Simon Says

Simon Says

October 6, 1988 (estimated) TV Episode The Raccoons

Studio
Gillis-Wiseman Productions, Evergreen Raccoons Television Productions, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Telefilm Canada
Animation studio
Hinton Animation Studios

Synopsis

Recently, Cedric has been down about the fact that his pop (Cyril) hasn't been spending much time with him. One day, a stranger shows up on the doorstep of the Sneer Mansion, claiming to be Cyril's long-lost brother Simon. Simon is more than eager to spend time with Cedric, and willing to tell stories of how he and Cyril grew up, but Cyril is anything but happy for 2 reasons: the first being that Simon was lost at sea years ago, and the other being that the Sneer fortune will be split in half, part for Cyril and part for Simon. Cyril enlists the pigs to dig up some dirt on Simon, but everything keeps pointing to the thought that Simon really is Simon. However, Bert Raccoon, (ace detective) is eager to take up this case, much like that of his favorite sleuth, Luke Warm. With a little investigative work, Bert proves that Simon is after all a fraud. Simon Sneer is in fact Sid Leach, a childhood friend of Simon and Cyril's. Simon is thoroughly denounced, and Cyril agrees to spend more time with Cedric.

Characters

Bert Raccoon, Ralph Raccoon, Melissa Raccoon, Cyril Sneer, Snag, Cedric Sneer, Schaeffer, Broo, Pigs, Simon, Mr. Moleman, Fern

Credits

Directing

Director
Kevin Gillis
Co-directed By
Paul Schibli
Assistant Director
Gerald Tripp

Producing

Producer
Kevin Gillis
Executive Producer
Sheldon S. Wiseman
Assistant Producer
Gerald Tripp
Associate Producer
Ursula Clarkson

Writing

Writer
Derek Diorio, Dan Lalande

Voices

Voice
Michael Magee (Cyril Sneer), Len Carlson (Bert Raccoon, Pig Two, Pig Three, Fern), Marvin Goldhar (Cedric Sneer, Simon, Mr. Moleman), Carl Banas (Schaeffer), Bob Dermer (Ralph Raccoon), Susan Roman (Melissa Raccoon), Sharon Lewis (Broo), Nick Nichols (Pig One)

Editing

Editor
Sue Robertson

Crew

Creator
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 Grunstra
Storyboards
Gerry Capelle
Animation Director
Karen Munro-Caple
Character Design
Kathy Harker-Fiander, Maryl Morris
Layout Director
Tim Deacon
Layouts
Doug Williams
Background Director
Greg Gibbons
Backgrounds
Chris Wren, Sean Campbell
Layout and Background Co-ordinator
Cindy Moehrle
Timing
Woody Yocum
Assistant Animation Directors
Al Jeffery, Hana Kukal, Maryl Morris
Storyboard Co-ordinator
Anne-Marie Ouellette
Animation Co-ordinator
Kathie Robillard
Animation Layout
Chris Butler, Dan Craig, Graham Falk, Scott Fiander, Gerry Paquette
Technical Co-ordinator
Weldon Poapst
Ink and Trace Department
Norman Lemire, Jack Lemire, Doug Latreille
Matching
Wanda Chow, Kerry-Michael Deevy, Kokila Weerasinghe, Jaroslaw Izerowicz, Denyse Ouellette
Color Co-ordinator
Lise Gravel-Murka
Opaquing Supervisor
Florence Bach
Opaquing
Susan Andrews, Dave Bickerton, Darlene Chalmers, Mae Clifford, Guy Daw, Katherine Fitzgerald, Richard Greenham, Patrick Gouthreau, Mitsuko Jones, Jon W. Last, Lloyd Marchand, Christine McLean, Robert Mole, Steve Popowicky, Michael Schauer, Pierric Tallec, Anne Wistaff
Special Effects Supervisor
Ben Ballon
Special Effects
Brenda Desharnais, Diederik Van Den Weghe
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
Negative Cutting
Gerde Gerke, Hildegard Schaefer
Color Timers
Vladmir Zabransky, Michel Brohez
"Growing Up" and "Run With Us" Sung by
Lisa Lougheed
Songs Composed By
Kevin Gillis, Jon Stroll, Stephen Lunt, Jack Lenz
Music Direction and Score
Jon Stroll, Kevin Gillis
Music Arrangements
Jon Stroll
Concert Master
John Gomez
Songs Mixer
Ed Stasium
Recording
John Cybanski, Peter Mann, Sal Ciampini, Vic Pyle, Terry O'Bright
Show Mixers
Vic Pyle, Sounds Interchange
Re-Recording
Terry O'Bright, Kevin Howard
Dialogue Editing
Carla Densmore
Sound Editing
Peter Harmathy
Music Editing
Kelly Kincaid
Assistant Editors
Stephen Szymanski, Cheryl Gurnsey
Video Color
Lorraine Grant
Financial Co-ordinator
Janet MacMillan
Financial Services
Cathy Morriscey, Bernard Vezina
Studio Secretary
Louise Daw
Production Office Co-ordinator
Elizabeth Foster
Production Accountant
Brenda Spero
Production Secretary
Claire Wilmut
Executive in Charge of Production for Hinton Animation Studios
Carl McMullin
Executive in Charge of Production for CBC
Nada Harcourt
Production Supervisor
Lesley Harris
Executive in Charge of Production
Ursula Clarkson
Production Manager
Maureen O'Brien
Production Assistants
Margaret Macaulay, John Surmachynski, Catherine Copp

Companies and other credits

  • Laboratory Services: Sonolab Inc
  • Video Services: PFA Film and Video
  • Completion Bond: Motion Picture Guarantors Inc
  • Financing Arranged by: Uvesco Group
  • 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.