Rocky Raccoon

**Rocky Raccoon** is an American theatrical cartoon series which ran from 1937 to 1969. It features characters like Rocky Raccoon (voiced by Pinto Colvig from The Raccoon Hunt only in 1936, voiced by Walter Tetley from 1937-1969, Mel Blanc from 1972-1979 and currently Tress MacNeille from 1980–present), his girlfriend, Rinna Raccoon (voiced by Cecil Roy from 1937-1949, Rose Marie from 1950-1960, June Foray from 1961-1979 and currently Toborr Kristina Tomlinsen from 1980–present), his dog, Bones (voiced by Howard Morris from 1943-1984 and Jeff Bergman from 1985–present), and many more characters.

## Staff

### Directed by

* Rudy Larriva (1945-1969)
* William L. Hendricks (1945-1969)
* Alex Lovy (1945-1969)
* Ub Iwerks (1937-1939)
* Paul Fennell (1940-1944)
* Sid Marcus (1939-1963)
* Burt Gillett (1940-1963)
* Lu Guarnier (1943-1969)
* Lee J. Ames (1965-1967)
* Ted Eshbaugh (1937-1959)
* Tex Avery (1941-1942)
* Bill Tytla (1942-1945)
* Ben Harrison (1950-1964)
* Chuck Jones (1972-1987)
* David DePatie (1972-1981)
* Friz Freleng (1972-1981)

### Written by

* Otto Englander (1938-1966)
* Webb Smith (1938-1946)
* Heck Allen (1941-1947)
* Larz Bourne (1937-1966)
* Michael Maltese (1964-1970)
* Bob Moore (1946-1947)
* Tedd Pierce (1956-1969)
* Maurice Binder (1957-1968)
* Irv Spector (1964-1970)
* Ted Sears (1945-1957)
* Jack Miller (1943-1967)
* Dick Rickard (1941-1947)
* Rex Cox (1943-1966)
* Bob Young (1951-1969)
* Warren Foster (1943-1969)
* Melvin Millar (1945-1969)
* Leo Salkin (1965-1968)

### Animation

* Bernard Garbutt
* Fred Madison
* Harold Walker
* Art Palmer
* John Bradbury
* Robert Stokes
* Paul Allen
* George Goepper
* Josh Meador
* Marvin Woodward
* Brad Case
* Noel Tucker
* John Reed
* Rollin Hamilton
* Sid Sutherland
* Rev Chaney
* Jack Campbell
* Van Kaufman
* Basil Davidovich
* Cornett Wood
* Don Schloat
* Morey Reden
* Lars Calonius
* James Culhane
* Lester Novros
* Ub Iwerks
* Robert Allen
* Charlotte Huffine
* Cecil Surry
* Bill Littlejohn
* Lee Morehouse
* Bard Wiggenhorn
* Russ Dyson
* Bill Hammer
* Berny Wolf
* Larz Bourne
* Ben Washam
* Ken Harris
* Richard Thompson
* Tom Ray
* Philip Roman
* Irven Spence
* George Nicholas
* Virgil Ross
* Lee Halpern
* George Rowley
* Jerry Hathcock
* Frank Braxton
* Eric Cleworth
* Tom McDonald
* Tom Massey
* Grim Natwick
* Ed Solomon
* Robert Bentley
* Volney White
* John Garling
* Ken Southworth
* Ed Love
* Don Williams
* Warren Batchelder
* Kenneth Muse
* Tony Love
* Lewis Marshall
* Jack Zander
* Pete Burness

### Musical Score

* Frank Marsales (1937-1959)
* Clarence Wheeler (1937-1959)
* Winston Sharples (1937-1959)
* Abe Lyman (1937-1955)
* Bernard B. Brown (1937-1955)
* William Lava (1951-1969)
* Carl W. Stalling (1937-1955)
* Eugene Poddany (1943-1969)
* Oliver Wallace (1938-1966)
* Norman Spencer (1937-1940)
* Laurie Johnson (1963)
* David Snell (1966)
* Walter Greene (1966-1969)
* Harper MacKay (1963-1964; 1972-1981)
* Dean Elliott (1972)
* John Carl Parker (1966-1968)

