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The Raccoons
The Raccoons
Genre	Animated television series/Children's
Created by	Kevin Gillis
Theme music composer	Kevin Gillis Jon Stroll
Country of origin	Canada
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	60 (plus 4 specials) (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Kevin Gillis Sheldon S. Wiseman
Producer(s)	Atkinson Film-Arts (1985-1986) Hinton Animation Studios (1987-1992)
Running time	25 mins
Broadcast
Original channel	CBC Television
Original run	1985 – 1992
External links
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

The Raccoons is a Canadian animated television series, first broadcast from 1985 to 1992. The series was created by Kevin Gillis, and produced first at Atkinson Film-Arts (from 1985-1986), then at newly established Hinton Animation Studios (from 1987 on).^[1] Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Image File history File links The Raccoons. ... An animated series or cartoon series is a television series produced by means of animation. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... The following is a list of episodes of the Canadian animated television series The Raccoons. ... Atkinson Film-Arts was an animation studio based in Ottawa, Canada, which closed in 1989. ... CBC Television is a Canadian English language television network. ... An animated series or cartoon series is a television series produced by means of animation. ...

History

The series features the adventures in the Evergreen Forest of Bert Raccoon and his friends Ralph and Melissa, particularly in their attempts to thwart the industrialist actions of pink aardvark Cyril Sneer and his trio of pig henchmen. Another interesting character was the capitalist Mr. Knox—a crocodile with a New Orleans accent. Cyril's son Cedric is Bert's best friend. Binomial name (Linnaeus, 1758) Common Raccoon native range in red, feral range in blue. ... For other uses, see Aardvark (disambiguation). ... This article, image, template or category belongs in one or more categories. ...

Usually, the series would feature the main characters learning major life lessons in teamwork, friendship, cooperation, and sometimes just helping out their fellow friends that live near the forest, human and animal alike, tangling with the tyrannical tycoon Cyril Sneer, who does not let anything as trivial as nature's defining highlights (trees, lakes, etc) prevent him attempting to attain a profit.

One unique element of the series is that Cyril gradually evolves from an unrepentantly destructive capitalist to a likeable and environmentally responsible, if still highly aggressive, businessman and occasional ally of the Raccoons.

Debuting in 1980 with The Christmas Raccoons TV special, The Raccoons slowly began its journey to becoming a regular animated series, using assorted specials over the next few years as stepping stones (The Raccoons On Ice, The Raccoons and the Lost Star, Let's Dance), before finally becoming a regular series in 1985. Five series of episodes were produced, airing from 1985 to 1992.

In 1989, a new character by the name of Lisa Raccoon was introduced into the series. Lisa is Ralph's niece, and the statuesque older sister of Bentley Raccoon, and the daughter of George and Nicole Raccoon. She is the love interest/best friend of Bert Raccoon. Lisa made her debut in Spring Fever, she was voiced by Lisa Lougheed, the singer of the series' ending theme. Lisa Lougheed. ...

The series had a New Wave soundtrack including the theme song "Run With Us" by cast member Lisa Lougheed a minor chart success in some countries, and covered more recently by Spray. Season 1 ended with a different version of the song, not sung by Lougheed. 'Run With Us' was performed in Season 1 by Stephen Lunt. However the early version of 'Run With Us' like quite a few of the other songs from The Raccoons were never officially released. Nine of the songs from the series featured on Lougheed's 1988 album Evergreen Nights. However Lougheed only sung most of the songs (sometimes in duets), while a couple of the songs were sung by other artists (Curtis King Jr and Stephen Lunt). The French version of "Run With Us" was performed by the French Canadian singer Jano Bergeron and titled "Viens Vers Nous". Unlike many cartoon series from the 1980s, The Raccoons was not heavily merchandised. Today it has a small cult following, particularly in Canada, the United Kingdom and the Russian Federation. New Wave was a pop and rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the early-to-mid 1980s. ... In film formats, the soundtrack is the physical area of the film which records the synchronized sound. ... Lisa Lougheed. ... Spray is a 21st century synthpop duo from England, starring Jenny McLaren and Ricardo Autobahn. ... Evergreen Nights is the first album by Canadian singer, Lisa Lougheed. ... French Canadian is a term that has several different connotations. ... Jeannine Jano Bergeron is a French Canadian singer who was born in Chapais, Quebec in 1958. ...

