The Pixar animated sketches

[Stupendous Man]

I remember watching Sesame Street in the early 1990's and seeing a couple computer-generated short segments with the Pixar lamps from Luxo, Jr. (the film that preceded Disney's Toy Story 2 in theaters). I remember one with a cardboard box opening and another, smaller lamp popping out. I believe it had Maria's voice saying, "Surprise!" Does anybody know what year these were introduced on the show and which other ones they made?

 

[JaniceFerSure]

Here's the Pixar site.


Pixar Animation Studios

 

[Mario]

luxo Jr.'s one of my fav.s (just to prove it, check out my aim sn, )

 

[Beauregard]

We're they really in SS?

Wow, I wouldn't have believed that.

 

[MuppetDude]

Yes, the Pixar lamps have appeared on SS. There's at least 3 I've seen:

*Surprise (small lamp in box scares big lamp)
*Up and Down (small lamp repeatedly jumps on a box
*Heavy and Light (small lamp pushes a beach ball and bowling ball)

According to the timeline from "The Street We Live On", they were created in 1990.

 

[Mario]

I remember seeing this on SS. I didn't know that there were three shorts, thats very interesting.

 

[Xerus]

That little lamp became the mascot of Pixar. Usually, whenever you see a Pixar movie, you see that lamp jumping around and flattening out the I.

 

[maxdrive]

didnt they do some that didnt have to do witht he lamps i remember one with two kinda blobs it wa sliek a father and son

the son kept changeing how he looked tillt he father turned to face him this went on tillt he father catches the son looking the most wile the son turns away upset im guesisng the father blob said somthign to him but the father blob seeing how hrut his son was changed his body too to show he understood end it endded witht he father and son both happy