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The California Raisin Show (1989)
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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Episode 1 - The Apple, Raisin-Style
Release Date: 1989-09-16The band heads to New York City to find Mom just in time for a gig.
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Episode 2 - There's No Business Like Shoe Business
Release Date: 1989-09-23The raisins have to go to school again.
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Episode 3 - School Is Cool
Release Date: 1989-09-30The raisins fly to a castle where they perform for a king.
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Episode 4 - A Royal Mess
Release Date: 1989-10-07The band is asked to act for the first time in a big Hollywood feature.
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Episode 5 - Lights, Camera, Disaster
Release Date: 1989-10-14The band has their first encounter with Lick Broccoli and his band of vegetables.
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Episode 6 - The Good, The Bad and The Broccoli
Release Date: 1989-10-21Beebop desires to leave the band and become a full-time magician.
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Episode 7 - Abracadabra Beebop
Release Date: 1989-10-28The raisins go on a camping trip.
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Episode 8 - The Grape Outdoors
Release Date: 1989-11-04The band plays at a futuristic club, only to discover they're being launched into outer space!
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Episode 9 - Rocket n' Rollin' Raisins
Release Date: 1989-11-11The band heads to the jungles of Africa for a wild expedition.
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Episode 10 - Hold That Jungle
Release Date: 1989-11-18The raisins are given a star on the sidewalk of the world-famous ""Olivera Street.""
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Episode 11 - Olvera Street
Release Date: 1989-11-25Shirelle becomes a model and wants to split with her band-mates, the Raisinettes.
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Episode 12 - Picture Perfect Shirelle
Release Date: 1989-12-02A.C, Beebop, and Mom meet up with who they think are long lost relatives.
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Episode 13 - You Can't Grow Home Again
Release Date: 1990-09-08 -
Episode 14 - Family Reunion
Release Date: 1989-12-09The 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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Episode 15 - Raisins: Sold Out
Release Date: 1990-09-01