In 2003, As Long As Forever: A Raccoons Movie was listed as being in development on the Canadian Television Fund's website [1], however since then no information has been posted to the Canadian Television Fund's website about it. The Canadian Television Fund was created in 1996 to support the broadcast and production of quality Canadian television programming. ...

The series returned to Canadian television on the new Teletoon Retro network, which launched October 1, 2007. For the French-language version of this channel, see TÉLÉTOON Rétro. ... is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

Characters

Main characters

• Bert Raccoon: Bert is a happy-go-lucky, energetic raccoon with a lot of imagination. Bert has plenty of confidence in his skills, though sometimes he can get carried away. This over-confidence sometimes gets him in trouble. He acts younger than Ralph and Melissa, and has a lot more youthful energy. He can also be quite hasty; normally Bert will be impatient in getting a plan executed or in bringing justice to the Evergreen Forest. Despite his faults Bert is very loyal to his friends. His best friend is Cedric Sneer.

• Ralph and Melissa Raccoon: A pair of raccoons who live at (and presumably own) the Raccoondominium. Ralph and Melissa are portrayed as a young married couple. Generally, the two are the most level-headed of the gang and the most adult. They grew up together, and were childhood friends with Bert.

• Schaeffer: the Raccoons' friend, a large sheepdog. Originally portrayed as slow and dim-witted, he quickly became one of the brightest characters on the show, and eventually opened the Blue Spruce Cafe.

• Cedric Sneer: Cedric is the complete opposite to his father Cyril - he's geeky, shy and initially rather weak, character-wise. In the specials, Cedric always gave into his father's will out of fear. While, in the specials, he is not able to help the heroes freely, Cedric does give help to his friends in anonymous form (disguising himself and playing for their hockey team, for example). He takes over "Sneer Industries" with his father as his partner in the series finale.

• Sophia Tutu: Cedric's ditzy girlfriend, who is a superb swan glider. She was phased out of the show in later years, supposedly studying a school. The actual reason for her absence was apparently the writers' inability to decide how to portray her. She did, however, make a cameo in "The Headline Hunter" at Lady Baden-Baden's bachelor party as Cedric's date, and remains in the opening sequence of the show after her departure.

• Broo: A sheepdog puppy with a star hanging from his collar (Lost Star goes into great detail over this). Seems to favour Bert as his owner.

• Bentley Raccoon: The cousin of the Evergreen Raccoons. He's an expert with computers, and is a very typical younger kid, with all the personality traits (and faults) to match. Idolizes Bert.

Note: Bentley was originally introduced as Melissa's cousin (or Ralph's cousin) but was later referenced as their nephew, when it is discovered that Bentley's father George is Ralph's older brother.

• Lisa Raccoon: Bentley's big sister, Lisa is a superb Basketball player. Bert has a bit of a crush on her.

• George and Nicole Raccoon: Lisa and Bentley's parents. George is Ralph's big brother.

Investers

• Cyril Sneer: Cyril Sneer is an aardvark, and originally the principal villain of the series. He is a ruthless businessman who won't let anything stand in the way of profit. Originally, Cyril was portrayed as a much darker version of what he would ultimately become, often attempting to destroy the entire Evergreen Forest for lumber or industry. All of his plans are foiled by the Raccoons, and occasionally even his own son Cedric. Once the TV series was established however, Sneer gradually softened as the series progress to become a far more sympathetic, if still aggressive, character. He can usually be seen with some gold teeth and half a cigar in his mouth.
  • Snag: Pet dog of Cyril and Cedric Sneer. Has blue fur and has a nose similar to his owners. He is shown to be aggressive, especially when he's loyal to Cyril. In the Series 3 episode, Picture Perfect, his deed in saving Cedric's life led to TV stardom, much to his dissapproval.
  • Pigs (Lloyd, Boyd, and Floyd): Cyril Sneer's bumbling henchmen and assistants. They are almost never referred to by name, listed as Pig One, Two and Three in the credits. Their mother visits them repeatedly during the series (Mom's the Word, Promises Promises). They're extremely loyal to Cedric and when they're not following Cyril's orders, they're generally trying to make themselves rich (often at Cyril's expense).
  • Bears: Cyril Sneer's additional henchmen, workers, soldiers, spies, etc... Anything that suits his needs for that particular episode. There's one bear whose name is Bruno.

• Mr. Knox: An acquaintance of Cyril Sneer's, a southern crocodile/business mogul who can be even more ruthless than Cyril. Married to Lady Baden-Baden.

• Lady Baden-Baden: A wealthy, melodramatic hen who eventually marries Mr. Knox (Courting Disaster). Later becomes Mayor of the Evergreen Forest near the series finale.

