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 2)
Sleepover (Episode 1)
Writer: Michael Leo Donovan
Air date: 1998-02-05
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Eugene can't sleep, and decides no one else can. What he calls a sleepover is really an invitation to entertain him all night.
Classified Casanova (Episode 2)
Writer: Patrick Granleese
Air date: 2003-02-05
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Gnu uses the classifieds to find a true love match. Things don't work out the way he'd hoped when Eugene turns out to be his surprise date.
Eight Hooves Out (Episode 3)
Writer: Barry Julien
Air date: 1998-02-06
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Dodo gets his friends in way over their heads when he accepts a challenge to a baseball game from the All-Star monkeys. Especially when Eugene, the Babe Ruth of Freeborn, would rather do anything else.
My Brother's Keeper (Episode 4)
Writer: Jacques Bouchard
Air date: 2003-02-06
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Lyle takes over the responsibilities at a Ranger's Station when Dodo's misreading of a holiday brochure leads them to an abandoned park.
Lyle's Ark (Episode 5)
Writer: Rowby Goren
Air date: 1998-02-07
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Everyone ignores Lyle's warnings of an impending monsoon, and the good-hearted lion ends up building an ark with room enough for everyone — but him.
How To Be a Millionare (Episode 6)
Writer: Tean Schultz
Air date: 1998-02-07
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: When news spreads about Lyle's inheritance, the lion becomes very popular as everybody starts manoeuvring for a piece of the riches.
Lyle Files (Episode 7)
Writer: Todd Swift
Air date: 1998-02-08
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A firefly caught in the lens of Lyle's telescope has all of Freeborn believing in flying saucers.
The Butler Did It (Episode 8)
Writer: Ken Ross
Air date: 1998-02-08
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: After the gang convinces Eugene that Dodo saved his life, the pachyderm reluctantly agrees to become his butler. When Eugene finds out the truth, everyone pays.
Lyle in the Fast Lane (Episode 9)
Writer: Barry Julien
Air date: 1998-02-09
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Lana shows appreciation for hard-partying monkeys, provoking a misguided Lyle to steal a jeep and take the gang for a joyride.
A Wing and a Prayer (Episode 10)
Writer: Rick Jones
Air date: 1998-02-09
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: When Dodo tries to take advantage of a money-back guarantee, he accidently attracts the Godfather of vultures to the Preserve.
Schooldaze (Episode 11)
Writer: Michael Leo Donovan
Air date: 1998-02-09
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Much to their horror, our gang of regulars is invited to a Class Reunion.
Call of the Wild (Episode 12)
Writer: Joseph Mallozzi
Air date: 1998-02-09
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Dodo, upset with how domesticated the Freeborn animals have become, arranges a return-to-nature expedition -- portable TV and all.
The Cold Shoulder (Episode 13)
Writer: Hugh Nielson
Air date: 1998-02-10
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Lyle returns from meditating with Tibetan monks and tries to force his quacky ideas on a flu-ridden Freeborn. Thanks to Lyle's tireless efforts, everyone gets worse.
The Last Dodo Egg (Episode 14)
Writer: Vigeland Rubin
Air date: 1998-02-10
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: When Dodo believes he's laid the last Dodo egg, he treats it with all the reverence the event implies. Eugene just wants to eat it.
Lana Turner Overdrive (Episode 15)
Writer: Jennifer Kierans
Air date: 1998-02-11
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Lana's had it with Lyle's constant pestering for a date, but when her efforts to chase him off works, she misses him.
Trust Me (Episode 16)
Writer: Kim Segal
Air date: 1998-02-11
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: The past comes back to haunt Lana when a Trust Councillor she hires turns out to be someone she slighted in school.
Birthday Palooza (Episode 17)
Writer: Joseph Mallozzi
Air date: 1998-02-12
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: No one throws a surprise birthday party like Lyle, except it's HIS birthday. He's got to get the idea into someone else's head before it's too late.
Tito in Love (Episode 18)
Writer: Michael Leo Donovan
Air date: 1998-02-12
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A female chameleon moves to Freeborn, and Tito is smitten. With the help of his friends, his chances of capturing her tiny heart becomes next to none.
