Here are 12 surprising Pixar jokes that are clearly targeted at moms, dads, and grandparents, not kids. oh.
Mia and Tia (Cars, 2006)
There’s nothing else to say. The twin Mazda Miatas that literally flash their headlights on Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) early in Cars are groupies.
When Lightning disappears, they start hanging around the terrible Chick Hicks.
So they’re not just groupies, they’re groupies with terrible taste.
Toy Story Casting Couch (Toy Story 2, 1999)
Someone at Pixar is interested in the twins.
The “Failure Reel” that played during the end credits of Toy Story 2 was set in the #MeToo era when sleazy prospector Stinky Pete (voiced by Kelsey Grammer) woos two twin Barbie dolls, one of which is Edited to remove joke about holding one’s hand. “Yes, I’m sure you’ll be in Toy Story 3,” he promised.
Barbie, of course, made one of the highest-grossing films of all time. Stinky Pete, not so much.
There are no bears in San Francisco (Inside Head, 2015)
“Inside Head” depicts the full range of emotions going through the head of a young girl whose family moves to the Bay Area, and features one character claiming that “There are no bears in San Francisco.”
Another character says: “I saw a really hairy guy. He looked like a bear.”
Sally’s lower back tattoo (Cars, 2006)
Lightning McQueen notices that his Porsche Carrera love interest named Sally has a bit of a wild side when he sees her rear pinstripes. This is the equivalent of a car lower back tattoo.
While the idea that lower back tattoos mean anything may be disputed, the joke was common enough at the time of Cars’ release that it was used in another Owen Wilson film, 2005’s This joke also appeared in “Wedding Crashers.”
Hostile Takeover Bank (Cars, 2006)
Not all Pixar jokes for adults are racy.
Cars made a bit of social commentary by having HTB (aka Hostile Takeover Bank) sponsor Lightning McQueen’s biggest rival, the aforementioned Chick Hicks. He is a notoriously bad athlete who will do anything to take the lead. Or maybe a bank.
This is our favorite joke in Cars. And we love Cars.
Buzz Lightyear’s Upright Wings (Toy Story 2, 1999)
Hi. When Buzz Lightyear is so impressed by Jessie the Cowgirl’s acrobatics that he flutters his wings to get her attention.
This is one of Pixar’s jokes that’s so stupid and well-executed that it’s impossible to be offended.
Proctology (Cars, 2006)
Cars is both a gentle children’s movie and a gentle rumination on aging.
While many children’s movies incorporate bathroom humor, Cars contains a completely different kind of joke about bodily functions.
In one of the series’ saddest moments, Lightning McQueen breaks into the sheriff’s office (Michael Wallis) to accept the car equivalent of a trip to the proctologist, courtesy of Doc Hudson (Paul Newman).
12 Step Shark Meeting (Finding Nemo, 2003)
AA meeting-style 12-step groups are the basis of drama, from Fight Club to 28 Days.
But with the exception of Finding Nemo, in which Dory (Ellen DeGeneres) stumbles into a movie in which a school of sharks led by Bruce (Barry Humphries) tries to quell their thirst for blood, most children’s movies don’t. they don’t appear. addiction.
The darkest part is that the shark reappeared during the meeting.
Laser Envy (Toy Story, 1995)
When Woody (Tom Hanks) appears jealous of Buzz Lightyear’s superior firepower, Mr. Potato Head (Don Rickles) quips that he has “laser envy.”
See also Pixar jokes for Freudians.
Life is a Beach (Cars 3, 2017)
Lightning McQueen’s new trainer, Cruz Ramirez, makes a comment that only those who remember the old Life Alert commercials will recognize as a throwback. Cruise asked, “Now that you’re older, what would you do if you fell down on this beach and couldn’t get up?”
She’s making a sneaky reference to the oft-mocked ad in which an elderly person comically exclaims, “I fell and I can’t get up!”
But the risqué part of this joke is Lightning’s response. “Life is at the beach, then it’s driving.” Sounds like an old saying, doesn’t it?
Stripper Music (Turning Red, 2022)
Turning Red’s parents are not fans of the boy band 4*Town.
Some people tell their daughters they can’t go to the group’s concerts, and Abby’s mother calls 4*Town’s songs “stripper music.” (She doesn’t understand what it means or what the problem is.)
We’re not being arrogant, but…it’s an odd joke for a children’s movie.
Little, Little… (Delicious Restaurant, 2007)
In Remy’s Delicious Restaurant, Linguine (Lou Romano) struggles to explain to his co-worker Colette (Janine Garofalo) that a little mouse named Remy can teach her how to make delicious dishes.
First, when he struggles with the word “rat,” she thinks he’s confessing a rash. But he disagrees.
“No,” he stammered, holding his fingers an inch apart. “I have this, tiny, tiny, tiny…”
She quickly looked down at his pants, and then he concluded: “A little chef who tells me what to do!”
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