Spacemen, gogo girls and the great easter hunt, a 2006 short film directed by. It is a wonderful easter bunny for my granddaughters first easter. Thomas and bea are now married and living with peter and his rabbit family. The dog on the movie cover never appears in the film, but another dog does, narrating a story about a mystery novelist suddenly grappling with having to write a childrens book about an easter bunny puppy. The second release, by warner home video, to vhs occurred in 1993, and a remastered deluxe edition was issued on dvd in 2010. The first easter rabbit 1976 easter special youtube. The first easter rabbit is about stuffy, a lttle girls stuffed rabbit, and how he becomes the easter bunny. Premiering nine days before easter sunday 1976, the first easter rabbit enlists burl ives in the. So, being the kindhearted rabbit he was, the easter bunny half ran half hopped as fast as he could down the street to his little rabbit hole with his wagon in tow. Whole roasted rabbit for easter aka lets eat the easter. In between them is the lesserknown celanimated program we look at now, the first easter rabbit. Especially with easter approaching, now is the time to try it out and definitely please tell your kids theyre about to eat the easter bunny, and please for the love of god get it on film for all of us. The special contains several songs performed by ives, most of which are not.
Easter rabbit surrounded by chocolate eggs free vector. In his search, he begins a tradition that will be known all over the world. The story of the easter bunny is a childrens picture book written by katherine tegen and illustrated by sally anne lambert. Download this free vector about easter rabbit surrounded by chocolate eggs, and discover more than 7 million professional graphic resources on freepik. A beloved toy stuffed rabbit is rescued by a fairy to be the. Little witches, a 1996 film directed by jane simpson. Baby first easter bunny rabbit pink, blue, white that can be personalized or have babys first easter twocurlypigtails. The first easter rabbit is an animated easter television special that premiered april 9, 1976 on. Baby gund my first easter basket plush play set nordstrom.
Easter bunny hands out beating in holiday brawl complex. Updated best new easter movies from 2020 for kids and family. Production information for the first easter rabbit. The easter bunny is comin to town full movie slaughter player. Whats the difference between an eggfilled easter and a religious one. Perennial pictures film corp anchor bay entertainment, inc a young rabbit wants to give his mother a special gift. Tolkien and was first broadcast on nbc in the united states on sunday, november 27, 1977. The easter bunny is comin to town full movie youtube. The easter bunny has roots in medieval german tradition. The first written mentions of the easter bunny come from germany in the 15th century, although we do not know for sure how long the germans had used the symbol. As this is the last day of the easter long weekend, i thought it would be apropos to read this book today. A simple but funny bunny tale, liveaction actors, charming animals, the film for easter has what youd expect. The land before time the great egg adventure easter special cartoon for kids kids movies duration. Many of us believed in him until we reached kindergarten.
Its the easter beagle, charlie brown 1974 easter is a holiday oddly bereft of popcultural artifacts. For example, on easter monday in hallaton in leicestershire there is the hare pie scramble, in which pieces of the pie are thrown to the crowd which gathers on a mound known as hare pie bank, just. This is another welldone rankinbass easter special thats just as great as peter cottontail. The hobbit is a 1977 animated musical television special created by rankinbass, a studio known for their holiday specials, and animated by topcraft, a precursor to studio ghibli, using lyrics adapted from the book. This article related to a short animated film is a stub. The roots for an easter rabbit are clouded in history, but no doubt stem from pagan fertility goddesses, as rabbits are known to be extremely fertile.
The first easter rabbit complete original tv soundtrack rankinbass promotional album sunshine biscuits f4rm0019 12 33. This half hour film released in 1976 is one of 3 easter films produced by the rankin and bass studio. The little drummer boy, book ii 1976 greer garson as our storyteller. Created by rankinbass, it tells the story of the easter bunnys origin. Cannot be missed 10 easter movies for kids in the last 10. Favorite add to baby first easter, my 1st easter baby grow, baby vest, personalised easter baby gift, easter outfit. Margot robbie is voicing an unknown bunny hollywood reporter, 10. The stories vary quite a bit, as seen at wikipedia and in this time article. Rankinbass the first easter rabbit 1976 on records. Notice the development of the bunnies from regular rabbits in the grass on the margins of the first picture, to a pet rabbit in the second, to. Thats eastertainment 27 easterbased entertainments.
The first easter rabbit tv short 1976 the first easter. It is about the story about the origins of the easter bunny. Created by rankinbass productions, an american production company behind their christmas television specials including rudolph the rednosed reindeer 1964, the little drummer boy 1968, frosty the snowman 1969 and santa claus is comin to town 1970, it tells the. The first easter rabbit 1976 the movie database tmdb. The film is an adaptation of the 1937 book of the same name by j. When and why did bunnyrabbits get involved with easter.
