48 Little Things From Movies That Were Too Clever For Us To Catch When We Were Kids

There were SO many Easter eggs I missed in Soul (2020).

1. Mickey Mouse's "cameo" in The Lion King 1½:

In The Lion King 1 1/2 (2004), you can see a hidden mickey in the stars in the top right. from MovieDetails

2. The subtle subway ad: 

In Soul (2020), you can see an advert for "Brang" on the train. This is the company that Riley's dad works for in Inside Out (2015). from MovieDetails

3. The Easter egg in the travel ad:

In Soul (2020), you can see a travel poster for "Portorosso". This is the main setting for Pixar's next movie "Luca". from MovieDetails

4. Bellwether's necklace:

In Zootopia (2016), Bellwether is wearing a little bell. In real life, a Bellwether is the leading sheep of a flock, with a bell around its neck to help direct the other sheep. from MovieDetails

5. Baby Kuzco's toys:

In The Emperors New Groove (2000), baby Kuzco has a toy llama, a toy parrot, and a toy whale. Later on in the movie, he turns into all of these animals. from MovieDetails

6. George's recurring problem: 

In Monsters Inc. (2001), the monster who gets caught with a sock on his back (George Sanderson) is one of the same monsters in Monsters University (2013) that, instead of learning how to properly prevent objects from sticking to him, gets caught cheating by using illegal protective gel. from MovieDetails

7. Hercules' cape: 

In Hercules (1997), the cape attached to Hercules’ armor is actually the shawl that is given to him by his adoptive mother. from MovieDetails

8. Git, the gym rat (and lab rat):

In Ratatouille(2007) Git, the jacked rat, has a tag on his ear reading A113. Not only is this a frequently used Pixar easter egg, it also implies that Git was a lab rat, explaining his large size from MovieDetails

9. This goth T-shirt:

In Coco (2017), a skeleton is wearing Sid's shirt from Toy Story (1995). from MovieDetails

10. This kid's comic book:

Finding Nemo (2003) has a Mr. Incredible comic one year before The Incredibles came out. from MovieDetails

11. The queen's pet, Aphie:

In A Bug's Life (1999), the queen is seen to have a pet named "Aphie." In real life, this little bug is an aphid (also known as aphids) and they live in harmony with the ants, but not as pets, but as "livestock". from MovieDetails

12. Mr. Big, the arctic shrew:

In Zootopia (2016), Mr Big, the mafia boss, is an Arctic Shrew. Director Roy Moore made this choice because “the arctic shrew is the most vicious predator on earth”. Arctic Shrews eat three times their own body weight and even eat other shrews. from MovieDetails

13. The transitioning wallpaper:

In The Princess And The Frog (2009) the villains shadow turns this wallpaper to skulls and crossbones in this scene from MovieDetails

14. The drawing Anastasia gifts to her grandma:

In Anastasia (1997), the drawing that Anastasia gives to her grandmother is based on a 1914 painting created by the real princess Anastasia. from MovieDetails

15. Bob's quick reflexes:

In The Incredibles (2004), when Helen arrives to rescue Bob and punches Mirage, you can see that Helen attempted to punch Bob too, but he dodges it. from MovieDetails

16. Miles Morales's spidey senses:

In Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018), before meeting the other spider-people, Miles spider-sense goes off a split second later than both Gwen and Peter. from MovieDetails

17. Sid's cameo:

Sid, from Ice Age, makes a cameo appeareance in the movie Robots (2005) from MovieDetails

18. Matilda's mom's Guam comment:

In Matilda (1996) during the adoption scene at the end of the movie Matilda's mother says that they're "moving to Guam" in an attempt to evade the US government despite Guam being a US territory further showing her parents stupidity. from MovieDetails

19. Eddie's "accidental" animation:

In Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Eddie is animated in some action scenes. from MovieDetails

20. The White Witch's crown:

In The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The White Witch's crown melts as her power dwindles from MovieDetails

21. Ginny's pants:

In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007). Dumbledore's Army: All the girls are wearing skirts except Ginny (3rd from left) who is wearing pants; probably a hand-me-down from her brothers. (Good going costume department) from MovieDetails

22. SpongeBob's job history:

In "The Spongebob Squarepants Movie" (2004), Spongebob states he has 374 consecutive employee-of-the-month awards, this means he has been working at the Krusty Krab for a little over 31 years. from MovieDetails

23. Hades' halftime comment:

In "Hercules" (1997) Hades says "Guys, relax. It's only half-time" exactly at the 46-minute mark, the halfway point of the 92-minute movie from MovieDetails