The Swamp Critters of Lost Lagoon facts for kids

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Left to right: Big Al Gator, Billy Bob Possum, Gumbo Fiddler Crab, Ribbit E. Lee, Ima Dilla, and Joe Raccoon
Genre	Education Children's
Created by	Bobby Goldsboro
Written by	Bobby Goldsboro
Voices of	Bobby Goldsboro
Theme music composer	Bobby Goldsboro
Opening theme	"Rollin' Down to Lost Lagoon"
Composer(s)	Bobby Goldsboro
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
Release
Original network	PBS The Learning Channel Smile of a Child America One Television Network TCT Kids
Original release	February 3, 1996 (1996-02-03) – January 27, 2001 (2001-01-27)

The Swamp Critters of Lost Lagoon (originally named Swamp Critters) is an American children's television series created by country music star Bobby Goldsboro. Targeted for children aged 2 to 8, the show featured characters brought to life by actors. The program aired on PBS and The Learning Channel from 1996 to 2001, and according to the show's website, it currently airs on the America One Television Network and on TCT Kids.

Characters

Band

• William Robert "Billy Bob/Will" Possum (lead singer, bass player, harmonica), The problem solver of the group.
• Joseph "Joe" Raccoon (banjo/guitar, harmonica, saxophone, vocals)
• Gumbo the Fiddler Crab (fiddle/violin, vocals)
• Ribbit E. Lee (drums, vocals)
• Ima Dilla Armadillo (tambourine, dancer, vocals)
• Alouisious "Big Al Gator" Reptilicus (piano, accordion, vocals), the owner of the cafe where the Swamp Critters play.

Other characters

• T. Bone Willie
• Slim Pig
• Bobby Q. Pig
• Cashew Squirrel
• Melvis Weasley
• Picasso "Speedy" Cottontail as the Easter Bunny
• Lumpkin the Pumpkin
• Henrietta Hen
• Stormy Weathers
• Dr. Betterfeel
• Shecky Dangerfield-Mouse
• Snorkel Elephant
• Harry Bear
• Willie Hank "Country" Weston
• Granny Muskrat
• Bonnie and the Bunnies
• Phineas Phatrat
• William Snakespear
• Farley Phatrat as Phineas' nephew
• Lil' Rock Raccoon as Joe's nephew
• Lil' Pedro as Big Al's next restaurant neighbor
• Chanel Skunk as Lil' Pedro's business partner
• Jefferson Opossum as Pioneer, Billy Bob's great-great grandfather

Cast and crew

• Billy Bob Possum - Charlie Rose
• Joe Raccoon - Jeff W. Maddux
• Big Al Gator - Joe "Mudfish" Hitch
• Ima Dilla Armadillo - Dianne Goldsboro
• Gumbo Fiddler Crab - puppeteer Daniel. W. Peeler
• Bobby Q. - puppeteer Paul Taylor
• Granny Muskrat - puppeteer Russi Taylor
• Melvis Weasley - Jeff Bennett
• Slim Pig - Jack Reilly
• Phinneas Phatrat - Dan Povenmire
• Ribbit E. Lee - Jim Demetrius
• All characters (voices) – Bobby Goldsboro

Music

Each half-hour episode contains four to six songs, ranging from blues and Dixieland jazz to pop and classical and country music. For the first two seasons, over 100 songs were written. According to Goldsboro, "it's music that's on a children's show but it's not children's music. I've never understood talking down to kids and treating them like they're imbeciles. Several shows do that."

Animatronics

Each of the main characters' costume heads contains over $20,000 worth of animatronics, which are used to control their facial expressions and mouth movements.

Episodes

Season 1 (1996)

1. "Bobby Q. Runs Away" (Feb. 03, 1996)
2. "Bayou Jamballa Jubilee" (Feb. 10, 1996)
3. "Where's Ima?" (Feb. 17, 1996)
4. "Bluesville" (Feb. 24, 1996)
5. "Yellowbeard the Pirate" (Mar. 2, 1996)
6. "Phatrat & the Manatees" (Mar. 9, 1996)
7. "Foggy Bottom Fiddlin' Contest" (Mar. 16, 1996)
8. "Promise Them Anything" (Mar. 23, 1996)
9. "Blues in My Shoes" (Mar. 30, 1996)
10. "Classic Gumbo" (Apr. 06, 1996)
11. "The Easter Show" (Apr. 13, 1996)
12. "The Halloween Show" (Oct. 26, 1996)
13. "The Christmas Show" (Dec. 21, 1996)

Season 2 (1997)

1. "Back to the Fifties" (Mar. 01, 1997)
2. "Another Jubilee" (Mar. 08, 1997)
3. "Big Al Finds Courage" (Mar. 15, 1997)
4. "Joe Writes a Hit" (Mar. 22, 1997)
5. "Big Al Meets Cupid" (Mar. 29, 1997)
6. "Disco Here, 'Dat Go There" (Apr. 05, 1997)
7. "The Taffy Pull" (Apr. 12, 1997)
8. "Eager Beaver" (Apr. 19, 1997)
9. "Easter Egg Mornin'" (Apr. 26, 1997)
10. "The Opening Act" (May. 03, 1997)
11. "Little Lie, Big Lie" (May, 10, 1997)
12. "Ribbit Goes to Mexico" (May. 17, 1997)
13. "Savin' the Everglades" (May. 24, 1997)

Season 3 (2000–01)

1. "Ribbit to the Rescue" (Nov. 04, 2000)
2. "Songs of Love & Inspiration" (Nov. 11, 2000)
3. "The Ballad of Country Weston" (Nov. 18, 2000)
4. "The Best That You Can Be" (Nov. 25, 2000)
5. "School Daze" (Dec. 2, 2000)
6. "Rainy Daze (God's River of Love)" (Dec. 09, 2000)
7. "The Shot Heard Round the Swamp" (Dec. 16, 2000)
8. "(Unknown Title)" (Dec. 23, 2000)
9. "(Unknown Title)" (Dec. 30, 2000)
10. "(Unknown Title)" (Jan. 06, 2001)
11. "The Story of Snuffy Part 1" (Jan. 13, 2001)
12. "The Story of Snuffy Part 2" (Jan. 20, 2001)
13. "The Story of Snuffy Part 3" (Jan. 27, 2001)

Sing Along Special (2001)

1. "Sing Along with the Swamp Critters" (Feb. 03, 2001)l