Anyone remember the raccoons?

[DrDrew]

Anyone else think the chick from the raccoons looks quite like Katy Perry?

 

[toni_133]

I remember these.... i cant remember much about them thou

 

[weebob]

lol, good spot.

disappointing lack of a rack though

 

[DrDrew]

I remember these.... i cant remember much about them thou

Perhaps the intro

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and theme song

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Will jog a few memories?

 

[weebob]

I was just about to post the same two links

 

[toni_133]

now its coming back to me..... I used to watch these all the time after school

 

[Matt]

I read the subject and thought "remember the what...?!" but as soon as I saw the first photo the memories come flooding back

 

[Al]

The Wuzzles. Now there is a programme.

 

[Leanne]

I dont remeber this. Whacky Races!!

 

[DrDrew]

I dont remeber this. Whacky Races!!

Think it came off air in 1992, so you might be a bit too young to have really seen/remembered it?

 

[toni_133]

I`m only 23 and i`m sure this was still played when i was at school when i was 11-13 which would have been 1999 onwards

 

[Al]

Leanne's a 47 year man though?

 

[toni_133]

Leanne's a 47 year man though?

oh dear

 

[DrDrew]

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, The Raccoons: Let's Dance!), before finally becoming a regular series in 1985. Five series of episodes were produced, airing from 1985 to 1992.
The Raccoons turned out to be a hit in some countries, including in the United States where The Raccoons specials were in the top 10 in Nielsen ratings and The Raccoons and the Lost Star was the number one children's show in syndication at the time. In the United States the specials were broadcast in syndication, and the series was aired on The Disney Channel concurrent with its Canadian run.
In 2003, As Long As Forever: A Raccoons Movie was listed as being in development on the Canadian Television Fund's website in the "Development Projects" section. However, in 2009, Kevin Gillis has stated the film "had a script, but was unable to raise the financing at the time". He also states that he hasn't given up on doing a feature, but seeing how comedy tastes have changed over the years, script rewrites are definitely necessary.
The series returned to Canadian television on the Teletoon Retro network, which launched October 1, 2007, however in 2010 the show was dropped from the Teletoon Retro schedule.
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 other European countries including Russia.
On July 23, 2010, Kevin Gillis's company, Skywriter Media And Entertainment Group announced that they finalized a deal with E1 Entertainment to released the first season of The Raccoons on ITunes in the United States.

 

[Leanne]

I dont remeber this. Whacky Races!!

Think it came off air in 1992, so you might be a bit too young to have really seen/remembered it?

That would explain it then lol

 

[Alex_225]

I remember it well, used to watch it when I was a kid. The theme tune was very memorable.

What about Cyril Sneer though? What a c**t!! lol