--- description: Take a trip down movie memory lane title: From Luxo to Dory: Watch the 30-Year Evolution of Pixar Movies image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # From Luxo to Dory: See the 30-Year Evolution of Pixar Movies by [Melissa Locker](/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 20, 2016 8:18 PM CUT by [Melissa Locker](/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 20, 2016 8:18 PM CUT Pixar has come a long way since the company released its first short, _The Adventures of André and Wally B_, in 1984\. As [_Finding Dory_](http://time.com/4373711/finding-dory-box-office/?iid=sr-link1 "undefined")breaks box office records, YouTube channel Burger Fiction is taking a look back at Pixar’s evolution from an upstart animation studio producing polished, entertaining shorts to the Disney-owned cartoon behemoth that it is today. Along the way Pixar introduced the world to Luxo Jr., its adorable anthropomorphic lamp mascot, which came from a short of the same name in 1986\. _Tin Toy_ and _Knick Knack_ helped lay the groundwork for the 1995 smash hit _Toy Story._ There was _A Bug’s Life_ and _Monsters, Inc._, which spawned its own short format spin offs, _The Incredibles_, _Cars,_ _Up_, _Wall-e,_ and so many more instant-classic movies whose charm extends far beyond the children’s movie label of early animated features. While the full-length films are well-known this video time capsule also reminds cinephiles of all the impressive shorts, like _Day and Night, The Legend of Mor’du_ and _Lava,_ too. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4374950/pixar-evolution-finding-dory/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4374950/pixar-evolution-finding-dory/"},"headline":"From Luxo to Dory: See the 30-Year Evolution of Pixar Movies","datePublished":"2016-06-20T20:18:04.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:33:31.395Z","description":"Take a trip down movie memory lane","url":"https://time.com/4374950/pixar-evolution-finding-dory/","keywords":["Newsfeed","movies","Pixar","Viral Videos"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Locker","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4374950/pixar-evolution-finding-dory/","name":"From Luxo to Dory: See the 30-Year Evolution of Pixar Movies"}}]}] ```