THE PIXAR BLOOPER THEORY: an alternative to the pixar theory 

Responding to some common questions I've been seeing about this theory: 1) Isn’t this all just a bunch of gags / jokes made by the animators for fun? Yeah of course. That doesn’t mean I can’t make a ridiculous, overly dramatic theory about them for fun too. That’s what 99% of fan theories are! And that doesn’t mean you can’t try and poke holes in the theory either, that’s all part of the fun too. 2) Is Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers, or any other media with this type of meta premise a part of the Pixar Metaverse? Maybe, but I really only wanted to strictly include media that directly shows Pixar characters. Mickey Mouse and Bugs Bunny have both made appearances at the Oscars (never the same ones as Pixar characters), and they’re both in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, but that still feels like a little bit of a thin connection. 3) Couldn’t Slim have just swallowed a much smaller type of bug? Like a gnat or fruit fly? It seems like all the bugs in A Bugs Life are all relatively the same size. In real life Stick Bugs and Caterpillars are much bigger than Ants, but they are all more or less the same size in the movie. This seems to imply that there would be no “tiny bug” characters in the Bugs life world for Slim to swallow. 4) How could the Toys have internal organs if we’ve seen them get ripped apart and have stuffing on the inside? We’ve only seen the insides of a Toy inside the fictional Toy Story movies. Everything we see in those movies is fictional. We see people get ripped apart in live action movies all the time and don’t assume that it’s real. The fact that they eat in the metaverse implies they aren’t just full of stuffing. 5) Why didn’t I mention the bonus credits scene from Cars that shows them watching other Pixar movies, but with Cars as actors? This is a really funny bonus gag, but it’s not part of the metaverse. This clip shows movies inside of the fictional Cars movie universe, which are just movies inside of the Pixar metaverse, which are just bonus clips in real life. Just like “Lightyear”, it’s a whole new deeper layer of movies within movies. I call this layer the “Pixar Infraverse” 6) What about product tie-in commercials that feature Pixar characters? Are they part of the metaverse? Yes! Every McDonald’s commercial that features a Pixar character is in the metaverse! So are Pixar amusement park ride presentations, custom ABC bumpers and the Toy Story Funday Football. I didn’t mention any of this because they don’t really tell us anything new, and the video was already getting very long. I also originally had a segment about a Disney+ short film “Your Friend The Rat” that shows the metaverse actor for Remy the rat, but I cut it out for pacing. It’s on Patreon if you’re interested!

It _also_ makes a LOT of sense that the Incredibles characters would be more in denial about being cartoons, because the Incredibles is one of the more "realistic" Pixar films. All the characters _act like humans,_ they aren't toys or talking bugs, they were created to feel _human._ So if you felt like a human, acted like a human, and thought like a human, wouldn't you feel uncomfortable with the idea that you aren't really a human, but instead just a cartoon character?

I love how everytime you do a theory, you think it's gonna be simple, but then you go down a rabbit hole that makes you go completely insane.

I think it's interesting how he never once mentions the cars credits where the characters are watching car versions of previous Pixar films.

This theory would actually make a neat series as an allegory to how Hollywood often disrespects animation as a medium.

Honestly, the fact that the Incredibles actor are so desperate to making the interviewer to see them as real people is actually pretty sad, given that they were the first actual human characters Pixar had as main characters and that even THEY don‘t have the same rights as real humans.

“IT’S ALL CANON THEY’RE ALL CONNECTED” bro is turning into matpat

I’m sorry, it’s just really funny how you have ominous music and you hear “TOYS don’t eat”

DUDE, you know the implication of the actors created solely for that role blends well with AI's projection of no new actors in the future, just recycling dead celebrities over and over and over again.

“Who Framed Roger Rabbit” is probably the most well-known example of a cartoon metaverse, and probably the most likely universe which a lot of these animated bloopers and interviews take place in.

This is why in the movie Chip and Dale rescue rangers, ugly sonic is a hobo. It just ties perfectly with the animation metaverse.

