Golden Acorn Awards
Since 2002, the Acorn Cafe awards outstanding Rangerphiles, creations and achievements in several categories with the Golden Acorn Award. Nominations and elections are done by the Rangerphiles. The ceremonies themselves are held at the end of a year or the very beginning of the following year, pre-written as fanfic-like scripts by involved Rangerphiles and assembled and published by Dr. Indy in real-time to create the feeling of a live show.
2004
The 2004 Golden Acorn Awards ceremonies took place at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City at December 29, 2004, starting at ca. 7:00 PM (Central Standard Time). Michael Demcio appeared as a special guest to honor the show's 15th anniversary.
The plaques have been created by Lotacats.
The artwork has been done by Jon Lemerond, Lotacats and Shelley Pleger.
Website Awards
Best Website: Tanka's CDRR Mistakes and Trivia
Further nominees: The Acorn Cafe, Winston's RRDatabase, The World Association of Montyphiles, The Acorn Cafe Guest Map
Best Website Maintainer: Winston
Further nominees: Tanka, Stephen Clouse, Dr. Indy, pupspals
Best Website Content: Tanka's CDRR Mistakes and Trivia
Further nominees: Winston's RRDatabase, The Russian CDRR Portal, The World Association of Montyphiles, The Rescue Ranger Calendar
Best Website Layout: The Russian CDRR Portal
Further nominees: Tanka's CDRR Mistakes and Trivia, Indy's Ranger Museum, The World Association of Montyphiles, Winston's RRDatabase
Most Informative Website: Tanka's CDRR Mistakes and Trivia
Further nominees: Winston's RRDatabase, The Russian CDRR Portal, The Acorn Cafe Guest Map, The Acorn Cafe
Best Original Website Section: Tanka's CDRR Mistakes and Trivia
Further nominees: pupspals' How to Rangerize your Mac and How to tell the difference between Chip and Dale, Ray Jones' Rescue Ranger Calendar, Jeff Parkes' Rescue Ranger Poll
Outstanding Website Achievement: Winston DeLeon, for reviving the RRDatabase
Further nominees: Stephen Clouse and Dr. Indy, for keeping the Acorn Cafe going, Tanka, for her CDRR Mistakes and Trivia, Jeff Parkes, for The World Association of Montyphiles and the Rescue Ranger Poll
Artwork Awards
Best Artwork: Tie between Gadget of the Morning and Gadget through a Frosted Window by NN and 3D Rescue Rangers by Jon Lemerond
Further nominees: Monty KOs Mousenegger and The Ranger Villains by Jon Lemerond, Desiree DeLure by Kevin Sharbaugh
Best Artist: Tie between fish and John Lemerond
Further nominees: NN, Tanka, Jdracous
Best Color Image (Flat): Gadget, Playing in the Snow by NN
Further nominees: Rescue Rangers Wall Mural by Ray Jones, Dale's Dream Come True by pupspals, Angel on My Table by Ruslan, Changes—When Did The Clothes Come On? by Lotacats
Best Color Image (Rendered): The Ranger Villains by Jon Lemerond
Further nominees: Desiree DeLure by Kevin Sharbaugh, Monty KOs Mousenegger and 3D Rescue Rangers by Jon Lemerond, Changes—When Did The Clothes Come On? by Lotacats, Gadget of the Morning by NN
Best B&W Image (Greyscale): RR Father's Day Card by fish
Further nominees: I Want to Believe by Ruslan, Spotted by The Gnome, Gadget, Wondering by Shredder, Smile in a Sweater by Artist
Best Portrait of a Ranger: Gadget of the Morning by NN
Further nominees: Chip, Dressed as Indy and Gadget's Happy New Year by Head, Yes, Dale by Loki, Gadget, Purely Happy (Color) by Shredder, Smile in a Sweater by Artist, Gadget In Love by Tanka
Best Illustration Inspired by a Fanfic: Theo and Bink by Shelley Pleger
Best Original Costuming: I Want to Believe by Ruslan
