There’s been a million on The Simpsons…Carl’s house and WALL-E were in two episodes, and I know there was a bit where Homer tried to cook by making a rat pull his hair.
“Up” was featured on Stephen’s segment “Movies Destroying America”. “What kid wouldn’t want to play with a 78 Year old man action figure?”
He also plays with a WALL-E box
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Stephen tells his audience that we should all fear robots because they are souless and violent. He shows a clip from WALL-E. He says of WALL-E “That’s the most terrifying kind of robot. The kind that warms your heart.”
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An outtake where when Tim Allen flubs his lines, he starts reciting Buzz Lightyear toy phrases.
Another one is where Jonathan Taylor Thomas opens the door for Halloween Trick or Treaters and gives one candy to “the spaceman” and several to “the cute little lion”- the children were dressed as Buzz Lightyear and Simba respectively.
Santa Clause 2- real Santa fights with toy Santa. Real Santa says, “You are a toy!” and the toy Santa says “You are a strange little man”
“You know people think you are this weird robot man who’s so annoying all the time and you totally are. But then it’s like that movie Wall-E at the end. You’re so full of love and you can save a plant and get fat people out of their floaty chairs.”
There was a reference in the latest episode of the simpsons. Bart was beating up an action figure that looked like Buzz Lightyear and said, “Come to Life, Come to Life! I swear I won’t hurt you.”
Anybody see The Simpsons last night? The plot involved Bart creating a short film “Angry Dad”, which got nominated for a Golden Globe. At the red carpet, Lisa recognizes the “creative team from Mixar” (on segways, holding paddleballs and slinkys).
Lisa: “I’ve seen all of your movies, except Cars , and I can’t believe my brother is in the same category as the digital membrants of my generation.”
John Lasseter: “So, that makes your brother the competition. Randy, tell her how we feel about that.”
The camera then reveals Randy Newman on piano singing “You’ve Got An Enemy”, followed by Luxo Jr. shining a light in Lisa’s face, Mr. “Carrot” Head with a beating stick, and Wall-e pulling out a gun.
When Russel Brand is about to announce the winner for Best Animated Short Film, It shows Pete Doctor with award polish ready, only to be shocked when Angry Dad wins.
“Mixar” returns later in the episode when Angry Dad is nominated for an Oscar. Bart is about to accept the reward, but not without a “lengthy clip from each short” first. Mixar’s short is entitled “Condiments” which involves a group of condiments being alive when humans aren’t around
I literally am watching it right now! It’s fantastic. Any fan of Pixar, animation, or the film industry in general should watch that episode. Thank goodness for Hulu!
Judging by the number of references they’ve done, the writers on The Simpsons seem to have quite a bit of love for Pixar. Then again, it can be hard to tell sometimes with those kind of jokes if they’re being mean-spirited or just poking fun. Humor has a way of being very indirect with it’s audience cause you tend to think that it’s being directed right at you or the thing that they’re referencing, when it could be a personal thing among the creators for all we know.
But yeah, I remember these Pixar references on the show going all the way back to an episode where they had an exterminator’s van saying “A Bug’s Death”.
There’s an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 where they take control of the satellite at the end and Tom Servo tries to shout “To infinity and beyond!”. Crow reminds him that Disney will slap them will a lawsuit, though, so he changes it to “To infinity and some other places!”.
, and I can’t believe my brother is in the same category as the digital membrants of my generation.”
