Product Details

• Actors: Casey Kasem, Vincent Price, Paul H. Frees, Joan Gardner, Danny Kaye
• Directors: Jules Bass, Jr. Arthur Rankin
• Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Classic Media
• DVD Release Date: February 10, 2009
• Run Time: 50 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001LOR3U4
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #52,298 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Features include:

•MPAA Rating: NR
•Format: DVD
•Runtime: 50 minutes

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rankin/Bass' Easter Masterpiece in a Sparkly New Edition!, March 9, 2010

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Joseph Brando (NJ, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The Original TV Classic [Remastered] (DVD)

This is an excellent stop-motion TV special that originally aired during the early 70's. It features the voices of Danny Kaye, Vincent Price and Casey Kasem and is the first and easily the best of three Easter specials from Rankin/Bass, who also graced our television sets with holiday traditions such as "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer", "Santa Claus is Coming To Town", "Frosty the Snowman", and the popular cult classic "Mad Monster Party".

This fanciful, pastel-colored Easter special is based on a book titled "The Easter Bunny Who Overslept". Peter Cottontail agrees to a contest against Evil Irontail to see who can deliver the most Easter eggs. But, when Peter oversleeps, leaving Evil Irontail to rule April Valley (the land of Easter bunnies), he must travel back through time making unplanned stops at all the other holidays on his way back to Easter.

This show really has a warm, Easter/Spring feeling, wonderful songs and a chance to catch a glimpse of all the holidays through the enchanted puppet-animated world of Animagic! Once again, Rankin/Bass have taken that fuzzy holiday warmth and turned it into a colorful, fun special.

**This newest release from 2010 features a beautifully restored print that is ears and tails above all the others. Remastered in high definition, the colors pop and things that were blurry in the background in previous releases are now crystal clear. It is not completely without a few specks and scratches here and there, but do you really want to watch these old specials without a few of those? Definitely worth the double-dip if you are a fan!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Orginal Remastered Brought Back Memories, March 22, 2010

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M. G. Gagliano "Maria" (United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The Original TV Classic [Remastered] (DVD)

In A Nutshell: I was thrilled to show this DVD to my daughter. We love watching movies together and being able to say, "I saw this when I was a little girl" was an honor. This is the same Stop-Motion animation that we are familiar with from our childhood (Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer).

What I Can Tell You: This is a true classic. There aren't enough kid shows during Easter and I love this one. My daughter is allowed to watch a movie before bed as long as she is in bed at 7:00 P.M. She has watched this Here Comes Peter Cottontail every other night since we got it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Classic Rankin and Bass, January 21, 2010

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Jessie Leung "juju" (Queens, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The Original TV Classic [Remastered] (DVD)

Wow! I absolutely love the animagic. The original Peter Cottontail story is great for all ages. My 16 month old son enjoys animagic as well.