Untalkative Bunny

Untalkative Bunny is a Canadian co-produced animated series about a yellow rabbit and its life in the big city (closely based on Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.) The series consists of small episodes (about 4–5 minutes long each) with a number up to four longer 'specials' in each season. Untalkative Bunny has been aired by Teletoon, as well as Disney Channel in many parts of the world, including the UK & France (excluding the US). The show was first seen in the first episode of Cartoon Sushi in 1997, and later in the KaBlam! episode "KaFun!" in 1998. It first aired on Teletoon on April 15, 2001.[2] The first show was written by Karolina Craig & Jordan Craig with Graham Falk as creative Director and Board Supervisor. The episodes usually deal with Bunny and the problems of a modern life in the big city, and often features surrealist humour. The show covers topics of contemporary interest such as dieting, vegetarianism, racism, and environmentalism.

Untalkative Bunny
Bunny and Squirrel
Genre	Animated cartoon Children's television series
Created by	Graham Falk[1]
Based on	Cartoon Sushi short by Graham Falk
Written by	Karolina Craig, Jordan Craig and UK co-producers Treehouse, Dynomite and Big Al Productions
Directed by	Graham Falk, Nick Cross
Theme music composer	Paul K. Joyce
Composers	David Burns Wayne Bartlett
Country of origin	Canada
Original languages	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	39 (195 shorts)
Production
Executive producer	Diane Craig
Production locations	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Running time	22 minutes (5 minutes per short)
Production companies	Dynamite Cartoon Treehouse Production (Uk) Big Al Productions (UK) Glaverotic Cartoons Rooster Entertainment Group Blue Twist Animation IIV marblemedia
Release
Original network	Teletoon
Original release	April 15, 2001[1][2][3] – September 6, 2003[3]

Other recurring characters include:

• Squirrel: An orange Squirrel, who frequently pays visits to Bunny, and lives in the wild (as far as a city allows, such as city parks), but still with all the affordable modern comforts. He is sometimes accompanied by his son and daughter.
• Emu: A grumpy, frustrated, and cantankerous blue emu who usually puts Bunny in bad situations.
• Friendly Friend: An unknown pink creature who usually annoys Bunny.
• Beaver: A purple beaver with the latest trends. His favourite sport is hockey.

65 five-minute episodes were made for the first season. A subsequent 2nd and 3rd season were made with Dawn Wilton supervising the co-writers from the first season, although many of the episodes in the third season were written solely by the UK co-producers, Big Al Productions. The cartoon soundtrack consists of a wide range of musical styles including bossa nova and jazz tunes written by Canadian composers David Burns and Wayne Bartlett.

Episodes

Season 1 (2001)

