| Benny the Cab | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | Who Framed Roger Rabbit |
| Voiced by | Charles Fleischer |
| Information | |
| Species | Toon (Taxicab) |
| Gender | Male |
Benny the Cab is a cab that services the Los Angeles in the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit. He is voiced in all appearances by Charles Fleischer with a deep rumbling voice somewhere between Lord Buckley and Barry White. His license plate reads Looney. In the original story, Who Censored Roger Rabbit?, Benny was a thug and had a minor role as a trader in second-hand items.
The Walt Disney Company and Amblin Entertainment expanded on Benny's character for the movie Who Framed Roger Rabbit. In the movie, Benny is an anthropomorphized colorful yellow Volkswagen Beetle-style taxi cab that takes Roger where he needs to go. Unlike most of the prominent supporting characters in the movie, Benny doesn't appear in the cartoon shorts (although an anthropomorphic ambulance that appears briefly in the Tummy Trouble short does have some resemblance to Benny). He does appear in the Roger Rabbit comic book and had his own feature once in the second issue of Roger Rabbit's Toontown.
Benny also made an appearance as a guest on House of Mouse in the episodes "Max's New Car" and "Mickey vs. Shelby".
At the Disneyland Resort, the attraction Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin has guests ride spinning cabs named Lenny, said to be Benny's cousin.
Read more about this topic: List Of Who Framed Roger Rabbit Characters
Famous quotes containing the word cab:
“Pockets: What color is a giraffe?
Dallas: Well, mostly yellow.
Pockets: And what’s the color of a New York taxi cab?
Dallas: Mostly yellow.
Pockets: I drove a cab in Brooklyn. I just pretend it’s rush hour in Flatbush and in I go.”
—Leigh Brackett (1915–1978)