Untalkative Bunny

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show_name = Untalkative Bunny


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genre = Comedy/Animation/Modern life
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director = Dawn Wilton
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starring = Christian Potenza
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country = Canada
language = English
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num_episodes = 65 Season One
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runtime = 4-5 minutes
network = Teletoon (Canada)
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first_aired = April 2001 [cite web|url=http://bunny.23skidoo.org/index.html|title=Airing time.]
last_aired = May 2004
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"Untalkative Bunny" is a Canadian/British co-produced animated series about a yellow rabbit and its life in the big city (closely based on Ottawa, Canada.) The series consists of small episodes (about 4-5 minutes long each), and are aired by Teletoon, as well as Disney in many parts of the world including the UK & France (excluding the US). The episodes usually deal with Bunny and the problems of a modern life in the big city, and often present surreal elements. The show is full of "modern life" elements, such as diets, vegetarianism, racism, and environmentalism.

The name of the show comes from the fact that Bunny, the main character, never says any word at all, expressing itself completely by facial expressions and other forms of body language. The true gender of Bunny is not completely defined, since it seems to portray both gender roles in different episodes; though the unofficial website refers to it as a "he".(many people are unaware that grammatically "he" is appropriate to refer to either a masculine or neuter gender)

Other recurring characters include:
*Squirrel: An orange Squirrel, who frequently pays visits to Bunny, and lives in the wild (as far as a city allows, such as city parks), but still with all the affordable modern comforts. He is sometimes accompanied with his son and daughter.
*Emu: A grumpy, frustrated cantankerous blue emu who usually puts Bunny in bad situations.
*Friendly Friend: An unknown creature who usually annoys Bunny.
*Beaver: A beaver with the latest trends. His favorite sport is hockey.

65 five minute episodes were made for the first season. A subsequent 2nd and 3rd season was made with Dawn Wilton supervising the co-writers from the first season. Some of the episodes in the third season were written solely by the UK department. The cartoon soundtrack consists almost entirely of bossa nova and jazz tunes arranged by French jazz composer Marie-Louise Alcale.

eason One

*Note, the episodes in blue are about Untalkative Bunny's adventure outside the city, and Squirrel's mission to find him; the episodes in gold are specials, and the episodes in khaki are Untalkative Bunny's fairs.

References

External links

*http://theuntalkativeupdate.webnode.com/
* [http://www.untalkativebunny.com/ Untalkative Bunny Unofficial Homepage with Episode Guide]
*imdb title|id=0293743|title=Untalkative Bunny
* http://www.criterionlicensing.com/UntalkativeBunny.htm
* http://groups.google.com/group/TheupdateonUB