Irresistible Love

Several days ago I bought a vintage Roger Rabbit poster, given in an old promo of a sticker album featuring Disney characters. Today, it arrived home in perfect shape:

Luckily, I had a frame available:

Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (and Jessica too) =D

We’re tiny, we’re toony, and Roger does a cameo!

In the last entry of this blog, my partner Alexander asked about certain Roger Rabbit cameo in an episode of Tiny Toon Adventures… I remembered watching that particular episode several years ago, so I began doing some minor research about it and finally I found that cameo!

You’re about to see a extract from the episode “Buster & Babs Go Hawaiian” (which in fact was the only episode written by fans of the show, and one of the very few fan-generated stories featured in a cartoon series), in which Roger and Jessica are featured. Unfortunately they aren’t playing full cameos: the only thing we can see are Roger’s right hand (wearing a blue glove instead of the well-known yellow one) and Jessica’s legs, but in the other hand Charles Fleischer was called to reprise Roger again:

(If you want to go directly to the cameo, click here) 

Well… That’s it. Your thoughts? =0

Loretta Rabbit by Spongefox

REQUEST-Loretta by ~spongefox on deviantART

This is a really sweet rendition of my original character, Loretta Rabbit, drawn by Spongefox. Her overall design is a little bit different from mine, but she looks really cute and adorable wearing bows in both ears, and a nice pink jumper with imprinted swirls. And a Toon Kit! Wonder what will do Loretta with it =D

Thanks, my dear friend!! <3

Who Framed Roger Rabbit Laserdisc

 Jeepers! That’s a huge disc!! =D

Got it today from a local seller, and seems to be in great shape despite being at least 20 years old. Although I don’t own a Laserdisc player, this is still a nice collectible item =3

Roger AND Rogina Rabbit

Now that’s what I call a very original idea!

A seller at eBay is currently selling this couple of adorable crocheted rabbits: Roger Rabbit himself and a girl rabbit named “Rogina”. What’s interesting about Rogina is her design: she’s mainly a girl version of Roger, wearing some sort of blue necklace, red jumpers and what appear to be white sneakers with blue laces and pink soles.

Wonder if she’s supposed to be Roger’s sister or some distant cousin. She’s really cute <3

If you want to get Rogina (and Roger of course) you can place your bid in the following eBay auction:

eBay - Roger & Rogina Rabbit
(This link may not be working after February 2010)

Three years living with Roger Rabbit

Yup. I’ve been living three exact years with this little fella (maybe you remember the last year’s entry about my second anniversary with him) and very little has changed since that day.

Or at least, I think so.

Let’s see: Roger gained some much-needed whiskers and his loose tooth, so he isn’t your average Roger Rabbit plush doll anymore. What did I gain? Perhaps several pounds and a lot of knowledge about Roger Rabbit himself, everything related to him and of course the real life outside the rabbit hole.

I’ve had a lot of good stuff and great experiences with Roger. Also some bad stuff came when I couldn’t take control of my emotions, and I hurted him. There are several weird stories too, that are actually funny. But what I really remember with such joy and emotion, was the previous encounter I had with this Roger Rabbit doll before getting him.

At that time, I wasn’t so interested in the rabbit. In fact, knew little about him since the last time I saw him, back in my childhood days. I was collecting another stuff, and my interests were focused to some little spunky, red-haired girl that smells like strawberries. But some day, at the flea market. I spotted him. He was hanging on a grid display, among some other plush dolls and collectibles. Despite my limited knowledge, I recognized him and couldn’t avoid but smile and giggle. He looked really really funny, with his big blue eyes staring at me. A sudden blast of nostalgia caught me, but as soon as it came, it disappeared. I was in fact searching for another doll, so I smiled at Roger for the last time, and said goodbye to him.

Never thought I would bring him to home two weeks later!! (thanks, of course, to the broadcast of “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” on Mexican Disney Channel).

Since January 25th. 2007, Roger Rabbit has been part of my life. Today, January 25th, 2010, Roger Rabbit is still part of my life.

