Instead, a chase ensues between Chester, Bunnicula, and Harold. The tension climaxes when Harold lets Bunnicula out of his cage one night before dinner in hope that he’ll eat some salad. Harold doesn’t think this is right, and he befriends the little bunny to Chester’s dismay. Chester has been preventing Bunnicula from sucking on vegetable juice at night, and he’s starving as a result.

This tension between Chester and the Monroes extends to his friendship with Harold. He hangs garlic around the house and tries to hit Bunnicula with a raw steak, which he misinterprets as the “stake” that kills vampires in books.Ĭhester’s actions escalate, and the Monroe family believes that something is wrong with him. He goes to great lengths to protect the family from Bunnicula. Chester theorizes that Bunnicula has been sucking out the vegetable juice with his vampire fangs, and he is scared that the family will be next. They can’t see what he’s doing, but in the morning the Monroe family is shocked to find that their vegetables are white. One night, Chester and Harold realize that Bunnicula is in the kitchen. However, his skepticism lifts when the bunny starts escaping from his cage at night. He tries to convince Harold of this theory and uses vampire books to support his idea, but Harold remains skeptical. Monroe names Bunnicula, is actually a vampire because he sleeps during the day. Chester builds a theory that the bunny, whom Mrs. Pete and Toby immediately fight over who gets to take care of the bunny, and this initially makes Harold feel left out because he views Toby as his closest human. The family found the bunny in the theater while watching Dracula, and Chester immediately notices that the bunny’s fur pattern resembles a vampire’s cape. Harold and Chester are the main characters, and their friendship is tested when their human family brings home a strange bunny. Monroe, their two sons Pete and Toby, Chester the cat, and Harold the dog. Bunnicula follows the Monroe family, which consists of Mr.

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