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Not to be confused with Rankin-Bass' two later Easter specials, ''The First Easter Rabbit'' (which is in 2D) or ''The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town'' (which is a SpiritualSuccessor to ''WesternAnimation/SantaClausIsCominToTown'').

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Not to be confused with Rankin-Bass' two later Easter specials, ''The First Easter Rabbit'' (which is in 2D) 2D and partly based on ''Literature/TheVelveteenRabbit'') or ''The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town'' (which is a SpiritualSuccessor to ''WesternAnimation/SantaClausIsCominToTown'').



* ButterflyOfTransformation: Peter accidentally leaves Antoine behind when he flies the time machine from Christmas to Valentine's Day, but in the end, after Peter has [[EarnYourHappyEnding earned his happy ending]], they reunite, with Antoine having transformed from a caterpillar to a butterfly.



* DisabilityAsAnExcuseForJerkassery: Irontail, whose original tail was rollerskated over by a child, forcing him to have an artificial iron one and leaving him with a hatred of children.

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* DisabilityAsAnExcuseForJerkassery: Irontail, whose original tail was rollerskated roller-skated over by a child, forcing him to have an artificial iron one and leaving him with a hatred of children.



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%%* EasterSpecial* EasterSpecial: The first of the three Easter specials produced by Creator/RankinBassProductions.



* HeroicBSOD: Peter goes through a major one when Irontail forces him to oversleep on Easter Day.

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* HeroicBSOD: Peter goes through a major one when Irontail forces him to oversleep on Easter Day.Day and takes over April Valley as a result.
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* LiesToChildren: Peter tries to get rid of his eggs on the Fourth of July by telling a couple of kids they're firecrackers. The kids take all the eggs, to Peter's relief...until they actually try them out, realize they were tricked, and give the rest back.

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%%* BadassBaritone: Courtesy of Vincent Price, Danny Kaye and Paul Frees.
* BadassSanta: On Christmas Eve, Santa managed to intercept Iron Tail after he stole Peter's eggs and send them back to Peter.

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%%* * BadassBaritone: Courtesy Irontail, Colonel Wellington B. Bunny, and Santa Claus all have rich, deep voices, courtesy of Vincent Price, Danny Kaye and Paul Frees.
* BadassSanta: On Christmas Eve, Santa managed to intercept Iron Tail Irontail after he stole Peter's eggs and send them back to Peter.



%%* EasterBunny: Of course.

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%%* * EasterBunny: Of course.course. In this universe, there are many Easter bunnies, who all live together in April Valley dyeing eggs and making candy and Easter bonnets. The bunny who can deliver the most eggs becomes the Chief Easter Bunny, who rules over them all.



* FreezeSneeze: Antoine sneezes from the cold as the time machine arrives at Christmas, right after [[BlatantLies denying that he feels cold.]]



* RunningGag: Peter's left ear drooping whenever he fibbed.
%%* TenorBoy: Courtesy of Casey Kasem who lent his voice as Peter Cottontail.

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* RunningGag: Peter's left ear drooping whenever he fibbed.
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TenorBoy: Courtesy Peter Cottontail has a high, youthful, friendly voice, courtesy of Casey Kasem who lent his voice as Peter Cottontail.Kasem.
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** Irontail's his last name. His full name is January Q. Irontail, which is still an unusual name.
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* BadassBaritone: Courtesy of Vincent Price, Danny Kaye and Paul Frees.

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* %%* BadassBaritone: Courtesy of Vincent Price, Danny Kaye and Paul Frees.



* EasterBunny: Of course.
* EasterSpecial

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* %%* EasterBunny: Of course.
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* ObviouslyEvil: Irontail.

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* %%* ObviouslyEvil: Irontail.



* TenorBoy: Courtesy of Casey Kasem who lent his voice as Peter Cottontail.

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* %%* TenorBoy: Courtesy of Casey Kasem who lent his voice as Peter Cottontail.



* WhatMeasureIsANonCute

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* %%* WhatMeasureIsANonCute
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* WhoNamesTheirKidDude: Seriously, what kind of parents would give their son the name ''Irontail'' almost as if they were expecting him to have such a mechanical prosthesis at some point in his life?

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* BadassBaritone: Courtesy of Vincent Price, Danny Kaye and Paul Frees.



* EvilSoundsDeep: Vincent Price lends his distinctive voice as January Q. Irontail.



* PinocchioNose: Peter's left ear droops whenever he lies.

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* PinocchioNose: Peter's left ear droops whenever he lies.he’s fibbing.


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* TenorBoy: Courtesy of Casey Kasem who lent his voice as Peter Cottontail.

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* TheExile: Peter exiles himself from April Valley after Irontail causes him to oversleep.



* TheExile: Peter [[SelfImposedExile exiles himself from April Valley]] after Irontail causes him to oversleep.



* HeroicVow: As he's leaving April Valley in disgrace, Peter promises to make up for his mistake that allowed Irontail to win. He follows through with it.



* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Peter regrets his actions when Irontail causes him to oversleep, to the point that he [[TheSelfExile exiles himself from April Valley]].

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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Peter regrets his actions when Irontail causes him to oversleep, to the point that he [[TheSelfExile exiles himself from April Valley]].Valley.
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Peter regrets his actions when Irontail causes him to oversleep, to the point that he [[SelfExile exiles himself from April Valley]].

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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Peter regrets his actions when Irontail causes him to oversleep, to the point that he [[SelfExile [[TheSelfExile exiles himself from April Valley]].
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* JustEatGilligan: While he had no way of knowing Peter would be able to sell the eggs on St. Patrick's Day, it ''would'', have been more efficient to just destroy the eggs while he was alone with them instead of turning them green.