And I love him a lot <3

I'm not jumping into the bandwagon (and even I'm sorta doing)

Yes, I know there's that old lady named Anette Edwards, that spent £10,000 or so in cosmetic surgeries just for looking like Jessica Rabbit.

And I know she's also a professional rabbit breeder, that owns the world's biggest living rabbit.

And I know she's around her 60's, and still wanted to look like her favorite character.

What I don't know, is why almost all people at blogs, message boards and even TV shows is making fun of her. She just did what she wanted to do, even when that meant becoming the main focus of some controversy about what can you do at certain ages, and what not. In fact, Anette was so self-confident in herself, that she decided to go ahead to fulfill her dream of becoming Jessica Rabbit by any means necessary. Even if people laugh at her at this moment.

I'm gonna tell you something fellas: I'm almost 30 years old. But anyway, sometimes I take one of my Roger Rabbit plush dolls for strolling around my hometown (mainly around downtown, or going to shopping) and I have a lot of fun doing it. Some people laugh at me histerically, since I'm hugging my bunny doll while walking among them. Some people just smile at me. Usually kids get really excited and cheerful when they spot Roger Rabbit, even if they don't know about him. Even some persons ask me about where I got the rabbit, or if I'm selling him. And I'm enjoying myself all day long.

Because I'm doing something that I love to do, and I'm not hurting anyone while doing it. Could say I know how to deliver some fun to people, hehe!

So, what's the difference between Anette and me? Actually, none. And what's the difference between Anette and the rest of the people? Well, maybe people is afraid of doing what they really want to do (as long as they aren't hurting themselves or other people) and she wasn't.

Roger and Jessica Cubees

For all you Cubee lovers, finally you can get the oddest animated couple in their own Cubee templates!!

Download Roger Rabbit Cubee template

  Download Jessica Rabbit Cubee template

Both of them were created by 7ater, and you can find more neat Cubees at his own website; it really worths the visit! =3

Jeepers!! That’s a HUGE rabbit! – Part Deux

The same day Toontown Antics got into its first anniversary, my huge Roger Rabbit plush doll finally arrived home:

   Yup: I added him some whiskers =3

(Sat him in the chair for giving you an idea of his size =D)

Jeepers!! That’s a HUGE rabbit!

 

Commissioned a life-sized Roger Rabbit doll several months ago and it’s finally done! Still don’t have it at home (this pictures were sent to me by the person who made the doll) but the rabbit it’s HUGE and it’s totally hand-made. This person also makes Sackboys (from the PS3 hit “Little Big Planet”) and several custom dolls that you can see in her online catalog.

So, do you like him? I can’t wait to bring him at home, he’s so huggable! =3

Who ya gonna call?

Why, Roger and Jessica of course!
This is a interesting find I came across at a Ghostbusters forum; a sculptor named Alan Rogerson made the Ectomobile in sand and for some reason he decided to put our favorite toon couple in the front seat. Odd decision, but very fun.

Roger Rabbit model sheet

For some time now I have been searching for some good Roger model sheets. This has proven to be a pretty difficult task however and the best thing I could find was this:

Don't bother clicking it, that's as big as it gets.

Couldn't find any higher resolution of it so I decided to try and work it over myself.
Here's the result:
It's not as great as a scan of the first picture would've been, but it's better than nothing. I also wrote down some notes one should remember when drawing the character.
But if any of you visitors know about any better model sheets of Roger then feel free to let us know.

EDIT:
A friend of mine made me aware of a eBay auction related to this topic. The price is a bit too much for my limited budget, but at least it provided me with a slightly better picture of the model sheet in question.

All my rabbits =3

My rather huge Roger Rabbit plush doll collection. A couple of them are still mint, while the rest are in well-loved condition. I reconstructed a couple of them since they were virtually in pieces and as you can see, some of the rabbits were customized to fit certain themes. Of course, there’s Jessica too =3

You can show us your collection too! P-p-p-p-please, send your pics to my e-mail address and I’ll publish them in our blog! Don’t worry if you have few Roger Rabbit-related collectibles: we will be really p-p-p-p-p-pleased of watching them!! =D

“Judge Doom” wants to get Roger Rabbit again!

