Partysaurus Rex is the third and final episode in the Toy Story Toons series. The short was released with the September 14, 2012 theatrical 3D re-release of Finding Nemo.[1] It is the fourth Pixar Canada production.[2] The short has been rated G by the MPAA.[3]
Rex disrupts the other toys blowing soap bubbles, worried they may ruin Bonnie's house. He is chastised by the other toys, with Mr. Potato Head calling him "Partypooper Rex". Then Bonnie is called by her mother to take a bath, Bonnie decides to bring a toy so she goes to her room to look for one, everyone hides and Rex stays in the middle of the room, Bonnie finds Rex and chooses him.
Bonnie goes to bathe and plays "The search party". Rex enjoys being played with the other bath toys, but soon Bonnie's Mom comes to turn off the bath and take her out. Being alone, Rex is welcomed by the bath toys and they applaud him for being the sea monster, then they ask him his name and Rex remembers Mr. Potato Head making fun of him, so he informs them to call him "Partysaurus Rex" but then the water goes down the drain and the bath toys become immobilized, they explain to Rex that they need water to move but none of them have arms to turn on the water faucet, but then Rex comments that he has arms and decides to start a new party.
The toys quickly start to sing and dance in a rave-like fashion, aided by a carefree Rex throwing a bubble bath solution into the tub and blocking the overflow drain with a sponge. However, he suddenly realizes if the tub overflows, it will leak out into the hall; the bath toys care little if this happens and continue to party. He tries to turn off the water, but only causes the handle to fall off, and the drain stays plugged when he tries to pull it out. Finally, he spots the knob on the faucet that stops the flow from the faucet, but realizes too late that this only diverts the water to the shower head. The tub starts to overflow, the other bath toys oblivious to the situation. Outside the bathroom, Woody and the other toys go to see if Rex is doing alright when suddenly, the bathroom door bursts open and a flood of water pours out.
Later, Bonnie's Mom is paying to have plumbing restorations done to the house. Rex, though he knows this was all his fault, since enjoys the short-lived celebrity with the other toys in Bonnie's room. Outside, pool toys, who have heard of Rex's exploits from the bath toys, get him to agree to help him turn on the outside faucet to let them party as well, Rex quickly joining in on their fun, ending the short.
The short was released theatrically with Finding Nemo 3D. It premiered on Disney Channel in the United States on October 8, 2012. On October 10, it was released online for free by Disney Video.[5][6][7] It is also available on iTunes,[8] Amazon,[9] and YouTube.[10] In October, Mark Walsh came to VIEW Conference in Turin, Italy, which he brought Partysaurus Rex with him, having its European premiere.[11] It isn't included on the Pixar Short Films Collection Volume 2. It made its home video debut as a special feature on the Monsters, Inc. 3D Blu-ray and Ultimate Collector's Edition, which was released on February 19, 2013.[12] According to Disney Brochure 2013, it is shown with Wreck-It Ralph in the United Kingdom.[13] (The brochure was incorrect; Wreck-It Ralph actually showed in the UK with Paperman, as in other markets. In the UK, as in the US, this short appears with Finding Nemo 3D, whose UK release was on Good Friday 2013.)
Reception
The short was very well-received. Ben Kendrick of The Christian Science Monitor said that Partysaurus Rex is "easily the most enjoyable franchise spin-off to date."[14]
Merchandise
Disney has also announced a bath set, called the "Partysaurus Boat" based on the short, and that was released in the fall.[15][16]
Music
Electronic artist BT, who composed music for the short, said about it: "I'm in the middle of scoring a film for Pixar right now. It's a short for Toy Story and I'm not allowed to say the whole story, but quite literally, it's like a Toy Story rave - and I'm actually not kidding either. The toys get into all these shenanigans and it's like pounding club music. So it's really not very Pixar, but in a really hysterical way, everyone laughs really hard when they see it."[17]
The song from the short, titled "Partysaurus Overflow," was released as a digital download on November 19, 2012, on iTunes and Amazon. Beside BT, the cover art also credits electronic dance producer Au5.[18]
Pixar Short Films Volume 3 Blu-ray and DVD released November 13, 2018
Trivia
The toilet seat cover in the bathroom is blue with purple spots, resembling the pattern of Sulley's fur from Monsters, Inc.
This short reuses a lot of Randy Newman's scores in the Toy Story movies (specifically from Toy Story 2 when Rex sees the bath toys sad after the bathtub is drained).
A T-Bone toy can be seen during the bathtub's overflow.
In the end, Rex told Mr. Potato Head about how he was creating a party in the bathroom, but Mr. Potato Head didn't believe him. Then, the some toys were outside at an inflatable pool, asking Rex to start another party, proving that Rex was creating a party. That is similar to how Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales usually end.
A few of the bathroom toys seem to resemble Peach, Mr. Ray, and one of the dolphins from Finding Nemo. Incidentally, the short was released with Finding Nemo's 3D re-release of September 14, 2012.
Tony Cox voices the rubber duck when excited and loud, while Don Fullilove voices him when calm and depressed.
When the tap's handle comes off with one of the bathroom toys on it and sinks into the water, the "sinker" toys that are seen on the bottom of the bathtub are some of the Sunnyside Daycare toys in Toy Story 3; including the collapsible dog from Tin Toy, the toy versions of Mr. Ray and the dolphin, and a toy tractor resembling the ones from Cars. The other sinker toys are a Rubik's Cube, a toy car that was modeled as the one of the Condorman toy from Small Fry, an original Little People scientist figure, and a small toy robot.
This is the first, and so far, only Toy Story Toons episode that doesn't include a post credits scene.
A sound effect used by Rex in Toy Story 2 when Buzz's rescue party uses Slinky to get to the ground was re-used in one scene in this short, as well as the one that was used when Rex saw the Buzz Lightyear: Attack on Zurg strategy guide.
Peas-in-a-Pod didn't physically appear in this short, but they were a drawing on Bonnie's wall.
At the beginning, Rex has a recycled Godzilla roar sound effect when he appears in a big bathtub inside Rex's dream.
This is Woody and Buzz's smallest speaking role in the Toy Story franchise, as they each only had one line in this short.
Not counting the scene that shows Jessie cheering with the other toys and calling Rex "Party Pooper Rex", this is the only Toy Story Toons episode where she doesn't speak. However, she was mistakenly listed in the end credits, even though she didn't speak.
This was the first Toy Story production to feature the 2011–present Disney Castle logo.
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