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Easter memories- drifting in and out of a hyperglycemic fog... the kiddies grabbing the newly-discovered eggs with all their innocent might... the anticipation of the lawn mower 'discovering' the forgotten egg after it sits out in the long hot Spring and Summer for a few months... explaining to the children what Love Canal was, and how it altered Peter Cottontail's DNA to the point of producing a rabbit that not only lays eggs, but lays fully cooked eggs with multicolored shells... the TV specials...
Of course the TV specials always stick in one's mind- after all, we get to see then every Easter time. Now I love a good egg salad as much as the next guy, and any excuse for eating chocolate critters is a good one (just as the cinnamon jellybeans are a good enough excuse for eating the other ones), but to me, it just isn't Easter unless I can spot at least three channels showing Jeffrey Hunter's King of Kings. Okay, that and a few other particular favorites:
It's the Resurrection, You Blockhead Charlie Brown! The gang's strong Christian values are tested as they must choose between participating in an Easter Pageant and the traditional neighborhood Egg Hunt. Banned by most stations due to a segment where the gang (as period children) listen to Jesus' famous Sermon on the Mount- but, being an adult in a Peanuts cartoon, Jesus can only make those "bwoh bwah" sounds.
A Very Special episode of South Park, in which Stan figures out why his father is flying out to "some guy named Hef's place" to hunt for multi-colored bunnies. This episode features Jesus' famous rant about "The Cross- oh yeah, that's a symbol I just never get tired of seeing. Nope, no negative feelings about what I went through on that thing, no boy!"
The Night They Saved Easter Evil developer's construction plan endangers Easterland, the parents won't listen or believe so it's up to the plucky kids to help the Easter Bunny and his Hoppy Pals (rabbits, grasshoppers and an anthropomorphic pogo stick named Dilly) save Easter.
A Very Special Episode of The X-Files, in which the dark and tangled secret behind why hordes of rabbits instinctively hide multicolored eggs at the same time every year is somehow linked to the mystery surrounding what really happened to Samantha Mulder.
The Nightmare Before Easter Old Jack Skellington is up to his old tricks again in this heart-embalming special in which he realizes that hiding eggs in coffins and then burying them the night before Easter takes all the fun out of the hunt.
Of course the TV specials always stick in one's mind- after all, we get to see then every Easter time. Now I love a good egg salad as much as the next guy, and any excuse for eating chocolate critters is a good one (just as the cinnamon jellybeans are a good enough excuse for eating the other ones), but to me, it just isn't Easter unless I can spot at least three channels showing Jeffrey Hunter's King of Kings. Okay, that and a few other particular favorites:
It's the Resurrection, You Blockhead Charlie Brown! The gang's strong Christian values are tested as they must choose between participating in an Easter Pageant and the traditional neighborhood Egg Hunt. Banned by most stations due to a segment where the gang (as period children) listen to Jesus' famous Sermon on the Mount- but, being an adult in a Peanuts cartoon, Jesus can only make those "bwoh bwah" sounds.
A Very Special episode of South Park, in which Stan figures out why his father is flying out to "some guy named Hef's place" to hunt for multi-colored bunnies. This episode features Jesus' famous rant about "The Cross- oh yeah, that's a symbol I just never get tired of seeing. Nope, no negative feelings about what I went through on that thing, no boy!"
The Night They Saved Easter Evil developer's construction plan endangers Easterland, the parents won't listen or believe so it's up to the plucky kids to help the Easter Bunny and his Hoppy Pals (rabbits, grasshoppers and an anthropomorphic pogo stick named Dilly) save Easter.
A Very Special Episode of The X-Files, in which the dark and tangled secret behind why hordes of rabbits instinctively hide multicolored eggs at the same time every year is somehow linked to the mystery surrounding what really happened to Samantha Mulder.
The Nightmare Before Easter Old Jack Skellington is up to his old tricks again in this heart-embalming special in which he realizes that hiding eggs in coffins and then burying them the night before Easter takes all the fun out of the hunt.
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