The truck played a major role in the first three Toy Story films compared to its appearance in the other Pixar films, serving as a means of transportation for the toys.
In the first film, Woody and Buzz use it to get to Pizza Planet. Woody pretends that its a spaceship that can get Buzz home, so he agrees to get on it. Woody suggests riding in the trunk where they can't be seen by the driver, but Buzz refuses, as he believes it is too dangerous to go in the back and that the cockpit is safer. Buzz sneaks into the back seat and buckles up while Woody, upon seeing the truck about to leave, is forced to forget about Buzz and get in the truck through the back window, which slams shut against Woody's backside as he attempts to climb in. Buzz's theory is by coincidence proven to be correct as the Woody is tossed around violently (due to the driver making rough turns) and then gets crushed by a toolbox as the truck goes up a hill. After the truck arrives at Pizza Planet, Buzz removes his seat belt and goes to find Woody, who is now dazed from the ride. The two then exit the truck and sneak into the arcade.
In the second film, Buzz, Rex, Slinky, Mr. Potato Head, and Hamm find the truck in the parking lot near Al's apartment, with the keys left inside it and its driver's side door left partly open. They quickly get on it as Rex asks if anyone knows how to drive it. After Buzz closes the door, he moves a pizza box onto the driver's seat to help him reach the steering wheel. He instructs Slinky to operate the pedals, Rex to serve as the navigator (because Buzz cannot see out the front window), and Hamm and Mr. Potato Head to work the levers and knobs. They start up the truck; its engine startles Slinky. Buzz discovers three Aliens hanging from the mirror, who say the same thing that the ones from the first film said when they met him. This makes a disappointed Buzz remember them from the claw game. Rex sees Al stopping at a red light and, having a chance to catch him, Buzz orders Slinky to floor it. Slinky pushes the gas pedal, but the truck does not move. Even worse, the light has changed to green. Buzz wonders why the truck won't move and the Aliens advise the toys to use the truck's gear lever, which they refer to as the "wand of power". After Mr. Potato Head pulls the lever, the truck finally moves, running over a sidewalk and almost hitting a parked car as the toys pursue Al. The truck knocks over some traffic cones (presumably the same ones that the toys used to cross the street earlier), causing its compartment to fall open and its contents to fall on Hamm. Rex struggles to get Buzz to align the truck after making him swerve left and right, all while staying behind Al's car. Al makes a left turn and Buzz climbs on the left side of the steering wheel to make the truck turn left, albert very roughly. The sharp turn causes the Aliens to fall out of the open passenger side window, but Mr. Potato Head saves them. Hamm is then seen reading the truck's manual and makes a sarcastic comment. After Al and the toys make a right turn, Mr. Potato Head and the Aliens fall back inside, causing one of Mr. Potato Head's ears to fall off. The Aliens express gratitude to him for saving them while handing his ear back, but he quickly shrugs it off while putting his ear back on. The toys arrive at the airport, stopping the truck on top of a crosswalk in the white zone, with its right side wheels over the sidewalk. As the toys peek out from the passenger side window, Rex warns them that they are not allowed to park in the white zone (which they ignore) while the Aliens thank Mr. Potato Head again. Buzz then spots Al and the toys exit the truck and sneak in using a pet carrier.
In the third film, Lotso, Big Baby, and Chuckles hitch a ride on the truck's rear bumper during a rainy night until they are eventually knocked off it and land near the entrance of Sunnyside. This was the only time the truck wasn't driven so recklessly.
The truck has a yellow coat of paint overall, although it is usually quite faded and peeling. The camper shell on top is white, and the rear bumper is a dark gray. The interior seats are a light brownish color. As of Toy Story 2, it is shown to have some notable damage at the front; it has a broken left headlight and a dented bumper and hood on the former's side.
Its license plate number in all three Toy Story films is RES1536. (The original Toy Story's resolution was rendered at 1536 x 922, using a "render farm" of 117 Sun Microsystems. RES is the abbreviation of resolution.)
Most Pizza Planet Trucks use a manual (or stick-shift) transmission.
There is a bumper sticker on the rear bumper that reads: "How's my driving? Ha ha ha ha ha!" From a distance, this message appears to be a "How's my driving? Call this number to report me!" type of sticker.
In Loki, Mobius rides to Sylvie Laufeydottir's rescue in a pruned pizza truck. Though not exactly the same, the design is a close echo of the famous Pizza Planet Truck that has become a recurring Pixar Easter egg ever since. The slice on the roof replaces the rocket, and the vehicle's shape isn't completely unlike Pixar's well-worn delivery van.
