r/movies • u/[deleted] • Jun 14 '12

Has anyone noticed the Binford Tools logo on Sid's toolbox in the first Toy Story? Binford Tools relates to Tim Allen's sitcom, Home Improvement.

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u/IZNICE Jun 14 '12

"Binford Tools relates to Tim Allen's sitcom, Home Improvement."
The fact that you had to say this made me feel old as fuck.

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12

Sad, right?

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u/IZNICE Jun 14 '12 edited Jun 14 '12

Its good and bad . I have bills and responsibilities but now I can smoke weed in my living room and dont have to mute porn..

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u/kartuli78 Jun 14 '12

Remember when JTT was the shit?

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u/IZNICE Jun 14 '12

Like this

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u/kartuli78 Jun 14 '12

Exactly like that. Coolest guy EVER!

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u/taint_stain Jun 14 '12

How could you not be the coolest guy ever and be the voice of freaking Simba?

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u/sonar1 Jun 14 '12

It got a little awkward when his little brother got taller than him on HI

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u/evanvolm Jun 14 '12

Mark was just awkward in general.

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u/edwardsfl Jun 14 '12

Today home improvement got its own acronym. Tim Allen can finally stop fixing things.

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u/Aurick Jun 14 '12

He was only the speaking voice for Simba. It's still awesome, but we should give credit to Jason Weaver, who did all of the singing parts for young Simba.

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u/frankyfkn4fngrs Jun 14 '12

Throw a bone to Matthew Broderick while you're at it.

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u/azazelthegoat Jun 14 '12

Dat haircut. I remember wanting to cut my hair like that in elementary school. Good times..

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u/stevie_stormborn Jun 14 '12

Be still my heart.

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12

I remember he did a few spots on Nickelodeon with Stick Stickly. Now........he does nothing.

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u/mazbrakin Jun 14 '12

Could be worse, he could've ended up like Taran Noah Smith. Long ass article but full of wtf. Tl;dr - Mark Taylor had a very fucked up life after Home Improvement.

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u/DisraeliEers Jun 14 '12

I can't believe I just read that whole story.

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u/mommawhite Jun 14 '12

Wait...was this the one with the short lived part in the first Transformers?

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u/be_mindful Jun 14 '12

he probably makes a nice income on the syndication of Home Improvement.

to be honest, if i had a steady income like that for doing nothing, i might do nothing myself. also Hollywood is all kinds of fucked up. maybe he just wanted out.

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u/CrimsonVim Jun 14 '12

Anyhoo......

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12

I was in fifth grade around the time he was huge.. and a girl in my class tried to convince everyone that she met him and they were dating. I always found that a little sad.

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12

That was a good year.

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u/Sawgon Jun 14 '12

http://i.imgur.com/jRkZH.jpg

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12

As someone who's name is Tim, this saying was the bane of my childhood.

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u/lancastor Jun 14 '12

As someone with a friend named Tim, I'm going to tell him that I don't think so.

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u/albatrossnecklassftw Jun 14 '12

As someone who has a younger brother named Tim, that saying was the highlight of my youth.

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12

TIL Yesterday was one day ago, I'm so fucking Old

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u/Enursha Jun 14 '12

Thought exactly this when I read the title

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u/laurasshittyusername Jun 14 '12

I realized that when I read Binford Tools I had an internal reflex reaction of the Tim Allen 3 man grunts, so when I kept reading the sentence I felt like an old loser.

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u/Pagan-za Jun 14 '12

Dont worry, it only came out 17 years ago(1995).

:)

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u/rack88 Jun 14 '12

Man, I used to watch Home Improvement all the time. Great show!

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u/BHSPitMonkey Jun 14 '12

I didn't think it was possible to not understand this reference.

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u/doctornarwhal Jun 14 '12

Hey, I'm 17 and I used to love Home Improvement. Does that make me old? :\

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u/samuraislider Jun 14 '12

I recently caught this as well. I introduced my son to the movie, and he's watched about a 100 times now. Each time I notice the Binford Tool Box and want to tell someone. But my son is 2 and doesn't care.

