Dumb Bunnies
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The Dumb Bunnies are a series of books created by Dav Pilkey
under the pseudonym "Sue Denim". They involve the adventures of a dumb family of bunnies. It was also adapted to a television program on CBS
and YTV that ran in 1998-1999 and 2000-2006.
The Dumb Bunnies did everything in reverse, including sleeping under beds and putting flowers upside down in vases.
The programme was re-aired in 2009 on wknd@stv
; a children's television strand on Scottish television channel, STV.
The Dumb Bunnies are also featured in their own game, The Dumb Bunnies: Crazy Carrot http://www.pilkey.com/games.php/.
when they decide to go for a walk. They go to Kentucky Fried Carrots (parody of Kentucky Fried Chicken) and have a picnic in the car wash. Meanwhile, Little Red Goldilocks enters their home. When the Dumb Bunnies return, they are thrilled to see her. Papa Bunny sings a song, Mama Bunny dances, and Baby Bunny flushes her down the toilet. At the end of the book, a picture on the back cover shows her coming out of a sewer pipe and landing in a lake.
Their second appearance was in the book Make Way for Dumb Bunnies. While the Dumb Bunnies are spending quality time at home, it suddenly starts raining. They think it is a perfect day to go to the beach and they head there. But then the sun comes out and they think it is bad weather, so they head to the movie theater
(accidentally stealing a car in the process). During the movie, the Dumb Bunnies think the projector
is the screen, which blinds them for a while. They return home on a Steam Roller (which they thought was their car) and regain vision again.
The Dumb Bunnies made their third appearance in the book The Dumb Bunnies Easter. The Dumb Bunnies are preparing for Easter
(which appears to be more related to Christmas
) and set up the decorations (including putting an "Easter Tree" upside down). After preparing, they Spray-paint fried eggs (claimed to be "painting Easter eggs
") and watch a small football on top of their Television
. They go to hang up their stockings before they realize that they are wearing them and they are sleeping upside down in front of the fireplace. The Easter Bunny
soon arrives and drops all the eggs down the chimney. The next morning, the Dumb Bunnies are thrilled to see the eggs (although they are completely cracked with shells lying everywhere).
The Dumb Bunnies latest appearance is in the book The Dumb Bunnies Go to the Zoo. They first go outside to pick things in their garden (using pickaxes). They later drive to the zoo, only to discover the animals they are seeing are a lot smaller than they really are (they mistake a small bird perched on the "Elephant" sign as being the elephant
and a butterfly perched on the "Lion" sign as being the lion
). When the butterfly
flutters off the sign they think the lion escaped and go crazy all over the zoo and letting all the animals loose (including the "real" lion). The S.W.A.T. cops arrive to capture the lion, but the Dumb Bunnies say he flew away. As they leave the zoo, they come across two giant apes
which they mistake for being "Free Kitties" (the box the words were written on was containing real kitties, but when the apes climbed over the wall, they scared all the kitties, and the owner who carried the box, away). Baby Bunny decides to keep them, but as they drive out, the apes fall off the top of the car they had been tied to. They return home at the end of the day and get into their new Waterbed
(with a series of hoses spraying water on the bed) and fall asleep.
Dav Pilkey
David "Dav" Pilkey was born on March 4, 1966, is a popular author and illustrator of children's literature. Dav Pilkey is best known as the author and illustrator of the Captain Underpants book series. He also uses the pen names, George Beard and Harold Hutchins...
under the pseudonym "Sue Denim". They involve the adventures of a dumb family of bunnies. It was also adapted to a television program on CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
and YTV that ran in 1998-1999 and 2000-2006.
The Dumb Bunnies did everything in reverse, including sleeping under beds and putting flowers upside down in vases.
The programme was re-aired in 2009 on wknd@stv
Wknd@stv
wknd@stv is a short-lived children's programming strand on Scottish television channel, STV. The block aired on Saturdays and Sundays, usually starting at 9.25am . It began on Saturday 17 January 2009 with a three-hour edition...
; a children's television strand on Scottish television channel, STV.
The Dumb Bunnies are also featured in their own game, The Dumb Bunnies: Crazy Carrot http://www.pilkey.com/games.php/.