Best Animation: The trailer to The Collision of Minds and The New Year Clip by IP Guest
Further nominees: The RR Slide Show by Animated Malamute, Munks on Ice and Kissy Munks Revisited by Lotacats
Written Work Awards
Best Story: Tie between Gadget's Quest by Kevin Sharbaugh and Gadget Until Proven Innocent by Morgan Kohl
Further nominees: Gadget in Chains by Loneheart, A Ranger's Trek by The Gnome, A Romance for the Romantics by Rachel Gloess, Dale the Detective: Case of the Nabbed Necklace by Dr. Indy and Chris Silva
Best Author: Kevin Sharbaugh
Further nominees: AQD Robert, Dr. Indy and Chris Silva, Morgan Kohl, The Gnome, Winston
Most Improved Author: AQD Robert
Further nominees: pupspals, Foxhound, CD, Morgan Kohl, Thunderbolt
Best Comedy: Keep It Under Your Hat by Kevin Sharbaugh
Further nominees: Dale the Detective: Case of the Nabbed Necklace by Dr. Indy and Chris Silva, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire: Celebrity Toon Version and Gadget's Skirt by pupspals, Criss Cross Takes the Mary Sue Litmus Test by Morgan Kohl
Best Action Adventure: Gadget's Quest by Kevin Sharbaugh
Further nominees: Lost Rangers by UrthQuake, New York City Trilogy by Ulrik Raben, Theo's Origin by Dr. Indy and Chris Silva
Best Drama: Tie between Gadget in Chains by Loneheart and Dividing the Emptiness by Winston
Further nominees: Gadget's Quest by Kevin Sharbaugh, Gadget Until Proven Innocent by Morgan Kohl, Theo's Origin by Dr. Indy and Chris Silva
Best Romance: A Romance for the Romantics by Rachel Gloess
Further nominee: Heart of Hearts by Rachel Gloess
Best Mystery/Thriller: Lost Rangers by UrthQuake
Further nominees: Gadget Until Proven Innocent by Morgan Kohl, Dale the Detective: Case of the Nabbed Necklace by Dr. Indy and Chris Silva, Gadget's Quest by Kevin Sharbaugh
Best Short Story: Dale the Detective: Case of the Nabbed Necklace by Dr. Indy and Chris Silva
Further nominee: Keep It Under Your Hat by Kevin Sharbaugh
Best Narrative Description: Tie between the island in Theo's Origin by Dr. Indy and Chris Silva and the descriptions in Gadget in Chains by Loneheart
Further nominees: The forest in Dividing the Emptiness by Winston, the Anticrisscross Virus in Gadget Until Proven Innocent by Morgan Kohl, the descriptions in Lost Rangers by UrthQuake
Best Original Male Character: Theo from Theo's Origin by Dr. Indy and Chris Silva
Further nominees: Crisscross from Gadget Until Proven Innocent by Morgan Kohl, the owl from Lost Rangers by UrthQuake
Best Original Female Character: Amanda Hawkfeather from Gadget's Quest by Kevin Sharbaugh
Best Original Villain: Officer Margo Haggs from Gadget in Chains by Loneheart
Further nominees: Alexander Flaversham from Gadget Until Proven Innocent by Morgan Kohl, Tuffaz Nails from Dale the Detective: Case of the Nabbed Necklace by Dr. Indy and Chris Silva
Best Character Interaction: Gadget and Doohickey in Gadget's Quest by Kevin Sharbaugh
Further nominees: Chip and Dale switch roles in Dale the Detective: Case of the Nabbed Necklace by Dr. Indy and Chris Silva, Gadget, Widget, and a disassembled Chris Cross in Gadget Until Proven Innocent by Morgan Kohl, the fight scene in Gadget's Quest by Kevin Sharbaugh, Gadget and the Enterprise Crew in A Ranger's Trek by The Gnome, Chip and Gadget in A Romance for the Ages by Rachel Gloess
Best Characterization of the Rangers: Tie between Gadget's Skirt by pupspals and Dale the Detective: Case of the Nabbed Necklace by Dr. Indy and Chris Silva
Further nominees: A Valentine's Surprise by Rachel Gloess, A Ranger's Trek by The Gnome
Best Use of a One-Shot Series Character: Tammy in Dividing the Emptiness by Winston
Further nominees: Désirée in Redemption by BW, Tammy in Dale the Detective: Case of the Nabbed Necklace by Dr. Indy and Chris Silva, Tammy's mother in Keep It Under Your Hat by Kevin Sharbaugh
Best Use of a Recurring Series Character: Tie between Rat Capone in in Gadget's Quest by Kevin Sharbaugh and Dale in Dale the Detective: Case of the Nabbed Necklace by Dr. Indy
Further nominees: Gadget in Gadget's Skirt by pupspals, Chip in Theo's Origin by Dr. Indy and Chris Silva, Gadget in Gadget's Quest by Kevin Sharbaugh
Best Verse: The Gadgetclocky by bock's car
Further nominees: 2003 Halloween Poem by Cyber Damiyo, Reply to Cyber Damiyo's 2003 Halloween Poem by Ray Jones
Best Poet: bock's car
Further nominees: Cyber Damiyo, Ray Jones, Dr. Indy
Best Poetic Imagery: The Gadgetclocky by bock's car
Further nominees: 2003 Halloween Poem by Cyber Damiyo, Reply to Cyber Damiyo's 2003 Halloween Poem by Ray Jones
Best Satire: The Book Of Ranger Love by Rennod
Further nominees: We Need Censorship by CD, Should've Been a Ranger by Kevin Sharbaugh, The Ballad of Dale Oakmont by Dr. Indy, I'm a Believer by bock's car
Best Song Parody: I'm a Believer by bock's car
Special Awards
Most Helpful Rangerphile: Winston
Further nominees: AQD Robert, Dr. Indy, pupspals, Ray Jones
Special Mention: Joseph Sturch for working on the sequel to Death of a Comedian (and a parallel story) while on duty in Iraq
Further nominees: Stephen Clouse for preparing a new Cafe, pupspals for her Guest Map, Winston for reviving the RRDatabase, Lotacats for her constand and excellent artwork
Best Nutcase: Tie between AQD Robert, Foxhound, pupspals, Greyhound Bus
Further nominee: CD
Most Prolific Rangerphile: Tanka
Further nominees: Loneheart, CD, Dr. Indy, Winston
Best Caption: Week 118, Obi-Wan Maplewood
Further nominees: Week 104, Karl, week 117, Kevin Sharbaugh and Jeff Parkes, week 119, Stitch, week 125, Ronnie Rabbit
All-Time Awards
Best All-Time Website: The Acorn Cafe
Further nominees: Rescue Ranger Database (the original), Rescue Ranger Database resurrected by Winston, The Foxglove Feature, Tanka's CDRR Mistakes and Trivia, The World Association of Montyphiles, The Acorn Cafe Guest Map
Best All-Time Artist: fish
Further nominees: Charles Williams, Jon Lemerond, NN, Tanka, Jdracous
Best All-Time Artwork: Of Mice and Mayhem by fish
Further nominees: Plots and The Times of Their Lives covers by Charles Williams, Monty KOs Mousenegger, 3D Rescue Rangers and The Ranger Villains by Jon Lemerond, Gadget through a Frosted Window and Gadget of the Morning by NN, Desiree DeLure by Kevin Sharbaugh
Best All-Time Author: Dr. Indy and Chris Silva
Further nominees: fish, AQD Robert, Kevin Sharbaugh, Morgan Kohl, The Gnome, Winston
Best All-Time Fanfic: Tie between Rhyme and Reason by Michael Demcio and Of Mice and Mayhem by fish
Further nominees: Gadget's Quest by Kevin Sharbaugh, Gadget Until Proven Innocent by Morgan Kohl, Gadget in Chains by Loneheart, A Ranger's Trek by The Gnome, A Romance for the Romantics by Rachel Gloess, Dale the Detective: Case of the Nabbed Necklace by Dr. Indy and Chris Silva
Miscellaneous Awards
Rookie of the Year: pupspals
Natasha Kashefipour Lifetime Achievement Award: Ray Jones
External Links
The 2004 Golden Acorn Awards page at Indy's Ranger Museum
The ceremonies at the Acorn Cafe:
2005
The 2005 Golden Acorn Awards ceremonies took place at the Sydney Opera House on January 5, 2006, starting at ca. 7:00 pm (Central Standard Time).
The plaques have been created by Jareth.
