Sorry for the delay, between work and family life I've been falling behind slightly in my reviewing but since nothing was voted for again lets talk about the Raccoons.

The Raccoons is a Canadian show from the mid to late 80s and early 90s, about, unsurprisingly Raccoons; it involved the misadventures of Bert Raccoon who is staying with his best friends Ralph & Melissa Raccoon as they try and thwart the evil aardvark industrialist Cyril Sneer who wants to destroy the forest.
So yeah it's an environmentalist show but more Sonic the Hedgehog than Lisa Simpson.
It's one of those shows that is really good but doesn't get the recognition it deserves, mainly because it wasn't a toy commercial at the same time, but it never wanted to be to begin with, that's what made it stand out at the time; in fact it was one of Canada's longest running shows right up until Ed, Edd & Eddy which shows more staying power than many of it's contemporaries at the time.
If there is one thing which is always remembered from the Raccoons, it's the music. From it's main theme to the copious amounts of insert songs, it's always been Raccoons biggest selling point, it helps that the voice cast is built up of professional singers and it spawned numerous musical specials including the "Lets Dance" special, a personal favorite.
Sadly in it's final seasons it wrote out a few characters and the quality took a nosedive as it was dragged into the 90s kicking and screaming, proving that even the better shows suffer with decay.
But taking it for what it is and comparing it to the rest of the 80s set, it's the one cartoon that didn't need to be like the rest to succeed.
Guarantee you'll be singing "Run With Us" for weeks after this review.