On the camper shell's glass is a small sticker which reads: "KRAT FM". This is a reference to a Pixar employee named Tia Kratter.
Additionally, the camper shell's glass also has an even smaller circular sticker which has a "55" crossed out by a red "no" symbol.
The back of the truck reads "YO", which, in combination with its overall appearance, strongly suggests that it is based on a Toyota HiLux pickup truck.
In Toy Story 2, the Toyota issue is averted by the truck's owner's manual, which states that it is actually a 1978 "Gyoza" model.
It is noticeable that the alignment of the letters on the tailgate (in both the original Toy Story and Toy Story 2) would seem to indicate that the vehicle was actually a Toyota, as the letters are centered, and as such, "Gyoza" would be off-center.
The truck's fictional branding was likely done to avoid copyright issues, given that the actual Toyota HiLux truck was actually still in production at the time.
The gas cap is on the truck's left side, the exhaust pipe is on the truck's right side, and the radio antenna is on the right side, at the front.
There is a red and white plastic "Pizza Planet" rocket on the top of the truck. This is what Woody uses to convince Buzz that he has found a spaceship.
The camper shell has six windows: two rounded ovular ones toward the front, two rounded rectangular ones toward the back, one skylight towards the front, and one opening window on the back (which Woody climbs through).
Heavy metal/hard rock music is playing on the radio the majority of the time.
Judging from the interior (as well as the exterior), it is possible that it's a regular cab truck.
In Incredibles 2, the truck can be seen near the Pizza Delivery guy's apartment. It appears to be re-modeled to something similar to a 1955Chevrolet 3100 truck.
WALL•E is the only film in which the truck's engine can be seen.
Brave is the first Pixar movie where the truck does not appear as an actual vehicle, though it appears as a wood carving to fit the film's time period.
When Hamm is reading the truck's owner's manual in Toy Story 2, he remarks, "I seriously doubt he's getting this kind of mileage." It is unclear whether he is referring to the way he thinks that particular truck's owner drives, or the way that Buzz, Slinky, Mr. Potato Head, and Rex are currently navigating/driving the truck.
He might also be commenting on the vehicle's printed MPG figures, insinuating that they are a rosy overestimation by the manufacturer and therefore suspect.
Further clarification of the above statement is the fact that the truck is overall uncared for and in decrepit condition. With age and poor maintenance, the engine's performance dwindles, thus making the MPG figures (listed in the manual from when the truck was new) obsolete.
Inside Out has the most Pizza Planet Truck appearances, with a total of three.
Toy Story 3 is the only movie to date to have the truck's headlights and the plastic rocket light up.
The truck is an unlockable vehicle in Disney Infinity via a Power Disc.
As part of the 20th Anniversary of Toy Story, a real Pizza Planet truck could be seen at D23 Expo 2015.[4] Modeled after a Toyota pickup, the inside of the truck appears as it did in the film: Buzz Lightyear sitting in the front seat buckled up and Woody trapped in the toolbox that crushed him. It was also part of D23 Expo 2022.
In Toy Story 2, a truck of the same make and model (minus the Pizza Planet rocket on the roof, the company name mounted to the doors, and camper shell with decals) makes an appearance in an earlier scene in which the toys are crossing the road using orange traffic cones, albeit colored white instead of yellow and in much cleaner condition.
Additionally, one can see that the other reused truck models from this one also used its damaged front state, such as the mangled bumper, very strangely and coincidentally enough.
Toy Story 4 is the only Toy Story movie where the toys don't use the truck as transportation.
It is also the only Toy Story movie to not feature an actual truck; instead, it appears as a tattoo on Axel the Carnie's leg.
In Luca, since there are no four-wheeled vehicles in Portorosso, the Pizza Planet truck appears as a small three-wheeled pickup instead.
The Cars on the Road episode "B-Movie" is the only piece of Cars media that does not depict the Pizza Planet Truck as sentient like the other vehicles.
Some of the Pizza Planet Truck Popcorn Buckets hidden around the parks were modified to resemble characters from Pixar and non-Pixar films, as well as some to blend in with the attraction they reside in or near.
Quotes
From Toy Story
Pizza Deliverer: "Hey, gas dude!"
Attendant: "You talking to me?"
Woody: "Pizza Planet? Andy!"
