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35-450: Who Censored Roger Rabbit? by Gary K. Wolf is the book on which the film is loosely based. ISBN   0-345-30325-3 Who Framed Roger Rabbit by Martin Noble is the novelization of the film of the same name. ISBN   0-352-32389-2 Who P-P-P-Plugged Roger Rabbit? is a humorous mystery novel written by Gary K. Wolf released in 1991 ( ISBN   0-679-40094-X ). The book

70-507: A catch, and admits to being the one who shot Roger. He further explains that the words to command him happen to be part of a children's song that Roger habitually sings, so Roger wished for success without actually realising he had done so. When Roger accidentally activated the lantern a third time, but witnessed the apparition, the Genie killed him. Valiant holds the Genie hostage over a saltwater fish tank, saltwater being its weakness. The Genie

105-411: A documentary about the origin of Judge Doom . The documentary mentions the original character cel used to create Doom. Eddie Valiant is given credit for ending Doom's reign of terror by dissolving him in a puddle of Dip, stated as 'A victim of his own evil creation', and putting a stop to his plans to erase Toontown and build a freeway where it would have once stood. A weasel, Slimy, is shown watching

140-406: A few exceptions, shrug off even the worst injuries, while their slapstick can realistically kill humans, such as Judge Doom killing Teddy Valiant (Eddie's younger brother in the film) with a piano. The only lines of dialogue from the book that were closely re-used in the film were spoken by Baby Herman ("I've got a 50-year-old lust and a 3-year-old dinky," though in the book, Baby Herman's actual age

175-418: A few minutes or hours at the most. Roger creates one that lasts two days, although this is an exception, intending it to be as close a match to him as possible in order to be an alibi. When Roger is shot and killed by an unknown assailant, his doppelgänger works with the detective to solve his murder before he disintegrates. In the film, toons are more or less unkillable—except by noxious chemical "dip"—and, with

210-499: A line-up of new animated short films, starting with Tummy Trouble . Mickey's Toontown is a themed land located at Disneyland and Tokyo Disneyland (in this last being simply named Toontown ), which is inspired on the city of Toontown from the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit . A similar land also existed at the Magic Kingdom under the name Mickey's Toontown Fair , until it was closed in 2011. Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin

245-404: A mystery buyer. Evidence shows that there was no mystery buyer and the reason Roger Rabbit remained in a secondary role was because of his lack of talent. Soon after, Roger is mysteriously murdered in his home. His speech balloon, found at the crime scene, indicates his murder was a way of " censoring " him; apparently, he had just heard someone explain the source of his success. Valiant's search for

280-511: A shadowed Roger from the back, while Valiant's face is unshaven. It focused on the two in a close-up with a black background. A later edition showed a cleanshaven Valiant while Roger's face was brightly shown. It was panned out and showed the city during day in the background. It also showed a speech bubble coming from Roger saying "Help! I'm stuck in a mystery of double-crossers, steamy broads, and killer cream pies." Both show author Gary K. Wolf modelling as Valiant. The book and film feature many of

315-480: Is a dark ride based on Who Framed Roger Rabbit . The first version opened at Disneyland on January 26, 1994, while another version at Tokyo Disneyland was opened on April 15, 1996. [REDACTED] Category Who Censored Roger Rabbit%3F Who Censored Roger Rabbit? is a fantasy mystery novel written by Gary K. Wolf in 1981. It was later adapted by Disney and Amblin Entertainment into

350-407: Is given as 36) and Jessica Rabbit ("I'm not bad, Mr. Valiant. I'm just drawn that way"). In 1991, Wolf wrote another Roger Rabbit book, Who P-P-P-Plugged Roger Rabbit? , but (in the form of a memo from Valiant) the book says that Roger Rabbit "and his screwball buddies play fast and loose with historical accuracy", which means that the stories do not have much continuity between each other. There

385-411: Is inconsistent with and so is neither a sequel nor a prequel to Who Censored Roger Rabbit? or the film adaptation by Disney. It could be considered a reboot . The original novel was retconned as a dream of Jessica, in chapter 12. The novel features the original main characters Roger Rabbit , Eddie Valiant , Jessica Rabbit , and Baby Herman . Their personalities conform to those established in

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420-476: Is no connection between this novel and the first one, with the exception of Jessica mentioning having a dream containing the events of the first novel, retconning it as just a dream. Disney%27s Comics in 3-D Disney's Comics in 3-D was a two-part comic book series published by Disney Comics in 1992. Unlike most comic books, the stories are drawn in 3-D stereo . The first issue had Mickey Mouse , Donald Duck , Uncle Scrooge , and Duck Tales , and

455-531: Is similar to the Roger Rabbit version of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories. Roger Rabbit: The Resurrection of Doom ( ISBN   0-871-35593-0 ) is a graphic novel sequel that takes place between the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit and the Roger Rabbit short film Tummy Trouble . It also helped to set the scene for the Roger Rabbit comic-book series by Disney Comics . The comic opens with

490-404: Is then forced to grant a wish made by Valiant for proof of Roger's innocence, which is provided in the form of a suicide note from Dominic DeGreasy confessing to both Roger and Rocco DeGreasy's murders. Not trusting the Genie to keep its word of letting him go, and also knowing that no one would believe him about the Genie, Valiant drops the Genie's lamp into the fish tank and the saltwater dissolves

525-477: The Telltale News , a newspaper that tends to toons, prints an article about Jessica Rabbit and her relationship with Clark Gable . Introduced in this novel is Jessica's diminutive twin sister, Joellyn, who becomes Eddie's main love interest as he has broken up with his girlfriend, along with Eddie's sister, who is in a mixed-race marriage with a toon, and has three children with her toon husband. From here,

560-541: The Who Framed Roger Rabbit film, such as Jessica's devotion to Roger and Roger's cartoony quirks such as his speech impediment . The story starts out with Eddie Valiant at the front door of Roger Rabbit's house. Almost immediately after he is let inside the house, Roger tells him about the upcoming Gone with the Wind toon adaptation and how he has a chance to play the lead as Rhett Butler . However,

595-501: The Cab all appear in the stories, Eddie Valiant is seldom seen, replaced by a new detective character named Rick Flint. This is explained in the first issue. It is explained that when Roger went to Eddie with a new case, Eddie was too busy with new cases brought on by his new-found fame after defeating Judge Doom twice. Eddie then refers Roger to a "new kid" private detective, Rick Flint. The actual editorial reason for omitting Eddie Valiant from

630-403: The Genie. With Roger's murderer disposed of, Valiant concludes that Rocco DeGreasy's murderer was the original Roger Rabbit himself. Roger's motive was that Rocco had stolen Jessica from him, and he generated the doppelgänger to be an alibi. He intended to plant the murder weapon at Valiant's office, framing him, but was shot by the Genie when he accidentally summoned it. The doppelgänger confirms

665-527: The Horrible . Strips are produced by photographing cartoon characters. In this version, "toon" characters speak in word balloons which appear above their heads as they talk. Although some characters have learned to suppress their word balloons and speak vocally, the use of word balloons forms several important plot points. In the book, toons have the power to create duplicates of themselves as stunt doubles for risky shots. Generally, they disintegrate after

700-438: The adventures of Roger Rabbit, who has since returned to working for Maroon Cartoons, now under C.B. Maroon (a character introduced in the graphic novel, Roger Rabbit: The Resurrection of Doom ). The comics are usually split into two stories, with one main feature focusing on Roger's adventures, and a back-up feature presented to look like an actual animated subject. While characters such as Jessica Rabbit, Baby Herman and Benny

735-483: The comic was not having the likeness rights to make Eddie resemble Bob Hoskins. Two other new characters introduced were Lenny, a toon plane who is Benny's cousin, and Mel, who is Roger's sentient mailbox. The series had a one-off 3D strip as part of the Disney's Comics in 3-D series, which reprints the back-up features of earlier comics and converted them into 3D. The comic-book line lasted 18 issues, and continued until

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770-471: The critically acclaimed 1988 film Who Framed Roger Rabbit . Eddie Valiant is a hardboiled private eye , and Roger Rabbit is a second banana comic strip character . Roger hires Valiant to find out why his employers, the DeGreasy Brothers (Rocco and Dominic), who are owners of a cartoon syndicate, have reneged on a promise to give Roger his own strip and potentially sell his contract to

805-466: The documentary. He goes with two other weasels, Flasher and Ragtag, to find the original cel of Doom. They manipulate some animators to bring Doom back to life. With time, Doom remembers everything that happened to him, and now wants revenge against both Eddie Valiant and Roger Rabbit for ruining his plans. Meanwhile, Eddie Valiant is called by C.B. Maroon, the late R.K. Maroon’s brother and new executive of Maroon Cartoons, who announces they are reopening

840-475: The implosion of Disney Comics . Roger Rabbit's Toontown was a comic book published by Disney Comics . It features Roger and his supporting characters from Disney and Amblin Entertainment's Who Framed Roger Rabbit . Every issue began with a Roger Rabbit story and his supporting characters such as his wife Jessica, his co star Baby and his taxi cab friend Benny round out the comic. This comic book lasted for five issues from May to August 1991. This comic book

