My Ranking of Rabbit Ears Productions
by FMJBoyGenius | created - 24 Oct 2014 | updated - 02 Aug 2021 | PublicThis is a ranking of the great Rabbit Ears stories from the 80s and 90s. Enjoy! They are all good except for the last one. Their version of Pinocchio was just ok. PLEASE NOTE: Not everything on this list is the Rabbit Ears versions of the stories. I put in different versions when I couldn't find the Rabbit Ears ones.
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1. Rabbit Ears: Aladdin and the Magic Lamp (1994 Video)
30 min | Short, Family
Director: Craig Rogers | Star: John Hurt
Votes: 14
Narrated by John Hurt.
2. Rabbit Ears: Rip Van Winkle (1992 Video)
30 min | Animation, Short, Family
Rip Van Winkle, a lazy American man, wanders off one day with his dog Wolf into the Kaatskill mountains where he runs into an odd group of men drinking and playing bowls. He drinks some of ... See full summary »
Director: Craig Rogers | Star: Anjelica Huston
Votes: 21
Narrated by Anjelica Huston.
3. Rabbit Ears: King Midas and the Golden Touch (Video)
24 min | Animation, Short, Family
Michael Caine's brilliant narration adds a regal touch to this classic tale of ancient Greece in which King Midas discovers that some things in life are even more precious than gold. The ... See full summary »
Director: Craig Rogers | Stars: Michael Caine, Sweeney MacArthur, Dennis Hopper
Narrated by Michael Caine.
4. Elephant's Child (1987 TV Movie)
27 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
That's the story of the Elephant's Child, who at the time has only a small nose and gets spanked by all his dear family because of his insatiable curiosity.
Director: Mark Sottnick | Star: Jack Nicholson
Votes: 115
Narrated by Jack Nicholson.
5. Little Ears: The Velveteen Rabbit (1985 Video)
Not Rated | 24 min | Animation, Short, Family
Margery Williams' enchanting story about a toy rabbit, first published in 1922.
Director: Mark Sottnick | Star: Meryl Streep
Votes: 143
Narrated by Meryl Streep.
6. Rabbit Ears: The Steadfast Tin Soldier (1991 Video)
30 min | Animation, Short, Family
The tin soldier has to overcome all obstacles to be with his one true love.
Stars: Jeremy Irons, Dennis Hopper
Votes: 41
Narrated by Jeremy Irons.
7. Rabbit Ears: Jonah and the Whale (Video)
22 min | Animation, Short
Stars: Jason Robards, Dennis Hopper
Narrated by Jason Robards.
8. The Three Billy Goats Gruff and the Three Little Pigs (1989)
22 min | Animation, Short, Family
In the first of these two popular nursery tales, the greedy troll who lives under the bridge is no match for the biggest of the Billy Goats Gruff. The second tale, The Three Little Pigs, is... See full summary »
Director: Kelly Peterson | Star: Holly Hunter
Votes: 15
Narrated by Holly Hunter.
9. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1980 TV Movie)
PG | 104 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Angered that Katrina has grown fond of schoolmaster Crane, Brom Bones determines to scare off the interloper by filling his head with spooky tales of a Headless Horseman. Crane disparages ... See full summary »
Director: Henning Schellerup | Stars: Jeff Goldblum, Paul Sand, Meg Foster, Laura Campbell
Votes: 834
Narrated by Glenn Close.
Narrated by Glenn Close.
11.
Tall Tales & Legends (1985–1988)
Episode:
Johnny Appleseed
(1986)
Comedy, Drama, Family
The misadventures of Johnny Appleseed (Martin Short) as he travels the country establishing apple orchards. (with Rob Reiner and Molly Ringwald).
Director: Christopher Guest | Stars: Martin Short, Rob Reiner, Molly Ringwald, Anne Jackson
Votes: 39
Narrated by Garrison Keillor.
