Roger Rabbit
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Roger Rabbit is a fictional animated cartoon rabbit. The character first appeared in the book Who Censored Roger Rabbit? by Gary K. Wolf, which was loosely adapted into the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit. In the book, Roger is a sidekick in a popular comic strip called "Baby Herman", his murder is being investigated by a Detective named Eddie Valiant and a slowly evaporating stunt doppelganger of himself that he created hours before being shot. In the film version, he is re-envisioned as an 1940's character in animated cartoons and a resident of the fictional Los Angeles enclave, Toontown. He is framed for a murder and seeks out Valiant to help clear his name. In the film, the voice of Roger was performed by comedian Charles Fleischer, who was known for electing to wear an actual rabbit costume on the set to get into the role. One of his famous traits is his hilarious voice, "P-p-p-p-p-pleeeease!".
Roger also starred in a comic book series from April 1990 to September 1991 and a spin-off series called Roger Rabbit's Toontown, published from June to October 1991, which featured Roger in the first story and supporting characters like Jessica Rabbit (Roger's voluptuous human toon wife), Baby Herman (his co-star in Maroon Cartoons), Benny the Cab (Roger's taxicab friend), and the weasels (Roger's enemies).