Summary

• The Incredibles is the only Pixar movie that doesn't feature the iconic Pizza Planet truck Easter egg, breaking a longstanding tradition.
• Director Brad Bird admitted he didn't think about including the Pizza Planet truck because he was busy making the movie.
• Fans have speculated that the absence of the truck in The Incredibles could be due to the movie's 1960s setting or the possibility that Pizza Planet didn't exist yet.

Pixar's animated movies are known for including some fun Easter eggs, but The Incredibles broke the studio's most iconic tradition. The iconic animated studio has a habit of including Easter eggs referring to its own movies or other parts of Pixar's or Hollywood's history. These range from the popular references to A113 and connections to other Pixar movies, with the Pizza Planet truck - which originated in the studio's first movie Toy Story - among the most popular. This even led to the popular theory that there is a Pixar Shared Universe in which all the movies exist.

After Toy Story debuted the Pizza Planet truck, Pixar turned the yellow delivery vehicle into one of the studio's most popular Easter eggs. It was briefly seen in their next film, A Bug's Life, and returned in Toy Story 2. The Pizza Planet truck Easter eggs have varied throughout the years, but it is still an aspect that Pixar fanatics keep an eye out for with each movie. The newest Pixar movies like Luca, Turning Red, and Elemental included the Pizza Planet truck Easter egg. The overall popularity of this reference to Pixar's past makes it even more surprising that the iconic truck is not in The Incredibles at all.

The Incredibles Director Wasn't Focused On Including Pixar Easter Eggs

The lack of a Pizza Planet truck Easter egg in The Incredibles is surprising considering every other Pixar movie has managed to include it in some capacity. However, director Brad Bird has commented somewhat on the lack of a reference. Over a decade after the movie's release, The Huffington Post asked Brad Bird whether The Incredibles secretly had a Pizza Planet truck Easter egg. He admitted he had no idea because "I was busy making the movie. I didn’t think about the Pizza Planet." Bird did admit that it is possible that someone else from the animated team at Pixar included the reference, but he doesn't know about it.

There were plenty of opportunities for the Pizza Planet truck to appear too. Since The Incredibles takes place in the 1960s, a retro version of the delivery vehicle could have been featured. The city settings included a number of other cars, so a Pizza Planet truck easily would have fit. Fans have speculated that several yellow cars could be associated with Pizza Planet, but the spaceship topper isn't visible. There is also a theory that since The Incredibles takes place in the 1960s that Pizza Planet does not yet exist, so no delivery truck could be included.

After 19 Years, The Incredibles Is Still Pixar's Only Movie Without The Pizza Planet Truck

Somewhat miraculously, The Incredibles remains the only Pixar movie without the Pizza Planet truck appearing in some form. The 2004 animated movie broke the trend for Pixar, but all future movies from the studio made sure to include it. The new 19-year streak of Pizza Planet truck Easter eggs began with Cars in 2006 and continues all the way through Elemental's release in 2023. That makes 21 consecutive Pixar movies to include the iconic truck, and 26 out of 27 movies overall. This includes it appearing among Incredibles 2's Easter eggs, so the family arcade does exist in this universe, even if The Incredibles doesn't reference it.

Source: The Huffington Post