Knick Knack

Knick Knack is a 1989 American computer-animated short film produced by Pixar and directed by John Lasseter. The short film, which runs three minutes, revolves around a snowglobe snowman who wants to join the other travel souvenirs in a hot party. However, the glass dome that surrounds him gets in his way, despite all his efforts. Knick Knack was Pixar's fourth and final short produced during the company's tenure as a hardware company.

The short is the only pure comedy in Lasseter's early short films at Pixar, and it was inspired by Tom and Jerry, Looney Tunes, and the work of animators Chuck Jones and Tex Avery. Lasseter collected snow globes and also enjoyed souvenirs from distant places and those elements made their way into the short as well. Singer Bobby McFerrin improvised the acapella vocal jazz soundtrack to the film while watching a rough cut, which was unchanged in its final edition.

Knick Knack premiered at the 1989 SIGGRAPH convention in Boston and was presented in ‬3-D. The short has enjoyed positive reviews since its debut, and has been screened as a part of numerous film festivals. The short was significantly altered for later re-releases in order to be more kid-friendly, and it has screened with such films as Finding Nemo (2003).