Did It Happen In Monsters Inc Or Monsters University?
- by Marin Johnson
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Monsters, Inc. is the movie that taught us not to be afraid of monsters. It showed us a world in which monsters are more afraid of us than we are of them. It helped us step into the shoes of someone entirely different from ourselves with problems we have never faced. Then we took down the entire scary world together and turned it into a paradise where children forget their fears and just laugh.
Monsters University gives us a peek into the life of someone who has never had to work hard for anything, and someone who can never have what they want no matter how hard they try. It taught us that life may not be fair but to never, ever give up.
How well do you remember these heartwarming movies. If you only saw Monsters, Inc., that's okay! Just look for the moments that you remember and the rest will sort itself out. You may just shed a tear when you see the heartfelt moments that make these two movies the modern classics that they are.
If you love this quiz, please share the nostalgia with your friends. What are your favorite moments from the Monsters, Inc. universe?
When do Mike and Sully meet for the first time?
Time is a curious thing. Sometimes when a movie comes out doesn't quite predict when the movie takes place. Monsters, Inc takes place when both Mike and Sully are established members of the company, reputable employees who get the job done. Monsters University is about the climb the two make toward their first job, the necessary schooling that it takes before they can be qualified scarers or scarer assistants. In which movie do the two characters meet for the first time?
When does Boo reveal the monster in her closet?
Since they were kids, Sully and Mike dreamed of scaring kids. Monsters, Inc is the powerhouse of their whole society. The fear that they harvest is what powers their lights, their cars, their whole society. Sully has enjoyed being the center of attention, inspiring awe for his amazing work of scaring kids, but he has never stopped to think about what that does to the children he affects. Boo showing him a picture of her monster strikes deep in his heart.
When does Mike run scaring drills on the OK lawn?
This team of monsters is training to be scarers, but they're not qualified yet. Mike is by far the least scary among them but he hasn't given up. Rather than drilling himself, Mike is focusing his efforts on what he does best: working with the talent. Here he is training the members of the OK fraternity, getting everyone ready to shine brightly in class and in the fraternity competition that their team must win in order to stay at the university.
When do Mike and Sully face the horror of slobbery horrors?
Monster culture teaches that children are dangerous. It's hard to say where this belief comes from, but it is perpetuated in every facet of scarer training and Monsters, Inc. practices. Whenever a monster comes into contact with something that has touched a child, the decontamination crew rushes in, masks and gloves on. When Boo sneaks into the monster world, Sully and Mike shake in their boots because they believe without question that that child is dangerous. When does this happen?
When do Mike and Sully search the rafters for Boo's door?
To get Boo home, there is only one thing that Mike and Sully must do. They must hook up her door in the scare room, turn on the machine, and open the door for her to return. Escape is in sight until Randall sends the door up into the rafters. Their only chance is to find the door in the large and meandering network of doors and get her home. In which movie do the two monsters take to the rafters?
When does Sully terrify little Boo?
By this moment, Sully has developed a soft heart for the adorable kid who snuck into the world of monsters. The last thing he wants to do is see the child hurt in any way. Still, circumstances fall together the way they always do and he shows a side that he had wished would never come to the surface in front of her. His pearly white teeth and razor-sharp claws become all she can see and she is filled with terror.
When does Mike meet Randall for the first time?
The Randall that first came to Monsters University was a whole different person. His voice is weak and unsure. He slinks around not from secrecy but from discomfort with standing under the spotlight. There are some signs of the conniving monster who at last appears, but the man who first greets Mike in front of the dormitory is a different man entirely. In which movie do we get to see the two monsters greet each other for the very first time?
When does Mike make two janitors feel small for talking to Sully?
As the monster on the top of the charts of scarers, Sully has all the fame anyone can ask for. He is known all around town, adored by people everywhere. Mike serves as both a wing man and a body guard, talking up his accomplishments to his fans while also brushing the riffraff aside. Mike is doing just this when the two janitors approach. He isn't exactly rude but doesn't fill them with warm, fuzzy feelings either. When does this happen?
When is the outfit-making montage?
The OK fraterity may still have their dignity, but it is not the richest or most popular fraternity out there, not by far. Each of the members is in charge of making their own outfits, which means attaching the letter badges and sewing the cloth into a sweatshirt. Each one comes out great, which is a bit of a surprise because none of the monsters have any especial interest in home ec. In which movie does the fraternity put together their outfits?
When is this touching moment?
Mike's hat has been through a lot, almost as much as he has. Right after Mike enters campus, a dog-like monster grabs his hat and gives him the chase of his life. Mike's hat has been with him through the best and the worst of his college memories, and at this moment he grips it and things of all that has happened and all that could have been if he had not so utterly failed. Don't worry, there's a happy ending.
When does Boo grab Sully's tail?
