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Grabbit the Rabbit

Grabbit the Rabbit 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.

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Grabbit the Rabbit
GenreAnimation, claymation, children's television series
Created byRony Oren
Written byRony Oren
Michale Zucker
Directed byRony Oren
StarringStephen Arnoff
Gary Brint
Lanny Ravich
Johanan Herson
Don Futterman
Pnina Isseroff
Elki Jacobs
Amy Greenbaum Kohn
Linda Lovitch
Larry Butchins
Jack Adalist
Bobby Lax
Itzik Seydoff
Robert Hennig
Shmulik Tene
Niko Bar
Eli Gorenstein
Shimon Cohen
Jacob Buch
Yoav Heyman
Gabi Keren
Ayelet Kurtz
Esti Katz
Theme music composerDavid Friedland
David Saban
Opening theme"Grabbit the Rabbit" by David Friedland and David Saban
Countries of originIsrael
United Kingdom
Original languagesEnglish
Hebrew
No. of series1
No. of episodes13
Production
ProducerRony Oren
Running time8 minutes
Production companiesRony Oren Production
Israel Broadcasting Authority
Link Entertainment
Original release
NetworkIsrael Broadcasting Authority (Israel)
Channel 1 (Israel)
Channel 4 (United Kingdom)
Release1999 (1999)

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.123456

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.7 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 1999.8910 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"),11 NRK in Norway as Den smarte kaninen ("The Smart Rabbit"),1213 Asia Television in Hong Kong, and Transworld Association and Kids Station in Japan.143151617 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.18 In 2004, it was released on DVD as Grabbit The Rabbit: King For A Day and Other Stories.19

Characters

  • Grabbit the Rabbit, a grey rabbit
  • Elmore Foxton III, an orange fox
  • Brinkley Bear, a blue bear
  • Sneakly Snakely, a green snake
  • King Leonardo, a yellow lion
  • Jorgen Jackal, a green jackal
  • Mortimer Mouse, a white mouse
  • Rex Dog, a brown dog
  • Ralph Raccoon, a light blue raccoon
  • Ralph's Wife, a pink raccoon
  • Ralph's Children, light blue and pink raccoons
  • Vinnie Frog, a green frog
  • Vinnie's Brothers, green frogs
  • Morty Mole, a purple mole
  • Henrietta Hedgehog, a light blue hedgehog
  • Camellia Cow, a black cow
  • Gilda Goose, a pink goose
  • Gwendola Goose, a white goose

Voice cast

English

  • Stephen Arnoff
  • Gary Brint
  • Lanny Ravich20
  • Johanan Herson as Sneakly Snakely
  • Don Futterman
  • Pnina Isseroff
  • Elki Jacobs as Gwendola Goose20
  • Amy Greenbaum Kohn
  • Linda Lovitch as Ralph's Wife and Gilda Goose20
  • Larry Butchins20
  • Jack Adalist20
  • Bobby Lax as Elmore Foxton III and the Narrator20

Israeli

  • Itzik Seydoff as Grabbit the Rabbit20
  • Robert Hennig as Elmore Foxton III20
  • Shmulik Tene as Brinkley Bear and Rex Dog20
  • Niko Bar as Sneakly Snakely20
  • Eli Gorenstein as King Leonardo20
  • Shimon Cohen as Jorgen Jackal and Mortimer Mouse20
  • Yoav Heyman as Ralph Raccoon20
  • Gabi Keren as Gwendola Goose20
  • Ayelet Kurtz as Gilda Goose20
  • Esti Katz as Henrietta Hedgehog and Camellia Cow20

Episode list

  • "Brain Of The Forest"
  • "How To Ride A Fox"
  • "Wanted: New Assistant Henchman": Elmore advertises for help and Sneakly applies. Grabbit outsmarts the fox and his new sidekick by introducing them to the "Snack-a-Snake".212223
  • "Brinkley's Rabbit Trap"
  • "Fool Those Frogs"
  • "King For A Day"
  • "All In The Bag"
  • "Tunes For Raccoons": Vinnie and his brothers take a test set by Ralph, with assistance from Grabbit.24
  • "Share Or Be Square"
  • "The Heavy Breathing Contest"
  • "Sneakly's Dishonest Promise"25
  • "Let Sleeping Bears Lie": Brinkley Bear takes a break and goes into hibernation.26
  • "The Forest Frog Race"
References

References

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