Here Comes Peter Cottontail(Movie, 1971)

Here Comes Peter Cottontail is a 1971 Japanese-American Easter stop-motion 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. 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. Subsequent airings have appeared on CBS, Fox Family, The CW, and Cartoon Network. In 2005, it was followed by a computer-animated sequel Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The Movie. ()