The Animal Crackers is a 1997 television series produced by Cinar, and association with Alphanim, about a group of animals that live in a fictional jungle called Freeborn. It is based on the comic strip Animal Crackers. The show aired in the United States on Fox Family in 1998 and the Cookie Jar Toons block on This TV from November 2008 to August 2009.
Animal Crackers (Season 1)
High-Gnu'n 0.0
Air date: 1997-09-07
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Rowland the water-buffalo challenges Gnu for the leadership of the herd. After doing everything he can to avoid a confrontation, Gnu finally decides to stand up for himself.
Eu-Genial 0.0
Air date: 1997-09-07
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Eugene decides to turn over a new leaf and actually be ""nice"" for a change. Unfortunately, his misguided attempts at performing good deeds, ends up causing even more pain and suffering
Dino-Sore-As-Heck 0.0
Air date: 1997-09-14
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Lyle discovers a perfectly preserved dinosaur skeleton and decides to impress Lana with his amazing find. Meanwhile, the rest of the gang attempts to reconstruct what they believe to be an early ancestor of Dodo's.
Wilderness Training 0.0
Air date: 1997-09-14
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Gnu becomes volunteer scout leader to c-squad, the most unorganized, accident-prone, inefficient bunch of young wilderness scouts in training. Gnu's task is made all the more difficult by the late addition of an eager new recruit: Eugene.
Treasure of the Preserva Freeborna 0.0
Air date: 1997-09-21
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: It's Indiana Jones meets Looney Toons as Dodo, Lyle, and Tito the chameleon journey off in search of a legendary treasure.
Call Waiting 0.0
Air date: 1997-09-21
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: It's Twister meets that movie where a bunch of people fight over something when an act of nature deposits a shiny new phone booth smack-dab in the heart of the Preserve.
Goodness Snakes 0.0
Air date: 1997-09-28
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Lyle is bitten by a snake who doesn't know whether she is poisonous or not. Assuming the worst, Lyle milks his impending doom for all it's worth.
Meat the Folks 0.0
Air date: 1997-09-28
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: When her parents come to visit, Lana drafts Lyle into pretending he is her boyfriend. But when mom and dad want a test of their future son-in-law's hunting skills, Lyle has to convince Gnu to play along.
If You Can't Be'Em, Join'Em 0.0
Air date: 1997-10-03
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Dodo uses hypnosis to help Eugene overcome his fear of mice. The session works well - in fact, a little too well and Eugene becomes convinced that he is, in fact, a mouse.
Spring Fever 0.0
Air date: 1997-10-03
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Lyle, Gnu, Dodo, and Tito the chameleon are smitten with spring fever and go all-out in their attempts to woo Lana. Dodo, meanwhile, suffering from amnesia, sweeps through the preserve as a mysterious, masked romancer.
Pachyderm Pandemonium 0.0
Air date: 1997-10-10
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Eugene is thrilled to hear that the Loyal Order of Rogue Elephants has chosen Freeborn as the location for its next convention. But when his old buddy Ralph drops by for an early visit, trouble brews. This jungle ain't big enough for two bullies.
Herd Mentality 0.0
Air date: 1997-10-10
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: In their eagerness to win the annual Better Herds and Flocks competition, the herd dumps Gnu for a more resilient leader: Eugene.
Going Quackers 0.0
Air date: 1997-10-17
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: After reading a book entitled ""Odd and Doubtful Birds of Africa"", Dodo becomes convinced that he is really a duck.
Blockbusted 0.0
Air date: 1997-10-17
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: After viewing a tourist video of their daily lives, the gang ""borrows"" the camera in an attempt to reshoot the film to their liking.
Pachyn my Bags 0.0
Air date: 1997-10-24
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Irked by the rest of the preserve's lack of respect for him, Eugene packs his bags and leaves Freeborn...to the delight of everyone else.
Mommy Dearest 0.0
Air date: 1997-10-24
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A baby bird imprints itself on Eugene. Despite the elephant's most creative efforts, he just can't seem to shake the little guy.
Sherlock Dodo 0.0
Air date: 1997-11-07
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: When Lyle mysteriously disappears, everyone assumes the worst...and Sherlock Dodo is on the case.
Poultrygeist 0.0
Air date: 1997-11-07
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: When things begin to mysteriously disappear from the preserve, the animals organize a neighbourhood watch. But they soon suspect that they are dealing with a ghostly presence.
Lyle's Psychic Alliance 0.0
Air date: 1997-11-14
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: When a couple of off-hand predictions come true, Lyle opens up his own psychic network.
Snowed Inn 0.0
Air date: 1997-11-14
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: The preserve is hit by a drought and Lyle takes it upon himself to enact an ancient ceremonial rain dance. But instead of bringing rain, he causes it to snow. As the entire preserve falls under a snowy spell, Lyle works feverishly to reverse the incantation.
Svelte Veldt 0.0
Air date: 1997-11-21
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Eugene decides to diet and appoints Gnu as his personal trainer. But when his diet and exercise program becomes a little too taxing, Eugene decides that misery loves company and orders the rest of the preserve to join him on his get-fit plan.
All the Preserve's a Stage 0.0
Air date: 1997-11-21
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: The gang stages their own version of Romeo and Juliet in commemoration of Freeborn's 100th anniversary.
It's a Date 0.0
Air date: 1997-11-28
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Frustrated by his inability to get anywhere with Lana, Lyle resorts to a dating service.
Bully for Woolly 0.0
Air date: 1997-11-28
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: When the gang defrosts a centuries-old Woolly Mammoth, the prehistoric pachyderm becomes the hottest thing to hit Freeborn since pizza pockets. As Woolly Fever sweeps through the preserve, Lyle is left to wonder ""What the heck is going on here?""
Lights! Camera! Lyle! 0.0
Air date: 1997-12-03
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Lyle enlists the aid of famed gecko director Sidney Vanderlaffderlanger to help him win Lana's heart
Bud and Edna's Excellent Adventure! 0.0
Air date: 1997-12-03
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: When near-sighted tourists Bud and Edna Farkle set up camp on the Preserve, the gang comes up with some ""creative"" ways to rid themselves of the unwanted guests.
Seasons
Episodes 26
Episodes 36
Episodes 16