History Awesome / TheRaccoons

* Sophia leading the mission to rescue Cedric in "Surprise Attack!"

* Bert riding the MechanicalMonster in "Monster Madness" after "taming" it with a couple of lassos.

* Bert riding the mechanical monster in "Monster Madness" after "taming" it with a couple of lassos.

* Bert saving Sir Malcolm and Broo in "Paperback Hero!"

* Schaeffer saving Bert from a fatal fall in a deflated hot air balloon in "The Sweet Smell of Success!"

* Bert negotiating with the pigs in "Gold Rush!"

* Cyril's CharacterDevelopment throughout the franchise, big time. From an evil businessman to a much more sympathetic and environmentally-conscious one over the course of 4 specials and 60 episodes. '''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeO8Wla_ke4 LOOK AT THIS]].'''

* Cyril's CharacterDevelopment throughout the franchise. From an evil businessman to a much more sympathetic and environmentally-conscious (yet still kinda greedy) businessman over the course of 4 specials and 60 episodes. '''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeO8Wla_ke4 LOOK AT THIS]].'''

* The UK and Ireland [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff adored the series]], where it managed to pull in 7 million viewers per episode in the UK alone. For comparison, that's about ''20% of the UK's late 80s population''.

* Let's start things off with the soundtrack. '''Good lord''', the soundtrack. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLVe1NkQA78 Run With Us]] is practically the theme song for the entire Raccoons franchise, [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic and for good reason.]] There's an rumour circulating in the Raccoons fandom that the electric guitar used for the song was played by, of all people, [[Music/VanHalen Eddie Van Halen]], who [[UncreditedRole decided to go uncredited]].
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mb50GNx8sQU Stop The Clock]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gC5iqMCdLL8 Ain't No Planes]] are definite favorites of the Raccoons fandom. Same goes for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_X25FS3JbIk Don't Fear The Fire]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wV9F4K1fOjI Here I Go Again]].
** Is nobody gonna bring up Steve Lunt's original version of Run With Us as used in Season 1? There's no full, uncut copy available online, but [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFV9rYMT9qs this fanmade reconstruction isn't too shabby.]] This version also sounds slightly more... melancholy, if you will, which [[TearJerker/TheRaccoons fits perfectly with some of the more saddening moments of the Raccoons series]].
** Run With Us has a cover by [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Fishel Matt Fishel]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpQu33LW5Dc words can't do it justice]].
** Even the songs that weren't fully released are awesome. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5Os18SLK20 Missing It]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHGfzBfN2rQ Sooner Or Later]], anyone?
** The [[CultSoundtrack Evergreen Nights]] album is pretty hard to find, so the fandom rejoiced when they found out it was [[https://returntoanalogrecords.com/products/lisa-lougheed-evergreen-nights getting a reprint!]]

* The UK and Ireland [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff adored the series]], where it managed to pull in ''7 million viewers per episode in the UK alone''. For comparison, that's about '''20% of the UK's late 80s population.'''

* Let's start things off with the soundtrack. '''Good lord''', the soundtrack. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLVe1NkQA78 Run With Us]] is practically the theme song for the entire Raccoons franchise, [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic and for good reason.]] There's an rumour circulating in the Raccoons fandom that the electric guitar used for the song was played by [[Music/VanHalen Eddie Van Halen]], who [[UncreditedRole decided to go uncredited]].

* Let's start things off with the soundtrack. '''Good lord''', the soundtrack. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLVe1NkQA78 Run With Us]] is practically the theme song for the entire Raccoons franchise, [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic and for good reason.]]
** There's an rumour circulating in the Raccoons fandom that the electric guitar used for the song was played by [[Music/VanHalen Eddie Van Halen]], who [[UncreditedRole decided to go uncredited]].

* Let's start things off with the soundtrack. '''Good lord''', the soundtrack. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLVe1NkQA78 Run With Us]] is practically the theme song for the entire Raccoons franchise, [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic and for good reason.]] There's an rumour circulating in the Raccoons fandom that the electric guitar used for the song was played by [[Music/VanHalen Eddie Van Halen]], who [[Uncredited Role decided to go uncredited]].

* Let's start things off with the soundtrack. '''Good lord''', the soundtrack. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLVe1NkQA78 Run With Us]] is practically the theme song for the entire Raccoons franchise, [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic and for good reason.]]

* The series is getting [[https://bigjumpent.com/projects/the-raccoons/ a reboot!]] Naturally, the small yet devoted Raccoons fandom went wild with excitement.

** The series is getting [[https://bigjumpent.com/projects/the-raccoons/ a reboot!]] Naturally, the small yet devoted Raccoons fandom went wild with excitement.

*** After the series ended in 1992, Creator/{{CBBC}} kept airing it in reruns for 12 years. '''You read that right, this series that originally aired in 1985 was a CBBC mainstay until 2004'''.

* Let's start things off with the soundtrack. [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic '''Good lord''', the soundtrack]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLVe1NkQA78 Run With Us]] is practically the theme song for the entire Raccoons franchise, [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic and for good reason.]]

* Let's start things off with the soundtrack. '''Good lord''', the soundtrack. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLVe1NkQA78 Run With Us]] is practically the theme song for the entire Raccoons franchise, [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic and for good reason.]]

* The UK and Ireland [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff adored the series]], where it managed to pull in ''7 million viewers per episode in the UK alone''. For comparison, that's about '''12% of the UK's late 80s population.'''

* The UK and Ireland [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff adored the series]], where it managed to pull in ''7 million viewers per episode in the UK alone''. For comparison, that's about '''12% of the UK's late 80s population.''' After the series ended in 1992, Creator/{{CBBC}} kept airing it in reruns for 12 years. '''You read that right, this series that originally aired in 1985 was a CBBC mainstay until 2004'''.

* The UK and Ireland [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff adored the series]], where it managed to pull in ''7 million viewers per episode in the UK alone''.[[note]]For comparison, that's about '''12% of the UK's late 80s population.[[/note]] After the series ended in 1992, Creator/{{CBBC}} kept airing it in reruns for 12 years. '''You read that right, this series that originally aired in 1985 was a CBBC mainstay until 2004'''.

* The UK and Ireland [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff adored the series]], where it managed to pull in ''7 million viewers per episode in the UK alone''. After the series ended in 1992, Creator/{{CBBC}} kept airing it in reruns for 12 years. '''You read that right, this series that originally aired in 1985 was a CBBC mainstay until 2004'''.

* Cyril's CharacterDevelopment throughout the franchise. From an evil businessman to a much more sympathetic, environmentally-conscious businessman over the course of 4 specials and 60 episodes. '''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeO8Wla_ke4 LOOK AT THIS]].'''

* In the series itself, Bert scoring the hockey game-winning goal in ''The Raccoons On Ice''. You can tell he was happy about it!

** Is nobody gonna bring up Steve Lunt's original version of Run With Us used in Season 1? There's no full, uncut copy available online, but [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFV9rYMT9qs this fanmade reconstruction isn't too shabby.]] This version also sounds slightly more... melancholy, if you will, which [[TearJerker/TheRaccoons fits perfectly with some of the more saddening moments of the Raccoons series]].