ALAW Catch-Up
I missed yesterday in our celebration of Anthropomorphic Lagomorph Awareness Week! I’m so sorry! To make up, I will feature TWO items today!
The first I’m going to cover is an Easter special Mill Creek Entertainment was offering on some of their DVDs, one of which includes their title The Tales of Brer Rabbit. Though the special has apparently ended, for those of you jonesing for Brer Rabbit on DVD this still might not be a bad option. While the film is not as entertaining a production as Song of the South, it does have some elements that I really liked – I believe it’s the only film adaption to date to have ever included Miss Meadows (though, um… not in quite the same characterization as the original stories), as well as the Wull-er-de-wust story. It is a bit slow-paced, however. Still, it’s Brer Rabbit on DVD, and it’s cheap. It may be too late to order it in time for Easter, but Brer Rabbit is timeless anyways. That said, if you’re interested in this film it might be worth it to check out your local Target – I got this film there last year for only five bucks.
Our second item would be the other Easter pin Disney put out featuring their line of bunnies that includes Brer Rabbit.
Image courtesy FantasiesComeTrue.com
A hinged designed, the top half of the egg closes to hide the three inside. This one I can’t help finding a bit funny, because Brer Rabbit looks like he’s just glad they actually included him for once. It also gets credit for its inclusion of the two rabbits from Melody Time’s “Once Upon a Winter.” This pin was released in 2001.
Where can one go about finding the pin?
I see it around eBay quite a bit, which is probably your best bet. Any site like that, or you could try your luck with a pin trader if you’re lucky enough to find someone who has it. I think it’s long since been out of print, though — I couldn’t even find it on Disney’s official pin site!