For the A113 road in England see A roads in Zone 1 of the Great Britain numbering scheme.
A113 is an inside joke, an Easter egg in animated films created by alumni of California Institute
of the Arts, referring to the classroom used by graphic design and character animation
students including John Lasseter and Brad Bird.
Brad Bird first used it for a license plate number in the "Family Dog" episode of Amazing
Stories.
It has appeared in other Disney movies and every Pixar movie.
Bird said, "I put it into every single one of my films, including my Simpsons episodes—it's
sort of my version of Hirschfeld's 'Nina.'"
Classroom A113 is currently the first year graphic design studio.
A113 appearances Television animation
American Dad!
- Stan's neighbor's license plate when he pulls into church, in episode 7 of season
1, Deacon Stan, Jesus Man at 1:40.
American Dad!
- The license plate of the yellow 'Hummer' car, in Season 8, Episode 1 Love, American
Dad Style at 2:13.
American Dad!
- On a boxcar rode by a hobo former co-worker of Stan's, in the Season 10, episode 18 "Permanent
Record Wrecker" at 19:13.
The Family Dog episode of the Amazing Stories series.
It is on the license plate of the red van.
It is also on the top of the clipboard the cop holds.
The second episode of Firefly.
The registry number of the train is A113.
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law - In Deadomutt Part 1, Birdman is moved to office 113-A.
Rugrats - Season 1, Episode 4, the room number of the Home Economics class.
The Powerpuff Girls - The number of the Stealth Fighter when Blossom flies as she reaches
and touches the tail with her hand.
The Simpsons - Krusty the Clown's prison uniform number, in episode 12 of Season 1, Krusty
Gets Busted, at 10:45.
The Simpsons - Sideshow Bob's mugshot number, in episode 2 of Season 5, Cape Feare, at 9:30.
The Simpsons - Mug shot of Bart Simpson from Do The Bartman.
Tiny Toon Adventures - In Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation, when Plucky and Hamton
arrive at Happy World Land, a license plate reads "A-113" on one of the cars in the parking
lot.
South Park - On the side of a helicopter in the episode Prehistoric Ice Man, "A-113" is
clearly visible.
Bobby's World - In the episode "The Visit to Aunt Ruth's", the number on the card of
Bobby's imaginary mugshot.
The Adventures of McGee and Me!
- In the episode "The Big Lie," A113 is seen as the license plate number for the paddy
wagon that takes away a small child in an animated vignette.
Pixar films Toy Story trilogy - License plate number on
Andy's mom's cars.
Airport announcement for "LassetAir Flight A113".
A Bug's Life - Code on cereal box as Flik enters the bug city.
Finding Nemo - Model number of the camera used by the scuba diver.
The Incredibles - Room number in Syndrome's lair.
The prison level where Mr. Incredible is held is "Level A1" in Cell #13.
The power level control room monitors "Level A1" section "13", which is where the rocket
is.
Cars franchise - The number on Trev Diesel, the freight train that Lightning McQueen outruns
while he is first on his way to Radiator Springs.
Trev Diesel was also made as a carrying case for the die-cast line and has A113 on it.
It is Mater's license plate number in the related short film, Mater and the Ghostlight,
Cars Toons, and other Cars merchandise.
The minor character Dexter Hoover's diecast version has license plate number "A113CA".
And the beginning of the image file name for the leader of the lemon cars.
The number on Siddeley's tail, as well as on Mater's license plate again.
On the tail of the plane in the airfield that Mater and McMissle escape on.
Ratatouille - Git, the lab rat, has a tag on his left ear that reads "A113".
WALL-E - The code for the directive given to the Axiom's autopilot to never return to
Earth, the first time A113 had any real significance to a Pixar film's plot.
It also seems to spell out part of WALL-E's name, wA11-3.
Also, when Eve and WALL-E arrive on the Axiom, as they leave the docking bay, the doors are
marked Deck A-224 - 1 added to each digit of the reference.
Up - The number of the court room that Carl Fredricksen goes to after he hits a worker
to protect his mailbox.
Brave - written in Roman numerals above the interior of the door to the witch's cottage.
Monsters University - The lecture hall where Mike and Sulley have their first class has
this number on the door.
Other films Neighbors - When Seth Rogen is fighting Zac
Efron it is visible on the transmission box.
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire - At the bottom right corner of the monitor when President
Snow is watching Katniss decide whether to kill someone in the arena.
Alpha and Omega - On the back of Garn and Debbie's truck, seen when Humphrey is talking
to Marcel and Paddy The Iron Giant - License plate on car partially
eaten by the Giant; the 3 is bitten off.
Also in Dean's house there is a painting which has A113 on it.
Lilo & Stitch - License plate number on all vehicles, including Cobra Bubbles' rental
car, Captain Gantu's spaceship, Nani's car, fire truck, tanker truck, and license plate
in Lilo's room.
Also in direct-to-video film Leroy & Stitch.
Bugs Bunny's Lunar Tunes- In the scene with the Key Witness, one of the videos the Witness
shows is "Satellite View A-113."
The Brave Little Toaster - The apartment number where "The Master" lives.
Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers - The license plate number of the carriage
that has Mickey held as captive.
The Princess and the Frog - A trolley is labeled number A113.
Meet the Robinsons - The license plate of Cornelius 'Lewis' Robinson's adoptive parents.
Terminator Salvation - Seen on the computer screen during the assault on a Skynet base.
Timeframe - 00:09:32 Planet 51 - License plate on Lem's car is
A113.
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story - Continuation rule for deathmatch is read as number 113
[sic].
This may or may not be coincidence because the A was forgotten.
Terra Nova - In "Genesis", the security camera showing Jim Shannon in unauthorized areas
is labeled "CAM A113" Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol - Josh
Holloway/Hanaway's weaponized "class ring" has A113 emblazoned on the side, and it is
Tom Cruise/Ethan Hunt's extraction access code given over the phone and on the plate
of a car in front of the Kremlin during the big explosion, time at which the bomb's deactivation
button is pushed "1.13 seconds".
The Avengers - A113 can be seen in the top left corner of a news video feed near the
end of the film, when a hostage is recounting Captain America's rescue.
The Truman Show - A video monitor labelled A-114 is shown several times, possibly also
a reference to the number 114 of Stanley Kubrick's films.
Video games In Prototype, the poison Bloodtox is officially
written as Substance A-113A though pronounced A1-13 Variation A.
In A Vampyre Story, it is the position of Mona's grave.
In Back to the Future: The Game, it is a convention booth.
In Beyond: Two Souls, it is the number of a room in the building Jodie grows up in.
In Kinect Rush: A Disney-Pixar Adventure, it is on a license plate in the 'Day Care'
part of the game.
Websites The inspiration for popular animation blog
A113Animation.
See also List of Pixar film references
19 - often seen in the works of Stephen King.
27 - often used in "Weird Al" Yankovic's videos and music.
37 - used several times in the movies of Kevin Smith.
42 - The Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything, first used by Douglas Adams in
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Seen in several productions.
47 - often repeated in many Star Trek and JJ Abrams productions.
83 - often used in How I Met Your Mother by Barney.
114 - appearing in two of Stanley Kubrick's films.
1138 - appearing in several George Lucas productions.
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