Derivative Works
It was made into the Disney movie Rascal in 1969 starring Bill Mumy as Sterling North. The film also featured the voice of Walter Pidgeon as the reminiscing grown Sterling North, Steve Forrest as his father Willard and Pamela Toll as his sister Theo.
It was also made into a 52-episode Japanese anime entitled Araiguma Rasukaru. The success of the animated series was responsible for the accidental introduction of the raccoon into Japan.
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