 A termite that saves Banjo from a group of young children in Salt Lake City later became Digit in "An American Tail".The tone of the film was darker and more akin to "All Dogs Go to Heaven", and the climactic battle between Crazy Legs and Rocko was inspired by Disney's "The Jungle Book".However, it was found that padding the film and adding darker elements did not strengthen the storyline, so the filmmakers kept the film as a short.