I’d like to think that all Pixar movies take place on the same cinematic planet. The people of Incredibles, Up, Wall-E, etc. and the Bugs that inhabit their soil & sky. To the Fish that fill the ocean & the Monsters that lurk in their closets. The Rodents in the field who can cook. The Toys & Cars that only come to life when they aren’t looking. Movies like Brave are the same Universe, just in a different time.
It’s fun to think that the college bound Andy would drive Mater for a summer job towing Cars. When he gets in an accident, Mr. Incredible would come & lift the upturned Mater off of him. While in the hospital, his little sister Molly would tell him about her new best friend Russell & the noises they hear coming from his Closet. She’d bring him a chubby Butterfly in a jar to comfort him. Andy’s doctor is the same guy who gave the bad news to Carl Fredricksen. His mother would bring a bouquet of flowers from a field that began as a Boot. When Andy is released, he feeds the Fish in the lobby aquarium.