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* There are three known performers for the Bunny's animatronic puppet - Allard himself, Peter Greenwood[[labelnote:*]]a former animator of Creator/HannaBarbera Australia and voice actor for ''WesternAnimation/TheRescuersDownUnder'' and ''Franchise/PowerRangers''. He also helped to research "The Moose That Roared" for voice actor Keith Scott[[/labelnote]] and Hal Miles[[labelnote:*]]An animator and animatronics technician with credits ranging from ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay'', ''Film/TheGarbagePailKidsMovie'', ''Film/TwilightZoneTheMovie'' and ''Film/StarshipTroopers'', along with the "Sorcerer Mickey" VanityPlate for Walt Disney Home Video[[/labelnote]].



* One can interpret the Bunny as a SpiritualSuccessor of sorts to another robot used in an Energizer commercial. In 1986, as part of the brand's short-lived "Do-Run-Run" campaign, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DH5d0WhSkxo one advertisement]] features a robot powered by the battery being chased by young children, outrunning them akin to the Bunny. This robot would also be built by Allard, and can be seen in the background of Rollie's studio apartment for a couple of shots in ''[[Film/FXMurderByIllusion F/X 2]]''.

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* One can interpret the Bunny as a SpiritualSuccessor of sorts to another robot used in an Energizer commercial. In 1986, as part of the brand's short-lived "Do-Run-Run" campaign, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DH5d0WhSkxo one advertisement]] features a robot powered by the battery being chased by young children, outrunning them akin to the Bunny. This robot would also be built by Allard, and can be seen both in ''Series/TheWizard'' as one of Simon's toys in his workshop, and in the background of Rollie's studio apartment for a couple of shots in ''[[Film/FXMurderByIllusion F/X 2]]''.

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* PopCultureUrbanLegends: The bunny's design has been subject to this, with the story being that designer Eric Allard got the inspiration from an inflatable pool toy. It's never been confirmed if this was the case.



* UrbanLegendOfZelda: The bunny's design has been subject to this, with the story being that designer Eric Allard got the inspiration from an inflatable pool toy. It's never been confirmed if this was the case.
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* One can interpret the Bunny as a SpiritualSuccessor of sorts to another robot used in an Energizer commercial. In 1986, as part of the brand's short-lived "Do-Run-Run" campaign, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DH5d0WhSkxo one advertisement]] features a robot powered by the battery being chased by young children, outrunning them akin to the Bunny. The robot was also built by Allard, and can be seen in the background of Rollie's studio apartment for a couple of shots in ''[[Film/FXMurderByIllusion F/X 2]]''.

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* One can interpret the Bunny as a SpiritualSuccessor of sorts to another robot used in an Energizer commercial. In 1986, as part of the brand's short-lived "Do-Run-Run" campaign, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DH5d0WhSkxo one advertisement]] features a robot powered by the battery being chased by young children, outrunning them akin to the Bunny. The This robot was would also be built by Allard, and can be seen in the background of Rollie's studio apartment for a couple of shots in ''[[Film/FXMurderByIllusion F/X 2]]''.
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* All Effects, the studio originally responsible for the construction and maintenance of the original puppet are also known for their robotics works on films such as ''Film/ClassOf1999'', ''Film/{{Virus}}'' and ''Film/{{Moonwalker}}''. One of the puppets made by them is still in the possession of Eric Allard, while another would be auctioned off in 2010.

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* All Effects, the studio originally responsible for the construction and maintenance of the original puppet are also known for their robotics works on films such as ''Film/ClassOf1999'', ''Film/{{Virus}}'' and ''Film/{{Moonwalker}}''. One of the puppets made by them the company is still in the possession of Eric Allard, while another would be auctioned off in 2010.
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* BannedInChina: Thanks to the Boston terrorist bombings not long after its original release, the "Bombshell Bunny" commercial (where the Bunny is chased after a fake female bunny made by a mad scientist) was banned and considered lost until it resurfaced on Website/YouTube.

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* BannedInChina: Thanks to the Boston terrorist bombings Oklahoma City bombing not long after its original release, the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oSgAcT_g2w "Bombshell Bunny" commercial commercial]] (where the Bunny is chased after a fake female bunny bomb made by a mad scientist) was banned and considered lost until it resurfaced on Website/YouTube.

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