The Easter Bunny is the traditional secular emblem of the Easter holidays, bringing eggs and occasionally chocolate bunnies and marshmallow chicks. He has been portrayed in various Muppet productions.

A Large Lavender Live Hand Anything Muppet Easter Bunny appeared in a Sesame Street News Flash sketch in which he thought he was Santa Claus; performed by Richard Hunt (1975)

Bernie, the Easter Bunny from The Muppet Show; performed by John Lovelady (1976)

John Candy as the Easter Bunny in a photo spread in Muppet Magazine issue 14 (1986)

The Easter Bunny in Elmo Saves Christmas; performed by Harvey Fierstein (1996)

The White Rabbit puppet as the Easter Bunny on Donna's Day (1999)

Fozzie Bear on an American Greetings card (2007)

The Cookie Bunny

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Honorable mentions

• When James Coburn appears on The Muppet Show in episode 510, Kermit remarks that it's good to have a real Hollywood tough guy on the show. As Animal enters wrestling an octopus, Coburn retorts, "What do you call this, the Easter Bunny?"