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If you haven't seen it yet, be warned that we will be discussing key plot points, twists, and other surprises.

Hi, this is Dana Stevens, Slate's movie critic, and I'm here with a Slate Spoiler Special podcast on Toy Story 3.

Joining me from our Washington, D.C. studio is Dan Koyce. Hello, Dan.

Hey, Dana.

Who is a film critic at The Washington Post, The Village Voice, Lant?

Is there any place else you're writing for these days, Dan?

Well, you know, Slate and Vulture and New York Magazine.

Really, whoever will pay me money.

Who are you writing on Toy Story 3 for?

I'm doing something for Slate.

Oh, excellent.

Is it going to be a slideshow?

It is.

It is.

Sweet.

What's the subject of the slideshow?

It's about the career, the Pixar career of John Ratsenberger.

Oh, that's right.

I heard about this. in every Pixar movie in some capacity as a voice actor. That's right. From big roles like Ham the piggy bank in this one to tiny roles like The Undertaker,

that villain who shows up in the last minute of The Incredibles.

So essentially he's like, it's the Alfred Hitchcock cameo that you wait for in every Pixar movie.

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