‘You know, I’m not new to live TV — in 1952, I starred in my first live sitcom, which was ‘Life with Elizabeth,’ joked Betty White. ‘And, of course, back then we didn’t want to do it live. We just didn’t know how to tape things. So I don’t know what this show’s excuse is.’
Less than a year before it was due to hit theaters, Pixar almost lost all of Toy Story 2 to a bizarre series of unforced errors. It wasn't yet the hit machine it is today, so it could have conceivably meant the end of the company.
Thankfully, a case of workaholism saved the day. Here's the story of how a weird Linux quirk almost ruined a franchise, and how an overworked mom saved the day: