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The First Easter Rabbit is an animated Easter television special that premiered April 9, 1976 on NBC and later aired on CBS. Created by Rankin/Bass, it tells the story of the Easter Bunny's origin. The special is loosely based on the children's book The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams. Burl Ives did the narration for this special which also featured the song "Easter Parade". Following 1964's "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer", this is the second Rankin/Bass special to be narrated by Burl Ives.
Original Release
04/09/1976
US Release
04/09/1976
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Burl Ives | Narrator / Older Stuffy (voice) / Older Stuffy |
| Robert Morse | Young Stuffy (voice) / Young Stuffy |
| Stan Freberg | Flops (voice) / Flops |
| Paul Frees | Zero / Santa (voice) / Spatz / Santa |
| Don Messick | Whiskers / Jonathan (voice) / Jonathan / Bruce |
| Dina Lynn | Glinda (voice) / Glinda |
| Christine Winter | Vocalist (voice) / Vocalist |
| Joan Gardner | Elizabeth / Calliope (voice) / Calliope |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Burl Ives | Narrator / Older Stuffy (voice) / Older Stuffy |
| Robert Morse | Young Stuffy (voice) / Young Stuffy |
| Stan Freberg | Flops (voice) / Flops |
| Paul Frees | Zero / Santa (voice) / Spatz / Santa |
| Don Messick | Whiskers / Jonathan (voice) / Jonathan / Bruce |
| Dina Lynn | Glinda (voice) / Glinda |
| Christine Winter | Vocalist (voice) / Vocalist |
| Joan Gardner | Elizabeth / Calliope (voice) / Calliope |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Arthur Rankin Jr. | Producer |
| Jules Bass | Producer |
Clips
The First Easter Rabbit: The Situation
