Rabbit Ears Productions
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| Rabbit Ears Productions | |
|---|---|
| Format | Animated series |
| Starring | Denzel Washington Robin Williams Geena Davis Danny Glover Whoopi Goldberg John Candy Meryl Streep Susan St.James Amy Grant Glenn Close Morgan Freeman Jonathan Winters Anjelica Huston Laura Dern Michael Keaton Sissy Spacek |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 63 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes per episode |
| Broadcast | |
Rabbit Ears Productions is a children's series that aired from 1984-1995. The series features famous actors such as, Robin Williams, Raul Julia, Laura Dern, Denzel Washington, Danny Glover, and others narrating classic children's classics either well-known in the United States or from around the world. The series was featured in limited animation where the images move from one scene and disappear in the next scene. Rabbit Ears Productions has also won numerous awards including Parent's Choice Awards and the Grammy Awards.
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[edit] Stories
[edit] Storybook Classics
From 1984-1990, Rabbit Ears Productions had created a set of storybook classics that were well-known around the world. Probably, the most popular storybook classic from Rabbit Ears Productions was the Velveteen Rabbit. The Velveteen Rabbit was the first story that Rabbit Ears Productions had created. The Velveteen Rabbit has also received many awards such as, Parents' Choice award and a Grammy nomination.
[edit] We All Have Tales
From 1991-1993, Rabbit Ears Productions created the next set of stories which are stories that come from all around the world. These stories come from many countries such as, Russia, France, Jamaica, England, Germany, Colombia, Scandinavia, Japan, and India.
[edit] American Heroes and Legends
From 1992-1993, Rabbit Ears Productions made another set of stories that come from America and are about great American Heroes such as, John Henry, Johnny Appleseed, and many heroes and heroines that made a great impact on American society.
[edit] The Greatest Stories Ever Told
From 1991-1993, Rabbit Ears Productions created their final installment of stories that relates to stories from the Bible.
[edit] Holiday Classics
Holiday Classics are stories that are found throughout all the Rabbit Ears Productions series whether they are Christmas, Halloween, or Easter themed.
[edit] Cast and Crew
- Cast
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- Denzel Washington: told John Henry/Anansi
- Robin Williams: told The Fool and the Flying Ship/Pecos Bill
- Danny Glover: told Brer Rabbit and Boss Lion/Brer Rabbit and the Wonderful Tar Baby/How the Leopard Got His Spots/Moses in Egypt
- Meryl Streep: told The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher/The Tale of Peter Rabbit/The Velveteen Rabbit/The Night Before Christmas/The Tailor of Gloucester
- Glenn Close: told The Emperor and the Nightingale/The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
- Raul Julia: told The Monkey People
- Laura Dern: told The Song of Sacajawea
- John Candy: told Stormalong
- Morgan Freeman: told Follow the Drinking Gourd/The Savior is Born
- Crew
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- Mark Sottnick: Executive Producer, Producer
- Mike Pogue: Executive Producer
- Eric Metaxas: Writer
- Brian Gleeson: Writer
- C.W. Rogers: Animation Department, Film Editing, Production Design
- Tim Raglin: Illustrator, Art Direction
- Clay V. Stites: Executive Producer
- Joel Tuber: Producer
- Henrik Drescher: Illustrator
