Rabbit (voiced by Junius Matthews, Ray Erlenborn, the late Ken Sansom, and currently by Tom Kenny) is one of the animal inhabitants of The Hundred Acre Wood and one of the most important characters, appearing in almost all Winnie the Pooh stories. He's somewhat bossy and stuck-up, especially towards Tigger for any given reason, but he really is a good friend with his heart in the right place. In the adventures, he always meet any relative of his in the places he and the others go.
Personality
Rabbit is arguably the most complex character in the Winnie the Pooh films. At his core, Rabbit is good-hearted and well-meaning. He enjoys the "finer things in life", such as gardening, tea time, and ice-skating in the winter. Contrary, Rabbit has numerous shortcomings as well—he is controlling and precise, with firm opinions and a strict way of going about his business. Being one of the smarter and sensible residents of the Hundred Acre Wood, Rabbit is mostly intolerable of the other characters' quirks, such as Pooh's obsession with honey and Tigger's affinity for bouncing. This is, however, mainly due to the fact that these habits often result in Rabbit's misfortune. For example, when Pooh runs out of honey, he sometimes visits Rabbit for a "small helping" and eats the latter out of house and home. In the case of Tigger, he enjoys pouncing Rabbit when he least expects it, which oftentimes causes unintentional damage to Rabbit's prized garden; despite being all in good fun, Rabbit is usually given the shorter end of the stick when it comes to the antics of his friends.
Though Rabbit has felt neglected by his friends at times, in truth, the Hundred Acre Wood gang think highly of him; when trouble occurs, Rabbit is often the appointed leader, mainly due to his intelligence and craftiness. This has inflated Rabbit's ego to some degree, but at the same time, it's left him feeling burdened with responsibility. When he is unable to assist his friends, Rabbit becomes overwhelmed with guilt. He also becomes incredibly frustrated when his friends do not take dangerous situations seriously (such as when they neglected winter preparation in The Tigger Movie). This ties into Rabbit's most positive trait—he is extremely loyal, and even paternal, towards his friends. Protective and cautious, Rabbit looks out for the wellbeing of each member of the Hundred Acre Wood and has risked his own life numerous times for their safety. This is most prominently displayed in Pooh's Grand Adventure and The Tigger Movie. In The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Rabbit came to adopt a bird named Kessie, whom Rabbit raised and loved as his own daughter, despite how troublesome she was as a fledgling.
Trivia
- Rabbit, alongside Pooh, Piglet, Tigger, Eeyore, Kanga and Roo will make their first appearance in Team Robot's Adventures of Barney's Imagination Island and will join be guest starring In Team Robot & Mr. Conductor's Adventures Of Timmy The Tooth.
- Rabbit is a great friend of Cookie and Applejack.
- In Ryan's Adventures Series, Rabbit is a hero and a friend to Ryan as well as Applejack and Cookie (Pound Puppies (2010)).
- Rabbit, along with Pooh will be good guest stars in Ryan's and Crash's Adventures of Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure.
- In Ryan's Adventures Series, Rabbit is a hero and his friends never abandon him and Pooh.
- In the other adventure series, Rabbit is a hero and ally.
- He will meet the Bubble Guppies Adventure team in Bubble Guppies and the Many Adventures of Winnie The Pooh.
- In the film, Christopher Robin, Rabbit is voiced by Peter Capaldi (who is known for playing The Twelfth Doctor on Doctor Who).
- Rabbit will meet Ben 10 and his team in Ben 10 and the Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.
- Rabbit will meet Connor Lacey and his team in The Irelanders and the Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
- Rabbit later becomes akumatized by Hawk Moth due to Tigger's consecutive bouncing.
- Rabbit will meet the DC Super Hero Girls in DC Super Hero Girls and the Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.
- In The Disney Junior Gang's Adventures Series, Rabbit is a hero.
- He is one of the main heroes of Pooh's Big Interdimensional Adventure Series.
- Rabbit will meet Manolo and his team in Manolo Sánchez and The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.
- Rabbit is Max's cousin.
- He is going to appear in the Disney Junior short series Playdate with Winnie the Pooh as a female. This is will be referenced in a future project.