Condiments is the name of the short that was nominated (along with Aardman's Willis and Crumble) by the Pixar parody company Mixar. It was competing with Bart's short, Angry Dad. It is a parody of Disney/Pixar's Toy Story, as it is about food condiments coming to life and avoiding humans seeing them.
References to Toy Story[]
- The ketchup bottle is a parody character of Woody.
- The horseradish bottle resembles a horse and is a parody character of Bullseye.
- The waffle is a parody character of Rex the Dinosaur, as it doesn't want to go or get replaced by another dinosaur toy.
- Timmy is a parody character of Andy, the owner of the toys.
- The salt and pepper shakers are both parody characters of Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head.
- References to Toy Story Characters:
- The peanut butter jar resembles Hamm, because he has money, he has peanut butter, and he says "Oh God, I'm empty! Don't let them put pencils in me!".
- The Tabasco Brothers (mentioned by the ketchup bottle) may resemble the Toy Story villains Zurg, Sid, Stinky Pete, and Lotso.
- Frenchee resembles Buzz Lightyear.
- The pickle jar resembles Jessie.
- The mayonnaise jar resembles Mr. Spell, as he's holding a Holy Bible for some answers.
- The kitchen resembles Andy's bedroom.
- At one point, the peanut butter jar falls down the counter while everyone looks down, mirroring how Woody accidentally knocked Buzz out of the window in the movie.
Trivia[]
- The only non-condiment item in this short is the waffle.
- The CGI animation made to this short was provided by Starz Animation, now known as Jam Filled Toronto.
- This CGI animation of anthropomorphic foods may predict the 2016 adult-animated film Sausage Party.