Meet the Raisins! (1988)
November 4, 1988Release Date
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Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Tim Conner
Ed McMelon (voice)
Kareem
A.C.
David Scully
Beebop
David Downing
Red
Ted Roisum
Stretch
Ted Roisum
Stretch
Todd Tolces
Rudy
Barry Bruce
Director
PQ Baer
Cecil Thyme/Lick Broccoli
Mark Gustafson
Writer
Randy Patterson
Zoot
Craig Bartlett
Writer
Marly Stone
Mother
Arthur Sellers
Writer
Will Vinton
Producer
Kelley Baker
Editor
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Wiki.
Meet the Raisins! is a 1988 claymation television special directed by Barry Bruce, featuring the advertising characters The California Raisins. The show was broadcast November 4, 1988, on the U.S. television network CBS during primetime. It was the Raisins' second appearance in a primetime special and their first dedicated feature. Meet the Raisins! was followed by a sequel in 1990, Raisins: Sold Out! This special premiered after one of the This Is America, Charlie Brown specials.
For the first time, the California Raisins were given individual names and characterizations: A.C. Arborman (vocals), his younger brother Beebop Arborman (drums), their cousin Red Raisin (guitar/piano), and their friend Stamford "Stretch" Thompson (bass).The 24-minute special shortly followed its similarly titled soundtrack album released on August 8, 1988 on Atlantic Records. Aired during the characters' peak in popularity, Meet the Raisins! is presented in a mockumentary style depicting the Raisins' musical career. It was nominated for the 1989 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program.