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* JustEatGilligan: While he had no way of knowing Peter would be able to sell the eggs on St. Patrick's Day, it ''would'', ''would'' have been more efficient for Irontail to just destroy the eggs while he was alone with them instead of turning them green.



* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Peter regrets his actions when Irontail causes him to oversleep, to the point that he exiles himself from April Valley.

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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Peter regrets his actions when Irontail causes him to oversleep, to the point that he [[SelfExile exiles himself from April Valley.Valley]].
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* DefeatMeansMenialLabor: After Peter won the contest and became Chief Easter Bunny, the end credits show Irontail sweeping up the Bunny Trail as a member of the April Valley Sanitation Department.
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Not to be confused with ''The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town'', another special about the Easter Bunny, which details his origin story, and which was produced by Rankin-Bass in 1977. It has no relation to this special, instead serving as a SpiritualSuccessor to ''WesternAnimation/SantaClausIsCominToTown''.

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Not to be confused with Rankin-Bass' two later Easter specials, ''The First Easter Rabbit'' (which is in 2D) or ''The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town'', another special about the Easter Bunny, which details his origin story, and which was produced by Rankin-Bass in 1977. It has no relation to this special, instead serving as Town'' (which is a SpiritualSuccessor to ''WesternAnimation/SantaClausIsCominToTown''.
''WesternAnimation/SantaClausIsCominToTown'').
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Trope removal: According to the story, a child ran over irontail’s fluffy tail by accident, and thus, on no part, was it irontail’s fault.


* NeverMyFault: Despite his tail being ran over by accident, Irontail pins the blame on children in general for it.
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* LoopholeAbuse: Peter wins the egg-delivering contest in the end and saves Easter because the rules did not specify that the eggs had to be delivered on Easter. Irontail also got away with it at the beginning: Although he only managed to deliver one egg, that was still one more than Peter delivered.

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* LoopholeAbuse: Peter wins the egg-delivering contest in the end and saves Easter because the rules did not specify that the eggs had to be delivered on Easter. Irontail also got away with it at the beginning: Although he only managed to deliver one egg, egg to a sleeping hobo, that was still one more than Peter delivered.
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* BatOutOfHell: Irontail rides a significantly unthreatening looking bat. He also has bat-wing shaped ears.

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* BatOutOfHell: Irontail rides a significantly unthreatening looking bat.bat named Montressor. He also has bat-wing shaped ears.
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* LaughablyEvil: In-universe, Madame Esmeralda broke down when her attempts to intimidate Peter with her magic only resulted in him laughing in enjoyment.
-->'''Madame Esmeralda:''' You're not supposed to '''enjoy''' my evil powers!
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Not to b confused with ''The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town'', another special about the Easter Bunny, which details his origin story, and which was produced by Rankin-Bass in 1977. It has no relation to this special, instead serving as a SpiritualSuccessor to ''WesternAnimation/SantaClausIsCominToTown''.

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Not to b be confused with ''The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town'', another special about the Easter Bunny, which details his origin story, and which was produced by Rankin-Bass in 1977. It has no relation to this special, instead serving as a SpiritualSuccessor to ''WesternAnimation/SantaClausIsCominToTown''.
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Another special about the Easter Bunny, which details his origin story, was produced by Rankin-Bass in 1977. It has no relation to this special, instead serving as a SpiritualSuccessor to ''WesternAnimation/SantaClausIsCominToTown''.

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Another Not to b confused with ''The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town'', another special about the Easter Bunny, which details his origin story, and which was produced by Rankin-Bass in 1977. It has no relation to this special, instead serving as a SpiritualSuccessor to ''WesternAnimation/SantaClausIsCominToTown''.
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* JustEatGilligan: While he had no way of knowing Peter would be able to sell the eggs on St. Patrick's Day, it ''would'', have been more efficient to just destroy the eggs while he was alone with them instead of turning them green.
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* HaveAGayOldTime: The theme song contains the lyric "things to make your Easter bright and gay".
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* ObviouslyEvil: Irontail.
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* EvilIsHammy: Irontail chews the scenery in every scene he's in. But when you're a villain voiced by Creator/VincentPrice, expect to be the biggest slice in the deli.
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* FallingInLoveMontage: "Be Mine Today" as Peter and Donna share a romantic moment on Valentine's Day together and bond.
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* CrowdedCastShot: The final scene is the whole cast waving goodbye. Provides the image at the top.
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* ArtsyBeret: One gag involves the chocolate rabbit sculptors (chipping at a block of chocolate with a chisel like it was marble) Milkchocolateangelo and Leonardo de Bittersweet. The former wears a beret and the latter wears an artist's smock.
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* RealSongThemeTune: The song "Peter Cottontail" is prominently featured throughout the special.

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In 2005, a direct-to-video sequel called ''WesternAnimation/HereComesPeterCottontailTheMovie'' was released.



* DistaffCounterpart: Jackie Frost in the sequel is obviously a female Jack Frost.
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* HeroicBSOD: Peter goes through a major one courtesy of Irontail.

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* HeroicBSOD: Peter goes through a major one courtesy of Irontail.when Irontail forces him to oversleep on Easter Day.
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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Irontail turns the eggs completely green near the end. Naturally, this comes back to bite him in the boom-boom when St. Patrick's Day rolls around.

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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Irontail turns the eggs completely green near the end. end to foil Peter's plans. Naturally, this comes back to bite him in the boom-boom when on St. Patrick's Day rolls around. Day.

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