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|name = Social Bunny
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|caption =
|sex = Male
|age = Adult
|asp = Popularity
|sign =
|state = Social Bunny
|playbody = NPCThin
|neighborplay = NPC}}
{{See also|Tragic Clown}}
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[[File:Social Bunny.png|56px|left]]The '''Social Bunny''' is an [[NPC]] in ''[[The Sims 2]]'' that visits teen and older Sims when their [[social]] [[motives|need]] is too low. If a child or younger Sim's social need gets too low, they will not receive a social bunny but may be taken by the [[social worker]]. Like the [[Therapist]], social bunnies will only be visible while the Sim who is hallucinating them is selected.
 
Just having the social bunny around raises the social need, but the lonely Sim can perform social interactions with them as well, ranging from friendly kisses to outright [[fighting]]. The social bunny leaves when the bar is back up to the halfway point. Although the social bunny automatically raises the social need, players should be aware that if a Sim is with the social bunny and they're not doing anything together, the Sim's comfort will drop quickly.
[[Image:social bunny.PNG|thumb|left|A Sim having a conversation with his Social Bunny]]
 
Social bunnies have incomplete Sim data, and therefore should not be made playable or interacted with outside their designated in-game purpose.
The '''Social Bunny''' is an [[NPC]] that is the Sims' imaginary friend in ''[[The Sims 2]]''. He comes when Sims have a low [[social]] [[motives|need]]. They come in three colors which are blue, yellow, and pink and only the lonely Sim can see them. Just having the Social Bunny around raises the social need, but the lonely Sim can interact with him anyway to raise it, ranging from friendly kisses to outright fighting. The Social Bunny leaves when the bar is back up to the halfway point.
 
==Multiple bunnies==
[[File:Blue Social Bunny.png|thumb|The blue social bunny]]If multiple Sims are in social failure, the other bunnies will be seen when a lonely Sim is active. However, although they will be invisible, and cannot be interacted with. The bunnies may interact with each other, thoughhowever. Social bunnies come in blue, yellow, and pink. Generally, onessocial bunnies of a different color will be friendly with each other, with blue and pink ones often going romantic. However, much different sparks fly when two bunniesBunnies of the same color meet,will asusually they'llbe actuallyhostile fighttowards withand eacheven other. The bunny is like thestart [[Therapistfighting|fights]] inwith theeach way that he can only be seen by the active Sim when they have low needsother.
 
==Friend bug==
There has also been a bug where the social bunny can actually become a friend. (eg. He come to parties and he can visit and possible all the other things that normal friends can do). If social bunny is on the lot when a sim dies, it could say,"NAME's friend, social bunny, got $$$."
There has also been a bug where the Social Bunny can actually become a friend, and can be called over the phone and invited over. Occasionally, there is also a bug where Sims will bring the social bunny home as a friend from work, although the social bunny will not appear in this circumstance.
 
== The Social Bunny vs. The Tragic Clown==
The fact the Social Bunny is only seen by the active Sim is a reference to the films [[Wikipedia:Harvey (film)|Harvey]] and [[Wikipedia:Donnie Darko|Donnie Darko]] in which the main character can see a 6 foot tall rabbit who is invisible to everyone else.
The social bunny's predecessor is the [[Tragic Clown]], introduced in ''[[The Sims: Livin' Large]]''. The tragic clown came whenever a Sim's overall mood was poor and the family had a painting of him somewhere on the lot. Like the social bunny, the Tragic Clown will attempt to make Sims happier by entertaining them, but will always fail and worsen the situation. The social bunny will appear only when the social motive was critically low and always succeeds in raising it.
 
