Toy Story Fun

I love finding "easter eggs" in movies....and accidental goof-ups, too. The Mister says it's my hidden talent. :) I found this list of fun facts about Toy Story 3 on Yahoo, and....I think I missed every. single. one. of them when we saw the movie last week. Actually, I did notice the license plate thing (see below) but (of course) had no idea what it meant. *sigh* Maybe I'm losing my touch.



• A113, the number of a classroom at CalTech where many Pixar animators studied, shows up as an Easter egg in every Pixar film. In the Toy Story series, it's the license plate on Andy's mother's car.

• Sid, the bully from the first movie who wears a skull T-shirt, appears as the garbage man in the new film wearing the same skull T-shirt. (!)

• There's a postcard on Andy's dresser addressed from the featured characters in last year's movie Up, Carl and Ellie Fredrickson.

• Lightning McQueen from Cars is referenced a few times throughout the film: A miniature toy car at the daycare center, on a child's shirt at the center and on a train that shares McQueen's number, 95. That number is itself an Easter egg, referring to 1995, the year the first Toy Story was released.

• A calendar from Pizza Planet is clearly seen. Pizza Planet has appeared in every Pixar film except The Incredibles. (IT HAS?? Did you guys know this?)

• Pixar has a history of hiding a character to be featured in a later movie somewhere in a current film. Nemo first appeared in Monsters, Inc., and Toy Story 3 newcomer, Lots-o-Huggins Bear (who, ironically, is not very huggable), first appeared alongside a bed in Up. A poster on Andy's wall shows a character from next year's Cars 2. It shows Finn McMissile, a British sports car/secret agent who plays a major role in the sequel. (anyone remember Buzz in the credits of A Bug's Life?)

• Buzz Lightyear's batteries are from Buy 'N' Large, the giant corporation responsible for ruining the planet in WALL-E. (hahahaha - this one made me laugh!)

• At the Sunnyside daycare center, Mr. Ray the Scientific Stingray from Finding Nemo makes a cameo. Nemo himself appears as a sticker on Andy's toybox.

• John Ratzenberger keeps his streak alive of appearing in every single Pixar film made to this point(!). For Toy Story 3, he reprises his role as Hamm.

• Ken, voiced by Michael Keaton, was based on a 1988 version of him called Animal Lovin' Ken which included his "own chimpanzee to care for and love." Um, okay. The Barbie featured in the film is based on a 1983 version titled Great Shape Barbie.

• Ken wears 21 different outfits in the movie.

• Woody has 229 animation points of movement in his face. Buzz has 215 animation avatars in his face.

• There are 302 characters in the film.

• Toy Story 3 marks the best opening weekend in the history of Pixar, which is quite a feat, considering all eleven Pixar films have opened at number one on their respective weekends. Toy Story 3 is the first film in the Toy Story series to be released in the very lucrative 3D format.

There you have it, your Toy Story trivia fix for the day.

Glad I could be of service.