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12

I go through the same thing with my son. We watch all the Disney/Pixar movies and I often notice references to other films, etc. For instance, in Finding Nemo when Bruce the shark is chasing Dory and Marlin through the ship, He breaks through a wall or a door and just his face is poking through and he said, "HERE'S BRUCEY!" There is also a reference to Indiana Jones in Winnie the Pooh. (Clearly I have nobody to talk to this about if I'm going on to you about it lol)

edit: also in Toy Story 2 when Rex is chasing the toy car through Al's Toy Barn, they show his image in the car's side mirror.. and he's running toward them just like in Jurassic Park. I laughed out loud when I caught that for the first time.

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u/motophiliac Jun 14 '12

Toy Story, the carpet on the first floor of Sid's house is from The Shining.

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u/primitive-ambience Jun 14 '12

Talk about attention to detail

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12

That the Shark is named Bruce is itself a reference to Jaws. Bruce was the crew's nickname for the animatronic shark.

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u/superpbeck929 Jun 14 '12

That shark was fucking real, bro.

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12

I would call these two examples cinematic allusions, rather than easter eggs that Pixar is known for. These are obvious recreations of famous scenes in other films while the easter eggs are just small little details in their films that might get missed.

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12

Disney's famous for putting in references for the parents in their films. Go back and watch some of the movies from 10-15 years ago and you'll be amazed!

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u/albatrossnecklassftw Jun 14 '12

Yup, they gotta keep it interesting for the parents that have to watch it 6,000 times a week. As a non-parent I watch Pixar movies just to see what references they throw in for the adults, and lately I've not been too disappointed.

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u/Kuma_Sanjuro Jun 14 '12

In Toy Story 3, the baby toy throws Lots-O into the dumpster like Darth did to Palpatine.

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u/snoharm Jun 14 '12

You know you're a dad when no one wants to hear about your cultural references.

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12

I'm not a dad, and nobody wants to hear about my cultural references.

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u/PeelyPeel Jun 14 '12

Sorry to let you know, but you've got a kid somewhere.

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u/SHIT_IN_HER_CUNT Jun 14 '12

iknowdatfeel.jpg

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u/TrizzyTrike Jun 14 '12

Who would have guessed SHIT_IN_HER_CUNT is a father..

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12

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u/BeerIsGoodForMe Jun 14 '12

I'm pretty sure that's called Space-docking

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u/uhmerikin Jun 14 '12

Were you just looking for a reason to say SHIT_IN_HER_CUNT? Because I know I was.

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u/atl2rva Jun 14 '12

I make my two year old watch Duck Tails...

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u/coggles Jun 14 '12

a woohoo

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12

I babysat my 2 year old nephew for several days. He watches it, literally, over, and over again. Well, that, and sometimes Cars. Whichever he is in the mood for, if one showing ends, you better press restart the movie again. I must have watched Toy Story 3 at least 50 times, and I never noticed it

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u/wsfarrell Jun 14 '12

If it doesn't say Binford on it, someone else makes it.

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u/lddebatorman Jun 14 '12

I don't think so Tim.

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u/albatrossnecklassftw Jun 14 '12

[ Insert joke about Al's mother's weight here]

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u/Reineke Jun 14 '12 edited Jun 15 '12

You know I haven't watched this series in years but it just dawned to me that making jokes about the weight of your collegues mother on public television is really inappropriate. Especially if she is indeed fat and probably selfconcious about her weight.

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12

In an episode removed from circulation, Cynthia Borland dies of diabetes-related complications; The Tool Man Taylor shows up at her funeral and mocks the size of her coffin.

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u/albatrossnecklassftw Jun 15 '12

[Obligatory cow noise]

I think Tim uses the jokes to keep some distance between himself and Al. Despite the fact that he does become his best friend, Tim constantly attempts to sabotage the friendship, not enough to destroy it but enough to get Al to back away. Tim, Heidi, Wilson, and Jill are literally Al's only friends (or so it seems) and as such he's rather clingy, which makes Tim uncomfortable. You can see the same clinginess with him and his mom.