This little toddler is still learning about her world. When she sees something fuzzy, she only thinks about the nice things in the world like cats. She adores Sully and doesn't fear him one bit until the awful moment when he brandishes his teeth at her. In fact, Sully is more scared of Boo than she ever is of him. In what movie does Boo playfully chase Sully's tail until at last she grabs two big handfuls of Sully fur?
When does Mike cross paths with these hot pink monsters?
Mike as a young college kid isn't sure how to approach or impress anyone. he has a plan in his mind of becoming a scarer like all the heroes of his town, but that dream is laughable coming from his little, green body. He can't help but fall onto the short list of unpopular kids on campus. The sorority girls who pass by him find his approach nothing but hysterical. In what movie does he have this fleeting but embarrassing moment?
When does a little monster run off with Mike's hat?
Even the Monsters universe has annoying pets, and unfortunately for Mike, an odd, dog-like monster runs off with his hat. It's hard to say exactly what the critter is. It's not exactly a dog, but it doesn't talk like other monsters. It is a sort of monster dog, one that seems perfectly natural to Mike and Sully in their imaginary monster world, but one that still sticks out as odd to the audience. In what movie does this dog monster chase scene take place?
When does Boo climb on Randall?
Handily, the people in the monster world are afraid of children. This means that each and every one of them up to and including Randall will shirk away if a child comes near. This makes it very easy for the little girl to have the upper hand. This scuffle is one of many in which Boo is the definite winner. In which movie is Boo able to reign over all of the monsters in the building without so much as a giggle?
When does Boo slip through the trash compactor?
Pixar can be very dark sometimes. For a company that rolls out children's movies, it certainly knows how to strike a cord. Moments before, Boo is seen being tossed into a trash compacter, and then this cube comes out. This is an image of Sully fully believing that a child has been squished into cube form, and Mike only beginning to comprehend the horror. Of course, Boo is totally fine and finds the whole ordeal hilarious. In which movie does this horrifying 15 seconds take place?
When do Mike and Sully finally start to talk?
Mike and Sully don't seem like best friend material when they first meet. Sully couldn't be more full of himself as a college kid. He naturally excels at scaring, and his athletic build makes him ready to take on just about any challenge. Mike's head is full of dreams but he is small and unsure of himself, completely unprepared to take on the world. At first, Sully just sees Mike as a way to feel even better about himself, right up until the moment when they need each other.
When is it just another day in the office?
It's the start of the scaring shift and everyone is lined up, ready to generate power by scaring kids as much as possible, as efficiently as possible. Scarers are highly trained, highly respected members of monster society. They're basically celebrities. Their jobs are also very risky, so far as they know, since it is a common belief that children are dangerous. In which movie do we get a glimpse into the daily lives of the scarers and their extensive system of support workers?
When does Mike study up on scaring tactics?
There was once a time when Mike held fast to his dream of being a scarer. It had not quite dawned on him how difficult that feat would turn out to be. Some monsters have a fearsome stature and razor-sharp teeth. These monsters loom over all of the others, able to excel without any effort. Mike, on the other hand, tries harder than anyone else and still can't get as much as a peep from the simulated child. When does he study how to make a scary face?
When does Mike go on a romantic date with Celia Mae?
Mike is a grown up monster who has gone much farther than a simple crush. He has finally found a girl who, for some strange reason, likes him back. It's hard for him to spend time with Celia Mae when everything is going wrong and he can't say a word about it, but he certainly tries not to stand her up. When does Mike get to spend a little quality time with Celia Mae in between times of total catastrophe?
When does Sully say goodbye to his friends?
In some ways, the hardest part of going to college is saying goodbye. The friends that people meet in college are there for the biggest changes in their lives, the moments that make people who they are. At this moment, Sully is sharing a heartfelt hug with the fraternity that he has been through it all with. It's not the first time that Sully has been certain it's time to leave school for good, but the moment is the same each time.
When does Randall send this door away to who knows where?
Some people just want to watch the world burn. Randall wants to see the big name of Sully get dragged through the mud, and he also wants a little something for himself in the meantime. He knows that he can just sit back and let Mike and Sully clean up their mess, but where's the fun in that? Randall sends the door up to the gigantic door warehouse on the ceiling because he is sure it will seal his plan.
When do Mike and Sully live together?
Mike and Sully have known each other for a very long time, ever since college. After bonding as fraternity brothers, the two remain partners as they enter the work force. Different as they may be, the two are inseparable. They go everywhere together, working almost seamlessly except when something very stressful comes by. When do the two actually live in the same room together, twin bunk next to twin bunk? When do they spend just about too much time together?
When is Mr. Waternoose Sully's monster of a boss?
This monster may have an imposing figure, but you won't catch him working on the scare floor. No, his job is much more particular: scaring the monsters that make a living being scary. He is Sully's boss and he takes his job very seriously. His methods of being creepy are measured and precise like the work of a surgeon. In which movie must Sully swallow his fear and accept the carefully delivered lectures of this terrifying monster of a boss?
