The Velveteen Rabbit: Told by Meryl Streep (Official Rabbit Ears Video)

[princesskatalicious]

Love this story. It's so beautiful. It makes me cry to this day. Stuffed animals can be very special. My Cheetah Mtani, that my boyfriend gave me I'm so attached to.

She goes on every trip with me and I cuddle her every night.

[TrisinaMarioFan]

WHERES THE FULL VERSION???

[teaprez]

I bought this for my son about 25 years ago. We also had a beautiful book and hand puppet. I think I still have them and would love to covert the VCR to a DVD. In a couple of years he could watch it with his daughter. I never tired of watching this with my son. Meryl Streep does the best job of narrating.

[aTnavarrow]

Love this and has always been a fave TY ~

[evilunixuser1]

Bought my son the book when he was 3 years old. Read it to him all the time. Ten years passed and I still love the story, miss the years when he was so young - greatest event in my life.

[ObscurityMiss86]

I think my childhood OCD stemmed from this story. Doctor: "Burn all his toys or the scarlet fever germs will contaminate everything."

[Angelsmallstuff]

@ObscurityMiss86 thats what mine was too, i even had this on video and it said something about the boy becoming very ill

[sacconicola]

Yes, beautiful!



[MangaMickey]

I remember reading this book as a kid at school and it was the first one ot make me cry, even now it brings a tear to my eye, it's a beautiful story

[jwbecher]

Do you have the rest?

[VictorianRomantic]

:( I want the full version.

[xSolangeee]

It is Meryl. For sure. When she was younger she sometimes had a bit of an English accent. Maybe this was during the time when they shot Plenty. But it's Meryl, you can hear it from her voice. Love her!

[Werechimps1]

George Winston music+Deep tale+Great Illistrations+Meryl Steep=Phenomonal.

[fyphfoko]

you monkey, i was getting into that :O

[IndianaHenryJones20]

It's a really maginificient story about true love. I cried when i saw the movie.

[HolyWaterBuffalo]

I use to listen to this every night help me fall asleep.

[RammsteinLover123]

I like tgus story soo much i am 13 and i realize what most kids dont that these stuffed animals are actually better than any wound up toy or some play station i love love love the this story soo much and i love the rabbit i wish he was real so i could really love him;)

[Daveycrocket16]

Don't believe this is Meryl streep, sounds too english.

[mrblondnyc]

@Daveycrocket16 It's not like Meryl Streep is renown for doing amazingly accurate accents or anything.

[bluemime86]

the VelveStreep Rabbit

[Rebaneller1955]

LMAO i love this soo cute and he accent is soo cute

[MerylStreepLove1]

Meryl sounds English? Yet she is American. I would love to meet her , She is the greatest actress ever!

[ThrillerDance99]

3:50 and up, think very sexual thoughts. God it's hilarious!

[MEGAXSTU]

I like this story a whole lot better, it begins with positive descriptions, not like Super Ted.

"It all started, with an ordinary teddy bear, when he was made- they found something wrong with him, and threw him away like a piece of RUBBISHHH, into an old dark store room. And then, a spotty man- brought him to life with his magic dust. He took him to a magic cloud, where mother nature, gave him special powers! The bear became: SUPERTED!"

[doggygenesis]

I LUV U MERYL STREEP!!!!

[hardstreetbambi]

wait, i that the end?

[marie211211]

I LOVE THIS STORY

[moviencartoons2]

How come it said "Little Ears?" 0:36 to 0:40.

[Rabbitearsblog]

@moviencartoons2

I wasn't sure on that either. Maybe that was the name they were going to have before they changed the name to Rabbit Ears.

[boge101]

Oh God, I'm in tears now. I had the book and a video of this when I was a kid, I watched the hell out of it. Too bad I can't remember which version it is, I can't even remember if it was animated or not... So far I can't find anything that seems familiar on youtube.

[WashingMachine0]

I just nostalgia'd hard at this. This was my favorite story as a kid, looking back at it now, it's so damn emotionally intense. Proof that stories for children don't have to be stupid in order for them to be enjoyed.

[randomandproudqueen]

Reminds me of a ragdoll I've owned all my life, 18 years on and she still sits on the end of my bed even though her dress is tatty and her paint is starting to fade. Come on, almost everyone has a plaything they can't bear to ever truly forget and have made "real." This story makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside :D

[AccidentallyAWhole]

@randomandproudqueen

When I was 8 years old, I received a stuffed animal from my grandmother who was two states away from me. She couldn't make it to my birthday so she sent me a green stuffed dinosaur. Not the modern looking dinosaurs that look goofy but almost had a face like the velveteen rabbit. The best kind of toys where they look simple, almost as if they have their own kind personality. He has orange spikes. His name is 'Happy'

[AccidentallyAWhole]

@randomandproudqueen

oh, and I've had happy for 18 years too, lol

[vixitrixalina]

i never read/saw this before!! i brought 2 new rabbits today and i thought of "Velvet as a name, then decided to look up the Velveteen Rabbit. i never knew that if you loved a toy enough, then it becomes "real"! aaaw my Teddy reminds me of the Skin Horse in the story :') old and shabby, with his hair rubbed out in places, riddled with holes and only 1 eye.... aaaaw :') (ok i know they don't come alive but i genuinly beleive they have a soul lol)

[TheCupcakeGal1986]

@vixitrixalina i use to believe they came alive at night!! lol but i also being myself believe they have a soul and wudn't be pleased if i threw them out so i dont xDD and im 11 going on 12 in october xDD oh well they good to talk to =)

[dragnixcatc]

The skin horse made me smile and made me think of my little Simba. He is bald in places and his magnet is losing its magnetivity :3 Such a lovely video

[chickflickfreak]

omw! trip down memory lane! this was one of my favorite movies/stories when i was little. i have my own velveteen rabbit in the basement! :)

[wonkywonkerson]

how british does she sound? it's like she's fakin' it... :( ..... but good story and thanks for the video

[spankbandit]

Does anyone remember the story book Leo the Lop? I want to get my hands on a Original copy.

[itchypitz]

This isn't the one I remeber, it was narrated by a guy, and Ithink there was a solider toy too...I need to find it!! Lol. It was a VHS.

[likewowmanhey]

This was awesome. I have never heard this story before but was told about it 10 yrs ago. I am glad I have heard it now :-)

[hunnixox13]

does anybody here remember a version of this story where pictures were being drawn as you watched it. i think it was a male narrator and it was released on vhs. im guessing it was from te 80's. i cant find it anywhere online and im starting to think i imagined it lol.

[FalseDisposition]

@hunnixox13 I think I do lol somewhere in storage.

[TodaysB34st]

@hunnixox13 you did imagine it

[itchypitz]

no i defintiely remember that.

[Kosielove]

AWW! I loved it!

[caohanlu]

wow - excellent British accent

[MerylStreep27]

oh so sweet, but meryls voice is the best in the whole video!!! I LOVE HER

[4dojo]

old movie

[simonsin666]

This cartoon as well as Raymond Briggs The Snowman has a special place in my heart where the majic of childhood still dwells deep within, waiting to be poured out and passed on to my son who has yet to see such creations of wonder. I can hardly wait!

[Rcoaxum1]

Have you seen the Rabbit Ears series before? this one was apart of the Rabbit Ears series.

[ThisguyQuake]

This story makes me cry :_(

[rygo30]

wtf is this shit

get me out of here!!!!

[jambar62]

My son had this book as a gift from his grandparents (with his name replacing that of "the boy"). I used to read it to him, at night, when he was little. I'd get to a certain part of the book and couldn't read any more because I was crying! He's 11 now, and we still talk about my "emotional moments" :-))))

[Marbles471]

Ohhhh, man.

I had the book and cassette when I was a youngin', but I never realized that it was originally a TV production (only selected illustrations made it into the book).

And like others here, I never realized it was Meryl Streep.

This is one of those things, like "Fox and the Hound", that I just can't listen to because they really mess me up inside. I can't hear George Winston's music without my eyes getting wet. That's why I refuse to ever listen to this again. Can't bear it.

[DreamDancer82]

Can somebody please tell me which George Winston pieces are featured in this? I found two of them ("Carol of the Bells" and "Thanksgiving"), but I can't seem to find the rest of them.

[Rcoaxum1]

Have u heard of Rabbit Ears stories before?

[DreamDancer82]

Only this one. My parents taped it off PBS for me and my sister awhile back. My dad has Winston's "December" CD, and I recognized some from this, but I can't remember which track was which.

[CASEDILLA]

...Always makes me cry.

