I was always under the assumption that the 1996 3D animated short was traditionally animated rather than being CG.After reading over the description of the limited edition cel, "You Can't Escape Me, Dodgers!" from the book, "Warner Bros. Animation Art", I can see now what escaped my eyes before. The image is "culled" from the animated short.
Now I'm not so sure I want to see the final product with that bland CG animation...