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There are many websites devoted to DVD Easter Eggs, though they don't seem to have been updated in quite some time. By the time the Blu-ray format came out in the mid-2000s, the studios mostly gave up on Easter Eggs, so there aren't many on Blu-ray, but there are some. Generally, these aren't listed on the Easter Egg sites, so I thought I would list the Blu-ray Easter Eggs that I find on the discs that I own. Today, I'll show you the eggs on Pixar Short Films Collection, Volume 1.

Pixar Short Films Collection, Volume 1 is the first in what is, currently, a three-volume series (see: Vol. 2 and Vol. 3). It contains 13 shorts covering Pixar's first two decades: The Adventures of Andre and Wally B. (1984), Luxo Jr. (1986), Red's Dream (1987), Tin Toy (1988), Knick Knack (1989), Geri's Game (1998), For The Birds (2001), Mike's New Car (2002), Boundin' (2004), Jack-Jack Attack (2005), One Man Band (2006), Mater and the Ghostlight (2006), and Lifted (2007).

Both the Blu-ray and DVD releases contain the same three Easter Eggs. Let's look at the BLU-RAY first. The menu contains three lines. The middle line, which is selected by default, contains "Play All", "Features" and "Setup" options. You can press UP to go to the top line, where you can choose to view any of the individual shorts. Selecting "Features" or "Setup" presents items on the bottom line to select.

For the eggs, you will want to press UP to go to the top line. Best as I can figure, while on the top line, you can unlock all eggs by continuing to press UP until you cycle back to the start of the shorts menu line. Doing that will automatically reveal an icon above each of the three titles listed below. These hidden icons are automatically selected, so just press ENTER when you see them to play the egg. Do note that once you unlock the eggs, you may not be able to leave the shorts menu. (Screenshots by me, photographed off a TV screen because I have no way to screenshot Blu-ray menus.)

Luxo Jr. Pencil Test (2:02)
The hidden blue Luxo lamp above "Red's Dream".


Flags and Waves (0:29)
The hidden red American flag above "Tin Toy".
This is a short animation test created by Bill Reeves and Alain Fournier in 1986 used to recreate various real world qualities in computer animation.


Beach Chair (0:35)
The hidden brown beach chair above "Geri's Game".
This is a short piece animated by Eben Ostby from 1986 which explores various CG elements with a beach chair.


Now, let's take a quick look at where to find the same eggs on the DVD. (Screenshots by me.)

Luxo Jr. Pencil Test (2:02) (Title 34)
On the Short Films menu, highlight "Boundin'", press DOWN to reveal a hidden Luxo lamp, Press ENTER.


Flags and Waves (0:29) (Title 41)
Go to Set Up, Audio Options, highlight "English", press RIGHT to reveal a hidden American flag, press ENTER.


Beach Chair (0:35) (Title 42)
Go to Set Up, Subtitles, highlight "English for the Hearing Impared", press UP to reveal a hidden beach chair, press ENTER.


Now go outside and play.