Monsters University: 10 Easter Eggs You Might Have Missed

10. No One Touhes Little Mikey

Mikey As if Monsters University needed to make Mike any more adorable after his wide (single) eyed introduction to energy collection, he goes to college with his stuffed toy Little Mikey. Not really commented on the film, it€™s more than just a little mood lightener seeing it on his shelf (middle right on the image above). Little Mikey also showed up in the film€™s teaser trailer when Mike was asleep in bed (saying no less than four different phrases depending on the version). We know Little Mikey from the original film, where Boo finds comfort in the childhood toy, eventually using it to sleep, much to Mike€™s dismay. As with all the characters brought back from Monsters, Inc. Little Mikey looks younger, with a less rough design (although that could just be the increased animation quality), showing the toy got much use even after Mike grew up. Interestingly, the character€™s name likely comes from the long running TV commercial for Life cereal, where a tough to please child is made to try the healthy and tasty cereal by his older brothers.
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Film Editor (2014-2016). Loves The Usual Suspects. Hates Transformers 2. Everything else lies somewhere in the middle. Once met the Chuckle Brothers.