Here Comes Peter Cottontail 

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The inspiring story of how Shaggy beat Professor Ratigan to become the Easter Bunny

This is probably the most UNDERRATED Rankin Bass special You get a solid story Many a Holiday A good moral lesson AND VINCENT PRICE!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT MORE COULD U WANT?

Wow I can't believe it. I found my favorite Easter movie. Happy Anniversary Peter Cottontail. 48 years ago I was born in 1971. I had my first Easter when I was 1 years old in 1972. I remember when I turned 5 years old my mommy got bless her soul she have glass ball with Peter Cottontail and you wind up and would play Peter Cottontail hopping down Bunny Trail. And I still have till today. I never stopped believing in Easter Bunny.

I remember always watching this little film right before Easter every year as a little kid. Back when Easter seemed as exciting as Christmas. I miss my childhood. :)

Danny Kaye, Vincent Price, and Casey Kasem. What a trio for this spring special.

Nobody could tell this story better than Danny Kaye; he is always one of my favorite actors, so talented and funny!

I completely forgot about this movie! Brings back a very warm and happy feeling😊

*CHILDHOOD INTENSIFIES*

"Here comes Peter cottontail hopping down the bunny trail" love it it gets stuck in my head ;3

Rankin/Bass specials like these will *NEVER* grow old.

Colonel Bunny isn't wrong you know, being The Chief Easter Bunny is so much more than delivering Easter eggs, it's a lot of work and it's a big job.

gotta love these Rankin Bass holiday specials.

These type of specials were always my favorite thing growing up; I miss these.

This movie was my absolute favorite as a child!

So nostalgic!! I grew up watching this when I was a kid in the 90s. I just ordered the dvd so I can show my toddler 🥹🥹

Why don't they play this on tv anymore during Easter time? I have been hoping to see it for years but haven't. I remember watching it as a kid and want my children to enjoy it. I guess I'll just have to tell them where to find it here on youtube. Thank God for RU-vid!

Happy Easter! Jesus is Alive and Risen! This is such a great movie with great songs!

Magic, excitement, music, action, fantasy, thrills, and adventures. Here Comes Peter Cottontail, I love this beautiful Easter movie. That never gets old, it goes on forever and ever over the years of spring. For Easter, I believe in the Easter bunny that gives hope to everyone of the world. Easter is one of my favorite holidays of the year. Flower fairies are growing new plants and flowers in the forest, and the gardens. I never gave up believing in fairies and magic with all my heart because I still refuse to grow up, and forget about the precious things I knew, especially those from my childhood. I am like Peter Pan. My one and only wish is to keep the magic alive for all time. And I also wish to be a fairy to stay strong, childlike, young, and beautiful forever and ever like Tinker Bell. Believe in magic and never grow up 🐰🐇🐣🐤🐥💮🌻🥀🔮🌈🪄⭐🌟🌠✴🐦🍬🧺🧚🧚‍♂🧚‍♀

Thank you for the kind memories of my youth, we who were born in the 60's-70's had some of the best of holiday memories... I remember buying those photo eggs every year with the scenery within, I miss those days of my childhood youth.

I love the Rankin/Bass holiday specials as much as I do the Charlie Brown ones. Always brings a smile to my face and gives me warm memories of my childhood :)

One of the greatest stop motion films of all time.

i used to watch this with my grandma all the time before she passed.. this is my childhood right here and i'm only 16

I'm 33 years and still continue watch this film every Easter. It's part of our Easter tradition. Love it so much

Just thinking about Christmas. Now it's Easter. Thank you, Rankin Bass.

And to think this was WAY before Vincent Price voiced Ratigan.

I'm Here To Watch This After Years Of Not Watching This

God, I remember watching this when I was a baby.

Love this special back in the 1970's. This was TV

One of my favorite Rankin Bass productions and i remembered when i was 4 seeing this on Disney channel in the mid 80s and dug it. A shame Casey Kasem and Arthur Rankin Jr died last year, they will be missed and so will Vincent Price whom is my favorite actor of all time.

I always thought Mr. Sassafrass was the same guy as the Mailman from Santa claus comes to town.

Wow! I miss growing up in the 90's

Today is July 4th and came back to watch this just for that scene. HEY RABBIT THESE ARE NOT FIRECRACKERS I don't know why but that's hilarious

You know, I think they should've given Rudolph a small cameo in this during the Christmas part. That would've been awesome! It would've also been awesome if they casted Mickey Rooney as Santa again in this.

I used to watch this every year. Don't know why they never show it anymore. Thanks so much for posting it!

Bless whoever put this video up. Thank you & Happy Easter :)

I have waited 20 years for this moment. At last I have found it and can announce to the world via technology that never existed when I was a troubled child. RAM THAT EASTER UP MY KEISTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is all.

18:42 May be the absolute best Rankin-Bass song ever.

love this cartoon! childhood memories are wonderful and things that cannot be taken away.

Thanks to the animated calendars, I know it is 1971.

I watched as child to enjoy all Rankin Bass Holiday specials on tv bring me back to my childhood ❤

Thank YOU so MUCH!!! I've been looking for this for many years! I just showed this to my son (he's 2) and he loves this. Vincent Price totally stole the show as Irontail.

This is available on dvd every Easter at walmart. Every holiday you can find classic cartoon dvds reasonably priced at walmart. I grew up with all the rankin/bass holiday specials. The holiday wasn't the same until you watched these every year!🎃🎄 🐰

I totally agree!!! Mr. Kaye was awesome!!! Loved him in all his movies, but White Christmas is my fav!

