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It’s that time of year again, folks, when you wait up at night anxiously, barely containing your childish enthusiasm, then scamper down the stairs in your Super Ted boxer shorts and proceed to tear the house apart in a quest for those hidden chocolate eggs. And who delivered those balls of sweet chocolaty goodness right into your home? It wasn’t your mammy. That lie was invented to maliciously discredit a modern day anthropomorphic superhero, who slaves away for the world’s children even though his efforts have gone unrecognised for too long. It’s about time you paid him some respect; we certainly have by counting down the greatest fictional rabbits (even though I happen to suffer from leporiphobia).
Pooh and Piglet's good friend Rabbit was a ball of nerves who liked his rabbit-hole neat and uncluttered by messy Pooh getting his honey everywhere and becoming wedged in his front door. God, I love Pooh bear.
The classic cartoon rabbit that was always chomping on a carrot, evading and confounding his mortal enemy - the slow-witted hunter Elmer J. Fudd - and leering suggestively towards the camera.
The deranged 'toon' white rabbit who was famously framed for murder, until Bob Hoskins cleared his name. Also inexplicably married to Jessica Rabbit.
Fox McCloud's best and oldest friend from the Lylat Wars series of games for Nintendo. Peppy distinguishes himself by his wise counsel in times of crisis, offering such gems as 'do a barrel roll!' at inopportune moments.
The famous white rabbit which was famously poor at organising his time, usually seen frantically running around screaming about how late he was, and enticing Victorian girls down rabbit holes.
These bunnies went on an odyssey when mystic runt Fiver foresaw their colony's destruction; led by his brother, Hazel, they escape and travel to a new home, encountering many dangers and temptations along the way.
Beatrix Potter's lepine hero, famous for his jaunty blue waistcoat, which was lost in an ill-conceived raid on Mr McGregor's vegetable garden, and ended up dressing a scarecrow. What Mr McGregor thought of discovering a rabbit wearing a coat is never revealed.
The green rabbit traveller from outer space went on many adventures, fighting space toads and other such things. No idea what this was about, really.
James Stewart's invisible friend, a six-foot tall rabbit, who likes to befriend social outcasts. Is he for real or a figment of Stewart's drunk and eccentric mind?
In a shameless act of product placement, the best fictional rabbit is the Duracell Bunny. The little pink dynamos have been selling reliable batteries for years, and long may they continue!
You're really afraid of bunnies? But they're so cute and fluffy!
haha great list. Honourable mentions surely have to go to The Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog, and Frank from Donnie Darko.
Have you actually seen Watership Down?! I watched it many years ago and have been too scared to even look at the box since. I've been putting it down to my youthful skittishness; however my older brother watched it again recently and told me that it is still that scary. Give me Peter Rabbit any day...
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