Crusader Rabbit is an American animated series created by Alexander Anderson and Jay Ward, and the first of its kind to be produced specifically for television.

[5] The concept of a cartoon series made exclusively for television came from animator Alex Anderson, who worked for Terrytoons Studios.

WNBC-TV in New York continued to show the original Crusader Rabbit episodes from 1950 - 1967, and some stations used the program as late as the 1970s.

This was due to the limited budget that producers Jay Ward and Alex Anderson worked with to film the series.

Bonsall purchased Television Arts Productions and gained the rights to Crusader Rabbit during a protracted legal battle between Jay Ward, Alex Anderson, Jerry Fairbanks and the NBC network over ownership of the series.

Animation was provided by Bonsall's Creston Studios, also known as TV Spots, Inc., supervised by Bob Ganon and Gerald Ray.

The revived (2nd) series used an opening and closing theme from the British "Impress" production music library licensed by Emil Ascher publishing of New York.

However, 20th Century Fox claimed the distribution rights by their acquisition of previous owner Metromedia Producers Corporation.