The First Easter Rabbit (1976)

Name: The First Easter Rabbit
Director: Jules Bass
Genre: Family, Animation, Comedy
Released: 1976-04-09
Duration: 25 min
Cast: Burl Ives, Robert Morse, Stan Freberg, Paul Frees

Family Animation Comedy

Director: Jules Bass

Cast: Burl Ives, Robert Morse, Stan Freberg, Paul Frees

Runtime25 min

RatingG

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A beloved toy stuffed rabbit is rescued by a fairy to be the first Easter Rabbit.

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The First Easter Rabbit from 1976, directed by Jules Bass, is a delightful animated family film that blends comedy and heart. With the beloved Burl Ives voicing the titular rabbit, this whimsical tale of a toy being transformed into the first Easter Bunny is sure to charm audiences of all ages with its vibrant animation and heartwarming themes.

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The First Easter Rabbit is an American animated Easter television special that premiered April 9, 1976, on NBC and later aired on CBS. Created by Rankin/Bass Productions, it tells the story of the Easter Bunny's origin. The special is loosely based on the 1922 children's book The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams. Burl Ives narrates the special which also features the Irving Berlin song "Easter Parade". It marked Ives's return to a Rankin/Bass special for the first time since the company's 1964 stop motion television special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer twelve years prior.