History Trivia / CharlottesWeb

* ChildrenVoicingChildren: [[BlackSheep Cardigan]] [[SweetSheep the lamb]] was voiced by Harrison Chad, best known as the voice of Boots the Monkey from the Creator/NickJr series ''WesternAnimation/DoraTheExplorer'' from 2000 till 2007 [[note]] ''Dora the Explorer'' and the ''Charlotte's Web'' animated sequel are both owned by Creator/{{Paramount}} and Creator/ViacomCBS [[/note]]. [[KidsAreCruel Zuckerman's lambs]] [[AllOfTheOtherReindeer who ostracize Cardigan from the flock]] were also voiced by young boys.

* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/RobPaulsen, who's usually cast as goofy characters such as [[WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain Pinky]] and [[{{WesternAnimation/Animaniacs}} Yakko Warner]] is playing the BigBad [[CunningLikeAFox Farley the Fox]].

* LicensedGame: There was a video game tie-in for the UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance, UsefulNotes/NintendoDS, and UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows developed by Backbone Entertainment and published by Creator/{{Sega}}. It was a platformer with several mini-games. The DS version supported a ''VideoGame/{{Nintendogs}}''-style pet simulation, which kicked in at every mid-level save point. Dominic Scott Kay reprised his role as Wilbur.

* NoBudget: If there were ever a famous negative with this movie, it's likely its low animation budget (not at all helped by the fact that it came out in the middle of UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfAnimation) by feature film standards. There is no shading whatsoever, the characters frequently move rather unnaturally and LimitedAnimation techniques crop up here and there (for example, in the fair scenes when the car is driving, they simply scroll a drawing of the car along the bottom of the screen without animating any of it), and OffModel moments happen somewhat frequently, such as Wilbur inconsistently changing size (especially as he gets older and bigger). While the animation was considered okay by 70s standards, it would have only barely passed as a 90s direct-to-video movie. That didn't stop it from being praised in many other respects, however. All the same, it's better quality than H-B's usual television animation.

* WriteWhatYouKnow: During a trip to the country side, E.B. found a spider in a barn. After the spider died and left an egg sack behind, E.B. took it to his home in the city. Egg sack hatched into hundreds of baby spiders. This became the story we all know today.

** The penultimate chapter's original title was "The Death of Charlotte," but at his editor's suggestion, he changed it to "Last Day."

* NoBudget: If there were ever a famous negative with this movie, it's likely its low animation budget (not at all helped by the fact that it came out in the middle of UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfAnimation) by feature film standards. There is no shading whatsoever, the characters frequently move rather unnaturally and LimitedAnimation techniques crop up here and there (for example, in the fair scenes when the car is driving, they simply scroll a drawing of the car along the bottom of the screen without animating any of it), and OffModel moments happen somewhat frequently, such as Wilbur inconsistently changing size (especially as he gets older and bigger). While the animation was considered okay by 70s standards, it would have only barely passed as a 90s direct-to-video movie. That didn't stop it from being praised in many other respects, however.

* LicensedGame: There was a video game tie-in for the UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance, UsefulNotes/NintendoDS, and UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows developed by Backbone Entertainment and published by Creator/{{Sega}}. It ws a platformer with several mini-games. The DS version supported a ''VideoGame/{{Nintendogs}}''-style pet simulation, which kicked in at every mid-level save point. Dominic Scott Kay reprised his role as Wilbur.

-->"We have never ceased to regret that your version of ''Charlotte's Web'' never got made. The Hanna-Barbera version has never pleased either of us... a travesty..."

* BTeamSequel: ''Nobody'' from the original production was involved in it's creation, not even the actors.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: While Cardigan ended up as a literal BlackSheep in the final film. During the film's production, [[https://i.imgur.com/ID6WGhR.jpg Cardigan was originally designed]] with black and white colored wool resembling the "Jacob Sheep" breed instead of a normal sheep. The wool around his head also used to resemble hair similar to Nellie, Arania, and Joy's final designs.

* RelationshipVoiceActor: Creator/DonMessick and Creator/JohnStephenson were Creator/HannaBarbera regulars at the time of the film's release.

* BTeamSequel: UpToEleven. ''Nobody'' from the original production was involved in it's creation, not even the actors.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The filmmakers wanted Tony Randall to play Templeton, but he couldn't give them the nasal voice that they wanted (which is hilariously ironic, considering [[Series/TheOddCouple1970 his most famous role is as a guy with a sinus problems]]), so he recommended Creator/PaulLynde instead.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: While Cardigan ended up as a literal BlackSheep in the final film. During the film's production, [[https://i.imgur.com/ID6WGhR.jpg Cardigan was originally design]] with black and white colored wool resembling the "Jacob Sheep" breed instead of a normal sheep. The wool around his head also used to resemble hair similar to Nellie, Arania, and Joy's final designs.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The filmmakers wanted Tony Randall to play Templeton, but he couldn't give them the nasal voice that they wanted (which is hilariously ironic, considering [[Theatre/TheOddCouple his most famous role is as a guy with a sinus problems]]), so he recommended Creator/PaulLynde instead.