Peter and the Magic Egg

*Peter and the Magic Egg*
Peter and the Magic Egg
Written by	Romeo Muller
Directed by	Fred Wolf
Starring	Ray Bolger
Voices of	Al Eissermann; Joan Gerber; Bob Holt; Robert Ridgely; Russi Taylor
Music by	Howard Kaylan; Mark Volman
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Robert L. Rosen
Producers	Romeo Muller; Fred Wolf
Cinematography	Ted Bemiller & Sons
Editor	Rich Harrison
Running time	24 minutes
Production companies	Murakami-Wolf-Swenson; Mueller/Rosen Productions
Original release
Network	Syndication
Release	February 1, 1983

Peter and the Magic Egg is a 1983 animated musical Easter television special produced by Murakami-Wolf-Swenson. It is narrated by Uncle Amos the egg, voiced by Ray Bolger.^[1] The special aired in syndication in March 1983.^[2]

This special was produced as a promotional tie-in for Paas Easter egg dye.^[2]

Plot

The Doppler family, Pennsylvania Dutch farmers, are in debt to Tobias Tinwhiskers. Tobias Toot, a local farmer that successfully mechanized his farm leading to him taking over neighboring farms, the local bank and the town itself, previously had been converted into Tobias Tinwhiskers as he so loved machines, he underwent a procedure to become mechanical altogether himself. Mother Nature sends a baby, Peter Paas, to help the Dopplers out of their desperate situation.

Peter Paas grows up and works on the farm and, in order to pay the mortgage on the farm to Tinwhiskers, he arranges a contract with the Easter Bunny to supply colored eggs for Easter. He is helped by the cast of anthropomorphic farm animals to produce and dye the eggs and make the annual mortgage payment on Easter day. Tinwhiskers, enraged that he cannot repossess the farm, challenges Peter to a ploughing contest and arranges for Peter to fall down a well. Peter remains in a coma and sadness hangs over the farm. The animals went to Mother Nature for help as she gave them an egg to hatch which will awake Peter. The egg hatches into a Kookibird bringing laughter back to the farms. This wakes Peter and returns Tinwhiskers to human form. Tobias Toot gives back the town, renamed Paasville, and goes to work for the Dopplers while Peter leaves the farm to return to Mother Nature to help other families in need.

Cast

Ray Bolger as Uncle Amos Egg
Al Eisenmann as Peter Paas
Joan Gerber as Mama Doppler / Feathers / Queen Bessie / Mother Nature
Bob Holt as Papa Doppler / Kookybird
Robert Ridgely as Tobias Tinwhiskers / Cotton
Russi Taylor as Lollichop
Charles Woolf as Terrence

Trivia

This was the last special produced by Muller/Rosen.

References

^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 307. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
^ ^a ^b Woolery, George W. (1989). Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First Twenty-Five Years, 1962-1987. Scarecrow Press. pp. 299–301. ISBN 0-8108-2198-2. Retrieved 27 March 2020.

External links

Peter and the Magic Egg at IMDb
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Peter and the Magic Egg at Rotten Tomatoes
Peter and the Magic Egg is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive

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[1] Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 307. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

[Specials-2] Woolery, George W. (1989). Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First Twenty-Five Years, 1962-1987. Scarecrow Press. pp. 299–301. ISBN 0-8108-2198-2. Retrieved 27 March 2020.

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