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While Pixar is known for the clever Easter eggs that hide in their famous animations, no secret cameo is as reliable as the Pizza Planet truck. Though you won’t find the Pizza Planet truck in The Incredibles, every other Pixar movie features at least one appearance of this recognizable vehicle. An original staple of the Toy Story universe, the Pizza Planet truck is a beat-up car with a fading coat of yellow paint and white camper shell. A red and white rocket sits on top of the truck, poised for take-off. A delivery service for Pizza Planet pies, the reliable vehicle appears all over the Pixar universe.
A staple in nearly every Pixar movie, this recognizable Easter egg sometimes hides in strange places. While the Pizza Planet truck in Coco drives by the Rivera home, the Pizza Planet truck in Brave hides as a wooden trinket in the witch’s workshop. Whether barreling through the streets blasting rock music or appearing as a small but identifiable tattoo, the truck lurks around every corner, waiting to surprise Pixar viewers. You simply can't watch a Pixar movie without looking for this important cameo.
If you have yet to find the Pizza Planet truck, have no fear - we've done it for you. Look below to discover every Pizza Planet truck appearance in Pixar movies.
The Pizza Planet truck makes its first appearance in Toy Story parked at the Dinoco gas station. As a major element in the storyline of this toy-centric film, this first appearance is easy to spot.
Trying to find his way back to Andy, Woody tells Buzz that the Pizza Planet truck is a spaceship that will take them to their final destination. Both Woody and Buzz hop into the truck and ride around town while the unsafe driver careens through the streets. Eventually, the truck returns to Pizza Planet and Woody and Buzz use the opportunity to deboard and continue their journey to Andy.
At home in the Toy Story world, the Pizza Planet truck again plays another major role in Toy Story 2.
It's first seen parked outside Al's apartment building. Since the toys need to race to the airport to save Woody, they hop into the truck and manage to dangerously maneuver themselves through the streets in order to complete their rescue mission.
The appearance of the recognizable truck in Monsters, Inc. calls back to the same scene from A Bug's Life.
When Randall is transported to a family home through a closet door, the scene flashs to the same trailer parked in the same location with the trusty Pizza Planet truck parked to the left. While the situation ends with Randall getting beat up, it's a sweet moment of Pizza Planet truck nostalgia for viewers.
While Gill is concerned with his daring escape plan from the dentist's office that involves plastic bags, he flashes to a scene that shows how the would-be escape attempt would play out, if things were to go off without a hitch.
Right before the bag rolls onto the street to drop into the ocean, the Pizza Planet truck drives by, just visible among the slightly blurred lens of the plastic container.
In Cars, the Pizza Planet truck gets a makeover to match its anthropomorphic vehicle costars. Right before Lightning's big race, the truck can be seen as one of the spectators outside the stadium cheering on Chick Hicks.
The truck can also be seen during the "Life Is a Highway" sequence that features Mack transporting Lightning to his next race. In this scene, the car is parked at the Dinoco gas station, a convenient callback to its first appearance in Toy Story.
