Ralph: A Memoir of a Better Era is a fanmade Canadian animated movie based on the book by Sterling North. It was released in 1992. It was produced by Evergreen Raccoons Productions and disturbed by Janus Films and Nelvana Limited. It features characters from The Raccoons, David the Gnome, DuckTales, Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers, Tiny Toon Adventures, and Darkwing Duck.
Voice cast
- Len Carlson - Bert Raccoon, Pig Soldier 2, Pig Soldier 4, John Roykirk (cameo), Pigs Two and Three
- Bob Dermer - Ralph Raccoon, Young Adult Rocky
- Susan Roman - Melissa Raccoon, Young Adult Gertie, Loopey McQuack, additional voices
- Michael Magee - Cyril Sneer, Young Cyril
- Marvin Goldhar - Cedric Sneer, Sid Leech, Pig Soldier 5
- Dan Hennessey - George Raccoon, Mr. Gearloose
- Elizabeth Hanna - Nicole Raccoon
- Stuart Stone - Young Bert, Student 1
- Noam Zylberman - Pre-Teen Ralph, Student 2
- Tara Meyer - Young Melissa, Student 3
- Sharon Lewis - Gyro's true love
- Lisa Yamanaka - Gosalyn Mallard, Student 4, Young Lisa Raccoon
- Lisa Lougheed - Marilyn
- Amos Crawley - Young Ralph, Student 5
- Hadley Kay - Teen Ralph, Teen Bert, Teen Cedric, Teen Launchpad, Student 6
- Sonja Ball - Student 4, Beth Raccoon (unseen), Mrs. Hackwrench (offscreen voice)
- Daniel Brochu - Young Cedric, Student 7
- John Stocker - Launchpad McQuack, Drake Mallard, Tom Raccoon (unseen)
- Rick Jones - Pig Soldier 6
- Judy Marshak - Birdie McQuack, Mary Raccoon (unseen)
- Peter Cullen - Geegaw Hackwrench
- Keith Knight - Gyro Gearloose, Pig Soldier 3, Pig Soldier 7
- Barbara Frum - M'Ma Crackshell
- Linda Feige - Mrs. Gearloose (unseen)
- Carl Banas - Schaeffer the Dog, WWII Radio Announcer (offscreen voice), Ripcord McQuack
- Tara Strong - Baby Ralph, Teen Melissa, Teen Loopey (offscreen voice), Student 8, Baby Bentley, Young Bentley
- Barbara Hamilton - Cyril's wife
- Kay Hawtrey - Miss Primrose
- Nonnie Griffin - Suey-Ellen Pig
- Keith Hampshire - Pig Soldier 1, Suey-Ellen Pig's husband, Pig One
- Maia Filar - Student 9
- Kathleen Barr - Student 10
- Ari Magder - Student 11
- Jeremiah McCann - Student 12
- Jim Henshaw - Harry Raccoon (unseen), Pig Soldier 8
- Erica Luttrell - Pre-Teen Melissa
- Julie Lemieux - Molly Raccoon
- Leslie Nielsen - Uncle Rocky
- Pauline Rennie - Aunt Gertie
- Vlasta Vrána - Swift the Fox (archival recordings)
- Geoffrey Winter - Pastor (unseen)
Trivia
- Characters from David the Gnome, DuckTales, Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers, Tiny Toon Adventures, and Darkwing Duck are unnamed.
- Animations from the Raccoons specials (The Christmas Raccoons, The Raccoons on Ice, The Raccoons and the Lost Star) and episodes (The Runaways!, Opportunity Knocks!, Power Trip!, Picture Perfect!, Trouble Shooter!, The Sky's the Limit!, Making the Grade!, The One That Got Away!) are reused, reanimated, recycled and rerecorded.
- Animations of Teen Launchpad are reused from the DuckTales episode, "Launchpad's First Crash".
- Animations of Ripcord and Birdie McQuack are reused from the DuckTales episode, "Top Duck".
- Animations of Gyro Gearloose are reused from DuckTales episodes (Sir Gyro de Gearloose, Micro Ducks from Outer Space, Time Teasers, Dough Ray Me).
- The title of this movie is a pun on the book, Rascal: A Memoir of Better Era by Sterling North.
- The music score uses a few instrumental cues and the instrumental version of Sooner or Later from The Raccoons, Mannheim Steamroller's "Cricket" (during the WWII scene), Missing Persons' "Destination Unknown", and the classical music pieces:
- Bach: Air on the G String
- Bach: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
- Bach: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140
- Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37, 2nd movement
- Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique", 2nd movement
- Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68
- Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581
- Mozart: Concerto for Flute, Harp, and Orchestra in C major, K. 299, 2nd movement
- Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466, 2nd movement
- Mozart: Symphony No. 29 in A major, K. 201/186a, 2nd and 3rd movements
- Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 4 in D, K. 218, 2nd and 3rd movements
- Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 in A, K. 219, 2nd movement
- Pachelbel: Canon in D (during the wedding scene)
- Schubert: Ave Maria
Errors
- When Gyro's true love talks to Melissa about rescuing Cyril Sneer from the tree, her umbrella changes from pink to blue, and then back to pink.