Maroon Cartoons
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Maroon Cartoons is a fictional animation studio owned by Cloverleaf Industries, Formerly owned by conglomerate Maroon Corp. which appears in the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit and realated cartoons.
Led (and formerly owned) by one R. K. Maroon, the studio produced at least six shorts during the second half of 1940's, starring Roger Rabbit, Baby Herman, Jessica and Mother.
In 1947, shortly after a buyout by Cloverleaf Industries, Maroon was shot and killed before revealing to detective Eddie Valiant what Cloverleaf's motives were.
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[edit] Shorts
- The Little Injun That Could (1938)
- Hermans' Shermans (1945)
- Pistol Packin' Possum (1946)
- The Wet Nurse (1947)
- Somethin's Cookin (1947)
- Tummy Trouble (1947) *
- Roller Coaster Rabbit (1947) *
- Trail Mix-Up (1947) *
- Babes In Arms (1948)
Somethin's Cookin is actually the introduction of the main movie, which is ending abruptly due to Roger's blooper. The cartoons marked * were actually produced by Disney and Amblin Entertainment in the 1990s and released in front of Disney/Touchstone thatrical movies (later released in The Best of Roger Rabbit).
[edit] Posters
With the premiere of Who Framed Roger Rabbit, some cartoon posters that advertised these nonexistent shorts were released for collectors' market, creating some confusion by making some people believe that the studio did in fact exist.
The Big Cartoon Database has its' own webpage dedicated to Maroon Cartoons, using the posters and fan submissions to create storylines for the cartoons.
[edit] Maroon Cartoon characters
- Roger Rabbit
- Jessica Rabbit
- Baby Herman
- Benny the Cab
- Mother (Sometimes known as Ms. Herman)
- The Pistol Packin' Possum (Known by some fans as Peter Possum)
- A Bull (Roller Coaster Rabbit)
- Six Surgeons (Tummy Trouble)
- A Beaver (Trail Mix-Up)
- A Bear (Trail Mix-Up)
- The Ambulance (Tummy Trouble)
- Big Chief Ooh-Aah (The Little Injun That Could)
- Slipping Bull (The Little Injun That Could)
- Fandango (The Little Injun That Could)
- Baron Von Baron (Hermans' Shermans)
[edit] Cartoon Locations
- The Herman Residence
- St. Nowhere Hospital (Tummy Trouble) (parody of St. Elsewhere)
- Florida State Fair (Roller Coaster Rabbit)
- Yellowstain National Park (Trail Mix-Up) (parody of Yellowstone National Park)
- OkeyDokey Swamp (The Wet Nurse) (parody of Okefenokee Swamp)
- The Australian Outback (Pistol Packin' Possum)