Toot & Puddle is an animated children's television series based on the book series of the same name by author Holly Hobbie.[1] Produced by Mercury Filmworks in association with National Geographic Kids,[2] the series aired on Treehouse TV in Canada and Noggin in the United States. The last episode aired on May 15, 2011. Reruns continued to air until November 16, 2012. 26 episodes were produced.
| Toot & Puddle | |
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| Based on | Toot & Puddle by Holly Hobbie |
| Developed by | Stu Kreiger |
| Directed by | Christian Larocque |
| Voices of | Joanne Vannicola Samantha Reynolds Taylor Barber Linda Ballantyne Bryn McAuley John McGrath Andrew Sabiston Denis Akiyama |
| Theme music composer | Steve D'Angelo Terry Tompkins |
| Opening theme | "Toot & Puddle" |
| Ending theme | "Toot & Puddle (instrumental) |
| Composers | Steve D'Angelo Terry Tompkins |
| Country of origin | Canada United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 (52 segments) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Clint Eland Tara Sorensen |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production companies | Mercury Filmworks National Geographic Kids |
| Original release | |
| Network | Treehouse TV (Canada) Noggin (US 2008-2009) Nick Jr. (US 2009-2011) |
| Release | November 16, 2008 – May 15, 2011 |
Plot
editThe series focuses on the lives of two adventurous pigs, Toot and Puddle. The two live in Woodcock Pocket with many friends. In each episode, the duo learns about a different place or culture. During the course of each episode, either Toot visits a new location and communicates to Puddle by sending a postcard, or the two travel together. In each episode, The Boomerang Song (an exclusively-written song) is used as a transition between both stories.
Characters
edit- Toot (voiced by Joanne Vannicola) is a young pig who loves to explore. He almost always travels somewhere away from his home with his digital camera to capture photographs of his adventures. He's Puddle's best friend.
- Puddle (voiced by Samantha Reynolds) is a pig. He likes to explore but finds the area where he lives more interesting than places far away. He's Toot's best friend.
- Opal (voiced by Taylor Barber) is a cheerful and happy-go-lucky pig and Puddle's cousin who asks many questions.
- Tulip (voiced by Linda Ballantyne) is a parrot who lives in Woodcock Pocket.
- Otto (voiced by John McGrath) is a tortoise who lives in the forest in a tortoise like house.
- Desmond (voiced by Andrew Sabiston) is a kangaroo from Australia.
- Lilly (voiced by Bryn McAuley) is a frog who lives in Pocket Pond.
- Dr. Ha Song (voiced by Denis Akiyama) is a Chinese pig who lives in the clinic.
- Gabe is a friend of Toot & Puddle.
Production
editThe series has a single season with 26 episodes.
Episodes
editAll episodes were directed by Cristian Larocque.
- The Great Cheese Chase/Swing Shift (16 November 2008) – Toot & Puddle fly to France to get cheese. / Puddle makes a swing using a tire, but the tire goes missing!
- Free-Falling Friends/Curried Favors - Toot & Puddle are given skydiving lessons. / Toot flies to India and learns how to cool off.
- Opal's Big Move/Get With the Beat - Toot takes Opal to meet a famous ballerina he met in Russia. / Toot flies to Democratic Republic of the Congo to learn about tribal culture.
- You Reap What You Sow/Lost and Found - Puddle teaches Opal how to plant a garden. / Toot & Puddle fly to Belize to discover an ancient temple.
- Doors, Drawers, and Floors/Abominable Toot - Puddle teaches Toot to share. / Toot & Puddle go to Tibet in the Himalayas to see if the Abominable Snowman is real.
- The Dragon Kite/Tulips for Tulip - Puddle and Opal go kite flying but their kite flies away. / Toot & Puddle fly to the Netherlands to find tulips for Tulip.
- The Scarecrow/Which Way's Which? - Opal and Puddle can't decide what to wear to Otto's costume party. / Toot flies to Denmark and helps a goose find her glasses.
