History Fridge / WhoFramedRogerRabbit

* It's awfully lucky Eddie caught that news report on Maroon selling his studio before leaving the theater, otherwise he would have fled Los Angeles along with Roger with nothing standing between Doom and [[ForWantOfANail the destruction of Toontown]].

* As noticed in the Nightmare Fuel page, toons fight somewhat "realistically", not using what basically are realit-warping powers, they are just tough due to ToonPhysics helping them. There is actually a pretty valid and consistent reason for it: as Roger explains, toons are bound by RuleOfFunny, so slapstick and AmusingInjuries apply, but grisly murders or just steamrolling normal humans like an ungodly monstrosity doesn't. Which means that the only reason Doom is able to use his powers to torment and kill his victims must be that he actually is deranged enough to ''sincerely find it funny''.

* If we assume the backstory about Judge Doom's StartOfDarkness being caused by amnesia is canonically true, that means it could presumably happen to any toon. No denying that Doom was despicable and terrifying, but the full extent of his ambition was just to destroy Toontown and replace it with a freeway. Consider for a moment, however, that there are many cartoon villains out there ''even worse'' than Doom, all the way up to outright [[EldritchAbomination Eldritch Abominations]], malevolent [[RealityWarper Reality Warpers]], Apokoliptian ComicBook/NewGods and {{Omnicidal Maniac}}s who would happily destroy everything in existence. Suppose one of ''them'' got conked on the head and forgot they were just playing a character...

* If we assume the backstory about Judge Doom's StartOfDarkness being caused by amnesia is canonically true, that means it could presumably happen to any toon. No denying that Doom was despicable and terrifying, but the full extent of his ambition was just to destroy Toontown and replace it with a freeway. Consider for a moment, however, that there are many cartoon villains out there ''even worse'' than Doom, all the way up to outright [[EldritchAbomination Eldritch Abominations]], malevolent [[RealityWarper Reality Warpers]], Apokoliptian ComicBook/NewGods and [[OmnicidalManiac Omnicidal Maniacs]] who would happily destroy everything in existence. Suppose one of ''them'' got conked on the head and forgot they were just playing a character...

* If we assume the backstory about Judge Doom's StartOfDarkness being caused by amnesia is canonically true, that means it could presumably happen to any toon. No denying that Doom was despicable and terrifying, but the full extent of his ambition was just to destroy Toontown and replace it with a freeway. Consider for a moment, however, that there are many cartoon villains out there ''even worse'' than Doom, all the way up to outright [[EldritchAbomination Eldritch Abominations]], malevolent [[RealityWarper Reality Warpers]], Apokaliptan ComicBook/NewGods and [[OmnicidalManiac Omnicidal Maniacs]] who would happily destroy everything in existence. Suppose one of ''them'' got conked on the head and forgot they were just playing a character...

** Also, it's not like we know for sure that driving in Toon Town ''is'' safe by human standards. Toons just tend to be incredibly [[AmusingInjuries durable]] for cartoon physics and RuleOfFunny reasons.

* The Toontown scene contains at least two references to Disney's ''WesternAnimation/AliceInWonderland'' (1951) with the doorknobs on Lena's floor resembling the Doorknob in the film and the "[[PunnyName Allyson Wonderland]]" BathroomStallGraffiti. At first they seem rather random, however those references might be an allusion to how Eddie, like Alice, has also entered a fantastic world completely devoid of logic and reasoning after following a rabbit down a tunnel (though not an actual rabbit in this case, but a cartoon human with the last name ''Rabbit'').

* All toons seem to be crazy drivers - Roger can't drive and the weasels can't drive and we don't see Jessica driving. If toons are used to toon cars like Benny doing their driving for them, no wonder they can't drive. Not that Benny can drive either.

