Easter Eggs That Are Hidden So Well In Pixar's “Toy Story” That Most Adults Couldn’t Even Spot Them
Easter eggs have appeared in the media since the start of movies, and they're interesting to find.
Pixar packed Toy Story with tiny details that most viewers never notice on the first watch. Some are playful references, others are clever nods tucked into the background.
In this roundup, the hidden Easter eggs range from a familiar carpet pattern to a blink-and-you-miss-it date tied to John Lasseter. The fun is in spotting how much the movie sneaks past even attentive adults.
Once you start looking, the film feels a lot bigger than you remembered.
1. The movie, Sid's carpet
In the very first Toy Story movie, there's a scene where Woody and Buzz are seen escaping Sid's room. Take a look at the carpet there.
Yup, it happens to be similar to the carpet in The Overlook Hotel from The Shining.
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Another Easter egg to notice is from The Shining. Notice that the number "237" appears numerous times throughout the Toy Story franchise.
Well, 237 is actually the room number of the haunted room in The Shining.
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Check out the watch on the wall; you can see that it features Mickey Mouse in the first Toy Story movie. This actually serves as one of the many Mickeys that are hidden throughout the franchise.
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Some of these details are so small that you have to pause the scene to catch them.
And if you love spotting hidden details, you’ll probably freak out over the 81 visual anomalies that make logic struggle.
4. The gas station movie
The gas station featured in Toy Story is also the name of a racing team in the movie Cars, which, surprisingly, was released many years later.
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5. The Lightning McQueen t-shirt
If you watch closely in Toy Story 3, one of the daycare kids can be seen wearing a Lightning McQueen t-shirt, which also has his number 95 written on it.
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6. Here, we have the movie, A Bug's Life
The same bugs from A Bug's Life can be seen behind Buzz in Toy Story 2.
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These hidden elements are crafted in a way that even the sharpest eyes might not catch them. This simply means that you need to watch a scene again and again to grasp the full idea.
Did you notice any of these movie Easter eggs, or do you have any to add? Let us know by using the comments below.
7. Finally, we have John Lasseter
There's a particular magazine in Toy Story that shows the date 'January 12, 1957' at the bottom left corner. This also happens to be the birthday of John Lasseter, one of the directors of Toy Story.
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That final nod ties the whole list together.
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