This makes the scenes in toy story where parts of their body are torn or fallen off even more horrifying

Imma be real, that Oscar speech said (IN MY OPINION) was a reference to "Who framed roger rabbit?" Refering that "Cartoons" live a lower class life in the real world. And after watching this video, I can tell it has just widered my view of this, cause this level of meta really goes well from the 40s cartoons to the actual 3D renders being seen as less in the showbiz

Imagine being a janitor or an assistant at an animation studio, end up in a room where you weren't supossed to be, and it's full of uncanny human-looking beings on their lunch break eating burritos ☠️

With the dissappearence of MatPat, creates the sudden reappearance of another beloved theorist.

DUDE THE SPONSORED PART WAS SO WELL MADE

3:44 I became extremely focused on the video when the ad started, my autism very much enjoys how much it was like ones I used to see on TV

this whole theory keeps acknowledging contradictions but then goes to use them to prove their point, clearly showing they know it's stupid, but still wants answers regardless and the fact they made something cohesive while knowing they sound insane is very respectable

One thing in the bloopers that also felt weird was the one where Slinky's backside was revealed to have its own consciousness and Slinky's frontside was complimenting its good acting and petting it like it was a dog. If we go by what was theorized here, does that mean Pixar created multiple copies of both halves of Slinky, and that there are a bunch of sentient dog butts walking around unable to find work because they don't have faces and can only communicate in Luxo Jr. lamp noises?

I love the filmography in all of these videos and how they are truly a unique experience that shows good skill. Not a jab at other content creators just glad that Alex gets to show his talent

Can we just take the time to appreciate HOW FREAKING TALENTED YOU ARE. It is absolutely insane how you're able to reach these conclusions from short snippets. also, the film-making and editing are just as phenomenal.

In an ad for the 2016 film “The Angry Birds Movie” it play’s the Scene where Red gets shot out of the slingshot and lands on the rock, but unlike in the original movie it zooms out to reveal a “decoy” Red directing the movie with a food mascot.

I like the implication that either brought-to-life characters are cheaper than CGI, or CGI is so expensive or slow that bringing characters to life is a normal thing for them

IT’S COMMENTARY ON HOLLYWOOD……. Cult-like happiness, buying into the belief that you’d be nothing without it… that your fans only appreciate your movie and could care less about what happens to you behind the scenes or after your washed up. GENIUS.

I’m new to the channel and have never watched one of your videos before. I was fully prepared to skip past the ad, but it was so creative and well done that I think I’ll subscribe instead. I thoroughly enjoyed the video as well; looking forward to watching more of your content!

It's actually like the toon's rights in "who framed roger rabbit" with the "There's no justice for toons anymore". and the same concept as Bendy and the ink machine with bringing cartoons to the real world and making multiple copies of a character, and Poppy playtime with the bigger bodies initiative, with making real big versions of toys with organs to fill job rolls.

The "bug" swallowing a bug makes me think the bugs might actually be monsters from the monsters Inc universe that look like bugs. That's why the bird has to be mechanical.

I love the way in which you present your information, you create a narrative and take us on a story with you. You are great at what you do, thank you

You are amazing at this. I'm almost surprised Matpat didn't chose you for his replacement as Film Theorist. You probably would have done a good job.

It's crazy cause no one ever talks about the interviews, if it wasn't for this video I would NEVER knew that these 'interviews' existed. PLUS THE NOMINATED AWARD ANIMATIONS?! Where does this guy find his evidence?! He is such a good theorist

How did you miss the OBVIOUS bigger issue here. They admitted that the characters require a human soul to create. "Computers alone did not create Toy Story. Toy Story carries a human spirit." That is how they create living animations, they use human souls. The real story here , the real question you should be asking, is how do they harvest these souls?

21:28 Wow, this is first time I saw Woody in that suit. It looks pretty cool. That outfit should've been used in ome of the movies

Why does listening to the music of this video give me such strong chills that I feel like I'm actually fainting or getting low blood pressure?

Reminds me of all of those fanmade "Actor AU's" people made where all charecters are actually actors

This metaverse theory is basically the setting of "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" and "Animaniacs" for 3-D animations.

The structure of this whole video and theory is amazing! 👏👏👏

Waited for this moment my whole life and such great vidwo

The factor ad was the first ad I’ve ever intentionally watched rather than skip 😂 I’m so glad the art of the infomercial hasn’t been lost

A theory about sentient, living animations, anti-animation racism, cloning to replace sentient beings, and those animations being stripped of purpose when their acting is done. Definitely something.

