The Mailman decides to stop another deluge of letters by answering questions about the Easter Bunny: Sunny, a baby rabbit found and adopted by Kidville (a town of only kids--even a kid mailman). And when Sunny goes delivering eggs to the nearby town (which he has to dye to fool Gadzooks, the mean bear on the mountain), he discovers that there are no kids in the town, and that the rightful (kid) ruler is being suppressed by his aunt. But the young king likes Sunny's dyed eggs and jelly beans. So Kidsville, with the help of an old train engine, makes a few plans (and a decoy chocolate rabbit) to distribute them.
Production
That cursed-yet-charming Rankin/Bass stop-motion aesthetic
Acting
Fred Astaire somehow committing to mailman exposition
Director
Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is technically a Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town sequel—same mailman narrator, same anarchic energy, different holiday mascot.
The 'kid ruler suppressed by aunt' plot accidentally echoes every 70s children's media anxiety about authority figures and generational conflict.
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