When does the OK fraternity get ready to prove their worth?
University life for monsters is about much more than just going to scaring class. Monsters are pushing to be let into their favorite fraternities and sororities. Once the school year is kicked off, the competition begins. Each monster must compete in somewhat dangerous races to lead their team to victory and bring fame to the name of their frat. The OK fraternity is nowhere near prepared to conquer these challenges, and they are only beginning to realize this unadulterated fact.
When does Yeti offer Mike a snow cone?
There is something behind every door. The Monsters, Inc. rafters are filled with rows upon rows of doors. Some have been forgotten, the world behind them a complete mystery. Unless the door is turned back on, there is no emerging from the other side. Yeti is a kind and easy-going monster but he is trapped on the other side of one of these doors and there is no coming back for him. In which movie does Mike meet this fuzzy monster?
When does Sully put the team at risk to grab a flag?
Since he was young, Sully has seen nothing but achievement. He is strong and scary, the two things that make a great monster. He has never had to work hard for anything, which lets him strut around everywhere he goes knowing that he is the best. The fraternity contest catches him off-guard. Not everything comes to him like it used to. He is faced with failure for essentially the first time. Here, Sully tries to earn back the confidence that used to come with ease.
When does the OK fraternity face off against this creepy librarian?
This librarian does not tolerate any misbehavior in her domain. Luckily for the college kids, her eyesight is not the greatest and misbehavior can happen right under her nose without her noticing. This is why the fraternity contest has an event taking place inside the library. Being caught by the creepy librarian means an instant fail, and possibly getting scarred for life in other ways. In which movie must Mike and Sully face off against this beastly terror of terrors?
When does Sully take a peek in Boo's bedroom?
Sully may be one of the greatest scarers in the building, but the competition is fierce and he has his eyes on first place. To make sure that he is the one to go home with the most scaring energy under his belt, Sully seeks out a chance to increase his number just a little bit. After everyone has gone home for the night, Sully sees a single door left out covered in flower stickers. Which movie has him turning the knob?
When does Sully volunteer for a contest?
It's the day that the fraternity contest begins and the OK fraternity needs one more player. At the time, Mike and Sully do not get along in the slightest. Mike naturally reaches out the hand of friendship but Sully rejects it, choosing popularity over the chance to hang out with a little green ball. When Sully leaps to the rescue and volunteers to join the team, Mike could not be less thrilled. In which movie does Sully join the OK ranks?
When does Mike face this personal horror?
Everyone has something different that makes their skin crawl. For Mike, it is Roz, a nosy old monster who works at Monsters, Inc. Her business is checking people in and taking care of paperwork, but she has a side career of finding out what each and every monster is hiding. The lady makes Mike shake in his boots, especially the way that she can silently appear from nowhere at any time. In which movie must Mike swallow his fear for this monster?
When do Mike and Sully get humiliated in a contest?
It's sad to say, but Mike is no stranger to failure. He rolls with each punch and doesn't let it get him any further from his goal of becoming a professional scarer. It hurts when people laugh at him or cut him out of social groups but it's nothing that hasn't happened before. Sully is the less prepared of the two of them. Instead of rolling with the punches, he gets mad and tries to punch back. That's why he's so puffy at the end of this race.
When does Sully sign an autograph for the contamination crew?
At this moment, the whole building is on high alert following a report of a child running about. The decontamination crew is searching the hallways prepared for anything. When they walk right up to Sully, he thinks he is done for and all is lost, but the decontamination crew just wants his autograph. It's a huge relief, though Sully is a bit rushed at the moment in his own search for the little girl. Which movie does this happen in?
When do the monsters brace themselves to win the scaring high score?
The scare floor is ready for action. Each scarer is standing at the ready, prepared to rush to the door the moment the buzzer is played. Competition is fierce. If a monster is not going for first then they are trying to beat the monster ahead of them on the charts. If they are not trying to beat someone, then they are trying desperately to stay on the charts. Which movie's atmosphere is cooking up this rampant sense of competition?
When does a whole crowd of college kids cheer for Mike and Sully?
In one movie, Sully starts out as a celebrity, and this sort of sight is nothing unusual. In the other movie, Sully must claw his way to the top despite the odds. He and his fraternity are the underdogs, the people that the crowd loves to boo and laugh at. Of course, everything changes when the OK crew manages to win the competition. (No spoilers intended, that's just the trope all of these movies follow.) In which movie is a crowd of college kids cheering for this lot?
When does Sully tuck Boo into bed?
Boo has had quite a night full of frightening things, but she is an upbeat little girl. Drawings in hand, she invites herself into Sully's bed and gets ready for peaceful dreams. Sully is beginning to realize that she is more than just a germ machine as his culture teaches. She is cute and lovable and brave and smart. He even forgives her for taking his bed and graciously tucks her in. In which movie does Sully say good night to this little monster?