''The Get Along Gang'' is a group of characters created in 1983 by Tony Byrd, Tom Jacobs, Ralph Shaffer, Linda Edwards, Muriel Fahrion, and Mark Spangler for

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' toy design and licensing division, "Those Characters from Cleveland" (now

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), for a series of greeting cards. ''The Get Along Gang'' is a group of 6

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animal characters in the fictional town of Green Meadow, who form a club that meets in an abandoned

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and who have various adventures whose upbeat stories were intended to show the importance of teamwork and friendship. The success of the greeting card line led to a Saturday morning television series, which aired on

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for 13 episodes in the 1984–1985 season, with reruns showing from January to June 1986.

Characters

''The Get Along Gang'' franchise was loosely inspired by Hal Roach's ''

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'' series of short films. The core six members of the gang appeared frequently in merchandising and the show. The other six made fewer appearances in the series, but were regulars in merchandising.

Protagonists

* Montgomery Moose (voiced by

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(pilot)) – The leader of the Get Along Gang. * Dotty Dog (voiced by Bettina Bush) – A cheerleader dog and second in command of the gang. * Woolma Lamb (voiced by Georgi Irene) – An aspiring

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sheep. * Zipper Cat (voiced by Robbie Lee) – An athletic feline who excels at sports. * Portia Porcupine (voiced by

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) – The youngest member of the gang. * Bingo Beaver (voiced by

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) – A novice prankster and

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beaver. * Braker Turtle (voiced by

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) – A smart and sensible problem-solver. * Rocco Rabbit – A reformed bully with a tough exterior. * Rudyard Lion – A foreign-exchange student. * Flora Fox – An avid

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and photographer. * Bernice Bear – A very sensible girl who likes keeping things neat and tidy. * Lolly Squirrel – The rich daughter of the candy factory owner.

Antagonists

* Catchum Crocodile (voiced by

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) – The show's main

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) – Catchum's sidekick.

Background characters

* Officer Growler (voiced by

) – A

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police officer. * Mr. Hoofnagel (voiced by

) – An old goat who owns the local

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. * Miss Deering (voiced by

) – A deer and the teacher of the gang's class. * Susie (voiced by

) – Bingo's

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, a squirrel who likes exercise. * Mayor Bascombe Badger (voiced by

) – The mayor of Green Meadow. * Schneider Squirrel – Lolly's father and owner of the candy factory. Schneider appeared only in the comic books. * Hocus Hare and Pocus Possum – A pair of magicians.

TV series

Canadian studio

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, in association with

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, and LBS produced a

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of ''The Get Along Gang'', which was broadcast on the

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cable network on May 6, 1984. The pilot featured the members of the gang trying to win a

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, despite Catchum's cheating and their own competition-fueled infighting. Although all twelve gang members were involved, only the six core members had speaking roles. Among the voice talents in the pilot were

(then of ''

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'') as Montgomery and Dave Thomas (fresh from his days on '' SCTV'') as Leland.

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, famous for working for

at the time, wrote and sang for the pilot. After the pilot episode, production of the series was handed over to DIC Audiovisuel, a French animation studio. The show also was taken off Nickelodeon and moved to

. Thirteen half-hour episodes were produced, each containing two eleven-minute segments. As with the pilot, the focus was on the six core members of the gang, with the other six members making very sporadic appearances. Out of those six, only Braker Turtle had a regular speaking role.

Rebroadcast

From September 1986 until August 1987, all thirteen DIC-produced episodes were rerun as part of a short-lived syndicated cartoon package called

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Other merchandise

The brief series spawned a large range of merchandise and

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projects including

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s and

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s made by

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, and a series of storybooks published by

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. The Tomy action figure line and Scholastic Press books actually lasted longer than the cartoon series itself. The characters were also adapted into

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s. In America, their series, which ran for six

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