Second Chances
- Studio
- Gillis-Wiseman Productions, Evergreen Raccoons Television Productions, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Telefilm Canada
- Animation studio
- Hinton Animation Studios
Synopsis
When Bert Raccoon hatches a plot to coax a reluctant rock and roll star out of retirement, he inadvertently helps Cyril Sneer overcome his life-long stage fright at the same time.
Characters
Bert Raccoon, Ralph Raccoon, Cyril Sneer, Cedric Sneer, Schaeffer, Pigs, Woodchuck Berry
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Kevin Gillis
- Co-directed By
- Sebastian Grunstra
- Associate Director
- Gerald Tripp
Producing
- Producer
- Kevin Gillis
- Executive Producer
- Sheldon S. Wiseman
- Associate Producer
- Ursula Clarkson
Writing
- Writer
- Mary Crawford, Alan Templeton
Animation
- Animator
- Michael Bass, Rose Biviens, Chris Butler, Larry Cariou, Neil Hunter, Hana Kukal, Daniel Lafrance, Jean Lajeunesse, Norm LeBlanc, Eloise Lennox, Scott Mansz, Luc Marier, Glen McDonald, Maryl Morris, Moira Moxley, Don Perro, Nick Rijgersberg, Marc Sevier, Susan Spriggs, Paul Teglas, Robert Waldren, Teruyo Watanabe, Jamie Whitney, John Williamson, Glenn Wright, Woody Yocum
- Senior Assistant Animator
- Gloria Hsu
- Assistant Animators
- Lil Andre, Daniel Barnaby, Suzanne Boutin, Anne Brand, Lee Cadieux, Benoit Cecyre, Michael Csunyoscka, Dean Deblois, Aputik Gardiner, Jane Gardner, Rebecca Greenwood, Ian Jeans, Roland L'Ecuyer, Wayne Lee Pack, Eloise Lennox, Monica Luciani, Ted MacLeod, Eileen Middleton, Kristina Paquette, Heather Sawyer
Voices
- Voice
- Michael Magee (Cyril Sneer), Len Carlson (Bert Raccoon, Pig Two, Pig Three), Marvin Goldhar (Cedric Sneer), Carl Banas (Schaeffer), Bob Dermer (Ralph Raccoon), Nick Nichols (Pig One), Geoffrey Winter (Narrator), Bob Segarini (Woodchuck Berry)
Music
- Music
- Kevin Gillis, Jon Stroll, Stephen Lunt
Crew
- Created By
- Kevin Gillis
- Head Writer
- Kevin Gillis
- Story Editors
- Mary Crawford, Alan Templeton
- Series Writers
- Jim Betts, Mary Crawford, Kevin Gillis, Sebastian Grunstra, Darson Hall, Paul Schibli, Alan Templeton, Gerald Tripp
- Original Animation Design
- Paul Schibli
- Storyboards
- Chris Schouten
- Animation Director
- Al Jeffery
- Character Design
- Kathy Harker-Fiander
- Layout Director
- Tim Deacon
- Layouts
- Doug Williams, Andre St. Amour, Michael Dazé, Tim O'Halloran
- Background Director
- Greg Gibbons
- Backgrounds
- Chris Wren, Blake James, Martin Butler
- Layout and Background Co-ordinator
- Cindy Moehrle
- Timing
- Woody Yocum
- Assistant Animation Directors
- Graham Falk, Maryl Morris, Lee Williams
- Storyboard Co-ordinator
- Anne-Marie Ouellette
- Animation Co-ordinator
- Kathie Robillard
- Animation Layout
- Dan Craig, Scott Fiander, Gerry Paquette, Lee Williams
- Ink and Trace Department Supervisor
- Jack Lemire
- Ink and Trace Department
- Norman Lemire, Paul Marquis
- Matching Supervisor
- Craig R. Wilson
- Matching
- Wanda Chow, Kerry-Michael Deevy, Denyse Ouellette, Kokila Weerasinghe, Stephen Popowicky
- Color Co-ordinator
- Catherine Copp
- Opaquing Supervisor
- Florence Bach
- Opaquing
- Susan Andrews, Dave Bickerton, Jaime Buelow, Miriam Campbell, Mae Clifford, Guy Daw, Kathi Dutrisac, Patrick Gouthreau, Ann Jeffrey, Mitsuko Jones, Charmaine Ladd, Jon W. Last, Lloyd Marchand, Christine McLean, Robert Mole, Michael Schauer, Jello Vallieres, Anne Wistaff
- Special Effects Supervisor
- Ben Ballon
- Special Effects
- Brenda Desharnais, Martin Butler
- Animation Check/Camera Check Supervisor
- Lorraine Gibeault
- Animation Check/Camera Check
- Katy Hennessy, Kim Murdock, Jaroslaw Izerowicz
- Camera Department Supervisor
- Ronald E. Haines
- Camera Department
- Paul Webster, Sylvie Paquette, Shirl Kwan
- "Woodchuck Breakdown" Featuring
- Neil Chapman, Moe Koffman
- Songs Composed By
- Kevin Gillis, Jon Stroll, Stephen Lunt
- Music Direction and Score
- Jon Stroll, Kevin Gillis
- Music Arrangements
- Jon Stroll
- Song Mixer
- Ed Stasium
- Recording
- John Cybanski, Sal Ciampini, Vic Pyle, Peter Mann, Terry O'Bright
- Show Mixer
- Vic Pyle, Sounds Interchange
- Re-Recording
- Kevin Howard, Zvonko Vuglac
- Supervising and Dialogue Editor
- Sue Robertson
- Sound Effects Editor
- Peter Harmathy
- Music Editor
- François St-Amour
- Assistant Editors
- Stephen Szymanski, Cheryl Gurnsey, Brian Feeley, Denyse Ouellette
- Negative Cutting
- Gerde Gerke, Hildegard Schaefer
- Color Timers
- Vladmir Zabransky, Michel Brohez
- Production Office Co-ordinator
- Elizabeth Foster
- Production Secretary
- Claire Wilmut
- Production Accountant
- Colleen Cybulski
- Assistant to the Producer
- Laura Kate Wallis
- Financial Manager
- Janet MacMillan
- Financial Services
- Nancy Chan, Donna Cortese, Cathy Morriscey
- Studio Secretaries
- Louise Daw, Dorothy Doherty
- Production Supervisor
- Lesley Harris
- Production Co-ordinator
- Weldon Poapst
- Executive in Charge of Production
- Ursula Clarkson
- Production Manager
- Maureen O'Brien
- Chief Financial Executive
- John R. Hussey
- Executive in Charge of Production for Hinton Animation Studios
- Carl McMullin
- Executive in Charge of Production for CBC
- Martin Harbury
- Production Assistants
- Margaret Macaulay, John Surmachynski
Companies and other credits
- Laboratory Services: Sonolab Inc
- Video Services: PFA Film and Video
- Completion Bond: Motion Picture Guarantors Ltd
- For Evergreen Raccoons:
- For Hinton Animation Studios:
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.