The short got a DVD release on November 26, 2002, as a bonus feature also attached to Men in Black II. On April 11, 2003, the short was released on its own DVD, and with a running time of 5 minutes, 37 seconds is considered likely the briefest DVD ever released. The ChubbChubbs! and its sequel The ChubbChubbs Save Xmas were released on October 9, 2007, for the first time on Blu-ray, attached as a bonus to Surf's Up. Accolades Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film Cancelled adaptations A feature-length animated film and a television series based on the short were in development in 2003 at Sony Pictures Animation. Dan Wilson and Dave Gilbreth had been hired to write the film's screenplay, but since then, there has been no further news about the projects. Sequel A sequel, The ChubbChubbs Save Xmas, was theatrically released on August 8, 2007, along with TriStar Pictures Daddy Day Camp, and was produced by Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation. See also 2002 in film List of fictional aliens References External links Official website at Sony Pictures Animation 2002 animated films 2002 computer-animated films 2002 science fiction films 2002 short films 2002 films 2000s American animated films 2000s animated short films Best Animated Short Academy Award winners Columbia Pictures short films Columbia Pictures animated short films American animated short films Sony Pictures Animation short films 2000s English-language films