Inside Out: 22 Easter Eggs, In-Jokes And References You Need To See

19. The Birds From For The Birds Are On A Telephone Wire

During the opening credits, which sees Riley and her parents move to San Francisco, the family passes a telephone wire, one stretch of which has a conspicuously high number of birds on it. These are none other than the short, blue clique from Pixar's incredible short, For The Birds. The short played before Monsters, Inc. in cinemas, another of Pete Docter's films, making this a rather touching throwback. They also appeared in another blink-and-you-miss-it cameo in Cars, although there they were accompanied with their iconic tweet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dboXbr7O3Eo