Pixar's Commercials Thread

This is a thread to try to round up all (or most) of Pixar’s commercial work, specifically the kind they did to get the funding for their studio, from before they made Toy Story up to their Toy Story 2 McDonalds commercials. So, without further ado, here are Pixar’s 79 Commercials from Pixar’s Commercial division.

(list from Pixar Talk. I own nothing.)

-Toppan Printing – “Dance of the Waterlilies” (1989)
-Toppan Printing – “Galaxy” (1990)
-Tropicana – “Wake Up” (1989) (Director: John Lasseter, Producer: Ralph Guggenheim)
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aowm0j5Flx8[/url]
-Lifesavers Holes – “Babies” (AKA “Skateboard” “The Park”) (1990) (Director: John Lasseter, Producer: Ralph Guggenheim)
[url]Lifesaver's Holes candy commercial - YouTube
-California Lottery – “Dancing Cards” (1990) (Director: Flip Phillips, Producer: Ralph Guggenheim)
-Trident – “Quite a Package” (AKA “The Piano”) (1990) (Director: Andrew Stanton, Producer: Karen Robert Jackson)
[url]They got paid to say it was fantastic. (1990) - YouTube
-Volkswagen – “La Nouvelle Polo” (1990) (Director: Andrew Stanton, Producer: Karen Robert Jackson) +
-Pillsbury – “Pump” (AKA “Grands”) (1990) (Director: Henry Selick & Flip Phillips, Producer: Ralph Guggenheim)
[url]Pillsbury Ad 1990 - YouTube
-Fleischmann’s Eggbeaters – “Cracks” (1991) (Director: Flip Phillips, Producer: Craig Good)
-Cellular One – “Moving Target” (1991) (Director: Pete Docter, Producer: Karen Robert Jackson)
-Tropicana – “Warehouse” (1991) (Director: John Lasseter, Producer: Ralph Guggenheim)
-Tropicana – “Orange Kiwi Passion” (1991) (Director: John Lasseter & Andrew Stanton, Producer: Ralph Guggenheim)
-Tropicana – “Three Fruits Dancing” (1991) (Director: John Lasseter & Pete Docter, Producer: Ralph Guggenheim)
-Toys R Us – “Grand Opening” (1991) (Director: Andrew Stanton, Producer Karen Robert Jackson)
[url]- YouTube
-Tetra Pak – “Lunchbox” (1991) (Director: Pete Docter, Producer: Tom Porter)
[url]Tetra Pak Drink Boxes - YouTube
-Listerine – “Knight” (AKA “The Plaque Slayer”) (1991) (Director: John Lasseter, Producer: Ralph Guggenheim)
[url]WJW/CBS Commercials 10/1991 part 5 - YouTube
-Lifesavers – “Gummie Savers Conga” (AKA “Dance Club”) (1991) (Director: John Lasseter, Producer: Craig Good) *
[url]Pixar: Lifesavers Gummi Savers advert from 1994 - YouTube
-Lifesavers Holes – “Life At the Beach” (AKA “Sand Castles”) (1991) (Director: Pete Docter, Producer: Karen Robert Jackson)
[url]1992 Lifesavers Holes commercial - YouTube
Edited Commercials:
[url]Pixar: Lifesavers Holes advert #1 from 1990 - YouTube
[url]Life Savers - Holes (1992) - YouTube
-Listerine – “Boxer” (1991) (Director: John Lasseter, Producer: Ralph Guggenheim)
[url]- YouTube
-Volkswagon Polo – “Interview” (1992) (Director: Andrew Stanton, Producer: Karen Robert Jackson) +
-Listerine – “Swinging Bottle” (AKA “The Jungle”) (1992) (Director: Andrew Stanton, Producer: Karen Robert Jackson)
[url]- YouTube
-Tetra Pak – “Daydream” (1992) (Director: Pete Docter, Producer: Karen Robert Jackson)
-Kellogg’s All-Bran – “Balloon” (1992) (Director Galyn Susman & Andrew Stanton, Producer: Karen Robert Jackson) #
-Kellogg’s All-Bran – “Hourglass” (1992) (Director Galyn Susman & Andrew Stanton, Producer: Karen Robert Jackson) #
-IBM – “Logo” (1992) (Director: Henry Anderson III, Producer: Karen Robert Jackson)
-IncrediBites – “Chomp Chomp” (1992) (Director: Jeff Pidgeon, Producer: Karen Robert Jackson)
-La Poste – “Ladybug” (1992) (Director: Jeff Pidgeon, Producer: Karen Robert Jackson) +
-Bunn Coffee Makers – “In the Mood” (1992) (Director: Andrew Stanton, Producer: Karen Robert Jackson)
-Kellogg’s All-Bran – “Cello” (1993) (Director: Rich Quade, Producer: Karen Robert Jackson) #
-Kellogg’s All-Bran – “Sprinkler” (1993) (Director: Rich Quade, Producer: Karen Robert Jackson) #
-Bank South – “Hungry” (1993) (Director: Jeff Pidgeon, Producer: Karen Robert Jackson)
-Tetra Pak – “Stranded” (1993) (Director: Roger Gould, Producer: Darla K. Anderson) **
-Carefree – “Bursting” (1993) (Director: Pete Docter, Producer: Karen Robert Jackson)
-Fresca – “Chuckling Straws” (1993) (Director: Andrew Schmidt, Producer: Darla K. Anderson)
Jordan Magic Toothbrush – “Launching Magic” (1993) (Director: Roger Gould, Producer: Darla K. Anderson)
-Dow Corning – “Ideas at Work” (1993) (Director: Andrew Schmidt, Producer: Darla K. Anderson)
-Bank South – “Chase” (1993) (Director: Andrew Schmidt, Producer: Karen Robert Jackson)
