The Easter Bunny is the traditional secular emblem of the Easter holidays, bringing eggs and occasionally chocolate bunnies and marshmallow chicks. He has been portrayed in various Muppet productions.
An Anything Muppet Easter Bunny appeared in a Sesame Street News Flash sketch in which he thought he was Santa Claus; performed by Richard Hunt (1975)
Bernie, the Easter Bunny from The Muppet Show (1976)
John Candy as the Easter Bunny in a photo spread from the Spring 1986 issue of Muppet Magazine
The Easter Bunny in Elmo Saves Christmas; performed by Harvey Fierstein (1996)
The White Rabbit as the Easter Bunny on Donna's Day (1999)
Fozzie Bear on an American Greetings card (2007)
Honorable mentions[]
- When James Coburn appears on The Muppet Show in episode 510, Kermit remarks that it's good to have a real Hollywood tough guy on the show. As Animal enters wrestling an octopus, Coburn retorts, "What do you call this, the Easter Bunny?"