Pixar Ball

A yellow ball with a blue stripe and red star, known as the Luxo Ball (a.k.a. Pixar Ball), first appeared in the Luxo, Jr. short as a prop for Luxo, Jr. Since its debut, it has made numerous cameos in other Pixar films, most prominently in the Toy Story films.

Appearances

 * In Red's Dream, the design and color scheme of the ball appears on the floor of the circus ring.
 * In Toy Story, a ball rolls down the hallway of Andy's house as Sarge helps a "wounded" soldier to an indoor plant. A little later, one of Andy's friends bounce that ball up the stairs to Andy's room. Later, when Buzz proves to the toys that he can "fly," he bounces off that ball when he jumps off from Andy's bed.
 * In Toy Story 2, one ball appears in a TV commercial for Al's Toy Barn. Later, after the toys enter the toy store, one ball can be seen on the floor to the left, and a whole container of those balls can be seen to the left of the door when exiting.
 * In Boo's room in Monsters, Inc..
 * In the Dentist's waiting room in Finding Nemo.
 * One of Violet's toys in the alternate opening to The Incredibles.
 * One of Jack-Jack's toys in the short film Jack-Jack Attack.
 * Falling out of Presto's sleeve in Presto (at 2:34).
 * Under Alec Azam's ear in Presto (at 2:59).
 * On the floor of a neighborhood child's room in Up.
 * On one of Russell's merit badges in Up.
 * The design (yellow with a blue stripe and red star) appears on a tile on the side of Sunnyside Daycare in Toy Story 3.
 * Inside the sandbox at Sunnyside Daycare in the end credits for Toy Story 3.
 * During the credits of Cars 2.
 * In the Witch's cottage in Brave.
 * On the Scare Games walls in Monsters University.
 * Its pattern is stamped under the sink where Combat Carl and Jessie hide in Toy Story of Terror!.
 * Its pattern and name appear on the Battlesaurs boxes in Toy Story That Time Forgot.
 * During a flashback of young Riley playing tag with Bing Bong in Inside Out.

Advertising

 * In the double feature trailer for Toy Story and Toy Story 2 in Disney Digital 3-D.
 * Toy Story 3 posters and teasers.
 * In the 2011 State Farm commercial (at 0:14) on some of the "pet" trains.
 * Shorter Sky Broadband UK commercials promoting Toy Story That Time Forgot.

Video Games

 * Hidden in images in the membership page on The World of Cars Online website.
 * As a projectile, the loading screen and various other uses in Toy Story 3: The Video Game.
 * As a bonus in the Toy Story 3 mini games "Woody's Wild Adventure" and "Daycare Dash."
 * In the video game Kinect Rush: A Disney/Pixar Adventure.
 * As a badge in Merit Badge Mayhem.
 * In Ratatouille: The Video Game.
 * In the video game Disney INFINITY as one of the two-starter abilities for Woody, Buzz and Jessie. It acts exactly like the one in the Toy Story 3 video game.
 * In the video game Disney INFINITY: 3.0 Edition, the Ball is seen as an obstacle in the Inside Out Playset.

Non-Pixar appearances

 * The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
 * Creature Comforts (green star)
 * Blue's Clues (red stripe and blue star)
 * Rugrats (green with orange star)
 * Garfield comic strips
 * 64 Zoo Lane
 * Lilo & Stitch
 * Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 (on Bounce Baby's outfit)
 * Mickey Mouse

Trivia

 * In Up, the Ball is shown as one of Russell's badges. In Merit Badge Mayhem, it is hinted as the Beach Badge.
 * The Ball is also in the Toy Story Treat "Oooh, Ball!".