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| − | |image = Benny the Cab.png |
+ | |image = Profile - Benny the Cab.png |
|films = ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]'' |
|films = ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]'' |
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|shows = ''[[House of Mouse]]'' |
|shows = ''[[House of Mouse]]'' |
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| − | |games = ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit (video game)|Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]'' |
+ | |games = ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit (video game)|Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]'' |
| + | |rides = ''[[Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin]]'' |
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|family = [[Lenny the Cab]] (twin cousin) |
|family = [[Lenny the Cab]] (twin cousin) |
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| − | |voice = [[Charles Fleischer]] |
+ | |voice = [[Charles Fleischer]] |
|animator = [[Dale Baer]]<br>Mark Kausler<br>Frans Vischer |
|animator = [[Dale Baer]]<br>Mark Kausler<br>Frans Vischer |
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| − | |inspiration = Taxi cabs<br>Classic anthropomorphic |
+ | |inspiration = Bennie the Junkyard Beetle from ''Who Censored Roger Rabbit''<br>Taxi cabs<br>Classic anthropomorphic Toon car characters |
| − | |personality = Gruff, outspoken, funny, sarcastic, loud, loyal, helpful |
+ | |personality = Gruff, outspoken, funny, sarcastic, loud, loyal, helpful |
|appearance = Slender anthropomorphic yellow taxi cab with white tires |
|appearance = Slender anthropomorphic yellow taxi cab with white tires |
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|occupation = Taxi cab |
|occupation = Taxi cab |
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|alignment = Good |
|alignment = Good |
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|goal = To help [[Roger Rabbit]] |
|goal = To help [[Roger Rabbit]] |
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| − | |home = [[Toontown]] |
+ | |home = [[Toontown (Who Framed Roger Rabbit)|Toontown]] |
| − | |friends = [[Roger Rabbit]], [[Jessica Rabbit]], [[Eddie Valiant]], [[Dolores]], [[Baby Herman]], [[Mickey |
+ | |friends = [[Roger Rabbit]], [[Jessica Rabbit]], [[Eddie Valiant]], [[Dolores]], [[Baby Herman]], [[Mickey Mouse & Friends]], other Toons |
|enemies = [[Judge Doom]], [[Toon Patrol]] |
|enemies = [[Judge Doom]], [[Toon Patrol]] |
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|likes = Women, cars, Roger's jokes |
|likes = Women, cars, Roger's jokes |
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| − | |dislikes = His friends in trouble, [[ |
+ | |dislikes = His friends in trouble, [[Dip]], slow drivers |
| + | |quote = "I can't believe that they locked me up for drivin' on the sidewalk!"}} |
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| − | |powers = Speed |
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| + | {{Quote|If you should ever need a ride, just stick out your thumb!|Benny the Cab}} |
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| − | |fate = Celebrates with the other Toons after finding [[Marvin Acme's will]] |
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| + | '''Benny the Cab''' is a supporting character in [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]]/[[Touchstone Pictures|Touchstone]]'s [[1988]] hybrid film, ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]''. |
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| − | |quote = "I can't believe [[Toon Patrol|they]] locked me up for drivin' on the sidewalk!"<br>"It was just a couple of miles!"<br>"Sister Mary Frances! What the hell happened in here?! I've been a cab for 37 years and I've never seen a mess like this!" |
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| − | |rides = ''[[Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin]]''}}{{Quote|If you should ever need a ride, just stick out your thumb!|Benny the Cab}}'''Benny the Cab''' is a supporting character in Disney/Touchstone's [[1988]] film ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]''. |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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===Physical Description=== |
===Physical Description=== |
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| − | Benny is a slender anthropomorphic yellow taxi cab with white tires. |
+ | Benny is a slender, anthropomorphic yellow taxi cab with white tires. |
===Personality=== |
===Personality=== |
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==Appearances== |
==Appearances== |
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===''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]''=== |
===''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]''=== |
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| − | Benny first appears when [[Eddie Valiant]] and [[Roger Rabbit]] escape from [[Judge Doom]] and the [[Toon Patrol]] in the bar and then encounter him locked up in their paddy wagon for driving on a sidewalk, despite going for a few miles as claimed by him. They free him and he helps them get away, taking them to a movie theater to hide |
+ | Benny first appears when [[Eddie Valiant]] and [[Roger Rabbit]] escape from [[Judge Doom]] and the [[Toon Patrol]] in the bar and then encounter him locked up in their paddy wagon for driving on a sidewalk, despite going for a few miles as claimed by him. They free him and he helps them get away, taking them to a movie theater to hide. |
| − | He later appears when Eddie and [[Jessica Rabbit]] are trying to flee from the Toon Patrol and again tries to help them out, but this time, Judge Doom spills [[Dip]] across the road he drives along, injuring him and making him skid off the road and crash into a pole. After Eddie and Jessica are taken hostage, he lies still, recovering, and joins up with Roger when he happens to pass by in Eddie's car, taking over the job of driving and explaining to Roger what's just happened. He drops him off at the Acme factory and drives off to find help. |
+ | He later appears when Eddie and [[Jessica Rabbit]] are trying to flee from the Toon Patrol and again tries to help them out, but this time, the dark and cruel Judge Doom spills [[Dip]] across the road he drives along, injuring him and making him skid off the road and crash into a pole. After Eddie and Jessica are taken hostage, he lies still, recovering, and joins up with Roger when he happens to pass by in Eddie's car, taking over the job of driving and explaining to Roger what's just happened. He drops him off at the Acme factory and drives off to find help. |