875-401: The killer takes him to a variety of suspects, which includes Roger's estranged widow Jessica Rabbit , Roger's former co-star Baby Herman , and Roger's photographer Carol Masters. Valiant then meets a doppelgänger of Roger's and promises to solve the mystery of his death. At the same time, Roger's former boss, Rocco DeGreasy, is also murdered, and witnesses point to Roger as the killer, as he

910-507: The last piece of paper he used. Rushing to the address, they find and rescue Eddie Valiant and C.B. Maroon. They leave to save Maroon Studios. Valiant sprays him and his weasels with the Dip-filled gag squirt gun, and before dissolving, "Maroon" reveals himself to be Doom. The real C.B. Maroon announces he is re-opening Maroon Cartoon Studios, and will be providing all the toon employees with work, including Roger Rabbit and Baby Herman with

945-418: The movie-going experience. Of the 3 shorts, only the first is "complete", the other 2 ending with Roger wrecking the sets. Roger Rabbit is a comic book series by Disney Comics starring characters from the 1988 film, Who Framed Roger Rabbit , as well as following continuity from the film. It spawned a spin-off series entitled Roger Rabbit's Toontown , which lasted five issues. The series continues

980-640: The offer, and the next day, Roger meets C.B. Maroon, who starts Roger off with a very low-budget film (depicted in a Hanna-Barbera -esque style). Roger angrily objects to his part in the film, and is fired ("Get me that other rabbit with the tiger for a buddy! "). The next day, Roger finds dozens of scandalous, untrue headlines centered on himself. He turns to Valiant to find out why this is happening. Valiant first meets with C.B. Maroon, and questions him about firing Roger. Maroon reveals himself as Doom, tells his plan to ruin Roger's reputation and then kill him. He and

1015-529: The same core characters; however, the plot and many other elements of the film depart significantly from Wolf's novel. The novel is set in the 1980s of the book's publication, albeit in a strange universe in which real humans and cartoon characters co-exist. The cartoons of the novel are primarily comic strip characters, as opposed to animated cartoon stars. Many famous strip characters are mentioned or make cameo appearances, such as Dick Tracy , Snoopy , Dagwood and Blondie Bumstead , Beetle Bailey , and Hägar

1050-403: The story branches out to the murders of Kirk Enigman (another candidate for the part of Rhett Butler), Baby Herman , and Dodger Rabbit (Roger Rabbit's evil cousin). Who Wacked Roger Rabbit? is a mystery-humor novel written by Gary K. Wolf released in 2013. Jessica Rabbit: XERIOUS Business is a novel written by Gary Wolf released in 2022 that details the origin story of Jessica Rabbit, who

1085-437: The studio, and pays Valiant $ 500 to run a search on the background of Roger Rabbit. Valiant finds Roger's records clean as a whistle. Meanwhile, Roger and Jessica Rabbit are enjoying life at home as much as possible, despite Roger's unemployment following the closing of Maroon Cartoon Studios. Roger gets a call from Maroon Cartoons, saying they are reopening the studio, and that they want Roger to come work for them. Roger accepts

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1120-409: The truth and confesses that he "had it planned for days". However, for clearing his name and befriending him despite what he did and tried to do afterwards, he praises Valiant for his morals (calling him "a real stand-up guy"). Roger gives Valiant a final heartfelt goodbye before disintegrating. The different covers used for the book give different impressions. The first is darker in tone and only shows

1155-424: The weasels knock Valiant out and lock him up in a storage locker, where Valiant meets the real C.B. Maroon. Doom, as C.B. Maroon, puts Maroon Studios up for auction, and the studio will be officially sold at noon. Meanwhile, Roger and Jessica are about to leave for Simi Valley, but first go to Valiant's office to say goodbye, only to find the office ransacked. Jessica finds indentations of the address Valiant wrote on

1190-477: Was allegedly seen fleeing the scene of the crime. While Valiant investigates, the key suspects ask him to be on the lookout for a certain kettle in exchange for a reward. He eventually finds the kettle, which was in Roger's possession, and gives it to Dominic DeGreasy only to find it is actually a magic lamp with a Genie , who then kills Dominic. The Genie explains its origins, and that, over thousands of years, it has become embittered, now only granting wishes with

1225-407: Was originally a human named Jessica Krupnick before she became a Toon. Walt Disney Feature Animation produced a series of animated shorts featuring Roger Rabbit , following the release of the film. The three shorts ( Tummy Trouble , Roller Coaster Rabbit , and Trail Mix-Up ), were presented in front of various Disney/Touchstone features in an attempt to revive short subject animation as a part of

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