>> ALEX: Hey fish, who are friends, not food, I’m here Technicality headquarters, let’s
get technical.
Finding Dory just came out last Friday, and I’m sure you guys are just as psyched about
the movie as I am.
13 years is way too long. Waaaaay to long. Never again, WAAAAY TO LONG!!
But seriously, the wait was worth it. The movie is amazing, the characters are well
done, and there were a fin full of easter. Get it? Get it?
So, today on Technicality, we’re gonna take a look at all of Easter Eggs in Pixar’s
latest movie, Finding Dory.
Ooh! And one more thing before we start. The spoiler-meter is at moderate. So, if you haven’t
seen the movie, go watch it, and then the second the movie, and no sooner, stay through
the credits, come back and watch this video. OK, let’s go!
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A113, a combination of letters of numbers in every Pixar film, is the code for the classroom
for graphic design and character animation at the California Institute of the Arts.
>> ANNOYING GIRL: Dude from Technicality, what does this have to do with Pixar?
>> ALEX: Well, many of the Pixar greats have learned their skills at that very classroom.
Anywho, A113 appears twice in the movie. First, the tags of Rudder and Fluke read A1 and 13
respectively. This can also be found on the plush version of the sea lions. Awww. Secondly,
the license plate for the truck going to Cleveland is CALA113.
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In Hank’s opening scene in the Quarantine building, you can spot on the mini fridge
this magnet featuring the Volcano from “Lava” holding up a couple of pieces of paper.
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Also in that same scene, nay, that very same frame, is the famous picture of Darla Sherman,
niece of dentist Philip Sherman, ya know, P. Sherman, from the original Finding Nemo.
How this picture appears in both Australia and California, I don’t know. I’ll leave
that one up to J and Ben to theorize.
Seriously, though, if you haven’t checked out the Super Carlin Brothers’ YouTube channel,
then you totally should. Thanks to them, my Pixar love has been raised to 11. Just like
my amp.
Oh, wait, that movie came out in 1984, so the majority of my audience won’t get that
reference. Ayy my course on YouTube analytics is paying off!
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Ok, this is the final easter egg in Hank’s grand entrance. This poster in the background
has a picture of the bird “Piper” from the short film “Piper,” which, as you
know if you’ve seen the movie (which, if you haven’t, you totally should!), is the
short that plays before Finding Dory.
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Personally, I couldn’t find this one myself, Pixar’s getting really tricky with it, but
after scouring the internet, I think I found our answer.
Ok, wait, let’s back up. The Pizza Planet Truck, a pizza delivery truck from the company
“Pizza Planet” in the movie Toy Story, has appeared in every Pixar film except the
Incredibles. No capes, more like no pizza, amirite? Amirite? Amir...
A lot of people think the pizza planet truck in the array of cars in the final scene when
Hank and Dory take over the transport bus, more specifically right here. But that can’t
be true, because Andrew Stanton, director of both Finding Nemo and Finding Dory tweeted
that the Pizza Planet truck is in the first 20 minutes of the film, so that’s just a
taxi. Pretty sneaky, eh?
So where is the truck? Well, no doubt, it can be found around the 17, 18 minute mark
right after Dory learns her parents’ names. The truck can be seen at the bottom of the
ocean here.
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A Pixar Fan once joked that every Pixar movie had a Die Hard reference in it. Director Andrew
Stanton found that funny, so he decided to actually put 2 different Die Hard references
in the movie, those being Dory going through the pipes, just like the vent scene from the
first Die Hard, and the word “hands” getting confused with the name “Hans,” in the
kiddie touch pool scene.
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Let’s look at voice easter eggs. John Ratzenberger, known as Pixar’s lucky charm, has been in
every Pixar film to date, and he doesn’t show any signs of stopping. Ratzenberger voiced
a character named Bill. Oh, would you like me to Bill-ed on that statement? Yea, I’m
doing way too many puns in this video.
Bill is the name of the husband Crab cutting the grass seen here.
>> BILL (VOICED BY JOHN RATZENBERGER): Well, I guess you’re stuck here!
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>> ALEX: Alexander Gould was the voice of the original Nemo, but, of course, since Finding
Dory came out 13 years after Finding Nemo (never again, it’s way too long) Gould grew
up 13 years, and is now an adult. Wait, did I just refer to him as “Gould?” We have
the same first name! We’re first name buddies! Alexanders unite!
Anyways, Alexander's voice unsurprisingly changed in these 13 years, and they had to
recast Nemo, but director Andrew Stanton promised Alex would be in Act 3 in a tweet. Needless
to say, he did show up, as one of the guys who was driving the truck to Cleveland before
it got hijacked. He is credited as Passenger Carl.
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Crush the Sea Turtle can be found in the “Open Oceans” exhibit hanging from the ceiling.