- Toot & Puddle's Campout/Toot's Alpine Adventure - Toot & Puddle go camping. / Toot flies to Germany to discover a castle and meets a lost calf.
- Party Pride/The Race - Toot & Puddle throw a house party for their friends while it's raining. / Toot & Puddle fly to Balearic Islands, Spain and enter in a soapbox race.
- Puddle's Poison Ivy/The Amazing Maze - Puddle gets poison ivy which postpones Toot's trip to Egypt. / Toot & Puddle fly to Ireland to explore its many hedge mazes.
- Year of the Pig/Robinson Toot - Dr. Ha Song misses spending Chinese New Year back home in China so Toot, Puddle and the rest of the gang bring it to him. / Toot flies to Palau and goes on an island to get warm after a cold day in Woodcock Pocket.
- Night Lights/Away From Home - Puddle tries to figure out what to give Lilly at her party. / Toot & Puddle fly to Japan but Puddle later gets homesick.
- Desmond Bounds In/Putting the Art in Artichoke - A kangaroo from Australia named Desmond moves to the neighborhood. (This is the first episode to feature Desmond, who previously still appeared in the opening sequence.) / Toot & Puddle fly to Castroville, California, USA to learn about its traditional and culinary arts.
- Bye-Bye, Butterfly/Flying Down to Rio - Opal finds a butterfly and learns about migration. / Toot & Puddle fly to Brazil to think of an idea for the Carnaval.
- Otto's Blackout/Puddle's Delicious Waffles - Otto conquers his fear of the dark when a storm hits. / Toot & Puddle fly to Belgium to learn how to make waffles.
- Recycle Cycle/Being Green - Toot, Puddle, and Opal learn to take care of their environment. / Toot & Puddle fly to Scotland to help Toot's uncle Bertie reuse his old junk into something else.
- Desmond's First Snow/Haleakala Sunrise - The gang teaches Desmond what winter is like in Pocket Hollow. / Toot & Puddle fly to Hawaii to learn how to dance the Hula at sunrise.
- Leap Frog/A Painted Pot - Lilly trains herself to jump high in the long jump. / Toot & Puddle fly to Italy to learn how to play Football and paint pots.
- It's Mine/Tumble Pandas - Lilly finds a wild berry bush and reluctantly shares it. / Toot flies to China and meets a group of acrobatic Pandas.
- Toot & Puddle's Clubhouse/Toot's Arctic Adventure - Toot & Puddle start their own secret club / Toot flies to Nunavut, Canada to learn about the eskimo tribe.
- The Show Must Go On/Astronaut Camp - The gang puts on a play. / Toot & Puddle fly to Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA to join the astronaut camp.
- Old and New/The Drawing Diary - Toot & Puddle wonder if they should get rid of their globe that covers every place that they have visited. / Toot goes to the Galapagos.
- The Legend of Pocket Hollow/It's A Mystery - Toot & Puddle get spooked by a story of a monster in Pocket Hollow. / Toot & Puddle fly to England to solve any mystery that comes to mind.
- Opal's Loose Tooth/Take a Break - Opal worries about her loose tooth. / Toot & Puddle fly to Niger and learn about digging for fossils.
- Puddle's Lucky Clover/Friends in the City - Puddle loses his good luck charm. / Toot & Puddle fly to New York City, USA.
- Look Again/Round Round Get Around (15 May 2011) - Toot, Puddle and their friends go on a treasure hunt. / Toot & Puddle go to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada to give their friend a birthday present (The start of “Round Round Get Around” is Puddle blowing once either a party horn or a noisemaker). (This is the series finale.)
Pilot
editThe pilot, a Christmas special film titled I’ll Be Home for Christmas, was released on December 5, 2006.
References
edit- ^ "Canadian content honored by Youth Media Alliance". Kidscreen. April 6, 2011.
- ^ "New Animated Series Toot & Puddle Comes To NOGGIN". Animation World Network. October 20, 2008.