The Tub People

The Tub People was a film set to be produced by Universal Feature Animation and Gingo Animation. Based on the 1989 children's book of the same name by Pam Conrad, the film was originally set to be released in 2001, but was shelved in 2000 due to script issues.

Premise
During an unseen child's bath time, the seven members of a wooden toy family ride on the floating soap and compete in swimming races. But after the near loss of the Tub Child down the drain, they are all reunited on a warm bed, where they mountain climb on the ridges formed by soft quilts.

Development
The film was first announced in August 1998 as co-production between Universal and Gingo Animation during the production of Paint World. By September 1999, Universal set the film for a 2001 release date. However, in September 2000 (not even one year before its proposed release), it was put on hold because of script issues. Then, it was eventually cancelled.

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Trivia

 * Had it been released, the film would have likely been released in the summer of 2001 (possibly around June or July), with Mistress Masham's Repose, another Universal animated film, taking its March 2001 spot.