
Paperback Hero
- Studio
- Gillis-Wiseman Productions, Evergreen Raccoons Television Productions, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Telefilm Canada
- Animation studio
- Hinton Animation Studios
Synopsis
Bert and Cedric both have a run-in with one of their favorite authors: Sir Malcolm Havelock. The intrepid explorer seems all too eager to tell of his past exploits, but seems quite vague on several points of those major expeditions (including information on his upcoming quest to the Lost City of Lingodo). Cyril on the other hand, is eager to get in on these treasure-hunting expeditions of Sir Malcolm's, but Cedric soon finds out why Sir Malcolm seems so reluctant to tell secrets (let alone have Bert accompany him). It soon turns out that Sir Malcolm is not an explorer after all, but a great fiction writer, a 'Paperback Hero.'
Characters
Bert Raccoon, Ralph Raccoon, Melissa Raccoon, Cyril Sneer, Snag, Cedric Sneer, Broo, Pigs, Lady Baden-Baden, Sir Malcolm Havelock
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Kevin Gillis
- Assistant Director
- Gerald Tripp
- Co-directed By
- Paul Schibli
Producing
- Producer
- Kevin Gillis
- Executive Producer
- Sheldon S. Wiseman
- Associate Producer
- Ursula Clarkson
- Assistant Producer
- Gerald Tripp
Writing
- Writer
- Mary Crawford, Alan Templeton, Kevin Gillis, Paul Schibli
Voices
- Voice
- Michael Magee (Cyril Sneer, Snag), Len Carlson (Bert Raccoon, Pig Two, Pig Three, Sir Malcolm Havelock), Marvin Goldhar (Cedric Sneer), Bob Dermer (Ralph Raccoon, Lady Baden-Baden), Sharon Lewis (Broo), Susan Roman (Melissa Raccoon), Nick Nichols (Pig One), Dan Lalande (Man in Audience)
Music
- Music
- Jon Stroll, Kevin Gillis, Stephen Lunt
Animation
- Animator
- Lilliane Andre, Mike Bass, Rose Biviens, Chris Butler, Scott Fiander, Neil Hunter, Hana Kukal, Daniel Lafrance, Jean Lajeunesse, Moira Moxley, Gerard Paquette, Nick Rijgersberg, Susan Spriggs, Paul Teglas, Robert Waldren, Teruyo Watanabe, Jamie Whitney, Lee Williams, Woody Yocum
- Senior Assistant Animator
- Gloria Hsu
- Assistant Animators
- Daniel Barnaby, Suzanne Boutin, Lee Cadieux, Chris Clarke, Michael Csunyoscka, Jane Gardner, Rebecca Greenwood, Ian Jeans, Wayne Lee Pack, Monica Luciani, Ted MacLeod, Scott Mansz, Luc Marier, Eileen Middleton, Kristina Paquette, Heather Sawyer, Ronit Schneidman
Crew
- Created By
- Kevin Gillis
- Head Writer
- Kevin Gillis
- Series Writers
- Gerry Capelle, Mary Crawford, Derek Diorio, Kevin Gillis, Dan Lalande, Paul Schibli, Alan Templeton, Gerald Tripp
- Supervising Director of Animation
- Sebastian
- Storyboards
- Gerry Capelle
- Animation Director
- Karen Munro-Caple
- Layouts and Backgrounds Director
- Peter Moehrle
- Layouts
- Richard Forg, Doug Williams
- Backgrounds
- Greg Gibbons, Eloise Lennox, Chris Wren
- Layouts and Backgrounds Co-ordinator
- Cindy Moehrle
- Character Designer
- Kathy Harker-Fiander
- Timing
- Woody Yocum
- Assistant Animation Director
- Al Jeffery
- Storyboards Co-ordinator
- Anne-Marie Ouellette
- Animation Co-ordinator
- Kathie Robillard
- Animation Layout
- Hilary Phillips, Maryl Morris, Dan Craig, Lee Williams, Graham Falk
- Technical Co-ordinator
- Weldon Poapst
- Ink and Trace Department Supervisor
- Valda Champagne-Marks
- Ink and Trace Department
- Doug Latreille, Jack Lemire, Norman Lemire
- Matching
- Wanda Chow, Kerry-Michael Deevy, Kokila Weerasinghe, Jaroslaw Izerowicz
- Opaquing Supervisor
- Florence Bach
- Opaquing
- Susan Andrews, Elsa Anton, Dave Bickerton, Dean Brisson, Mae Clifford, Catherine Copp, Darlene Chalmers, Guy Daw, Brenda Desharnais, Wendy Dubue, Richard Greenham, Patrick Gouthreau, Jon W. Last, Carrie Martin, Christine McLean, Robert Mole, Denyse Ouellette, Pierric Tallec, Diederik Van Den Weghe, Anne Wistaff
- Special Effects Supervisor
- Ben Ballon
- Special Effects
- Martin Butler
- Color Co-ordinator
- Lise Gravel-Murka
- Animation Check/Camera Check Supervisor
- Lorraine Decoste
- Animation Check/Camera Check
- Kim Murdock, Paul Dewar, Craig Wilson, Katy Hennessy
- Camera Department Supervisor
- Ronald E. Haines
- Camera Department
- Paul Webster, Sylvie Paquette, Shirl Kwan
- "Here I Go Again" and "Run With Us" Sung by
- Lisa Lougheed
- Songs Composed By
- Jon Stroll, Kevin Gillis, Stephen Lunt
- Music Direction and Score
- Jon Stroll, Kevin Gillis
- Music Arrangements
- Jon Stroll
- Concert Master
- John Gomez
- Recording
- John Cybanski, Peter Mann, Sal Ciampini, Vic Pyle, Terry O'Bright
- Show Mixer
- Vic Pyle, Sounds Interchange
- Re-Recording
- Terry O'Bright, Kevin Howard
- Songs Mixer
- Ed Stasium
- Sound Editing and Supervision
- Sue Robertson
- Dialogue Editing
- Carla Densmore
- Music Editing
- Michael Parker
- Assistant Editors
- Kelly Kincaid, Brian Feeley, Stephen Szymanski
- Negative Cutting
- Gerde Gerke, Hildegard Schaefer
- Color Timers
- Vladmir Zabransky, Michel Brohez
- Financial Co-ordinator
- Janet MacMillan
- Financial Services
- Cindy Griffiths, Cathy Morriscey, Brenda O'Reilly
- Studio Secretary
- Louise Daw
- Production Office Co-ordinator
- Elizabeth Foster
- Production Accountant
- Colleen Cybulski
- Production Secretary
- Claire Wilmut
- Chief Financial Officer
- John R. Hussey
- Assistant to the Producer
- Laura Kate Wallis
- Production Supervisor
- Lesley Harris, Lesley Harris
- Executive in Charge of Production
- Ursula Clarkson
- Production Manager
- Maureen O'Brien
- Executive in Charge of Production for Hinton Animation Studios
- Carl McMullin
- Executive in Charge of Production for CBC
- Nada Harcourt
- Production Assistants
- Margaret Macaulay, John Surmachynski, Mike Schauer
Companies and other credits
- Laboratory Services: Sonolab Inc
- Video Services: PFA Film and Video
- Completion Bond: Motion Picture Guarantors Inc
- For Hinton Animation Studios:
- For Evergreen Raccoons:
Production notes
The Raccoons was a classic 1980s cartoon set in the backdrop of Evergreen Forest. Scheming tycoon Cyril Sneer would regularly attempt to enlarge his fortune, often at the expense of the environment. Luckily, the Raccoons were on hand to thwart him: Bert- the comic one; Ralph- the editor of the local paper; Melissa- Ralph's girlfriend; Cedric Sneer- Cyril's son, and turncoat; plus Schaeffer and Broo- two odd looking sheepdogs.