| − | He is last shown at the end of the film in the Acme factory, listening with [[Dolores]], [[Lt. Santino]] and some human policemen about what Eddie found out about Judge Doom and rejoicing over the discovery of [[Marvin Acme's will]]. |
+ | He is last shown at the end of the film in the Acme factory, listening with [[Dolores]], [[Lt. Santino]], and some human policemen about what Eddie found out about Judge Doom and rejoicing over the discovery of [[Marvin Acme's will]]. |
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| − | ===[[Tummy Trouble]]=== |
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| − | Although Benny does not appear in this short, an anthropomorphic ambulance vehicle resembling him can be seen briefly, taking Baby Herman to the hospital at high speed. |
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===Comics=== |
===Comics=== |
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===''[[House of Mouse]]''=== |
===''[[House of Mouse]]''=== |
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| − | [[File:Beng.jpg|thumb|250px|Benny on ''House of Mouse'']] |
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| + | In "[[Mickey vs. Shelby]]" he comments back at [[Bambi (character)|Bambi]] while flashing his carlights in front of him after commenting on how [[Baby Shelby]] looked like a "deer in the headlights" before apologizing. |
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==Gallery== |
==Gallery== |
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*According to the movie, Benny has been a cab for 37 years. Since the movie takes place in [[1947]], one can assume that he has done so since [[1910]]. |
*According to the movie, Benny has been a cab for 37 years. Since the movie takes place in [[1947]], one can assume that he has done so since [[1910]]. |
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*Benny is the only [[toon]] to be exposed to [[The Dip|Dip]] and survive. This could be because while other toons, like [[Judge Doom]] and [[Smarty]], were fully exposed from head to toe, Benny was only hit at the bottom of his tires. This exposure did, however, leave him weak and limping. |
*Benny is the only [[toon]] to be exposed to [[The Dip|Dip]] and survive. This could be because while other toons, like [[Judge Doom]] and [[Smarty]], were fully exposed from head to toe, Benny was only hit at the bottom of his tires. This exposure did, however, leave him weak and limping. |
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| − | *In the novel ''Who Censored Roger Rabbit |
+ | *In the novel ''Who Censored Roger Rabbit'', Benny (spelled Bennie) was a beetle (the [[wikipedia:beetle|insect]], not the car). |
{{Who Framed Roger Rabbit}} |
{{Who Framed Roger Rabbit}} |
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[[es:Benny el Taxi]] |
[[es:Benny el Taxi]] |
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+ | [[Category:Who Framed Roger Rabbit characters]] |
[[Category:Heroes]] |
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[[Category:Anthropomorphic characters]] |
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[[Category:Disney characters]] |
[[Category:Disney characters]] |
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| − | [[Category:Singing |
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[[Category:Males]] |
[[Category:Males]] |
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[[Category:House of Mouse characters]] |
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[[Category:Animated characters]] |
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[[Category:Animated characters in live-action films]] |
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+ | [[Category:Touchstone characters]] |
| − | [[Category:Vehicles]] |
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[[Category:Characters in Disney parks]] |
[[Category:Characters in Disney parks]] |
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[[Category:Comic characters]] |
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[[Category:Disney INFINITY characters]] |
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Revision as of 11:51, 25 May 2020
- “If you should ever need a ride, just stick out your thumb!”
- ―Benny the Cab
Benny the Cab is a supporting character in Disney/Touchstone's 1988 hybrid film, Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
Background
Physical Description
Benny is a slender, anthropomorphic yellow taxi cab with white tires.
Personality
Benny is portrayed as a gruff, outspoken, middle-aged character who doesn't take kindly to slow drivers.
Appearances
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Benny first appears when Eddie Valiant and Roger Rabbit escape from Judge Doom and the Toon Patrol in the bar and then encounter him locked up in their paddy wagon for driving on a sidewalk, despite going for a few miles as claimed by him. They free him and he helps them get away, taking them to a movie theater to hide.
He later appears when Eddie and Jessica Rabbit are trying to flee from the Toon Patrol and again tries to help them out, but this time, the dark and cruel Judge Doom spills Dip across the road he drives along, injuring him and making him skid off the road and crash into a pole. After Eddie and Jessica are taken hostage, he lies still, recovering, and joins up with Roger when he happens to pass by in Eddie's car, taking over the job of driving and explaining to Roger what's just happened. He drops him off at the Acme factory and drives off to find help.
He is last shown at the end of the film in the Acme factory, listening with Dolores, Lt. Santino, and some human policemen about what Eddie found out about Judge Doom and rejoicing over the discovery of Marvin Acme's will.
Comics
Benny also made frequent appearances in the Roger Rabbit comics.
House of Mouse
Benny is notably the only character from the film to have made any appearances on House of Mouse. In "Max's New Car", Goofy offers him oil.
In "Mickey vs. Shelby" he comments back at Bambi while flashing his carlights in front of him after commenting on how Baby Shelby looked like a "deer in the headlights" before apologizing.
Gallery
Trivia
- According to the movie, Benny has been a cab for 37 years. Since the movie takes place in 1947, one can assume that he has done so since 1910.
- Benny is the only toon to be exposed to Dip and survive. This could be because while other toons, like Judge Doom and Smarty, were fully exposed from head to toe, Benny was only hit at the bottom of his tires. This exposure did, however, leave him weak and limping.
- In the novel Who Censored Roger Rabbit, Benny (spelled Bennie) was a beetle (the insect, not the car).
