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For the Birds

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For the Birds	type	TVTItem
For the Birds	label	For the Birds
For the Birds	page	ForTheBirds
For the Birds	comment	For the Birds is a 2000 animated short film from Pixar, one of the Pixar Shorts, directed by Ralph Eggleston.A flock of blue-colored, egg-shaped birds come to rest on a power line by the side of the road in front of a wheat field. The birds non-verbally squawk and fuss at each other, but they are all distracted when a much larger, gawky, weird-looking bird arrives on the telephone pole. When the misfit bird lands on the wire its weight pulls the wire down and causes all the small birds to slide up against each other. They elect to solve this problem by pecking at the big bird until it falls off the line. This turns out to be a bad idea.For the Birds played in theaters ahead of the Pixar feature Monsters, Inc. and was the studio's final production from their original Point Richmond studio before moving to their current Emeryville campus. The short was re-released to theaters in 2024 ahead of the studio's 2021 feature Luca. The birds from For the Birds have since been seen in both Cars and Inside Out in Production Throwbacks.
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For the Birds / int_1b60dcba	type	The Bully
For the Birds / int_1b60dcba	comment	The Bully: According to Pixar informational material, the first four birds have distinct personalities. From left to right they are Chipper, Bully, Snob, and Neurotic. Bully, appropriately, is the first one to peck at the large bird.
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For the Birds / int_1bdbbbae	type	The Klutz
For the Birds / int_1bdbbbae	comment	The Klutz: The large bird. He accidentally slips off the powerline and seems completely unaware of his own size and weight in relation to his smaller companions.
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For the Birds / int_2ae7bc4b	type	Captain Oblivious
For the Birds / int_2ae7bc4b	comment	Captain Oblivious: The big bird - it's one of his most endearing traits. He is completely clueless to the smaller birds teasing him, as well as their obvious annoyance when he perches in the middle of them (as they start angrily peeping at him, he cheerfully adds in his own honking, assuming it's all in fun). When they start chanting for two of their number to peck his toes and make him fall, he joins in. Notable in that he's a rare example of a Captain who never gets brought out of his Oblivious state, yet still gets the last laugh on his tormentors.
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For the Birds / int_32821ceb	type	The Unintelligible
For the Birds / int_32821ceb	comment	The Unintelligible: The birds speak entirely in cheeps and squeaks.
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For the Birds / int_375bb8f2	type	Good Is Dumb
For the Birds / int_375bb8f2	comment	Good Is Dumb: The larger bird is nicer than the small birds, but is as dumb as rocks.
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For the Birds / int_494a4104	type	Naked People Trapped Outside
For the Birds / int_494a4104	comment	Naked People Trapped Outside: The featherless blue birds act as if they're naked. The big bird laughs heartily.
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For the Birds / int_688d3a5b	type	Mime and Music-Only Cartoon
For the Birds / int_688d3a5b	comment	Mime and Music-Only Cartoon: Well, there's assorted bird squawking.
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For the Birds / int_6ce88bee	type	Right Out of My Clothes
For the Birds / int_6ce88bee	comment	Right Out of My Clothes: Right out of their feathers, as the birds instantly lose all of their feathers when the power line snaps back.
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For the Birds / int_78947751	type	Instantly Defeathered Bird
For the Birds / int_78947751	comment	Instantly Defeathered Bird: The smaller birds are slingshot from the telephone wire after trying to push off the big bird. Their feathers are all slung off their bodies in the process, and they drop back to earth completely plucked.
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For the Birds / int_7ea2a915	type	Animation Bump
For the Birds / int_7ea2a915	comment	Animation Bump: The short presented two major technological challenges for the company - the animation of feathers and a continuously moving background (in this case, a rolling wheat field. Note the distinct lack of air in the outdoor scenes of the first Toy Story).
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For the Birds / int_8d0785d5	type	Didn't Think This Through
For the Birds / int_8d0785d5	comment	Didn't Think This Through: The smaller birds realize their plan to get rid of the big bird had a snag when they notice that the line has been stretched very far down by the big bird hanging from it. Unfortunately for them, the two pecking the big bird's toes don't realize this until it's too late.
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For the Birds / int_90e31482	type	Laser-Guided Karma
For the Birds / int_90e31482	comment	Laser-Guided Karma: The small birds get a much-deserved Hoist by His Own Petard moment when they force the large bird off the powerlines and the force of the line snapping upward blows all their feathers off.
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For the Birds / int_91b55fe	type	Pop-Star Composer
For the Birds / int_91b55fe	comment	Pop-Star Composer: Riders in the Sky, fresh off their previous collaboration with Pixar, provide the short's score. It was later released on their Monsters, Inc. tie-in album Scream Factory Favorites as "Big Wire Hop."
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For the Birds / int_97fa0a10	type	Mass "Oh, Crap!"
For the Birds / int_97fa0a10	comment	Mass "Oh, Crap!": The birds cheering the pecking birds on, as they all notice at once what trouble they're in.
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For the Birds / int_a18a7c01	type	Hand-or-Object Underwear
For the Birds / int_a18a7c01	comment	Hand-or-Object Underwear: The large bird, laughing, gives one of the small birds a single leaf with which to cover himself. The other small birds are left holding their wings over their privates.
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For the Birds / int_a58e5ad7	type	Naked People Are Funny
For the Birds / int_a58e5ad7	comment	Naked People Are Funny: The large bird is greatly amused when all the small birds lose their feathers.
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For the Birds / int_a861560f	type	The Friend Nobody Likes
For the Birds / int_a861560f	comment	The Friend Nobody Likes: The big bird is not liked by the little birds because his weight is making the power line sag. Not that he ever realises it.
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For the Birds / int_ac781948	type	Cartoon Creature
For the Birds / int_ac781948	comment	Cartoon Creature: It's hard to tell what exactly the birds are supposed to be due to their overly cartoonish designs, though the big bird vaguely resembles a heron.
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For the Birds / int_ad1db87c	type	Oh, Crap!
For the Birds / int_ad1db87c	comment	Oh, Crap!: Three distinct ones. First, a bird looks down and sees just how far down the line has gone and how hard it will snap back when the big bird is forced to let go. Second, the rest of the birds, as the first bird warns them. Finally, the birds doing the pecking, as the big bird is just about to lose his grip.
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For the Birds / int_bd0d6395	type	No Social Skills
For the Birds / int_bd0d6395	comment	No Social Skills: The big bird doesn't seem to realize that the other smaller birds don't want him sitting on the power line.
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For the Birds / int_bd4264a3	type	Slasher Smile
For the Birds / int_bd4264a3	comment	Slasher Smile: Two of the little birds give off evil smiles just before they start pecking to get the big bird off.
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For the Birds / int_c06ec675	type	Gang of Bullies
For the Birds / int_c06ec675	comment	Gang of Bullies: The small birds turn into this, with the two closest birds pecking away viciously at the large bird's feet while the others laugh.
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For the Birds / int_fd1f1a63	type	Ridiculously Cute Critter
For the Birds / int_fd1f1a63	comment	Ridiculously Cute Critter: The little birds. They even sound like squeaky toys!
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