The Broadways Are Back in Town

***The Broadways Are Back in Town*** is a 2010 American computer-animated short film produced by Studio 4 Animation independently, released with *Horton Hears a II!* on April 16, 2010, and was also included as a bonus feature on media. It reintroduces the characters attempting to embark on a new adventure in the big city.

## Plot

Joey, Jackie and Mia reintroduce themselves to the audience, while saying they just moved in to a new home, alongside Chris and Ernie, however, they found a map that magically appeared, Joey and the gang rush outside and pulls out a map, which tells them it leads the way to a big city, the crew decide to take an adventure, during the search, Joey instead found a waterfall, but they still persisted, until they successfully found it, however, it was not as good as they thought, traffic jams were loose and people glued to their phones, Joey and the gang escape and run back to their own home, realizing it is better this way to be at a quiet environment after all.

## Voice cast

* Ryan Reynolds as Joey.
* Tobey Maguire as Jackie.
* Mandy Moore as Mia.

Chris and Ernie appear in the short, but they instead appear silent.

## Release

Coincidently, it was attached to *Horton Hears a II!* in theatres on April 16, 2010, and on home media on September 28, 2010 along with said film, and was released to home media with the Universal Pictures re-release of *The Broadways* on June 4, 2019, alongside *Advanced Gymnastics*.

## Transcript

FADE IN

INT. LIVING ROOM - DAY

*SHOW: Joey, Jackie, and Mia sit on a couch, surrounded by moving boxes.*

**Joey (excitedly):** Hey everyone, we've finally moved into our new home! It's time to reintroduce ourselves to the audience.

**Jackie (smiling):** That's right, and we have some exciting news too.

**Mia (nodding):** We just got a magical surprise in the mailbox. Look!

*SHOW: Mia holds up a mysterious map that appeared out of thin air.*

**Joey (grabbing the map):** Whoa, where did this come from?

INT. FRONT YARD - DAY

*SHOW: Joey rushes outside, followed by Jackie, Mia, Chris, and Ernie.*

**Joey (excitedly):** According to this map, there's a big city nearby. Let's go on an adventure!

EXT. VARIOUS LOCATIONS - DAY

*SHOW: Joey, Jackie, Mia, Chris, and Ernie embark on their journey, following the map.*

INT. FOREST - DAY

**Joey (confused):** Wait a minute, this map led us to a waterfall instead of the city.

**Jackie (laughing):** Well, we didn't expect that! But let's not give up. The city must be nearby.

EXT. CITY STREETS - DAY

*SHOW: The crew continues their search for the city, encountering chaotic traffic jams and people glued to their phones.*

**Joey (frowning):** This isn't what we imagined. The city seems overwhelming.

INT. PARK - DAY

**Joey (realizing):** You know what? Our new home is much quieter and peaceful. Let's go back.

**Jackie (smiling):** I couldn't agree more. Sometimes, the best adventures are found in our own backyard.

EXT. FRONT YARD - DAY

*SHOW: Joey, Jackie, Mia, Chris, and Ernie happily return to their home.*

**Joey (grateful):** I'm glad we went on this adventure, even if it didn't turn out as planned. Our home is where we belong.

*SHOW: They all nod in agreement, appreciating the quietness and comfort of their own surroundings.*

FADE OUT.

## Closing credits

### First part of the credits

**Directed by**

Mike Gasaway

**Produced by**

Michael Brannon

**Written by**

Gene Grillo
Tom Sheppard

**Music by**

*To be added*

**Edited by**

Mike Elias

**Art Director**

Hiram Hightower

#### Cast

 Jackie
 Mia

**Story**

Michael Brannon

**Visual Development**

David Bleich

Claire Keane

**Modeling**

Joyce Summers

**Layout**

Camryn Ivers

**Surfacing**

Carleton Nye

**Rigging**

Kipling Rodney

**Character Animation**

Tucker Brooke

Scarlett Rosalin Wells

Alf Ethel Morris

**Lighting and Compositing**

*To be added*

**Visual Effects**

*To be added*

**Technical Direction**

*To be added*

**Hair and Grooming**

*Aldric Gautier*

**Production**

*To be added*

**Post Production**

*To be added*

**Music**

*To be added*

### Final part of the credits

**Facilities**

*To be added*

**Systems Administration**

*To be added*

**Software Development**

*To be added*

**Material Pipeline**

*To be added*

© 2010 Studio 4 Animation.

All Rights Reserved.

The events, characters and firms depicted in this motion picture are fictitious.

Any similarity to actual person, living or dead or to actual firms is purely confidential.

## Trivia

* In one moment when Joey and the gang arrive at the city, the humans look very similar to the ones from the 2008 Disney/Pixar film *WALL-E*.
* The animation style takes a new approach by looking more realistic, even more than the film.
* The moral is "Sometimes, bigger isn't better".
* The first short from *The Broadways* franchise to not be directed by the creator.
* The first short from *The Broadways* to be independently produced by Studio 4 Animation, until DreamWorks Animation, the original distributor of the film acquired rights to all of the installments.
* The first short from *The Broadways* to be released in theatres, albeit opposed all as *Life of Jackie Human* was originally supposed to be a theatrical release but got put to direct-to-video and detached from the film because of the NSFW content featured.