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.

Plot
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.

Why It Was Cancelled

 * 1) There were problems with the film's script.
 * 2) They wanted Universal Animation and Gingo to be separate companies under the Universal umbrella after the release of Paint World in 1999.
 * 3) Gingo was busy working on other projects.

Results

 * The film was permanently cancelled.
 * Universal released only one animated film in theaters in 2001, Mistress Masham's Repose.
 * Gingo's second feature film was The Gabriel Garza Movie in 2002.