighter in Wall-E's
collection of human artifacts.
Incredible Underwear
The story of a runaway rat with a flair for high-end cooking may not seem to have little in
common with Pixar's other releases, but it turns out comic book superheroes are just
as popular in the film's version of Paris as they are in the real one. This is clearly evidenced
by the "Incredibles" logo on Linguini's underwear.
A Telltale Shadow
The timeline of the Pixar universe is also played within Ratatouille, as Remy's
adventures through Paris end up bringing him dangerously close to an unseen dog.
But a closer look at the dog's shadow reveals it to be not other than Dug, the fan-favorite
canine from Pixar's Up, he appears here years before his own movie hit theaters – and
apparently before a groundbreaking collar allowed him to speak English.
Wall-E
As light-hearted and hopeful as Pixar's movies tend to be, Wall-E showed that if every
story is set in the same fictional world, then all are headed for a seriously depressing end.
Wall-E has set decades in the future, and shows a single sanitation robot charged with cleaning
up the Earth after it's been turned into one massive landfill.
One big box retailer, Buy n Large is to blame for the mess, with their corporate logo spread throughout the movie.
The BnL logo is shown on Buzz Lightyear's batteries in Toy Story 3. Leaving no doubt that all of Pixar's humans are headed for this fate.
But at least the humans got to escape Earth. Toy Story's Rex wasn't so lucky,
he can also be spotted in Wall-E's collection.
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