Lightbox Expo 2026 is set to screen Disney Television Animation's "Totally Twisted Fairy Tales" for the first time in more than 20 years.

The screening includes the unreleased short "The Three Pigs"

ICYMI: Totally Twisted Fairy Tales was meant to be a series of four animated short films, set to release on VHS in the late 1990s. The series' concept revolved around satirical retellings of classic fairy tales, with Disney Television Animation letting the shorts' crews have full control of the short they were assigned to, hiring some of the best writers within the sitcom genre and the best directors from the studio. Only two shorts where produced "Redux Riding Hood" earning a nomination at the 1998 Academy Awards for Best Animated Short Film. "The Three Pigs" however never was given any sort of official release by Disney.

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Clip And Artwork For Unreleased Disney Television Animation Short Film "The Three Little Pigs" Appears

New partially found media was unveiled as a clip from the unreleased Disney Television Animation short-film "3 Little Pigs" was found in August 2025. The clip was uploaded by Barbara Dourmashkin which worked on the short as a timing animator.

ICYMI: "3 Little Pigs" was part of Disney Television Animation's "Totally Twisted Fairy Tales" short series, the shorts where a way to produce more mature storytelling trought experimental shorts featuring classic fables and fairy tales. Only two shorts where produced "Redux Riding Hood" & "3 Little Pigs"

Darrell Rooney which directed "The Lion King II: Simba's Pride" at Disney TVA shared artwork from "3 Little Pigs" back in 2021 showcasing a full look to the characters featured in the short.

The shorts only where made for animation festivals with "Redux Riding Hood" earning a nomination at The Academy Awards in 1998 for the "Best Animated Short-Film" category becoming Disney Television Animation's only production to be part of the ceremony. "Redux" will get found in 2012.