Book appearances
The Dumb Bunnies first appeared in the book The Dumb Bunnies. In the book the Dumb Bunnies are having porridgePorridge
Porridge is a dish made by boiling oats or other cereal meals in water, milk, or both. It is usually served hot in a bowl or dish...
when they decide to go for a walk. They go to Kentucky Fried Carrots (parody of Kentucky Fried Chicken) and have a picnic in the car wash. Meanwhile, Little Red Goldilocks enters their home. When the Dumb Bunnies return, they are thrilled to see her. Papa Bunny sings a song, Mama Bunny dances, and Baby Bunny flushes her down the toilet. At the end of the book, a picture on the back cover shows her coming out of a sewer pipe and landing in a lake.
Their second appearance was in the book Make Way for Dumb Bunnies. While the Dumb Bunnies are spending quality time at home, it suddenly starts raining. They think it is a perfect day to go to the beach and they head there. But then the sun comes out and they think it is bad weather, so they head to the movie theater
Movie theater
A movie theater, cinema, movie house, picture theater, film theater is a venue, usually a building, for viewing motion pictures ....
(accidentally stealing a car in the process). During the movie, the Dumb Bunnies think the projector
Video projector
A video projector is an image projector that receives a video signal and projects the corresponding image on a projection screen using a lens system. All video projectors use a very bright light to project the image, and most modern ones can correct any curves, blurriness, and other...
is the screen, which blinds them for a while. They return home on a Steam Roller (which they thought was their car) and regain vision again.
The Dumb Bunnies made their third appearance in the book The Dumb Bunnies Easter. The Dumb Bunnies are preparing for Easter
Easter
Easter is the central feast in the Christian liturgical year. According to the Canonical gospels, Jesus rose from the dead on the third day after his crucifixion. His resurrection is celebrated on Easter Day or Easter Sunday...
(which appears to be more related to Christmas
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
) and set up the decorations (including putting an "Easter Tree" upside down). After preparing, they Spray-paint fried eggs (claimed to be "painting Easter eggs
Easter egg
Easter eggs are special eggs that are often given to celebrate Easter or springtime.The oldest tradition is to use dyed or painted chicken eggs, but a modern custom is to substitute chocolate eggs, or plastic eggs filled with confectionery such as jelly beans...
") and watch a small football on top of their Television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
. They go to hang up their stockings before they realize that they are wearing them and they are sleeping upside down in front of the fireplace. The Easter Bunny
Easter Bunny
The Easter Bunny or Easter Rabbit is a character depicted as a rabbit bringing Easter eggs, who sometimes is depicted with clothes...
soon arrives and drops all the eggs down the chimney. The next morning, the Dumb Bunnies are thrilled to see the eggs (although they are completely cracked with shells lying everywhere).
The Dumb Bunnies latest appearance is in the book The Dumb Bunnies Go to the Zoo. They first go outside to pick things in their garden (using pickaxes). They later drive to the zoo, only to discover the animals they are seeing are a lot smaller than they really are (they mistake a small bird perched on the "Elephant" sign as being the elephant
Elephant
Elephants are large land mammals in two extant genera of the family Elephantidae: Elephas and Loxodonta, with the third genus Mammuthus extinct...
and a butterfly perched on the "Lion" sign as being the lion
Lion
The lion is one of the four big cats in the genus Panthera, and a member of the family Felidae. With some males exceeding 250 kg in weight, it is the second-largest living cat after the tiger...
). When the butterfly
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
flutters off the sign they think the lion escaped and go crazy all over the zoo and letting all the animals loose (including the "real" lion). The S.W.A.T. cops arrive to capture the lion, but the Dumb Bunnies say he flew away. As they leave the zoo, they come across two giant apes
Ape
Apes are Old World anthropoid mammals, more specifically a clade of tailless catarrhine primates, belonging to the biological superfamily Hominoidea. The apes are native to Africa and South-east Asia, although in relatively recent times humans have spread all over the world...
which they mistake for being "Free Kitties" (the box the words were written on was containing real kitties, but when the apes climbed over the wall, they scared all the kitties, and the owner who carried the box, away). Baby Bunny decides to keep them, but as they drive out, the apes fall off the top of the car they had been tied to. They return home at the end of the day and get into their new Waterbed
Waterbed
A waterbed, water mattress, or flotation mattress is a bed or mattress filled with water. Waterbeds intended for medical therapies appear in various reports through the 19th century...
(with a series of hoses spraying water on the bed) and fall asleep.
Books
- The Dumb Bunnies (1994, Blue Sky Press; ISBN 0590477080)
- The Dumb Bunnies' Easter (1995, Blue Sky Press; ISBN 0590202413)
- Make Way for Dumb Bunnies (1996, Blue Sky Press; ISBN 0590582860)
- The Dumb Bunnies Go to the Zoo (1997, Blue Sky Press; ISBN 059084735X)