Let’s review the Elemental production babies. Wait, what are Production Babies? Ever since the very first Pixar movie, Toy Story, debuted in 1995, the studio has followed a fascinating tradition. They’ve listed the names of any babies born to the staff responsible for the movie in that film’s credits. Those names appear at the very […]
READ MORE >>Encanto Production Babies: Leo, Rafael, Lisette
Curious about the Encanto production babies? This list includes the 30 babies celebrated in the sixtieth animated movie from Disney, released in 2021. What, exactly, are production babies? The concept is pretty simple. Live action movies are filmed over a few months. And while there’s pre- and post-production, generally a movie takes around a year […]
READ MORE >>Baby Name Luca: Cool Take on a Classic
The baby name Luca takes classic Luke in a romance language direction. Thanks to Jenna for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. JOSHUA and NOAH and EZRA Not so long ago, boy names ending in vowels were rare. Immigrants to the US adopted more American versions of their names. Giorgio became George: Roberto, Bob. […]
READ MORE >>Onward Production Babies: March 2020
Time for the Onward production babies! Disney-Pixar’s latest big screen entry is Onward, a tale of two brothers on a quest to re-unite their family … if only for one day. It debuted in theaters just weeks before everything changed. That means many families – including mine – saw it for the first time on […]
READ MORE >>Best Disney Boy Names: From Arlo to Woody
Let’s talk about the best Disney boy names. Sure, we tend to focus on all those girls named after princesses. Jasmine and Ariel, I’m looking at you. But the boys get names every bit as daring and creative and yes, influential, too. A bonus with Disney boy names? They tend to fly under the radar. […]
READ MORE >>Toy Story 4 Production Babies: June 2019
Toy Story 4 production babies range from the most traditional of names to the most surprising. That’s true for nearly every Pixar flick – the names feel every bit as creative and interesting as the movies themselves. 40 names appear on the Toy Story 4 production babies list, which is within the average range. You […]
READ MORE >>Incredibles Production Babies: Original and Incredibles II
Looking for Incredibles production babies? I’ve got the original and the sequel together in this post! The Incredibles came out way back in 2004. We met the Parr family, headed by superheroes-in-hiding Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl. Their kids, Violet, Dash, and baby Jack-Jack, all have superpowers, too, but they’re under orders to keep it under […]
READ MORE >>Coco Production Babies: November 2017
Coco production babies reflect the movie’s Mexican setting, but most of the list is plain-old eclectic and international Pixar. In other words: downright delightful! 45 names feature on the list – about average for a Disney-Pixar production babies tally. But there’s rarely anything average about Pixar production babies lists. The parents work in a powerfully […]
READ MORE >>Eleven Pop Culture Baby Names 2018: The Watch List
Let’s talk pop culture baby names 2018! These are baby names borrowed from the headlines. Thanks to singers or actors or celebrity babies; fictional characters or real-life news-makers they’re more familiar today than ever before. And it might just lead to an uptick in the number of actual children receiving the names next year, and […]
READ MORE >>Ratatouille Production Babies: June 2007
I’m not much of a chef, but Ratatouille remains one of my favorite Disney-Pixar movies of all time. With all this recent talk of Remy, it got me thinking – had I ever covered the full list of Ratatouille production babies? Nope! The movie came out way back in 2007 – ten years ago – […]
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