Cuddly and I

Cuddly and I is a 1999 traditionally animated adventure comedy short produced by Fox Animation Studios, aiF Studio USA and its sister company aiF Asia. The short has been in 9 minutes, and is involved with Pat and Lucy taking Cuddles to their fifth day camping trip. as they canoe in the river until it went wrong, and they were saved by the forest ranger.

Plot
The short starts with Pat and his grandmother Lucy taking Cuddles to the fifth day camping trip, they put him in the pet carrier. and placed it in the blue Škoda 633 car, Lucy drove all the way miles to the forest. meanwhile, Pat, Lucy, and Cuddles went camping as they have lunch. later as they start canoeing in the river, they started talking about their flashback and what rabbits feel like when they were being held. but they went forward to talk about camping, then the canoe broke down as they were trying to go over into a waterfall. but they were later saved by the forest ranger, they apologized for the accidental crash. later that night, Pat, Cuddles and Lucy were preparing the dinner when they light up the campfire. they have hotdogs, however Pat put the tinned goulash on top of the hotdog so he could eat it. the next morning, they were boating in the river (as they replaced canoe with it). Pat and Lucy had talked about what happened to the canoe, but they talked about flies. however Cuddles is appreciated of catching the fly more than Pat does, later as they leave the river. they started packing up their stuff, and putting Cuddles back in the pet carrier. then they went home, the short ends with Pat and Cuddles watching the television series about camping.

Cast

 * David Nykl as Pat
 * June Foray as Grandma Lucy
 * John Hurt as Cuddles
 * Tom Kenny as The Forest Ranger, who saved Lucy, Cuddles, and Pat from going over into a waterfall.
 * Peter Alton as Mat (flashback only)

Nominated

 * 2000: Academy Award—Best Animated Short Film
 * 2004: Academy Award—Best Animated Short Film

Won

 * 1999: Academy Award—Best Animated Short Film
 * 1999: Annecy ‘99
 * 2014: Academy Award—Best Animated Short Film
 * 2021: Academy Award—Best Animated Short Film

Release
Cuddly and I became premiered on August 6, 1999 as it was attached to Warner Bros’ animated film The Iron Giant in United States, it was also premiered in South Korea which Pat & Mat became popular in the said country. In later 2005, it was re-released on February 27 of that year that was attached to Pat & Mat: The Truck Problem.

Home Media
The short was attached to Pat & Mat: The Truck Problem on VHS, DVD, and Blu-ray which being released in 2005, 2009 and 2022. the short became available on Disney+ on June 23, 2021.

Critical response
The short has been gotten for grade “A” which the short has the “100%” rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on its 48 reviews, the critic reads “This short is a very magical moment with Pat & Mat contents.” which it was given as “A+” in 2001.

Credits
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Trivia

 * This is a 3rd and final short where Pat was voiced by David Nykl, when the flashback where Mat was voiced by Peter Alton appears in the episode “Playing Cards”.
 * This is a final short by aiF USA, while aiF Asia demanding to have short films being released in South Korea.
 * This film takes place on the summer in Czechia where Pat, his grandmother, and a pet rabbit going camping.
 * The short was attached to Warner Bros’ animated film The Iron Giant, but it does not appear on the VHS and DVD. but instead, it was attached to the 2005 film Pat & Mat: The Truck Problem as it came out with on VHS, DVD, and Blu-ray.
 * The flashback has the episode “Playing Cards” which it is not distributed and released in entire countries, expect for South Korea which came out on VHS in 2002. It also had an episode called The Rabbit Catches the Fly: A Cuddles’ Tale which it’s from The Rabbit Called Cuddles, which the second flashback appeared.