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| Untalkative Bunny | |
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 Bunny and Squirrel | |
| Genre | Animated cartoon Children's television series Comedy Animated Sitcom |
| Created by | Graham Falk[1] |
| Based on | Cartoon Sushi short by Graham Falk |
| Written by | Karolina Craig Jordan Craig |
| Directed by | Graham Falk, Nick Cross |
| Theme music composer | Paul K. Joyce Shawn Lee |
| Composers |
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| Country of origin | Canada United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 39 (195 shorts) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Diane Craig |
| Production locations | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Running time | 22 minutes (5 minutes per short) |
| Production companies | Dynomight Cartoons Treehouse Production (UK) Big Al Productions (UK) Glaverotic Cartoons Rooster Entertainment Group Blue Twist Animation IIV marblemedia HIT Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | Teletoon (Canada) Disney Channel (UK)[4] |
| Release | April 15, 2001[1][2][3] – October 5, 2003[3] |
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Untalkative Bunny is a co-produced animated series about a yellow rabbit and its life in the big city (closely based on Ottawa, Ontario, Canada). The show is aimed for kids 6–7. The series consists of small episodes (about 4–5 minutes long each) with a number up to four longer 'specials' in each season. Untalkative Bunny has been aired by Teletoon, as well as Disney Channel in many parts of the world, including the UK & France (excluding the US). The pilot episode was first seen in the first episode of Cartoon Sushi in 1997, and later in the KaBlam! episode "KaFun!" in 1999. It first aired on Teletoon on April 15, 2001.[2]
The first show was written by Karolina Craig and Jordan Craig with Graham Falk as creative Director and Board Supervisor. The episodes usually deal with Bunny and the problems of a modern life in the big city, and often features surrealist humour. The show covers topics of contemporary interest such as dieting, vegetarianism, racism, and environmentalism.
Other recurring characters include:
- Squirrel: An orange squirrel who frequently pays visits to Bunny and lives in the wild (as far as a city allows, such as city parks), but still with all the affordable modern comforts. He is sometimes accompanied by his son and daughter.
- Emu: A grumpy, frustrated, and cantankerous blue emu who usually puts Bunny in bad situations.
- Friendly Friend: An unknown pink creature who usually annoys Bunny.
- Beaver: A purple beaver with the latest trends. His favourite sport is hockey.
65 five-minute episodes were made for the first season. A subsequent 2nd and 3rd season were made with Dawn Wilton supervising the co-writers from the first season, although many of the episodes in the third season were written solely by the UK co-producers, Big Al Productions. The series' soundtrack consists of a wide range of musical styles including bossa nova and jazz, written by Canadian composers David Burns and Wayne Bartlett.
- ^ a b "Glebe Report - Volume 31 Number 4 - April 6, 2001" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
- ^ a b "Archived copy". www.teletoon.com. Archived from the original on April 13, 2001. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b "Television Program Logs". Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. March 2, 2016.[dead link] Alt URL
- ^ "Disney Channel UK Now Bumper (Untalkative Bunny) (2003)". July 4, 2020 – via www.youtube.com.