• Note, the episodes in blue are about Untalkative Bunny's adventure outside the city and Squirrel's mission to find him; and the episodes in gold are specials.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Plot	Original air date
1	1	Pilot	Untalkative Bunny takes a call from a telemarketer.	April 15, 2001
2	2	Bunny Fish	Untalkative Bunny swims to an underwater arabesque when UB's apartment is flooded.	April 15, 2001
3	3	Clam!	UB is harassed by a comical clam. Why!	April 15, 2001
4	4	Squirrel of Horror	Squirrel stalks UB with a bag of pistachio nuts.	April 15, 2001
5	5	Passport Photo	UB poses for pictures to get to Honolulu.	April 15, 2001
6	6	Ballet Lesson	UB takes a CD-ROM ballet lesson and must maintain a cheesecake-free figure.	April 15, 2001
7	7	Rain Day	Untalkative Bunny mails a letter in the rain.	April 22, 2001
8	8	Airport Luggage Tags	UB visits the airport as luggage.	April 22, 2001
9	9	A Relaxing Afternoon with Dostoyevsky	UB's afternoon is disturbed by bells and buzzers.	April 22, 2001
10	10	Autumn	UB turns his apartment into a sick ward for fallen leaves.	April 22, 2001
11	11	New Sofa	UB has his sighing eyes on a horse pattern sofa.	April 22, 2001
12	12	Milk Day	Untalkative Bunny milks a cow in a grocery store.	April 29, 2001
13	13	Papa Bunny	UB takes in three stray kittens.	April 29, 2001
14	14	Cat Door Bunny	UB trespasses a house like Goldilocks.	April 29, 2001
15	15	Squirrel Likes Nuts	UB is overexposed to Squirrel and Squirrel's hoard.	April 29, 2001
16	16	Mascot Bunny	UB and Emu try out for a cheerleading team's mascot position.	April 29, 2001
17	17	Squirrel Problem	Squirrel has a pesty appetite for birdseed.	May 6, 2001
18	18	Office Building	UB puzzles with an elevator.	May 6, 2001
19	19	Youth of Today	UB and Squirrel represent the youth of today.	May 6, 2001
20	20	Friendly Friend	UB meets Friendly for the first time before future misused appearances.	May 6, 2001
21	21	Boogeyman	UB's bedtime is disturbed.	May 6, 2001
22	22	Fly Bunny	Untalkative Bunny undergoes a metamorphosis.	May 11, 2001
23	23	Short Ears	Jordano styles UB's fur.	May 11, 2001
24	24	Cleaning the Apartment	UB cleans up.	May 11, 2001
25	25	Enjoy Your Meal	UB is put off by attentive wait staff.	May 11, 2001
26	26	Fitness Centre	UB pumps up.	May 11, 2001
27	27	Squirrel Safari	Untalkative Bunny faints from an encounter with a tribe of soundmaking squirrels.	May 18, 2001
28	28	Chocolate Bunny	UB schemes to rescue a chocolate bunny from the sun.	May 18, 2001
29	29	Psychiatrist	UB slams teachers in a therapy session.	May 18, 2001
30	30	Airplane Ride	UB abandons Happy Air Flight 909.	May 18, 2001
31	31	Sheep Federation	UB is sheered by a duncey sheep federation.	May 18, 2001
32	32	Stuck in a Dump	Untalkative Bunny gets driven to a dump outside of town.	May 25, 2001
33	33	Farm Animals	UB has trouble interacting on the farm while Squirrel sets up a search for a missing friend.	May 25, 2001
