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The First Easter Rabbit

  • TV Short
  • 1976
  • Not Rated
  • 25m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
399
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The First Easter Rabbit (1976)
The First Easter Rabbit: The Situation
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A beloved toy stuffed rabbit is rescued by a fairy to be the first Easter Rabbit. After his owner falls ill.A beloved toy stuffed rabbit is rescued by a fairy to be the first Easter Rabbit. After his owner falls ill.A beloved toy stuffed rabbit is rescued by a fairy to be the first Easter Rabbit. After his owner falls ill.

  • Directors
    • Jules Bass
    • Arthur Rankin Jr.
  • Writers
    • Jules Bass
    • Margery Williams
  • Stars
    • Burl Ives
    • Robert Morse
    • Stan Freberg
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    399
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Jules Bass
      • Arthur Rankin Jr.
    • Writers
      • Jules Bass
      • Margery Williams
    • Stars
      • Burl Ives
      • Robert Morse
      • Stan Freberg
    • 5User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Top Cast8

    Burl Ives
    Burl Ives
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    • …
    Robert Morse
    Robert Morse
    • Young Stuffy
    • (voice)
    Stan Freberg
    Stan Freberg
    • Flops
    • (voice)
    Paul Frees
    Paul Frees
    • Spatz
    • (voice)
    • …
    Don Messick
    • Whiskers
    • (voice)
    • …
    Joan Gardner
    • Elizabeth
    • (voice)
    • …
    Dina Lynn
    • Glinda
    • (voice)
    Christine Winter
    • Vocalist
    • (voice)
    • Directors
      • Jules Bass
      • Arthur Rankin Jr.
    • Writers
      • Jules Bass
      • Margery Williams
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    User reviews5

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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      This is the second special by Rankin-Bass to narrated by the late Burl Ives. The first was Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
    • Goofs
      When Whiskers asks Flops "What do you say?", Flops says "I'd say we're barking up the wrong tree". But Whiskers speaks that line instead of him, in Flops's voice.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Hewy's Animated Movie Reviews: Here Comes Peter Cottontail (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      There's That Rabbit
      Music by Maury Laws
      Lyrics by Jules Bass

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    Details

    • Release date
      • April 9, 1976 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Japan
    • Language
      • English
    • Production companies
      • Rankin/Bass Productions
      • Topcraft
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 25m
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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