This has always been my favorite Easter movie everrrrrrrrr...!!!!! Every year I watch it. Since I was younger it always made me happy and I LOVED IT !!!!!

Another Rankin/Bass Holiday classic that the entire family can enjoy. I remember watching this when it aired, thanks for uploading.

It wasn't Peter going to that party which caused him to oversleep. He set his alarm so he would be up and ready in the morning, but Irontail fed the alarm clock rooster some bubble gum which made him gurgle so that Peter could hardly hear the alarm, so it was Irontail who made him miss the contest. So Irontail was cheating!

It’s was a perfect choice to put Batman villain Egg Head in as the voice of the Evil bunny Iron Tail. Vincent Price is timeless, thank you for the post and a Happy Easter 🐇🐣🐰

Omg, I wasn’t hallucinating.

I read "Here Comes Peter Cottontail" aloud to the kids and families on Zoom last year in April 2024 if my memory serves me correctly for Storytime With Andrea as part of an Easter theme and they really loved it.

Danny Kaye does great imitating Peter, Antoine, Iron Tail and Colonel Bunny's voices

I love Danny Kaye, awe. This is much much better than "The Easter Bunny is Coming to Town," which is just bizarre and confusing.

Such a cute Easter treasure! I just love every minute and the voices...Vincent Price as Iron Tail and Casey Kasem as Peter. The way they go through the holidays...I wonder if Tim Burton was inspired by this one for a Nightmare Before Christmas? Wishing all a Happy Easter...chooochoo!

Even though it was an Easter special, my favorite part of Peter Cottontail was always the Halloween segment. I used to always wish that Rankin/Bass had done a stop-motion animation special for Halloween. (Mad Monster Party lent itself to Halloween, but it wasn't ABOUT Halloween. Neither was Jack O' Lantern- Family Classics.) Many years later I finally got my wish when Disney/Touchstone released the Nightmare Before Christmas.

Not even three minutes in and I've made around eleven nasty jokes. I need some Jesus

Growning up with a holiday classic like this brings back some happy memories. The luxury of owning them on VHS.😊 Every year on all the Holiday's i looked forward to watching all these amasing program's. The days before cable, etc.😁

I loved this movie as a kid!!

OMG! Loved this so much as a kid that I wore out the VHS tape I had this on through watching it so much. Thank you for uploading this. I've got Bass/Rankin to thank for the fact I ended up a fan of Danny Kaye's simply through this Easter classic.

43:27 Oh no! Irontail and Montresaur just returned on Valentine's Day, he had the book of evil spells, read one of the pages, then turned the eggs green!

Who's here from 2019?

I do Not Remember This but I love it Thank You Love-N-Light Blessed Be

i have watched this every year for as long as i can remember. i had it downloaded to my computer, and then i deleted it one delirious night, apparently. i went back to my moms where my computer is and to no avail, it was gone. i have it on VHS but no working player. i am soooooo happy this is available! :) :) my absolute favorite!!

HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!🐰🐇⛪.

I remember back in the 1990 when I lived in Mexico my dad bought me this vhs this bring me back to my childhood, this is gold

It was very enjoyable to watch.It brought me back to my childhood.👶 👍👍👍

I remember this movie when I was little I watch this on 2008 at the church to celebrate easter.

Thank you so much for posting this. It just brings back so many wonderful memories!

Great memories are just pouring in...Big Smile on my face.

He could have given those green eggs away on Easter. I hear they go well with ham. (:

I remember this movie from when I was like 6 must've watched it a 100 times

Remember watching this very few times. It still holds up! :)

Used to watch this on VCR... thanks dad for my childhood. Some of the people my age don't even know what this is. To this day I quote Irontail's lines in certain situations and I sing the Improvise song.

My childhood favorite show they need to put this show back on tv.

thanks so much for posting this!!! 💚😍

These shows just made the holidays more special.

Such a good movie

They are great! I miss this kind of animation!

love these Rankin Bass films! Thanks for sharing!

I had no idea Iron tail was played by Vincent Price! I love his work!

For some reason, I always liked these little puppet movies as a kid. -My Dog Meows

I wanted my kids to see something that would bring back easter memories when they get older, just as this movie did for me..Thanks

One of my favorite Easter Movies still Besides the movie (It’s the Easter Beagle Charlie Brown).

Oh my childhood oh I’m so happy to see this again I never thought I would get to watch it again

Always enjoy the Classic Easter show. Funny watch all ages. Happy Easter.

Thank you for posting! I want to share it with my family!

when irontail turned the eggs green, it reminded me of the dr seuss book "green eggs and ham"

The famous Danny Kaye , actor in t.v. and movies .He also had his own hour long show!!!!!

happy hoppy Easter to all 2019

This is my childhood right here. I remember watching this when I was a little kid and I still have the DVD of it.

Irontail's a crazy classic holiday villain isn't he?

I remember watching this when I was little on RU-vid and than for years I couldn't find it and I literally convinced myself that I made it up until now 🙌🏻

Takes me back to my childhood, thanks for the upload>

Iron tail is my favorite character as I grow up

Love the voice acting in this one!

It's all about the tradition and getting together.

wait a second!!! :O IS THAT THE VOICE OF SHAGGY ROGERS FROM "SCOOBY DOO" VOICING PETER COTTONTAIL?! :O

First Rankin Bass Easter in 1971

Thank you for posting!! I am buying this right away!!

I've been watching this on your channel for 4 Easters now, and really enjoyed it🐇

love Peter cotton tail he is so cute. 🐰🐣🥕🌹☀old iron tail mean old thing. Happy Easter.