The Raccoons began as three television specials and one direct-to-video special: Cyril Sneer is cutting down all of the trees in the Evergreen Forest, and it's up to married couple Ralph and Melissa Raccoon, their friend Bert and their new sheepdog friend Schaeffer to save the forest.
The Raccoons, Schaeffer, Cedric Sneer, and Sophia Tutu challenge Cyril to a hockey game to see who keeps the lake once and for all.
After worrying Ralph and Melissa with his wild stories, nobody believes Bert when he finds out that Cyril Sneer, who is suffering from insomnia is planning to pave the Evergreen Forest into a giant parking lot in order to get to sleep.
Cedric and Sophia overhear that the king and queen are arriving to the Evergreen Forest, which intrigues Bert to become a knight.
Bert and Melissa explore the mysterious Endless Echo caverns and happen upon some unusual cave paintings.
Bert upon hearing the news, puts all of his printing press savings into a monument for Cyril, and even holds some odd jobs to gain more funding.
Bert and Cedric meet Herman the hermit, and learn that his home, Beaver Bite Swamp, may have oil under it.
Before Cyril Sneer can sell his feeble potato chip plant to Mr. Knox, he desperately needs to increase his sales figures.
After Cedric is derided by his friends for not being assertive or confident enough, Cyril ships him off to a university, and he comes back a changed aardvark.
Bert discovers a long-lost steam engine with coal tender and caboose hidden deep in the Evergreen Forest.
Meanwhile, Cyril discovers that inside the train is a stash of ten million dollars from a hundred years ago.
Meanwhile, Cyril Sneer must choose to attend a camp reunion with Cedric or meet up with a famous billionaire.
The pigs get sick of Cyril's treatment, and hire ace TV reporter Barbara LaFrum to ruin his reputation.
Ralph's older brother, George moves into the Evergreen Forest, along with his wife Nicole, and Lisa and Bentley.
Needing a new product to sell to Mammoth at an upcoming business conference, Cyril puts Cedric in charge of the project.
Bowing to peer pressure, Lisa starts smoking; meanwhile, Cyril Sneer tries to join an exclusive golf club.