History Trivia / RogerRabbitShorts

** Three more shorts were planned, ''Hare In My Soup'', ''Beach Blanket Bunny'' and ''Jolly Roger'', the first of which was scheduled to play before ''{{WesternAnimation/Toy Story|1}}'' (''Roller Coaster Rabbit'' was re-released instead, at least in some British theatres, while ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfAndreAndWallyB'' ended up playing on select American screens).

* CreativeDifferences: The ownership of the characters between Disney and Amblin caused some tension between Creator/StevenSpielberg and Creator/MichaelEisner. Spielberg wanted ''Roller-Coaster Rabbit'' to play before the Amblin-produced ''Film/{{Arachnophobia}}'' but Eisner had it play before ''Film/DickTracy'' instead. The two men's inability to cooperate resulted in further shorts being canceled and the last one not coming out until three years later.

* CreativeDifferences: The ownership of the characters between Disney and Amblin caused some tension between Steven Spielberg and Michael Eisner. Spielberg wanted ''Roller-Coaster Rabbit'' to play before ''Film/{{Arachnophobia}}'' but Eisner had it play before ''Film/DickTracy'' instead. The two men's inability to cooperate resulted in further shorts being canceled and the last one not coming out until three years later.

** One extremely ambitious gag was planned for ''Roller Coaster Rabbit'' in which Roger and Baby Herman would reach the peak of the huge drop on the rollercoaster, only to be stopped by a stop light. Cue ''[[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters every single character who had ever been in a Disney movie to date]]'' [[FreezeFrameBonus speeding by in an intersecting car]]. The animators unearthed all of the necessary model sheets and worked for weeks to get everyone to look just right and determine who sat where (Mickey and Minnie were going to sit in the front while [[WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}} Monstro the whale]] sat awkwardly in the back towering over everyone). However, it was eventually agreed that, while a funny idea on paper, it would be impossible to time the gag just right: if it went too fast, the audience wouldn't have recognized everyone, but if it went too slow, it would kill the comic momentum, so it was eventually dropped.

** One extremely ambitious gag was planned for ''Roller Coaster Rabbit'' in which Roger and Baby Herman would reach the peak of the huge drop on the rollercoaster, only to be stopped by a stop light. Cue ''[[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters every single character who had ever been in a Disney movie to date]]'' [[FreezeFrameBonus speeding by in an intersecting car]]. The animators unearthed all of the necessary model sheets and [[DoingItForTheArt worked for weeks to get everyone to look just right and determine who sat where]] (Mickey and Minnie were going to sit in the front while [[WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}} Monstro the whale]] sat awkwardly in the back towering over everyone). However, it was eventually agreed that, while a funny idea on paper, it would be impossible to time the gag just right: if it went too fast, the audience wouldn't have recognized everyone, but if it went too slow, it would kill the comic momentum, so it was eventually dropped.

* CreativeDifferences: The ownership of the characters between Disney and Amblin caused some tension between Steven Spielberg and Michael Eisner. Spielberg wanted ''Roller-Coaster Rabbit'' to play before ''Film/{{Arachnophobia}}'' but Eisner had it play before ''Film/DickTracy'' instead. The two men's inability to cooperate resulted in further shorts being canceled and the last one not coming out until [[SequelGap three years later]].

** One extremely ambitious gag was planned for ''Roller Coaster Rabbit'' in which Roger and Baby Herman would reach the peak of the huge drop on the rollercoaster, only to be stopped by a stop light. Cue ''[[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters every single character who had ever been in a Disney movie ever]]'' [[FreezeFrameBonus speeding by in an intersecting car]]. The animators unearthed all of the necessary model sheets and [[DoingItForTheArt worked for weeks to get everyone to look just right and determine who sat where]] (Mickey and Minnie were going to sit in the front while [[WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}} Monstro the whale]] sat awkwardly in the back towering over everyone). However, it was eventually agreed that, while a funny idea on paper, it would be impossible to time the gag just right: if it went too fast, the audience wouldn't have recognized everyone, but if it went too slow, it would kill the comic momentum, so it was eventually dropped.

