John Lasseter and company set out on a mission to perfect human and cloth animation in this Academy Award-winning short film about a playful codger named Geri who challenges himself to a game of chess in the park. As the competition against himself begins to heat up, the eternally youthful chess player attempts to lighten the mood by playfully feigning a heart attack and finding new uses for his false teeth. Jason Buchanan, Rovi
Pixar animator Gary Rydstrom's 5-minute comic short Lifted observes the foibles of a klutzy alien during his training as a "human abductor." His assignment: to kidnap a sleeping human farmer, by luring the farmer aboard the spaceship. The attempts fail again and again, to the growing irritation of the alien's instructor. Nathan Southern, Rovi
Pixar animator John Lasseter pays special tribute to the genius of Chuck Jones with this computer animated short about a snow-globe snowman that discovers life on the outside isn't all that it's cracked up to be. Jason Buchanan, Rovi
A flock of small birds perched high atop a telephone wire are joined by a dopey bigger bird that just wants in on some of the fun in this Academy Award-winning animated short from Pixar. While at first the larger fowl doesn't realize that he is being made fun of, a curious development finds out clueless but lovable feathered friend eventually getting the last laugh. Jason Buchanan, Rovi
A lonely unicycle sits in the back corner of Eban's Bikes dreaming of the one day that a talented clown might walk into the shop and recognize its potential in this Pixar short that found animators dealing with such challenging issues as rendering nighttime scenes and creating realistic rain. When dreams of stealing the show from his juggling sidekick give way to the sound of raindrops falling just outside the window, the forsaken sale item is forced to face the realization that he may remain unsold for some time to come. Jason Buchanan, Rovi
A Lucasfilm production that holds the unique distinction of being the first 3-D animated film that key Pixar player John Lasseter ever worked on, André and Wally B uses geometric shapes to tell the story of a clever forest dweller who unwisely draws the ire of a fast-flying bee. Jason Buchanan, Rovi
As a peasant girl with a single coin approaches the piazza fountain and prepares to make her wish, two dueling street musicians attempt to redirect the coin into their tip jars in this computer animated Pixar short that found the filmmakers and composers working in close collaboration. At first Bass slides up beside the little girl playing the same familiar tune as always, but when ambitious newcomer Treble adds a catchy string accompaniment the competition really starts to get interesting. Jason Buchanan, Rovi
Inspired by the architect's lamp that adorned his desk at the time he was learning to make models, animator John Lasseter crafted this Academy Award-nominated short film concerning a diminutive lamp that discovers a fun new toy, and the elder illuminator that watches amused from its desktop perch. Jason Buchanan, Rovi
Longtime Pixar writer/animator Bud Luckey dreams up this humorous tale about a high-plains lamb shorn of his most distinctive trait. His illustrious coat of wool unceremoniously sheared from his shivering body, a once-proud lamb becomes the laughing stock of the hilltop. Just when it seems that the lamb's once buoyant spirit has been hopelessly torpedoed, along comes an optimistic jackalope to help put things in perspective. Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Genre: Kids and Family
- Category Slapstick, Sci-Fi Comedy
- Theme: Teachers and Students, Musician's Life, Kidnapping, Toys Come to Life, Mischievous Children, Benign Aliens
- Studio: Walt Disney Video
- Run Time: 54 min
- Language: English, Spanish, French
- Subtitle Language: French, Spanish, English
- Director: Mark Andrews, Andrew Jimenez, Pete Docter, Alvy Ray Smith, Gary Rydstrom, John Lasseter, Roger Gould, Jan Pinkava, Bud Luckey
