The Rabbit Called Cuddles

The Rabbit Called Cuddles is an American-Czechia animated series based on the characters created by Lubomír Beneš and Vladimír Jiránek. It was originally aired on Fox as part of Fox Kids, it was also aired on YTV in Canada.

The series is all about the rabbit named Cuddles go on the journey to see his rabbit friends, but they may have to stop the bad guys from trying to get them. Cuddles has exact friends and family where he had owner, neighbors, and others.

Premise
Cuddles goes on a journey to see his friends, his friends such as Randy, Jerry A. Cottontail, Billie Q. Hare, and Hopper J. Bunnie. they will stop the bad guys, and find their way home. Cuddles has an owner, a friend, and a family where he lived in houses.

Voice cast

 * John Hurt as Cuddles, a rabbit who goes on the journey.
 * Tom Kenny as Pat, Cuddles’ owner.
 * Jim Cummings as Mat, Pat’s neighbor and friend.
 * June Foray as Grandma Lucy, Cuddles’ co-owner and a grandmother of Pat.
 * Richard Kind as Karl Mirova and Shadow
 * Michael Bell as Randy, a blue-grey rabbit who is a friend of Cuddles.
 * Rick Jones as Jerry A. Cottontail, a brown and white rabbit who is a friend of Cuddles.
 * Patrick Fraley as Kit, a tabby cat who is a tritagonist.
 * Tara Strong as Betsy, Cuddles’ love interest. (Season 3-11)
 * Frank Welker as Sat, Pat’s pet dog and a friend of Cuddles.
 * Ken Sansom as Karel Domova and Bugsy the English Spot Rabbit
 * Kath Soucie as Priscilla, an English Spot rabbit who is a friend of Cuddles.
 * Long John Baldry as Billie Q. Hare, a Belgian Hare who is a friend of Cuddles.
 * Russi Taylor as Lucky, a friendly black cat who is a friend of Cuddles.
 * Brian Cummings as Hopper J. Bunnie, a Tan Rabbit who is a friend of Cuddles.
 * Carolyn Lawrence as Sweetie, a charming Holland Lop who is a friend of Cuddles.
 * John Goodman as Bear, a happy Saint Bernard who is a friend of Cuddles and Sat.
 * John Goodman also voiced Grandpa, who is a grandfather of Pat, and he is also a husband of Lucy.

Recurring cast

 * Peter Sallis as Rex Bremé (season 2-10)
 * Beau Weaver as Hugh the Highland Maltie (season 8-11)
 * Jeff Bergman as Tomáš Eben (season 1-10) and Mouse (season 2-6)
 * Paulina Gillis as Blue Sky and her kitten (season 4-9)
 * Paul Winchell as Marek Miler (season 1-5)
 * Greg Burson as Mr. Davidson (season 3-11) and Mole (season 2-11)
 * Michael Bell as Dr. Miler (season 4-8)
 * Peter Cullen as The Little Mutt (adult, season 3-9)
 * Rob Rackstraw as Pavel Dietách (season 2-10) and Sparky the Evil Cat (season 2-11)

United States
The series was first premiered on Fox on June 6, 1992 which is a part of Fox Kids. it later ended on May 25, 2002 when the series finale episode was named Consider Me Gone, All the Water was aired.

The series was aired on reruns which it’s on different American channels, the series was also aired on Disney XD and Disney Channel which it’s aired on May 23, 2021.

Canada
The series was first aired on YTV on June 6, 1992 in the same day as the American premiere on Fox. It was aired reruns on other Canadian channels (especially TeleToon)

International
The series was aired on CiTV, ČT1, and other international channels in other countries. however it was aired on some international channels (like ČT, ARD, BBC Two, HRT 1, etc.), it was more popular in other countries (just like United States).

Home media and streaming
The complete series was released on June 8, 2021 by 20th Century Studios. however it was released on VHS and DVD in later 1994 through 2016. the said series was released internationally on VHS and DVD in later 1993 through 2018 by the international distributors (like, aiF VHS, VCI, BMG, etc.). In 2002, Ateliéry Bonton Zlín in Czechia has announced that it will be releasing the said series on DVD in which the Pat & Mat aiF era shorts were initially unavailable due to copyright issues (which have claimed too expensive). Ateliéry Bonton Zlín has released four of the cheap aiF era shows (like ALF, The Little Cat and The Big Wolf, The Rabbit Called Cuddles, and Pat, Mat, and Sat: The Animated Series), but the Pat & Mat aiF shown on DVD for the first time in early, mid or late 2007.

On May 2, 2021, the series became available on Disney+.

Related products
The six books with the series’ characters were published by these years:


 * Michl, Jiří (1993). Cuddles’ Adventures. Czech Republic and United Kingdom: Egmont.
 * Michl, Jiří (1994). Cuddles’ Detective Tales. Czech Republic and United Kingdom: Egmont
 * Michl, Jiří (1995). Cuddles Wants to Fly. Czech Republic and United Kingdom: Egmont
 * Michl, Jiří (1996). Cuddles the SuperRabbit. Czech Republic and United Kingdom: Egmont
 * Michl, Jiří (1997). The Rabbits’ Long Journey. Czech Republic and United Kingdom: Egmont
 * Sýkora, Pavel (2011). Cuddles’ Ordinary Rabbit Adventures. Czech Republic: Albatros, United States: Edwin Mellen Press.

There is wide range of The Rabbit Called Cuddles merchandises, including plush items, toys, games, key rings, T-shirts, posters, office materials, and keepsakes.

Spin-offs
The spin-off series was called A Hopper’s Tale: The Rabbit Friends Adventure was aired on PBS stations on May 22, 2005, the series was produced by WNET Thirteen (The WNET Group), 20th Television, and HiT Entertainment. the series was streamed on Disney+ and Tubi as well with the logos that was owned, which the show was now later owned by Disney. the reruns of the PBS series was repeated by the years of 2017-present.

2023 Disney+ Reboot
On July 23, 2022, Darrell Van Citters announced that there will be a reboot of the said series which it’s coming on January 22, 2023 on Disney+. however the different voice cast will appear which reprising roles of Tom Kenny and Jim Cummings would allow to voice them again, the new characters and backgrounds will appear to be same as the 2018-2020’s Pat & Mat entertain us, Pat & Mat winter adventure, and Pat & Mat adventures.

Trivia

 * This is the first Canadian-Denmark series based on Pat & Mat which in the 1990s.
 * Betsy was later appeared in the 2007 TV series called Pat & Mat.
 * The music scored by Petr Skoumal will play the same music as previous Pat & Mat soundtracks as it was credited.
 * It was first series by aiF Studio and Egmont Imagination, however it was scored out when aiF Studio left out in 1998 due to bankruptcy.
 * The other characters (like Lilac, Rex the Dog, Dex the Cat, and Berry the Cat) were silent, they only make noises (like Rex barking, Dex, Lilac, and Berry meowing).
 * In The Netherlands, Cuddles and Pat are both voiced by Kees Prins which voices two characters. It was followed that Mat, Bear, and Billie Q. Hare being voiced by Siem van Leeuwen when he voiced three of the characters.
 * It spawned “How Do We Supposed to Get to the Different River?” meme, it also spawned Cuddles’ sad face meme.