Janice reads Peter Rabbit on Muppet Babies
The Tale of Peter Rabbit is a classic children's book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter in 1902. It focuses on mischievous child Peter Rabbit, who disobeys his mother's warnings not to go into the farmer's vegetable patch. His sisters were Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cottontail.
References[]
- When Hoots the Owl interviews Alice the Actress in Sesame Street Episode 2619 (1989), she says she's starring in The Three Sisters as Flopsy (of Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cottontail).
- The Muppet Babies episode "Kermit Pan" features a scene in which Baby Bean Bunny is missing his sisters Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cottontail. Gonzo (as Captain Robohook) tells him he's Peter Cottontail and in the wrong story.
- "Whose Tale Is It Anyway?," also from the seventh season of Muppet Babies, focuses on Janice reading the story to the babies. Bean Bunny plays the title role and Fozzie, Kermit, and Piggy (later Rowlf) play Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cottontail.
- The Count tells a variation of the story to his bats in Episode 3262 of Sesame Street, featuring siblings Flopsy, Mopsy, Cottontail, and Igor being warned by their mother not to go into Mr. McGregor's belfry.
- Elmo possesses a copy of Peter Rabbit in the book Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street?
- The Frog Channel from "Elmo's World: Frogs" announces "The Tale of Peter Ribbit" as an upcoming program.
Connections[]
- Ivy Austin voiced Mopsy and a bluejay in The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1991, TV)
- Fran Brill voiced a bluejay and a sparrow in The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1991, TV)
- Carol Burnett voiced the narrator, Mrs. Rabbit, and the cat in The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1991, TV)
- Kevin Clash voiced Mr. McGregor and a bluejay in The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1991, TV)
- James Corden voiced the title character in Peter Rabbit (2018, film)
- Tony Geiss wrote The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1991, TV)
- Sam Neill played old Mr. McGregor in Peter Rabbit (2018, film)
- Sia voiced Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle in Peter Rabbit (2018, film)
- Richard Wilson voiced Mr. McGregor in the "Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny" episode of The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends (1992 TV series)