Rocky and Bullwinkle is a 2014 direct-to-video CGI animated short film on the Blu-ray 3D release of Mr. Peabody & Sherman. This short was directed by Gary Trousdale.
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- DreamWorks originally planned the short film as a theatrical release. But, the film was eventually upgraded to a direct-to-video release during production because they wanted to be longer. It will be released as a special feature on October 2014 for the release of the Mr. Peabody and Sherman Movie.
- The robot moose trick was previously used in the Rocky and Bullwinkle saga, "Banana Formula".
- The short feature cameos by Dudley Do-Right, Nell Fenwick, and more.
- This short marks the last time Rocky, Bullwinkle, Boris, Natasha, Fearless Leader, Dudley, Snidely and Captain Peachfuzz have appeared in animation, as of the present time.
- Before being released, DreamWorks made a Geico commercial featuring the characters.
- In July 25 Rocky and Bullwinkle Short U.S. Premiere & Panel in San Diego Comic Con 2014.
- The song "Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga is played in this short and so is If You Wanna Be Happy by Jimmy Soul.
- The website Moosebook is a parody of Facebook.
- Bullwinkle wins a stuffed toy who looks just like Shrek.
- At Bullwinkle's poetry corner it turns out the poem he was reading was actually a 2003 rap song by Marshal Bruce Matters the 3rd also known by his stage name Eminem called Superman which is about a man and a woman making out with swear words. So Bullwinkle stopped himself from reading it.
- Boris's red tie and peach colored skin came from Boris and Natasha The Movie.
- The titles Another Fine Moose You've Gotten Me Into and The Man In The Iron Moose are based on the phrase Another fine mess you've gotten me into and the title of the movie The Man in the Iron Mask.
- This is the first DreamWorks Animation's short film to be rated PG by the MPAA.
- This was the last time June Foray had voiced Rocky until her sudden death in July 2017.