Lucky's Wonderland (1992, TV series)

***Lucky's Wonderland*** (ラッキーズワンダーランド) is an American/Japanese children's animated variety series based on the American Lucky the Raccoon storybooks by Crystal Summers, which aired on Nickelodeon from October 12, 1992 to 1995. The series is produced by DIC Enterprises and animated by Toei Animation.

The series featured various animal characters who live in a magical forest. The series was a joint development by DIC Enterprise and the Japanese entertainment studio Star. Yuko Shimizu of the *Hello Kitty* fame was the head writer for the episodes.

## Synopsis

The show follows various animal characters (in the style of Sanrio characters), including Lucky, a happy-go-lucky pink raccoon. Lucky and her friends live in a magical forest owned by their human caretaker Glinda. Other characters include a white chinchilla named Nova, a Chinese-imported red panda named Yurobi, a deer named Louise, twin bears named Ed and Mark, Jess the Fox, and the villain Pilfer the Raccoon. There are also various appearing creatures such as squirrels, singing birds, pixie named Ginara, Lucky's pet chipmunk Abel, and Otto, an axolotl who lived in a lake.

Halfway through the episode, an animated short based on a children's book, cartoon, video game or anime (the anime and video game shorts usually acquired from Sanrio Hudson Soft, Nintendo, Fujiko Fujio, TMS Entertainment and Ashi Productions) was shown. Also featured were shorter animated and live-action short films, and Japanese imports such as *Doraemon*, *Jankenman*, *Mr. Disk* (originally known as *Diskun*), *Tenko*, *Yoshi's Land*, *Bomberman*, *Moby*, *Little Pup*, *Anpanman*, and *Cinnamonroll*.

## Characters

* **Lucky** (voiced by Cheryl Blaylock) – The title character and protagonist. Lucky is the happy-go-lucky pink raccoon who considers be the most luckiest raccoon in the forest. She always carries a wishing star she received from a fallen meteor, which gives her good luck. Without the star, she ended up being unlucky.
* **Nova** (voiced by Tara Charendoff) – The chinchilla who is friends with Lucky. In episodes that features plays, she appeared as a supported fairy. According to Nova herself, she really tried to take a bath herself, but no one wanted to take her a bath.
* **Yurobi** (voiced by Cree Summer) – A red panda who is imported from China. She loves listening to 80's-style "Eurobeat" music, hence her name.
* **Ed and Marx** (voiced by John Stocker) – A pair of Grizzly bears who doesn't want intruders to enter Lucky's forest.
* **Jess** (voiced by Lynn Hippen) – A red fox who serves as a helper to Lucky and Nova.
* **Louise** (voiced by Melleny Brown) – A fawn who loves playing games with other animals, especially with Yurobi.
* **Ginara** (voiced by Mairon Bennett) – A pixie who makes friends with Nova.
* **Pilfer** (voiced by Bob Dermer) - Lucky's cousin, rival and sometimes best friend. Pilfer usually likes to sabotage Lucky's fun and plays pranks on her. In early episodes he steals most of Lucky's stuff, hence the name.
* **Otto** (voiced by Sean Roberge) - An axolotl who lives in a lake in a forest.
* **Abel** (voiced by Tara Charendoff) - Lucky's pet chipmunk.