If I had a nickel for every comfort character I've got that has fatherly vibes, has died but still goes on in a way, and looks absolutely adorable in both forms, I'd have four nickels.
Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened quarce, right?
I know we have to wait another 4 years for this movie to actually premiere, but we’re getting Imelda and Héctor happily married and back with their little girl and you have no idea how happy that makes me 😭🤍
Once Upon a Lamp - updated for Pixar’s 40th anniversary
At the Steve Jobs Building, the workers clock out for the night.
PIXAR INTERN: It’s so incredible to think that Mr. Jobs started Pixar Animation Studios forty years ago today. To think of all those talented artists and wonderful characters who have been a part of the studio over the years.
PETE DOCTER: Yep. If these walls could talk.
As Docter and the intern leave, the title appears. “Once Upon a Lamp”. On the wall is a photo from “Toy Story 2” featuring Woody, Jessie, and Bullseye from their role-playing scene. In the photo, Woody moves.
WOODY: Psst, Luxo! Wally B.! You there?
Luxo Jr. (“Luxo Jr.”) and Wally B. (“The Adventures of André and Wally B.”) move to Woody.
WOODY: Is that it? Are they all gone?
They nod.
WOODY: Yee-haw!
He and the others jump out of their photo.
WOODY: Come on, guys! This is it!
JESSIE: Let’s get the gang! Yodel-ay-hee-hoo!
In another hallway, Joy (“Inside Out”) wakes up. Others leave their photos as well.
JOY: (GASPS) There’s the signal. All right, everyone! It’s picture time!
MIGUEL (“Coco”): That’s tonight?
JOY: That’s now.
EMBER (“Elemental”): 40-year group photo. And the sun’s going down. Come on. Let’s get going!
WADE (“Elemental”): Ooh, I like the attitude.
Arlo and Spot (“The Good Dinosaur”) pop out, the latter of whom scampers off. In another hallway…
BUZZ (“Toy Story”): Picture time, guys!
The Parr family (“The Incredibles”) jump out of their photo.
ELASTIGIRL: The day is here?
MR. INCREDIBLE: Yeah, baby!
VIOLET: Well, what are we waiting for? Let’s get going!
Violet and Dash stop at a picture of Gus and Peck (“Partly Cloudy”).
DASH: Wake up! Wake up!
They pop out. Peck flies out of control past Bo Peep and her sheep (“Toy Story”) walking with Carl Fredricksen, Russell, and Dug (“Up”).
DUG: Oh, boy!
Flik, Atta, and Dot (“A Bug’s Life”) fly past.
BO PEEP: Yo, Flik! Ladies! Get the folks upstairs!
FLIK: You’ve got it!
ATTA: Let’s go!
We follow the ants down the hallway and up to the ceiling. On the second floor, Lightning McQueen and Tow Mater (“Cars”) race down a hallway in reverse.
MATER: (reused from “Cars”) Whee-hee!
McQUEEN: (reused from “Cars 3”) Whoo-hoo-hoo-hoo!
WALL-E and EVE (“WALL-E”) fly overhead.
WALL-E: Whee!
As the cars flip forward, Merida and Angus (“Brave”) emerge from their picture.
MERIDA: Picture time! Hyah!
With Merida on his back, Angus gallops off.
MERIDA: We’re meeting in the lobby!
The jackalope and lamb (“Boundin’”) bound down a staircase. The jackalope responds to Merida by shooting her a thumbs-up.
JACKALOPE: (SINGING) …and I think you can do it
If you give it a try
Voyd (“Incredibles 2”) opens a portal and lets Bass and Treble (“One Man Band”) through.
VOYD: Let’s go, boys!
They start to play. The umbrellas (“The Blue Umbrella”) ride gusts of wind made by Gale Cumulus (“Elemental”).
GALE: Up you go, fellas!
As they fly up, the bluebirds (“For the Birds”) fly down from the upper floor. Behind them, Izzy Hawthorne (“Lightyear”) somersaults down, then Marlin, Dory, and Nemo (“Finding Nemo”) land in her hands, hyperventilating.
DORY: (reused from “Finding Dory”) Water.
Izzy rushes away. Nearby, Hank (“Finding Dory”) serves drinks to Lumpy the clown (“Red’s Dream”), Geri (“Geri’s Game”), Mira Nova (“Buzz Lightyear of Star Command”), and Mr. B (“Lifted”). Elinor (“Brave”) yells at them.
ELINOR: What are you guys doing? There’s no time for drinks!
IZZY: Hank! A little help?
Hank takes a coffee pot from its machine and fills it with water.
MARLIN: (reused from “Finding Dory”) Just… keep… gasping.
He lets Izzy drop the fish inside.
DORY: (reused from “Finding Dory”) Hank!
