‘The First Easter Rabbit’: Inside the Trippiest, Weirdest Easter Special Ever

Rankin/Bass’s animated holiday special, which aired April 9, 1976 on NBC, is a truly bizarre Easter Bunny origin tale—narrated by Burl Ives.

Colin Fleming

Published Apr. 1 2018 7:45AM EDT 

Colin Fleming

flemingcolin@comcast.net

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