Chucklewood Critters
Chucklewood Critters is an American line of television specials and an animated TV series created by former Hanna-Barbera animators, Bill Hutten and Tony Love, which centered on two woodland animals: Buttons, a young bear cub, and Rusty, a fox cub. It started as a Christmas special in 1983 called The Christmas Tree Train, followed by eight more holiday/seasonal specials. In 1997 it was developed into a series entitled The New Chucklewood Critters, which ran for two seasons.
13 episodes
- 1. Mudcats GaloreThe cubs learn about the endangered mudcats and decide to help them, but don't know what they look like and accidentally mistake them for a couple of wild pigs.CC30minJan 6, 1998
- 2. Chucklewood CousinsButtons' Uncle Woodrow, Aunt Francine, and Cousin Bruce visit Chucklewood. However, when Bruce shows off in front of Rusty and the girl cubs, Buttons loses his confidence. How can he get his confidence back?CC30minJan 13, 1998
- 3. The Salmon Are RunningButtons is caught in a dilemma; he has to choose to either go fishing with his father or go to Bearbette's birthday party. The cubs come up with a way for Buttons to do both.CC30minJan 20, 1998
- 4. The Big OneEarthquakes are mysteriously occurring in Chucklewood Forest, and the cubs meet a young elephant and his mother, who were responsible for the tremors.CC30minJan 27, 1998
- 5. No Cave Like HomeAll the critters are forced to evacuate Chucklewood when they hear explosions from a mountain, which they think is a volcano.CC30minFeb 3, 1998
- 6. Mother Nature's MissingA barrel of chemicals falls into the Chucklewood creek and Mother Nature becomes affected by it, which causes strange things to occur around the forest, like a rainbow at nighttime. The cubs set off to find a flower called the Shepherd's Goblet which will save Mother Nature and restore the natural balance in Chucklewood.CC30minFeb 10, 1998
- 7. An Eye for a ToothThere's a rumor of food shortage in the forest, and the cubs meet a traveling trader named Claude; they exchange Abner's tools for a barrel of food, but it was full of straw. The cubs go on a search to get the tools back, and the search leads them from one critter to another who have used the tools.CC30minFeb 17, 1998
- 8. The Mystery of the Sneaky SnackerThe critters celebrate Chucklewood's birthday. When a bobcat named Jonah comes to Chucklewood, food starts mysteriously disappearing, and Jonah is accused of stealing and eating it. Buttons and Rusty set a trap to catch the real thief.CC30minFeb 24, 1998
- 9. Anything You Can Do...?While the mothers are visiting Grandma Bear's, the fathers are in charge of doing chores and cooking dinner. Meanwhile, the bear cubs have an argument about whether boy cubs or girl cubs are better, Freddie decides to have a contest.CC30minMar 3, 1998
- 10. Raging RiversJonesy reminds the critters that the Critter vet is coming to do some sort of inoculation. Meanwhile, the cubs set off for adventure, water rafting and camping, and are caught in the rapids. They reach a cave and meet a critter named Selma, who ran away from something scary.CC30minMar 10, 1998
- 11. Scenter of AttentionWhen Rocky Ridge, which was on the other side of a ravine from Chucklewood, catches on fire, a skunk named Eugene escapes it and meets the critters. However, they find his scent a little disturbing.CC30minMar 17, 1998
- 12. TimeoutThe cubs enter a cave which leads them to an underground world, and there they meet a young dinosaur named Bubbles.CC30minMar 24, 1998
- 13. Family FeudThe cubs' folks are into serious arguments. They must think of a plan to stop the feud between their folks before it ruins their friendship.CC30minMar 31, 1998
Chucklewood Critters
Chucklewood Critters is an American line of television specials and an animated TV series created by former Hanna-Barbera animators, Bill Hutten and Tony Love, which centered on two woodland animals: Buttons, a young bear cub, and Rusty, a fox cub. It started as a Christmas special in 1983 called The Christmas Tree Train, followed by eight more holiday/seasonal specials. In 1997 it was developed into a series entitled The New Chucklewood Critters, which ran for two seasons.
Creators and cast
- Created by
- Tony Love, Bill Hutten
- Studio
- Encore Enterprises
Maturity rating
Not yet rated.
Audio languages
English
Where to watch
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