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    • No Maam
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      First off, if there is a thread already, google couldn't find it.

      Second, anyone else here who watched this show back in the day ? I saw it dubbed as a kid on tv and have watched pretty mucht he whole show again in the original.

      Now what realy astounds me about this show is that my favourite character has to be….Cyril Sneer. And not just because of being the "bad guy" but because he is by far the most "human" (he's a pink Aardvark but you get my point) character on the show, and actualy the most human "villain" in any show of the era I remember.

      Yes, he started off rather clichéd and, for lack of a better word, stupid. Going in Alone basicly had him spend decades of his life fabricating false stories about a fictional monster and spending what must have amounted to a small fortune building various traps and devices into the mountain side, just to prevent someone from getting to the top of the mountain (the episode is basicly twenty minutes of Cyril trying to, effectively and pretty much definitely, kill Bert) because his uncle made him swear not to destroy his statue who'se plaque mentions his leaving his fortune to charity. And then when Bert gets up there and faints (I do have to admit though, that shot of the statue actualy did realy impress, startle and slightly scare me as a kid) he has it hauled to a warehouse.....which he could have done some twenty years before and he would have saved himself a ton of work and money.

      However, as time goes by he got "better". There were still moments when he behaved like a Grade A douchebag, however during the course of the series he:

      *turns off the alarm system in an episode where he's paranoid about a business partner he's screwed over once coming back to give him his come-uppance, when Cedric is in danger and says "That's my son up there and his security is the only thing that matters to me ."

      • He actualy tries to win Lady Baden-Baden's hand in marriage purely because he thinks Cedric needs a mother
      • He's revealed he actualy has (a) friend(s) and even steps up on stage to help the guy get over his stage-fright
      • He gives advice to Lisa about quiting the smokes as well as he refuses to smash his son's clubhouse to appeal to the rich folks in their private club.
      • Is disgusted when the pigs pollute the local fishing hole with toxic waste, saying they can't bring it back with money
      • helps fix up the old school where Bentley goes to and where he used to go as a kid.
      • has a legitimate relationship with a woman which is mutual and in no way setup as a scam and it only breaks up due to his doing dealings with shady characters, and he's very torn about it.
      • when he's trapped under a collapsing building and Shaeffer tries saving him he actualy tells him to go and leave him behind.
      • actualy spends time and effort just to help his son's exhibit at the museum ,a bit too much, sure, but he admits he did it because he simply wanted to help and there realy was no ulterior motive.
      • he also convinced Bentley not to run away from home
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      • Cyclone_Baroness
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        I don't think I've ever heard of this show before.

        Edits: Nevermind. I have seen it but as a kid that art style was off putting for me so I never watched it lol.

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        • CosmicDebris
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          Yeah, I used to watch this waaay back. But, apparently it lasted in Canada way longer than it did in the US, so I only saw a little bit of it.

          Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible. - Frank Zappa

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          • captain usopp
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            the art style put you off 😧 but I love the art style ❤ And ya, it's a Canadian made cartoon, so that's probably why it lasted longer up here. Did they ever make DVD's of it? That would be something nice to pick up.

            It did have great characters. They were all believable. But ya, I liked that Cyral was a villain but actually made sense as a person. (when did "i'm gonna take over/destroy the world" ever make sense)

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              @captain:

              the art style put you off 😧 but I love the art style ❤ And ya, it's a Canadian made cartoon, so that's probably why it lasted longer up here.

              Wait you're Canadian ?

              EVERYTHING I KNOW IS A LIE !

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              • captain usopp
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                EH! you didn't know that aboot me? I'm sorry. Please accept an offering of poutine as an apology.

                puts on her touque and walks away in the snow on snow shoes

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                  @captain:

                  EH! you didn't know that aboot me? I'm sorry. Please accept an offering of poutine as an apology.

                  puts on her touque and walks away in the snow on snow shoes

                  What is this ?!!!

                  On topic: you might remember one of the cast members, Bob Dermer, from his role in…..sigh. Care Bears.

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                    oh no maam. now your just being silly. XD

                    WOW. looked it up that bob dermer guy was Sam on Today's Special. Now there's another fond memory.

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                      im totally remember this show…

                      i loved those pink creatures...

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                      • Cyber-Robin
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                        @captain:

                        Did they ever make DVD's of it? That would be something nice to pick up.

                        Amusingly I was just reminded by this show since it was advertised to be on DVD on the Malcolm in the Middle DVD season 1 set. (so if it's anything like Malcolm it'll take about 10 years to release)

                        Oh hey, I do videos on figures and manga and stuff: https://www.youtube.com/thatmanhismerch

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                        • Nami
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                          one of "our" songs of me and smudgy.
                          Even so the show does ring a bell, I think I never watched it. Might not have been aired in germany?

                          Edit:

                          Hah, just after I posted, my fb was pinging, Smudgy just got online, told him about the song and guess what. He was listening to it on his mp3player as well just at that very moment.

                          And this my dear fellows, is love. Or magic. Or both.

                          "Unicorns can't see into your heart. All our dumb horns can do is glow, point towards the nearest rainbow and play rave music!"

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                            @No:

                            What is this ?!!!

                            On topic: you might remember one of the cast members, Bob Dermer, from his role in…..sigh. Care Bears.

                            Aw, come on, he was AWESOME a Grumpy Bear! And the Nelvana Care Bears series was like a staple of my childhood; it's still holds up pretty well, and it's certainly better than plenty of kids shows nowadays.

                            That said, I haven't seen much of The Raccoons, but the eps I caught on YT were pretty entertaining.

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                            • No Maam
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                              @Nami:

                              one of "our" songs of me and smudgy.
                              Even so the show does ring a bell, I think I never watched it. Might not have been aired in germany?

                              Edit:

                              Hah, just after I posted, my fb was pinging, Smudgy just got online, told him about the song and guess what. He was listening to it on his mp3player as well just at that very moment.

                              And this my dear fellows, is love. Or magic. Or both.

                              Weird I'd think you guys would be more into "All life Long" but then again that's the one you'd expect 😛

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