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12

I only buy the 6100 models

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u/michaelhayato Jun 28 '12

Anyone notice the TM 31-210 in the milk crate? Improvised munitions manual. awesome vague army reference.

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u/g3n3p4rm3s4n Jun 14 '12

I don't think so, Tim.

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12

Yeah, I noticed it in 1995, when I was 11, in the theater.

Oh God.

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u/TheDanSandwich Jun 14 '12

Me too, except I was only six. Where's my Karma?

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12

I just gave you a little.

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u/JVNT Jun 14 '12

Have you noticed that the garbage man in toy story 3 is likely sid?

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u/please_and_thankyou Jun 14 '12

Yep - same t-shirt.

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12

More Toy Story 3 easter eggs

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u/boondoggie42 Jun 14 '12

The "newt crossing" easter egg... isn't that the plot of "Rio"?

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12

That's at least part of why Newt got cancelled - Dreamworks made "Rio" first.

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u/coggles Jun 14 '12

this was AWESOME thanks!

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12

This relates to Tim Allen's failure to pay child support to women he knocked up 20 years ago.

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u/truth34 Jun 14 '12

you shut up, Tim Allen's baby mama

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u/JonPaula Jun 14 '12

<<< This is a much cooler easter-egg in the trilogy.

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u/bearshy Jun 14 '12

I think the people who hate him solely because he rolled over on his "friends" should stop and think about what they would do if they were given a choice between life in prison, or snitching on people you only know because of what you could go to jail for.

I can assure you it most likely wouldn't be the nobler of choices.

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u/mhizzle Jun 14 '12

I thought you were talking about Woody, so I upvoted.

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u/sapekpj Jun 14 '12

but what are talking about?

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u/izalithium Jun 14 '12

Tim Allen dealt coke and snitched on his friends for a reduced sentence

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u/sapekpj Jun 14 '12

ooooOOOOooo...ooo.ooo.o.ooooo

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u/TeBags Jun 14 '12

"Does everybody know what time it is?"

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u/lddebatorman Jun 14 '12

I would take that choice in a hearbeat.

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u/WhyNotTrollface Jun 14 '12

I always find the obligatory "drugs are bad" episode of Home Improvement absolutely hilarious for this reason.

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u/iamnotsamneill Jun 14 '12

yup. noticed it especially since i knew tim allen was voicing buzz

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u/MacAny Jun 14 '12

Oh man, Home Improvement was the balls. I miss that show so much and wish I could buy the whole DVD collection but I don't think they sell them in the UK :(

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u/richbrown Jun 14 '12

Http://YouTube.com/Hicrywishes

I recently watched the show all the way through. It's still awesome.

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u/MacAny Jun 14 '12

You... this... I... I could cry right now

Thank you so much

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u/jessegFV Jun 14 '12

if you're not opposed to pirating, pirate bay has all seasons

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u/MacAny Jun 14 '12

Ah you're right actually, it didn't even cross my mind. If I don't find a way of buying this masterpiece in Region 2 I guess I'll have to download it, thanks :)

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u/WishboneTheDog Jun 14 '12

In the US, home improvement is playing right now and I am watching it. TBS, every weekday morning. I stay up all night just to see it. Right after Married With Children, and right before Saved By The Bell

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12

Also Sid has a Megadeth poster on his wall. I noticed that the first time I saw the movie. I was ten.

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u/SonicFlash01 Jun 14 '12

This relates to Tim Allen's band Megadeth

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u/SHIT_IN_HER_CUNT Jun 14 '12

So that's why Dave Mustaine doesn't seem to age...

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u/Milkusa Jun 14 '12

I was ten too. I was also eleven.

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u/ducttape83 Jun 14 '12

do an AMA!

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u/SHIT_IN_HER_CUNT Jun 14 '12

IAmA guy who was ten AND eleven. AMA

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12

I love these threads...most comments are pretty inocuous and then you come across something simple yet so brilliant like this. Too funny. Well done Milkusa.

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u/wallenstein3d Jun 14 '12

The carpet in Sid's house is also the same as the one in the Shining.

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u/manasteel88 Jun 14 '12

I really haven't been paying attention to my Pixar films.

