Unlike Christmas, Easter doesn't really get that many TV specials made in its honor. It really is a shame, since Here Comes Peter Cottontail is every bit as worthy of TV airtime as the beloved Christmas Rankin-Bass specials.The music is all memorable, my personal favorites being "Be Mine Today," "Hope is There," and most of all, the wistful "If I Could Only Get Back to Yesterday" sung by the multi-talented Danny Kaye, who narrates the story. The characters are fun, save for Bonnie the Bonnet, whose voice is a bit grating. Vincent Price steals the show as the malicious Irontail, out to revenge his maimed tail by ruining Easter for the kids. Casey Kasem is appealing and tons of fun as Peter.The special is great for kids, but its charm and messages about responsibility and hope will appeal to older folks as well. It's good viewing, whether it's Easter or not!

I remember watching this TV Special on VHS when I was a little kid. It turns out that I loved watching that cartoon and I would always watch it every Easter. Here is the premise: After Peter Cottontail overslept on Easter, he sets out to foil January Q. Irontail's plot by using a time machine to go back in time and save Easter. Along the way, Peter meets some new friends including Antoine, a French caterpillar who is the time machine's pilot, Bonnie, a talking Easter bonnet, and Donna, a girl rabbit. Will Peter Cottontail save Easter or will January Q. Irontail prevail? This TV Special wouldn't be complete without its excellent animation, memorable songs, and unique characters. This is the perfect TV Special to watch every Easter and I recommend it. Starring Casey Kasim(From Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?) as Peter Cottontail, Danny Kaye as Seymour S. Sassafrass, Vincent Price as January Q. Irontail, Joan Gardner as Bonnie, Paul Frees as Colonel Wellington's Assistant, and Iris Rainer as Donna.

I must have been six when I saw "Here Comes Peter Cottontail". Now that I know who did some of the voices, that only makes the movie cooler. The plot of course has good rabbit Peter Cottontail (Casey Kasem, aka Shaggy on "Scooby-Doo") trying to become the Easter Bunny after lascivious rabbit Irontail (Vincent Price) wins the contest. Through some mishap, Peter accidentally travels through the whole year, selling eggs for every holiday.Maybe this does mostly serve as a kids' movie, but it's pretty neat. With Shaggy as the good guy, Dr. Phibes as the bad guy, and Danny Kaye as the narrator, how can you go wrong?

What is easily one of the best Rankin and Bass specials, is also the most obscure. The story follows Peter basically traveling to different holidays (because Easter is lame) not unlike "The Nightmare Before Christmas". The most memorable scene is of course, Halloween. The enemy is very cool as well, an iron-tailed rabbit named, er, Irontail. I definitely recommend this for anyone who likes "Rudolph" or "Mad Monster Party".