The California Raisin Show

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. (vocals), Beebop (drums), Stretch (bass), and Red (guitar/piano). Each episode has one or more musical numbers.

Cast

 * Cam Clarke as Beebop
 * Brian Cummings as Lick Broccol
 * Jim Cummings as Rudy Bagaman
 * Gaille Heidemann as Shirelle
 * Dorian Harewood as A.C.
 * Michele Mariana as Lulu Arborman - Ma
 * Rebecca Gilchrist as Dixie
 * Brian Stokes Mitchell as Stretch (as Brian Mitchell)
 * Willard E. Pugh as Red (as Willard Pugh)
 * Cree Summer as Crystal

Episodes

 * 1) The Apple, Raisin-Style
 * 2) No Business Like Shoe Business
 * 3) School is Cool
 * 4) A Royal Mess
 * 5) Lights, Camera, Disaster
 * 6) The Good, the Bad & the Broccoli
 * 7)  Abracadabra Beebop
 * 8) The Grape Outdoors
 * 9)  Rocket n' Rollin' Raisins
 * 10)  Hold That Jungle
 * 11)  Olivera Street
 * 12)  Picture-Perfect Shirelle
 * 13)  You Can't Grow Home Again

DVD release
On November 15, 2011, Hen's Tooth Video released The California Raisins Collection on DVD in Region 1 for the very first time. The 2-disc set features all 13 episodes of the series as well as the two original claymation specials Meet the Raisins! and Raisins: Sold Out!: The California Raisins II along with 4 original TV ads.