History YMMV / WhoFramedRogerRabbit

** It took people who originally watched this film as kids some years and a little bit of growing up to recognize that the menacing '''terrifying''' Judge Doom was played by [[Creator/ChristopherLloyd the same man]] who gave us the lovely, friendly and hilarious Doc Brown in ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture''.

** This won't be the first time Creator/ChristopherLloyd plays a villain who has [[WesternAnimation/{{Anastasia}} a beautiful red-headed woman as an enemy.]]

** Creator/BobHoskins spends much of the movie talking to cartoons while pulling off a comedic while troubled character with a flawless New York accent. Keep in mind acting with cartoons is significant because he had to act against air and voice actors NOT in his eye line to film scenes with cartoons. He ''was'' nominated for a UsefulNotes/GoldenGlobe and a UsefulNotes/SaturnAward, but he did not garner an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nomination.

** Many believe Judge Doom's true identity as a {{toon}} is the Pistol Packin' Possum. Hints of this is that Doom used an identical gun to the poster of ''Pistol Packin' Possum'' as shown with their poster case matching the selection of the gun. Additionally, the Possum has red iris eyes similarly to Judge Doom's [[RedEyesTakeWarning nightmarish red eyes]]. The reason that Doom was targeting specifically for Roger is heavily implied to be {{Revenge}} for taking away the spotlight away from him, reasons being [[UsefulNotes/TheHaysCode The Hays Code]] given his prominent gun usage and implied violent content of his cartoons; being cast out for the much more family friendly Roger. This does contradict official material, which names Doom's true identity as Baron Von Rotten -- a Toon actor who specialized in playing villains and got LostInCharacter. Though there are those who further theorize that since Baron von Rotten was a MasterOfDisguise, Pistol Packin' Possum could easily have been one of his roles.

** Twice, there are lines that can be construed as referring to films released later in UsefulNotes/TheRenaissanceAgeOfAnimation; one is the weasels' [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994 hyena cousins]], and the other is a throwaway line about [[WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDameDisney Quasimodo]]. These films would not be released for six to eight years, and naturally were not ''actually'' being referenced[[note]]The [[TheHyena laughing hyena]] was a stock animation character back in the day, and in the case of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Roger was referencing either the original Victor Hugo novel, or the 1939 film version, which had been the most recent movie adaptation of the story to date at the time the events of this movie take place.[[/note]], but it adds a level of depth to the film to work in movies that hadn't been released yet. Special mention to the mention of Quasimodo. Several years later, Disney would [[WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDameDisney adapt Quasimodo’s story]] [[DarkerAndEdgier into one of their darkest and least cartoony films ever]]. The villain was even [[HangingJudge a gray-haired judge in dark clothing]], and featured a man having an attraction to a far prettier woman as a major plot point.

** Creator/ChristopherLloyd as the purely evil Judge Doom. It's quite shocking and amazing at the same time seeing him pass from a goofy and good hearted character like [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture Doc Emmett Brown]] to a sadistic and heartless villain with no comedic moments at all.

** Even before the big reveal, Doom's appearance and mannerisms are... off. The makeup job applied to Lloyd made his skin appear to not be quite real somehow, and the stiffness of his movements and the stiltedness of his expressions were all designed to call attention to the fact that there was something just not right about the character. There's also the fact that his cape is always fluttering slightly even when there is no wind. Creator/ChristopherLloyd, knowing his character's reveal, came up with the idea of never blinking on camera; as a result any time you see his eyes, they always have this unnatural stare.

* MisaimedMarketing: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6V3hrIkctls This board game where you throw toons into dip.]]

** The UsefulNotes/GameBoy version (developed by Creator/ShinjiMikami!) is decent enough. It's a simple affair: Roger wanders around linear studio lots and forests, bashing weasels with his ever-present boxing glove hammer (which amusingly looks like a magnifying glass). ''Then'' there is the legendarily-bad [[UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem NES]] game published by [[Creator/LJNToys LJN]] (though they didn't make it). It was developed by Creator/{{Rare}}, which is pretty funny considering they would become one of Creator/{{Nintendo}}'s heavy-hitters. The game starts out promising enough. Much like the ''Film/DickTracy'' NES game, you control Eddie and drive around downtown L.A., searching buildings for clues and items. It's only when you leave the city that the whole thing falls apart. Combing through caves and forests is pretty boring, and Toontown is an uninspired copy of L.A. but with worse music.

