Stress Test
- Studio
- Gillis-Wiseman Productions, Evergreen Raccoons Television Productions, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Telefilm Canada
- Animation studio
- Hinton Animation Studios
Synopsis
Cyril Sneer's forced to confront his fear of hospitals when he gets sick and is admitted into Evergreen Memorial. While in the hospital, Cyril meets a brave young boy who helps him to understand and overcome his fears. Cyril's sensitive side emerges when his new friend's life is in danger.
Characters
Bert, Ralph, Melissa, Schaeffer, Cyril Sneer, Snag, Cedric Sneer, Dan the Ranger, Julie, Tommy, Sophia, Bentley Raccoon, Broo, Bear, Delivery Ape
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
Voices
- Voice
- Len Carlson (Bert), Bob Dermer (Ralph), Susan Roman (Melissa), Carl Banas (Schaeffer), Michael Magee (Cyril, Snag), Marvin Goldhar (Cedric), Murray Cruchley (Dan), Vanessa Lindores (Julie), Noam Zylberman (Tommy, Bentley Raccoon), Rick Jones (Delivery Ape, Sidekick), Geoffrey Winter (Narrator)
Crew
- Created By
- Kevin Gillis
- Character Designer
- Paul Schibli
- Animation and Design Director
- Paul Schibli
- Animation Production Manager
- Lesley Harris
- Animation Directors
- Shivan Ramsaran, Chris Schouten
- Series Writers
- Carol Bolt, Derek Diorio, Kevin Gillis, Allan Gordon, Tobi Gordon, Rick Jones, Gail Kerbel, Dan Lalande, Charles Lawther, Jamie Wayne, Sheldon S. Wiseman
- Script and Story Consultant
- Juliet Packer
- Animation Director
- Chris Schouten
- Songs Composed By
- Kevin Gillis, Jon Stroll
- Musical Direction and Score By
- Jon Stroll, Kevin Gillis
- Music Arrangements By
- Jon Stroll
- Concertmaster
- John Gomez
- Recording
- John Cybanski, Sal Ciampini, Peter Mann, Doug Thompson, Kevin Evans
- "Night After Night" Sung By
- Rory Dodd
- Songs Mixer
- Ed Stasium
- Production Manager
- Ursula Clarkson
- Executive in Charge of Production for CBC
- Nada Harcourt
- Film Co-ordinator
- Jonathan Deachman
- Production Co-ordinators
- Dave Mepham, Cindy Moehrle
- Production Assistants
- Florence Bach, Kathie Robillard
- Crew
- In Memory of John Gazsi (Concertmaster)
Companies and other credits
- Series Writers: bp Nichol
- Laboratory Services: Sonolab Inc
- Video Services: V.T.R. Productions Ltd
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.