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Kevin Gillis (born 2 February 1950) is a Canadian TV writer and producer, a singer-songwriter and a former TV host, mainly known for his work in animation. He is known for creating the Raccoons franchise [ 1 ] as well as other cartoons such as Atomic Betty and Producing Parker .
The Raccoons franchise was originally conceived by Kevin Gillis in the 1970s, while appearing in shows like Celebrity Cooks and Yes You Can. The initial idea for the show was created by Gillis and columnist Gary Dunford. They drew their inspiration for Ralph Raccoon from a dilemma that happened at a cottage in Ottawa.
The Raccoons on Ice is the second of four animated television specials leading up to the television series The Raccoons. It initially aired on CBC in Canada on December 20, 1981 and in syndication in the United States on November 21, 1982.
"Run with Us" is the end theme song for the 1980s television series The Raccoons. It was written by Kevin Gillis, Jon Stroll and Steve Lunt.. The song was originally recorded by Steve Lunt for the first season in 1985 but was later covered by and is more associated with Lisa Lougheed and included on her first album Evergreen Nights, as well as being heard at the end of every Raccoons episode ...
The Raccoons and the Lost Star is the third of four animated television specials leading up to the animated television series The Raccoons and debuted on 13 December 1983. [1] It came after the first two Raccoons seasonal specials, which were The Christmas Raccoons (1980) and The Raccoons on Ice (1981). [ 2 ]
A homeowner who fed neighborhood raccoons for decades called 911 after coming home to find more than 100 of the fuzzy masked invaders "demanding food" and preventing her from getting inside.
Kevin Gillis went on to create and produce The Christmas Raccoons animated special – which led to The Raccoons on Ice, The Raccoons and the Lost Star, The Raccoons: Let's Dance! and The Raccoons animated series. Many of the songs Gillis used the Yes You Can series were later re-recorded and used in the Raccoons animated series.
A man in upstate New York showed off his impressive raccoon charming skills in a recent viral video. Now nicknamed the 'Pied Piper of Raccoons' by the online community, the man is seen luring the ...