Easter Fever is a 1980 Canadian animated Easter themed television special that premiered in syndication in the United States and on CBC on March 30, 1980.
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 RicklesInterview: Maurice LaMarche » FRED Entertainment and SCTVs Catherine O'Hara providing the voice of Jack's wife Scarlett O'Hare). 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 same year.Nelvanamation II (VHS tape, 1982) - WorldCat.org
Voice cast Garrett Morris as Jack Rabbit Maurice LaMarche as Don Rattles, Steed Martin, Jack's Dad, Penguin Waiter, Peter Easter Bat, Moose Judge Catherine O'Hara as Scarlett O'Hare Don Ferguson as Announcer, Drunk Guest, Moose Judge Jim Henshaw as Aardvark Chris Wiggins as Bull Chef, Santa Claus Larry Mollin as Ratso Rat, Beaver Jeri Craden as Madame Malegg, Jack's Mom Melleny Brown as Scrawny Chicken, Hare-O Behind The Voice Actors
See also List of Easter television episodes The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast A Cosmic Christmas The Devil and Daniel Mouse
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