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Genre | Animated series |
Created by | Roger Bollen (comic strip) |
Developed by | Joseph Mallozzi |
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Composer | Jeff Fisher |
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Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 39 (78 segments) |
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Producer | Cassandra Schafhausen |
Running time | 30 min. |
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Release | September 7, 1997 – September 16, 2000 |
Animal Crackers is an animated television series produced by the CINAR Corporation and Alphanim. [1] It is based on the comic strip Animal Crackers by the US cartoonist Roger Bollen. The show was first introduced in September 7, 1997 and ended with the final episode in September 16, 2000. It lasted for three seasons with 39 episodes.
The show that tells about a group of anthropomorphic animals that live in a fictional jungle in Africa called Freeborn.
The show was first aired in Canada on Teletoon during its launch in 1997, but added in the U.S. on Fox Family (now Freeform) in 1998 until 2000 and the Cookie Jar Toons block on This TV from November 2008 until August 2009. In foreign countries, the show was also aired in France on La Cinquième (now France 5). As of 2022, the show is now streaming on Tubi.
Episode | Segment 1 | Segment 2 | Writer | Director | Original Airdate |
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1 | High Gnu'n | Eu-genial | Joseph Mallozzi | Louis Piché and Greg Bailey (supervising director) | 7 September 1997 |
2 | Dino-Sore-As-Heck | Wilderness Training 101 | Michael Leo Donovan Joseph Mallozzi | Louis Piché and Greg Bailey (supervising director) | 14 September 1997 |
3 | Treasure of the Preserva Freeborna | Call Waiting | Joseph Mallozzi Michael Leo Donovan | Louis Piché and Greg Bailey (supervising director) | 21 September 1997 |
4 | For Goodness Snakes | Meat the Folks | Thomas LaPierre Ian Boothby | Louis Piché and Greg Bailey (supervising director) | 28 September 1997 |
5 | If You Can't Be'em, Join'em | Spring Fever | Paul Mullie Michael Leo Donovan | Louis Piché and Greg Bailey (supervising director) | 3 October 1997 |
6 | Pachyderm Pandemonium | Herd Mentality | C. Northey and Michael Palmeter Anne-Marie Perrotta and Tean Schultz | Louis Piché and Greg Bailey (supervising director) | 10 October 1997 |
7 | Going Quakers | Blockbusted | Rick Jones and John Handforth Patrick Granleese and Hugh Neilson | Louis Piché and Greg Bailey (supervising director) | 17 October 1997 |
8 | Pachy My Bags | Mommy Dearest | Ken Ross (Segment 1), Kim Segal (Segment 2) and Joseph Mallozzi (story editor) | Louis Piché and Greg Bailey (supervising director) | 24 October 1997 |
9 | Sherlock Dodo | Poultrygeist | Barry Julian Joseph Mallozzi | Louis Piché | 7 November 1997 |
10 | Lyle's Psychic Alliance | Snowed Inn | Paul Mullie Michael Leo Donovan | Louis Piché | 14 November 1997 |
11 | Svelte Veldt | All the Preserve's a Stage | 21 November 1997 | ||
12 | It's a Date | Bully for Woolly | Wayne Millett | 28 November 1997 | |
13 | Lights, Camera, Lyle! | Bud and Edna's Excellent Adventure! | 3 December 1997 |
Episode | Segment 1 | Segment 2 | Writer | Director | Original Airdate |
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1 | Sleepover | Classified Casanova | 5 February 1998 | ||
2 | Eight Hooves Out | My Brother's Keeper | 6 February 1998 | ||
3 | Lyle's Ark | How to Be a Millionaire | 7 February 1998 | ||
4 | Lyle Files | The Butler Did It | 8 February 1998 | ||
5 | Lyle in the Fast Lane | A Wing and a Prayer | 9 February 1998 | ||
6 | Schooldaze | Call of the Wild | 9 February 1998 | ||
7 | The Cold Scholder | The Last Dodo Egg | 10 February 1998 | ||
8 | Lana Tuner Overdrive | Trust Me | 11 February 1998 | ||
9 | Birthday Palooza | Tito in Love | 12 February 1998 | ||
10 | Downsizing | Gnus in Canoes | 13 February 1998 | ||
11 | Beauty and Eugene | Freeborn for Rent | 14 February 1998 | ||
12 | Horrorscope | Lights! Camera! Gnu! | 15 February 1998 | ||
13 | Loony Bin | That's What Friends Are For | 16 February 1998 |
Episode | Segment 1 | Segment 2 | Writer | Director | Original Airdate | Original air date (Teletoon) [2] |
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1 | Look Who's Not Talking | Paris, Freeborn | 17 February 1999 | August 28, 2000 [3] | ||
2 | Eugenius | Citizen Eugene | 18 February 1999 | August 28, 2000 | ||
3 | Dial-a-Phobia | Time Flies But Dodo Doesn't | 19 February 1999 | August 29, 2000 | ||
4 | A Rumor of Her Own | Prime Time Crime | 20 February 1999 | August 29, 2000 | ||
5 | Dustbusters | Freeborn Online | Jacques Daviault & Wayne Millett (Segment 2) | 21 February 1999 | August 30, 2000 | |
6 | Stop in the Name of Lana | Starstruck | 5 September 1999 | August 30, 2000 | ||
7 | Volcano Madness | Love Is Blind | 6 September 1999 | August 31, 2000 | ||
8 | Wishing Well | Eu've Got Mail | 7 September 1999 | August 31, 2000 | ||
9 | Message in a Bottle | Fame, Fortune, Madness | 8 September 1999 | September 1, 2000 | ||
10 | Storyteller | Animal Court | 9 September 1999 | September 1, 2000 | ||
11 | Boo | Fountain of Youth | 10 September 1999 | September 14, 2000 | ||
12 | Brand New Gnu | Boyz Night Out | 11 September 1999 | September 15, 2000 | ||
13 | Fool's Gold | Near Myths | 12 September 1999 | September 16, 2000 |
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