Greg the Bunny: Complete Series

Another of those television show, that I love so much that didn't even last a complete season, Greg the Bunny lasted a dozen or so episodes in 2002, and takes the premise of the title character Greg, one of the 3.2 million fabricated Americans ("puppets") living in the US. Wanting a job that doesn't involve working only on Easter, he convinces his roommate Jimmy Bender (Seth Green) to find him a job on the kid's show "Sweetknuckle Junction," which his father Gil directs (Eugene Levy). While Greg thinks he's going in for a backstage office job, he inadvertently bluffs his way into becoming a cast member.

Greg the Bunny instantly in my mind draws comparisons with Peter Jackson's Meet the Feebles both obviously target the Jim Henson creations- but GTB mixes a human cast (in this world both exist remember) and is funnier then Jackson's creations overall- Greg (voiced by Dan Milano) brings the right level of innocence to a cute little bunny (and doesn't always quite understand something sexual) and other brilliant puppet cast members- Count Blah, with a weird speech impedement (he can't help but say blah after everything), Warren, a classically trained actor (even goes for an audition for Gary Oldman at one point), Susan, a giant puppet and the likeable Tardy the Turtle, who is slow. The human cast don't let the side down either you've got Seth Green (always likeable in everything he does), Eugene Levy (the man is seriously funny), Bob Gunton (crossing dressing Sweetknuckle Junction co-star, brilliantly deadpan), Sarah Silverman (The executive, a bit of a bitch- great value) and Dina Waters (as Dottie Sunshine, really likeable, you find out she as the reputation of been a slut) round off a really unique network television show.

There was some neat guest stars during it's short run, I've already mentioned Oldman, but you get Marilu Henner, Lindsay Sloane, Sasha Alexander and a really brilliant turn from Corey Feldman as himself.

I recommend this show, the characters grow on you really quick, the interaction between human and puppet is brilliant, another show it makes you sad to watch the last episode (R1 only)

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