12. Rabbit Ears: The Fool and the Flying Ship (1991 Video)
30 min | Short, Comedy, Family
The Tsar of Russia proclaims that whoever builds a flying ship will marry his daughter, the princess. But, when a wacky,country fool and his five strange, superhuman friends arrive at the ... See full summary »
Director: Craig Rogers | Star: Robin Williams
Votes: 83
Narrated by Robin Williams.
Narrated by Susan Sarandon.
14. Rabbit Ears: The Fisherman and His Wife (1989 Video)
24 min | Animation, Short, Family
Stars: Jodie Foster, Meryl Streep, Dennis Hopper
Votes: 169
Narrated by Jodie Foster.
15.
Reading Rainbow (1983–2006)
Episode:
Follow the Drinking Gourd
(1993)
TV-Y | 27 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
LeVar reflects on a time when Africans were brought to America as slaves. He talks about how African-Americans risked their lives for freedom, and discusses how the music from slavery times... See full summary »
Stars: LeVar Burton, Keith David, Robert M. Watson
Narrated by Morgan Freeman.
16. Rabbit Ears: Pecos Bill (1988 Video)
25 min | Short, Family
Take a rollicking ride through the Wild, Wild West with the original cowboy, Pecos Bill. Raised by coyotes to brave the great frontier, Pecos rides his wild mustang Widow-Maker and invents ... See full summary »
Director: Tim Raglin | Star: Robin Williams
Votes: 97
Narrated by Robin Williams.
17. Moses the Lawgiver (1974)
PG | 360 min | Drama
A biopic of Moses, who led the Jewish people out of Egypt, ex. by parting the Red Sea and afterwards delivered the Ten Commandments from God.
Stars: Irene Papas, Aharon Ipalé, Yosef Shiloach, Marina Berti
Votes: 576
Narrated by Ben Kingsley.
18. Moses: Egypt's Great Prince (1998 Video)
51 min | Animation, Biography, Drama
Moses: Egypt's Great Prince is a 1998 Direct-to-Video Animated Musical made by UAV Entertainment. It tells the story of the Biblical hero, Moses, and how he freed his people from their ... See full summary »
Directors: Horseman Cao, Arthur Wu | Stars: Gregory Abbey, Philip Anthony, Lisa DeSimone, Jonathan Dokuchitz
Votes: 88
This is supposed to be Moses in Egypt, narrated by Danny Glover.
19. The White Cat (2011 Video)
Not Rated | 41 min | Short, Fantasy
A Scott Shaw Zen Acid Flick. Ascent into the next evolution of Zen Filmmaking, the Non-Narrative Zen Film... Step into the abstract realms of reality with the Scott Shaw Zen Film, The White... See full summary »
Director: Scott Shaw
Narrated by Emma Thompson.
20.
Jackanory (1965–1996)
Episode:
Brer Rabbit Stories: Brer Rabbit Tricks Brer Bear
(1971)
15 min | Family, Fantasy
Director: Daphne Jones | Star: Earl Cameron
Supposed to be Brer Rabbit and Boss Lion.
Narrated by Danny Glover.
21. How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin and How the Camel Got His Hump (1987 Video)
22 min | Animation
Two playful tales from Rudyard Kipling's Just So stories. In the first, a Parsee man seeks revenge on the nasty piggish rhino. In the second, pride and arrogance prove to be the downfall of... See full summary »
Director: Mark Sottnick | Star: Jack Nicholson
Votes: 26
Narrated by Jack Nicholson.
22. Anansi (2002)
80 min | Drama
From Ghana to a deserted coast - from Morocco to Spain - out of desperate need, a group of West Africans dare the perilous journey to Germany. But their path to the promised land of ... See full summary »
Director: Fritz Baumann | Stars: George Quaye, Naomie Harris, Jimmy Akingbola, Maynard Eziashi
Votes: 51
Narrated by Denzel Washington.
23.
Tall Tales & Legends (1985–1988)
Episode:
Annie Oakley
(1985)
Comedy, Drama, Family
Director: Michael Lindsay-Hogg | Stars: Jamie Lee Curtis, Brian Dennehy, Cliff De Young, Nancy Lenehan
Votes: 40
Narrated by Keith Carradine.
