5th Anniversary! (Part 1)

Welcome, everyone, to the first week of the fifth anniversary celebrations for this here blog! Thank you for coming! Before we get to the pics today, a few words.

To my readers/viewers, thank you, especially to those that have taken the time to comment, send me new pics, or send a request. I appreciate all positive and constructive engagement sent my way.

I’ll be filling a couple of requests by Faith Miller today (I can’t reply to your emails, by the way, your mail is rejecting my replies).

First, we’ll check out Moose and Zee. They were mascots for American preschool channel Noggin, starring in a number of animations between programs on the channel between 2003 to 2012.

I’ll show a couple of sets here. Honestly, they start looking very samey very quickly, so I’ll just show a smaller selection of these two.

These are from ‘Underwater Counting’.

And the video…

And these are from ‘Count the Congo With Crabs’.

Ending off the day, let’s check out Regular Show, which follows the daily events and high jinks of Mordecai the blue Jay and Rigby the raccoon. Working as groundskeepers at a local park, they’re lazy, largely unmotivated and are always looking for shortcuts.

These are from the season 7 episode ‘Maellard’s Package’.

A quick clip of the scene in question:

You know, body shape wise, Rigby looks more like a lemur to me…

Unfortunately, this is the only material from this show I could find, so my apologies.

Well, I suppose this is a bit bare, so here’s a bonus set. Actually found a couple of new sets from Bonkers recently, which I’ve covered here before.

‘Of Mice and Menace’

‘Color Me Piquel’

Well, that’s all for this week everyone! If you haven’t put in a request and want to ask for something, go for it! I promise I don’t bite.

See you next week!

Random Day 9

Welcome back, everyone. I don’t have a lot of time this week, so this one will be relatively short. Let’s get started.

These first two pics are from a short ‘Matt Lamite’ comic, which regularly appeared in France’s Disney comic publications. Not a lot of info on this series to be had, that I can find, sadly, but here’s the comics.

Next up, we have some shots from Happy Tree Friends, an extraordinarily cute but violent cartoon with multiple deaths in each episode, usually of the messy variety. These shots are from ‘Sea What I Found’, and star Lifty and Shifty, a pair of kleptomaniac raccoons.

(Edit (Feb. 7th, 2022): Replaced with 1080p versions and added video link)

And a video link for you… (VERY NSFW)

Here’s one more of these two, from ‘Gems the Breaks’.

Here’s a couple of more, from ‘Wheelin’ and Dealin’ with Lumpy, a… somewhat dimwitted moose.

Finally, one more set with Lumpy, from what I think is a DVD Promo shot.

To end today, why don’t we take a trip to Chuck E. Cheese?

Better be quick about it; it just filed for bankruptcy protection. Really.

This spot is from the franchise’s 20th anniversary show in April 1997, and has Mr. Munch and Helen Henny outside of a sub that’s taking the rest of the gang to Atlantis.

And here’s the segment…

That’s all for this week, everyone!

Ranger Rick, Part 2

Welcome back, folks.  Let’s continue from where we left of yesterday…

In June and July of 2008, while on a kayaking trip, Boomer actually had to take a couple of snorkeling expeditions…

Who would’ve thought Boomer thought to bring a knife with him?  Perhaps he was aiming to fillet those fish right there in the kayak?

Next up, we have Boomer at it again, this time, giving himself a mild case of the bends…

So Boomer’s never heard of the Bends?  Someone needs to fire his SCUBA instructor… preferably out of a torpedo hatch.

In this March and April 2005 two parter, the trio goes on another dive and, naturally, get into difficulties…

I have to wonder why Boomer’s the only one in swim trunks here…

OK, so this is the last bit.  This is from August and September 2015, and you’ll notice that the crew looks a bit… different here.

In 2009, the magazines editors decided it was time to make the move to CGI artwork for the Ranger Rick stories, and hired The CharacterShop (yes, apparently, this is how they write their name), a production house in England.  In my opinion, this was a step back.  The characters looked ugly, and the scenes looked pretty average.

