Thumper

Thumper is a bunny From Bambi.

Appearances

 * Bambi (1942)
 * Miss Bunny (1972)
 * Thumper the Rabbit (1977)
 * Oliver Gets Lost (1991)
 * House of Don Bluth (1999)
 * Happy New Year from House of Don Bluth (2000)
 * House of Mouse (2000)
 * Bambi II (2006)
 * Bambi's Adventure (20??)

Bambi
One beautiful day in the forest, a doe gave birth to Bambi, the young prince of the forest. Thumper and Bambi quickly form a friendship, and Thumper takes it into his hands to teach Bambi the ropes, such as how to walk and talk. During one of these lessons, Bambi and Thumper meet and befriend a skunk named Flower. At another day, Bambi is out with his mother when Thumper appears again, telling him to eat blossoms and not grass. However, Thumper's mother forces him to eat the grass as well, being that it's healthier.

During the winter, Thumper teaches Bambi how to ice-skate, which proves to be rather difficult for the young prince. Later on, Bambi's mother is tragically killed by Man.

The next scene takes place years after with a now young adult Thumper, Bambi, and Flower. It is Springtime and Friend Owl, a good friend to Bambi's family, warns the trio about the "dangers" of becoming twitterpated (falling in love). The three claim they'll never fall victim to this, and make their way through the forest.

As their walk becomes longer, Flower falls for a female skunk. Disgusted by the sight, Thumper and Bambi continue on. Eventually, a female bunny becomes smitten with Thumper, and she begins to flirt, luring him into her lap. Soon after, Bambi would fall for his childhood friend Faline. Sometime after, Thumper has revealed to have children of his own, as well as Flower. Both newly named fathers make way for Faline's den to witness the birth of Bambi's children, with Bambi now assuming the role as Great Prince of the Forest.

Bambi II
The events in Bambi II take place after the death of Bambi's mother but before Bambi's young adulthood. With his mother gone, Bambi is to live with his father, The Great Prince of the Forest, until a suitable replacement mother is found. During this time, Bambi finds it to be very difficult to connect with his father, and Thumper offers to help. Throughout the film, Thumper gives Bambi lessons on how to impress the Great Prince and prove that he can be mighty as well.

As a side plot in the film, Thumper is constantly being followed by his sisters, though he finds them to be rather annoying. At the climax of the film, Man's dogs hunt down Bambi, and Thumper pitches in to help by telling Flower to make his "brave face" which causes him to let out his stink.

In the end, Thumper tells the story of the climactic dog chase to Faline, and other members of the forest, though he exaggerates it to make him seem like more of the hero.

Other appearances
Thumper was set to have his own show as a part of The Disney Afternoon block entitled Thumper's Thicket, although the idea for the show never really developed and is one of few ideas for Disney Afternoon shows that never made it off the drawing board.

In Mickey Mouse Works, Thumper makes two cameos in the Donald Duck short "Donald's Charmed Date".

Thumper makes numerous cameo appearances in the animated series House of Mouse. In the episode "Timon and Pumbaa", Thumper was going to be used by Timon for his "pull a rabbit out of a hat" trick, though Thumper thumped Timon's face and ran off. In the episode "Pete's House of Villains", he and Bambi were angered when Pete insulted Flower by saying that the club stinks, especially him.

In Enchanted, a rabbit resembling Thumper appears at the beginning of the 2D-animated portions of the film.

Thumper makes an appearance in the Mickey Mouse episode "Duck the Halls: A Mickey Mouse Christmas Special", where he and Bambi are seen on an ice-skating rink.

Young

 * Peter Behn (Original)
 * John Cusack (1972-1977)
 * Andrew Keegan (Oliver Gets Lost)
 * Hunter Parrish (1999-2000)
 * Brendon Baerg (Bambi II)
 * Jackson Scott (Bambi's Adventure)

Teenager

 * Tim Davis

Adult

 * Sam Edwards