Crusader Rabbit

Crusader Rabbit was the oldest animated series produced specifically for television. Its main characters were Crusader Rabbit and his sidekick Ragland T. Tiger, or "Rags". The stories were four-minute-long satirical cliffhangers.

Crusader Rabbit
Title card
Created by
Starring
  • First series:
  • Lucille Bliss
  • Second series:
  • Ge Ge Pearson
  • Russ Coughlan
  • Both series:
  • Vern Louden
  • Roy Whaley
Opening theme"Rabbit Fanfare" (adapted from "The Trail to Mexico") and "Main Title Rabbit" (adapted from "Ten Little Indians")
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes
  • 455
  • 195 (black and white)
  • 260 (color)
Production
Executive producers
Running time4 minutes
Production companies
  • Television Arts Productions (1950–52)
  • Jerry Fairbanks, Inc. (1950–52)
  • Capital Enterprises/TV Spots (1956–59)
Original release
Network
  • Syndication (1950–1979)
  • WNBC (1950–1967) and KNBH (1950) (NBC's owned-and-operated station in New York and Los Angeles) (1950–1967)
ReleaseAugust 1, 1950 (1950-08-01) –
December 1, 1959 (1959-12-01)

The concept was test marketed in 1948, while the initial serial – Crusader vs. the State of Texas – aired on KNBH in Los Angeles beginning on August 1, 1950 (not August 1, 1949 as some sources erroneously state). The program was syndicated from 1950 to 1951 for 195 episodes, then was revived in 1959 for 260 color episodes. Jay Ward, who went on to create The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends, was involved as business manager and producer.

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