HANK: (CHUCKLES) Oh, well. I get to carry you again.
In another hallway, Ercole Visconti (“Luca”) faces a jammed beverage vending machine.
ERCOLE: Stai scherzando, vero? Il succo stupido si blocca proprio sul bordo! Che sfortuna!
Riley Andersen, Grace Hsieh, and Bree Young (“Inside Out 2”) walk past him.
RILEY: Yikes.
GRACE: Talk about dramatic.
RILEY: Do you guys think all of the villains will show up?
BREE: Hmm. Not all.
She says, punching a photo of Jangles (“Inside Out”). Meanwhile, the Potato Heads (“Toy Story”) enter an elevator, already occupied by Fear (“Inside Out”), Kitbull (“Kitbull), Stu (“Lifted”), the Witch, and her crow (“Brave”). Fear lets them enter with an “after you” gesture.
FEAR: Going down?
Fear presses the button, only for the group to be stopped.
ROZ (“Monsters, Inc.”): Hold the elevator! I’ll get there!
MRS. POTATO HEAD: (reused from “Toy Story 3”) What?
MR. POTATO HEAD: (reused from “Toy Story 3”) Well, that’s just great.
In an office, Meilin Lee (“Turning Red”) draws at a desk.
MEI: (SINGING) You’re never not on my mind
James P. Sullivan, Mike Wazowski, and Boo (“Monsters, Inc.”) pass.
SULLEY: Come on, Mei!
MIKE: Yeah, shake a leg, will ya?
MEI: Hey, you can’t rush art.
Nash and Ramsey (“The Good Dinosaur”) emerge from the paper, scaring Mei.
RAMSEY: Well, gosh, is this a sleepover? Come on.
NASH: Let’s go!
In the women’s bathroom, Celia Mae (“Monsters, Inc.”) feeds her snakes breath mints, Laurel Lightfoot (“Onward”) cleans her glasses, Luisa Rivera (“Coco”) brushes Libby (“The Good Dinosaur”), Purl (“Purl”) sprays her mouth, Mirage (“The Incredibles”) brushes her hair, and Colette Tatou (“Ratatouille”) adjusts her collar.
CELIA: Eat up, girls. We’ve got to look great.
Celia kisses one snake. Molly Davis (“Toy Story 3”) opens the door, holding Jessie.
JESSIE: Let’s move it, ladies!
As Day and Night (“Day and Night”) struggle to squeeze out of their photo, Luca Paguro, Alberto Scorfano, and Giulia Marcovaldo (“Luca”) walk by.
LUCA: You guys excited for the photo, too?
ALBERTO: You know it.
They stop.
GIULIA: Hey! Scud!
Scud (“Toy Story”) looms over Remy and Emile (“Ratatouille”), about to eat them. Dante (“Coco”) scares him away.
REMY: Nice.
The reject robots (“WALL-E”) watch the Scare Simulator scene from “Monsters University” on a TV. Among the chiefs and suitors of Clans Macintosh, MacGuffin, and Dingwall (“Brave”), Valentina Ortiz and the Fire Hawks (“Inside Out 2”) walk past.
VALENTINA: Come on, guys. You’re gonna have nightmares.
Johnny Worthington III emerges from the screen, scaring the robots away. They surge past Lots-o’-Huggin’-Bear (“Toy Story 3”) and carry him away.
LOTSO: (reused from “Toy Story 3”) Hey! Stop it! Put me down!
Uku and Lele (“Lava”) watch from their photo, unable to leave it. Thunderclap (“The Good Dinosaur”) flies past.
THUNDERCLAP: You guys need a lift?
The volcanoes nod. Thunderclap picks up their photo with his talons and flies away. Back at the elevator, Roz slowly enters.
ROZ: Thanks for holding the elevator, Potato Head.
MR. POTATO HEAD: (reused from “Toy Story 2”) Yeah, yeah, yeah, whatever.
BOOSTER: You guys mind if I squeeze in here, too?
Booster Sinclair Munchapper (“Buzz Lightyear of Star Command”) squeezes himself into the elevator as it closes. In another hallway, Sox (“Lightyear”) follows Anger (“Inside Out”).
SOX: Would you like me to play whale sounds to relax to?
ANGER: No. I promise, I’m fine.
Papá Héctor and Mamá Imelda Rivera (“Coco”) come down the stairs. Héctor’s hat falls off. As he and Imelda laugh, Alec Azam (“Presto”) takes it in his mouth and runs away.
HÉCTOR: Hey! Alec! Presto, come get your rabbit!
They run after him.
IMELDA: Go, Alec, go!
Woody laughs while coming up the stairs, then stops and gasps.
EVELYN: That’s it. Just keep following.
Evelyn Deavor (“Incredibles 2”) walks by, hypnotizing Bonnie’s dad (“Toy Story 4”) with her Screenslaver goggles.
