Mike's New Car is a 2002 American computer animated comedy short film, starring the protagonists from Monsters, Inc., Mike Wazowski and James P. "Sulley" Sullivan. Directed by Pete Docter and Roger L. Gould, it is the first Pixar short to use dialogue and the first to take characters and situations from a previously established work. The short premiered on September 17, 2002, and was included in the DVD and VHS release of Monsters, Inc. It was nominated for a 2002 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. Plot Mike gets a new six-wheel drive car and happily insists on showing it off to Sulley, who is confused about what happened to his old car, but Mike likes his new car. Unfortunately for Mike, anything that can go wrong does go wrong. Sulley plays with the adjustable power seat until an annoyed Mike snaps at him to knock it off ("WILL YOU CUT IT OUT!?!?"). Mike starts the engine and hears the seatbelt reminder sound chiming. Although Sulley manages to get his seatbelt on easily, Mike finds his seatbelt stuck and accidentally locks himself out of the car while falling out in an attempt to unstick it. Mike instructs Sulley to push a button so he can get back in. Sulley, confused by the massive amount of buttons on the dashboard, pushes the one that opens the hood. When Mike goes over to close it, he cannot reach it. Sulley helps him close the hood but accidentally closes it on Mike's fingers causing him to scream in pain. Sulley helps Mike get free by pushing the button again only for Mike sending himself into the air and onto the engine motors and trap him in the engine compartment completely. Mike calls Sulley on his cell phone and instructs him to open the hood again. When he does this, Mike manages to escape and quickly closes the hood. When he reenters the car, he is annoyed by the continuous seatbelt reminder tone still chiming. Mike manages to put his seatbelt on, but the windshield wipers randomly turn on, annoying him even more. As Sulley tries to help, Mike tells him not to touch anything and decides to do it himself. Mike pushes a button that loudly plays conga music on the car's stereo system and pushes more buttons that launches the entire car into chaotic malfunction. Jerry Slugworth appears looking at the