Partysaurus Rex

Partysaurus Rex is the third episode in the Toy Story Toons series. The short was released with the theatrical 3D release of Finding Nemo. It is the fourth Pixar Canada production. The short has been rated G by the MPAA.

Plot
From Pixar Canada's website: "Poor Rex. Buzz, Woody and the rest of the "Toy Story" gang think he is a just a wet blanket. But when Bonnie takes him to bath time, he goes from a party pooper to king of the hot tub! Creating a bubble bash like no other, everyone's raving about the Partysaurus Rex!"

From Entertainement Weekly: "Rex gets drafted for bath time and encounters a sad lot of rub-a-dub-dub cohorts. As the only available toy with limbs, Rex puts his tiny arms to good use by turning on the water and getting the party going for those dried-out toys on his own – which leads to a sort of bubble-filled rave, complete with glow-in-the-dark toys making disco lights under an overturned colander and dance music by Grammy-nominated electronica musician BT."

Voice Cast

 * Wallace Shawn: Rex
 * Tony Cox : Chuck the Rubber Duck
 * Corey Burton: Captain Suds
 * Mark Walsh: Drips
 * Sherry Lynn: Cuddles the Aligator
 * Lori Richardson: Bass
 * Tom Hanks: Woody
 * Tim Allen: Buzz Lightyear
 * John Ratzenberger: Hamm
 * Don Rickles: Mr. Potato Head
 * Estelle Harris: Mrs. Potato Head
 * Emily Hahn: Bonnie
 * Lori Alan: Bonnie's Mom

Music
Electronic artist BT, who composed music for the short, said about it: "I'm in the middle of scoring a film for Pixar right now. It's a short for Toy Story and I'm not allowed to say the whole story, but quite literally, it's like a Toy Story rave - and I'm actually not kidding either. The toys get into all these shenanigans and it's like pounding club music. So it's really not very Pixar, but in a really hysterical way, everyone laughs really hard when they see it."

Merchandise
Disney has also announced a bath set called the "Partysaurus Boat" based on the short, and that will be released near the holiday season.

Release
Partysaurus Rex was released theatrically with Finding Nemo 3D. Although Toy World Disney Supplement 2012 says that the release of the short in the United Kingdom is fall/autumn 2012, Finding Nemo 3D won't be released in the United Kingdom until March 29th 2012. So it is unknown how Partysaurus Rex will be released in the United Kingdom in fall/autumn 2012. And it won't be included on Pixar Short Films Collection Volume 2 as the confirmed shorts list shows. It is unknown if it will be included on the 2D and 3D Blu-ray of Finding Nemo.

In October, Mark Walsh will come to VIEW Conference in Turin, Italy and will bring Partysaurus Rex with him, having its European premiere.

Trivia

 * The toilet seat cover in the bathroom is blue with purple spots, similarly to the fur of Sulley from Monsters, Inc.
 * In the beginning, Chuck the Rubber Duckie and Captain Suds hears a very deep screeching noise when a giant Rex appears in Bonnie's bathtub, so the two bath toys got down into the bottom of the tub.
 * In the end, Rex told Mr. Potato Head about how he was creating a party in the bathroom, but Mr. Potato Head didn't believe him. Then, the bathroom toys were outside at an inflatable pool, asking Rex to start another party, proving that Rex was creating a party. That is similar to how Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales usually end.
 * A few of the bathroom toys seem to resemble Peach and Mr. Ray from Finding Nemo.