### Layouts

* Harold Miles
* Larry Lansburgh
* Barbara Baldwin
* Lance Nolley
* Bruce Bushman
* Gary Hoffman
* Alvard Arce
* Brad Case
* Herbert Ryman
* Cornett Wood
* Dorcy Howard
* Hawley Pratt
* Robert Gribbroek
* Robert Givens

### Backgrounds

* Phil Dike
* Philip DeGuard
* Joe Stahley
* Gerald Nevius
* Bob McIntosh
* Bob Abrams
* Lenard Kester
* Joe Montell
* Merle T. Cox
* Howard Dunn

### Production Design

* Roger Daley
* Robert Givens
* Cullen Hoghtaling
* Ray Aragon
* Vern Jorgensen

### Sound Effects

* C.O. Stevens
* Treg Brown
* Jimmy MacDonald
* Thomas J. Valentino
* MP-TV Services Inc. (TV shorts only)

### Format

* Color (Technicolor)
* Cinecolor (1946)

## Animation production companies

* CineMation Animation Studios Syndicate
* 20th Century Fox (1937-1969)
* Nelvana (1972-present)

## Characters

* **Rocky Raccoon** is the title character in the cartoon series. He is a gray raccoon with white gloves, blue shorts and red and yellow sneakers. He gets alongside with his girlfriend, Rinna and his dog, Bones. He is voiced by Walter Tetley, Mel Blanc and Tress MacNeille.
* **Rinna Raccoon** is Rocky's girlfriend. She is very lovely, sweet and cheerful. She is a gray raccoon with white gloves, a pink bow on her head, a white flower on the right side of her ear, a red dress with a lacy white collar, red puffy sleeves and white bloomers and yellow pumps. She even loves her boyfriend, Rocky. She is voiced by Cecil Roy, Rose Marie, June Foray and Toborr Kristina Tomlinsen.

## Cartoons

### 1936

* The Raccoon Hunt (early appearance from Color Melodies cartoons with Egg Man)

### 1937

* Mail Raccoon (Official appearance for Rocky Raccoon Cartoons)
* Rocky and the Car
* Chocolate Machine
* Rocky and Russell (First appearance of Russell Rooster in this cartoon)
* Hello, Fire!
* Rocky's Badtime Story (Second appearance of Russell Rooster in this cartoon)
* The Fat Piggy
* Get Rich Quick Rocky (Last appearance of Russell Rooster in this cartoon until 84 years later in the FilmxshowsMAX Plus original show ''New Rocky Raccoon Cartoons'' in 2021.)
* Weather or Not
* Rocky's Garden
* Horns And Hoofs

### 1938

* Olimping Raccoon
* Lumber Jerk
* The Fried Chicken Mystery
* Folly Calls
* Rocky and Quacky (Only appearance of Quacky Duck in Rocky Raccoon Cartoons until 1972)
* Cheese Burglar
* Magican Black Cat
* Baby Hippo

### 1939

* Rocky and the Hound
* Helter Skel-Ter
* Willie and the Pigs
* Pretty Pickles
* Rocky's Picnic
* Twin Trouble
* Jerky Crow
* Bugged in a Rug

### 1940

* The Henpecked Fox
* Barber Muggs
* The Deep Sea Rocky
* Fowl Hunting
* Rocky and the Robinson Crusoe
* Treasure Isle
* The Black Bad Knight

### 1941

* The Dog Pound
* Fisherman's Luck
* Rocky and the Crow
* Rocky's Toothache
* Mouse Menace
* Coo-Coo Clock Caper
* No Flies on Us

### 1942

* Rocky at the Zoo
* The Bungling Builders
* Bear's Feat
* The Weak-Weak-Weakles Car
* Trolley Troubles
* Rocky Who Could Fly
* Flight of the Japs
* Mr. Raccoon Takes a Trip
* Old Smokey

### 1943

* Goofy Garden
* Rangers Lead the Way
* Rocky Raccoon Visits Hollywood
* Quacky's Hotel (Cameo Character from Color Melodies cartoons with Quacky Duck.)
* Who's Cookin' Who
* Berlin and Yeggs
* Commando Rocky
* Jerky Fokker Diver
* Bad Odor Distress

### 1944

* Feedin' The Kiddie
* Crowing Pains
* Troublesome Toys
* House Cleaning Time
* Stricly No Fishing
* The Hunting Season
* Dizzy Doctors
* The Raccoon Army
* The Outfoxed Fox

### 1945

* Polar Trappers
* Hot Rod Rocky
* Leprechaun Loose
* Kitty From The City
* Hotel Rocky
* A Delightful Dinner Date
* Rocky's Steamroller
* Pilgrim Rocky
* Raccoon Golfers
* Snow Place Like Home
* Eatin' On The Beef

### 1946

* The Mechanical Dog
* Folly Pelican
* Dizzy Detectives
* Soda Jerks
* Oily To Bed, Oily To Rise
* Rocky's Bakery
* The Big Sneeze
* Deviled Yeggs
* Punch and Judo
* Saltwater Tuffy

### 1947

* Fog Groggy
* The Big Banger
* Marooned On Carribbean Island
* Bold As Gold
* Fake Wanted
* Rocky's Tire Trouble
* The Invisible Raccoon
* Hawaiian Adventures
* Fresh Ham
* Rocky's Delayed Date

### 1948

* The Asphalt Bungle
* Rocky The Lumberjack
* Rocky and the Dolphin
* Box Car Robbery
* Rocky Down Under
* Monarch Raccoon
* Fourth July Rocky

### 1949

* The Bank Busters
* Blubbering The Whale
* The Egg and the Rocky Raccoon
* Rocky the Watchmaker
* Brave Sailor Rocky
* Indian Treasure (Last Cartoon of Rocky Raccoon of Pre-1949)
* Shoot the Chutes (First Cartoon of Rocky Racccoon of Post-1949)

### 1950

* The Midnight Snack (January 7)
* Rocky's Night Out with Rinna (January 14)
* A Very Special Rinna (February 4)
* Rocky at The Carnival (February 18)
* Rocky's Dream (March 4)
* Mother Raccoon Nature (March 11)
* Rocky's Easter Follies (March 18)
* Rocky the Chimney Sweeper (April 8)
* The Clock Tower (May 6)
* Rocky's Mosquito Trouble (May 20)
* Rocky's New Neighbors (June 3)
* Rocky Takes a Hike (June 17)
* A Restaurant Date (June 24)
* Rocky and the Mime (July 8)
* Rocky's Double Trouble (July 15)
* Rocky's Garden Frolics (July 22)
* Rinna's Special Surprise (August 19)
* Rocky and Rinna in Pastry Town (August 26)
* Baseball Rocky (September 16)
* Cowboy Rocky (October 14)
* Rocky's Harvest Festival (November 18)

### 1951

* Rocky and Rinna in Dream Island (January 13)
* Rocky's Day Off (January 20)
* Good News for Rocky (January 27)
* Rocky at the Circus (February 17)
* Rocky's Monkey Business (February 24)
* The Huffle Puffle Raccoon (March 17)
* Rocky's Birthday Party (April 7)
* Jungle Rocky (April 21)
* Rocky and Rinna, the Space Cadets in the 24th Century (May 5)
* Rocky the Daredevil (May 19)
* Stop, Look, and Listen, Rocky! (May 26)
* Rocky Sails the Seven Seas (June 2)
* Rocky at The Wild West (June 16)
* Rocky's Service Station (June 23)
* Lavender Blue, Sweet Rinna (July 14)
* Rocky's Diner (July 21)
* The Big Bully (August 11)
* Rinna the Mermaid Raccoon (August 18)
* Rocky at The Canadian Rockies (September 1)
* Rocky's Lucky Day (September 15)
* Rocky and Rinna at The Races (October 13)
* The Crazy Carnival (October 20)

### 1952

* Robin Hood Rocky
* Willie's Wife
* Blackboard Jumble
* Operation Willie Wolf
* Rag Tag
* Yankee Doodle Rocky
* Mystic Rocky
* Prehysterical Dog

### 1953

* The Duck Hunt (January 25)
* Rocky's Crazy Inventions (February 22)
* Rocky and Rinna at the Lavish Ball (March 8)
* Golly Gee! There's a Spider in Rinna's House! (March 15)
* Injun Trouble (March 29)
* Fishing Frolics (April 12)
* Rocky's Mexican Follies (April 19)
* The Uninvited Houseguest (April 26)
* Rocky's Beach Picnic (May 17)
* Rocky's Seven Years Bad Luck (June 7)
* The Navy Nonesense (June 14)
* Rocky and Rinna's Summer Adventure (June 17)
* Melvin Monkey's Visit (June 21)
* Rocky's Never Too Late Outing (July 19)
* The Matterhorn Raccoon (August 16)
* Hide and Go Rocky (August 30)
* Star Commander Rocky (September 20)
* Rocky's Vacation (October 11)

### 1954

* Rocky the Riveter (January 17)
* Rebel Rocky (January 24)
* Rocky's Tough Luck (January 31)
* Just a little touch of Rinna (February 14)
* Rocky's Banished Dreams (February 21)
* Rocky's Invention Trouble (March 7)
* Rocky and Rinna Sail on 7 Seas (March 14)
* Casino Conundrum (March 21)
* Raccoon Scouts (March 28)
* Rocky the Hitchhiker (April 11)
* Rocky the Gondolier (April 18)
* Around the World in 65 Days (May 16)
* The Coca Nut Grove (May 30)
* Rocky's Election (June 6)
* Raccoon to the Moon (June 20)
* Rocky and Rinna at the Luxurious Drive-In (July 18)
* Rocky's Under Pressure (August 8)
* Rocky's Mechanical Man (August 15)
* Rocky's Lunchroom (August 22)
* Rocky's Invitation to Melvin Monkey's House (September 5)
* Rocky and Rinna's Autumn Festival (September 12)
* Rinna's Dream (September 19)
* Rocky's Tennis Match (September 26)
* The Big Top Carnival (October 3)
* Rocky Beats the Heat (October 10)
* Rocky and Rinna's Treasure Hunt (October 17)
* Dragon Dilemma (October 24)
* Rocky Shipwrecked (October 31)

### 1955

* Good Neighbor Rocky (January 16)
* Rocky's Busy Day (January 23)
* Amore Raccoon (February 20)
* The Artisanal Bakery (February 27)
* Rocky in Switzerland (March 5)
* A Velvet Date with Rinna (March 19)
* Trouble with Fleas (March 26)
* Señor Rocky (April 3)
* Rinna's Tea Party (April 17)
* Camping Out (May 8)
* Rocky the Picklepocket (June 11)
* The Return of Rinna the Mermaid Raccoon (June 25)
* Rocky and Rinna's Wild West Adventures (July 17)
* Touchdown Rocky (August 14)
* Rocky in Sci-Fi Land (August 21)
* Barbecue Busters (August 28)
* Rocky's Bubble Trouble (September 11)
* Rocky's Hot Pocket Pressure (September 18)
* Rocky in Egypt (October 15)
* The Transit Raccoon (October 29)
* Rocky, Rinna and Sammy Snake (November 19)

### 1956

* Rendezvous Rocky
* Nurse Rinna
* Wet Painted Car
* Rocky's Newsreel
* The Raccoons Seize the Castle
* Thin Skinned Divers
* Rocky's Grizzly
* Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Raccoon
* Beach Bully
* Detective Rocky
* Amazonian Raccoons
* Rocky's Lion Hunt

### 1957

* Basset Rocky
* Ready, Jetset, Go
* Deep Trouble
* Sioux Rocky
* The Froze Nose Knows
* Cast Away Rocky
* Sport Fans
* Sheriff Rocky
* Rocky on the North Woods
* Go Strike Rocky

