Well that depend on your mood when you are back honestly on if I take the dom or sub role ..
also this cartoon special came out the year before Coraline but I can see the similarities between the two if ya want to know the name of the special my idea came from to loosely base it on is here
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destination:_Imagination and where to stream it legally is Hulu if you got it and its listed on there as ep 6 of season 6 of Fosters home for imaginary friends despite it being a little over a hour long