I realized a big reason why P&HU would work better in an animated format better than Calvin and Hobbes would.
One of the many reasons Bill refused to animated C&H is because everyone has a different idea of how the titular duo should sound, and it would be impossible to find voices for them that appeal to everyone (which I agree with). The Peanuts and Garfield specials have greatly influenced people to the point where it’s hard not to read the comics in the character’s voices, and he didn’t want the same thing to happen with C&H. (For instance, would Calvin be voiced by an actual child, a grown woman, or a grown man doing a nasally voice?)
With P&HU, it’s a LOT easier to come up with voices for Phoebe and Marigold, since I think most people have a general/basic idea of the kind of voices both characters have, with Phoebe having a typical young girl’s voice and Marigold having a proud upper-class lady’s voice. (It helps that Dana has an official voiceclaim for Marigold in the form of Jane Krakowski.)
The artist being Bugs was actually a random last-minute decision. During production, Chuck Jones actually pictured HIMSELF as the one messing with Daffy originally.
So, I had a theory as to why there were so many reruns last week.
Since the animated series had been dropped by two studios so far (Amazon and Nickelodeon), what if Dana is negotiating to find a third studio to pick it up, hence why she’s been busy?
I can’t tell if Marigold is crying from joy in the third panel, or if that’s her eye booger showing.