Here Comes Peter Cottontail

For the song of the same name, see Peter Cottontail (song).
Here Comes Peter Cottontail
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Based on"Here Comes Peter Cottontail"
by Steve Nelson
Jack Rollins
The Easter Bunny That Overslept
by Priscilla Friedrich
Otto Friedrich
Written byRomeo Muller
Directed byJules Bass
Arthur Rankin Jr.
Voices ofCasey Kasem
Danny Kaye
Vincent Price
Joan Gardner
Paul Frees
Narrated byDanny Kaye
Country of originUnited States
Japan
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersJules Bass
Arthur Rankin Jr.
CinematographyKizo Nagashima (Animagic Supervision)
EditorIrwin Goldress
Running time51 minutes
Production companyRankin/Bass Productions
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseApril 4, 1971 (1971-04-04)
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Here Comes Peter Cottontail is a 1971 Japanese-American Easter stop-motion animated television special produced by Rankin/Bass Productions, currently distributed by Universal Television and based on the 1957 novel, The Easter Bunny That Overslept, by Priscilla and Otto Friedrich.[1] The special is narrated by Danny Kaye, and stars Casey Kasem, Vincent Price, Joan Gardner and Paul Frees. The special also features Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins's Easter song, "Here Comes Peter Cottontail".

It was originally broadcast in the United States April 4, 1971, on the ABC television network.[2] Subsequent airings have appeared on CBS, Fox Family, The CW, and Cartoon Network.[3]

In 2005, it was followed by a computer-animated sequel Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The Movie.

  1. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (2009). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons (3rd ed.). New York: Checkmark Books. p. 318. ISBN 978-0-8160-6600-1.
  2. ^ Woolery, George W. (1989). Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First Twenty-Five Years, 1962-1987. Scarecrow Press. pp. 194–196. ISBN 0-8108-2198-2. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Archived Cartoon Network TV Schedule (4/11/04)". 6 April 2004. Archived from the original on 2004-04-06. Retrieved 13 August 2023.