List of fictional raccoons

This article provides a list of fictional raccoons.

Raccoons in mythology

*Tanuki in Japanese Mythology. "Tanuki" is often mistranslated "raccoon". They are really raccoon dogs (genus "Nyctereutes procyonoides" in family Canidae). The physical resemblance which lends them their English name is superficial.
*Pine-Light from the Folklore of the United States
*The Abenaki tribe of eastern North America also consider the raccoon a trickster figure in their mythology, known as Azeban.cite book |last=Cooper |first=JC |title=Symbolic and Mythological Animals |pages=p. 188 |year=1992 |publisher= Aquarian Press |location=London |isbn=1-85538-118-4] They also feature in Choctaw tales.

Raccoons in literature

* "The Architect of Sleep" by Steve Boyett
* "Walt Disney's Weecha the Raccoon" by Rutherford Montgomery
* Tripod, the three-legged raccoon, in the Dave Robicheaux series by James Lee Burke
* Doc Raccoon, in the Catfish Bend series by Ben Lucien Burman

Raccoons in literature that actually existed:

* Rascal from "Rascal" by Sterling North (a shorter version for young readers named "Little Rascal" exists, too)
* Frosty from "Frosty: A Raccoon to Remember" by Harriett E. Weaver
* Pepper from "Pepper" by Barbara Leonard Reynolds [ [http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/UW/UW-idx?type=div&did=UW.V53I10.I0024&isize=text The University: Wisconsin alumnus (Volume 53, Number 10): Badger bookshelf ] ]
* Tabasco from "Tabasco, the Saucy Racoon" by Lyn Hancock [ [http://www.umanitoba.ca/outreach/cm/vol12/no20/tabascothesaucyraccoon.html CM Magazine: Tabasco, the Saucy Racoon ] ]

Raccoons in film

* Meeko from "Pocahontas" by Walt Disney Animation Studios
* Joey the Raccoon from "Dr. Dolittle 2" by 20th Century Fox
* Rascal from "Rascal" by Walt Disney Pictures, based on the book by Sterling North
* RJ from "Over the Hedge" by DreamWorks Animation, based on the comic strip by Michael Fry and T. Lewis
* Unnamed raccoon appearing in "" by Warner Bros.
* Unnamed raccoon appearing in "", the fourth film of the "Air Bud" series, by Miramax Home Entertainment
* Unnamed raccoon appearing in "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle" by New Line Cinema
* Unnamed raccoon appearing in "Louisiana Story" by Robert J. Flaherty
* Unnamed raccoons appearing in "The Great Outdoors" by Universal Pictures

Raccoons in television

* Abe and Ken from "Urban Vermin" by YTV and Decode Entertainment
* Bert Raccoon, Lisa Raccoon, Melissa Raccoon, Ralph Raccoon, et al. from "The Raccoons" by Hinton Animation Studios
* Lifty and Shifty from "Happy Tree Friends" by Mondo Mini Shows
* Pinch Raccoon, Scootch Raccoon, et al. from "PB&J Otter" by Jumbo Pictures
* Raccoon, Constable Raccoon and wife from "Franklin", a children's television series based on the books by Brenda Clark and Paulette Bourgeois
* Rascal from "Araiguma Rascal" ("Rascal the Raccoon") by Nippon Animation, based on the book by Sterling North
* Rick Raccoon from "Shirt Tales" by Hanna-Barbera
* Timothy and Claude from "Timothy Goes to School" by Helix Animation
* Ty Coon from "Deputy Dawg" by Terrytoons
* Unnamed raccoon appearing in the episode "The Hunt" of "The Twilight Zone" by Rod Serling
* Unnamed raccoons appearing in the episode "Smoke on the Daughter" of "The Simpsons" by the Fox Broadcasting Company

Raccoons in comic books and comic strips

* Avery and Timulty from "Ozy and Millie" by D. C. Simpson
* Janet from "The Adventures of Captain Jack" by Mike Kazaleh
* Ranger Rick from "Ranger Rick" by the Education Department of the National Wildlife Federation
* Richard (Double R) from "Shanda the Panda" by Mike Curtis
* Richard Conrad (R.C.) from "Sabrina Online" by Eric W. Schwartz
* RJ from "Over the Hedge" by Michael Fry and T. Lewis
* Rocket Raccoon from "Rocket Raccoon" by Marvel Comics
* Roger from "The Whiteboard" by "Doc" Nickel

Raccoons in video games

* Chota from "" by The Dreamers Guild
* Macaraccoon from "Viva Piñata" by Rare
* RJ from "Over the Hedge" by Edge of Reality, based on the comic strip by Michael Fry and T. Lewis and the film by DreamWorks Animation
* Marine the Raccoon from "Sonic Rush Adventure" by Dimps and Sonic Team
* Sly Cooper from the "Sly Cooper" series by Sucker Punch Productions
* Tom Nook from "Animal Crossing" by Entertainment Analysis and Development (While referred to as a raccoon in the U.S. version, he is actually a tanuki.)
* The raccoon clan from "Puggsy" by Traveller's Tales

Other fictional raccoons

* Bright Heart Raccoon, a Care Bear Cousin
* Omer, the mascot of the Odyssey of the Mind organization
* Roni Raccoon, the mascot of the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York

References

ee also

* List of fictional animals