List of Pixar film references

Beginning with Red's Dream and its references to previous Pixar short films, Pixar has included references in its films to other works produced by the studio. These have included cameo appearances, references to characters, objects, and titles of works. Additionally, such easter eggs or in-jokes can refer to Pixar staff, associates, or places or events from the company's past. Lastly, some things, such as A113, Pizza Planet, or actor John Ratzenberger have appeared in the majority of Pixar films, establishing a set of traditions that subsequent Pixar films try to include.
The following is a list of all documented self-referential nods contained within Pixar films and shorts that the various filmmakers have incorporated into their movies.
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 former 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.
Described as "Pixar's good luck charm" by John Lasseter, actor John Ratzenberger played a role in every Pixar feature from Toy Story to Onward, including a few not produced by Pixar. Soul is the first film where John Ratzenberger uses his likeness instead of a voice role, while he is not present at all in original films starting with Luca.
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, as well as the print Pixar icon.
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 including robot guards at the entrance. 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 first and last two letters, "TO" and "TA", worn off so it simply appears as "YO") with a rocket on the roof featuring the restaurant's logo, as seen in Toy Story, Toy Story 2, and Toy Story 3 (though in Toy Story 2, the truck model is called a "Gyoza" as seen on the owner's manual). There is a Pizza Planet reference in every Pixar feature film to date except for the 2004 film The Incredibles. Lee Unkrich confirmed that there is no Pizza Planet truck anywhere in The Incredibles. Director Brad Bird said that he was too busy making the film to tell the animation team to insert the truck.
To avoid overt product placement in Pixar films, a series of fictional companies are used as placeholders. Some appear only in one franchise (such as fictional NASCAR sponsors in Cars) but others serve as recurring themes.
Buy-n-Large is a fictional megacorporation that first appeared in WALL-E as the entity which controlled all economic and government services on the future Earth.
Dinoco is a fictional oil company that first appeared in Toy Story as a small gas station. It plays a central role as a key race car sponsor in Cars, and made a small cameo in WALL-E. The company's logo is a dinosaur, but with a Brontosaurus in Toy Story and a Tyrannosaurus in Cars (a reference to Sinclair Oil, which uses a similar dinosaur logo; the name, however, is similar to Sunoco, the current oil and gasoline sponsor of NASCAR).
Eggman Movers, also known as Eggman Moving, is a fictional moving company that has an anthropomorphic egg with a hat as a mascot and appears mostly throughout the Toy Story franchise. The company's name is a reference to Pixar production designer Ralph Eggleston.
Poultry Palace is a fictional chicken-based fast-food chain that first appears in the Toy Story short Small Fry.
These Pixar films contain the following references to the Toy Story films, shorts, and television specials:
These Pixar films and shorts contain the following references to A Bug's Life:
These Pixar films contain the following references to Monsters, Inc. or Monsters University:
These Pixar films and shorts contain the following references to Finding Nemo and Finding Dory:
These Pixar films contain the following references to The Incredibles and Incredibles 2:
These films and shorts contain references to Cars, Cars 2 or Cars 3:
These films contain references to the film Ratatouille:
These films contain references to the film WALL-E:
These films contain references to the film Up:
These films or shorts contain references to the film Brave:
These films contain references to the films Inside Out and Inside Out 2:
These films contain references to the film Coco:
These projects contain references to the film Turning Red:
These films contain references to the film Lightyear.
These films contain references to The Adventures of André and Wally B.:
These films contain references to Luxo, Jr.:
These films contain references to Red's Dream:
These films contain references to Tin Toy:
These films contain references to Knick Knack:
The following Pixar films reference For the Birds:
These Pixar films contain the following references to Geri's Game:
These Pixar films contain the following references to Boundin':
These Pixar projects contain the following references to the SparkShorts film Purl:
These Pixar projects contain the following references to the SparkShorts film Burrow:
These Pixar films contain the following references to Apple Inc.
These Pixar films contain cameo appearances by Pixar employees.
These Pixar films contain references to Pixar employees.
These Pixar films contain the following references to an assortment of other things.