Custom Roger doll

Check out this neat creation I came across.
Not just any custom RR doll, but a KNITTED custom doll.

Roger meets Roger

Roger Bros. Index card drawing by ~spongefox on deviantART

If you ask me, it was about time someone paired both Roger Rabbits: the one from the movie pre-production era, and the Roger we all know and love. It makes me wonder about how the movie would’ve turned if Disney executives used the first incarnation of Roger Rabbit (made in-house) instead of bringing Richard Williams to design him, Jessica, Benny and the gang.

Of course, this lovely drawing was made by SpongeFox; you can check more of her cartoon-related artwork visiting her blog =D

P.D. You’ll get kudos if you know why’s the first Roger wearing that particular outfit ;)

Roger Rabbit back in 1983 –Yes, 1983!!

Yup. They are Eddie Valiant and Roger Rabbit.

As you probably know, “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” was canned for a while since Disney bought the rights to Gary Wolf’s novel “Who Censored Roger Rabbit?” and the Mouse House’s executives were trying to pull a movie out of that bizarre yet funny novel, until they gave up because they didn’t have the budget for a project like this one.

Well… 2719 Hyperion bring us this pic from the 1983 Disney’s Annual Report, in which a Roger Rabbit movie is mentioned as being near to its theatrical release (little did they know that the movie would be actually premiered in 1988, with a very different look and feel). This photograph shows Mike Gabriel (a Disney animator, storyboard artist and character designer) dressed as Eddie Valiant, along with Roger Rabbit in his first incarnation, mainly inspired in Tex Avery’s cartoons as the design suggests.

You can read more about this in 2719 Hyperion’s entry about Roger Rabbit, 1983-style =3

Roger Rabbit in Mickey’s 60th. Birthday Special

Yes. I know what are you thinking: he looks cheaply animated.

And you’re right.

This is a excerpt from that Mickey Mouse’s 60th. Anniversary Special that was aired on TV more than 20 years ago. And it gives you an idea of how Roger would look in a regular cartoon show. Try to place this poorly animated sequence in some Bonkers’ episode, and you’ll get the whole picture.

Now I’m thankful we didn’t get a Roger Rabbit SatAM cartoon.

BTW, I’ll give you some kudos if you guess who’s the staff person chatting with Roger… But I’m sure you already know who’s him ;)

P.S. This video was uploaded by Youtube user froggycompany.

A couple of Valentine’s gifts – Thanks!!

I thought this Valentine’s Day was already done, but as always, I was wrong! Today I got a couple of gifts from my friends Ayaka-chan and Spongefox:

This sweet drawing was made by my little imouto-chan, Ayaka <3

And this banner was designed by Spongefox, another fellow friend =3

Thanks a lot for your gifts!!

Roger’s getting ready for Valentine’s Day

I was thinking about something special for today, Valentine’s Day… And then, I stumbled upon this blog entry:

As you can see, Roger is ready for celebrate Valentine’s day with Jessica Rabbit. Doesn’t he look like a sweet little gentleman wearing that tuxedo? Sure Jessica will get a nice surprise from him, hehe!

You can get more details about this cute picture visiting Tokyomagic’s Meet the World blog. You can also find a very special 101 Dalmatians’ postcard.

Happy Valentine’s Day! <3

The Totally unOfficial Toonography of Jessica P6

Just wanted to let you know ImNotBadTV has posted the sixth part of this series.

Roger Rabbit in Starlog magazine

Another heads up to another blog; John P's blog has a post featuring articles from Starlog and other magazines about the making of the film.

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

The Art of Roger Rabbit

Head over to J. E. Daniels' Animated Topics for some neat pictures from the book "The Art Of Who Framed Roger Rabbit" A catalog featuring information and animation cells from the film.

Until we win

I came across this at the Nostalgia Critic website and figured I'd share it with you. I never had the displeasure of playing this game myself, but it seems to be a pretty frustrating and difficult thing judging from this video.

Ever heard of the healing power of laughter?

One of our visitors, Ayaka, drew this fabulous picture last Halloween of our favorite wabbit as Gotham City's famous evil clown. During a conversation with her I asked for the permission to post it here and she accepted. So enjoy!

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

ZombieTown

"The world of ToonTown is a big one, with many worlds and places to go fit for all of favorite animated characters you've grown to love. Hoagie's Alley, Cool World, Thorn Valley, and so on. Back in 1947, the very heart of it was threatened when Judge Doom planned to clear it all down and turn it into nothing but roads and highways. This plan was foiled by private investigator Eddie Valiant in the nick of time, and A-list Toon star Roger Rabbit was cleared of any charges for the trouble.
Now, many years later... one of Doom's many Plan B's is coming into effect. In an attempt to bring the large cartoon world to it's knees; a tainted can of ink has been opened - and anyone coming into contact with it, or even spreading it around, will become the heart of a monster In some cases, more than a monster: a powerful, unstoppable zombie bent on destruction. Considering the likes of many characters from Little Sneezer to Popeye and even Sonic the Hedgehog over the years, we can only hope that this can prevented.

 

Or maybe not.

 

Welcome to ZombieTown: a comic starring four Toons, four humans, as they fight for survival and to find a cure. But with the chaos spreading rapidly, and so much ground to cover, is all hope lost?

 

Combining the fun and the humor of the 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit' movie in anticipation for the hopeful sequel, and the many nostalgic zombie movies past and present, this comic will thrill, chill, and delight those who remember those memorable cartoon films and series' we've grown to love. Not limited to Disney, the comic aims to reach the likes of Don Bluth, Ralph Bakshi, Matt Groening, Van Buren, John Kricfalusi, and many more to list. Also intended are homages to many zombie horror movies such as Dawn of the Dead, 28 Days Later, among many more.

 

Written and drawn out on Microsoft Paint by Aaron Mocksing, ZombieTown will also allow and invite many people's original characters to be included on the experience, with credit given. It is a huge and ambitious project open for a lot of people to enjoy.
So suit up, lock and load, and prepare yourselves... ZombieTown may just consume the world as we know it.”

If you want to check out this promising history and give your feedback to his creator, p-p-p-p-please visit Aaron Mocksing at deviantART =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)

Toontown Antics – First Anniversary

A year ago, I started Toontown Antics. Didn’t have any visitors at the time and the updates were, let’s face it: a little silly and pointless.

Today, Toontown Antics is one of the few well-known blogs fully devoted to Roger Rabbit and his fellow friends, and I have some visitors from United States, Mexico, Argentina, Norway and even Japan!

I can’t thank you enough for all the support, for making this dream come true and for keeping it alive when I was in despair. Thanks to everyone: friends and foes, toons and humans, rabbits and weasels, casual visitors and hardcore fans.

Thanks to Ayaka-chan, Alexander, MikMix, Sketch, LêA, Dizneyfan, my followers (at the right column) and the rest of my visitors (casuals and anonymous)!!

And, of course, thank you very much Roger Rabbit, for all the funny and sweet moments!! =3

P-p-p-p-p-please, keep supporting this blog!! =’)

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