Who Framed Roger Rabbit: 13 Easter Eggs & References You Probably Missed
1. We Change Our Shorts Daily
In Roger Rabbit's year of 1947 a movie palace experience wasn't about seeing a one movie. In the USA your 36 cents bought you admission to a program including an A and a B feature, between which were short subjects, often including live action and cartoon shorts and newsreels. This is alluded to when Roger reacts to a Goofy cartoon being followed by "another stupid newsreel."
Such shorts programming is seen in a background gag of the briefly-glimpsed Toontown Bijou theater, which features a punny gag as its street-facing marquee cheekily advertises “We change our shorts daily.”
In addition to that gag, the theater features references to the 1947 Disney compilation feature Fun and Fancy Free. That film included the the short Mickey and the Beanstalk featuring Willie the Giant. Willie's name is listed on the marquee, and a poster display to the right of the entrance features a large portrait of him and the tile of Fun and Fancy Free.
Hopefully, Willie too changes his shorts daily. You, too.
That's all, folks!