A beloved 80s cartoon is returning to TV screens after it final aired three many years in the past.
The Raccoons initially aired from 1985 till 1992 and adopted Bert Raccoon and married couple Ralph and Melissa Raccoon and their adventures in The Evergreen Forest.
Collectively the threesome battled in opposition to grasping aardvark millionaire Cyril Sneer, who tried to destroy their house in a bid to earn money.
Nonetheless the Racoons at all times triumphed in opposition to Cyril’s schemes as they banded along with buddies together with Schaeffer, a mild previous English sheepdog, Cedric, Cyril’s school graduate son, and Sophia Tutu, Cedric’s girlfriend.
The Canadian animated collection ran on CBC for 5 seasons and now followers can get pleasure from each single episode as every has been ‘fully restored and remastered’ in keeping with The Solar.
It is again! A beloved 80s cartoon has returned to our TV screens after it was final aired three many years in the past
Childhood favorite: The Raccoons initially aired from 1985 till 1992 and adopted Bert Raccoon and married couple Ralph and Melissa Raccoon and their adventures in The Evergreen Forest
The brand new look episodes will likely be obtainable on BritBox.
The large endeavor concerned studios throughout 4 nations as they remastered the 65 hours of The Raccoons from its unique 35mm movie parts.
Creator and Run With Us Productions chief govt Kevin Gillis shared his pleasure on the UK relaunch because of the nations long-standing love for the present.
He stated: ‘The UK and Eire have been one of many first nations to accomplice with The Raccoons again once we first launched within the Nineteen Eighties.
‘We have now unimaginable followers right here and it’s an honour to be again once more for our current followers and new ones alike.’
The Raccoons initially started as a one-off particular, The Christmas Raccoons in 1980.
After a number of extra specials two years later the collection was born and explored themes together with the surroundings, air pollution, the significance of household and buddies, kindness, and bullying.
Bert, the present’s primary protagonist, was voiced by voice actor Len Carlton, whereas the villain Cyril Sneer was performed by Michael Magee.
In style: ‘We have now unimaginable followers right here and it’s an honour to be again once more for our current followers and new ones alike,’ stated the collection creator Kevin Gillis
The way it started: The Raccoons initially started as a one-off particular, The Christmas Raccoons in 1980
Teamwork: The racoons labored collectively to guard their house from the evil Cyril
A resurgence of curiosity: In 2022, the collection creator advised the Toronto Star stated that the present was seeing a brand new spike of curiosity
The Raccoons was nicely obtained by critics on the time as The New York Instances praised the collection as they stated ‘the Raccoons are an lovable lot, supported properly by a gorgeous manufacturing.’
Selection praised the third particular, The Raccoons and the Misplaced Star, calling it ‘a rollicking good journey stuffed with space-age animation, high-tech gadgetry, lilting tunes, a lovable sheepdog, and the pleasant Raccoons group.’
In 2022, the collection creator advised the Toronto Star stated that the present was seeing a brand new spike of curiosity, maybe because of the ‘unique viewers now having younger households of their very own and need[ing] to achieve again to what helped type their early lives.’
The present was nominated for a lot of awards, together with a Gemini Award for Greatest Sound and Greatest Writing, and gained the Gemini for Greatest Animated Sequence.