Benny the Cab is a fictional character created by Gary K. Wolf who first appeared in Who Censored Roger Rabbit? in 1981. 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 BENNY. In the original story, Who Censored Roger Rabbit?. Benny was a Beetle and had a minor role as a trader in second-hand items. The character nails from the 1992 film Cool World bears some resemblance to the description of this version of Benny. The Walt Disney Company and Amblin Entertainment improved and expanded on Benny 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 has made occasional appearances on the newer House of Mouse series as a guest. At Disneyland, the attraction Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin has guests ride a spinning cabs made to resemble Benny.
Links
Benny the Cab at the Internet Movie Database
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| Roger Rabbit characters | Roger Rabbit • Jessica Rabbit • Baby Herman • Benny the Cab • Eddie Valiant • Judge Doom • Toon Patrol |
| Roger Rabbit theatrical films | Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) |
| Roger Rabbit theatrical shorts | Tummy Trouble (1989) • Roller Coaster Rabbit (1990) • Trail Mix-Up (1993) |
| See Also | The Walt Disney Company • Amblin Entertainment • Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin |
