Bannertail: The Story of Gray Squirrel (anime)

Bannertail: The Story of Gray Squirrel
Japanese magazine cover showing Bannertail: The Story of Gray Squirrel
シートン動物記 りすのバナー (Shīton Dōbutsuki Risu no Banā)
Anime television series
Directed by	Fumio Kurokawa
Studio	Nippon Animation
Original network	TV Asahi
Original run	April 7, 1979 – September 29, 1979
Episodes	26

Bannertail: The Story of Gray Squirrel (シートン動物記 りすのバナー, Shīton Dōbutsuki Risu no Banā^?) is an anime series made by Nippon Animation in 1979. It is based on the 1922 children's book Bannertail by Ernest Thompson Seton. It ran for a total of 26 episodes and told the story of Banner, a young orphaned squirrel raised by a kindly mother cat, and his adventures in the forest. It is also known by its German version, entitled Puschel, das Eichhorn. In the Arab world, where the anime succeeded in attracting young viewers and gained much popularity, it is known as Sanjoob (سنجوب) or Sanajeb-el Gaaba (سناجب الغابة). It was also popular in Spain and Latin America under the name Banner y Flappy.