Notes
The Easter Bunny is Comin' to Town was Fred Astaire's second time playing "S.D." Kluger in a Rankin/Bass holiday special. He was also the narrator of Santa Claus is Comin' to Town (1970). It was also Astaire's second time starring in a production about the holiday, following the 1948 MGM musical Easter Parade.
This was the third Rankin/Bass special about Easter. The first two were Here Comes Peter Cottontail (1971), narrated by Danny Kaye, and The First Easter Rabbit (1976), narrated by Burl Ives.
ABC aired The Easter Bunny is Comin' to Town again on March 20, 1978; April 14, 1979; and April 5, 1980.
Warner Home Video released The Easter Bunny is Comin' to Town on DVD in 2008. The release included a bonus feature called "The Easter Bunny is Comin’ to Town: The Magic of Stop Motion."
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