Jessica Rabbit Pin Of The Day #233 - Big Thunder Mountain Roger And Jessica

Title: Big Thunder Mountain Roger and Jessica
Released: May 04 2013 at the Big Thunder Mountain Event in Disneyland Paris
Price: 32.99 €
Limited Edition: 400

The design for this pin is inspired by the short cartoon Roller Coaster Rabbit. Roger and Baby Herman are in a wood cart on the Big Thunder Mountain ride and Roger has his arms stretched out to rescue Jessica. Jessica is tied to the tracks. There is a lot of print work on it such as the ride logo at the bottom in yellow and red, as well as Jessica's eye, lips and glove. Roger and Baby Herman also have printed elements on them such as their eyes and they are a second pin-on-pin layer.

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...

Roller Coaster Jessica Rabbit Standees

Make it blue - or make it pink? This amazing Jessica Rabbit standee from Suspended Animation NY is available in two different colors so you can choose whichever one you like more. The art is based on the Electric Tiki Maquette of Jessica Rabbit's concept costume for Roller Coaster Rabbit. Now you can have a 24 inch standee of this great art. These are hand made and took quite a lot of time and detail to make them perfect. Check them out now!

Jessica Rabbit in Blue

Jessica Rabbit in Pink

Flashback Friday - Tracy M Lee Interview

From interning at Disney MGM Studios, to Electric Tiki Design, Tracy M. Lee is a very accomplished artist. He worked on Roger Rabbit short films Rollercoaster Rabbit and Trail Mix-Up and when he went on to Electric Tiki, the opportunity came about to create statues of some characters from the Disney library. It was a perfect match and his Jessica mini-maquettes are spot on! Read up on his exclusive interview with this site.

ImNotBad.com - A Jessica Rabbit Site: Exclusive Jessica Rabbit Artist Interview - Tracy M. Lee

Rollercoaster Rabbit

The next short Roger Rabbit cartoon, Rollercoaster Rabbit, was released on June 15, 1990 in front of the movie version of Dick Tracy. Steven Spielberg originally wanted this short to appear in front of the Amblin Entertainment movie Arachnophobia, but at the insistence of then-CEO of Disney Michael Eisner, it was not. Disney later re-released Rollercoaster Rabbit in front of Toy Story in 1995 to take the place of the canceled Roger Rabbit short, Hare In My Soup. This may have been where all the problems began for the Roger Rabbit franchise, as Dick Tracy did not do well in theaters and may have angered Steven Spielberg that Michael Eisner insisted upon keeping the cartoon exclusively with a Disney feature movie.

Concept Art - Jessica Rabbit and Droopy Dog

Here is an addition to ImNotBad.com Exclusive Artist Interview with Tracy M Lee. This is from his private collection and shows concept art for an unused gag between Jessica Rabbit and Droopy Dog that was proposed for short film Rollercoaster Rabbit. It was created by animator Mark Kausler, cleanu-up by Tracy M Lee, and painted by Tracy's friend Lisa. Click on the photo to go directly to his interview.