The Racoons Holiday Special (2019)

*ZariusTwo* · 03-16-2019, 03:58 AM

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Get ready to return to the Evergreen Forest! The 1980s worldwide hit, The Raccoons, is back and destined to attract a brand new fan base while hitting the happy nostalgia button of the original audience. And the familiar faces are back! Led by the enthusiastic, adventure-seeking Bert Raccoon, join aardvark best-friend Cedric and racoon pals Ralph and Melissa as they navigate Bert’s carefree attitude, all the while staying on-top of the scheming tycoon, aardvark business man, Cyril Sneer.

https://bigjumpent.com/projects/the-raccoons/

Apparently this news broke in summer of 2018, I'm only now finding out about it.

*TheBlueTurtle1* · 03-16-2019, 04:17 AM

News to me also, Loved the original. Lets hope it an be as good as the new ducktales.

*Vicky82* · 03-16-2019, 04:20 AM

I didn't know about this, this is great. I enjoyed the original show, so I hope this will be good.

*drgon78* · 03-16-2019, 06:11 AM

Hardly my first choice for an 80's cartoon to revive, but interesting none the less.

*ZariusTwo* · 03-16-2019, 06:30 AM

I remember the fans were pretty upset about the heavy metal cover of "Run With Us" (it dropped the F bomb a couple of times) as well as the song's use in Hobo With A Shotgun

*TheBlueTurtle1* · 03-16-2019, 06:39 AM

Looks like they put the bent nose back on Bert

~~Sumac~~ · 03-16-2019, 07:49 AM

Suddenly.

I remember this cartoon from a long ago. Can't say I was big fan of it, but it was amusing.

Egon1982 · 03-19-2019, 12:13 AM

I grew up with it since it hit the Disney channel here in the US 33 years ago and this should be fun.

cammy85 · 03-19-2019, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Egon1982

I grew up with it since it hit the Disney channel here in the US 33 years ago and this should be fun.

Nice to know it didn't just air here in Canada. It was an awesome show for its time!! I remember The Raccoons: Let's Dance being fun as well!!

*ZariusTwo* · 03-19-2019, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by cammy85

Nice to know it didn't just air here in Canada

It was also a fixture on BBC television in the UK for decades

*Mayhem* · 03-20-2019, 05:00 AM

Yeah, ask anyone who grew up here in the 80s, they can probably still hum (or even sing) the theme music at the end heh.

cammy85 · 03-20-2019, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

It was also a fixture on BBC television in the UK for decades

Sweet!! I should check and make sure it didn't originate on the BBC too.

*Wesley* · 03-20-2019, 11:38 AM

I remember the original series being aired on Rte Two in Ireland in the early 90s. I wasn’t a big fan, but it was a fun show to watch alright. This new revival sounds good.

*Refractive Reflections* · 03-25-2019, 07:25 PM

Ugh... with these 80s cartoon remakes (i.e. Ducktales, 2012 TMNT when they depicted the 80s Turtles), the animation has taken a severe step back. I know it's cheaper for production purposes, but one would think that quality of the animation would have improved or at least been maintained considering the improvements in animation technology.

...Why do I have a feeling this cartoon is going to have political undertones soon, concerning the environment? ...I guess since almost every piece of media production has become politicized.

*Mayhem* · 03-26-2019, 04:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Refractive Reflections

...Why do I have a feeling this cartoon is going to have political undertones soon, concerning the environment? ...I guess since almost every piece of media production has become politicized.

I guess you never watched the original cartoon, it did in the 80s, rather ahead of its time actually.

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drgon78 Mad Scientist Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 2,409	Hardly my first choice for an 80's cartoon to revive, but interesting none the less.

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~~Sumac~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 6,129	Suddenly. I remember this cartoon from a long ago. Can't say I was big fan of it, but it was amusing.

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