24. Rabbit Ears: The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher (1987 Video)
23 min | Animation, Short, Family
Two enchanting stories by Beatrix Potter. In the first, Mr. Jeremy Fisher's minnow-fishing trip turns into quite a surprising adventure. In the second, the curious and disobedient Peter ... See full summary »
Stars: Meryl Streep, Dennis Hopper
Votes: 68
And Peter Rabbit.
Narrated by Meryl Streep.
25. Red Riding Hood (1987)
Unrated | 81 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
The faithful little girl must brave the forest and the big, bad wolf to bring her grandmother a basket of goodies in this musical version of the classic fairytale.
Director: Adam Brooks | Stars: Amelia Shankley, Isabella Rossellini, Craig T. Nelson, Rocco Sisto
Votes: 487
also includes Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
Narrated by Meg Ryan.
26.
Tall Tales & Legends (1985–1988)
Episode:
John Henry
(1986)
Comedy, Drama, Family
The story follow legendary railroad worker John Henry during the late 19th century.
Director: Ray Danton | Stars: Danny Glover, Tom Hulce, Lynn Whitfield, Barry Corbin
Votes: 49
Narrated by Denzel Washington.
27. Storm Boy (2019)
PG | 99 min | Drama, Family
When Michael Kingley, a successful retired businessman starts to see images from his past that he can't explain, he's forced to remember his childhood and how, as a boy, he rescued and raised an extraordinary orphaned pelican, Mr Percival.
Director: Shawn Seet | Stars: Finn Little, Jai Courtney, Geoffrey Rush, Erik Thomson
Votes: 4,096 | Gross: $0.07M
Supposed to be Stormalong. Narrated by John Candy.
28.
Animated Stories from the Bible (1987–2005)
Episode:
David and Goliath
(1995)
TV-Y7-FV | 30 min | Animation, Drama, Family
Saul, king of Israel, struggles to do as the Lord commands. Through the Prophet Samuel, the Lord commands Saul destroy the Amalekites and kill all their animals. Saul refuses to kill their ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Rich | Stars: Andrew Marshall, Aldo Billingslea, Ray Porter, U. Jonathan Toppo
Votes: 50
Narrated by Mel Gibson.
29. The Tailor of Gloucester (1989 TV Movie)
45 min | Family, Musical
An ill tailor is trying to finish a coat for a wealthy man. He is hindered by his cat and helped by some grateful mice.
Director: John Michael Phillips | Stars: Ian Holm, Gary Davis, Thora Hird, Barrie Ingham
Votes: 78
Narrated by Meryl Streep.
30. Noah's Ark (1986 Video)
26 min | Animation, Short, Drama
The trio find themselves in the time of Noah, and help his family build the Ark, then survive the forty days and nights of rain that flooded the Earth.
Director: Ray Patterson | Stars: Lorne Greene, Charlotte Rae, Darleen Carr, Peter Cullen
Votes: 95
Narrated by Kelly McGillis.
31. Brer Rabbit and the Wonderful Tar Baby (1991 Video Game)
Adventure, Family
Interactive storybook based on 19th century African American folktales about cunning Br'er Rabbit and his two thick pursuers Br'er Fox and Br'er Bear. The two villains create a tar doll to try to trap Br'er Rabbit and eat him.
Director: Orlando Fernandez | Stars: Danny Glover, Phil Proctor
Votes: 13
Narrated by Danny Glover.
32. Rabbit Ears: The Tiger and the Brahmin (1991 Video)
25 min | Animation, Short
Director: Craig Rogers | Star: Ben Kingsley
Narrated by Ben Kinsley.
33. The Savior Is Born (1992 TV Movie)
30 min | Animation
Retelling of the story of Mary and Joseph and their travel to Jerusalem for the birth of Jesus.
Star: Morgan Freeman
Votes: 18
Narrated by Morgan Freeman.
