Rascal the Raccoon
S01E30: No scrimping
Overview
The story is set in 1914 in Breisford in Wisconsin, near Lake Koshgonong. One spring day the little Sterling finds in the forest a raccoon cub whose mother has just been killed by a hunter; He decides to treat him and keep him by giving him the name Rascal. The boy and the raccoon become inseparable friends from that day, although Sterling soon realizes, after a series of small disasters that Rascal causes in the gardens of neighbors, that cohabitation between men and wild animals can sometimes be very difficult . Thus began the last unforgettable year of Sterling childhood, punctuated by small and big adventures with its large Rascal friends, Oscar and Alice among the animals she loves so much, but marked by the death of the mother and the financial ruin of the father who lost almost all that he has to repay debts.
Episodes
S01E02 My new friend
S01E03 Friendship
S01E04 Moon over Milwaukee
S01E05 A gift for Oscar
S01E06 Goodbye to the Skunk
S01E07 Which is faster, horses or cars
S01E08 Frog Boxing
S01E09 Mother returns home
S01E10 The first adventure
S01E11 Disappearing sugar cubes
S01E12 One cent books
S01E13 The first day of summer vacation
S01E14 A childless mother
S01E15 Alice and friends
S01E16 A fun party!
S01E17 Adventures of Rascal
S01E18 A mysterious young man I met in the forest
S01E19 Rascal and corn
S01E20 Sterling's grief
S01E21 Rascal, stop!
S01E22 Forests, lakes, and animals
S01E23 Carl's Calamity
S01E24 The canoe ride
S01E25 The Fawn
S01E26 Summer on the lake
S01E27 A difficult decision
S01E28 Caged
S01E29 Fly the starry sky
S01E30 No scrimping
S01E31 Fireworks
S01E32 The trick with the churn
S01E33 Donnybrook wins the race
S01E34 Preparing for the hunt
S01E35 Carl and Flora
S01E36 Finally a Job
S01E37 Fresh morning milk
S01E38 Nice memories
S01E39 Forgotten birthday
S01E40 First snow
S01E41 A strange patient
S01E42 Christmas is coming
S01E43 A great gift
S01E44 Battle on the ice
S01E45 Alone in a snowstorm
S01E46 Fathers lonely face
S01E47 Miracle in the stable
S01E48 Taming of the Shrew
S01E49 Snow fort
S01E50 Ceremonial canoe launch
S01E51 One more week
S01E52 Farewell
Cast
Masako Nozawa
Rascal (voice)
Toshihiko Utsumi
Sterling North (voice)
Yoshiko Matsuo
Theo North (voice)
Michiko Hada
Jessica North (voice)
Masato Yamanouchi
Willard North (voice)