==References in other games==
[[File:Bunnydancing.jpg|thumb|The great bunny dancing the night away. Poster from ''The Sims 3'']]
Although social bunnies do not appear in ''The Sims 3'', there are number of Easter eggs dedicated to them. For example, "Social Bunnies United" is the name of a charity [[Good (The Sims 3)|Good]] Sims can donate to.{{Vgversion|TS3}} There are several objects containing references to the social bunny, including a [[:File:Bunnydancing.jpg|poster]], a music box from ''[[The Sims 3: Ambitions|Ambitions]]'', a bookshelf from ''[[The Sims 3: Generations|Generations]]'' with a stuffed social bunny doll, and a prop statue of it in ''[[The Sims 3: Showtime|Showtime]]''. Sims may also paint a [[:File:Painting brilliant medium 2.png|brilliant medium painting]] of the social bunny or see one on the KidZ Zone station on the [[television]] (one may also be seen on the Kidztube station in ''The Sims 2'').
[[File:Social Bunny on Pumpkin Station.png|thumb|200x200px]]
* A pink social bunny costume is unlockable in ''MySims Agents''.
 
In ''[[The Sims 4]]'', Sims may also paint a picture of the social bunny. A newspaper clipping depicting the social bunny in [[Willow Creek]] can be seen on the [[Pumpkin Carving Station]].{{Vgversion|TS4:SS}}
In ''[[The Sims 3]]'' the social bunny does not appear when your Sims have a low social need, instead he only appears in a cameo in a poster under decor. The description of the poster follows: "He strives for social acceptance, but his moves are so awkward he is doomed to eternal failure. In this way he represents the inner struggle for acceptance in all of us."
 
== Trivia ==
He can also be seen on the KidZ Zone TV station on the [[television]]. He appears as a main character on the current{{clarify}} program. "Social Bunnies United" is the name of a charity Good Sims can donate to.
[[Image:social bunny.PNG|thumb|left|A Sim having a conversation with his Social Bunny]]
*Sims can unlock the social bunny outfits in [[CAS]] with Debug Mode on.
[[File:Socialbunnytherapist.png|thumb|200px|Social Bunny gossiping with Therapist]]
*If a social bunny and the [[Therapist]] are on the same lot at the same time, the Therapist will gossip with the social bunny about a random Sim before leaving.
*For some Sims, the social bunny is a fear. It takes away 3,500 [[Aspiration (The Sims 2)|aspiration]] points.
*All social bunnies have the same personality: 5 points in neat, outgoing, active, and nice, and 10 points in playful.
*All social bunnies from [[Desiderata Valley]] resemble normal Sims in their default headshots. This oddity will change if the Desiderata Valley social bunnies are spawned in-game.
**However all Desiderata Valley social bunnies must be manually moved to the NPC Sim Bin using [[Package editor#SimPE|SimPE]] in order for them to show up in-game, since none of them are placed in the NPC Sim Bin at the start of the game.
*Unlike other neighborhoods that consist of 2 male social bunnies and 1 female one, [[Belladonna Cove]] has 3 male social bunnies. This can be proven through SimPE.
**All Belladonna Cove social bunnies must be manually moved to the NPC Sim Bin using SimPE in order for them to show up in-game, since none of them are placed in the NPC Sim Bin at the start of the game.
*The social bunny is likely a reference to Frank from the film ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0246578/?ref_=ttmc_mc_tt Donnie Darko]''. In the film, Donnie begins to see a one-eyed man in a bunny suit named Frank whom no one else is able to see, similar to Sims hallucinating and seeing the social bunny, who also has one eye, when their Social need is low.
*If the Sim is near the bottom of a staircase, it is possible for the social bunny to spawn in the 4x1 area under it.
 
{{Warning-header|Do NOT attempt to add Social Bunnies to a household, make them selectable, or tamper with them in any way or form. Doing so will corrupt the neighborhood they are in.}}
== The Social Bunny vs The Tragic Clown==
When the Sims series started, the social bunny was not the first NPC to show up to depressed Sim's houses to cheer them up, it was done by the [[Tragic Clown]] in the first game. The tragic clown came whenever a Sim's mood was half-way low and if there was a painting of him hanging around somewhere, however the Social Bunny came when the Social need was empty only. One key difference between the two is their success in trying to make depressed Sims feel better: The Tragic Clown always made matters worse while the Social Bunny managed to bring the low social up to 50% high.
 
== Trivia ==
* A pink social bunny costume is unlockable in MySims Agents.
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