This might be one of the most interesting theories I have ever seen! An actual metaverse theory that builds an entire, single world not only with its own rules about how animation and live-action can coexist, but also creates an actual thread of societal, existential drama over tools being created with a conscience to be just that. Tools. Close to perfection but still disposable tools. That deserves its own movie, goodness me. 10/10

I genuinely enjoyed you factor ad. It made me subscribe lol😂

My favorite genre of theory is "taking some kind of oversight/error in production, taking that at face value, and making blanket statements and assertions based off of that" It's not bad by any means and you actually pulled it off well here, reminds me of the "Izzy isn't crazy" theory

I love how all of his theories Bale is like “it’s pretty simple premise” and then while in the video he discovers DOZENS of rabbit holes just to freak out mid video. It’s amazing LMAO✨

I love that you used Severance ost, its so good. Such an underrated show.😊

truth be told , i think this the best movie theory cause it goes so in depth and makes sense no matter what way you look at it . great job 💁🏽‍♂️

What I really gather from this is that the Pixar metaverse is the same world as Who Framed Roger Rabbit. We just didn't see CGI characters in that movie because they weren't invented yet.

Love how the post credits scene is an implication that alex is just a voice actor and there are other alex clones, making him a part of the metaverse theory

That was the best RU-vid sponsor ad I’ve ever seen that was great !!😂👍👌 So nostalgic!

I always skip thru the advertisement bit in every video but what you did just 💙 man took me back loved that

Love how this theory basically recreates Who Framed Roger Rabbit lore but with Pixar characters

My favorite thing about the Pixar Theory is that it was mildly overblown when it was first proposed, but now with movies like Onward and Elemental in the mix it just completely fucks the whole thing up

This vid just proves you are the G.O.A.T at these theories. Also that sponsor segment has to be one of the best I’ve seen.

Just finished watching the entire thing and this is a pretty good theory. As the video progressed I kept thinking of the contradictions but you would eventually correct them. It's a SOLID 15/10 🙏

That one blooper of the bird actually being an animatronic will always be uncanny to me. I think it's a mix of the size of bird with the camera angel and the outdated cgi making it look either metal or plastic. Even as a kid I always thought that scene was kinda weird but cool seeing the bird act and sound normal until you hear the clanking of metal when it moves its head pretty unsettling

wow this is INCREDIBLE! i love this concept and your storytelling literally had me glued to the screen for 52 minutes! LONG LIVE ALEX BALE'S PIXAR METAVERSE THEORY !!!

3:22 Alex Bale, 1) In the nicest way possible you look like the male version of this girl named Lindy. That's in alot of cleaning adds that always wears a light blue blouse. 2) I ALSO love how you're so skeptical of all of the theories you seen before and how you dig deep into things! Lastly 3) I admire that you use your success (Theories on Television) to show alot of poeple your adds & args! (Iove watching your little adds or snippets at the end or beginning of videos!❤)

tHIS THEORY IS CRRAZY AND MAKES SO MUCH SENSE, I was so interested. keep it up!

This video is basically what people thought the story of Bendy And The Ink Machine would be like

I was skeptical about your “fresh” take on a Pixar theory, as The Theorizer has been the only one from what I’ve seen to really derail from what everyone else talks about. I can admit, you were right when you said you’d bring something new to the theorizing table. Phenomenal theory!

alex bale is the best theory youtuber, that youtube has ever seen, you have raised the bar sir

Holly cow! That was truly a roller-coaster of emotions! 🤯

Is nobody talking about how entertaining, fun and cool the sponsor bit is?

Honestly with Matt retiring I’m looking forward to seeing this man continue to grow, another channel where nerds can unite and a whole new community can form, march on Alex.

that commercial at the beginning must’ve taken so much time. well done man i loved it! 😂

They basically admitted this in Who Framed Rodger Rabbit. Keep them away from the DIP.

dude the fucking promo in the beginning was so good. I literally thought it had to do with the theory and I was like is this a flashback edit. Bro edited an entire tv advertisement. I’m so impressed and you literally deserve your flowers. Loved that, kept me invested in watching the whole ad 💀

Y'know, with all the ai stuff, and animation not being respected themes having in real life, Man, this metaverse was really ahead of its time. Hitting pretty close to home here

I like how you present the theory as suspenseful as you unraveled it yourself. It really puts the viewer into an experience, thank you

Wow that factor ad really was a blast from the past, felt like i was back sitting Infront of the TV watching on Sunday morning when a commercial like that would pop up.

