# Jessica Rabbit--smoking cigarette? Y/N **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** cartoons-animation\ **Created:** [December 25, 2023, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jessica-rabbit-smoking-cigarette-y-n/995109 "2023-12-25T02:41:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2023, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jessica-rabbit-smoking-cigarette-y-n/995109/1 "2023-12-25T02:41:27Z")
I have a vague recollection of _Who Framed Roger Rabbit_, first run, in theaters. And I have seen what appear to be fan images of Jessica Rabbit, smoking a cigarette, in a long cigarette holder. And I know that Torch Singers (a female performer, Jessica is one) would often use cigarette holders on stage, as a prop. And I know that Disney removes inappropriate images from films. **QUESTION :** Did Jessica Rabbit smoke in the original, unedited Roger Rabbit? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2023, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jessica-rabbit-smoking-cigarette-y-n/995109/2 "2023-12-25T02:44:11Z")
I thought she looked rather drawn. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2023, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jessica-rabbit-smoking-cigarette-y-n/995109/3 "2023-12-25T03:18:37Z")
IIRC she wielded the cig holder a time or two over the course of the movie. I can’t say from memory whether she took a drag, blew smoke, or we ever saw smoke curling up from the cig. All my memory and as (un)reliable as you might expect. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2023, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jessica-rabbit-smoking-cigarette-y-n/995109/4 "2023-12-25T03:29:03Z")
No mention here: > **[Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) - IMDb](https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0096438/parentalguide/alcohol)** > > Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) Parents Guide and Certifications from around the world. ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2023, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jessica-rabbit-smoking-cigarette-y-n/995109/5 "2023-12-25T03:43:27Z")
Assuming they left in Baby Herman smoking a cigar, I doubt they would bother with removing a cigarette holder. ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2023, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jessica-rabbit-smoking-cigarette-y-n/995109/6 "2023-12-25T05:06:25Z")
I don’t recall her smoking in the film (one of my favorites). ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2023, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jessica-rabbit-smoking-cigarette-y-n/995109/7 "2023-12-25T05:11:29Z")
Could you be conflating Jessica Rabbit and Holly Wood? > **[Rotospective: Into Ralph Bakshi’s Cool World where we learn to “Be content...](http://agentpalmer.com/2509/media/movies/rotospective-into-ralph-bakshis-cool-world-where-we-learn-to-be-content-with-the-cards-youve-been-dealt/)** ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2023, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jessica-rabbit-smoking-cigarette-y-n/995109/8 "2023-12-25T14:54:56Z")
No, I never saw Cool World. ---
**Author:** ![EnolaStraight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/41988e/32.png) [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2023, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jessica-rabbit-smoking-cigarette-y-n/995109/9 "2023-12-25T16:37:52Z")
[Who\_Framed\_Roger\_Rabbit\_8065\_High.jpg (1184×1500) (thefancarpet.com)](https://www.thefancarpet.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Who_Framed_Roger_Rabbit_8065_High.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2023, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jessica-rabbit-smoking-cigarette-y-n/995109/10 "2023-12-25T17:18:27Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > I thought she looked rather drawn. But the curtains were real. ---
**Author:** ![Loggins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/74df32/32.png) [@Loggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loggins)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2023, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jessica-rabbit-smoking-cigarette-y-n/995109/11 "2023-12-25T21:56:58Z")
It would be natural for her person to hold a cogarette ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2023, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jessica-rabbit-smoking-cigarette-y-n/995109/12 "2023-12-26T01:39:54Z")
My thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Hermester](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hermester/32/18837_2.png) [@Hermester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermester)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2025, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jessica-rabbit-smoking-cigarette-y-n/995109/13 "2025-03-24T13:44:48Z")
There was a scene in which she smoked, in the original draft: > **[Scenes That Were Cut Out of “Who Framed Roger Rabbit”](https://jimhillmedia.com/from-the-jhm-archives-scenes-that-were-cut-out-of-who-framed-roger-rabbit/)** > > … there’s this transition in “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” that has always bothered film buffs. You know the scene that I’m talking about, right? It’s that moment about midway through the movie where Eddie Valiant — after he saws his way out of those... And this image seems to be a depiction from that same portion of the narrative: [https://www.thefancarpet.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Who\_Framed\_Roger\_Rabbit\_8065\_High.jpg](https://www.thefancarpet.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Who_Framed_Roger_Rabbit_8065_High.jpg) These scenes did not make it into the final film, and Ms. Rabbit does not smoke in the public released version.