Rabbit Ears Productions is a production company best known for producing three television series that feature individual episodes adapting popular pieces of children's literature. Rabbit Ears episodes have been released on home video, broadcast on Showtime, and reran on PBS. The series features actors such as Robin Williams, Raul Julia, Laura Dern, Denzel Washington, Meryl Streep, John Hurt, Danny Glover, and others narrating children's books either well known in the United States or from around the world. The series made use of a limited animation technique whereby still images were moved throughout the scene, similar to modern motion comics. Rabbit Ears Productions has also won numerous awards, including Parents' Choice Awards and Grammy Awards. Stories Storybook Classics From 1984 to 1990, Rabbit Ears Productions created a set of storybook classics that were well-known around the world. Probably the most popular storybook classic from Rabbit Ears Productions was The Velveteen Rabbit, the first story that Rabbit Ears Productions had created. The Velveteen Rabbit also received many awards such as Parents' Choice Award and a nomination for a Grammy Award. Showtime acquired the broadcast rights to Storybook Classics in 1987. We All Have Tales From 1991 to 1995, Rabbit Ears Productions created the next set of stories which were those that come from all around the world, including countries such as Russia, France, Jamaica, England, Germany, Colombia, Scandinavia, Japan and India. American Heroes and Legends From 1992 to 1993, Rabbit Ears Productions made another set of stories that come from the US, about great American heroes such as John Henry, Johnny Appleseed, and many other heroes and heroines that made a great impact on American society. The Greatest Stories Ever Told From 1991 to 1993, Rabbit Ears Productions created their final installment, relating to stories from the Bible. Seven of them focus with Bible stories from the Old Testament (including The Creation, Noah and the Ark, Joseph and his Brothers, Moses in Egypt, Moses the Lawgiver, David and Goliath, and Jonah and the Whale). These seven stories are stories from the Old Testament books (Genesis, Exodus, Samuel, and Jonah). There are four more stories that are from the New Testament (including The Saviour is Born, The Sower, The Good Samaritan, and The Prodigal Son). In The Greatest Stories Ever Told, The Creation was the first story published in 1991. This series was not shown on television. Holiday Classics Holiday Classics are stories