"The Godfather of the Bride" is the fourth episode of the Disney+ series Zootopia+.
Synopsis[]
A touching tale about the powerful arctic shrew known as Mr. Big revisits Fru Fru's big day when he delivers a revelatory father-of-the-bride speech. Taking guests back in time to his days as Mr. Small, a new immigrant to Zootopia, he imparts the wisdom he gained then about the importance of friends, family, and community.
Plot[]
During the wedding reception of Fru Fru and her husband, Mr. Big gives a wedding speech about his youth. He and Grandmama left the old country (which was simply across a ravine) in 19?? and entered Zootopia to start work in a bakery. Mr. Big found it difficult to make deliveries, so Grandmama got him a bike and their trustworthiness grew within the community. Mr. Big soon noticed that some Polar Bear neighbors, including a young Koslov, needed some cooling down, so he buys them ice cream. In return, they proceeded to make his deliveries easier and he gains allies.
A Rhino gangster soon begins to trash the neighborhood and when the Polar Bears are threatened, Mr. Big stands up to them and the residents literally ice the rhino by having him fall into an ice factory. Soon, Mr. Big takes over the neighborhood, appointing one particular Polar Bear as his right hand and improve the community by founding the Little Rodentia area of Zootopia. Mr. Big finishes his story by telling Fru Fru that "the family you have makes you rich, the friends you choose makes them family, and with these things you will never feel small and no matter how small you are, you can still make a difference", before threatening her husband to treat her right.
Cast[]
- Maurice LaMarche as Mr. Big
- Imari Williams as Rhino Boss
Additional voices[]
- John Lavelle
- Joey Lawrence
- Katie Lowes
- Angel Parker
- Rose Portillo
Trivia[]
- The title is a play on The Godfather and Father of the Bride.
- The short seems inspired by the origin story of Vito Corleone from the original novel of The Godfather by Mario Puzo; also depicted in the 1974 Francis Ford Coppola film The Godfather Part II.
- This short first premiered at D23 Expo 2022.
- This episode reveals how Little Rodentia was founded in Zootopia.
- This is the first Zootopia production to be produced in 1.85:1 aspect ratio, unlike the original film was produced in 2.35:1 aspect ratio and Zootopia+ episode The Real Rodents of Little Rodentia was produced in 1.78:1 aspect ratio.
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