Animal Crackers (1997)
The Animal Crackers is a 1997 television series produced by Cinar, and association with Alphanim, about a group of animals that live in a fictional jungle called Freeborn. It is based on the comic strip Animal Crackers. The show aired in the United States on Fox Family in 1998 and the Cookie Jar Toons block on This TV from November 2008 to August 2009.
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Episode 1 - High-Gnu'n
Release Date: 1997-09-07Rowland the water-buffalo challenges Gnu for the leadership of the herd. After doing everything he can to avoid a confrontation, Gnu finally decides to stand up for himself.
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Episode 2 - Eu-Genial
Release Date: 1997-09-07Eugene decides to turn over a new leaf and actually be ""nice"" for a change. Unfortunately, his misguided attempts at performing good deeds, ends up causing even more pain and suffering
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Episode 3 - Dino-Sore-As-Heck
Release Date: 1997-09-14Lyle discovers a perfectly preserved dinosaur skeleton and decides to impress Lana with his amazing find. Meanwhile, the rest of the gang attempts to reconstruct what they believe to be an early ancestor of Dodo's.
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Episode 4 - Wilderness Training
Release Date: 1997-09-14Gnu becomes volunteer scout leader to c-squad, the most unorganized, accident-prone, inefficient bunch of young wilderness scouts in training. Gnu's task is made all the more difficult by the late addition of an eager new recruit: Eugene.
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Episode 5 - Treasure of the Preserva Freeborna
Release Date: 1997-09-21It's Indiana Jones meets Looney Toons as Dodo, Lyle, and Tito the chameleon journey off in search of a legendary treasure.
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Episode 6 - Call Waiting
Release Date: 1997-09-21It's Twister meets that movie where a bunch of people fight over something when an act of nature deposits a shiny new phone booth smack-dab in the heart of the Preserve.
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Episode 7 - Goodness Snakes
Release Date: 1997-09-28Lyle is bitten by a snake who doesn't know whether she is poisonous or not. Assuming the worst, Lyle milks his impending doom for all it's worth.
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Episode 8 - Meat the Folks
Release Date: 1997-09-28When her parents come to visit, Lana drafts Lyle into pretending he is her boyfriend. But when mom and dad want a test of their future son-in-law's hunting skills, Lyle has to convince Gnu to play along.
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Episode 9 - If You Can't Be'Em, Join'Em
Release Date: 1997-10-03Dodo uses hypnosis to help Eugene overcome his fear of mice. The session works well - in fact, a little too well and Eugene becomes convinced that he is, in fact, a mouse.
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Episode 10 - Spring Fever
Release Date: 1997-10-03Lyle, Gnu, Dodo, and Tito the chameleon are smitten with spring fever and go all-out in their attempts to woo Lana. Dodo, meanwhile, suffering from amnesia, sweeps through the preserve as a mysterious, masked romancer.
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Episode 11 - Pachyderm Pandemonium
Release Date: 1997-10-10Eugene is thrilled to hear that the Loyal Order of Rogue Elephants has chosen Freeborn as the location for its next convention. But when his old buddy Ralph drops by for an early visit, trouble brews. This jungle ain't big enough for two bullies.
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Episode 12 - Herd Mentality
Release Date: 1997-10-10In their eagerness to win the annual Better Herds and Flocks competition, the herd dumps Gnu for a more resilient leader: Eugene.
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Episode 13 - Going Quackers
Release Date: 1997-10-17After reading a book entitled ""Odd and Doubtful Birds of Africa"", Dodo becomes convinced that he is really a duck.
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Episode 14 - Blockbusted
Release Date: 1997-10-17After viewing a tourist video of their daily lives, the gang ""borrows"" the camera in an attempt to reshoot the film to their liking.
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Episode 15 - Pachyn my Bags
Release Date: 1997-10-24Irked by the rest of the preserve's lack of respect for him, Eugene packs his bags and leaves Freeborn...to the delight of everyone else.
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Episode 16 - Mommy Dearest
Release Date: 1997-10-24A baby bird imprints itself on Eugene. Despite the elephant's most creative efforts, he just can't seem to shake the little guy.
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Episode 17 - Sherlock Dodo
Release Date: 1997-11-07When Lyle mysteriously disappears, everyone assumes the worst...and Sherlock Dodo is on the case.
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Episode 18 - Poultrygeist
Release Date: 1997-11-07When things begin to mysteriously disappear from the preserve, the animals organize a neighbourhood watch. But they soon suspect that they are dealing with a ghostly presence.
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Episode 19 - Lyle's Psychic Alliance
Release Date: 1997-11-14When a couple of off-hand predictions come true, Lyle opens up his own psychic network.
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Episode 20 - Snowed Inn
Release Date: 1997-11-14The preserve is hit by a drought and Lyle takes it upon himself to enact an ancient ceremonial rain dance. But instead of bringing rain, he causes it to snow. As the entire preserve falls under a snowy spell, Lyle works feverishly to reverse the incantation.
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Episode 21 - Svelte Veldt
Release Date: 1997-11-21Eugene decides to diet and appoints Gnu as his personal trainer. But when his diet and exercise program becomes a little too taxing, Eugene decides that misery loves company and orders the rest of the preserve to join him on his get-fit plan.
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Episode 22 - All the Preserve's a Stage
Release Date: 1997-11-21The gang stages their own version of Romeo and Juliet in commemoration of Freeborn's 100th anniversary.
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Episode 23 - It's a Date
Release Date: 1997-11-28Frustrated by his inability to get anywhere with Lana, Lyle resorts to a dating service.
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Episode 24 - Bully for Woolly
Release Date: 1997-11-28When the gang defrosts a centuries-old Woolly Mammoth, the prehistoric pachyderm becomes the hottest thing to hit Freeborn since pizza pockets. As Woolly Fever sweeps through the preserve, Lyle is left to wonder ""What the heck is going on here?""
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Episode 25 - Lights! Camera! Lyle!
Release Date: 1997-12-03Lyle enlists the aid of famed gecko director Sidney Vanderlaffderlanger to help him win Lana's heart
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Episode 26 - Bud and Edna's Excellent Adventure!
Release Date: 1997-12-03When near-sighted tourists Bud and Edna Farkle set up camp on the Preserve, the gang comes up with some ""creative"" ways to rid themselves of the unwanted guests.