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Country of origin
  
United States

No. of episodes
  
63

First episode date
  
1985

Number of episodes
  
63

No. of seasons
  
4

Running time
  
30 minutes per episode

Number of seasons
  
4

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Starring
  
Denzel WashingtonRobin WilliamsGeena DavisDanny GloverWhoopi GoldbergJohn CandyMeryl StreepSusan Saint JamesAmy GrantGlenn CloseMorgan FreemanJonathan WintersKelly McGillisAnjelica HustonLaura DernMichael KeatonSissy Spacek

Executive producer(s)
  
Mark Sottnick and Mike Pogue

Genres
  
Animated cartoon, Children's television series, Animated series

Cast
  
Similar
  
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Rabbit Ears Productions is a production company best known for producing three TV series that feature individual episodes adapting popular pieces of children's literature, all of which aired from 1984-1995 on PBS. The series features actors such as Robin Williams, Raul Julia, Laura Dern, Denzel Washington, Danny Glover, and others narrating children's books 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 Parents' Choice Awards and Grammy Awards.

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Storybook Classics

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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.

We All Have Tales

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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.

American Heroes and Legends

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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 other heroes and heroines that made a great impact on American society.

The Greatest Stories Ever Told

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From 1991-1993, Rabbit Ears Productions created their final installment of stories that relates to stories from the Bible. There are nine Bible stories in this series.

Holiday Classics

Holiday Classics are stories that are found throughout all the Rabbit Ears Productions series whether they are Christmas, Halloween, or Easter themed.

Cast

  • Denzel Washington: told John Henry/Anansi
  • Robin Williams: told The Fool and the Flying Ship/Pecos Bill
  • Jonathan Winters: told Paul Bunyan
  • 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
  • Kelly McGillis: told Thumbelina
  • Laura Dern: told The Song of Sacajawea
  • John Candy: told Stormalong
  • Morgan Freeman: told Follow the Drinking Gourd/The Savior is Born
  • Jack Nicholson: told The Elephant's Child/How the Rhinoceros got his Skin/How the Camel got his Hump
  • Sigourney Weaver: told Peachboy
  • Whoopi Goldberg: told Koi and the Kola Nuts
  • Crew

  • Mark Sottnick: Executive Producer, Producer, Director
  • Mike Pogue: Executive Producer
  • Eric Metaxas: Writer
  • Brian Gleeson: Writer
  • C.W. Rogers: Animation Department, Film Editing, Production Design
  • Tim Raglin: Illustrator, Art Direction, Director
  • Clay V. Stites: Executive Producer
  • Joel Tuber: Producer
  • Henrik Drescher: Illustrator
  • Ken Hoin: Producer
  • Doris Wilhousky: Executive Producer
  • Susan C. Anderson: Production Director
  • Audiobooks

    Many of the stories have been made available as audiobooks through Listening Library.

    References

    Rabbit Ears Productions Wikipedia


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