The California Raisin Show(1989)
Overview
The California Raisin Show is an animated television series based on the claymation advertising characters The California Raisins. The show is based on an Emmy Award-winning claymation special, Meet the Raisins!, which originally aired on CBS in 1989. After the show's 13-episode run, a sequel to the original special, Raisins: Sold Out!: The California Raisins II, aired in 1990. While the characters are traditionally depicted in claymation, the TV show was cel animated by Murakami-Wolf-Swenson. It did, however, maintain Will Vinton as creative director and executive producer. It takes place in a world populated by anthropomorphic fruits and vegetables and focuses on the main characters, the California Raisins: A.C., Beebop, Stretch, and Red. Each episode has one or more musical numbers.
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15 episodes • 1989
Season 1
15 episodes • 1989
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Apple, Raisin-Style | Sep 16, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 2 | There's No Business Like Shoe Business | Sep 23, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 3 | School Is Cool | Sep 30, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 4 | A Royal Mess | Oct 7, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Lights, Camera, Disaster | Oct 14, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Good, The Bad and The Broccoli | Oct 21, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Abracadabra Beebop | Oct 28, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 8 | The Grape Outdoors | Nov 4, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Rocket n' Rollin' Raisins | Nov 11, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Hold That Jungle | Nov 18, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Olivera Street | Nov 25, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Picture Perfect Shirelle | Dec 2, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 13 | You Can't Grow Home Again | Sep 8, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Family Reunion | Dec 9, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Raisins: Sold Out | Sep 1, 1990 | 0.0 |
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