Bob and Bobby: The Rabbits in the Hat (2002 film)

Bob and Bobby: The Rabbits in the Hat is a 2002 American-Czechia animated comedy adventure film produced by Nickelodeon Movies. It was based on the Czechoslovakian cartoon series called “Bob a Bobek” by Václav Bedřich and Vladimír Jiránek which the continuity was alternated, It was directed by Don Paul and Phil Roman. The film stars with the voices of Kenneth Branagh, Richard Kind, Tara Strong, Jim Cummings, Tom Kenny, Carolyn Lawrence, Jeff Bergman, Rob Rackstraw, Dave Foley, Jill Talley, and Roger Bumpass. The film was scored by John Powell, and it was written by Terry Rossio. The film was released on June 28, 2002 accomplished with the animated SpongeBob SquarePants short called “ALF and Sandy” in North American theaters, it was also released on July 16, 2002 in Czechia cinemas accomplished with the previous animated short.

The film was occasionally released on August 24, 2002 in British cinemas, and internationally in the cinemas with previous short. In Australia, the film was released on December 19 of that year in Australian theaters.

Plot
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Cast

 * Kenneth Branagh as Bob, a white rabbit who is a one of magician’s rabbits, also Bobby’s father.
 * Richard Kind as Bobby, a white rabbit who is a one of magician’s rabbits, also Bob’s curious son.
 * Jim Cummings as Magician, who owned Bob and Bobby as his hat gets lost.
 * Carolyn Lawrence as Wanda the Texan Raccoon
 * Mr. Lawrence as MadPaw, a main antagonist who is a cat that turned into a rabbit at the end of the film.
 * June Foray as Darla the Mouse
 * Tom Kenny as Tom the Bulldog
 * Rob Rackstraw as Gilbert the Mole
 * Rosie Perez as Sarah the Mole, Gilbert’s love interest.
 * Dave Foley as Brad the Hare
 * Ron Moody as Henry the Dog
 * Peter Alton as Petr Miler, Magician’s friend who is a shopkeeper.
 * Peter Sallis as Wallace (cameo)

Development
In 2000, after The Road to El Dorado hits box office, Don Paul wrote about Bob a Bobek film adaptation as he planned with the development with Phil Roman. A licensed script was made to be by Paramount with a plan for Nickelodeon Movies to be published in September of 2000, the movie was filmed between December 2000-June 2001.

Music
John Powell scored the film in 2001-2002.

Release
Bob and Bobby was scheduled to be released on December 3, 2001, but it was pushed back to June 28, 2002. The film was accomplished with the animated SpongeBob SquarePants short called ALF and Sandy, the film was released internationally on August 24, 2002 which the fair release in the UK. The film was released on July 16, 2002 in Czech Republic cinemas accomplished with the same animated SpongeBob SquarePants short “ALF and Sandy, it was released in Australian theaters on December 19, 2002 which accomplish with the 2001 short called Peter’s Feline Trouble.

Marketing
The said film’s teaser trailer was released on July 12, 2001 along with the teaser poster, the official trailer was released on November 23, 2001 as well the official poster.

The merchandise contains plush items, toys, and apparels.

Sequels
Bob and Bobby 2: The Two Rabbits Goes to Michigan was released on March 4, 2005 which resulted as a sequel. then Bob and Bobby 3: The Magic Happens was later released on November 28, 2008. The sequels are both distributed by Paramount Pictures, and the Nickelodeon Movies have continued to release films.

In 2013, the fourth and final film has been made in development, which title was named Bob and Bobby: The Last Magic will be released on June 30, 2023. it was also distributed by Paramount Pictures, followed by the production of Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Movies along with Regency Pictures.

Television series adaptation
In 2003, the film was adapted into Nickelodeon’s television series named Bob and Bobby which it’s premiered on May 7, 2003. the series featured with two rabbits named Bob and Bobby going on their journey to make messages, and solve problems. it was ended on July 16, 2008 as the third installment of the film getting released on November of that year.

Box Office
Bob and Bobby grossed $105.9 million in United States and Canada and $86.2 million elsewhere for a worldwide total of $192.1 million.,

Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 68% based on 251 reviews, with an average rating of 6.1/10. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 58 out of 100, based on 38 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale.