Meet the Raisins! (1988)
November 4, 1988Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Tim Conner
Ed McMelon (voice)
David Downing
Red (voice)
Kareem
AC
David Scully
Beebop
Ted Roisum
Stretch
Todd Tolces
Rudy
PQ Baer
Cecil Thyme/Lick Broccoli
Randy Patterson
Zoot
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Release DateNovember 4, 1988
StatusReleased
Running Time28m
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Meet the Raisins! is a 1988 claymation television special directed by Barry Bruce, featuring the advertising characters The California Raisins. The show was broadcast November 4, 1988, on the U.S. television network CBS during primetime. It was the Raisins' second appearance in a primetime special and their first dedicated feature. Meet the Raisins! was followed by a sequel in 1990, Raisins: Sold Out! This special premiered after one of the This Is America, Charlie Brown specials.
For the first time, the California Raisins were given individual names and characterizations: A.C. Arborman (vocals), his younger brother Beebop Arborman (drums), their cousin Red Raisin (guitar/piano), and their friend Stamford "Stretch" Thompson (bass).The 24-minute special shortly followed its similarly titled soundtrack album released on August 8, 1988 on Atlantic Records. Aired during the characters' peak in popularity, Meet the Raisins! is presented in a mockumentary style depicting the Raisins' musical career. It was nominated for the 1989 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program.