Mike's New Car

Mike's New Car is a 2002 American computer-animated comedy short film, starring the protagonists from Monsters, Inc., Mike Wazowski and James P. "Sulley" Sullivan. Directed by Pete Docter and Roger L. Gould, it is the first Pixar short to use dialogue and the first to take characters and situations from a previously established work. The short premiered on September 17, 2002, and was included in the DVD and VHS release of Monsters, Inc. It was nominated for a 2002 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. Plot Mike gets a new six-wheel drive car and happily insists on showing it off to Sulley. While Sulley is confused about what happened to Mike's old car, Mike is excited to drive his new car. Unfortunately for Mike, anything that can go wrong does go wrong. Once inside the car, Sulley plays with the adjustable power seat until an annoyed Mike snaps at him to stop. Mike starts the engine, then hears the seatbelt reminder sound chiming. Although Sulley gets his seatbelt on easily, Mike finds his stuck and accidentally falls and locks himself out of the car while attempting to unstick it. Mike instructs Sulley to push the door unlock button so he can get back in, but Sulley, confused by the massive amount of buttons on the dashboard, pushes the one that opens the hood instead. Mike tries to close it, but Sulley, in an attempt to help, accidentally shuts it on Mike's fingers, causing him to scream in pain. Sulley helps Mike get free by pushing the button again, but Mike flies onto the engine motors and gets trapped inside the engine compartment after the hood closes. Mike calls Sulley on his cell phone to open the hood again, allowing Mike to escape and close the hood.