Narrated by Whoopi Goldberg.
35. The Talking Eggs (1993 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 25 min | Animation
When a young girl named Selina befriends a mystical elderly woman, magical things happen - not the least of which is the surprise of three talking eggs. When her selfish brother Wade gets ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Sporn | Stars: Danny Glover, Fairly McCaskill, Chris Rowland, Alyce Webb
Votes: 25
Narrated by Sissy Spacek.
36. The Calico Cat (1914)
Short
Deacon Peaslee shoots at a calico cat and nearly kills a disgruntled gardener stealing his chickens, leading to Jim Peaslee being arrested and a court battle ensuing.
Director: Ashley Miller | Stars: William Wadsworth, Mathilde Baring, William Bechtel, Yale Boss
Supposed to be the Gingham Dog and the Calico Cat.
Narrated by Amy Grant.
37. The Emperor's New Clothes (1987)
G | 85 min | Comedy, Family, Musical
In Europe several several centuries ago, a group of prisoners about to be executed are freed as part of the celebration of the upcoming marriage of the emperor's daughter, Princess Gilda, ... See full summary »
Director: David Irving | Stars: Sid Caesar, Robert Morse, Jason Carter, Lysette Anthony
Votes: 265
Narrated by John Gielgud.
38. Rabbit Ears: The Boy Who Drew Cats (1991 Video)
29 min | Animation, Short
Director: Craig Rogers
Narrated by William Hurt.
39.
Animated Stories from the New Testament (1987–2005)
Episode:
Parables of Jesus
(2004)
Not Rated | 30 min | Animation, Drama, Family
This story reinforces the principles of forgiveness, compassion and stewardship. The parables teach us to be good stewards of our time and the things we have been given. The Parables of ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Rich | Stars: Mark Hunt, E.P. Watts, Gianfranco Freylinghuysen, Lee Johnson
Votes: 29
Supposed to be Parables that Jesus Told.
Narrated by Garrison Keillor.
40. Squanto: A Warrior's Tale (1994)
PG | 102 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
Fictional chronicle of Squanto's life prior to and including the arrival of the "Mayflower" in 1620.
Director: Xavier Koller | Stars: Adam Beach, Mandy Patinkin, Sheldon Peters Wolfchild, Irene Bedard
Votes: 1,430 | Gross: $3.34M
Supposed to be Squanto and the First Thanksgiving.
Narrated by Graham Greene.
41. Jack and the Beanstalk (1990 Video)
Not Rated | 25 min | Animation, Short, Family
Jack is a poor boy who buys some magic beans that grow into a towering beanstalk. When he climbs to the top of the giant beanstalk, he finds himself in a land of giants and great wealth, and he uses his quick wits make his fortune.
Director: Jim Simon | Stars: Rob Paulsen, Will Ryan
Votes: 41
Narrated by Michael Palin.
42. Joseph and His Brothers (1990 Video)
30 min | Animation, Short, Family
The trio first find themselves in the land of Canaan where they meet Joseph who is sold into slavery by his 11 brothers then jump again into future 13 years to Egypt where Joseph has now become the right hand to the Pharaoh.
Directors: Don Lusk, Ray Patterson | Stars: Barry Bostwick, Darleen Carr, Darryl Hickman, Robert Ito
Votes: 43
Narrated by Ruben Blades.
Narrated by Geena Davis.
44. Tom Thumb (2001)
90 min | Family, Fantasy, Drama
Poucet is a kid from a family of numerous children. The parents, too poor to feed them, decide to abandon them in the forest. There, the brothers try to find their way out making fantastic ... See full summary »
Director: Olivier Dahan | Stars: Nils Hugon, Raphaël Fuchs-Willig, William Touil, Pierre-Augustin Crenn
Votes: 963
Narrated by John Cleese.
45. Rabbit Ears: Finn McCoul (1991 Video)
23 min | Animation, Short
Director: Craig Rogers | Star: Catherine O'Hara
Narrated by Catherine O'Hara.
