Knick Knack

Knick Knack (1989) is a Pixar animated short you can watch online on iFILM. Four minutes, one very frustrated snowman, and a snow globe he just can't escape. Directed by John Lasseter.

Life on the shelf would be fine if the neighbors weren't so smug. A bikini-clad figurine from Miami, sun, palm trees, sandy beaches — all of it sits within reach, and none of it is for him. So the snowman throws everything he has at that thick glass dome. Each escape attempt ends worse than the last, usually with his carrot nose taking the hit.

Scored to Bobby McFerrin, this early Lasseter piece shows the studio sharpening its comic timing years before its first feature. Stream Knick Knack (1989) online on iFILM.