The BEST episodes of Pixar Short Films
Every episode ever - ranked by fan votes!
Pixar invite you to discover these masterpieces of storytelling from the creative minds that brought you Toy Story, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo and many more. With revolutionary animation, unforgettable music and characters you love, these dazzling short films have changed the face of animation and entertainment and are sure to delight people of all ages for years to come. Experience them now – for the first time together in an amazing collection including never-before-seen footage.
#1 - Lou
Season 2017 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/12/2017
A Pixar short about a lost-and-found box and the unseen monster within.
#2 - Dug's Special Mission
Season 2009 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/10/2009
Dug's Special Mission "is a little bit of the backstory of what Dug was actually doing out there on this mysterious mission when we meet him in Up". Dug is instructed on how to catch the bird by Alpha, Beta, and Gamma, but his instructions are really intended to keep Dug away from them.
#3 - The Blue Umbrella
Season 2013 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/12/2013
Amidst the rain in a singing city, two umbrellas - one blue, one not - fall eternally in love.
#4 - Toy Story of Terror!
Season 2013 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/5/2013
The toys go on a road trip, when an unexpected event leads them to a roadside motel, after one of the toys goes missing, the others find themselves caught up in a mysterious, monstrous, and terrifying sequence of events that must be solved before they all suffer the same fate.
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#5 - SparkShorts: Wind
Season 2019 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/13/2019
Wind is a magical realism story about a Grandma and a Grandson trapped in a massive, never ending sink-hole, living on a large boulder suspended by strong winds. Together they scavenge falling debris to build an escape, hoping to find a better life in the outside world.
#6 - For the Birds
Season 2000 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/30/2000
A group of small birds land on a telephone wire. When a much larger and awkward-looking bird arrives, the smaller birds reject him with taunts and insults. The large bird persists in trying to win their friendship, until at last the smaller birds decide to shove him from their perch, eventually ending up with the larger bird upside down.
#7 - BURN-E
Season 2008 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/18/2008
A dedicated little welding robot named BURN-E will not rest until he has completed his humble directive and fixed a broken light post. He refuses to quit, even when begins to seems like the universe is out to get him.
#8 - Jack-Jack Attack
Season 2005 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/15/2005
The short is based on the youngest member of the superhero Parr family: the baby, Jack-Jack. From The Incredibles film, the audience knows that Jack-Jack's babysitter Kari McKeen started experiencing difficulty with him shortly after hanging up the phone with his mother, Helen Parr (a.k.a. Elastigirl/Mrs. Incredible).
#9 - Party Central
Season 2013 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/9/2013
With a little trickery, Mike and Sulley help their social outcast friends at Monsters University have the best frat party ever.
#10 - Pixar Popcorn: Fluffy Stuff with Ducky and Bunny: Love
Season 2021 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/22/2021
Who will kids love more, Ducky or Bunny?
#11 - Pixar Popcorn: Chore Day the Incredibles Way
Season 2021 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/22/2021
The Parrs do chores, Super style.
#12 - Pixar Popcorn: Fluffy Stuff with Ducky and Bunny: Three Heads
Season 2021 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/22/2021
That sheep has three heads. What’s up with that?
#13 - Lifted
Season 2006 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/12/2006
A young alien, Stu, is in a spaceship taking an examination in abduction. He must snatch a sleeping farmer named Ernie under the watchful eye of his instructor, Mr. B. However, there is an array of thousands of unlabeled toggle switches he must manipulate to get the human into the ship's tractor beam, and he is having trouble.
#14 - One Man Band
Season 2005 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/11/2005
In this animated short film, we see Bass, a street performer playing a routine tune on a deserted Italian village square one fine afternoon, waiting for a pedestrian to tip him in his rusty iron cup. Soon, he spots Tippy, a humble peasant girl clutching a big gold coin, with the intention of dropping it in the piazza fountain to make a wish. Bass, seizing the opportunity, immediately plays an impromptu track, capturing the young girl's attention.
#15 - Mater and the Ghostlight
Season 2006 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/7/2006
This short is based on the day to day shenanigans of Mater after the story shown in the feature film, once life has returned to normal in Radiator Springs. It is Lightning McQueen's very first Radiator Springs adventure since he decided to stay in the sleepy town. The short film starts with Mater playing pranks on the other residents of the sleepy town on Route 66
#16 - Toy Story Toons: Hawaiian Vacation
Season 2011 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/24/2011
The short features characters from the Toy Story films and takes place after the events of Toy Story 3. It premiered in theaters with Pixar's Cars 2, and was included on the film's media release.
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#17 - Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales: Time Travel Mater
Season 2012 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/5/2012
When a clock lands on Mater's engine, he travels back in time to 1909 where he meets Stanley, an ambitious young car on his way to California. With the help of Lightning McQueen, Mater alters history by convincing Stanley to stay and build Radiator Springs
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#18 - Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales: Mater Private Eye
Season 2010 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/2/2010
Mater tells the story of how he was a detective investigating a mystery.
#19 - SparkShorts: Out
Season 2020 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/22/2020
On an average day, Greg's life is filled with family, love and a rambunctious little dog - but despite all of this, Greg has a secret. Today is different, though. With some help from his precocious pup, and a little bit of magic, Greg might learn that he has nothing to hide.
#20 - SparkShorts: Purl
Season 2018 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/14/2018
Purl, a humanoid pink-colored ball of yarn, begins an entry-level position at a company named B.R.O. Capital. While excited at first to work there, she soon realizes that her partners barely notice her, in spite of her attempts to fit in. Watch and find out what she does!
#21 - SparkShorts: Burrow
Season 2020 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/25/2020
A young rabbit tries to build the burrow of her dreams, becoming embarrassed each time she accidentally digs into a neighbor's home.
#22 - Pixar Popcorn: Unparalleled Parking
Season 2021 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/22/2021
The Cars crew have a friendly parallel parking competition.
#23 - Pixar Popcorn: Dory Finding
Season 2021 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/22/2021
Dory finds some trinkets at the bottom of the ocean, much to her delight.
#24 - Pixar Popcorn: Soul of the City
Season 2021 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/22/2021
Take in the sights and sounds as New York City comes to life.
#25 - Pixar Popcorn: A Day in the Life of the Dead
Season 2021 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/22/2021
Just your average day in the afterlife.