-Listerine – “Arrows” (1994) (Director: Jan Pinkava, Producer: Darla K. Anderson) *
[url]- YouTube
-Coca Cola – “Kaleidoscope” (1994) (Director: Andrew Schmidt, Producer: Darla K. Anderson)
-Arm & Hammer – “About to Uncover” (1994) (Director: Mike Belzer, Producer: Darla K. Anderson)
-Arm & Hammer – “Here, There and Everywhere” (1994) (Director: Mike Belzer, Producer: Darla K. Anderson)
-Levi Strauss – “Woman Getting What She Wants” (1994) (Director: Jan Pinkava, Producer: Darla K. Anderson) *
-Nutri Grain – “We’ve Got Taste” (1994) (Director: Roger Gould, Producer: Susan Tatsuno)
-Lifesavers Gummisavers – “Wacky Frootz” (1994) (Director: Mike Belzer, Producer: Kori Rae)
-Boston Chicken – “Fresh Salad” (1994) (Director: Mike Belzer, Producer: Kori Rae)
-Listerine – “Mission” (1994) (Director: Andrew Schmidt, Producer: Darla K. Anderson)
-Prime Option Credit Card – “Shaping Up Nicely” (1994) (Director: Bud Luckey, Producer: Karen Robert Jackson)
-Prime Option Credit Card – “Strong Option” (1994) (Director: Bud Luckey, Producer: Karen Robert Jackson)
-Paramount – “Logo” (1994)
[url]- YouTube
-Chips Ahoy – “Balloon” (1995) (Director: Jan Pinkava, Producer: Darla K. Anderson)
[url]- YouTube
Alternate version:
[url]- YouTube
-Chips Ahoy – “Circus” (1995) (Director: Bob Peterson, Producer: Darla K. Anderson)
-Ortho – “Flamingo” (1995) (Director: Andrew Schmidt, Producer: Susan Tatsuno)
-Levi’s Dockers – “Pinheads” (1995) (Director: Jan Pinkava, Producer: Susan Tatsuno)
-Hershey’s – “Amazin’ Straws” (1995) (Director: Andrew Schmidt, Producer: Susan Tatsuno)
-Coca Cola – “Learning Lesson” (1995) (Director: Jan Pinkava, Producer: Susan Tatsuno)
-Coca Cola – “Secret Weapon” (1995) (Director: Andrew Schmidt, Producer: Susan Tatsuno)
-Coca Cola – “Pin Box” (1995) (Director: Bob Peterson, Producer: Susan Tatsuno)
-Disney Interactive – “Toy Story Videogame” (1995) (Director: Glenn McQueen, Producer: Susan Tatsuno)
[url]Toy Story Video Game Commercial - YouTube
-McDonald’s – “Art Store Break” (1995) (Director: Bob Peterson, Producer: Susan Tatsuno)
[url]90's commercials vol. 2 - YouTube
-Tower Records – “Christmas Conga” (1995) (Director: Shawn Krause, Producer: Susan Tatsuno)
-Sun Microsystems – “Magic Desktop” (1996) (Director: Andrew Schmdit, Producer: Kori Rae)
-Hallmark – “Magnets” (1996) (Director: Bob Peterson, Producer: Susan Tatsuno) Clio Award Winner
-Twizzlers – “Check Me Out” (1996) (Director: Jan Pinkava, Producer: Darla K. Anderson)
-Twizzlers – “Let Me In” (1996) (Director: Jan Pinkava & Shawn Krause, Producer: Darla K. Anderson)
-Hershey’s – “The Tastetations” (1996) (Director: Steve Segal & Dave Feiten, Producer: Kori Rae)
[url]- YouTube
Edited version:
[url]- YouTube
-Disney Interactive – Toy Story CD-Rom “Out of the Box” (1996) (Director: Glenn McQueen)
[url]- YouTube
-Rosarita – “Wild Frijoles” (1996) (Director: Andrew Schmidt, Producer: Richard Quan)
-Levi’s Jeans for Women – “Shake It” (1996) (Director: Shawn Krause, Producer: Kori Rae) *
-Nickelodeon Zolo – “Look Away” (1996) (Director: Bob Peterson, Producer: Kori Rae)
-McDonald’s – A Bug’s Life – “Belt Loop 1” (1998) (Director: Bob Koch, Producer: Karen Dufilho)
[url]McDonald's "A Bug's Life" Commercial (1998) - YouTube
-McDonald’s – A Bug’s Life – “Belt Loop 2” (1998) (Director: Bob Koch, Producer: Karen Dufilho) (Either this shorter version of the “Belt Loop” commercial or a different commercial)
[url]McDonalds Happy Meal Commercial w/ A Bug's Life Toy 1998 - YouTube
-McDonald’s – A Bug’s Life – “Big Toys” (1998) (Director: Bob Koch, Producer: Karen Dufilho)
[url]A Bug's Life mcdonalds commercials - YouTube
-McDonald’s – A Bug’s Life – “Nothing Good on TV” (1998) (Director: Doug Sweetland, Producer: Karen Dufilho)
[url]- YouTube
-McDonald’s – A Bug’s Life – “Nothing Good on TV Jr.” (1998) (Director: Doug Sweetland, Producer: Karen Dufilho)
[url]McDonald's - A Bug's Life - YouTube
-McDonald’s – A Bug’s Life – “Watches” (1998) (Director: Bob Koch, Producer: Karen Dufilho) Mexican TV
-McDonald’s – Toy Story 2 “Up Periscope” (2000) (Director: Scott Clark, Producer: Karen Dufilho)
[url]- YouTube
-McDonald’s – Toy Story 2 “Remote” (2000) (Director: Scott Clark, Producer: Karen Dufilho)
-McDonald’s – Toy Story 2 “Toys vs. Candy” (2000) (Director: Tasha Weeden, Producer: Karen Dufilho)
[url]- YouTube
-McDonald’s – Toy Story 2 “Surveillance” (2000) (Director: Angus MacLane, Producer: Karen Dufilho)
[url]- YouTube
Edited version:
[url]- YouTube

