List of Easter eggs in The Sims

An Easter egg is a message hidden in the object code of a program, movie, book, CD, DVD, or video game as a joke, intended to be found by persons disassembling or browsing the code.

There are many Easter eggs in The Sims and The Sims 2 games. Some of these are hidden in the actual game play and others are hidden in the code.

The Sims

 * The Yeti from the Vacation expansion pack and the mascot of winter wonderland appears in the TV-cartoons and if Superstar is installed, a Betty Yeti film-poster is added to the game.
 * The Loch Ness Monster appears for a few seconds in the neighborhood screen in the water. The monster also appears in Downtown and Vacation Island.
 * If you have a Christmas tree, Fireplace, and a table with cookies in the same room late at night, Santa Claus will come, and leave your family a present.
 * There are some real people starring in The Sims, for example Drew Carey, Marilyn Monroe, Andy Warhol, Avril Lavigne and Christina Aguilera.
 * A highway was named after Gunther Goth; it is called the Gunther Goth Highway.

The Sims 2

 * Bella Goth: There are many references to this mysterious Sim in the game. Bella Goth appears on the milk cartons and newspapers in the game. In the texture files of the fireplace, there is a small hidden picture of Bella in the right hand corner. It is rumored that Bella is hidden in the hot air balloon neighborhood object/event neighborhood object in the game; others suppose this is the Blond Bombshell from the Sims Nightlife expansion pack. Bella appears in many of the decorative photographs of the game, one being a picture of herself named the "Bella Squared". She can be seen at community lots in Strangetown. If you have the Belladonna Cove expansion, the neighborhood has a statue of Bella holding a plumb bob.


 * Onomatology: Several pre-made Sims in the game have names that allude to a meaning. Such as Olive Specter's ghosts, 'Rigger Mortis' and 'Earl E. DeMise'.


 * Freezer bunny: Almost as common as the Bella Goth Easter eggs is the freezer bunny, representing a pink bunny cartoon and first appearing on the back of a juice carton in the community lot freezers.


 * The flying pig: A neighborhood object/event released with Open for Business.


 * The spaceship: A neighborhood object/event released with Pets.


 * The spaceship's number plate: Says 'anm8er' (It sounds like "animator"). When an abduction occurs on the lot and the UFO comes to return the Sim, the numberplate can be seen.


 * The Spaceship's searchlight: This is believed to have come with the Pets expansion pack. When a crashed spaceship is placed in the neighborhood, a spaceship arrives with a searchlight to find the crashed ship.


 * Other: We have not been able to confirm whether or not this is an Easter egg, but there appears to be a house in the menu that if you select and put down somewhere in the neighborhood, there will be a basement with two coffins underwater. The closest one is found in Downtown. A large house towards the West has a basement. In it are two coffins, but they're not underwater (House of Fallen Trees).


 * The pig balloon usually seen in the neighborhood view can also be seen popped and lying on a tree when your Sim adds trees to a model train set from FreeTime.
 * Furthermore, if you use the  cheat, the Grim Reaper's bio says that his favorite band is Styx.

The Sims 3
Tragic Clown Several of the Easter eggs have to do with the Tragic Clown - first seen in The Sims. His picture seems to have taken the place of Bella Goth on the back of the milk carton. A parody fish has the name the Tragic Clownfish. Probably the biggest Easter egg is the Tragic Clown's grave in Pleasant Rest Graveyard.

Books Many books make reference to games by EA Games. A complete list of books follows: Decorations Some paintings and sculptures have to do with both The Sims and The Sims 2. Other Other Easter eggs include:
 * "Where's Bella?"
 * "Murder in Pleasantview," by Alexander Goth.
 * "The Crumplebottom Legacy."
 * "Point Farmer: The Grant Rodiek Story". Grant Rodiek is one of the producers.
 * There is a buyable painting of the social bunny from the Sims 2.
 * There is a buyable statue of the Laganaphyllis Simnovorii- the cowplant- from The Sims 2: University.
 * There is a statue of a Servo in the Science lab, though they are not yet available in the game.
 * If Sim is painting on an easel, he can paint a picture of Bella and Cassandra Goth.
 * One of the large paintings your Sim can paint closely resembles a creature from Spore.
 * Vincent Skullfinder, from MySims, is buried in the graveyard.
 * There is a record with a "Bella Squared" painting as the cover.
 * A playable song is named Flamenco Fever, perhaps a reference to the Caliente Family.
 * Almost all the T.V. shows are made with The Sims 2.
 * A double bed is made by the Lothario Family.
 * Several objects appear made by Landgraab Industries.
 * There is a werewolf in a cave with alien writing
 * The Lucky Door is said to be made by Mr. McMann, from Pleasantview after he won in Bingo seven days in a row.
 * There is a buyable shelf that comes full of mementos and curios, one of which is a photograph of the young man and woman on the cover of The Sims 2: University box.

Llamas
Llamas appear throughout most games of The Sims series. The theme appears as the mascot of the college in The Sim 2 University and various pictures. The pirate ship in Bon Voyage has a llama figurehead on it as well as the face of a llama and vegetables as the jolly roger on the ship and Mr. Humble´s computer has a picture of a llama on it. Also, in The Sims, if you call to invite a person to your house who doesn't particularly want to accept said invitation, they will sometime say "I'm sorry. I can't; I have to feed my pet llama." There is a bowl in The Sims 3 entitled "Llama's Rights". Also in The Sims 3, you can imply that a Sim's mother is a llama. Also in The Sims 3, there is a book about llamas.