Underplayed Gems

Grabbit the Rabbit (1999)

Grabbit the Rabbit poster
Directed by
Niko Bar
Genre
stop-motion
Country
Israel
Length
1 season, 13 episodes
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How it feels

A clever rabbit outwits bigger animals to help the weaker creatures of the forest. The stories come from old fables and folktales. The characters are made of clay and move in stop-motion animation.

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What happens

Grabbit the Rabbit (known in Hebrew as ארנב עכשיו) is a 1999 claymation animated television series produced by Israeli animator Rony Oren with the Israel Broadcasting Authority. The series' plot was based on Jean de La Fontaine's Fables and the African-American Uncle Remus folktales and stories by Joel Chandler Harris. It focuses on the adventures of Grabbit the Rabbit, who uses his brain and always succeeds in surviving and helping the less strong animals of the forest. The series was originally produced in Israel in 1995-1998. 13 episodes were produced. All the characters were made from moulded plasticine modelling clay on metal armatures. The series originally premiered on Channel 1. On 5 February 1999, Link Entertainment acquired the distribution rights to the series from Oren and the Israel Broadcasting Authority. On 17 September 1999, Channel 4 struck a deal with Link over broadcast rights for the series in the United Kingdom, with the show premiering on 20 October 1999. The series also aired on more than 20 television networks worldwide, including Fox Kids in France, DR1 in Denmark as Den Kvikke Kanin ("The Nimble Rabbit"), NRK in Norway as Den smarte kaninen ("The Smart Rabbit"), Asia Television in Hong Kong, and Transworld Association and Kids Station in Japan. On 18 March 2002, the series was released on VHS by Entertainment Rights and Universal Home Entertainment as Grabbit The Rabbit: King For The Day and Other Stories. In 2004, it was released on DVD as Grabbit The Rabbit: King For A Day and Other Stories. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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