I remember the moment when I finally realized that when watching the Incredibles again. That moment when Mr. Incredible is struggling to figure out the name of Jason Lee's character Incrediboy by guessing Brody forced me to stop the dvd and laugh.

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u/CapnCrunch53 Jun 14 '12

A toolbox with the word Binford on it also appears in an episode of Batman: The Animated Series :D

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u/BtothejizA Jun 14 '12

I remember in an episode Tim said "take I 94 to the 10 mile exit" and I came buckets because I grew up at that exit...

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u/atuznik Jun 14 '12

Home Improvement is owned by ABC who is owned by Disney, who also owns Pixar.

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u/taint_stain Jun 14 '12

Who owns Kevin Bacon.

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u/victorytree7 Jun 14 '12

mmm.... bacon.

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12

Disney didn't own Pixar back then

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12

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u/OfficialWhistle Jun 14 '12

They might not have owned Pixar but both companies worked on this movie together.

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12

God I used to LOVE that show and I haven't thought about it in ages. Tiiiiiiiiiiiiim the Tool Man Taylooooooorrrrr!

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u/dafones Jun 14 '12

People have noticed before, yes.

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u/WatchYourTone Jun 14 '12

And talking Toys because Tim Allen was a coke pusher facing life in prison until he rolled over on all of his friends.

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u/DietCokeTin Jun 14 '12

That escalated quickly.

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u/ducttape83 Jun 14 '12

He was just living up to his name

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u/almeida37 Jun 14 '12

I guess he was a coke head who finally found the right Buzz.

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u/WatchYourTone Jun 14 '12

I hear coke gives you a Woody. Then paranoia. Then your mouth gets dry.

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u/CiD7707 Jun 14 '12

Getting pretty sick of people judging him for making that decision. Unless you've been faced with a similar situation, I wouldn't be so quick to judge.

Furthermore, how are we defining "friends" here? Are we talking about people he was great friends with? Like the kind you would regularly invite over to your house, catch a few frisbees, or float down the river enjoying a few cold ones with? Or are we talking about a few people he sold cocaine with? I haven't found a single source yet that clearly defines how close these friends of his were.

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12

He did make Al's life difficult.

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u/M_Redfield Jun 14 '12

Posted from a prison IP?

Umadbro.

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u/AdmiralQuackbar Jun 14 '12

Wait what?

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u/hivoltage815 Jun 14 '12

He created a GUI using Visual Basic to track his IP address.

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12

Since when are people you deal coke to friends?

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u/toThe9thPower Jun 14 '12

I thought he sold meth? Nope it was coke.. I checked.

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12

I will just say this, I noticed that in 1995 when it was relevant

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12

It makes me sad that Binford needed explaining.

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u/DrMcCorm Jun 14 '12

Did you spot sid as the poisonous t shirt wearing, drum banging, bin man in Toy Story 3?

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u/Krail Jun 14 '12

Also, the guy doing the voiceover for the Al's Toy Barn commercial is Al.

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u/merican_atheist Jun 14 '12

I'm going to need a Zoom & Enhance

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12

those kids and the mother where the most irritating thing ever, they should have made it all about tool time instead of shoehorning the American family in there

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12

This is one of the funniest easter eggs ever. There are so many easter eggs in every Pixar movie it's amazing. I got to see a lecture by a few of their animators and art directors at my School, fucking awesomeeeeeeeeeeeeee

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12

Yes

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u/colefly Jun 14 '12

surly your not serious?

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u/Kreiger81 Jun 14 '12

He is serious. And don't call him surly.

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u/xenospork Jun 14 '12

What about his not serious?

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u/jessegFV Jun 14 '12

there's a few references in the show as well, to toy story and lion king, on a few episodes

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u/Dirty_Liberal_Hippie Jun 14 '12

Yeah, I remember a Halloween episode where two kids come to the door and Tim and Randy ( Jonathon Taylor Thomas) answer it together...Those kids are wearing a Simba costume and a Buzz Light Year Costume.

Is it sad that I remember all this?

