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Easter Fever

1980 animated TV special

Easter Fever is a 1980 Canadian-American animated Easter themed television special that premiered in syndication in the United States and on CBC on March 30, 1980.

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Summary

In the special, Jack Rabbit (voiced by Saturday Night Live cast member Garrett Morris) leaves his job as the Easter Bunny and is treated to a celebrity roast until an aardvark convinced him not to retire with "the last Easter egg" (Maurice LaMarche providing impressions of Steve Martin and Don Rickles[1] and SCTVs Catherine O'Hara providing the voice of Jack's wife Scarlett O'Hare).[2] It also features songs by John Sebastian of The Lovin' Spoonful.

Production

It is the five out of the six television specials in the 1977 to 1980 series of specials by Nelvana. It was also one of the last television specials from the company, concluding the series with Take Me Up to the Ball Game, which premiered on September 18 of the year.[3][4][5][6]

Voice cast

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    Interview: Maurice LaMarche » FRED Entertainment
  2. [2]
    Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 580–582. ISBN 978-1476665993.
  3. [3]
    Perlmutter, David (4 May 2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 424. ISBN 9781538103746. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  4. [4]
    "Easter Fever (1980)". Letterboxd. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  5. [5]
    "Easter Fever". Amazon. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  6. [6]
    Nelvanamation II (VHS tape, 1982) - WorldCat.org
  7. [7]
    Behind The Voice Actors
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