In 2016, they redesigned the characters again, and again, I’m not really sold on it.  Plus, they got rid of Ollie Otter altogether and replaced him with some other otter named Reggie who looks like a total stoner. You can find more on the Ranger Rick website, if you wish.

Also, before I go, if you want a more rounded and complete history of the Ranger Rick series, please take a look at Classic Ranger Rick.  It hasn’t been updated in several years, but it’s still a fine place to go to read up on the subject.

(Edit (Nov. 14th, 2020): Sadly, Classic Ranger Rick appears to be no more. You can view an archived version of the page via the Wayback Machine here.)

(Edit (August 4th, 2021): Check that, it’s back again, with a bit of a redesign.)

So this is all I have from Ranger Rick.  There might be more out there to be found, but I haven’t encountered it yet.  If I do, I’ll provide an update.

I’ll post again soon.  Not sure what it’ll be yet, but I’ll try to make it exciting.  Until then!

Ranger Rick, Part 1

Well, it’s been requested, and this IS his 50th year of his magazine, so why not?

Most Americans have at least heard of his magazine, published since January 1967 by the American based National Wildlife Federation to promote it’s vision to the nation’s children.  Ranger Rick, for the past 50 years, has been promoting wildlife conservation and appreciation to it’s readers.

Rick himself is a park ranger hat wearing raccoon with a passion for wildlife and environmental issues and educating his fellows on said subjects.  Usually with him are Scarlett Fox, his second in command who generally has a low tolerance for stupidity, and Boomer Badger, a goof who regularly tests Scarlett’s (and sometimes Rick’s) patience.

Naturally, in the course of 50 years, they’ve gotten wet a few times, and over the next couple of days, we’re going to see some of that.

Almost all of these were illustrated by the talented Robby Gilbert who illustrated the stories starring Rick and company from 1999 to 2009.  This first set is actually the first time the stories were presented in comic form in March of 2000. (Again, click the pictures for larger images.)

This next one is actually a rarity, with no Boomer or Scarlett.  In this November 2005 story, Sammy Squirrel and Punky Porcupine join Rick on a little boating trip…

You know, Sammy never did get in the water…

Finally, this two parter has Ollie Otter joining Rick and Scarlett… and almost dying a horrible drowning death for his overconfidence.  I don’t remember the issues, sorry.  If someone remembers, please let me know.

Two things here; one, Ollie, webbed feet and holding your breath for, what, 10 minutes, does not equate to SCUBA gear, you damned fool.

Second, when Ollie and Toby were in trouble there, why didn’t Rick and Scarlett, you know… move in and give them a puff instead of (presumably) floating there watching them struggle?  I suppose events might’ve unfolded pretty fast, but still…

Anyway, stay tuned until tomorrow, when I’ll have the rest of what I have with Ranger Rick shown.

The Raccoons, Part 2

(EDIT (January 4th, 2023): Replaced with 1080p images)

Alrighty, everyone, I’m ending this special week with the second part of my collection from the Raccoons.

And today, we’re actually gonna see raccoons in it!  How novel.

This first set is from ‘A Night to Remember’, where Bert and Ralph take Cedric to their childhood fort.

Next up is ‘Simon Says!’, where Cyril’s supposed brother Simon pops out of the woodwork, looking for inheritance money.  Bert, however, smells a rat, and so does Cyril, hence the pigs here…

Next up, in ‘Stress Test!’ (yes, a lot of exclamation marks end the episode names in this series), the Pigs, while they’re supposed to wrap up a land deal for a hospitalized Cyril, take some time to… well, slack off.

This next set is from ‘Buried Treasure!’.  This is what happens when you lose treasure in the lake…

Well, I promised you some diving raccoons, and you’re getting them!  This is a rescue mission into some caves with an underwater entrance where Bert, Lisa (his girlfriend), and Cedric save Bentley and the pigs.

With that, that officially ends Fall week!  Thanks for joining me!

I’ll be taking a few days off, and will be back next Monday with something new!