Pizza Deliverer: "Yeah, man, can you help me? Do you know where Cutting Boulevard is?"
Attendant: "Just a moment..."
Woody: "Oh no. I can't show my face in that room without Buzz. Buzz! Buzz, come back!"
Buzz: "Go away!"
Woody: "No! Buzz, you gotta come back! I...I found a spaceship! It's a spaceship, Buzz!"
A Bug's Life Next to the mobile home above Bug City. John Lasseter says in the DVD commentary that he likes to think of it as being the place where the delivery guy in Toy Story lives.
Toy Story 2 In the Cutting Boulevard apartment parking lot. The toys actually drive the truck to follow Al to the airport.
Monsters, Inc. When Randall is banished, the truck can be seen parked outside the mobile home. (This is the same trailer as in A Bug's Life, but with people silhouettes and moved to a bayou.)
Finding Nemo Drives across the street during Gill's escape plan monologue.
Cars During the "Life is a Highway" sequence, in front of a Dinoco station, thus echoing the scene in Toy Story.
Ratatouille On a bridge in the background of the document chase scene.
WALL•E Briefly seen when EVE scans it for plant life.
Up Seen parked on the curb as Carl's house floats away near the beginning. It should be noted that in Up, the truck has a different shape, and looks more cartoonish.
Up Seen coming out of the parking lot when Russell is being lowered from Carl's house.
Up Seen in the parking lot behind the curb where Carl, Russell, and Dug are sitting at the end.
Brave As a wooden trinket on a worktable in the Witch's cottage, as a way to bypass the fact Brave is set before cars were invented. This is the first time the truck does not appear as a real truck.
Monsters University Parked next to the JΘX house at the first party. It receives some modifications to fit the monster world, like a six-wheel configuration, more pointy lights, and different proportions.
Inside Out The truck appears in a gold memory orb in the foreground when Joy and Sadness first meet Bing Bong. Director Pete Docter says the Pizza Planet Truck appears a total of three times in the film, but that it is very hard to see.[5][6]
Inside Out The truck's second appearance, which appears in a memory orb just like the others.
Inside Out The truck's third appearance when Bing Bong, Joy, and Sadness successfully depart the Train of Thought.
The Good Dinosaur As an asteroid in the opening shot, in the top left portion of the frame. Peter Sohn has indicated that the truck makes a second appearance in the film.[7]
Onward At the toll gate when Ian and Barley start their adventure by heading to the Manticore's tavern. The text on the rocket reads "Pizza Realm" so as to keep in tone with the fantasy theme.
Soul As one of the artifacts on Hall of Everything.
Luca During the chase between Luca, Alberto, Ercole and Giulia. Because there are no four-wheeled vehicles in Portorosso, the truck is instead seen as a small, three-wheeled pickup.
Turning Red Parked alongside a curb as Mei heads to the 4*Town concert at the SkyDome.
Lightyear Parked by a facility garage when Buzz is being driven to the launch site for his flight test.
Elemental As a Pizza Planet boat floating past Wade's building.
Inside Out 2 As an origami figure on a table near Joy's bed.
Television shows
Cars on the Road Todd spotted in the background after Mater reveals his new high-speed modification to Lightning in the episode "Salt Fever".
Cars on the Road Todd sitting among the crowd of cars watching the Circus Velocitas in the episode "Show Time".
Cars on the Road Todd seen among other trucks in the episode "Trucks", during the song of the same name.
Cars on the Road Spotted on a shelf among other props in the episode "B-Movie" (right). Unlike the other Cars productions, the truck is not sentient like the other vehicles.
Monsters At Work Seen once again next to the trailer reused from the first film, shown in the episode "Powerless".
Disneyland Resort and Disney's California Adventure
Pixar Fest 2024
The Pizza Planet Truck Popcorn Bucket is a new addition to Disneyland and Disney's California Adventure Park, exclusively made for Pixar Fest2024. It is currently available for purchase at the park. For the occasion, more than 50 modified versions of the Popcorn Bucket (and some unmodified) were hidden all over both parks.
Starting mid-June and the later months, the trucks all over both parks were slowly being removed as Pixar Fest was close to ending.
Downtown Disney's Star Wars Trading Post Remodeled in the style of Batuu, with a little Grogu in the driver's seat.
Disneyland Railroad Remodeled as a train.
Emporium Toy Story-themed window Designed to resemble one of Sid's horrific toy designs.
