“Japanese children's show about brave animal teams rescuing others, with viewer prizes for guessing weekly heroes.”
Urikupen Rescue Team
ウリクペン救助隊
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Japanese children's show about brave animal teams rescuing others, with viewer prizes for guessing weekly heroes.
Four young animals, rabbit Seitaro Usagi, squirrel Risu, bear Kuma, and penguin Penguin (U-Ri-Ku-Pen), are part of a team of brave young animals that rescues others in peril. Other team members included a dog, a boar, a deer, a koala, a mouse, a seagull, and a lion. The animals would win a prize for completing a mission, as would the viewers, who were encouraged to write in and guess which of the creatures would save the world by each Friday (a single mission stretched over a week of TV). Created by Mitsuru Kaneko, this show was given a limited broadcast on some American local TV stations for the Japanese community. (Source: The Anime Encyclopedia)
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A Tv Production · Fall 1974
Tatsunoko Production.- Format 156 × 5′ eps × min
- Total runtime 13h 00m all episodes
- Aired Sep 1974 – Mar 1975 Fall 1974
- Source Tv media type
- Rated G All Ages
- Ref. BS-3724 catalog