The California Raisin Show
6.1
1989
Animation
, Kids
The California Raisin Show is an animated television series based on the claymation advertising characters The California Raisins. The show is based on an Emmy Award-winning claymation special, Meet the Raisins!, which originally aired on CBS in 1989. After the show's 13-episode run, a sequel to the original special, Raisins: Sold Out!: The California Raisins II, aired in 1990. While the characters are traditionally depicted in claymation, the TV show was cel animated by Murakami-Wolf-Swenson. It did, however, maintain Will Vinton as creative director and executive producer. It takes place in a world populated by anthropomorphic fruits and vegetables and focuses on the main characters, the California Raisins: A.C., Beebop, Stretch, and Red. Each episode has one or more musical numbers.
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- Cast：
- Cam Clarke , Brian Stokes Mitchell , Dorian Harewood , Willard E. Pugh , Cree Summer , Brian Cummings , Jim Cummings
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EP1 - The Apple, Raisin-Style
September. 16,1989
The band heads to New York City to find Mom just in time for a gig.
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EP2 - There's No Business Like Shoe Business
September. 23,1989
The raisins have to go to school again.
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EP3 - School Is Cool
September. 30,1989
The raisins fly to a castle where they perform for a king.
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EP4 - A Royal Mess
October. 07,1989
The band is asked to act for the first time in a big Hollywood feature.
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EP5 - Lights, Camera, Disaster
October. 14,1989
The band has their first encounter with Lick Broccoli and his band of vegetables.
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EP6 - The Good, The Bad and The Broccoli
October. 21,1989
Beebop desires to leave the band and become a full-time magician.
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EP7 - Abracadabra Beebop
October. 28,1989
The raisins go on a camping trip.
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EP8 - The Grape Outdoors
November. 04,1989
The band plays at a futuristic club, only to discover they're being launched into outer space!
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EP9 - Rocket n' Rollin' Raisins
November. 11,1989
The band heads to the jungles of Africa for a wild expedition.
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EP10 - Hold That Jungle
November. 18,1989
The raisins are given a star on the sidewalk of the world-famous ""Olivera Street.""
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EP11 - Olvera Street
November. 25,1989
Shirelle becomes a model and wants to split with her band-mates, the Raisinettes.
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EP12 - Picture Perfect Shirelle
December. 02,1989
A.C, Beebop, and Mom meet up with who they think are long lost relatives.
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EP13 - You Can't Grow Home Again
September. 08,1990
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EP14 - Family Reunion
December. 09,1989
The raisins are sick of Rudy's shoddy management and decide to join up with Lick Broccoli's manager, Leonard Limabean, instead.
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EP15 - Raisins: Sold Out
September. 01,1990
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