Monsters Inc. Easter Eggs

Finding Nemo Again - 10.0/10 with 7 votes
Not only can you see a Finding Nemo doll when Boo hands it to Sully, but you can also see it on her couch at different points in the movie.

pic Rex at Crosswalk - 10.0/10 with 5 votes
When Mike and Sully are walking to work, while they are waiting at the crosswalk there is a dinasour leg next to them, when the camera pans out it is revealed that it is rex from Toy Story.
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Luxo Jr. Ball - 10.0/10 with 1 votes
When Sulley returns Boo to her room, among the scattered toys is the Luxo Jr. Ball from the short film.

pic Nemo - 10.0/10 with 1 votes
One of the toys that she gives Sulley is Nemo from Finding Nemo.

Bugs Life Van - 10.0/10 with 1 votes
Look at the place that Randall goes to and gets beaten up, it is the place with the bug zapper from A Bugs Life, and theres also a Pizza Planet van outside of it.

Double Pixar Reference - 8.0/10 with 15 votes
Watch for the scene when, after the door factory chase, Sulley throws Randall through a door, right before smashing the door forever. Randall ends up in a trailer where he is beat up by a woman carrying a shovel. A fairly good eye should notice (1)... more
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pic Steve Buscemi's Egg - 8.0/10 with 3 votes
There is a slow motion scene somewhere in the beginning of the movie where the scare monsters walk onto the scare floor. This scene parodies "The Right Stuff" which, in itself, imitated "Armageddon" where Steve Buscemi played one of the pilots. Steve... more

Both Airplanes - 8.0/10 with 1 votes
At the beginning of the movie Monsters Inc., there is a shelf with Humpty Dumpty and an airplane. That airplane is shown in the Pixar movie "Finding Nemo." It's at the part where Nemo is in the fish tank and is looking around the dentist's office. There... more
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pic Hidden City Cafe - 7.5/10 with 2 votes
On their way to work, Mike and Sulley walk past the Hidden City Cafe, which is an actual eatery located near Pixar's studios and is director, Pete Docter's, favourite restaurant.
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Phone Number on Control Panel - 7.1/10 with 201 votes
About 3:26 into the movie, when the simulation is ended and the monster reaches for a knob on the control panel to review the videotape, just below and to the left of the knob is a little indicator which reads "510-752-3000" which turns out to be Pixar's... more
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Pixar's Unreleased Movie - 7.1/10 with 153 votes
Near the end of the movie, were Boo is handing Sulley some toys. Right after she hands him a Jessie doll, from Toy Story 2, she then hands him a Fish. The Fish is a character in a movie that Pixar has not even released yet! The movie it will be in is... more
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Nemo in the Restaurant - 7.0/10 with 1 votes
While watching the movie, Mike is in the restaurant with his gf, as the scene first starts it shows the octopus monster cutting fish. On the wall behind him are pictures of fish - on the far right side of that wall is Nemo.

Trailer in Monster Inc. - 7.0/10 with 1 votes
In A Bug's Life, Flick finds the city of bugs under a trailer parked in a field of grass next to the Pizza Planet truck. In Monsters, Inc. Mickey and Sully banish Randel to the human world. You see that Randel is sent to the same trailer that appears... more

Andy's Room Wallpaper - 7.0/10 with 1 votes
When the scarers first walk in and are getting ready, watch Randall. When he is practising blending in with backgrounds, the second one is the wallpaper from Andy's room in Toy Story.

pic Finding Nemo Reference - 6.8/10 with 4 votes
When Mike opens the door so that Sulley can throw Randall in, Nemo is on the wall in the form of a plaque.

Finding Jessie - 6.7/10 with 20 votes
Near the end of the movie, when Sully returns Boo to her room, Boo picks up some toys and hands them to Sully. Firstly she picks up the Pixar ball, then a Jessie doll (Jessie from Toy Story 2), then finally she hands Sully a clownfish toy (from Pixar's... more

Monsters Named After Creators - 6.3/10 with 93 votes
The tote board which tracks the results for each monster shows 13 monster names, most of which are the names of people who helped create the movie. As follows:

Sullivan - (unique?)
Randall - (unique?)
Ranft - Joe Ranft (story artist, add'l story... more
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Luxo Ball Makes Another Appearance - 6.2/10 with 53 votes
The ball from "Luxo," one of Pixar's first animated shorts, appears in this film (as it does in most of Pixar's films). Boo hands this ball to Sully when he's returning her to her bedroom near the end of the film. She also gives him a Jessie doll (from... more
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A Few Eggs from Disney Magazine - 5.7/10 with 100 votes
Okay, I found these eggs `cuz my family subscribes to Disney Magazine (since my parents are just TOO cool *cough*). There are a few:

1. The scene where Boo pulls out a stack of Mike's CDs and all the CDs go flying everywhere. Every one one of those... more
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Luigi's Appearence - 5.5/10 with 2 votes
When Mike is in the boy's room telling jokes, look closely at his nightstand by the window and you see Luigi from the movie Cars on his nightstand.

Hidden Mickey's - 5.4/10 with 9 votes
There are a few hidden mickey's in Monsters Inc..
1) During the opening credits, there is a door which opens. In one shot, a small toy truck can be seen on the bottom right hand side - on the side of this is a Mouseketeer hat...
2) As Sully is leaving... more

What a Monster of a Birthday - 5.3/10 with 99 votes
Near the begining, when Mike is telling Celia about his plans for her birthday, he mentions that they were going to Harry Hausen's Restaraunt. Ray Harry Hausen was the major special effects man in the 50's, in Hollywood. He especially created monsters.
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Clown - 5.0/10 with 1 votes
Toward the end of the film when Mike tells Sulley to come with him, if you look at the left of the screen, you can see a giant toy clown. This clown was used in Pixar films Tin Toy, Toy Story and Toy Story 2.

The Pixar Book - 4.5/10 with 62 votes
This is when Mike and Sulley are in the apartment. Right when Mike crashes into the trash can, a bunch a books fall into mouth. For a short amount of time, you can read the title of the yellow book. It reads Pixar, the company that created the movie.
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