Rabbit Ears Productions
| Rabbit Ears Productions | |
|---|---|
| Starring |
Denzel Washington Robin Williams Geena Davis Danny Glover Whoopi Goldberg John Candy Meryl Streep Susan Saint James Amy Grant Glenn Close Morgan Freeman Jonathan Winters Kelly McGillis Anjelica Huston Laura Dern Michael Keaton Sissy Spacek |
| Country of origin |
 United States
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| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 63 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Mark Sottnick and Mike Pogue |
| Running time | 30 minutes per episode |
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 are stories that are found throughout all the Rabbit Ears Productions series whether they are Christmas, Halloween, or Easter themed.
The Tale of Peter Rabbit: Naughty Peter Rabbit goes off to Mr. McGregor's garden against his mother's warnings, but he soon learns about the consequences of disobeying his mother.
How the Camel Got His Hump: When the Camel refuses to do any work in the desert, it is up to the Djinn of the desert to set him straight.
The Three Little Pigs: When the Big Bad Wolf eats up the first and second little pigs, he'll learn the hard way that he shouldn't mess with the smartest pig of the three little pigs.
Goldilocks: When a spoiled little girl goes to the house of the three bears and sneaks inside, she will soon get a surprise of her life when the bears come home from their walk.
Many of the stories have been made available as audiobooks through Listening Library.
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