* MoralEventHorizon: The death of the cartoon shoe that just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time clearly shows how far over the horizon Judge Doom and his minions already are.

** With TheReveal of [[spoiler: Judge Doom being a toon]], Eddie is initially shocked, then immediately backpedals and claims he's not surprised. Did he simply [[FridgeBrilliance piece things together]] in the few seconds between those statements, or was he too embarrassed to have not made the connection before and is just trying to save face? It's also possible he's engaged in an in-universe case of FridgeBrilliance where he's referring to the fact it all makes sense in hindsight.

* CatharsisFactor: After seeing Judge Doom kill an innocent toon shoe, threaten to do the same to Roger Rabbit, threaten to destroy all of {{Toontown}}, and TheReveal that [[spoiler:he was the same {{toon}} that murdered Eddie's brother]], it's very satisfying to see him [[spoiler: get killed by his own concoction.]] Doubly so as the scene [[ShoutOut cleverly mimics]] [[Film/TheWizardOfOz the demise of the Wicked Witch of the West]].

** He's just as evil as the rest of the Toon Patrol, but [[spoiler: Wheezy trying to pull his soul back into his body]] is a rather pitiful sight. That weasel ''really'' [[spoiler: didn't want to die.]]
** He's probably the worst of them all, but [[spoiler: Smart Ass' death]] can evoke a bit of sympathy, as unlike the others [[spoiler: he doesn't get a ghost after being killed by Dip.]] Though hardly undeserved, it's still a terrifying fate to be [[spoiler: DeaderThanDead in a world where this is not the norm.]]

** The Toon Patrol are fan favorites for their excellently individualized looks and attitudes and their role as comedic but still dangerous henchmen, plus their very memorable (and delightfully telegraphed) [[spoiler: deaths.]]

** On Tumblr at least, many view Jessica Rabbit as asexual. This likely stems from the fact that, despite her good looks and the attention she gets from men, Jessica herself never really ''does'' anything sexual in the film, [[MadonnaWhoreComplex with most of the sexuality of her character being from how ]] [[AllMenArePerverts men in the film (sans Roger) project their sexual attraction onto her]], [[spoiler: and their impression of her being a woman who's only with Roger for money is proven wrong when it's revealed her entire goal was fueled by her romantic love of him, rather than merely sexual or monetary gain.]] "I'm not bad, I'm just drawn that way" could refer to how her FemmeFatale appearance is something she can't help having, and that despite her appearance, [[InformedFlaw she's not very promiscuous]] and merely has a [[SlutShaming sexual reputation.]]

** R.K. Maroon. An overly ambitious business man who tried to make a fortune through blackmail, he's also [[spoiler: horrified to discover he unwittingly helped a plan which will eradicate the toons and gets murdered before he can stop it.]]

** Doom's [[spoiler: real high pitched voice]] may not sound scary on paper, but the context of the reveal and his ferocious delivery make it absolutely petrifying.

** The effect of adding [[spoiler: Judge Doom]]'s true {{toon}} eyes and hand with [[SpecialEffectsFailure only one exception near the end]] having to be in sync the eyes/hand with the live actor's movements to make it believable, still have the time to have the same polished animation as the rest of the Toon characters.

** That poor little toon shoe. Didn't do anything even vaguely wrong, but gets murdered just so Judge Doom can make a point. It's especially pitiful given [[spoiler: the Toon Patrol's deaths show all of them turning into angels except for Smart Ass who gets dipped, with Judge Doom also having no spirit when he gets dipped either.]] While fitting for both of those despicable figures, the idea that this shoe has quite possibly ceased any and all kinds of existence is truly horrifying.

* MemeticMutation: The scene in the speakeasy where Eddie and Roger keep bumping into the hanging lamp lead to the expression "bump the lamp" amongst animators when they want to push their animation a little further.

** To every single film following it's release that tried to blend real people and settings with cartoon characters and worlds. No matter how well its done, the narrative and filmmaking will be negatively compared to its execution here.