### 1958

* Highway Petrol
* Surf Bored Rocky
* Guitar Boogie Bear
* Horse Ride Rocky
* Willie the Fugitive
* Rocky and the Tramp
* Gangbuster Rocky
* The Lighthouse Keeper
* Aloha Rocky
* Mis-Guided Rocky
* Fizzical Fitness

### 1959

* Network Dimwit
* Safari Rocky
* Rocky and the Crooked Caper
* Rocky the Hero of the Royal Old Home Guard
* Gold Diggin' Rocky
* Tropical Hunters
* Knighty Knight Rocky
* To Fight or not To Fight
* Long Arm of the Rocky
* Wacky Racing
* Mutt 'n' Boats

### 1960

* The Black Cat Mystery
* Stolen Express
* Tele-Rocky
* Million Dollar Rocky
* Golly Gee! Whi-s-s-s-k!
* Misspelled In Space
* The Rocky League
* Rocky and Rinna's Roma
* Dumb News
* Treasure for Rocky
* Rocky and the Koala

### 1961

* Rocky's Jolly Jamboree
* Fiesta Fiasco
* The Raccoon who came to Dinner
* Rocky's Undercover Hover
* The World Tour Adventures
* The Deserted Raccoon
* Rocky's Burgers
* Rinna's Prom Night
* Rocky and Rinna go to Hollywood
* Rocky at the Drive-In
* Raccoon to Stardom
* Skyscraper Caper
* Rocky's Lucky Day
* A Big Summer Adventure
* Lights, Camera, Rocky!
* Rocky and Rinna's Bakery Blues
* A Musical Maestro
* Rocky and the Big Parade
* The Rocket Raccoon
* Rocky, Rinna, Sammy Snake and Melvin Monkey's Funtime

### 1962

* The Black Panther
* Bowling Alley Rocky
* Rocky Saves The Bank
* Apes of Rampage
* The Vanishing Raccoons
* Driving Mister Rocky
* The Abominable Snow Monster
* Rocky The Babysitter

### 1963

* Rocky Meets Frankenstein
* Love is a Many Splintered Thing
* Rocky and the Ostrich
* Hotspur Wolfie
* April Fool Rocky
* The Great Outdoor Rocky
* Raccoonson Crusoe
* Ballerina Rinna

### 1964

* Buzzard Bait
* Woodman, Spare That Tree
* Sleep Happy
* Rocky's Jalopy
* Athens Assault
* Missile in the Thistle
* Rocky in Arabia
* Supersonic Rocky
* Wacky Quacky

### 1965

* Sheep Wrecked
* Looney Cruise
* Carnival Capers
* Jet Aircraft Rocky
* Follow The Fish
* Westward Whoa
* Bobcat From The Zoo
* Willie's Nephew
* Plutocrat Rocky

### 1966

* Bungle In The Jungle
* Fishing Tackler
* Weather Watchers
* Mother Goose Land
* Rocky-Way to the Stars
* Moby Raccoon
* Reckless Drivers
* Sandy Paws
* The Tourist Trade

### 1967

* Lonesome Lion
* Robocat
* Spaced Out Rocky
* Time Bomb Rocky
* Haunted House
* Pow-Wow Raccoon
* Secret Agent Rocky Raccoon
* Island Fling
* The Tiger Hunt

### 1968

* Rocky and the Walrus
* Tuesday Raccoon
* Souse Busters
* Road Rash
* Ocean Grotesqueness
* Backfire Rocky
* Rinna-Locks and the Three Wolves
* London Pursuit

### 1969

* Northland Raccoons
* Arabian Nights
* Rock N' Roll Rocky
* Aqua Rocky
* Rocky and Spies
* Tropic Troubles
* Film About Raccoons
* Dog Daze Rocky (last cartoon co-released by 20th Century Fox)

### 1972

* Rocky Raccoon's Christmas Carol (first cartoon co-released by Nelvana)

## TV Series

* The Rocky Raccoon Show (1961 TV Series)
* Rocky Raccoon and Friends