  • produced for French TV

produced for Mexican TV

  • Clio Award Winner
    ** Telly Awards Winner

Unknown (Not on the list, but seem to be made by Pixar in the commercial division era)
[url]Pub Québec - Trident (2) - YouTube

If you have any other Pixar Commercials that aren’t already linked here for this list, then please reply below, as I (and I’m sure a lot of other Pixar fans) would love to see more if not most/all of them. :slight_smile:

Thanks for posting this, MIKE WAZOWSK-E! I admit I don’t think I’ve ever seen any of these before. My faves are all the Listerine ones, TRU “Grand Opening”, the Life Savers Holes ones, and ABL McDonalds “Nothing Good On TV”! These commercials showcase Pixar’s endless imagination and ingenuity in unique, colorful, and fun ways! They’re a timeless example of Pixar’s awesome, and the company should be proud of this part of their past! :smiley:

I know, it’s just sad that they haven’t re released them on any DVD, including their Pixar Shorts like they did with the Luxo Sesame Street shorts or even the Toy Story Treats. As they are a part of Pixar’s history. Plus it’d be interesting for historical purpose. Or they could make a Youtube channel like Aardman does (except they don’t upload their earlier commercials, so I guess you could try and round up all those commercials like what’s being done here).

^Interestingly, I think there is some obscure collection of animated shorts that includes the Sesame Street Luxo Jr. shorts. I believe I saw it on Amazon.com somewhere, and I think that the Toy Story Treats, assuming you means the ABC shorts, are on the Toy Story Blu-Ray. But yeah, i hope more people will upload these classic goodies!

Wow, I will have to look through some of those! I only remember a few of them, such as the dancing Lifesavers and the boxing Listerine