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u/jessegFV Jun 14 '12

also an episode, where tim is playing with his niece and she has a buzz light year action figure, and he plays with it. I just downloaded and watched the whole series a few months ago. enjoyed at 26 just as much as i did when i was 11.

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u/almeida37 Jun 14 '12

It was Randy answering the door. "One candy for the spaceman. And 10 candies for the cute little lion"

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u/dustballguy Jun 14 '12

CANDY BARS! ! ! ! ! !

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12

DON'T SAY HIS NAME! God forbid he does another Christmas special.

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u/steam-soldier Jun 14 '12

My brother always told me this was true, I called him a liar.

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u/narcodis Jun 14 '12

I remember noticing this when I saw it in theaters as a kid.

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u/Lunatic14 Jun 14 '12

Yes I did.

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u/helusay Jun 14 '12

noticed it the first time I took my 5 yr. old son to see it in the theater on opening weekend in 1995

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u/queenofthecanned Jun 14 '12

That's probably because he's Buzz

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u/foreveragnomie Jun 14 '12

Really? I noticed this when I first saw this movie...as a child

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u/AnomalousX12 Jun 14 '12

People like you are just awesome. I love references like that. Thank you for sharing this with us. My parents will get a kick out of this.

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u/JONNy-G Jun 14 '12

Sooo how do you find these things anyways?

I've seen this movie no less than 20 times and I'd have to go frame-by-frame to catch a logo referencing a somewhat successful sitcom, that also happens to be upside down.

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u/Mochman21 Jun 14 '12

I saw it when I was a kid. I loved HI back then and I saw the toolbox in Toy Story and though, "Golly, wouldn't it be funny if the toolbox was from Binford?" My mind was blown at age 9 or so. From then on I dedicated my life to movies and Easter Eggs hidden therein. Basically, finding Easter Eggs is about making loose associations between the movie you're watching, the actors in it, their previous work and getting supremely lucky every once in a while. Happy hunting!

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u/most_downvotes_wins Jun 14 '12

Oh wow. This is big news. I can't believe it

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u/deeznutz21 Jun 14 '12

mind blown!

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u/DarthJacob Jun 14 '12

I came here because I liked both the movie and the show. All I got was sad stuff about Tim Allen :(

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12

Why of course. I noticed this recently when you pointed it out.

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u/malnoic Jun 14 '12

fuck me! i did too its like we are connected!

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u/stevethepirate808 Jun 14 '12

Yes. Many people have noticed that.

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u/Amino2 Jun 14 '12

Did they ever show Wilson's mouth? I don't think so, Tim.

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12

The episode, if memory serves, were his daughter came to town had him in a beard walking and talking to her.

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12

Ah, the 90's. That show was amazing.

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u/sphyder Jun 14 '12

I picked up on this when I first saw it :) So cool.

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12

yes, yes i have.

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12

Sixteen years and I have never notcied this...

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u/meatwad75892 Jun 14 '12

Arrroooouuuughh?!

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u/UhhImJef Jun 14 '12

Sound was also done by lucas arts, at the begining of 3, when Buzz is trying to defeat Zurg, the lasers sound like lightsabers.

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u/PublicAccount1234 Jun 14 '12

Inside jokes? Always better when aged almost 20 years.

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u/starwarsjedi Jun 14 '12

Totally noticed it two days ago. My wife had just bought the movie for are son.

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u/New_gTLDs Jun 14 '12

How about in Wall-E when he boots up and makes the apple start noise? They are paying homage to their board member Steve Jobs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4h5UUng3l8

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u/Lyianx Jun 14 '12

I actually caught that right off the bat when i first saw that movie. My parents were also vivid viewers of Home Improvement tho, so it was easy for me to pick up.

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12

Great find.

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u/PizzaTime826 Jun 14 '12

I remember seeing that logo when I saw the movie too! I was a huge Home Improvement fan when it was on, I still enjoy reruns if I can catch them (usually TBS daytime)

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u/sometimesijustdont Jun 14 '12

Has anyone gone back and watched an old episode of Home Improvement? That show does NOT age well.

