(あらいぐまラスカル
52 Episodes, 12 DVDs
Araiguma Rasukaru, 1977)Summary: Based on the novel "Rascal, A Memoir of a Better Era" by Sterling North. The 11 year old Robby North and his friend Oscar live in Wisconsin. During fishing they hear a shoot. A racoon-mother was shot. Robby takes the baby of this racoon with him and cares for it. The boy names the racoon Rascal.