Disney Clothiers Remodeled as a wind up toy (often moves across windows).
Plaza Point Holiday Shoppe Remodeled as a sleigh-like vehicle with its canopy removed and trunk filled with holiday decor. Santa also is seen driving.
Enchanted Tiki Room Designed to resemble the straw hut background.
Tropical Hideaway Remodeled to resemble a wooden mug.
Jungle Cruise Remodeled out of bamboo, and the rocket on top is designed like a searchlight.
Bengal Barbecue Shown next to kitchen utensils, with it's front resembling angry eyes and is burnt to a crisp.
Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Forbidden Eye Molded into Indy's radio.
Adventureland Treehouse Remodeled into an accordion.
Pirates of the Caribbean Blended in with the cursed gold.
Pirates of the Caribbean Designed as a ship with the Jolly Roger pirate flag painted on the front.
New Orleans Square Located on a stool on a top balcony. The truck is painted as a white canvas with paint splatters, and brushes with paint tubes in the back.
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Droid Depot Designed as a leg/foot of a droid.
Sailing Ship Columbia Designed in the style of the ship it's hiding on.
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Seen near the end of the ride, located on a bench in Rainbow Ridge. (also viewed from Rancho del Zocalo Restaurante)
Frontierland Shootin' Arcade Remodeled to resemble a hearse carrying coffins, with horse-like mice pulling it.
It's a Small World Stylized like Woody and Jessie.
Matterhorn Bobsleds Near a snowshoe just past the Yeti and painted white to resemble the snowy background. (this one was the hardest to find)
Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin Designed to resemble one of Judge Doom's Dip spewing machines.
Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway Designed as a chocolate candy, with Mickey and/or Minnie's fingerprints on the wrapper. ("WDI Imaginary Chocolate" is written on the tag of the chocolate rocket)
Mickey's House and Meet Mickey On top of a support beam just before the doors open to the Theater. Designed as a wooden pull toy, with the rocket as the drawstring.
Goofy's Playhouse Filled with a bag of items in the back, and the rocket removed and painted green.
Tomorrowland Train Station sign On top of the Tomorrowland Train Station sign, and painted to blend into the support beams. (can be viewed from Autopia)
Star Tours: The Adventures Continue Designed as a droid in a similar style to WALL•E.
Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters Redesigned to resemble one of the carts you ride as, with the rocket shaped like the blasters.
Alien Pizza Planet A traditional truck appears on a shelf.
Five and Dime On a balcony near Five and Dime.
Julius Katz & Sons Julius Katz was remodeling truck to resemble a vintage-style truck, with the rocket resembling a clock.
Five and Dime A traditional truck can be viewed from the window display of the store.
Trolley Treats A truck is remodeled to resemble candy and gingerbread. The rocket has a stick protruding out of it's fuselage, like a lollipop.
Trolley Treats In the window display is a vintage-style truck is painted red with candy canes all over, and the Rocket covered in sugar crystals.
Fiddler, Fifer & Practical Cafe The truck is repainted with colors similar to the Starbucks logo, and with stickers on the canopy windows to make it look like it was filled with Coffee. The Rocket is also a coffee cup.
Grizzly Peak Airfield A traditional truck is spotted inside the car on top of a picnic blanket.
Grizzly River Run A truck resembling a rock formation is spotted near an easel.
The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Undersea Adventure A truck is hidden behind Prince Eric's family crest on his statue.
Incredicoaster At the end of the ride, in front of Giant Jack-Jack's hands, is a traditional truck.
Lamplight Lounge A truck is located on a shelf with other Pixar collectibles.
San Fransokyo Square Maker's Market The front side shows the truck remodeled as a nano-bot similar to those that Hiro Hamada makes. (front side of Pizza Planet Truck)
San Fransokyo Square Maker's Market (back side of Pizza Planet Truck)
Animation Academy A traditional truck is spotted on a shelf near Luxo Jr. and a rubber ball.
Better Together: A Pixar Pals Celebration! A traditional truck is spotted next to Woody in the final float, with the truck tilted as if it was waving goodbye.
![Inside Out The truck appears in a gold memory orb in the foreground when Joy and Sadness first meet Bing Bong. Director Pete Docter says the Pizza Planet Truck appears a total of three times in the film, but that it is very hard to see.[5][6]](/pixar/wiki/File:PPt_Memory_Orb_in_Inside_Out.png "PPt Memory Orb in Inside Out.png (2.01 MB)")
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