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The Luxo Ball, which first appeared in Pixar’s very first short film titled “Luxo Jr.,”
is the staple of Pixar itself. The Luxo ball can be found in the Kid Zone of the Marine
Life Institute, a one of the good old fashion, blink or you’ll miss it moments.
The Luxo ball can also be found later in the movie on the steering wheel of the truck heading
for Cleaveland.
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You’ll notice there are 2 numbers on the boat that takes Dory to the Marine Life Institute:
1200 and 86. Pixar’s address in beautiful Emeryville,
California (#CARepresent) is 1200 Park Avenue, and the year Pixar was founded was 1986.
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Herbie the Love Bus can be spot here in the movie. Now, this seems to me like a nod to
Cars 3, coming out June 16, 2017, which, yes, is 364 days, 1 day less than a full year,
from the release of Finding Dory.
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One time in the movie, the Group of Blue Tangs all found in that tank at one time all go
“ooo” at one time, a nod to the Toy Story aliens who also go
>> TOY STORY ALIENS: OOOoooOOO.
>> ALEX: Toy Story 4 is set for release in June 15, 2018, so probably a nod to that movie
and the Toy Story series in general.
Hey, wait a sec, I’m sensing at 364 day theme with these release dates...
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Dory’s orange tag in the movie has the number 3181 on it. Now, I thought to myself, “This
has to mean SOMETHING!” So, I looked around and, eventually, I found myself on the Pixar
Planet’s forums page on a Wall-E sequel, and Stanton’s views on said sequel. And
check out what the link for the forums page is! That’s right, it’s www.pixarplanet.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=3181
Could this be Stanton’s way of secretly telling us that there will be a Wall-E sequel?
Maybe. Or maybe these 2 things have nothing to do with each other, I don’t know.
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In the nitty-gritty platform and walkway above the “Open Oceans”
Exhibit, you can see a calendar with name Wall-E at the top. Is it a coincidence that
Andrew Stanton also directed Wall-E? Hopefully you know who Stanton is at this point.
If not, maybe you too suffer from short-term memory loss.
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There is a water pipe in Finding Dory that reads “Flow Seawater Supply TL59.” This
is a nod to the Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage, a ride at Disneyland in Anaheim, California.
You can find that very pipe on the ‘set’ while waiting in line for the ride.
Ok, I see what they’re doing. Just because that pipe is in the movie, they think we’re
all gonna now run off and buy expensive Disneyland tickets just to see this one pipe, and let
me tell you this, I stand, eh, sit, here today saying that corporate America will never ever,
get me to, no it’s working, I gotta get to Disneyland.
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Now, this one isn’t really an easter egg, but just something kinda cool I wanted to
point out. When making the Marine Life Institute, Pixar based it off of the well-known Monterey
Bay Aquarium. They emulated that aquarium so well, even the light switches were practically
the same.
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Hopefully you stayed til’ the end of the movie, because that after credits scene was
a great one. Once again, not really another easter egg, but something we’ve been excited
for. If you happened to miss the after credits scene, let me sum it up for you. The Tank
Gang is still in those little baggies, and they have gotten very dirty. Except Jacques's,
of course.
Speaking of which, the original voice of Jaques, Joe Ranft, passed away in 2005, so his brother,
Jerome Ranft, stepped in and proved the voice of Jaques in Finding Dory.
>> JACK “JACKSFILMS” DOUGLAS: Which has nothing to do with this video, I just love
tangents.
>> ALEX: Anyways, they seem to have traveled from Australia to California, and the same
team that took Dory took the Tank Gang into the Marine Life Institute to be freed from
the bags.
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And, finally, the longest running easter egg in Pixar history. It has been in every single
Pixar film, short, and anything they have made. It is... Hank! He is secretly camouflaged
and hiding in the background everything Pixar ever created. He is there, there, and there!
Andrew Stanton and Ed O’Neil created a video uploaded to the Pixar YouTube channel explaining
the easter egg, so this one is confirmed we know it’s real, oh, wait, that was uploaded
April 1st. I don’t really know what to do from here.
And that’s it! Did I miss anything? Did you find any other easter eggs? Let me know
in comments! Thanks for watching, if you like this, go ahead and hit that subscribe button,
DFTBA, and here is the Technicality My Little Pony, wait, no, the Technicality My Little
Fish, reminding you to Explore On.
Just Keep Swimming, Just Keep Swimming, Just Keep WEEE! Ouch…
>> DORY: Hey Mr. Grumpy Gills! When life gets you down, you know what you gotta do?
>> MARLIN: I don’t want to know what you gotta do.
>> DORY: Just Keep Swimming, Just Keep Swimming, Just Keep Swimming, Swimming, Swimming!
>>ALEX: It’s just way too long! It’s just way too long. It’s just ehh. It’s way
too long. I don’t know. It’s just za-za-zahh! za-za-zahh! za-za-zahh! Ahh, za-za-zahh. See
you next time.