Easter Fever

Easter Fever (known as The Jack Rabbit Story in Canada) is an 1980 Canadian-American animated Easter themed television special that premiered in syndication in the United States and on CBC on March 30, 1980. It is the four out of the five television specials in the 1977 to 1980 series of specials by Nelvana. It was also the last television specials from the company, concluding the series it with Take Me Up to the Ball Game, which premiered on September 18 of the year.[1][2][3]

In the special, Jack Rabbit (voiced by Garrett Morris) leaves his job as the Easter Bunny and is treated to a celebrity roast, with voice artist Maurice LaMarche providing impressions of Steve Martin and Don Rickles.[4]

References

  1. Perlmutter, David (4 May 2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 424. ISBN 9781538103746. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  2. "Easter Fever (1980)". Letterboxd. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  3. "Easter Fever". Amazon. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  4. Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 580–582. ISBN 978-1476665993.
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