[casanovahagfish]

I forgot how good these small productions were. XD

When I was little I would watch all sorts of Rabbit Ears stories. I'm in college now, suffering from insomnia, miserable. But I just found this by chance, and here I am, being comforted and nursed, finding myself wanting to sleep, being read a bedtime story, just like when I was little. It's such a nice change of pace. Thanks so much for uploading!

[Rabbitearsblog]

@casanovahagfish

Me too!!! I grew up practically watching any Rabbit Ears story!! My favorites were The Fool and the Flying Ship and Brer Rabbit and Boss Lion!

[sasukeroxz]

i thought this was aboyt the plauge!

[nmoxfpxx]

I got really teary eyed from this video and your comment balanced that out quite nicely. LOL if I do say so myself

[Mammamiacrazy123]

Meryl sounds really really posh in this lol. i love her though :D xxxx

[Elizabeththegreatest]

Hey , she's Meryl , she can do anything as far I'm concerned! I never knew it was her reading this story until just recently ,when I had seen her in a few movies!

[shelbyseashore]

Meryl Sreep sounds so posh reading this ! Gotta love her though ! xx

[LoveMS091]

i love this story. also love it because meryl read it :D. love her to bits.

[60bunnies]

I love this story, and I love real bunnies~

[sailabonkie12]

the horse is a skin horse, they're toys that talk, i guess u need an imagination to read the story...

[SineadTamaraSHOW]

when was this madee??

[Rcoaxum1]

This was made in 1985 and was the first Rabbit Ears story to be featured on PBS.

[SineadTamaraSHOW]

Victoria: I loveee meryl streepp xx :]

[gothicgrace]

music by george winston...isn't that the same guy who did the music for The Snowman (Walking in the Air song)?

[Jal8919536]

This aired on PBS in 1986 (with an offer for the movie, book & audiocassette afterwards) followed by "The Snowman" (1982) starring David Bowie. Remember? :)

[Andromanche1337]

Even to this day its still really touching and I get emotional about it.

[Andromanche1337]

I loved this story when I was a kid even though it made me really sad. :(

[annavissiqueen]

So pleasant voice, so lovely... Is that her British accent?

[RoOtBeErGuRl]

MERYL STREEP!!!

[vampwolfluvboth]

My school is doing a one act play that is based off of this book and i get to play the Velveteen Rabbit. I'm so excited. This story is so cute!

[SECRETSLOVE700]

she has a godess voice

[alexahaller]

omfg! i loved that book! have velveteen rabit. and a stuffed animal of it!!! meryls amazing!!! LOVE HER TO BITS AND PEICES!!!!!

[whamfunkthat]

TEA TIME!!

[kswernh]

I used to listen to this on tape with my children (1980's) and every time I heard it, the music found a tender spot deep inside and caused the tears to fall. It recalls for me a time of such innocence in my children's lives.

[sorjb]

I grew up on this on a tape. I listened to it over and over.

Hearing the music and the narration makes me tear up. (sniff*)

[CelineFanatic]

oh my goosh i love meryl.

[meLovemi9100]

she has nice and Beautiful.

I love her all voice work.

[philbabe]

Meryl Streep narration was facinating! ;]

[Lucia121]

hark how the bells...

[lisapisa1980]

good video

[noflo02]

He was FAT...Just as a rabbit should be. OMFG That's hilarious!:D Love Meryl and the story as so cuute:)

[faabuluz13]

I love meryl's narration and the music.

LU MERYL <3 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

[MerylStreepLove]

OH MYYYY GOOOOODDDDD.... How cute... Meryl is just sooooooo AMAZING..... Boy.... :) :)

[lidija5angela]

i so love the music..it george winston-love him..

[poppycorn146]

meryl sounds so beautifully different, she tells the story really well and is an amazing storyteller. Claire xxx

[FrankProductionsx3]

meryl is a great story teller!

[Zosinkaaa]

Meryl is best.She has nice voice.I love her :*

[TotallyCatz]

I`m doing a play on this next week and it is exactly the same! None of the lines are changed!

[nerdyharry]

this story was so depressing when i was little... i think its what started making me feel sorry for shapely pieces of inanimate refuse.

