This weekend marks the 25th anniversary of a forgotten bit of Muppetry, The Tale of the Bunny Picnic. This anti-bullying fable has only ever been sold on VHS, and official releases have omitted this, Jim Henson's endearing intro for HBO.

We're guessing that when the VHS was produced, it was deemed "too soon" after Henson's death to include such a personal message. Watching it now, however, brings back memories of a simpler time.

Click through the gallery to watch The Tale of the Bunny Picnic itself in five parts. All credit goes to the kind soul who uploaded the special to YouTube from an official VHS copy that was in much better condition than our own tape, copied straight from HBO on March 26th, 1986.

Note: we've left the original HBO bumper on this clip because it kind of makes it feel like you're watching something through the Flux Capacitor. Enjoy!