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 camper.

Cast

 * David Nykl as Pat
 * June Foray as Grandma Lucy
 * John Hurt as Cuddles
 * Tom Kenny as The Camper, 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 distributed and released in entire countries, expect for South Korea which came out on VHS in 2002.