• Milton Midas: An eagle business man and scam artist. Unlike Cyril whose dealings are usually unethical, Midas' schemes are outright illegal.

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Others

• Humans: Ranger Dan and his children lived in a log cabin in the Evergreen Forest, and played a key role in the original "Christmas Raccoons" special. Since then, they became less and less important, until they were finally removed from the show at the end of the first season. They were the original owners of Schaeffer, and later Broo, and since their departure it is unclear where exactly Schaeffer and Broo live.
  • Chief Forest Ranger Dan: The father
  • Julie and Tommy: Dan's children

• Mr. Mammoth: A rhinoceros, who is the richest, most powerful character on the show, who appears mostly in the form of a MacGuffin for Cyril Sneer (and often Mr. Knox as well), i.e. looking to start a partnership, giving out a contract for a baseball team, etc. Instead of talking, he mumbles, and his assistant has to translate what he's trying to say. He has only spoken clearly twice, such as when he was impressed by Cedric's solar powered car (The Evergreen Grand Prix) and when Cyril refused to accept his offer to manage his baseball team, The Mammoth Mudhens (Double Play).

• Mrs. Pig: The pigs' mother.

• Dr. Conard: A chicken who is Cyril Sneer's doctor.

• Professor Smedley Smythe: A goat runs the Evergreen Museum, and Lisa heps in tidying the place up.

• Mr. Willow: He runs Willow's General Store. It's not officially known what kind of animal he is supposed to resemble, however he looks quite like a bear. However he dosen't resemble any of Cyril Sneer's bears. He has white fur, so that could possibly mean he might be a polar bear.

• Ms. Primrose: A goose, teacher at Evergreen Elementary, the Schoolhouse where Ralph, Melissa, Bert and Cedric attended as children, and even Cyril Sneer himself.

• Simon Sneer: Cyril's brother and Cedric's uncle.

• Barbara Lafrum: Reporter for the show 20 Minutes.

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Cast

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Locations

Main article: List of The Raccoons locations

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Episodes

Main article: List of The Raccoons episodes

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Broadcast details

The series was broadcast around the world by the following channels:

• Canada: CBC Television (original broadcaster), APTN, Canal Famille, Teletoon, A-Channel (the stations that are now Citytv), Teletoon Retro
• United Kingdom: BBC (BBC One and BBC Two 1987 - 2002)^[2] and Boomerang
• United States: Disney Channel, Starz, TRIO
• Eastern Europe: Boomerang Europe
• Greece: ERT (Hellenic Broadcasting And Television)
• Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia: TVZ
• Poland:Boomerang Europe(in English lang.), TVN(in 1998,1999 years)
• Russia: REN TV (Currently showing), Teleinform, NTV+
• Germany: Super RTL, Tele 5
• Ireland: RTÉ 2 (Network 2)
• The Netherlands: Kindernet, RTL (Telekids)
• Flanders: VRT
• New Zealand: TVNZ, TV ONE Sunday mornings in late 1987. Later series not screened.
• Middle East: Infinity TV, Al Deera TV and Orbit's broadcast of the Boomerang Channel. Original Canadian version used to show on Children's Theatre (Cinema El Atfal) that aired on Egyptian Channel 1 in the 90s.

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DVD Release

In 2004, Morningstar Entertainment released The Raccoons on Region 1 DVD for the first time. Two 9-episode boxsets entitled "The Raccoons: Collector's Set 1" and "The Raccoons: Collector's Set 2" were released, each containing 3 discs that were also available separately. The first set contained nine of the ten episodes from series 2 (omitting "Stop the Clock") and the second set contained the first nine episodes of series 3. The following is a list of episodes of the Canadian animated television series The Raccoons. ... The following is a list of episodes of the Canadian animated television series The Raccoons. ...

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References

1. ^ The Hinton Report
2. ^ The Raccoons. BBC Catalogue. Retrieved on 2007-08-07.

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External links

• The Raccoons at the Internet Movie Database
  • The Christmas Raccoons at the Internet Movie Database
  • The Raccoons on Ice at the Internet Movie Database
  • The Raccoons and the Lost Star at the Internet Movie Database
  • The Raccoons: Let's Dance! at the Internet Movie Database
• The UnOfficial Raccoons Home Page
• History of the Making of The Raccoons
• UnOfficial Russian Raccoons site
• The Raccoons Mailing List on Yahoo!