The Tale of the Bunny Picnic is a 1986 Easter television special directed by Jim Henson and David G.
[2][3] In the United States it was shown annually on HBO in the spring, usually during Easter time.
[4] When the special originally aired on HBO, it opened with a live-action introduction that showed Jim Henson walking through a park on a spring day.
After much debating and futile attempts to rid themselves of the farmer's dog, the bunnies finally listen to Bean, who seems to have a solution to their problem.
The dog, being threatened by the farmer to catch the rabbits or starve, sets out to pursue the bunnies.
However, Bean goes into convulsions upon being told of the farmer's intent to stew any captured rabbits, and his spasms cause the costume to fall apart, revealing the bunnies to the dog.
The dog is now infuriated by this deception and captures Bean, but only for a brief moment as Lugsy and their sister Twitch get him back.