Jack-Jack and the raccoons are at it again. Pixar has released The Incredible Nightcrawler, a new storyboard short in which, as the studio put it, Jack-Jack “finally squashed his beef with the raccoons.” Pixar storyboard artist Rej Bourdages directed it, and Andy Sakhrani produced.
Jack-jack finally squashed his beef with the raccoons! 🦝
— Pixar (@Pixar) November 5, 2026
Storyboard Short “The Incredible Nightcrawler” is Directed by Pixar Storyboard Artist Rej Bourdages (“Fruit & Nut”) and Produced by Andy Sakhrani.
The short runs a little over three minutes and is told in storyboard drawings rather than finished animation. Pixar posted it on X on November 5, and the video had passed 50,000 views by November 7.
A Feud That Started In Incredibles 2
Jack-Jack’s grudge against raccoons goes back to one of the best-loved scenes in Incredibles 2. While Bob dozes on the couch, Jack-Jack spots a raccoon digging through the family’s trash, decides it is a burglar and goes after it in the backyard. He phases through the glass door, bursts into flames, fires laser eyes, turns to goo and splits into multiple copies of himself before Bob wakes up, runs outside, grabs him and shouts, “You have powers! Yeah, baby!” Disney and Pixar later released the whole fight as a standalone clip to promote the film’s 2018 home release. Disney’s news site has a behind-the-scenes look at how Pixar built Jack-Jack’s fiery powers for that sequence.
The Incredible Nightcrawler picks that rivalry back up in rough form. Pixar has not released a plot summary beyond its post, so the only way to see how the feud ends, and whether the raccoons finally get the last word, is to watch the short.
Who Made It
Bourdages is a longtime story artist whose credits include Cars 3, Toy Story 4 and Piper, as well as Auntie Edna, the Incredibles 2 short in which Edna Mode babysits Jack-Jack. Pixar’s post also credits him with Fruit & Nut. Before Pixar, he storyboarded at DreamWorks on films like Shrek and worked as an animator at Walt Disney Feature Animation on Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin and The Lion King.
Where It Fits
Incredibles 3 is still a long way off. Disney has the sequel dated for June 16, 2028, and Jim Morris will stay on as an executive producer of the film after handing the Pixar presidency to Jonathan Garson in January. A storyboard short does not change that schedule. It is a free taste of the Parr family’s backyard chaos while fans wait.
For now, The Incredible Nightcrawler is on Pixar’s X account. The studio has not announced a Disney+ release for the short.
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