WOODY: Evelyn? Evelyn! Evelyn, stop it!
Bonnie’s mom follows.
BONNIE’S MOM: Don’t worry, Woody. I got this.
She removes the goggles, then breaks them. Woody faces the wall in front of him and smiles. A portrait of Pixar founder Steve Jobs hangs on it. Woody walks up to it and takes his hat off for a moment of respect.
BUZZ: Hey, Woody! Where are you? We’re in the lobby!
WOODY: Gotta go, but thanks. On with the show.
Woody leaves. Nearby, a line of characters waits on the stairs. Riding on Hanuman’s (“Sanjay’s Super Team”) back, Woody flies past.
WOODY: Whoa!
Disgust (“Inside Out”) opens the door.
DISGUST: Coast is clear, Sheriff.
WOODY: Great!
He jumps off Hanuman’s back.
WOODY: Right this way!
Fergus (“Brave”) bumps into the closed door.
WOODY: Oh! Your Majesty, are you okay?
FERGUS: (dizzily shakes his head) Aye, never better, Marston.
He trips over a garbage can. The next character to leave, Buddy Pine (“The Incredibles”), rolls his eyes.
SYNDROME: Brilliant- Hey!
He ducks under Dim carrying Heimlich, Rosie, Tuck, and Roll (“A Bug’s Life”). Dim flies around the Luxo Jr. statue.
HEIMLICH: Whee! I feel like a beautiful butterfly!
WOODY: Watch out for the ladder!
Alfredo Linguini (“Ratatouille”) ducks as Andy Davis (“Toy Story 3”) swings the ladder over his head. Mo Morrison and Darby Steel (“Lightyear”) walk by.
MORRISON: I’ll say this much, I’m surprised this went off as well as it did.
DARBY: You’re telling me.
They join the large group of characters being guided by Woody.
WOODY: Okay, everybody. Get- Get together now.
Tinny (“Tin Toy”) arrives.
WOODY: Oh! After you.
Tinny toots happily and bumps into M-O (“WALL-E”), who chitters angrily. Edna Mode (“The Incredibles”) hands Rex (“Toy Story”) the camera.
E: It is time, darling.
REX: Thank you, Ms. Mode!
As Rex uses Slinky Dog to climb the ladder, it becomes unstable and wiggles.
WOODY: Rex, be careful!
The ladder now swings in circles.
REX: Where’s that timer button?
Charles Muntz and his dogs (“Up”) watch.
GAMMA: Three, two, one…
Rex falls off the ladder. On the ground, he gets up next to the broken camera.
DUNCAN (“Monsters At Work”): Well, that was fun.
He storms away.
SADNESS (“Inside Out”): Maybe we can try again in another forty years.
Everyone sadly turns around.
WOODY: Oh, no, no, no. Come back. It- It- It’ll be fine. It’ll... be...
The characters stop in their tracks as Rosa Rivera (“Coco”) plays the first part of “When You Wish Upon a Star” with her violin. Abel Rivera joins in with his accordion, as do Joe Gardner, Dorothea Williams, and her band (“Soul”). Woody, Buzz, and Jessie watch happily.
GREG (“Out”): (SINGING) Anything your heart desires
GREG AND MANUEL (“Out”): Will come to you
Hopper (“A Bug’s Life”) sighs and puts his fingers on the bridge of his nose.
HOPPER: I knew this was gonna happen.
IAN (“Onward”): If your heart is in your dream
22 (“Soul”): No request is too extreme
JOHN AND MARY (“WALL-E”): When you wish upon a star
TYLOR AND VAL (“Monsters At Work”): As dreamers do
Abuelita Elena Rivera (“Coco”) sweeps up the broken pieces of the camera.
CHORUS: Fate is kind
WALL-E fixes it by placing it in his compactor.
CHORUS: She brings to those who love
Poppa Henry (“The Good Dinosaur”) picks up the ladder. Manny and Gypsy (“A Bug’s Life”) carry Rex up the ladder, letting him set the camera down and press the timer button.
CHORUS: The sweet fulfillment of their secret longing
The Manticore (“Onward”) and Gia (“Twenty-Something”) hold hands as they sing. Mabel Tanaka (“Hoppers”) joins them in harmony.
COREY, GIA, AND MABEL: Like a bolt out of the blue
ELIO (“Elio”): Fate steps in…
Glordon (“Elio”) tackles him.
ELIO: …and sees you through
Woody stands on Andy’s hand.
WOODY: When you wish upon a star
Everyone, together!
EVERYONE: Your dreams come true
As everyone finishes singing and smiles for the camera, Luxo Jr. hops into frame, then looks us, flashes his light, and hops away, revealing the finished photograph in a frame hanging on a wall. Fade to black.