The artwork has been done by Lotacats and fish.
Website Awards
Best Website: Tanka's CDRR Pages
Further nominee: Indy's Ranger Museum
Best Website Maintainer: Tanka
Further nominees: Ray Jones, Dr. Indy
Best Website Content: Tie between Indy's Ranger Museum and Tanka's CDRR Pages
Further nominee: Russian CDRR HQ
Best Website Layout: The World Association of Montyphiles
Further nominees: Indy's Ranger Museum, JoneScientific
Most Informative Website: The Acorn Cafe
Further nominees: Indy's Ranger Museum
Best Original Website Section: Tie between Tanka's CDRR Mistakes Page, pupspals' Acorn Cafe Guest Map and Ray Jones' Rescue Ranger Calendar
Further nominee: Dr. Indy's Rescue Ranger Episode Guide and Commentary
Outstanding Website Achievement: Tie between Tanka, for her CDRR Mistakes page, and Stephen C & Dr. Indy, for the Acorn Cafe
Further nominees: Indy, for his Ranger Museum, Ray Jones, for his Rescue Ranger Calendar
Artwork Awards
Best Artwork: The Rangers of Oz, by fish
Further nominees: RR Logo Mosaic by pupspals, Jeff's Ranger Mosaic by Jeff Parkes, Clarice Standing and Clarice Sitting by Te'Targa, Older Bink and Fantasy Rangers Group Shot by Toni, Gadget in the Night, Gadget's Cosmos and Resurrection by Mikhail, The Poem by bock's car and Lotacats
Best Artist: Tie between fish and Toni
Further nominees: Te'Targa, Artist, Mikhail, p.f., J, Oleg
Best Color Image (Flat): Tie between Valentine's Day 2005 by fish (with color by Obi-Wan Maplewood) and End of Work by Rex
Further nominees: Gadget in the Night, Gadget's Cosmos and Resurrection by Mikhail, The Rangers of Oz and Mamaliens 3 by fish, Someday I'll learn hands by E. D. Thweatt
Best Color Image (Rendered): Tom vs. Nimnul's Robot Dog by Jon Lemerond
Further nominees: Ranger Emoticons, Fantasy Rangers Group Shot, Older Bink,Tammy the Mage and Foxglove the Thief by Toni, Sleepy Morning by Ruslan, Ranger Logo Mosaic by pupspals, Tammy Hackwrench by J, The Poem by bock's car and Lotacats, Halloween 2004 by Lotacats, Ranger Mosaic by Jeff Parkes, Train Rescue by Ray Jones
Best B&W Image (Greyscale): Tie between Medieval Princess Gadget and Gadget's Classroom by Artist
Further nominees: Gadget on the railroad tracks by Oleg, Sparky and an exploded radio, Monty cheeze attack!, Clarice standing and Clarice sitting by Te'Targa, Fat Cat's Birthday Present by IP Guest, Dale Proposing to Gadget by Chris Silva
Best Portrait of a Ranger: Tie between Kisses by Ruslan and Older Bink by Toni
Further nominees: Monty cheeze attack! by Te'Targa, this nameless picture by Ruslan, Gadget & The Way Things Work by Nathan, Tammy the Mage by Toni
Best Illustration Inspired by a Fanfic: Tie between Death of a Comedian 2 by Te'Targa and Chip leaves (based on Jeff Parkes' Poll) by Tanka
Further nominees: Nightmares comic strip by Toni, Hack (from Ronnie Rabbit's Broken Glass) by Te'Targa
Best Original Costuming: Tie between fish for The Ranger of Oz and Toni for Fantasy Rangers Group Shot
Further nominees: Jeff Pierce for Gadget models Penelope Pitstop's outfit, pupspals for Chip as a C.H.i.P., Toni for In a more RPG-type setting, Dale takes the role of a mage, Tammy the Mage and Foxglove the Thief, J for The Five Mouseketeers, Ray Jones for Humanbat
Best Animation: The Russian Animation Team for New Adventures of Gadget Hackwrench
Further nominees: IP Guest for New Year Clip, Jon Lemerond and Foxhound for 3D Modelviewer for CDRR RPG, p.f. for Gadget listening to music, Lotacats for Smooth Criminal, Michael Chipson