Directed by jules bass, arthur rankin jr with burl ives, robert morse, stan freberg, paul frees. While most onlookers decided to film the incident rather than help, a man in an easter bunny costume hopped into action. A little dated with rankin bass animation think rudolph the rednosed reindeer, but still a classic, the first easter rabbit has some sweet musical. It was also in germany sometime during the 1800s that the tradition of making chocolate bunnies to celebrate easter began. The first easter rabbit was first released on vhs by abc video enterprises and golden book video in 1986. Easter, the christian festival commemorating the resurrection of christ, was the earliest feast day decided upon by the ancient christian church. Besides santa claus, the easter bunny is perhaps the most famous of fictional holiday characters. Serial rabbit, a 2005 film directed by brett william mauser. The anglosaxons introduced the bunny as an easter symbol in the 1500s. Peter rabbit 2018 if you are looking for easter hd films for kids and family, peter rabbit released in february 2018 is definitely a great choice.
The tale of peter rabbit by beatrix potter illustrated online story. The first easter bunny 3 cast of characters it requires a minimum cast of 8 with doubling of roles but can be cast with 14 or more without doubling. With james corden, elizabeth debicki, lennie james, margot robbie. A 1990 story by sarah ban breathnach gave the easter bunny a slightly different origin story supposedly he was once a large bird, turned into a hare by eostre when she was ticked off. The other 2 are here comes peter cottontail, which is. Everything you need to know about peter rabbit movie 2018.
It is, for many, the center of the christian faith. I liked how although easter is a religious holiday, this book kept religion out, so more people could relate to the activities. Personalized stuffed easter bunny babys first easter. The first easter rabbit is a rankinbass cartoon from 40 years ago and as they always do more or less, it runs for between 20 and 30 minutes. Bored of life in the garden, peter goes to the big city, where he meets shady characters and ends up creating chaos for the whole family. It is believed the first easter bunny called southwestern germany home. Here comes peter cottontail, a 1971 rankinbass stop motion tv special. Animation silly symphony funny little bunnies youtube disney movies movies for kid6 duration. The night before easter, a 2014 film written and directed by joseph henson and nathan johnson. The first easter rabbit tvg 25min animation, short, adventure tv short 9 april 1976 a beloved toy stuffed rabbit is rescued by a fairy to be the first easter rabbit. The film is retelling of the 1976 television special the first easter rabbit. The first easter rabbit is an animated easter television special that premiered april 9, 1976 on nbc and later aired on cbs. The complete directory to the first twentyfive years, 19621987.
Perfect for the tiniest bunnies, this soft, squishable starter easter. A rankinbass production narrated by burl ives that feels much like the classic holiday specials santa claus is comin to town, frosty the snowman, and rudolph the rednosed reindeer, the 1976 the first easter rabbit tells the story of how a plush bunny named stuffy became the worlds very first easter rabbit. These covers from puck magazine, from the easter issues of 1899, 1900, and 1901, were the first to feature easter bunnies. James corden is voicing peter rabbit, while domhnall gleeson is playing mcgregor. Tom and jerry and the first easter rabbit the idea 2. Resurrection, a 1999 film directed by russell mulcahy. An outwardly religious holiday, the celebration suffers from not having a rich secular mythology built up around it, unlike christmas, which allows for countless movies and specials about some unseen facet of santa claus north pole lair. How brother rabbit fooled the whale and the elephant. The first easter rabbit 1976 burl ives as the older stuffy the rabbit. The tale is loosely based on the childrens book the velveteen rabbit by. The movie, a 2005 computer animated film sequel to the 1971 tv special. The message shows what this specific family does on easter, which may be similar or different to other families. A beloved toy stuffed rabbit is rescued by a fairy to be the first easter rabbit.
Parents need to know that an easter bunny puppy is a misleading film that appears to be about some variation of a bunnypuppy and kidfriendly frolicking, but never fulfills that premise. By now, most of the neighborhood kids had peeped out of their window and had gotten a glimpse of him in the ridiculously fluffy rabbit suit. I first saw this when i was a little girl, i am now 25 and still love this and. This is their duo on the easter holidays and they got a decent cast line up for this one. In this magical animated feature, the beloved stuffed bunny of a small child miraculously becomes the first easter rabbit. Rose byrne is portraying a character named bea, likely a standin for the author, beatrix potter. A fairy tale about the easter bunny is included to hold your congregations attention. First, if you have a really fresh local rabbit like i did, youre going to want to inspect for any remaining bits of fur, and get that. This half hour film released in 1976 is one of 3 easter films produced by the. I enjoyed this cute story because of the fun pictures and the simple words that completed the story. The first easter rabbit, a 1976 rankinbass animated tv special. By the turn of the 20th century, newspapers noticed the growing popularity in the states of the chocolate rabbit among easter confections, and by 1925, a catalog from the r. This cartoon was produced by rankinbass productions burl ives narrates in a fanciful, tuneful and colorsplashed tale of the first easter rabbit, whose mission is to deliver specially painted eggs to good children. Rudolphs shiny new year 1976 red skelton as father time.
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