Ice Age: Scrat Tales Set to Release on Disney+
March 4, 2022
Disney has confirmed that a new series based on the Ice Age franchise will be premiering on Disney Plus. Ice Age: Scrat Tails, will follow the iconic saber-toothed squirrel and his baby son, Baby Scrat, on six different adventures. The series is set to release on April 13th exclusively on Disney Plus.
The episode names and their descriptions were shared online:
Episode 1: Nuts About You
Scrat meets his son Baby Scrat and experiences the pure joy of being a new parent—until Baby Scrat sees The Acorn for the first time.
Episode 2: LoFi Scrat Beats to Sleep/Chill to
Scrat pounds out a percussive lullaby to get a crying Baby Scrat to fall asleep.
Episode 3: X’s and Uh-O’s
Scrat demonstrates for Baby Scrat how to plant The Acorn, but Scrat is really the one being taught a lesson.
Episode 4: Nutty Reflections
Scrat and Baby Scrat run after The Acorn into a dark cave, which resembles a creepy funhouse hall of mirrors.
Episode 5: Teeter Toddler
Thanks to a dodo bird, Scrat, and Baby Scrat end up on opposite sides of a log held up by a single branch.
Episode 6: Nut The End
The Acorn goes flying off a cliff. With it seemingly gone forever, can Scrat and Baby Scrat live in harmony?
This series will most likely be the last time we see Scrat in this capacity as the rights to the character were not included in the sale to Disney in 2019. In 1999 female artist Ivy Silberstein pitched a project to BlueSky with a character called “SQRAT”, a combination of a rat and squirrel. When the character of “Scrat” appeared in Ice Age she filed a lawsuit over ownership of him. After the lawsuit, he and BlueSky were awarded dual ownership. When Disney acquired BlueSky, Silberstein wanted to renegotiate the terms. Disney allowed Ivy to have full ownership of the character going forward. Since this project was in development before the agreement this is the last time Ice Age will have the character of Scrat.
Angel Ruiz gave his thoughts stating, “I remember Scrat, he was always the funniest part of Ice Age. He deserves to get that acorn or whatever he wants. I’ll watch it, just to hopefully see him get the acorn.”
Ivy Supersonic • Apr 16, 2022 at 11:30 am
Disney Owns 6,000 Trademarks None for Scrat. Press Release April 15, 2022 IceAgeScratTales.com