About this episode
We’re back! This surprise bonus episode covers the 1976 Rankin/Bass special, The First Easter Rabbit , which despite its name and main theme, still relies heavily on Christmas. **** 🎙 Guest: Brandon Medley ( @brandmed , Blessed Are the Geek ). **** 💬 Topics & Tangents: 1. A very obvious and very uncredited Velveteen Rabbit connection. 2. Easter Valley’s odd location next door to the North Pole, and Rankin/Bass’s habit of giving bad directions. 3. They named the talking snowball “Br-r-ruce,” a joke I didn’t notice until JUST NOW. **** “The First Easter Rabbit” © 1974 Rankin/Bass Productions, Inc. Full show notes with links at adventcalendar.house . Say hi on Twitter @adventcalhouse . Theme song by Bronwen’s Ghost . Full show notes and social links at adventcalendar.house .