BTW, my previous post was meant generally (I should've prefaced it "@ all"). ;)
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I've been looking for direct sources of the original Knick Knack since it's 1989 premiere. Here's the results so far:
The best would be the original film, but there seems to be no further info on the 3D version or even a standard 2D version (16mm? 35mm? 65mm?). Leads on this, anyone?
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Next best are the laserdiscs. There are more than one containing Knick Knack ..
Toy Story Deluxe CAV Laserdisc Toy Story Deluxe CAV/CLV LD JP Tiny Toy Stories CLV Laserdisc JP
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At lesser quality, there are the VHS releases ..
P·I·X·A·R "L.R.T.K." VHS (1991) Tiny Toy Stories VHS (1996)
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With those sources being analog media, how can we be sure of Knick Knack's original color? We needn't guess. Fragments of it (as short as 1 frame) made it over to DVD and Blu-ray (for best resolution), under the umbrella of ...
Toy Story 2 Special Edition Blu-ray
With the assistance of a certain piggy bank doing some serious channel surfing, it happens at 18 minutes 54 seconds into the movie. Here that video segment ..
YouTube:
Toy Story 2 - Let me take the wheel (HD clip)
Not fast enough to keep up with a pig? Here it is in ... very ... slow ... motion ..
This last find is particularly helpful to bring the original color over to the 2003+ update and make this a full Knick Knack Restoration!