Pixar Movie Easter Eggs You Probably Never Noticed

One of the best things about watching Pixar movies is trying to spot all of their subtle nods to other films and filmmakers. If you’re a fan, you already know some of the obvious ones. But this is about the Pixar easter eggs you probably haven’t noticed.

So sorry, those Pizza Planet and A113 references in every movie aren’t going to make this list.

Library of Shorts (Toy Story)

By now, we’ve become all too acquainted with Pixar’s shorts, those incredible mini films that precede every full-length feature. In a scene from 1995’s Toy Story, you can spot the titles of some of those shorts as books on a shelf behind Woody.

Come Play with Us (Toy Story)

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Lee Unkrich, one of the editors on Toy Story (he would go on to direct the sequels, Finding Nemo and Coco), is a huge fan of The Shining. So it’s fitting that the film’s antagonist should live in a house that shares the same decor as a hell hotel.

Tool Time (Toy Story)

Sid’s toolbox in Toy Story bears the Binford Tools logo. Unless you were a fan of the ‘90s TV show Home Improvement (it starred Tim Allen, who voices Buzz Lightyear), this one might have gone over your head.

Letters from Up (Toy Story)

Thought to be one of the greatest Pixar easter eggs out there, a postcard on Andy’s bulletin board is apparently addressed to (or from) Carl and Ellie, of Up. Thing is, the postcard actually only appears in a trailer for the film and not the film itself.

Still, we have to believe there’s some familial relation between the two.