Pixar's 'Inside Out' Easter Eggs Everyone Missed

The world inside Riley’s head builds itself carefully, naming mental processes logically and plot-relevant. This happens without blatant exposition.The world inside Riley’s head builds itself carefully, naming mental processes logically and plot-relevant. This happens without blatant exposition.

Cards appear throughout.The film ends by accepting sadness is an important life part; people should welcome it.

Emotions exist in block colors: Anger is red, Sadness is blue, Fear is purple, and Disgust is green. Joy is the exception; she has blue hair and a strong blue glow.

Riley unconsciously uses images she already knows.Cards appear throughout.Inside Out.These cards appear both inside and outside Riley’s subconscious. They show up most clearly when characters try to build a full house of cards in Imagination Land.

The face cards show Riley (as class R) and her parents (as King and Queen).

John Ratzenberger has not missed a Pixar film yet. He appears inInside Out.John Ratzenberger acts as a mind worker, installing a new control panel at the film's end. He previously voiced everyone from Hamm inToy Story.to the Yeti inMonsters, Inc.andMonsters University.He voices the waiter inRatatouille.the talking fish school inFinding Nemo.Mack inCars.John inWALL-E.P.T. Flea inA Bug's Life.and much more.

The Pizza Truck appears in the movie three times, not once or twice. We only saw it once when it rolled by in a Memory Orb. Watch for more! The Pizza Truck shows up in nearly every Pixar film.

Joy moves through Imagination Land halfway through the movie. Look in the background; there is a stack ofold board games.On top sits a blue box. The game is called “Find Me” and features a big picture of Nemo.

During the dinner scene where Riley has her first meltdown (when Anger takes over), and when we see the emotions in the parents' heads, they all eat Chinese Food.

You may recognize the logo on the boxes; this is a long-running Pixar Easter egg. See it most inA Bug’s Life.Manny’s Chinese Cabinet of Metamorphosis is the food box’s appearance inToy Story 2, Monsters, Inc.andRatatouille.

Every Pixar movie has an Easter egg referencing the next film. Arlo,the main character in The Good Dinosaur,which released in Thanksgiving 2015,,appears inInside Out..

The characters mirror their emotions.Emotion characters show their feelings through voice, action, and design.

Anger is a fire brick, Fear is a nerve, Joy is a star, and Sadness is a teardrop. Disgust is broccoli, one of Riley's foods she dislikes most.

The Abstract Thought machine scene shows this. Before they become lines, Joy and Sadness take on their inspirational shapes.

In the classroom scene, Riley’s classmate wears a familiar shirt. It is the female version of Sid's shirt fromToy StoryIf the Pixar universe has a Hot Topic, they both shop there!

Pete Docter voices Dad's Anger. Anger leads Dad's head, not Joy, hinting at the balance Riley finds.

Riley moves to San Francisco and enters room A113 at her new school.The "A113" code appears in all Pixar movies and others. Brad Bird and John Lasseter met at the California Institute of the Arts classroom numbered A113.

Many memory orbs show memories from Carl and Ellie’s life in Pixar’s "Up".UpThat other Pixar movie made audiences feel strong emotions.

During opening credits, Riley and her parents move to San Francisco. They pass telephone poles with birds from the Pixar short "Birds on a Wire" sitting on the wires.Birds on a Wire"

The Pixar Ball must appear somewhere. The sticker/iron-on patch on Riley's bag shows the symbol in "Inside Out".Inside Out.

The hockey team Riley plays for in "Inside Out".Inside OutThe team is in an arena. The team is part of "Tri-County Youth Hockey." Throughout the "Toy Story" trilogy, the films take place in the "Tri-County area." Pixar is clever!Toy StoryThe "Toy Story" trilogy shows the films happen in the "Tri-County area." Pixar is clever!

Riley's long-term memory bank holds a Princess Dream World. That castle gets hit by a wrecking ball, blasting it with confetti and glitter. That castle is the Disney Castle.theDisney Castle.

Riley’s classroom has a poster referencing the Pixar short "La Luna".La Luna" Only eagle-eyed Pixar fans probably caught that one.

At the studio's main strip, on the right, appear giant monster legs resembling Ted’s, the beast Mike and Sully meet on their way to work in "Monsters, Inc.".Monsters, Inc.

The Ted scene received a shout-out in "Monsters, Inc.".Monsters, Inc.'s credits (with "Toy Story"Rex auditioning for the part.

During the "Bad Dream" sequence, Disney fans might see the music from the Haunted Mansion attraction in Disneyland.The Haunted Mansion attraction in Disneyland.

Riley dislikes San Francisco because of the new house's issues, including a dead mouse in the living room. Later, she has a nightmare. It becomes clear this is an exaggerated version of Remy, the food-loving rat from "Ratatouille".Ratatouille.

Remember those two guards watching the subconscious? Frank Oz played Frank, and Dave Goelz played Dave, the other Muppet performer.

One memory orb shows Riley remembering a slide from her childhood. Keen eyes see she must have attended Sunnyside Daycare because it is the same slide and play area from "Toy Story 3".Toy Story 3.

The ice rink shown in the film sits in a specific spot. That real-life location holds the Walt Disney Family Museum.

p class="p1">Many cars in the background shots are actual models from the Cars sequel.CarsThe lemons and the smaller, micro-car model appear most prominently.

The realistic world of Inside Out seems odd.Inside Outand the more cartoonish style.CarsMany vehicles in the film, including those in Up and Inside Out, look blocky.Upare actually blocky.

Younger viewers likely missed the Chinatown joke.Chinatown(inChinatown,Jack Nicholson hears "It's Chinatown Jake" in the exact same way.CSIThey delivered it with sunglasses removal.

If the globe in Riley’s classroom looks familiar, it should. That same globe appears in all three Toy Story films.Toy Storyfilms to date.