* When you first see the movie, Doom's line "I bought the Red Car so I could dismantle it!" seemed like the ridiculous Toon villain scheming Doom is known for. But it sounds remarkably similar to the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_streetcar_conspiracy General Motors streetcar conspiracy]]— they bought the Red Car (through a front company) so they could dismantle it. Which makes Valiant's line that the freeway idea could only have been thought up by a toon even more funny somehow.

-->''My buddy's Eddie V.''
-->''A sourpuss, you see''
-->''But when I'm done he'll need no gun''
-->''What a joker he will be!''

* Jessica knocking Roger unconscious to "keep him from getting hurt". Eddie makes a sarcastic remark about how that "makes perfect sense", and it seems to be intended to show the audience that the humanoid Jessica actually has some [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} toonier/illogical]] tendencies. But konking Roger on the head to keep him from harm actually does make perfect sense. Physical violence can't hurt toons, and Jessica was trying to protect Roger from someone carrying Dip, the one thing that can hurt a toon.

* Lt. Santino tells Eddie that Judge Doom got his position by buying votes in the last election. And just how did he get the money to do that and start Cloverleaf? Through the money he got in the robbery that killed Eddie's brother.

* Despite having a huge prejudice against toons, Eddie greets Betty Boop with genuine kindness and respect. He's genuinely happy to see her. [[FreezeFrameBonus There's a doll of Betty]] [[http://41.media.tumblr.com/aea215562062d54503f4a7369a795ea3/tumblr_n4uvz8LAPV1r01zmbo2_1280.jpg on Teddie's side of the desk]]. It's possible that Teddie and Betty were actually friends, dating or that Betty was his client.

* When that box full of shoes was knocked over, one of the pairs of shoes was what appeared to be a pair of Goose Stepping Jackboots. considering that the film takes place not long after [=WW2=], it is possible these were used for Propaganda cartoons. but this could delve into fridge horror when you think about the toons who played the Japanese in those Looney Toons cartoons and other characters in [=WW2=] Propaganda.

** its possible that Doom warning them against laughing is the very reason the laughing ends up killing them. As Roger explains earlier in the film, toons are bound by the rule of funny and a "punchline"(them laughing to death) only lands if theres a "setup"(Dooms warning)

* A Fridge Horror for me was realizing that Dip did not just kill Toons, but annihilated them. Even the most saintly toon could get annihilated. Smartass wasen't any worse than the other weasels, yet he is annihilated and the others not just have an afterlife, but one in heaven...even though they didn't repent.

* Judge Doom is the sole stockholder of Cloverleaf Industries, the logo of which looks suspiciously like a freeway interchange.

* If we assume the backstory about Judge Doom's StartOfDarkness being caused by amnesia is canonically true, that means it could presumably happen to any toon. No denying that Doom was despicable and terrifying, but the full extent of his ambition was just to destroy Toontown and replace it with a freeway. Consider for a moment, however, that there are many cartoon villains out there ''even worse'' than Doom, all the way up to outright [[EldritchAbomination Eldritch Abominations]], malevolent [[RealityWarper Reality Warpers]], and [[OmnicidalManiac Omnicidal Maniacs]] who would happily destroy everything in existence. Suppose one of ''them'' got conked on the head and forgot they were just playing a character...

* Right above the Toontown tunnel entrance is keystone plaque of two heads that resemble WesternAnimation/FelixTheCat, one looking happy, and the other, sad. They may be a reference to Thalia and Melpomene, the respective Greek muses of comedy and tragedy, AKA "Sock and Buskin"[[note]]In Ancient Greek theatre, comedic actors wore thin-soled shoes called "socks" (Latin: ''Soccus''), whereas the tragic players wore boots known as "buskins" (Latin: ''Cothurnus'').[[/note]], commonly known as the "comedy/tragedy faces" in theatre. This indicates toons are inherently theatrical or showy by nature and that the very essence of their existence is to entertain, be it to humans or each other. The way they go about their lives is, at least in some ways, "AllPartOfTheShow", so to speak.