The Walt Disney Company

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The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney, is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate that is headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. It was founded on October 23, 1923 by brothers Walt Disney and Roy O. Disney as Disney Brothers Studio; it also operated under the names Walt Disney Studio and Walt Disney Productions before changing its name to The Walt Disney Company in 1986.

It's no surprise that Disney had inspired everyone, including everyone at Big Idea. Phil Vischer stated that he was inspired by the great Walt Disney, and wanted to make his company reach the same goals.

Appearances/Mentions

Dance of the Cucumber - The hat that Junior Asparagus wore is similar to the mouse ears sold at the Disney Parks.
Josh and the Big Wall! - The "Promised Land" sequence draws inspiration from the "Be Our Guest" sequence in Disney's Beauty and the Beast.
Madame Blueberry - Junior Asparagus mentions wanting to get the Casey Junior Deluxe train set.
The Wonderful World of Auto-Tainment! - The episode's title and premise is based after "The Wonderful World of Disney".
The Wonderful Wizard of Ha's -
- Junior's character is named Darby O'Gill, after the titular character of the rather obscure Disney live-action film Darby O'Gill and the Little People.
- The Land of Ha's is described as "The Funnest Place on Earth", a reference to Disneyland's slogan, "The Happiest Place on Earth".
- When Darby notices a change in the winds, a parody of Mary Poppins flies in and asks "This isn't London, is it?", then flies off saying "Sorry!"
- One of the attractions in the Land of Ha's appears to be based on the It's a Small World attraction in the Disney parks.
Pistachio - The Little Boy That Woodn't - The episode is a parody of Disney's 1940 movie Pinocchio.
Sweetpea Beauty - Larry's costume is similar to that of Prince Phillip in Disney's Sleeping Beauty.
Princess and the Popstar - Vanna Banana is based after Hannah Montana.
Veggies in Space: The Fennel Frontier - Some of Mr. Lunt (Luntar)'s evil robots bear a slight resemblance to both Zurg's Robots from the beginning of Disney/Pixar's Toy Story 2 (1999) and the Zyclops in Disney/Pixar's Lightyear (2022).
Beauty and the Beet - The episode is based off of Disney's adaptation of Beauty and the Beast.

Mentions

King George and the Ducky - According to Mike Nawrocki, Jerry's line "You wanna piece of me?!" is a reference to Toy Story.
Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie - In the character commentary, Mr. Lunt states that they took the film to Disney, but they refused because they have Stitch. He and Larry also mention Disney's Tarzan, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Finding Nemo, The Little Mermaid, The Great Mouse Detective, The Black Cauldron, Pirates of the Caribbean, Treasure Planet, the stage adaptation of The Lion King and Eddie Murphy's portrayal of Mushu in Mulan.
The Story of St. Patrick - Lutfi mentions that the druids "painted with all the colors of the wind", which is an obvious reference to the song "Colors of the Wind" from Disney's 1995 film Pocahontas.
The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie - In the character commentary, Mr. Lunt says that he doesn't think a vegetable has ever said "flotsam and jetsam" before, to which Larry replies, "You poor unfortunate soul", referencing the song "Poor Unfortunate Souls" from Disney's The Little Mermaid (Flotsam and Jetsam are the names of Ursula's eel minions in said film).
Where Have All the Staplers Gone? - Petunia's line "Someday my prints will come" is an obvious reference to the song "Someday My Prince Will Come" from Disney's 1937 film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
Being Gentle Makes You Great - When Larry talks about the dwarf planet Pluto, everyone thinks at first he is talking about the dog.
Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Mop? - The title of the book is an obvious reference to the song "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?" from Disney's 1933 short Three Little Pigs.
Worship Songs - At one point during the song "Forever", Larry says, "To infinity...and then something", an obvious reference to Buzz Lightyear's iconic catchphrase from the Toy Story franchise.

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Fun Facts

Trivia

On a Trivia Question on the 10th Anniversary DVD of Where's God When I'm S-Scared?, two Pixar films that were mentioned are "Toy Story" and "A Bug's Life".
In the commentary for God Wants Me to Forgive Them!?!, Phil Vischer sings "Just keep swimming, just keep swimming", a line sung by Dory in Finding Nemo.
In the commentary for Are You My Neighbor?, Phil Vischer and Mike Nawrocki again mention Finding Nemo.
In the commentary for Rack, Shack and Benny, Phil Vischer mentions Toy Story, Monsters, Inc., The Nightmare Before Christmas and Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
In the commentary for Dave and the Giant Pickle, Phil Vischer and Mike Nawrocki mention Monsters, Inc.
In the commentary for The Toy That Saved Christmas, Phil Vischer and Mike Nawrocki mention Toy Story 2 and The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea.
In the commentary for Esther... The Girl Who Became Queen, Phil Vischer mentions The Little Mermaid and the fact that people complained that the episode felt too much like a Disney movie. He also mentions A Bug's Life and its innovative use of rimlightning back in 1998.
In the behind-the-scenes featurette on The Ultimate Silly Song Countdown, while talking about "Do the Moo Shoo", Phil Vischer mentions that director Tom Bancroft was also the head animator for Mushu in Disney's Mulan.
In Behind the Scenes of Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie, Phil Vischer mentions The Lion King and Mulan.
The online game The Whipcrack Islands features music from Pirates of the Caribbean and A Bug's Life; however, it is unknown whether or not these musical tracks were used with permission.