** Three more shorts were planned, ''Hare In My Soup'', ''Beach Blanket Bunny'' and ''Jolly Roger'', the first of which was scheduled to play before ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'' (''Roller Coaster Rabbit'' was re-released instead, at least in some British theatres, while ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfAndreAndWallyB'' ended up playing on select American screens).

** One extremely ambitious gag was planned for ''Roller Coaster Rabbit'' in which Roger and Baby Herman would reach the peak of the huge drop on the rollercoaster, only to be stopped by a stop light. Cue ''[[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters every single character who had ever been in a Disney movie ever]]'' [[FreezeFrameBonus speeding by in an intersecting car]]. The animators unearthed all of the necessary model sheets and [[DoingItForTheArt worked for weeks to get everyone to look just right and determine who sat where]] (Mickey and Minnie were going to sit in the front while [[WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}} Monstro the whale]] sat awkwardly in the back towering over everyone). However, the issue ultimately came down to timing: if it went too fast, the audience wouldn't have recognized everyone, but if it went too slow, it wouldn't be funny, so it was eventually dropped.
** As mentioned on the main page, there was going to be a fourth film, ''Hare In My Soup'', had the other shorts been more successful. It would have played before ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'' (''Roller Coaster Rabbit'' was re-released instead, at least in some British theatres, while ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfAndreAndWallyB'' ended up playing on select American screens). Two other shorts, ''Beach Blanket Bunny'' and ''Jolly Roger'', were also on the early planning stages.

** One extremely ambitious gag was planned for ''Roller Coaster Rabbit'' in which Roger and Baby Herman would reach the peak of the huge drop on the rollercoaster, only to be stopped by a stop light. Cue ''[[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters every single character who had ever been in a Disney movie ever]]'' [[FreezeFrameBonus speeding by in an intersecting car]]. The animators unearthed all of the necessary model sheets and [[DoingItForTheArt worked for weeks to get everyone to look just right and determine who sat where]] (Mickey and Minnie were going to sit in the front while [[Disney/{{Pinocchio}} Monstro the whale]] sat awkwardly in the back towering over everyone). However, the issue ultimately came down to timing: if it went too fast, the audience wouldn't have recognized everyone, but if it went too slow, it wouldn't be funny, so it was eventually dropped.

** As mentioned on the main page, there was going to be a fourth film, ''Hare In My Soup'', had the other shorts been more successful. It would have played before ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'' (''Tummy Trouble'' was re-released instead). Two other shorts, ''Beach Blanket Bunny'' and ''Jolly Roger'', were also on the early planning stages.

** As mentioned on the main page, there was going to be a fourth film, ''Hare In My Soup'', had the other shorts been more successful. It would have played before ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'' (''Tummy Trouble'' was re-released instead).

** One extremely ambitious gag was planned for ''Roller Coaster Rabbit'' in which Roger and Baby Herman would reach the peak of the huge drop on the rollercoaster, only to be stopped by a stop light. Cue ''[[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters every single character who had ever been in a Disney movie ever]]'' [[FreezeFrameBonus speeding by in an intersecting car]]. The animators unearthed all of the necessary model sheets and [[DoingItForTheArt worked for weeks to get everyone to look just right and determine who sat where]] (Micky and Minnie were going to sit in the front while [[Disney/{{Pinocchio}} Monstro the whale]] sat awkwardly in the back towering over everyone). However, the issue ultimately came down to timing: if it went too fast, the audience wouldn't have recognized everyone, but if it went too slow, it wouldn't be funny, so it was eventually dropped.

** One extremely ambitious gag was planned for ''Roller Coaster Rabbit'' in which Roger and Baby Herman would reach the peak of the huge drop on the rollercoaster, only to be stopped by a stop light. Cue ''[[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters every single character who had ever been in a Disney movie ever]]'' [[FreezeFrameBonus speeding by in an intersecting car]]. The animators unearthed all of the necessary model sheets and [[DoingItForTheArt worked for weeks to get everyone to look just right and determine who sat where]] (Micky and Minnie were going to sit in the front while [[Disney/{{Pinocchio}} Monstro the whale]] sat awkwardly in the back towering over everyone). However, the issue ultimately came down to timing: if it went too fast, the audience wouldn't have recognized everyone, but if it went too slow, it would screw up the comic timing, so it was eventually dropped.