List of Pixar film references

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

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

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. The company's logo is a dinosaur (a reference to Sinclair Oil, which uses a very similar dinosaur logo).
 * In Toy Story, Buzz and Woody fall out of Andy's car and have their fight at a Dinoco gas station.
 * 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. 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.
 * In WALL-E, the Dinoco name and logo appear on a lighter.

Pizza Planet
Pizza Planet is a fictional pizza restaurant that appears in Toy Story. In the film, it is a large, sci-fi-themed restaurant with arcade games. 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 t, o, t, and a worn off so it just says "YO"), 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.


 * 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.
 * In Finding Nemo, while Gill is explaining his plan to escape from the office, a yellow Pizza Planet truck drives by.
 * In The Incredibles, the truck is briefly seen on the road while the family is driving on the highway to fight the Omnidroid.
 * In Cars, there is a Pizza Planet truck at the stadium for the final race.
 * In Ratatouille, the truck is briefly seen crossing the bridge over the Seine when Skinner is chasing Remy.
 * 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.
 * In Up the Pizza Planet truck is seen on the street as Carl's house floats by. And when Carl takes Russell and Dug for ice cream, the Pizza Planet truck can be seen parked.

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.
 * In Toy Story, a Luxo Ball rolls down the hallway of Andy's house as Sarge helps an "injured" soldier to an indoor plant.
 * One of Andy's friends bounces the Luxo Ball up the stairs to Andy's room.
 * When Buzz Lightyear demonstrates how he "flies" in Toy Story, he bounces off a Luxo Ball.
 * In Toy Story 2, one Luxo Ball appears in a TV commercial for Al's Toy Barn.
 * 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 to the left; when leaving, a whole container of Luxo Balls can be seen to the left.
 * A Luxo Ball is present in the Toy Story 3 teaser: Bullseye is rolling around on it and appearing as the "o" in the Toy Story logo.
 * A Luxo Ball appears in a trailer for Toy Story and Toy Story 2 double feature in Disney Digital 3-D.

Other Pixar feature films and shorts

 * In Boo's room in Monsters, Inc. When Boo returns to her room, she gives Sulley the ball.
 * In a short film Jack-Jack Attack.
 * Falling out of Presto's sleeve in Presto.
 * On the floor of a neighbor child's room in Up.
 * On one of Russel's merit badges in Up.
 * The ball's texture appeared on the floor of the circus ring in Red's Dream.

A113
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, 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. ,
 * A Bug's Life - Code on cereal box as Flik enters the bug city.
 * Toy Story 2 - Airport announcement for "LassetAir Flight A113" (also a reference to director John Lasseter).
 * Monsters, Inc. - Sign seen in the background when Sulley sees Smitty and Needleman loading the trash compactor.
 * Finding Nemo - Model code on camera used by scuba diver.
 * The Incredibles - Room number in Syndrome's lair (not seen, only mentioned by Mirage). Also, the prison level where Mr. Incredible is held is "Level A1" in Cell #13: A1 & 13.
 * Cars - The number of the freight train that almost crashes into Lightning McQueen while he is first on his way to Radiator Springs. It is also Mater's license plate in the related short film, Mater and the Ghost Light.


 * Ratatouille - Git, the lab rat, has a tag on his left ear that reads "A113".
 * WALL-E - A113 is the code for the directive given to the Axiom's autopilot to never return to Earth..
 * Up - A113 is the number of the court room.

John Ratzenberger
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.


 * Toy Story, Toy Story 2 & Toy Story 3 - Hamm
 * A Bug's Life - P.T. Flea
 * Monsters, Inc. - The Abominable Snowman
 * Finding Nemo - School of Fish
 * The Incredibles - The Underminer
 * Cars - Mack
 * Ratatouille - Mustafa the waiter
 * WALL-E - John
 * Up - Tom the foreman

Toy Story
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".
 * In one of the bloopers that play during the end credits, Flik, as he is about to take flight, quotes Buzz Lightyear's catchphrase "To Infinity and Beyond!" instead of saying, "For the Colony, and for oppressed ants everywhere!".
 * One of the additional bloopers features Woody as a crewman, running the clapperboard.
 * Monsters, Inc.
 * When Randall is banished to a mobile home a Pizza Planet truck is seen parked next to it.


 * Andy's cloud wallpaper is shown while Randall is practicing his scares.
 * When Boo returns home at the end, she hands Sulley a doll that is Jessie from Toy Story 2.
 * During a blooper, while Mike and Sulley are walking to work, they wait at a crosswalk next to a giant monster's leg. The camera zooms out to reveal the leg as belonging to Rex the dinosaur.
 * A larger version of a clown toy from Andy's Room appears at the laugh floor at the end.
 * Finding Nemo
 * When Nemo is frantically looking for a way to escape the fish tank in the dentist's office, a Buzz Lightyear action figure can be seen lying next to the toy box in the waiting room.
 * When Gill is explaining his escape plan to the other fish in the aquarium, a sequence involving rolling plastic bags across a road shows a Pizza Planet truck.
 * Cars
 * The Piston Cup racers' tires have Lightyear written on them, a reference to Buzz Lightyear and Goodyear tires.
 * 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.
 * A "Nice Butte" bumper sticker is slapped on the back of one of the minivans lost in Radiator Springs, which is a reference to a "Butte" (as in Butte, Montana) air label that gets attached to Buzz Lightyear's backside as he is running through the airport luggage system.
 * Dinoco is an oil company, and a Dinoco gas station appears in Toy Story in which a fight between Buzz and Woody takes place.
 * WALL-E
 * Rex is seen.
 * Barbie's car and a Buzz Lightyear lunchbox are seen.
 * When WALL•E is finding knick-knacks among trash, a delivery van from Pizza Planet may be seen in the background.
 * Up
 * The grape soda brand for the bottle cap that Ellie gives to Carl is the same as a commercial in Toy Story.

