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The Raccoons

★ 7.2 1985 · 1980s 5 seasons CBC Television

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Synopsis

The Raccoons is a Canadian animated television series which was originally broadcast from 1985 to 1991 with three preceding television specials from its inception in 1980 and one direct to video special in 1984. The franchise was created by Kevin Gillis with the co-operation of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

Cast & Crew

Len Carlson

Len Carlson

Bert Raccoon / Pig 2 / Pig 3 / Mr. Knox (voice)

Bob Dermer

Bob Dermer

Ralph Raccoon / Lady Baden-Baden (voice)

Susan Roman

Susan Roman

Melissa Raccoon (voice)

Michael Magee

Michael Magee

Cyril Sneer / Snag (voice)

Marvin Goldhar

Marvin Goldhar

Cedric Sneer (voice)

Carl Banas

Carl Banas

Schaeffer (voice)

Noam Zylberman

Noam Zylberman

Dan Hennessey

Dan Hennessey

John Schneider

John Schneider

Rich Little

Rich Little

Sharon Lewis

Sharon Lewis

Tammy Bourne

Tammy Bourne

Vanessa Lindores

Vanessa Lindores

Geoffrey Winter

Geoffrey Winter

Lisa Lougheed

Lisa Lougheed

Elizabeth Hanna

Elizabeth Hanna

Nick Nichols

Nick Nichols

Stuart Stone

Stuart Stone

Dottie West

Dottie West

Leo Sayer

Leo Sayer

Trivia about The Raccoons

Production on the special began in 1979 and was completed the following year, and the special was broadcast on 17 December 1980 on CBC Television.

In 1981, US television networks CBS, NBC and ABC approached Sheldon Wiseman about producing a 13-episode "Raccoons" television series.

In 1984, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and the Disney Channel began funding on the television series, which cost about $4.5 million to make.

In the U.S., the show was run on The Disney Channel from 4 July 1985 until 28 August 1992.

The Raccoons franchise was originally conceived by Canadian TV personality Kevin Gillis in the 1970s, while appearing in shows like Celebrity Cooks and Yes You Can.

Wiseman, who saw a potential in Gillis' idea and put together a large group of animators, musicians and writers to create the first special to star the characters known as The Christmas Raccoons.