Nemo Found in Monster’s Inc.

For last night’s family movie, my wife picked the Pixar classic Monster’s Inc. I guess it’s been a while since I’ve seen the film (which I’ve watched with my daughter dozens of times), because I totally forgot that Nemo makes a cameo in this film even before he shows up in his own film. Monsters Inc. came out in 2002, whereas Finding Nemo didn’t come out until 2003.

Nemo appears as a toy in Boo’s bedroom, and Pixar fans will also notice the star ball from the short Luxo Jr. (which has also appeared in Toy Story, Toy Story 2, Monsters Inc. and Jack-Jack Attack, as well as Aardman’s Creature Comforts) and Jessie the Yodelling Cowgirl from Toy Story 2. There’s also a bear I can’t place, though. Maybe he’s being developed for another film, though I think he’s just thrown in to show why Boo had such an affinity for Little Mike earlier in the film.

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