MONSTERS, INC. TURNS 25: HOW MIKE AND SULLEY CONQUERED THE WORLD OF TV ADVERTISING

9. 11. 2026 | 10 min read Twenty-five years ago, on 2 November 2001, Pixar's animated film Monsters, Inc. arrived in US cinemas. The story of two employees at a factory powered by children's screams became a box-office hit and opened the door to a host of advertising partnerships. Mike Wazowski, Sulley and their fellow monsters went on to star in campaigns for brands including McDonald's, Nestlé, Hasbro, Kellogg's, Subway and Swiffer. A quarter of a century later, their advertising careers are still going strong. We look back at the most memorable commercials, brand collaborations and award-winning adverts that turned the world of Monstropolis into an advertising phenomenon.