Written Work Awards
Most Improved Author: Rachel Gloess
Further nominees: JeffNindo, Ronnie Rabbit, Loneheart, Gwendolyn Katsche
Best Author: Stainless Steel Rat
Further nominees: Kevin Sharbaugh, Dr. Indy and Chris Silva, Rachel Gloess, Loneheart
Best Story: Clarice Returns by Rachel Gloess
Further nominees: Space Wars: The Ranger Parody by Kevin Sharbaugh, Nothing But a Gadget by Dr. Indy and Chris Silva, Gadget in Chains by Loneheart, C-G: A Romance by Ronnie Rabbit
Best Comedy: Space Wars: The Ranger Parody by Kevin Sharbaugh
Further nominee: Foxglove wa otaku desu by Stainless Steel Rat
Best Action Adventure: Gadget in Chains by Loneheart
Further nominees: Deleted Scene from 'Last Train to Cashville' by Stainless Steel Rat, Troublesome Trucks by Blackadder, The Good, the Mad, and the Dale by Toni, Space Wars: The Ranger Parody by Kevin Sharbaugh, Nothing But a Gadget by Dr. Indy and Chris Silva, The Iron Mouse by Red Sonic
Best Drama: Clarice Returns by Rachel Gloess
Further nominees: Gadget in Chains by Loneheart, Nothing But a Gadget by Dr. Indy and Chris Silva, Fragile September by Gwendolyn Katsche, Gadget Until Proven Innocent by Morgan Kohl
Best Romance: Clarice Returns by Rachel Gloess
Further nominees: C-G: A Romance by Ronnie Rabbit, If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It by Neal_Wolf
Best Mystery/Thriller: Tie between Nothing But a Gadget by Dr. Indy and Chris Silva and Gadget in Chains by Loneheart
Further nominees: The Do-Nutters by Stainless Steel Rat, Clarice Returns by Rachel Gloess
Best Short Story: Tie between Foxglove wa otaku desu by Stainless Steel Rat and Last Call at the Acorn Cafe by Ronnie Rabbit
Further nominees: The Do-Nutters and On the Design of Rodent-Scale Pulse Drive Single-Stage-to-Orbit Vehicles by Stainless Steel Rat, Troublesome Trucks by Blackadder, Fragile September by Gwendolyn Katsche, Pinky’s Valentine by pupspals
Best Narrative Description: Tie between Clarice's performance, before and after in Clarice Returns by Rachel Gloess and the opening from C-G: A Romance by Ronnie Rabbit
Further nominees: Lift-off scene from On the Design of Rodent-Scale Pulse Drive Single-Stage-to-Orbit Vehicles and Deleted Scene from 'Last Train to Cashville' by Stainless Steel Rat, Troublesome Trucks by Blackadder, Attack on the Duckstar in Space Wars: The Ranger Parody by Kevin Sharbaugh, Entering Barbara's Headquarters in Nothing But a Gadget by Dr. Indy and Chris Silva
Best Original Male Character: Ken Thunderbolt from Nothing But a Gadget by Dr. Indy and Chris Silva
Further nominee: Dale Branchwalker from Space Wars: The Ranger Parody by Kevin Sharbaugh
Best Original Female Character: Barbara Hackwrench from Nothing But a Gadget by Dr. Indy and Chris Silva
Further nominees: Officer Margo Haggs and Bubbles from Gadget in Chains by Loneheart, Princess Luau from Space Wars: The Ranger Parody by Kevin Sharbaugh
Best Original Villain: Officer Margo Haggs from Gadget in Chains by Loneheart
Further nominees: Stella from Clarice Returns by Rachel Gloess, Girth Vastcat from Space Wars: The Ranger Parody by Kevin Sharbaugh
Best Character Interaction: Tie between Ronnie Rabbit for C-G: A Romance and Kevin Sharbaugh for Space Wars: The Ranger Parody
Further nominees: Stainless Steel Rat for The Do-Nutters, Rachel Gloess for Chip and Clarice in Clarice Returns, Loneheart for Dale and Basil in Gadget In Chains, Dr. Indy and Chris Silva for Dale and Gadget in Nothing But a Gadget