Downsizing (Episode 19)
Writer: Tean Schultz
Air date: 1998-02-13
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Dodo misunderstands a news report and sets all of Freeborn competing to prove their 'worth' to the community before being turfed out.
Gnus in Canoes (Episode 20)
Writer: Michael Leo Donovan
Air date: 1998-02-13
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: When Gnu sets off on a father/son adventure with Jr., the last thing he expects is to be joined by Lyle and Dodo.
Beauty and Eugene (Episode 21)
Writer: Lynn Mason
Air date: 1998-02-14
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: The biggest star in the world is an elephant named Ella, and when her show makes a pit stop in Freeborn, Eugene does everything he can to capture her heart.
Freeborn for Rent (Episode 22)
Writer: Wayne Millett
Air date: 1998-02-14
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: J.P. Weasel manages to turn Freeborn into a tourist trap with Eugene the Mad Elephant as its main attraction.
Horrorscope (Episode 23)
Writer: Michael Leo Donovan
Air date: 1998-02-15
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: When Eugene becomes a devout follower of his daily horoscope, all of Freeborn pays the price.
Lights! Camera! Gnu! (Episode 24)
Writer: Joseph Mallozzi
Air date: 1998-02-15
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: When a film director, famed for turning nobodies into big name stars, arrives in Freeborn for some R&R, Gnu sees it as an opportunity to find a new career path. Unfortunately, Gnu is lacking in that one quality the director desperately needs -- talent.
Loony Bin (Episode 25)
Writer: Jacques Bouchard
Air date: 1998-02-16
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A bird arrives believing he's Dodo's cousin. Much to Dodo's dismay, everyone falls for the loony imposter.
That's What Friends are For (Episode 26)
Writer: Tean Schultz
Air date: 1998-02-16
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Lyle and Dodo's friendship is tested when a piece of clothing proves more popular than the both of them.
Look Who's Not Talking (Episode 27)
Writer: Michael Leo Donovan
Air date: 1998-02-17
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Lyle gets to play Uncle to his little nephew Louie, with all the expected, and disastrous results.
Paris, Freeborn (Episode 28)
Writer: Ken Ross
Air date: 1998-02-17
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Lyle, just back from a trip to France, tries to instill some Parisian manners on his less than enthusiastic Freeborn friends.
Eugenius (Episode 29)
Writer: Tean Schultz
Air date: 1998-02-18
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Eugene is struck by lightning, provoking two startling changes; One, he's getting smarter in leaps and bounds. And two, he's become the largest magnet in the world!
Citizen Eugene (Episode 30)
Writer: Patrick Granleese
Air date: 1998-02-18
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Eugene decides to publish a quality Freeborn newspaper which quickly deteriorates into a tabloid.
Dial-A-Phobia (Episode 31)
Writer: Michael Leo Donovan
Air date: 1998-02-19
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A local radio shock-jock convinces the Freeborn community that EVERYBODY has a phobia!
Time Flies but Dodo Doesn't (Episode 32)
Writer: David Acer
Air date: 1998-02-19
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Dodo bangs his noggin' and travels back to prehistoric times when dodo birds were a dime a dozen.
A Rumour of Her Own (Episode 33)
Writer: John Handforth
Air date: 1998-02-20
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Lana decides to prove how gullible everyone is by starting a ridiculous rumour. Problem is, everything she makes up keeps coming true!
Prime Time Crime (Episode 34)
Writer: Gerard Lewis
Air date: 1998-02-20
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Dodo is everybody's best friend when they discover he has illegal cable. That is, until the cable police start asking questions, and the gang disappears.
Dustbusters (Episode 35)
Writer: Michael Leo Donovan
Air date: 1998-02-21
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: The gang believes unless they clean up their act, and Freeborn, they'll be sent packing by the Park Ranger.
Freeborn Online (Episode 36)
Writer: Jacques Daviault
Air date: 1998-02-21
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Dodo discovers that ANYTHING can be bought online, provoking a Freeborn-wide buying spree. Then, the bill arrives.
Seasons
Episodes 26
Episodes 36
Episodes 16