Director Gary Rydstrom (1959)

Toy Story Toons: Hawaiian Vacation (2011) is an animated short produced by Pixar and directed by Gary Rydstrom. Three months after Toy Story 3, Bonnie has winter break and plans to go to Hawaii with her family. The toys are looking forward to a relaxing week, but Ken and Barbie secretly hitch a ride in Bonnie’s backpack, hoping for a Hawaiian adventure. However, Bonnie leaves them in her room instead, much to Ken’s dismay when he realizes their destination is not Hawaii. Barbie tells Woody that Ken had planned for their first kiss at sunset on a beach, inspired by a travel brochure of Hawaii.

Lifted (2006), an American computer-animated short science fiction film directed by Gary Rydstrom and produced by Pixar Animation Studios, follows the story of Stu, a young alien taking an alien abduction test. His task is to abduct a sleeping farmer named Ernie while being observed by his unemotional examiner, Mr. B. To complete the task, Stu must use an extensive array of unlabeled toggle switches from memory. However, Mr. B remains stoic and offers no guidance on which switches to use. With each hesitant flick of the switches, Stu’s attempts are unsuccessful and cause Ernie to collide with the walls and ceiling ...