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After Pixar made it big in feature films, they returned to making theatrical shorts, which played in front of most of their animated films (except for ''Toy Story 2'' and ''Finding Nemo'', which used old Pixar shorts instead):
* ''Geri's Game'' (played before ''[[A
* ''For the Birds'' (played before ''[[
* ''Boundin' ''(played before ''[[The Incredibles]]'') -- A rhyming, musical short (as opposed to the many dialogue-less shorts before it) about a former show-off of a sheep who learns how to cheer up after having his beautiful wool shorn off and being embarrassed in front of his friends.
* ''One Man Band'' (played before ''[[Cars]]'') -- Two street musicians compete for a little girl's tip, only for the girl to teach them a harsh lesson about being too competitive.
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Some of Pixar's features have a bonus short on their DVDs depicting the further adventures of the characters in the movie:
* ''Mike's New Car'' (follow-up to ''[[
** Especially notable for the [[DVD Commentary]] on the short, which is done by the young children of the creators.
* ''Exploring the Reef'' (related to ''[[Finding Nemo]]'') -- Jean-Michel Cousteau tries to make a [[Nature Documentary|documentary film]] about coral reefs, but Marlin, Dory, and Nemo keep interrupting him. Eventually, things are learned about corals, but Cousteau still feels "upstaged".
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* ''Tokyo Mater'' (played before ''[[Bolt]]'') -- The first Pixar short to play before a ''non''-Pixar film, and their first theatrical short to be based on a previous movie, ''Tokyo Mater'' centers around a story Mater tells about him getting involved in a drift race in Tokyo.
* ''Unidentified Flying Mater'' -- Mater makes friends with a small flying saucer spaceship that speaks in a strange robotic voice. The UFM (called "Mator") teaches Mater how to fly, but gets taken away to [[Area 51|Parking Area 51]].
* ''
* ''Heavy Metal Mater'' -- During a night of karaoke at Flo's, Mater recounts how he used to be a big rock star in a heavy metal band.
* ''Moon Mater'' -- Mater is inducted into the NASCA space program. His mission: Rescue Impala XIII, who has broken down on the moon.
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** ''Day and Night'' combine 3D and 2D animation. See [[Medium Blending]].
* [[The Bad Guy Wins]]: ''Lifted''
* [[Bad Humor Truck]]: Ice Screamer from "
* [[Badly-Battered Babysitter]]: Kari in ''Jack-Jack Attack''
* [[Bilingual Bonus]]: In ''Tokyo Mater'' Mater runs through a restaurant with the name [[
* [[Billions of Buttons]]: The control panel of the space ship in ''Lifted'' has thousands of unlabeled switches. As well as Mike's car.
* [[Black Dude Dies First]]: Frozone immediately gets captured by the villain in ''Mr. Incredible and Pals''. In the commentary, he complains about it.
* [[Bull Seeing Red]]: The bulldozers chase after El Materdor's red cape, and then Lightning McQueen.
* [[But Not Too Black]]: Watching ''Mr. Incredible and Pals'', Frozone complains about the apparent lightening of his character's skin.
* [[Butt
** Lightning is this in some of Mater's Tall Tales.
* [[Call Back]]: The news ticker during the report in ''George and AJ'' tells that scientists have discovered that "South America is like North America, but South".
* [[The Cameo]]:
** Two cars designed like [[
** [[The Beatles]] have a brief cameo near the end of ''Your Friend The Rat'' (complete with a rat assisting [[Ringo Starr|Ringo]] on drums).
** Also in ''Your Friend The Rat'', [[A
* [[Captain Patriotic]]: In ''Mr. Incredible and Pals'', Mr. Incredible is portrayed as one of these.
* [[Captain Obvious]]: Everyone in ''Mr. Incredible and Pals''.
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* [[Hammerspace]]: Mike's New Car, considering [[Gentle Giant|Sully]] could lower the passenger seat to the point only his head is visible.
* [[Hubcap Hovercraft]]: Mater in "UFM: Unidentified Flying Mater".
* [[Humans Are Cthulhu]]: [[John Lasseter]] specifically refers to the baby in ''Tin Toy'' as a
* [[Impossible Shadow Puppets]]: Buzz Lightyear does this in "Shadow Play".
* [[Irony]]: Pretty much most of the shorts end on an ironic note.
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* [[One-Man Band]]: The title character of ''Tin Toy'', and the two antagonists in ''One Man Band''.
* [[Painting the Medium]]: ''Day & Night'' basically changes the medium into a pair of characters representing...well, you know.
* [[Pro Wrestling Episode]]: ''
* [[Pull a Rabbit Out of My Hat]]: What ''Presto'' revolves around.
** And eventually inverted when the rabbit pulls the magician out of a hat.
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