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1983 Australian film

Dot and the Bunny
Directed by	Yoram Gross
Written by	John Palmer
Based on	Dot and the Kangaroo by Ethel Pedley
Produced by	Yoram Gross
Starring	Barbara Frawley Robyn Moore
Cinematography	Douglass Baglin
Edited by	Christopher Plowright
Music by	Bob Young John Sangster
Production companies	Yoram Gross Films The Australian Film Commission
Distributed by	Satori (Australia) Warner Bros. Pictures/National Home Video (United States)
Release dates	April 3, 1983 (1983-04-03) (Australia) April 20, 1984 (1984-04-20) (United States)
Running time	81 minutes
Countries	Australia United States
Language	English

Dot and the Bunny is a 1983 Australian animated film. It serves as a direct sequel to the 1977 film Dot and the Kangaroo.

Plot

Dot ventures out into the bush, determined to finally locate the little lost joey and reunite him with his mother. On her way, she meets a silly bunny rabbit who tries to convince Dot that he is the joey she is looking for. Dot is delighted by his antics and names her new companion 'Funny Bunny'. Together, they continue the search for the joey. On the way, Dot learns that Funny Bunny is really a very lonely rabbit. His family was killed by hunters and he has been on his own ever since. They find mother kangaroo, and though she has not yet found her joey, when she sees the lonely bunny, she realizes she has found someone else to look after.

Cast

Barbara Frawley — Dot
Robyn Moore — Funny Bunny
Drew Forsythe — Koala
Ron Haddrick
Anne Haddy
Ross Higgins
Anna Quin — Dot (live-action segment)

References

Dot and the Bunny at Yoram Gross Films

External links

Dot and the Bunny at IMDb

v t e Yoram Gross filmography
Feature films	Joseph the Dreamer (1962) One Pound Only (1964) Dot and the Kangaroo (1977) The Little Convict (1979) Around the World with Dot (1981) Sarah (1982) Dot and the Bunny (1983) The Camel Boy (1984) Epic (1984) Dot and the Koala (1985) Dot and Keeto (1986) Dot and the Whale (1986) Dot and the Smugglers (1987) Dot Goes to Hollywood (1987) The Magic Riddle (1991) Blinky Bill: The Mischievous Koala (1992) Dot in Space (1994)
TV series	Bright Sparks (1989) The Adventures of Blinky Bill (1993–2004) Samuel and Nina (1996–1997) Tabaluga (1997–2004) Skippy: Adventures in Bushtown (1998–1999) Dumb Bunnies (1998–1999) Flipper and Lopaka (1999–2005) Fairy Tale Police Department (2001–2002) Old Tom (2002) Bambaloo (2003–2004) Deadly! (2006)

Yoram Gross filmography

Feature films

Joseph the Dreamer (1962)
One Pound Only (1964)
Dot and the Kangaroo (1977)
The Little Convict (1979)
Around the World with Dot (1981)
Sarah (1982)
Dot and the Bunny (1983)
The Camel Boy (1984)
Epic (1984)
Dot and the Koala (1985)
Dot and Keeto (1986)
Dot and the Whale (1986)
Dot and the Smugglers (1987)
Dot Goes to Hollywood (1987)
The Magic Riddle (1991)
Blinky Bill: The Mischievous Koala (1992)
Dot in Space (1994)

TV series

Bright Sparks (1989)
The Adventures of Blinky Bill (1993–2004)
Samuel and Nina (1996–1997)
Tabaluga (1997–2004)
Skippy: Adventures in Bushtown (1998–1999)
Dumb Bunnies (1998–1999)
Flipper and Lopaka (1999–2005)
Fairy Tale Police Department (2001–2002)
Old Tom (2002)
Bambaloo (2003–2004)
Deadly! (2006)

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