A Bug's Life
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 ants carrying food and walking across a blade of grass.
 * Characters are seen as toys after you see the "NEW" banner at Al's Toy Barn.
 * 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.
 * Heimlich can be seen during the actual movie 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
 * Monsters, Inc.
 * The place Randall gets banished to is the old trailer where the bug gets shocked.
 * Cars
 * The drive-in movie shows A Bug's Life, featuring stylized car versions of characters Flik, the circus bugs and P.T. Flea.
 * Your Friend, The Rat
 * P.T. Flea appears when the rats are talking about fleas causing the Black Death.
 * WALL-E
 * The bug-zapper is seen.

Monsters, Inc.
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.
 * Mike can be seen swimming in scuba gear in the closing credits.
 * 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."
 * Cars
 * The drive-in movie shows Monster Trucks, Inc, featuring stylized car versions of characters Sulley, Mike, and the Abominable Snowman.
 * WALL-E
 * A Mike Wazowski antenna ball is seen.

Finding Nemo
These Pixar films contain the following references to Finding Nemo:
 * Monsters, Inc.
 * Before Mike says "And he is....outta here!" as they're throwing Randall through the door, Nemo from Finding Nemo can be seen hanging on the wall.
 * Boo gives Sulley a Nemo toy before he leaves her room.
 * On the wall behind the sushi chef at Harryhausen's, there is a clown fish where you would normally see a sea monster.


 * WALL-E
 * Crush appears as a mosaic.

The Incredibles
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.
 * Ratatouille
 * Bomb Voyage appears as a mime.
 * Linguini's boxers have the The Incredibles logo on them.
 * WALL-E
 * A Jack-Jack doll head is seen in WALL-E's truck.

Cars
These films contain references to Cars:
 * Finding Nemo
 * Luigi can be seen driving across the street.
 * 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.
 * WALL-E
 * A Lightning McQueen toy is seen.
 * A Leak Less bottle is seen.

Ratatouille
These films contain references to the film Ratatouille:
 * WALL-E
 * Skinner's scooter can be seen in the junkyard.
 * The mechanical mice on the Axiom are classified REM-E.

WALL-E
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.
 * Up
 * The Buy n Large logo is seen on construction equipment.

Up
These films contain references to the film ''Up:
 * Ratatouille
 * As Remy runs through Paris, a shadow of Dug is cast against a wall.


 * WALL-E
 * Carl's walker is visible upside down behind WALL-E's television monitor.

The Adventures of André and Wally B.
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.
 * Toy Story
 * A book with the same title as this short is visible on Andy's bookshelf.
 * WALL-E
 * Wally B. is seen.

Red's Dream
The unicycle is visible at the left of the screen as WALL-E falls from the ceiling.
 * Toy Story
 * The title of this short film is seen on a book in Toy Story.
 * Toy Story 2
 * Scenes of this short film can be seen on Andy's TV as Hamm flips through the channels
 * WALL-E

Luxo, Jr.
These films contain references to Luxo, Jr.:
 * Red's Dream
 * The older lamp from Luxo, Jr. can be seen.
 * Tin Toy
 * A picture from Luxo, Jr. can be seen on the wall.
 * Toy Story
 * On Andy's desk is the older lamp, although painted red instead of gray. It's also seen in Toy Story 2.
 * Toy Story 2
 * As Buzz is flying back to Earth, Luxo, Jr appears as a constellation. Also when Hamm is channel surfing scenes from this film appear
 * WALL-E
 * When WALL-E builds a statue of EVE from garbage, one of her arms is the older lamp.

Tin Toy
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.
 * Lifted
 * Tinny can be seen underneath the bed of the farmer.
 * Toy Story 2
 * As Hamm is flipping through the stations on Andy's TV, Billy can be seen briefly on one of the channels.

Knick Knack
These films contain references to Knick Knack:
 * Toy Story
 * 'Knick Knack' is the title of a book on Andy's bookshelf.
 * Toy Story 2
 * Scenes from this short film appear as Hamm is flipping through the channels on Andy's TV.
 * WALL-E
 * The snowglobe is seen.

For the Birds
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.

Geri's Game
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.

Boundin'
These Pixar films contain the following references to Boundin':
 * Cars
 * A moment before the car Elvis says "uhh" a picture of the Jackalope is seen at the back of a van.