46. Rumpelstiltskin (1987)
G | 84 min | Fantasy, Family, Musical
A musical version of the classic story about a miller's daughter who receives help from a mischievous dwarf, then ends up over her head. Now, she and a mute servant girl may be the only hope for her baby son, John.
Director: David Irving | Stars: Amy Irving, Billy Barty, Clive Revill, Priscilla Pointer
Votes: 688 | Gross: $0.36M
Narrated by Kathleen Turner.
47. The Lion and the Lamb (1996 Video)
Not Rated | 30 min | Animation, Short
Director: Bill Kroyer | Stars: Amy Grant, Christopher Reeve
Votes: 31
Narrated by Amy Grant and Christopher Reeve.
48. Brothers Five (1970)
109 min | Action, Drama
A young woman sets out to reunite feuding brothers to take out a gang of killers who have murdered their father.
Director: Wei Lo | Stars: Pei-Pei Cheng, Han Chin, Yi Chang, Yuen Kao
Votes: 244
Supposed to be The Five Chinese Brothers.
Narrated by John Lone.
49. Rabbit Ears: The Ugly Duckling (1986 Video)
Not Rated | Animation, Short, Family
Star: Cher
Votes: 50
Narrated by Cher.
50. The Creation (1988 Video)
27 min | Animation, Short, Drama
Three friends travel through time in an animated account of the creation of all things and its corruption as it is told by the Scriptures.
Directors: Don Lusk, Ray Patterson | Stars: Tim Curry, Marc Singer, Stephanie Zimbalist, Darleen Carr
Votes: 62
Narrated by Amy Grant.
51. Rabbit Ears: How the Leopard Got His Spots (1989 Video)
Not Rated | 30 min | Animation, Short, Family
The leopard and his friend the Ethiopian hunt for animals (like the kudu) on the veldt. The animals move to the jungle, into the shade, for safety. The leopard himself visits the jungle, ... See full summary »
Director: Tim Raglin | Star: Danny Glover
Votes: 42
Narrated by Danny Glover.
52. Rabbit Ears: The Bremen Town Musicians (1991 Video)
24 min | Short, Animation
Director: Craig Rogers
Narrated by Bob Hoskins.
53. Rabbit Ears: Paul Bunyan (1990 Video)
Animation, Short, Family
Director: Tim Raglin | Star: Jonathan Winters
Votes: 20
Narrated by Jonathan Winters.
54. Rabbit Ears: Peachboy (1993 Video)
30 min | Animation, Short
In ancient Japan, a peasant couple discovers a little boy inside a giant peach. Momotaro, the Peachboy, grows up to become a courageous hero who vanquishes the evil ogres who've been ... See full summary »
Director: Craig Rogers | Star: Sigourney Weaver
Votes: 43
Narrated by Sigourney Weaver.
55. Rabbit Ears: Puss in Boots (1991 Video)
22 min | Animation, Short
Director: Craig Rogers | Star: Tracey Ullman
Narrated by Tracy Ullman.
56. Thumbelina (1989 Video)
28 min | Animation, Short, Family
Featured Presentation.
Stars: Kelly McGillis, Dennis Hopper
Votes: 22
Narrated by Kelly McGillis.
57.
Tall Tales & Legends (1985–1988)
Episode:
Davy Crockett
(1986)
Comedy, Drama, Family
Story of American raccoon-skinned pioneer Davy Crocket on the wild frontier.
Director: David Grossman | Stars: Mac Davis, Adam Carl, Mimi Kennedy, Michael McKean
Votes: 27
Narrated by Nicholas Cage.
58. The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996)
G | 96 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
One of puppet-maker Geppetto's creations comes magically to life. This puppet named Pinocchio has one major desire, to become a real boy someday, but he has to learn to act responsibly.
Director: Steve Barron | Stars: Martin Landau, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Geneviève Bujold, Udo Kier
Votes: 6,289 | Gross: $15.09M
Narrated by Danny Aiello.
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