Urikupen Kyuujo-tai
English title: Urikupen Rescue Team
Japanese title: ウリクペン救助隊
Alternative titles: Urikupen's Rescue Patrol, Uriqpen Kyudota, Uriqpen Kyuujotai, Urikupen Kyuujo Tai, Uriqpen: Animal Rescue League, Jungle Tales
Type: TV
Source: Original
Episodes: 156
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Sep 30, 1974 to Mar 29, 1975
Broadcast: Unknown
Duration: 5 min per ep
Rating: G - All Ages
Studios: Tatsunoko Production
Genres: Adventure, Comedy
Demographics: Kids

Four young animals, rabbit Seitaro Usagi, squirrel Risu, bear Kuma, and penguin Penguin (U-Ri-Ku-Pen), are part of a team of brave young animals that rescues others in peril. Other team members included a dog, a boar, a deer, a koala, a mouse, a seagull, and a lion. The animals would win a prize for completing a mission, as would the viewers, who were encouraged to write in and guess which of the creatures would save the world by each Friday (a single mission stretched over a week of TV). Created by Mitsuru Kaneko, this show was given a limited broadcast on some American local TV stations for the Japanese community.

(Source: The Anime Encyclopedia)