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It's the Raccoons!

The Raccoons was a Canadian cartoon that aired over a seven year period from 1985 to 1992. The show was based in the Everglades forest and followed the adventures of Bert Raccoon and his friends as they sought to stop Cyril Sneer’s environmentally damaging and money-making schemes. Extraordinarily for a cartoon, by the end of the seven year run, Cyril Sneer had actually changed his ways and become an ally of the Raccoons. the show also featured lots of fantastic music by a variety of artists. 'Run With Us' the title song even made it into the charts in a number of countries.

Bert and Cedric

Bert Raccoon and Cedric Sneer

Bert and Cedric are best friends in the show. Even though Cedric's father (Cyril Sneer) is the enemy of the Raccoons throughout most of the show's seven years, Cedric remains good friends with all the Raccoons and inhabitants of Evergreen Forest. Bert is a headstrong, dreamer whose ideas of adventure often end up getting him in trouble. Cedric is a more intelligent and conservative friend that balances out Bert's more reckless nature. As the show develops Cedric falls in love with Sophia Tutu and Bert falls in live with Lisa Raccoon!

Ralph and Melissa Raccoon

Ralph and Melissa Raccoon

Ralph and Melissa are an older married couple with whom Bert lives in the Everglades. Ralph is the Editor for the local newspaper, the Evergreen Standard.
The two of them look after Bert whilst he is staying with them and act as parent figures to the more impetuous, and younger Raccoon.
Cyril Sneer

Cyril Sneer 

Cyril Sneer is a business man, intent on making money no matter what the environmental or social cost to the Evergreen Forest. Cyril's schemes  are often at odds with the other inhabitants of the Evergreen Forest.
Cyril is not just a hard-hearted tyrant however he is shown to have a genuine affection for his son Cyril and a compassionate side. As the years progress his schemes seem to calm down a little and at times he is almost an ally to the Raccoons (when it suits his needs).
The Pigs 

The Pigs

The pigs are Cyril Sneer's main henchman and also the primary reason that many of his schemes fail! I don't remember them having names in the cartoon, if they did they are barely ever mentioned. All the pigs really do is say yes to everything that Cyril Sneer suggests and then go away and muck it up somehow!
The fan-site that I have listed in the resources section is well worth a visit, they believe that the pigs were called Lloyd, Boyd and Floyd, which I can't really argue with!
 

The Raccoons: The Lyrics

When darkness falls, leaving shadows in the night.
Don't be afraid. Wipe that fear from your eyes.

The desperate love keeps on driving you wrong.
Don't be afraid. You're not alone.

You can run with us. We've got everything you need.
Run with us. We are free.

Co-come with us
I see passion in your eyes.  Run with us.

The Raccoons: Resources