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(Or should I say Hoppy Easter? Hahahahahaha… just kidding.)

We’ve reached the day of celebration and the end of Anthropomorphic Lagomorph Awareness Week. I hope everybody had a great holiday and weekend. As our last feature, I’m showcasing the best Easter egg I have ever seen in my life:

I wish I could own one of these for my very own. Unfortunately, this was done by Tokyo Disneyland as part of their 2010 Easter celebration. The Tokyo Disneyland Resort is known for going all out with their theming (I hear their Splash is also supposed to be the best, though I have yet to make it over there), and this is no exception. As can be seen from the source, he was one of several Disney characters done as Easter eggs. I wonder what it would take to recreate this? Nevertheless, I wish I could take one of these home… or at least see something like it in the American parks.

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.

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.

Today we get to take a look at a plush Brer Rabbit. Done in pastels. AND A BOW.

From my own collection, the bow can’t be seen too well  in this picture, but trust me, it’s there. Brer Rabbit has never particularly struck me as the bow-wearing type, but who knows what the styles were for the critters back in the day. The pastels, on the other hand, definitely don’t fit his personality. Brer Rabbit is about as bold as it gets.

It all seriousness though, this plush is as cute in person as it is in picture. It was sold at The Disney Store during the Easter season of 2004. A rare treat, as Brer Rabbit items are rarely seen around there. Like the pin from yesterday, he was part of a set of pastel-and-bowed Disney rabbits sold for the season (I also have one of The March Hare, my other favorite fictional lagomorph). If only they would do more like this!

Regardless, it probably goes without saying that this is my favorite Easter decoration.

It’s Anthropomorphic Lagomorph Awareness Week! The powers that be (in other words, me) have decided that since this is the week leading up to Easter, and Easter’s biggest mascot is the Easter Bunny, there is no better time to celebrate talking rabbits than RIGHT NOW, MY FRIENDS.

To do my part, I thought I would focus on Brer Rabbit. I know, I know – who saw it coming, right? To celebrate, I decided to feature some kind of Easter-related item featuring him through out the week. Yes, in other words, it’s Easter Week at Brer-Rabbit.com. But what’s the fun in calling it that?

Starting off, take a gander at this pin Disney put out in recent years:

It was one of a set of six that were sold on the Disney Store’s website, circa 2009 I believe. It was a limited edition set, and considering the rarity of some of the characters featured in it, no wonder it was snatched up quickly. I’m not really sure what’s going on with the egg flying in the air that Brer Rabbit is looking at, though. Did he throw it up there? Is he juggling it? Is it flying on its own like some sort of eggs-terrestrial being? Oh haha, get it, get it? Corny jokes aside, though, it’s a nice piece, worth getting your hands on if you can manage it. eBay is always a good place to start.