Best Characterization of the Rangers: Tie between Clarice Returns by Rachel Gloess and Space Wars: The Ranger Parody by Kevin Sharbaugh
Further nominees: The Do-Nutters by Stainless Steel Rat, Chip and Clarice in Clarice Returns by Rachel Gloess, Nothing But a Gadget by Dr. Indy and Chris Silva
Best Use of a One-Shot Series Character: Lahwhinie as Princess Luau in Space Wars: The Ranger Parody by Kevin Sharbaugh
Best Use of a Recurring Series Character: Tie between Fat Cat as Girth Vastcat in Space Wars: The Ranger Parody by Kevin Sharbaugh and Gadget in Nothing But a Gadget by Dr. Indy and Chris Silva
Further nominees: Gadget in Gadget in Chains by Loneheart, Norton Nimnul in The Good, the Mad, and the Dale by Toni, Norton Nimnul as Grand Moff Nimnul in Space Wars: The Ranger Parody by Kevin Sharbaugh
Best Verse: Tie between What Mice Know by Ronnie Rabbit and Rime of the Ancient Ranger by Wedge
Further nominee: On Gossamer Wings by bock's car
Best Poet: Tie between bock's car and Ronnie Rabbit
Further nominee: Wedge
Best Poetic Imagery: Tie between Rime of the Ancient Ranger by Wedge and On Gossamer Wings by bock's car
Further nominee: What Mice Know by Ronnie Rabbit
Best Satire: Space Wars: The Ranger Parody by Kevin Sharbaugh
Further nominees: The Weeks That Where by bock's car, The Day Nothing Happened To The Rescue Rangers by AQD_Robert, Stan Blather Signs Off by Jeff Parkes
Best Song Parody: Oh Golly by Neal Wolf
Further nominee: Eurovision Song Contest 2005 - Rescue Rangers Version by Gwendolyn Katsche
Special Awards
Most Helpful Rangerphile: Tie between Dr. Indy and Jeff Parkes
Best Nutcase: Greyhound Bus
Most Prolific Rangerphile: Stainless Steel Rat
Special Mention: Tie between Jeff Pierce for organizing the What’s My Plotline contest and Toni for the Ranger Emoticons
Further nominees: Silent Shadow aka Prapor for leading the CDRR HQ team, The Russian Animation Team for New Adventures of Gadget Hackwrench, Lotacats for all the help she is, and to all those who helped in the move from the old to the new café
Best Caption: Tie between Week 153, Rachel Gloess, and Week 137, Karl 5
Further nominees: Week 134, Stitch, week 152, Ray Jones, week 157, pupspals, week 159, Jeff Pierce and Ronnie Rabbit, week 143, Loneheart
All-Time Best Awards
Best All-Time Website: The Acorn Cafe
Further nominees: Russian CDRR Portal, Indy's Ranger Museum, The Foxglove Feature, The RRDatabase under Matt Plotecher, Russian CDRR HQ
Best All-Time Artist: fish
Further nominees: Charles Williams, Te'Targa, Toni, Artist, J, Mikhail, p.f., Oleg
Best All-Time Artwork: Of Mice and Mayhem by fish
Further nominees: Gadget in the Night and Gadget's Cosmos by Mikhail, Plots and The Times of Their Lives covers by Charles Williams, The Rangers of Oz by fish, Clarice standing by Te'Targa
Best All-Time Author: Dr. Indy and Chris Silva
Further nominees: fish, Stainless Steel Rat, Kevin Sharbaugh, Rachel Gloess, Loneheart
Best All-Time Fanfic: Tie between Of Mice and Mayhem by fish and Rhyme and Reason by Michael Demcio
Further nominees: Space Wars: The Ranger Parody by Kevin Sharbaugh, Gadget in Chains by Loneheart, Clarice Returns by Rachel Gloess, Nothing But a Gadget by Dr. Indy and Chris Silva
Miscellaneous Awards
Rookie of the Year: Toni
Further nominees: Stainless Steel Rat, Jeff Pierce
Natasha Kashefipour Lifetime Achievement Award: Tanka
Further nominees: Lotacats, Jeff Pierce, Kevin Sharbaugh
External Links
The ceremonies at the Acorn Cafe:
