In Memory Of Richard Williams

I am deeply saddened to learn about the passing of animation legend Richard Williams. His understanding of movement and illusion is what made Who Framed Roger Rabbit possible. His works remain as some of the best examples of brilliant animation.

15 Years Of Posting Jessica Rabbit News

2018 marks my 15th year of posting Jessica Rabbit news and info! This all began back in 2003, I started a Jessica Rabbit Yahoo Group just as her pins first started to be created during the Official Pin Collecting heyday. I was continually surprised to see even more merchandise soon follow like statues, mugs, shirts and more! After several great years on the Yahoo Group I decided to buy the ImNotBad.com domain name. Slowly, I added more and more to the site with things like Merchandise Reviews and Artist Interviews. The Jessica news might have slowed down in the last couple of years but I keep the site here, always dedicated to the Toontown diva herself. Jessica Rabbit is my favorite cartoon character and has been ever since I saw the movie in 1988. I am glad I can serve as a place people can always go to learn more or get any information. I thank everyone who continues to enjoy this site and am very honored to be at over 1.5 Million Page Views today. Here's a sample of the front page news and art from over the last 15 years!

Who Framed Roger Rabbit Back On Netflix

Who Framed Roger Rabbit has been added back on Netflix. The movie had been removed for some time as per usual with the streaming service rotating out different movies. Roger, however, has returned and you can watch the whole movie now any time you like.

Miss Switch Custom Figure By Gary Anderson

In taking a break from the usual Disney related news, I wanted to show a custom figure I had commissioned that is absolutely amazing. In rediscovering some retro cartoons online I stumbled across The Trouble with Miss Switch, an ABC Weekly Special cartoon from 1980 that I had watched often. The cartoons were based on a 1971 children's book of the same name by Barbara Brooks Wallace. The book was fairly popular and when it was translated into cartoons they were re-run frequently due to the high interest. The cartoon specials were produced by Ruby-Spears who made shows like Heathcliff and Dingbat, Alvin and the Chipmunks and The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show. I wondered how any popular 80's cartoon would have slipped by without some kind of merchandise - other than the books whose covers were changed to depict versions of the characters from the cartoon. That's when I asked a talented customizer. I had followed his work for many years and asked if he was up for the challenge. The end result is exactly what I had asked for and turned out to be a fantastic custom figure. Read all about the creation of this figure and learn more about the artist living in Ireland who has a love of pop culture and action figures...

June 22 1988

Who Famed Roger Rabbit was released on this day in 1988.

You can read about past anniversary celebrations:

Roger Rabbit Comic-Con Panel Discussion

The 25th Anniversary Of Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Roger and Jessica Rabbit Cakes

Roger Rabbit Reunion Panel

Roger Rabbit Anniversary Tumblr Archive

Roger Rabbit Animation Director Richard Williams Tribute

Roller Coaster Rabbit 25th Anniversary

The second Roger Rabbit cartoon short, Roller Coaster Rabbit, was released on June 15, 1990 in front of the movie version of Dick Tracy. Today this short celebrates its 25th Anniversary. The three Roger Rabbit cartoons, which star Roger Rabbit, Baby Herman, Jessica and special guest Droopy Dog, were released on a VHS tape called The Best of Roger Rabbit, and later included on the Special Edition and Blu Ray DVD's. Even if there isn't a Roger Rabbit sequel, there should certainly be more Roger short cartoons. They were very entertaining and in the style of the older Merrie Melodies type of cartoons - full of sight gags, explosions and comedy. Take a look at some concept art and merchandise from this great short...

New Custom Jessica Rabbit Art At Tiki Toons Event

On Saturday, May 23rd, the Van Eaton Galleries in California held a Tiki Toons Group Art Show and Sale. The exhibit runs through June 13, 2015 so there's still a chance for you to check out the art. There is a huge selection of one-of-a-kind artwork on display, and for sale, featuring different cartoon characters with a tiki theme. Characters like The Misfits from Jem, Scooby Doo, Frozen, Mickey Mouse, Bugs Bunny, Betty Boop, Spongebob, Cruella, Stitch, The Flintstones and more were all the subject of this event. Take a look at the two Jessica Rabbit pieces which were on display...

ImNotBad.com Reaches One Million Page Views

The ImNotBad.com page views have reachedOne Million !
I started posting on Jessica Rabbit news in 2003, being one of the biggest fans there is. Over the years so many more Jessica fans have materialized and since that time there have been much to post on - from pins, merchandise, reunions, rumors, fan art, customs, reviews, and her much talked about Disney Park appearance. ImNotBad.com started in 2008 and has now reached over one million pave views. A big Thank You to everyone who visits the site and enjoys reading all about our favorite Toontown Diva. I also appreciate those who contribute and add to the site with news and photos - and especially the artists and creators of Jessica herself who have granted interviews to this site. To learn more about the history of this site and see more artwork and past designs, check out the ABOUT page.

Painting Rubber Penguins: Making Who Framed Roger Rabbit

The magic is in the details, and a movie like Who Framed Roger Rabbit is full of little things that had to be made for the project. Have a look at this informative video (part of The Elstree Project which seeks to preserve the legacy of the "British Hollywood") with interviews from matte and roto supervisor Annie Elvin, scenic artist Ron Punter, and pops master Barry Wilkinson. These particular stories are all about the making of Who Framed Roger Rabbit and what it took to bring the movie to life. Fake beer bottles, cartoony props and painted penguins are all part of what is discussed by the very people who made it happen.

Roger Rabbit Cinematographer Dean Cundey Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Cinematographer Dean Cundey will receive the American Society of Cinematographers' Lifetime Achievement Award during the 28th annual ASC Outstanding Achievement Awards, which will be held on on Feb. 1, 2014. He worked as cinematographer on Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and his other notable films including Robert Zemeckis’ Back to the Future trilogy, Romancing the Stone and Death Becomes Her; Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park and Hook; Ron Howard’s Apollo 13. He is also still praised for his work on the original Halloween film from 1978.

D23's 23 Days Of Christmas

This holiday season, Disney has brought back its popular 23 Days Of Christmas countdown series: "a gorgeous collection of work contributed by artists from nearly every corner of The Walt Disney Company, including Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, Disney Television Animation, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts’ Disney Design Group, Disney Consumer Products, and more."

On December 5th, producer Don Hahn added some festive art of Roger and Jessica Rabbit under the mistletoe, joining a list of characters so far like Monsters Inc. Mickey Mouse, Donald and Grumpy. New art will be revealed each day. The art is only available to view by D23 Members - but have no fear, regular membership is still free! Sign Up today and you will have access to news, art and interviews. As a member, you also have a chance to enter the 23 Days Of Christmas Sweepstakes to win a lithograph of artwork from this years series!

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving from ImNotBad.com

Jessica Rabbit Custom Christmas Standee

SuspendedAnimationNY has done it again, creating custom pieces out of memorable Jessica Rabbit art. Here is the new Jessica Rabbit Christmas 23 inch standee. Based off of one of her most famous Christmas pins of Jessica holding a Christmas gift. It stands a full 23" tall and features a vibrant red glitter dress and shoes with white trim. Christmas comes early this year. Check it out now at SuspendedAnimationNY's Etsy Page.

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The Academy Tribute To Richard Williams

On October 4th 2013, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences payed tribute to one of the most legendary animators of our time, Richard Williams. He was Animation Director on Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and his body of work is both very extensive and impressive.


Sources:
Here is an article about the evening, including photos:
FLIP: The Richard Williams Tribute at The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

To see more photos from the event - Click Here

Art By Miss Mindy

When wonder and wishes and whimsy collided, the world created Miss Mindy. Now, Miss Mindy is creating wondrous works of her own featuring some of Disney's most memorable characters. Snow White, Evil Queen and Ariel have been fantastically recreated as a Miss Mindy signature sculpture, with ornate miniature details and lights. Nestled inside each is a tiny scene from the movie - Snow white has the Seven Dwarfs cottage, Evil Queen has the Magic Mirror, and Ariel has Ursula. There have also been other characters like Bo Peep and Minnie Mouse.

As if her talents didn't speak for themselves, take a look at this hand-crafted, artfully engineered Wonderland Chess Set, a combined effort by Miss Mindy and Ahab's Shipyard which debuted at D23 2013. It is a one-of-a-kind piece using elements of both Lewis Caroll and Disney's version of Alice in Wonderland. If you look closely, there are 32 highly detailed and customized 3 inch and Jr. Vinylmation figures by Mindy. Using the Vinylmation figure as the base, each one is hand pained and redecorated to fit the topsy-turvy theme of Wonderland.

The board, by Ahab's Shipyard, combines pine and bass woods with resin, stone and synthetic turf. I suppose if you're going to play Wonderland Chess, you should expect no less than the level of this creation.

Starting October 4, 2013, Miss Mindy will be the Artist in Residence at WonderGround Gallery in the Downtown Disneyland District on October 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25 and 26 from 6:30 p.m. – 9:30p.m. each day. She has created several new 3 inch Vinylmation figures titled 13 Little Haunts, all of them hand painted and embellished with sculpture and glow-in-the-dark paint. Each is a one-of-a-kind figure and will sell for $250.00. As an especially haunting surprise, there is only one number “13” design, up for grabs to the first moral who gets their hands on it!

Could a Jessica Rabbit statue ever be possible? Well, Mindy is naturally drawn to redheads, and has stated that Jessica could make an excellent addition to the series.

Academy Event To Honor Richard Williams

Roger Rabbit Animator, Richard Williams, will be honored with a special event on Friday, October 4, 7:30 p.m. Presented as part of the Marc Davis Celebration of Animation, Williams will discuss his impressive catalog of works with clips from The Little Island, The Charge of the Light Brigade, A Christmas Carol, The Return of the Pink Panther, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Circus Drawings and the first theatrical trailer for The Thief and the Cobbler, as well as a preview of his work-in-progress, Prologue. Tickets go on sale September 3rd and can be ordered here.

Richard Williams' work will also be on display for visitors until December, with the Academy stating:

"A new exhibition will open Friday, October 4, in the Academy Grand Lobby Gallery, in conjunction with the Marc Davis Celebration of Animation.

Take an exciting visual tour through Richard Williams's career and experience his master class approach to the art of animation through this dynamic exhibition. Twelve unique zones, accompanied by matching chapters from Richard Williams's new iPad App, show aspiring animators and pros alike how to direct animation and how Williams approaches character movement, dialogue, animal action and more. On view through December 22, 2013, Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and weekends noon to 6 p.m."

To read more about the event, visit the Academy's website.

Custom Who Framed Roger Rabbit Poster

There's always some fantastic custom artwork available from talented artists all around the internet. Check out this Who Framed Roger Rabbit inspired movie poster titled The Whole Thing's a Set Up by Chelsea Patterson at Cutestreak Designs and now available through Etsy. The colors are popping, the designs are zany, and the whole thing is toony! It features the sinister Judge Doom, a gun-wielding Jessica Rabbit, detective Eddie Valiant and a slew of other little movie details.

Head on over to Cutestreak Designs to take a look at more colorful artwork available.

Roger Rabbit Comic-Con Panel Discussion

Making Roger Rabbit: 25th Anniversary

This hour long panel included guests who worked on the Who Framed Roger Rabbit film, discussing the process from taking the book to the screen, the creation of the characters and the process of animation and special effects. Producer Don Hahn served as host, and guests were Andreas Deja, Tom Sito, James Baxter, Nick Ranieri, Dave Bossert and Charles Fleischer. Here's what was said about Jessica Rabbit:

Don Hahn:
I want to talk about Jessica.

(Audience hoots and cheers, photo of Rita Hayworth comes on screen)

And Andreas, I want you to talk about Russell Hall. There was an animator on the show who's not with us today. We looked and looked for someone to design Jessica and animate Jessica, teach us everything we could possibly know about Jessica. We looked at Rita Hayworth in these stills. We had drawing classes, this is Walt Stanchfield our drawing instructor, with a leggy supermodel trying to show her how to walk. Walt was frustrated that she couldn't pose right so he finally got up and posed himself.

(Above photos were shown, via Hans Bacher)
Charles Fleischer:
He's still doing that now by the way.

Don Hahn:
He's still stuck in that position. But, Jessica was animated by this rather shy looking gentlemen on the right, named Russell Hall. Andreas, what do you remember about Russell?

Roger Rabbit Panel At Comic Con 2013

To read the discussion and view video of the panel - CLICK HERE

You read that right - at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con there will be a panel called Making Roger Rabbit: 25th Anniversary. The official breakdown of the panel from Comic-Con states:

"The making of Who Framed Roger Rabbit is revealed with a world class panel of animators led by legendary producer Don Hahn and featuring a special appearance by the voice of Roger Rabbit himself, Charles Fleisher. The panel includes animation masters Andreas Deja and James Baxter, animator/writer/historian Tom Sito, and special effx wizard Dave Bossert, along with incredible clips and stories from the making of this classic film."

The panel will be on Friday July 19, 2013 5:45pm - 6:45pm. You can also check the Comic-Con Schedule for the full list of events and happenings.

A Roger Rabbit 25th Anniversary Celebration Next Month By ImNotBad.com

Close to 1,000 photos from the archives of ImNotBad.com and around the internet are waiting for the big 25th Anniversary. There will be some fun posts on here next month, but over at Jessica Rabbit World, the ImNotBad.com Tumblr page, each day will bring something new - so check often and relive the nostalgia of Who Framed Roger Rabbit all over again. Here is a list of what to expect all through the month of June on Jessica Rabbit World:

1 - Intro
2 - Promotional Art - posters, art and other material
3 - Roger Rabbit Appreciation - Roger park photos
4 - Jessica Rabbit Appreciation - Jessica park photos
5 - Promotional Photos
6 - Jessica Rabbit Concept Art
7 - Disney MGM Studios Photos
8 - Toontown Denizens - Lena Hyena, Ink and Paint Club crew, Dancing Shoes and the cartoon cast of Who Framed Roger Rabbit
9 - Roger Rabbit Concept Art
10 - Jessica's - The Jessica Rabbit store and merchandise
11 - Disneyland - Toontown, Car Toon Spin queue, ride photos and art
12 - Cartoon Co-stars - Benny the Cab and Baby Herman
13 - Parody - Spoofs of Roger and Jessica Rabbit
14 - The human cast of Roger Rabbit - Dolores, Eddie Valiant and more.
15 - Roger and Jessica Rabbit Creator Gary K. Wolf and Original Jessica Rabbit Pins by Wendy Gell
16 - The Villains - The Weasels and Judge Doom
17 - Jessica Rabbit Mattel Doll Designer Lisa Temming and Jessica Sign Artist Mark Marderosian
18 - The Making of Roger Rabbit, Storyboard Art, Behind the Scenes
19 - Roger Rabbit Comics
20 - Tummy Trouble, Roller Coaster Rabbit, Trail Mix-Up and the unreleased Hare In My Soup photos
21 - The Roger Rabbit cast and crew
22 - Who Framed Roger Rabbit Photos and Collages
23 - Deleted Scenes - Jessica's Dressing Room, the Pig Head Scene, and more.
24 - Roger Rabbit merchandise
25 - Who Framed Roger Rabbit merchandise
26 - Jessica Rabbit merchandise
27 - Baby Herman, Benny the Cab and The Weasels merchandise
28 - Who Framed Roger Rabbit costumes
29 - Jessica Rabbit Costumes
30 - That's All Folks!