The Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers movie is full of Easter eggs and references to not just everything under the Disney banner but a wide assortment of entertainment brands. The way it accomplishes this is a Who Framed Roger Rabbit? style plot where all animated characters are really actors, which leads to several sequences taking place at a convention center. Of course this being a Disney film you’d expect some references to one of the biggest entertainment juggernauts around, Marvel, but Rescue Rangers doesn’t go for an easy reference of fans simply walking around in Captain America cosplay. No, Rescue Rangers goes for the deepest of deep cuts. Early on in the film, Dale, who’s been making a living at conventions, tries to pep himself up by chatting to fellow guests around him. One of them is none other than a relatively obscure Marvel superhero, Tigra, specifically from the short-lived animated series, The Avengers: United They Stand. If you don’t remember that show we’ve got all the information you need about it right here. (Fun fact, it sort of predicted Phase 4 of the MCU!) While an odd choice, Tigra does make for the perfect sort of Z-grade celebrity you might see at a convention these days. She even has a variety of 8x10s to sign! In the original series, she was voiced by Lenore Zann, who more famously played Rogue in the ‘90s X-Men cartoon series. Probably owing to the fact Zann is now a Canadian politician, writer and actress Liz Cackowski voices Tigra in Rescue Rangers. Tigra’s appearance is especially fascinating considering that in 2019 it was announced she was set to star in the Hulu animated series, Tigra & Dazzler. This was supposed to tie-in with MODOK, Hit-Monkey, and the cancelled Howard the Duck series but was scrapped by 2020.
