The California Raisin Show
1989 · 1 season · 15 episodes · Ended · CBS
Animation, Kids
TMDB 4.8 · 4 votes
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.
Episodes
- S01E01The Apple, Raisin-Style1989-09-1630m
The band heads to New York City to find Mom just in time for a gig.
- S01E02There's No Business Like Shoe Business1989-09-2330m
The raisins have to go to school again.
- S01E03School Is Cool1989-09-3030m
The raisins fly to a castle where they perform for a king.
- S01E04A Royal Mess1989-10-0730m
The band is asked to act for the first time in a big Hollywood feature.
- S01E05Lights, Camera, Disaster1989-10-1430m
The band has their first encounter with Lick Broccoli and his band of vegetables.
- S01E06The Good, The Bad and The Broccoli1989-10-2130m
Beebop desires to leave the band and become a full-time magician.
- S01E07Abracadabra Beebop1989-10-2830m
The raisins go on a camping trip.
- S01E08The Grape Outdoors1989-11-0430m
The band plays at a futuristic club, only to discover they're being launched into outer space!
- S01E09Rocket n' Rollin' Raisins1989-11-1130m
The band heads to the jungles of Africa for a wild expedition.
- S01E10Hold That Jungle1989-11-1830m
The raisins are given a star on the sidewalk of the world-famous ""Olivera Street.""
- S01E11Olivera Street1989-11-2530m
Shirelle becomes a model and wants to split with her band-mates, the Raisinettes.
- S01E12Picture Perfect Shirelle1989-12-0230m
A.C, Beebop, and Mom meet up with who they think are long lost relatives.
- S01E13You Can't Grow Home Again1990-09-0830m
- S01E14Family Reunion1989-12-0930m
The raisins are sick of Rudy's shoddy management and decide to join up with Lick Broccoli's manager, Leonard Limabean, instead.
- S01E15Raisins: Sold Out1990-09-0130m
