Looks like it’s time for another viewing of “Easter Fever (1979)”. It was a Canadian cartoon in the style of a Dean Martin Celebrity Roast. It featured many voices from Second City comedy troupe: Catherine O’Hara, Robin Duke, Eugene Levy, Maurice LaMarche (better known now for his character Brain in Pinky and The Brain) and Garret Morris as the Easter Bunny.
To me Easter has always reminded me of the bittersweet road that precedes death; we all know it is coming, and as Jesus pointed out no matter how pure our life has been Gods test at the end will gage our new beginning in the afterlife.
I played Easter Bunny for kids at a party yesterday. The kids were great and great fun. The “head” was difficult to work with and I couldn’t do a really good Easter Bunny.
okay, folks. why has no one picked up on the fact that April only lisps SOME of the time? If you read through all of her side of the conversation, she is able to pronounce plenty of “s’s”. should be THuperman and later on got-th a jacket and got-th fur on and lot-th of choc’lit cauth he liketh it- an he hopth like DITH!!! well, you get the idea… I don’t know of any child who can only lisp SOME of the time!! Come on Lynn!!! Get it right!
Even as a small child, I could deal with Santa Clause since he was everywhere at Christmas season; in the downtown department store, on TV, on billboards. The Easter Bunny, however, was a problem. I just could not wrap my mind around a big rabbit hopping into our dining room and leaving an Easter basket.
I tried to get my son to pose with the Easter Bunny at the Maine Mall on Saturday. He wouldn’t do it, even though I wheedled. Could have something to do with the fact that he’s 45….
My wife read this one before I did. And neither of us has much tolerance for Apwil’s forced babytalk. So when I picked up the comics page I saw my wife had scrawled the words [VOMIT EMOJI] across the top, which gave me a huge chuckle and, to quote The Band, “gave my heart a throb to the bottom of my feet.”
Oh, memories! My dad was an inveterate leg puller and so would have done something like this. Had me going in circles one time with insisting the name of the “king of the jungle” was Raznat. Got me so mixed up I was convinced it was Tazran. Both he and my older brother were rolling on the floor, of course.
Templo S.U.D. over 1 year ago
Aypo knows about Superman?
catchup over 1 year ago
I’d never heard of the easter bunny until i was well into my thirties
TheSkulker over 1 year ago
That has to be one of the sweetest strips Lyn has ever written!
Last Rose Of Summer Premium Member over 1 year ago
Oh you know you all are gonna read this out loud! In a 3 year old voice! ….I did.
snsurone76 over 1 year ago
John seems to enjoy teasing his daughter.
hagarthehorrible over 1 year ago
That’s cute father and daughter conversation there.
minty_Joe over 1 year ago
Looks like it’s time for another viewing of “Easter Fever (1979)”. It was a Canadian cartoon in the style of a Dean Martin Celebrity Roast. It featured many voices from Second City comedy troupe: Catherine O’Hara, Robin Duke, Eugene Levy, Maurice LaMarche (better known now for his character Brain in Pinky and The Brain) and Garret Morris as the Easter Bunny.
pgg3 Premium Member over 1 year ago
she sure has grown up fast! cant believe it. how long has it been since she was born??
Zoturdley Premium Member over 1 year ago
Great one Lynn. I envy your imagination. And BTW, Happy Easter to you.
ctb11365 over 1 year ago
John is doing an excellent job of teaching April how to think for herself.
Grandma Lea over 1 year ago
To me Easter has always reminded me of the bittersweet road that precedes death; we all know it is coming, and as Jesus pointed out no matter how pure our life has been Gods test at the end will gage our new beginning in the afterlife.
Spacetech over 1 year ago
Great Stuff Here.
Chris over 1 year ago
but it’s fun. :D
tripwire45 over 1 year ago
Reminds me of “The Elephant Song” by Eric Herman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yihq8BIhL9c
appleplus2 over 1 year ago
Well done John. Happy Easter!
JudithStocker Premium Member over 1 year ago
April has beautiful imagination! I hope she keeps it as long as she is a child (in this cartoon, anyway).
mckeonfuneralhomebx over 1 year ago
April in10 years ..go to mom for the facts of life
donut reply over 1 year ago
I played Easter Bunny for kids at a party yesterday. The kids were great and great fun. The “head” was difficult to work with and I couldn’t do a really good Easter Bunny.
I was FRAMED!!!!!! over 1 year ago
April has all of her ‘imaginary’ characters straight.
kathleenhicks62 over 1 year ago
There is no answer to that.
betseytacy over 1 year ago
okay, folks. why has no one picked up on the fact that April only lisps SOME of the time? If you read through all of her side of the conversation, she is able to pronounce plenty of “s’s”. should be THuperman and later on got-th a jacket and got-th fur on and lot-th of choc’lit cauth he liketh it- an he hopth like DITH!!! well, you get the idea… I don’t know of any child who can only lisp SOME of the time!! Come on Lynn!!! Get it right!
Newenglandah over 1 year ago
Even as a small child, I could deal with Santa Clause since he was everywhere at Christmas season; in the downtown department store, on TV, on billboards. The Easter Bunny, however, was a problem. I just could not wrap my mind around a big rabbit hopping into our dining room and leaving an Easter basket.
mindjob over 1 year ago
I still can’t figure out how he has the time to go to shopping malls and pose for pictures with the kids, who are afraid of him
g04922 over 1 year ago
Dad is sure having fun with April… And she is getting pretty smart, too.
paullp Premium Member over 1 year ago
He’s a good dad.
Ukko wilko over 1 year ago
The real meaning of Easter has nothing to do with rabbits or eggs.
LoisG Premium Member over 1 year ago
Happy Easter from For Better or Worse – April 24, 2011
https://www.gocomics.com/forbetterorforworse/2011/04/24
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djtenltd over 1 year ago
Cute!
JanLC over 1 year ago
I tried to get my son to pose with the Easter Bunny at the Maine Mall on Saturday. He wouldn’t do it, even though I wheedled. Could have something to do with the fact that he’s 45….
rfeinberg over 1 year ago
My wife read this one before I did. And neither of us has much tolerance for Apwil’s forced babytalk. So when I picked up the comics page I saw my wife had scrawled the words [VOMIT EMOJI] across the top, which gave me a huge chuckle and, to quote The Band, “gave my heart a throb to the bottom of my feet.”
HA! over 1 year ago
Oh, memories! My dad was an inveterate leg puller and so would have done something like this. Had me going in circles one time with insisting the name of the “king of the jungle” was Raznat. Got me so mixed up I was convinced it was Tazran. Both he and my older brother were rolling on the floor, of course.