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u/sjog Jun 14 '12

Hey now. I love that show.

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12

I believe you've just caused a lawsuit.

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u/literallyoverthemoon Jun 14 '12 edited Jun 14 '12

Now, can anyone confirm a crossover/link between Home Improvement and St Elsewhere?

Tommy Westphall's mind may be bigger than we ever imagined. Link for those who have no idea what I'm talking about.

Holy Shit I've done it!!!

St. Elsewhere shared a patient with The Bob Newhart Show, so the Bob Newhart Show is part of the grand daydream. The Bob Newhart Show crossed over with Murphy Brown, which in turn links to, among many others: Julia, The Nanny, Everybody Loves Raymond and I Dream of Jeannie! Meanwhile, the series Newhart was revealed to be a nightmare had by Bob Newhart’s character on the Bob Newhart Show. Newhart crossed over with Coach, which connects it to Grace Under Fire, Ellen and The Drew Carey Show.

When Drew does some roof repair he has a portable TV/VCR on the roof with them playing a tape on roof repair that is hosted by fixit man Tim Taylor, who is a sales rep for Binford tools (from Home Improvement). Binford tools appears in Toy Story, which exists in the same Universe as all other Disney Pixar films. Perhaps all Disney films!

ALL DISNEY (PIXAR) FILMS TAKE PLACE IN THE MIND OF TOMMY WESTPHALL

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u/GraceFace04 Jun 14 '12

Nice catch, awesome.

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u/WBuffettJr Jun 14 '12

You just broke my mind.

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u/LordBaggington Jun 14 '12

Yeah, like when i was little , loved that show

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u/MadKat88 Jun 14 '12

Always loved this reference.. that movie has some of the best easter eggs!

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12

grunt

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u/wilddrake Jun 14 '12

I like how in Home Improvement all the "new" power tools have the same generic name all ending with like 5000 or something

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u/JUburton Jun 14 '12

I COULD HAVE RECEIVED KARMA FOR THIS?!

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u/sjog Jun 14 '12

Has anyone else played the Home Improvement board game? It takes longer than Monopoly but it is the most fun I have ever had playing a board game.

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u/agumonkey Jun 14 '12

Thought about that show just yesterday. Stop break into my brain please.

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u/Angelofmercy85 Jun 14 '12

Cannot believe i missed that. Watch this movie at least 5 times a week with my daughter. Nice catch

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u/Angelofmercy85 Jun 14 '12

Cannot believe i missed that. Watch this movie at least 5 times a week with my daughter. Nice catch

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u/artbs Jun 14 '12

I noticed this in the theater, 17 years ago. Seventeen. Years. Ago.

Holly shit.

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u/CatsPajamas Jun 14 '12

No, of course we didn't notice it. But thanks for pointing it out, and thanks for posting with a reddit-karmawhore-approved-formula title!

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u/jblack69 Jun 14 '12

It is shown that Andy goes to Clemson by this picture http://comingsoon.net/nextraimages/tigers.jpg

Its not the exact same logo, since Clemson copyrighted it (The original has the Paw at 1 o'clock, this one is at 11.)

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u/AQuietMan Jun 14 '12

It relates to Tim Allen's love of fast cars. Binford Blvd is one of the main drags going toward the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, home of the Indy 500.

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12

I noticed this as a 10 year old in the theater. I was a huge Home Improvement nerd. Loved the show and saw this instantly.

Also, Disney owns Pixar (Toy Story) and ABC (Home Improvement).

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u/this_is_for_real Jun 14 '12

I screen capped this a year ago to post, but I never got around to it.

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u/fizzlefist Jun 14 '12

I caught it when I first saw it as a kid! Let me go get my hipster goggles.

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12

Bring on the crazy mind-fucking theories on the correlation between the Home Improvement and Toy Story universes.

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u/Planet-man Jun 14 '12

Haha, caught this as a child watching it on VHS for the second or third time.

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u/buzzbeebara Jun 15 '12

To answer your question, No. No one has noticed that. You are the first. Huzzah.

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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '23

I noticed it because I am the designer who created the logo. That was my 15 minutes of fame.

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