Top 10 Funniest Bloopers in Animated Movies

“Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie” (2002)
If you’re part of a certain demographic who grew up in the 90s and early 2000s, “VeggieTales” was an integral part of your childhood. Bob the Tomato, Larry the Cucumber, and the other lovable characters taught life lessons and Bible stories in a funny, kid-friendly way. “Jonah” is one of two “VeggieTales” feature films, and while the movie itself is pretty entertaining, the outtakes at the end are arguably the best part. They make liberal use of running gags, including Bob repeatedly getting shot at with porcupine quills and one of the pirates who don’t do anything being unable to remember his line. It might be a little corny – but they are vegetables, after all.

“The Incredibles” (2004)
Just in case you didn’t already think this movie is perfect, the DVD extras include a short series of truly delightful animation bloopers, complete with laugh track. While a few of the bits are actual animated outtakes – like Syndrome licking Mirage’s face – others are just CG errors. Computer animation can produce bizarre results when it glitches, and in this reel we see various characters’ hair, clothes, and even skin do some strange things. The entire thing seems like it was thrown together by the animators as a joke, then someone decided to include it on the DVD. We’re glad they did!

“Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within” (2001)
This film based on the “Final Fantasy” video game series was a box office flop, but the DVD extras make it well worth your time. They include some CG glitches as well as animated outtakes, like Gray accidentally shooting Aki with a laser gun and Aki sneezing at a very inopportune moment. But the best part is an Easter egg hidden in the highlights menu. It features the entire cast doing a shot-by-shot recreation of the dance break from Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” – and it’s even fully rendered. It’s too bad the rest of the movie wasn’t this fun.

“A Bug's Life” (1998)
This movie started Pixar’s brilliant but short-lived tradition of putting blooper reels at the ends of their feature films. They’re animated in the style of live action outtakes, complete with characters forgetting their lines, mechanical malfunctions, and plenty of stunts gone wrong. At the time, “Toy Story 2” was just a year away from release, and Woody himself makes a cameo in the reel, while Buzz Lightyear gets a shout out from Flik. It’s probably pretty expensive to create an extra five minutes of animation that’s not even part of the movie, but isn’t it worth it?

“My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Legend of Everfree” (2016)
The last two “Equestria Girls” feature films both included outtake clips, and this one gets our vote for the funniest. Everyone mostly stays in character throughout the gag reel, but there’s no shortage of flubbed lines, physical comedy, and practical jokes. The highlight is definitely Pinkie Pie having an existential crisis over the past tense of “glow,” although Timber Spruce’s bit with the Groucho Marx glasses is also pretty good. If you love these characters, the blooper reel is the perfect icing on the cake of a surprisingly decent movie.

“Monsters, Inc.” (2001)
This was the last Pixar movie to include a traditional outtake reel, and man, do we wish they’d bring them back. This one is packed with slapstick comedy and practical jokes, including a hilarious running gag where Roz keeps showing up in unexpected places. All of the major characters make appearances, and even Randall shows that he can have a sense of humor. The whole thing ends with a production of the Monsters, Incorporated company play, “Put That Thing Back Where It Came From or So Help Me,” which turns out to be a smash success.

“Barbie in the Pink Shoes” (2013)
Many of the straight-to-video Barbie movies include an outtake reel, and they’re actually pretty funny. The reel from “Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus” features a classically trained giant who’s not thrilled with his character’s weak intellect. And “Barbie in a Mermaid Tale”’s reel has a clever bit where Barbie’s tail rips up the back. But our favorite comes from 2013’s “Barbie in the Pink Shoes.” It includes a great running gag with a disappearing ballerina, plus the standard flubbed lines and set malfunctions. One character even sneaks a taste of the Snow Queen’s costume. Just watch out for that falling cow.

“The Lego Movie” (2014)
When you’ve got Morgan Freeman, Chris Pratt, and Will Arnett in your movie, you know your blooper reel is going to be amazing. Much of this one is just Pratt and Arnett goofing around in character and we wouldn’t be surprised if most of this banter was improvised. We also get multiple takes of Batman trying out different lines as he repeatedly flies the Batwing into the sun. There’s also plenty of collapsing sets. Our personal favorite bit is at the very beginning of the reel, when Vitruvius walks right off a ledge. From the sound of it, that was quite a fall.

“Toy Story 2” (1999)
The collector’s edition of the first “Toy Story” included a reel of animation glitches, some of which are hilarious. But “Toy Story 2” is the only film in the franchise to feature a traditional blooper reel. We get to see Woody play quite a few practical jokes on Buzz, plus a great running gag that shows Mrs. Potato Head packing a bunch of increasingly bizarre items for Mr. Potato Head. And just as Woody made a cameo in “A Bug’s Life”’s bloopers, Flik and Heimlich return the favor in this one.

“The Lion King” (1994)
Fans had to wait more than fifteen years after the film’s release to see these outtakes. They were included on the 2011 Diamond Edition Blu-ray, and we have to wonder how long Disney had them in its back pocket. Regardless, they were well worth the wait. We see Mufasa warming up his roar, Timon choking on a grub, and Rafiki accidentally tossing baby Simba right off Pride Rock. Considering how time-consuming hand-drawn animation is to produce, we’re not surprised that most older animated movies don’t bother with blooper reels. But we’re definitely glad they bothered with this one.



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