34	34	Animal Music	Untalkative Bunny disco dances through the night with a newly hatched chick.	May 25, 2001
35	35	Country Morning	UB wakes up perched on a fencepost and is caught having coffee and reading the paper in the farmhouse. Groundhogs make a cute popping out of the ground noise.	May 25, 2001
36	36	Big Race	A fox is enamoured by UB.	May 25, 2001
37	37	Rare Golden Sloth	Untalkative Bunny poses as a golden sloth at the zoo.	June 1, 2001
38	38	At the Movies	UB and Squirrel rent a Mothra video when their theatre experience is dashed.	June 1, 2001
39	39	Black Out	Emu skulks in UB's apartment during a blackout.	June 1, 2001
40	40	Late Bunny	UB is late for school and has a chat with the principal.	June 1, 2001
41	41	Book Store	UB is mistaken for a reclusive author at a bookstore.	June 1, 2001
42	42	The Vet	Squirrel gorges on peanut butter.	June 4, 2001
43	43	The Horror of Loneliness	UB follows a radio doctor's hugging cure for loneliness.	June 4, 2001
44	44	Kindergarten	UB is stifled in kindergarten.	June 4, 2001
45	45	Shower Curtain Bunny	UB rubs soap in his eyes and gets caught in the shower curtain.	June 4, 2001
46	46	Car Trouble	UB and Squirrel are terrible mechanics.	June 4, 2001
47	47	Turkey	Untalkative Bunny frees a turkey from the supermarket with a personality to shrug about.	June 5, 2001
48	48	Pet Shop	UB browses a pet store and makes a purchase.	June 5, 2001
49	49	Fishing Trip	UB and Squirrel befriend dolphins.	June 5, 2001
50	50	Squirrel Party	Squirrel's son is one year older and crushes UB with an ungracious response to UB's gift.	June 5, 2001
51	51	Mangoose	UB has a creepy introduction to pink-faced Mangoose.	June 5, 2001
52	52	Summer Camp	Untalkative Bunny camps unhappily.	June 6, 2001
53	53	Weather Report	UB and Squirrel bring the elements indoors through mime.	June 6, 2001
54	54	Police Questioning	UB is suspect.	June 6, 2001
55	55	Fashion Bunny	UB models a fruit plate.	June 6, 2001
56	56	On Vacation	Emu spoils the salad bar at the Giant Peanut Motel.	June 6, 2001
57	57	Sleeping Pastry Ballet	Untalkative Bunny, Squirrel, and Emu perform a ballet story.	June 7, 2001
58	58	Cell Phone	UB runs errands for the father of a stranger who tossed out his cell phone.	June 7, 2001
59	59	Vegetable Factory	UB wanders a vegetable factory.	June 7, 2001
60	60	Big Date	A matchmaking cat sets UB and Squirrel up on a date.	June 7, 2001
61	61	Bunny and Beaver	UB visits Beaver for television.	June 7, 2001
62	62	Bungee Bunny	Untalkative Bunny cautiously approaches an elastic thrill recreation activity.	June 8, 2001
63	63	Sports Store	UB shops at a sports store and lets his football imagination run wild.	June 8, 2001
64	64	Acting School	UB joins an acting school and flexes his thespian talents.	June 8, 2001
65	65	In the Basement	UB blows a fuse and explores the basement of his apartment building.	June 8, 2001
66	66	Gymnastics	UB holds an Olympiad.	June 8, 2001

Season 2 (2002-2003)

Episodes in khaki are Untalkative Bunny's fairs.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Plot	Original air date
67	1	Tropical Fantasy	Mer-Emu appears in Untalkative Bunny's fantasy escape from a cold apartment.	September 2, 2002
68	2	Warm Neighbours	Emu fuels the fireplace with the clothing of neighbours.	September 2, 2002
69	3	Squirrel Hotel	UB journeys to the centre of Squirrel Hotel.	September 2, 2002
70	4	Bunny Buns	UB bakes a warm wardrobe.	September 2, 2002
71	5	Hot Party	UB hosts a lame party.	September 2, 2002
72	6	Goodbye TV	Untalkative Bunny parts with beloved TV.	September 6, 2002
73	7	A Show for Everyone	UB pays a visit to neighbours with cable television.	September 6, 2002
74	8	Hoard All You Can	UB visits Squirrel and they watch Emu participating in the grocery game show 'Hoard All You Can.'	September 6, 2002
75	9	Real Life Drama	UB walks in on the set of a soap drama.	September 6, 2002
76	10	Friends Are Better than Cable	UB has friends and a film projector.	September 6, 2002
77	11	Vegetarian Vigilantes	Untalkative Bunny tries to jog out carrot cake gut.	September 9, 2002
78	12	Marathon	UB races as an international star athlete.	September 9, 2002
79	13	Socks & Sandals	UB shops at a health food store and gets hit in the wallet.	September 9, 2002
80	14	Yoga Master	UB takes up yoga and gets an inaccurate aura reading.	September 9, 2002
81	15	Silent Skater	UB takes up skating to impress girls.	September 9, 2002
82	16	Mistress Rainbow	Untalkative Bunny impressionably calls a psychic hotline.	September 13, 2002
83	17	Teen Idol Concert Fun	UB has teen idol concert fun.	September 13, 2002
84	18	Book Club	UB joins a severe book club.	September 13, 2002
85	19	Fairy Tale Curse	UB transports himself into medieval times while at the theatre.	September 13, 2002
86	20	Video Game Challenge	UB and Squirrel duel at the arcade on a game called 'Hoard All You Can.' Fantastic sound.	September 13, 2002
87	21	What's that Noise?	Untalkative Bunny's upstairs neighbour Emu gets a specific kind of piano and reveals a sensitive side?	September 16, 2002
88	22	Too Much Bunny	Emu redecorates. But is fickle.	September 16, 2002
89	23	Secret Passageway	UB and Squirrel apparently explore a voyeur's (not-well-hidden) passageway.	September 16, 2002
90	24	Beach Escape	UB escapes jackhammers at the beach.	September 16, 2002
91	25	Don't Play At Construction Sites	UB doesn't heed the title's advice and gets encased in concrete.	September 16, 2002
92	26	Friendly Together	Untalkative Bunny shares tea with a vacuously friendly puffball and feels alone in the world.	September 20, 2002
93	27	Squirrel Family Reunion	UB joins Squirrel for classic family reunion games.	September 20, 2002
94	28	Long Lost Llama	With dial-up internet UB enlists a family finding service to introduce a meaningful connection to another living animal.	September 20, 2002
95	29	Singles Mixer	UB mingles.	September 20, 2002
96	30	Phone-a-Friend	UB puts Nazca lines on his carpet and gives Phone-a-Friend Enterprises a second chance.	September 20, 2002
97	31	Eating With Manners	Untalkative Bunny, Squirrel, and Emu are in for a half-hour of being taught etiquette.	September 23, 2002
98	32	Opening Doors	UB acts out a domestic scene with a dollhouse before having a dream sequence about holding the door open for a walking carrot.	September 23, 2002
99	33	Proper Grooming	The trio watch a visually humourous educational film about the importance of proper grooming, with potato chip crumbs meshed into their fur all the while.	September 23, 2002
100	34	Animal Obedience	An episode peppered with speculate-able tidbits. Is UB really Bondage Wallaby? Also, Emu has a conditioned relationship with French soft cheeses.	September 23, 2002
101	35	The Arcade	The trio say goodbye to Madomoiselle as she is escorted out of the arcade by security. 'Hoard All You Can' makes another appearance.	September 23, 2002
102	36	The Last Nut	A peanut shortage brings squirrels around the world to a tall peanut butter sandwich.	September 27, 2002
103	37	Mystery Friend	UB takes a spill from a runaway shopping cart.	September 27, 2002
104	38	Psychoalas	Emu swaps vacation homes with Australians.	September 27, 2002
105	39	Canape Killer	UB is invited to an evening of mystery.	September 27, 2002
106	40	Concerned Marmot Surfers	A wave sweeps UB into an underwater castle.	September 27, 2002
107	41	Marmoteer	UB is visited by a cute premise and a professional marmot model.	October 28, 2002
108	42	Charity Gala	UB and Squirrel attend a green space fundraiser that disappreciates their city apartments.	October 28, 2002
109	43	Volunteer Round Up	UB and Squirrel sample volunteering opportunities.	October 28, 2002
110	44	Catch and Release	UB twinkles on toes before being misguidedly shuttled to the forest. (UB not only closes the front door but locks it in this episode!) When UB gets back home by bus, UB displays a montage of cultivation as UB hosts a social afternoon.	October 28, 2002
111	45	Art Museum	UB takes a stringent afternoon at the art museum, but is turned onto conceptual art anyway.	October 28, 2002
112	46	Smile-A-Matic 3000	Hits of disturbance.	November 1, 2002
113	47	Betty Sue	An animate doll appeals to UB's misassigned compassion. A face of resignment at right.	November 1, 2002
114	48	Sound and Smell	UB has a fashion show on UB's ears and purchases a home sensory ambiance improvement device.	November 1, 2002
115	49	Vendor	UB exercises facial muscle groups before a ballet studio's vending machine arrives. An episode additionally revealing UB's subtle ballet passion and introducing Squirrel's gambling hobby.	November 1, 2002
116	50	Robotic Home Beauty Centre Deluxe	UB is made over by a monstrously fangled beauty machine.	November 1, 2002
117	51	Medieval Fair	Yellow Sir gets a friendship scroll at the fair and Beaver makes a lagoon appearance.	November 4, 2002
118	52	Organization Fair	UB finds in tidy boxes that orderliness cramps living.	November 4, 2002
119	53	Food Fair	UB spices up at the food fair.	November 4, 2002
120	54	Home Decor Fair	Another lucky dumpster dive.	November 4, 2002
121	55	Franchise Fair	UB is sold on fruit and vegetable paper product.	November 4, 2002
122	56	Get a Lifestyle	UB gets a home make over.	—
123	57	Recreational City Hang Gliding	Squirrel presents a danger-cheating nature.	January 15, 2003
124	58	DJ Bun-E in the House	UB has a velvety record collection and Emu has a pimped out ride.	January 15, 2003
125	59	Bunny Lake	UB slides backstage on a performance of Swan Lake and dresses up.	January 15, 2003
126	60	Larry Tunes	UB and Squirrel go to see a perplexingly cheesy lounge act.	January 15, 2003
127	61	Paintball	Untalkative Bunny looks crafty in goggles.	January 16, 2003
128	62	Temptation Hat	UB returns a Carmen Miranda apple.	January 16, 2003
129	63	Practical Joker	UB falls prey to a joke shop.	January 16, 2003
129	64	Dream Machine	UB jogs up to a tri-tone lemon machine.	January 16, 2003
130	65	Amazing Crockery	UB tries a hand at unappealing pratfallery.	January 16, 2003