As Digital Spy published yesterday, Christopher Lloyd (better known for his roles as Judge Doom in “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” and Doc Emmet Brown in the “Back to the Future” trilogy) is very excited about the upcoming Roger Rabbit sequel, and he would like to reprise his role as the evil, red-eyed cartoon who became judge thanks to a couple of zillion simoleons:

Digital Spy - Christopher Lloyd up for 'Rabbit' sequel

Personally, I don’t think Judge Doom comes back from death to haunt Roger, Jessica, Eddie and the gang (neither him or the Toon Patrol). But he can still get into the project, if Bob Zemeckis asks him.

What do you think? =3

Roger and Jessica’s Wedding

A lovely couple, isn’t it? =D

Roger and Jessica’s wedding, as illustrated by mexican talented artist Martin López, famous for his well-known Simpsons’ parodies. Thanks to Profesor Carlos (webmaster of Proyecto Cartoon and Quién Engañó a Roger Rabbit) for sending me this cool illustration!

WFRR script

So, what do we have for you kids today? Well, the script Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman wrote for the movie actually. It's not the final version as it has some different scenes that didn't make it to the movie. The weasels are never given any individual designs, Doom's pet vulture is still here and there is also a weird kangaroo jury he talks to before executing anyone. The basic plot is still the same though. I have also read there were earlier drafts were Jessica or Baby Herman were the villains. Would've been interesting to read those as well.

Roger Rabbit, M.D.

Roger Rabbit, M.D. by ~bunnyfriend on deviantART

It’s not lupus, huh-huh!! =3

Roger Rabbit commercials

Keeping up the vid-related posts, here I bring some of the commercials in which Roger Rabbit was featured. Almost all of them are 20+ years old, but they’re still worth the watch:

Diet Coke commercial

Still don’t understand why Roger likes to drink Diet Coke… It tastes HORRIBLE! Oh well…

Disneyland Christmas Celebration 1988

In this ad, Disneyland is welcoming Roger Rabbit into his first holidays at the park. Notice how his feet soles are featuring their oval-shaped pads, which aren’t there in the rest of the Roger Rabbit costumed characters. Maybe because this one was sitting there the whole time, or because this was the first version of the costume, that was later improved for durability and Cast Members’ comfort.

Disney-MGM Studios 1989

Here Roger appears just a couple of seconds. He’s been drawn in an animation board, and then suddenly jumps to our faces. Worth the watch anyway.

Mickey’s Great Adventures (on ice)

This will make you remember about the times when shows on ice were the greatest thing since sliced bread, hehehehe.

French ad for Who Framed Roger Rabbit

You can’t miss the animated ad in the second half of this video!

80’s Commercials (featuring Roger Rabbit’s VHS ad)

There are some vintage commercials in there… Roger’s ad begins at 6:29 (if you’re only interested on that ad, click on this link).

Commercial for Roger Rabbit’s Vista Series DVD

Since then, Roger hasn’t been featured in commercial ads. Just promos for his movie broadcast in several channels.

And finally…

Roger Rabbit doll commercial (my personal favorite!)

Lovely, isn’t it? =3

My angel became real

My angel became real - Custom by ~bunnyfriend on deviantART

Of course, that custom doll is based on this illustration =3

…And Robert Zemeckis keeps doing it

I mean, teasing us with more info tidbits about Roger Rabbit’s sequel. This time, at an interview he had with Empire Online, he gave us a couple of hints about the way he would film RR2:

Yeah, I mean, you know, we have the tools now and we can actually, uhmmm, really make a spectacular version of Roger Rabbit if the screenplay turns out to be something that’s really good…

(…)

Yes, you know, it depends on… You know, I mean: it depends on… It probably should be made in the tradition of the first movie.

What does this mean? Well… I don’t know if he talks about filming live action sequences, that will be mixed with digitally animated sequences and MoCap, of if he wants to keep the storyline of the first movie, or something else.

Come on Zemeckis, stop playing with our minds! We just want the rabbit back under the spotlights, p-p-p-p-p-please!! >.<