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A113 References

March 6, 2020April 5, 2020 Emily Holle

All Pixar fans are familiar with the iconic A113 references in every Pixar movie. A113 (pronounced A1-13) was the classroom number used by character animation students at the California Institute of the Arts. A bunch of its alumni continued to work at Pixar, have have established this tradition of using A113 in all Pixar movies.

Toy Story: License plate number on Ms. Davis’ minivan.

A Bug’s Life: Code on a cereal box as Flick enters the bug city.

Toy Story 2: Still on Ms. Davis’ license plate. Also, the airport announcer says, “Alaskan Air flight A113 from Point Richmond now arriving at Gate 3.”

Monsters, Inc.: One of the pillars inside the door vault almost has the correct number, saying “A13”.

Finding Nemo: Model code on the camera used by a scuba diver.

The Incredibles: A room number in Syndrome’s lair. It is the conference room where Mr. Incredible is supposed to get his second assignment and where he is attacked.

Screen from the Incredibles and room number

Cars: Mater’s license plate number. It is also the number of the train which almost crashes into Lightning McQueen while he is on his way to Radiator Springs.

Ratatouille: Git, a lab rat, has a tag on his left ear that says “A113”.

WALL-E: A133 is the forbidden code for AUTO’s “directive”.

Up: On the sign outside the court room.

Toy Story 3: Once again on Ms. Davis’ license plate.

Cars 2: Again on Mater’s license plate.

Brave: A113 is in Roman numerals as ACXIII above the entrance door of the witch’s cottage.

Monsters University: The classroom number of Scaring 101. This might be the closest this has ever gotten to the source of A113.

Inside Out: As a graffiti in the streets of San Francisco when Riley receives a phone call from her mother. It is also the number of Riley’s classroom.

The Good Dinosaur: Formed by pickets on the wooden fence surrounding the area of the “cluckers” on Arlo’s family’s farm.

Finding Dory: The tags of Fluke and Rudder are labeled “A1” and “13”.

Cars 3: Once again on Mater’s license plate. It is also Sterling’s office number at the Rust-eze Racing Center.

Coco: The number on the office door of the “Bureau of Family Grievances” in the Land of the Dead’s Grand Central station.

People lined up outside the Bureau of Family Grievances in Coco

Incredibles 2: The number can be seen spray painted on a dumpster that Frozone crouches behind after the Underminer’s attack.

Toy Story 4: Can be seen on Bonnie’s family truck and on the carpet design of Second Chance Antiques.

Onward: At the end of the movie, Colt Bronco gets a call from dispatch saying, “We got a one-one-three in progress.”

Were you familiar with all of these references? If you were, you deserve to be named the #1 Pixar Fan of All Time!

All images from Pixar Wiki

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Buzz in Finding Nemo

March 6, 2020April 5, 2020 Emily Holle

Buzz Lightyear is seen lying on the floor in the Toy Story dentist’s waiting room with other toys. — Buzz Lightyear in Finding Nemo
Image By: Hailey Hudson

Everyone knows that Finding Nemo is one of the most classic Pixar movies of all time- but did you know that Buzz Lightyear makes an appearance? That’s right! When we get a glimpse into the dentist’s waiting room, we can see Buzz Lightyear lying on the floor next to some other toys.

Buzz, however, isn’t the only easter egg that made it into this movie. In fact, Finding Nemo is loaded with them! Mike Wazowski is pictured swimming across the screen during the credits, a boy in the waiting room is seen reading a Mr. Incredible comic book, and Luigi from Cars is seen driving on a dock.

Mike Wazowski is spotted swimming across the screen in snorkel gear during the credits of Finding Nemo. — Mike Wazowski, Monsters, Inc., swimming during the credits
Image By: Animation Life

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Lotso in Up

March 6, 2020April 5, 2020 Emily Holle

Lotso is the the corner of a room with Carl’s house flying by the window. — Lotso is pictured in the corner of the little girl’s room
Image by: Anna Menta

This scene occurs pretty early in the film. Carl (Up) has just found out he was going to be sent to a nursing home, so he decided to finally fulfill his late wife and his longtime dream of seeing Paradise Falls. In a montage, we get a quick glimpse of this scene, where Lotso (Toy Story 3) is sitting in the corner of a little girl’s room.

At the time of this movie, Toy Story 3 had not been released yet. Therefore, this serves as a cameo to a future Pixar movie. For those that might not know, Lotso is the villain with the sad backstory in Toy Story 3. His kid lost him at a camping trip, and wasn’t able to come back for him. Because of this, Lotso developed the idea that kids didn’t care for their toys at all and would abandon them in a second. This led to him opposing Woody in Toy Story 3.

Also in the little girl’s room is the Pixar ball and a toy plane also from Toy Story. The young girl, named Dee, can also be spotted in Toy Story 3 at Sunnyside Daycare, possibly to return Lotso to his home. Because we know what happened to Lotso before Toy Story 3, it is possible that this happened after.

“First thing you need to know about me, I’m a hugger.”
Lotso, Toy Story 3

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Buzz and Andy in Coco

March 6, 2020April 5, 2020 Emily Holle

Buzz, Andy, and Mike Wazowski piñatas hanging on a stand — Buzz, Andy, and Mike in Coco
Image by: AJ Caulfield

In the movie Coco, Miguel at one point runs through the village market on the way to the central plaza. As he is running through the marketplace, he stops by a piñata stand. We can see piñatas of Buzz Lightyear and Andy. And, if you look even closer, you might see a familiar one eyed, green-skinned monster. That’s right- Mike Wazowski (Monsters, Inc.) also makes an appearance! Near the back of the piñata pack is a turquoise piñata, likely designed to be Sully, Mike’s partner.

These easter eggs might not be as random as you would think. The director of Coco, Lee Unkrich, worked on three different Toy Story movies and was also the co-director of Monsters, Inc. It totally makes sense that he would tip his hat to his previous work in animation.