Season 3 (2003)

• Note, the episodes in dark tangerine are Untalkative Bunny's adventures of discovering magic.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Plot	Original air date
131	1	Lettuce Make Magic	Watch Untalkative Bunny pull a rabbit out of a hat multiplied by heads of lettuce.	September 28, 2003
132	2	Journey To The Bottom of The Hat	UB journeys to the bottom of a hat.	September 28, 2003
133	3	Buttercups and Daisies	Classic price-less magician!	September 28, 2003
134	4	Card On the Window	UB apprentices a card throwing trick.	September 28, 2003
135	5	Long Term Levitation	UB can't stop floating adorably.	September 28, 2003
136	6	Cuckoo Crisis	Untalkative Bunny has sewing skills and cute scenes of sleep-deprivation.	September 11, 2003
137	7	Fur Ball	UB gets a hairpiece.	September 11, 2003
138	8	Late Phobia	UB has to get to macrame class on time. Personally resonating alarm clocks setup.	September 11, 2003
139	9	Futuristic Ant Encounter	UB shares the apartment with ants and has a watermelon-induced hallucination.	September 11, 2003
140	10	Youth Therapy	UB turns back the clock.	September 11, 2003
141	11	Straight Down the Middle	Untalkative Bunny and Squirrel take to the links.	September 30, 2003
142	12	Treasure Hunt	The UB gang competes in a scavenger hunt.	September 30, 2003
143	13	Hide & Seek	UB corrals friends with the party game of hide and seek.	September 30, 2003
144	14	Soy Substitute Nut	UB worries about nut allergies on behalf of Squirrel.	September 30, 2003
145	15	Knitting Circle	UB joins a stereotypically inane knitting circle.	September 30, 2003
146	16	Go-Karting	Untalkative Bunny, Squirrel, and Emu race.	October 1, 2003
147	17	Eye Test	UB gets prescription glasses.	October 1, 2003
148	18	Plant Pal	UB raises an ungrateful flytrap.	October 1, 2003
149	19	Garnish Me Beautiful	Garnish overload.	October 1, 2003
150	20	Squirrel Sitting	UB is a poor disciplinarian.	October 1, 2003
151	21	Day Trip	Untalkative Bunny travels the countryside by rail.	—
152	22	Seaside Safety	UB and Squirrel star in an instructional episode with funnily square narration.	October 3, 2003
153	23	Home of the Future	UB gets a high-tech houseguest.	October 3, 2003
154	24	Hiccups	The horror of a hugging machine rids UB's hiccups.	October 3, 2003
155	25	Superstition	Untalkative Bunny runs through a list of superstitions.	October 3, 2003
156	26	Horseback Heroes	Untalkative Bunny and Squirrel are city mama's boys.	October 3, 2003
157	27	Portrait of a Bunny	UB is misled by a portrait painter.	October 4, 2003
158	28	Secret Valentine	Emu has a secret valentine.	October 4, 2003
159	29	Fairground Prizes	UB and Squirrel win a coconut at the midway.	October 4, 2003
160	30	Duckling Patrol	Ducklings hatch in UB's window box.	October 4, 2003
161	31	That Certain Smile	Untalkative Bunny has a toothache.	October 4, 2003
162	32	Stress Busting	UB gets stressed.	October 4, 2003
163	33	Lazybones	UB's chores stack up.	October 4, 2003
164	34	Chopsticks	UB and Squirrel dine out and rescue a cat with giant utensils.	October 4, 2003
165	35	Robot Dog	UB is a cat person.	October 4, 2003
166	36	Chain Letters	Untalkative Bunny gets a life-tip from the postman.	October 5, 2003
167	37	The Missing Piece	UB scouts the house for the central piece of a jigsaw puzzle.	October 5, 2003
168	38	Goldibunny	UB visits the Bear Brothers department store.	October 5, 2003
169	39	Superbunny	UB and Squirrel rescue citizens from domestic unhandiness.	October 5, 2003
170	40	Aromatherapy Mud Wrap	UB and Disco Chick have an introductory pass at the spa.	October 5, 2003
171	41	Urban Gardener	Untalkative Bunny grows an oasis in the city.	September 1, 2003
172	42	Window Cleaner	The most tickling snapshot of Emu!	September 1, 2003
173	43	Let There Be Light	UB upgrades from a desk lamp to the hypnotic bulbs of a discothèque.	September 1, 2003
174	44	Piano Lesson	More player piano action.	September 1, 2003
175	45	Double Mocha	UB breaks away from Starbucks.	September 1, 2003
176	46	Gotta Dance	Untalkative Bunny and Squirrel have grace in their feet.	September 2, 2003
177	47	Cafe Society	Poet Cat passes Mellow Yellow some ketchup.	September 2, 2003
178	48	Cool Cat Jazz Bunny	Poet Cat hosts an evening party.	September 2, 2003
179	49	Museum Watchmen	UB and Squirrel take a shift as night watchmen.	September 2, 2003
180	50	Shhhhhh!	UB is shushed out of the library.	September 2, 2003
181	51	Hotel Fabuloso	Untalkative Bunny and the gang have a towel snapping frenzy.	September 3, 2003
182	52	Coffee Quitters	UB sits in on a coffee quitting club.	September 3, 2003
183	53	Bunny Catches a Cold	UB touches germs in a public washroom.	September 3, 2003
184	54	Sticker Mania	Naked Guy and Small Red Guy get into stickers.	September 3, 2003
185	55	Rare Stick Insect	A rare stick insect nests on UB's television.	September 3, 2003
186	56	Taxi Ride	Untalkative Bunny gets in the cab of a discomforting driver.	September 5, 2003
187	57	Memories of the Forest	UB and Squirrel tap a maple syrup bottle.	September 5, 2003
188	58	Passing the Puck	UB passes a puck.	September 5, 2003
189	59	Squirrel's Revenge Driving School	UB has a stint as a driving instructor.	September 5, 2003
190	60	Vertigo	UB tours the CN Tower.	September 5, 2003
191	61	Hockey Fanatic	Untalkative Bunny and Beaver attend a hockey game.	September 6, 2003
192	62	Squirrel's New Friend	Untalkative Bunny renews a licence to drive.	September 6, 2003
193	63	Musical Ride	UB and Llama tour a local attraction.	September 6, 2003
194	64	Landromat Life	UB interacts with humans at the laundromat.	September 6, 2003
195	65	Split Personality	UB witnesses opposite personalities of Emu.	September 6, 2003

References

1. "Glebe Report - Volume 31 Number 4 - April 6, 2001" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-10-21.
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20010413175319/http://www.teletoon.com/TV/Highlights_En.shtml
3. "Television Program Logs". Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. 2016-03-02. Archived from the original on 2016-05-16.

External links

• Untalkative Bunny at IMDb