You can tell he’s a filmmaker, just by watching his incredibly intricate, well edited, in-depth, and cinematic theories. You’re one of a kind Alex.

I am SO GLADDD you’re covering the bloopers in Pixar movies because it was one of my favorite bits and I wish they continued to do them.

Happy 900k subs Alex

Alex, you have a talent for making content that you don’t like and still make entertaining for others. While I cannot enjoy your thriller/horror content (it’s just me I typically don’t watch that because I get scared easily) I enjoy your other talents of being able to do a deep dive into theories and and coming up with these insane outcomes and your personality on these videos draw me more into your these videos. I hope you found some joy of people loving the hard work you put into making these videos.

Not only does the fact that the characters are at the Academy awards mean that all those movies are in the same canon, it means that EVERY movie is canon, and not only movies, but real life too

You madman. You _absolute _*_madman._* A universe wasn't enough. No, you needed a _tiered multiverse._ Legendary.

honestly Alex i loved your sponge bob theorys but i was mostly their for the muse story! it was well filmed gave an over arching story and the development was terrific you have a great way with horror film

Alex Bale is the only youtuber that I will watch an ad promotion for without skipping at all

47:12 What's actually mind blowing is that, those two dolls actually did got their part in toy story 3 🤯

I love how this theory explains both Who Framed Roger Rabbit? and the new Chip & Dale Rescue Rangers movies.

This Video had sold me to your channel close to a 100K and i may see it :3

Great to see you back, and beyond amazing theory!

“ITS ALL CANON THEYRE ALL CONNECTED” I wouldn’t be surprised if Alex starts counting toes soon

Could that explain why Lotso was so upset about Daisy getting another one of him???

I absolutely love this video. I found myself asking the same questions as more info was revealed, and the revelation of Shrek and others at the Oscars made me laugh out loud so hard. Incredible video, very well paced.

This might genuinely be one of the best theories/video essays I have ever watched ngl

This is more or less the plot of Rodger Rabbit, more so the book than the film. It even has cartoon characters as second class citizens.

Holy shit that ad was legitimately an actually enjoyable and funny ad read, while also incorporating a little bit of alex's signature horror. I absolutely adored it

i love insane theories keep them up

I'm impressed. You held my attention all the way to the end.

Honestly, this theory not only holds more ground than Negroni’s theory, but the idea behind it, that animation studios, in this world, are able to create life itself, whatever they want it to be, is putting me in mind of Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and I mean that as a high compliment.

Buzz's big bean burrito proves Pixar is a homunculus factory.

This and that Magic School Bus videos. Phenomenal I need more.

Wow it all makes sense now! thanks Alex

I'm surprised he never brought up Who Framed Rodger Rabbit! If anything that amplifies his theory. That movie is about a world where animated characters (most of them being Disney) are brought to life and then have to fight for their rights, a toon even pretends to be human to have more rights. This kind of setting is also expanded in the Chip and Dale movie with newer animations.

Alex I genuinely think this is your most plausible yet. An underlying story about these characters we love as kids being crushed underneath the boot of Hollywood and the filmmaking industry by those that make them, is such a genuinely real commentary on the film industry, which seems like an underlying secret message writers as amazing as those in early Pixar would hide through such Easter eggs and “Behind the Scenes” footage. Incredible job on this one Alex

At first my head hurt, and then I loved it, but also my head still hurts. Was obsessed w/ animated bloopers as a kid.

How the heck did everything come together at the end This is so good,that I literally watched everything without knowing

Talking animals:(exist) Alex:(turns into Markiplier) I can milk you

Honestly ive only watched through the factor sponsorship and this already amazing

"they're all connected" is giving matpat counting toes 😂 I love how all theorists have their own universe they lose their sanity over. This was the first video of yours I watched and I'm hooked. Subscribe