[nicholas122890]

Hey I have always loved listening to the story when I had it on a cassette tape. I am so glad you posted the video I did'nt even know the was a video made. I also never realized it was meryl streep who did the narration. But, where is the second part of this video? Thanks, Erin

[Rcoaxum1]

Wow, I have seen most of the Rabbit Ears videos but never this one. But, I love the piano music and Meryl Streep's narration. It's so moving and cute, especially when she did the Velveteen Rabbit. I wish I could see the whole thing of this video because it's really great to watch!

[myrealnameisnick]

What's the name of the first song that plays?

[KaleidoKat]

She has an absolutely beautiful voice, and she reads properly unlike half the people I know who read like robots. She has emotion, quite lovely really.

[amigasdobanana]

meryl's voice is so cute! she is great to tell kids stories.

[computermech]

WOW! it was great have you seen velveteen rabbit before

[Stef7795]

I forgot to ask... does it have a happy end?? Please have a happy end!!

[Rcoaxum1]

Yes, it had a happy ending. Let's just say that the Velveteen Rabbit ends up turning into real rabbit at the end of the story.

[Stef7795]

OMG.. how sweet. I am German and it's the first time I come across this tale. Love it!

Is it really Meryl Streep talking? She sounds so "British" ??

[MiMi2MaDdY]

please post the rest it is my favorite stoy EVER!!!!!!

[filthylove]

reminds me of my Spike. I've had him since i was born and all of his fur is " Loved off ". Spike is " Real " :) I love this story its very nice.

[rockergirl83]

I had my own velveteen rabbit and story book with tape. I had it for years and every time I listened to it, I cried. Not once did I have a dry eye.

[Silverpsycho78]

Man oh man did this make me cry!  I'm a very nostalgic person and I remember watching this back in '86/'87 in the first grade.

I wish I could see it in its entirety but thank you for sharing this. It was just enough to help me remember.

[SpecialTalent]

My son's favorite tale, do you by chance have the sequel to this ? This is a classic, we love this movie, I have to buy this CD or DVD again as we lost it. My son also has a similar shabby rabbit that he did not let go for years and years hehe, he was only 5 months old and he carried it around until he was three years old. Children and toys are precious.

[cat021594]

when i was little, we didn't have a cd player i got this story on ceset tape for X-mas i loved that story the first time i heard it and every night from then on i would stay up late listening to that story over and over again in till i fell asleep but after i while the tape got old and stopped working i remember i was so sad but now im fourteen and i still love that story it so sad but defently a good story i still know the story by heart word for word

[DarthMarklar]

The entire Rabbit Ears library -- 65 stories in all -- is for sale as DVDs and hard cover books through the Rabbit Ears web site with links to the Random House Listening Library site where audiobooks (CDs) are also for sale.

My kids--ages 13 and 11--love to listen to them over and over again in the car... seems they really are great for children of all ages.

[kathiscrazy]

where's the rest of the vids?

[8321875]

I have grown children. Thank goodness I now have a grandson so I have a reason to listen to this CD often. Love G. Winston and Meyrl Streep

[LaPetiteFille84]

please, post the rest of the story! PLEASE

[zingerbear27]

I want to see the second half too. I haven't seen this in YEARS.

[heaven3rd]

i used to give an English version book to my close friend..i know a little about this story,and i can hardly catch the narrater(since i'm a chinese).but i think it is surely beautiful..and sad.

[MePandaBlair]

I remember this movie so much :) I cried so terribly..

[scentline]

Thank you for posting!

How beautiful it is!

I am a big fan of children's pictorial book that has pure and comfortable space to feel.

Someday I want to compose music for beautiful works like this.

God Bless you^^*

[athenaonline]

Do you have the full video? This is like the first quarter of it. I love this story, I'm working on another illustrated version of it.

[8321875]

I agree. I have the CD. But I'd like to get my 4 yr old grandson to really love it. George Winston,the Rabbit and Meryl Streep.

[wakingneddevine]

I just watched this tonight with my sister. I almost cried. I don't think an animation has ever in my 18 years of life touched me in that way.

Truly amazing. I love it.

[llamallisallove]

I always loved the skin horse :)

And this video

It was my favorite..

[Reeca1]

Omg!!! I use to listen to this all the time as a kid!!! Please post the rest of the story!!

[lVlagneto]

This is the first version that I remember seeing, and it is by far the best telling of the Velveteen Rabbit.

[Rabbitearsblog]

@lVlagneto

I loved this version too!! Meryl Streep was awesome!!

[xPIRATESLIFE4MEo]

YES!! thankyou!