Bridget's absence is largely theorized as the character is seldom mentioned in this movie, but possibly referenced from Fievel's expression each time Tony romantically pursues Cholena, as he detects infidelity due to no official departure between Tony and Bridget. This is because of the staff felt that Thomas Dekker, who was 9-10 years old at the time, was too young to have Fievel mention Tony's situations but to allow the young mouse's expression do the talking. Lacey Chabert, who voiced Tanya, was slightly older than Dekker, but the writer for this chapter prefer not to have Tanya mention that concept but to do the same as Fievel. This dialogue constraint, along with Tony's frequent flirtation with Cholena (ignoring Fievel's disapproval) and Tony being kissed on the cheek by Cholena (apparently as a non-romantic thank you kiss), was known to have misled people to believe that Tony and Bridget departed. This concept was removed from the next chapter not only due to Dekker's age, but viewing Tony pursuing other female mice without an official departure from Bridget as an unwanted character derailment and a canonical mistake.