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'''''The Rapsittie Street Kids in A Bunny's Tale''''' was an unproduced CGI film and a follow-up to ''Rapsittie Street Kids: Believe in Santa''.
'''''The Rapsittie Street Kids in A Bunny's Tale''''' is an unproduced CGI Easter special meant to serve as a follow-up to J Rose Productions' 2002 Christmas special [[Rapsittie Street Kids: Believe in Santa (found CGI animated TV film; 2002)|''Rapsittie Street Kids: Believe in Santa'']]. Announced at the end of ''Believe in Santa'', this proposed film was believed to have been aired on American television on at least two occasions in 2003, until sources involved in its production denied that it ever made it past a draft.


According to a newspaper that listed the special's airing date, the plot of the special is about ''"Something missing from Zeke's life prevents him from capturing the Easter Spirit."''
==Suspected Broadcast and Status==
''A Bunny's Tale'' was advertised as part of the schedule of two different television stations in April 2003: NBC affiliate WNYT in Albany, New York (also available out-of-market in Rutland, Vermont), and UPN affiliate K15CZ (now KSPR) in Springfield, Missouri, on April 13th and 20th respectively. This led researchers to believe that the special was indeed finished and sporadically aired on minor stations at the time, contributing to its obscurity and subsequent rarity - much like ''Believe in Santa''.


According to Wolf Tracer editor Dave Edison<ref>https://archive.org/details/edisonemail, Retrieved 13 Nov '20</ref>, the film was never produced beyond a first draft, and the studio closed before they could work on any designs or recordings.
However, upon contact with personnel suggested to be involved in the film's production, it was revealed that the project never became anything tangible, with the only material conceived being a first draft by Wolf Tracer Studios producer JR Horsting and editor Dave Edison - the studio ceased operations before any work on designs or recordings was done.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/edisonemail Archived Dave Edison email on the film's cancellation.] Retrieved 13 Nov '20</ref>


Not much else is known about this film other than the fact that it was planned to be a sequel to 2002's first ''Rapsittie Street Kids'' film and that it would have featured Lenee's little sister from ''Believe in Santa'', as she quite literally told the audience to ''"see [her] in The Bunny's Tale"'' during the credits to ''Believe in Santa''.
==Premise==
 
Not much is known about the contents of this lone draft. Newspaper listings described the basic premise as "Something missing from Zeke's life prevents him from capturing the Easter Spirit," and the credits to ''Believe in Santa'' suggest it would have featured Lenee's little sister as one of the characters.
The only known cast member signed on was Jodi Benson, who previously starred in the original ''Rapsittie Street Kids'' feature.
 
Despite apparently not being produced, the special has been listed as having been aired on WNYT (an NBC station) in Albany, New York (though it was also available out-of-market in Rutland, Vermont) on April 13th, 2003, and on K15CZ (then a UPN station, now KSPR) in Springfield, Missouri on April 20th, 2003. The special may have aired sporadically just like its predecessor, which could have contributed to its loss.
 
According to Colin Slater's LinkedIn profile, Dave Edison and JR Horsting were associated with the film's production.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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Rapsittie1.png|A newspaper snippet showing proof of the special's airing. Courtesy of Vance.
Rapsittie1.png|A newspaper snippet showing the special's supposed airing. Courtesy of Vance.
Image0-3.png|Another newspaper snippet of proof of the special's airing. Courtesy of Vance.
Image0-3.png|Another newspaper snippet of the special's supposed airing. Courtesy of Vance.
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==See Also==
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*[[Rapsittie Street Kids: Believe in Santa (found CGI animated TV film; 2002)]]
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==External Link==
  |description1 =Interview where Walter Emanuel Jones, claiming to know nothing about any sequel which implies that as far as the project went.
*[https://cancelled-movies.fandom.com/wiki/Rapsittie_Street_Kids:_A_Bunny%27s_Tale Cancelled Movies Wiki page on ''Rapsittie Street Kids: A Bunny's Tale''.] Retrieved 07 Mar '20
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==Reference==
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==References==
[[Category:Non-existence confirmed|Rapsittie Street Kids in A Bunny's Tale]]
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[[Category:Completely lost media]]

Revision as of 03:31, 21 July 2021

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Advertisement for the film at the end of Believe in Santa.

Status: Existence unconfirmed

The Rapsittie Street Kids in A Bunny's Tale is an unproduced CGI Easter special meant to serve as a follow-up to J Rose Productions' 2002 Christmas special Rapsittie Street Kids: Believe in Santa. Announced at the end of Believe in Santa, this proposed film was believed to have been aired on American television on at least two occasions in 2003, until sources involved in its production denied that it ever made it past a draft.

Suspected Broadcast and Status

A Bunny's Tale was advertised as part of the schedule of two different television stations in April 2003: NBC affiliate WNYT in Albany, New York (also available out-of-market in Rutland, Vermont), and UPN affiliate K15CZ (now KSPR) in Springfield, Missouri, on April 13th and 20th respectively. This led researchers to believe that the special was indeed finished and sporadically aired on minor stations at the time, contributing to its obscurity and subsequent rarity - much like Believe in Santa.

However, upon contact with personnel suggested to be involved in the film's production, it was revealed that the project never became anything tangible, with the only material conceived being a first draft by Wolf Tracer Studios producer JR Horsting and editor Dave Edison - the studio ceased operations before any work on designs or recordings was done.[1]

Premise

Not much is known about the contents of this lone draft. Newspaper listings described the basic premise as "Something missing from Zeke's life prevents him from capturing the Easter Spirit," and the credits to Believe in Santa suggest it would have featured Lenee's little sister as one of the characters.

Gallery

Interview where Walter Emanuel Jones, claiming to know nothing about any sequel which implies that as far as the project went.

Reference