TO ALL WHO HAVE IMAGINED WITH US, LAUGHED WITH US, AND DREAMED WITH US, THANK YOU.
Cast
Bonnie’s Mom: LORI ALAN
Buzz Lightyear: TIM ALLEN
Carl Fredricksen: ED ASNER*
Wade Ripple: MAMOUDOU ATHIE
Lots-o’-Huggin’-Bear: NED BEATTY*
Jessie’s Yodeling Voice: MARY KAY BERGMAN*
Giulia Marcovaldo: EMMA BERMAN
Papá Héctor Rivera: GAEL GARCÍA BERNAL
Edna Mode (E): BRAD BIRD
Anger: LEWIS BLACK
Heimlich: FLULA BORG
Spot: JACK BRIGHT*
Marlin: ALBERT BROOKS*
Pixar Intern: JEN BROWN
Nash: A.J. BUCKLEY
WALL-E / M-O: BEN BURTT*
Voyd: SOPHIA BUSH
Manuel: CALEB CABRERA
Meilin Lee: ROSALIE CHIANG
Luca Paguro: SAWYER COLE
Fergus: BILLY CONNOLLY
Mike Wazowski: BILLY CRYSTAL
Mabel Tanaka: PIPER CURDA
Jessie: JOAN CUSACK
Billy, Goat, & Gruff: EMILY DAVIS*
Dory: ELLEN DeGENERES*
Pixar Veteran: PETE DOCTER
Tylor Tuskmon: BEN FELDMAN
22: TINA FEY
Johnny Worthington: NATHAN FILLION*
Flik: DAVE FOLEY
Jack-Jack Parr: ELI FUCILE*
Gus / Peck: TONY FUCILE*
Dim: BRAD GARRETT*
Boo: MARY GIBBS*
James P. Sullivan: JOHN GOODMAN
Nemo: ALEXANDER GOULD*
Lele: NAPUA GRAIG
Alberto Scorfano: JACK DYLAN GRAZER
Fear: TONY HALE
Woody: TOM HANKS
Mrs. Potato Head: ESTELLE HARRIS*
Ian Lightfoot: TOM HOLLAND
Rosie: BONNIE HUNT*
Helen Parr: HOLLY HUNTER
Uku: KUANA TORRES KAHELE
Evelyn Deavor: CATHERINE KEENER
Elio Solis: YONAS KIBREAB
Disgust: LIZA LAPIRA
Tow Mater: LARRY THE CABLE GUY*
Buddy Pine: JASON LEE
Ember Lumen: LEAH LEWIS
Valentina Ortiz: LILIMAR
Miguel Rivera: RYAN LOPEZ
Princess Atta: JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS
Booster Sinclair Munchapper: YURI LOWENTHAL
Grace Hsieh: GRACE LU
Jackalope: BUD LUCKEY*
Merida: KELLY MACDONALD
Greg: KYLE McDANIEL
Gale Cumulus: WENDI McLENDON-COVEY
Tuck / Roll: MICHAEL McSHANE*
Andy Davis: JOHN MORRIS*
Russell: JORDAN NAGAI*
Mary: KATHY NAJIMY
Duncan P. Anderson: LUCAS NEFF
Bob Parr: CRAIG T. NELSON
Bree Young: SUMAYYAH NURIDDIN-GREEN
Arlo: RAYMOND OCHOA*
Hank: ED O’NEILL
Remy: PATTON OSWALT
Izzy Hawthorne: KEKE PALMER
Princess Dot: HAYDEN PANETTIERE*
Ramsey: ANNA PAQUIN
Dug / Roz: BOB PETERSON
Dashiell Parr: BANKS PIERCE
Joy: AMY POEHLER
Bo Peep: ANNIE POTTS
Ercole Visconti: SAVERIO RAIMONDO
Gamma: JEROME RANFT
John: JOHN RATZENBERGER
Mr. Potato Head: DON RICKLES*
Alfredo Linguini: LOU ROMANO*
Rex: WALLACE SHAWN
Sadness: PHYLLIS SMITH
Emile / Sox: PETER SOHN
Darby Steel: DALE SOULES
Corey: OCTAVIA SPENCER
Hopper: ANDREW STANTON
Riley Andersen: KENSINGTON TALLMAN
Gia: ALIYAH TAYLOR
Elinor: EMMA THOMPSON
Celia Mae: JENNIFER TILLY
Mamá Imelda Rivera: ALANNA UBACH
Val Little: MELISSA VILLASEÑOR
Violet Parr: SARAH VOWELL
Mo Morrison: TAIKA WAITITI
Lightning McQueen: OWEN WILSON*
Thunderclap: STEVE ZAHN
*every voice actor with an asterisk returns via archived recordings
