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Crispy's Stories (originally titled Hakohako-xebi, the Magical Helper in Yorakusa) is a Yorakunese-American animated series produced by Yorakunese animation company JourneyStar Animation and American food company General Foods. The series is based on the 1987 incarnation of the General Foods cereal Crispy Critters.
Plot[]
The series revolves around a critter named Crispy, who is the bandleader of the world's first all-animal band, The Indubitably Animals Band, and the adventures he goes on. Episodes generally used one of five formats:
- Using a magical item called the Helpful Bracelet, Crispy and his band teleport to help a child learn a life skill or overcome an obstacle that they are facing.
- Crispy and his band going on an adventure in the forest near them with the animals who live there. These episodes center on the characters introduced in the Crispy in No Place Like Home storybook and special.
- Crispy uses his Helpful Bracelet to transform into a different career role to learn about what life is like as that occupation.
- Episodes focusing on the concerts that Crispy and his band hold.
- An everyday story focusing on Crispy and his band.
Characters[]
Main characters[]
- Crispy (voiced by Rich Little): A moose-like creature who is the bandleader. His instrument is the piano. Before he formed a band, he was an explorer who would visit various types of lands. He loves to perform for other people, but gets a little nervous when animals or people he's not familiar with are watching him. He is a father-likfe figure and likes helping children and young animals with their problems. He speaks like Jimmy Durante and has three catchphrases: "Ah-cha-cha-cha!", "Indubitably!" and "Come on, (thing here)!".
- Dewey (voiced by Pier Paquette): A donkey who plays guitar. Before meeting Crispy, he lived in the Southwestern United States.
- Camille (voiced by Terri Hawkes): A camel who plays clarinet. She used to live in the desert.
- Brian (voiced by Terrence Scammell): A lion who plays trumpet. He used to live in the jungle.
- Zippo (voiced by Nonnie Griffin): A hippo who plays the piccolo. She is the first friend Crispy ever met, and loves to swim.
- Sam (voiced by Robert Bockstael): A ram who plays drums. He used to live in the mountains.
- Waldo (voiced by John Stocker): A rhino who plays double bass. He used to live in an open plain. He is also near-sighted.
Recurring[]
- Acorn B. Tree-Dweller (voiced by Jay Baruchel): A young squirrel who loves to have fun.
- Mrs. and Mr. Tree-Dweller (voiced by Abby Hagyard and Dan Hennessey): Acorn's parents.
- Flora and Daisy (voiced by Judith Barsi and Heather O'Rouke in seasons 1 and 2, and in later seasons by Ashleigh Ball and Erica Luttrell): A pair of bunny twins who live with their mother.
- Clover (voiced by Jayne Eastwood): Flora and Daisy's mother.
- Mr. Mole (voiced by John Koensgen): A mole who lives in the forest.
Episodes[]
- Main article: List of Crispy's Stories episodes