Secret Life of Toys is a 1994 children's TV series based on the 1986 Christmas TV special The Christmas Toy. Each of the fourteen 30-minute episodes consists of two 15-minute stories. The show was taped in Monheim, Germany (near the Dutch border), and aired on The Disney Channel in the US (beginning on 5 March 1994),[1][2] the BBC in the United Kingdom, Family Channel, Vrak and TVO in Canada, Spacetoon in the Arab world, Top TV in South Africa, The Kids' Channel in Israel, RTB in Brunei, Armed Forces Network in Germany and Japan, TVP1 in Poland, Channel 55 in Bahrain and on ABC TV in Australia. The series was formerly streamed on Netflix and Hulu and is currently available on Kidoodle.TV
This series depicts the further adventures of Rugby Tiger and his friends in a new playroom with two different children, Penny and Simon. Penny and Simon's playtime affect how the toys' setting and situations are in the children's absence. For the toys' safety, they have a code called a set of No-nos. However one of the toys end up breaking one of those rules by accident. When that happens, they toys have to work together to keep the fact they can move and speak away from the humans.
Characters
Main characters
Rugby Tiger (Dave Goelz) is a plucky tiger plush toy who is always looking for an adventure. He was designed by Larry DiFiori and built by Rollie Krewson.
Mew (Nigel Plaskitt) is Rugby's good friend who is a catnip mouse toy that belongs to the family cat. He was designed by Larry DiFiori and built by Joann Green.
Balthazar (Jerry Nelson) is a really old bear plush toy who is very wise. He functions as a fatherlike leader to the toys, and tells them when it's safe for them to move. He was designed by Larry DiFiori and built by Joann Green.
Raisin (Louise Gold) is a tomboyish rag doll replacing Apple.
Hortense (Louise Gold) is a worry-prone rocking horse replacing Belmont.
Ditz (Dave Goelz) is a clown plush toy who can easily get mixed up. He was designed by Larry DiFiori and built by Marian Keating.
Other characters
Bratty Rat (Jerry Nelson) is a shifty rat who was purchased at a secondhand store.
Bunny Lamp (Mike Quinn) takes care of the lighting in the toy room and warns the toys when people are coming.
Bleep (Rob Mills) is a toy robot who sometimes freezes during his speech. He was designed by Larry DiFiori and built by Tom Newby and Norman Tempia.
Cruiser (Brian Henson) looks like a Fisher Price Little People figure who drives a taxi. He loves to use cool slang words. His motto is: "A dollar on the drop, and ten cents for any additional miles." He was designed by Larry DiFiori and built by Tom Newby and Norman Tempia.
Datz (Jerry Nelson) is a paper bag puppet that looks like his brother Ditz.
Dinkybeard (Jerry Nelson) is a wooden toy pirate. He was designed and built by Paul Andrejco.
Daffodil (Louise Gold) is a breakable princess doll who lives on the top shelf. Nobody really understands her. Daffodil is arguably the oldest toy in the house, having belonged to a family that previously owned it. After her original owner grew up and moved away, she lived alone in the attic of the house for many childhoods until the current family's children found her and brought her into their playroom. She alone among the toys understands what the attic actually is.
Eggie (Mike Quinn) is a dimwitted Humpty Dumpty-like toy egg who thinks eggs are the smartest creatures in the world.
Oops! – The children set up an elaborate practical joke, using Hortense as an integral part of their Rube Goldberg-type mechanism. When they leave the room, Hortense sneezes and accidentally sets off the joke, therefore breaking the First No-No, "Never destroy anything belonging to the children". How will they ever get it all back together again before the children return? Oh, worry, worry, worry!
Don't Tell Me – Rugby's curiosity and refusal to listen to others puts him in tight spot when he's locked out of the playroom.
2
"Follow the Leader / Disappearing Ditz"
12 March 1994 (1994-03-12)
Follow the Leader – Balthazar is feeling old and tired, and when he sees how much the other toys admire the youth and strength of Dr. Wizardo, the hero of one of the children's computer games, he presses the "escape" button and lets Wizardo out. When Wizardo takes over, things rapidly get very unpleasant, and Balthazar has to save his friends. He soon discovers there's more to being a leader than youth and strength.
Disappearing Ditz – After Ditz repeatedly interrupts Rugby's magic show, Rugby wishes that Ditz would disappear. Ditz agrees that this would be a wonderful trick, so Rugby puts Ditz in his magic box, never expecting for one moment that he will disappear. When he does, by falling through a broken board, Rugby is devastated. He realises you have to be careful what you wish for because you just might get it.
3
"I'm Going to Tell... / The Cat Toy That Roared"
19 March 1994 (1994-03-19)
I'm Going to Tell... – When Raisin accidentally tapes over one of the children's audio cassettes, the last thing she needs is Bratty Rat threatening to tell on her. She does everything possible to keep him from carrying out his bratty little threat, but in the end, he tells. But the consequences are not at all what Raisin expected.
The Cat Toy That Roared –
4
"Rock-a-Bye Worries / The Magic Fish"
26 March 1994 (1994-03-26)
Rock-a-Bye Worries – Hortense, the venerable rocking horse, has always been a worrier. But when she believes herself to be the getaway horse in a bank robbery, she does more than worry. In front of her concerned friends, she rocks madly, getting nowhere, until she falls over. Now they've all got something to worry about...
The Magic Fish – The Magic Fish is a fortune-telling game the children play. When they leave the room the clairvoyant fish, naturally, comes to life and starts answering questions. Raisin doesn't want to take turns finding out the answers to her questions -- she wants the fish to herself, so she kidnaps him. She soon regrets that the one question she never asked was, "What happens when you kidnap a magic fish?"
5
"Climbers / Be Plush"
2 April 1994 (1994-04-02)
Climbers – Rugby accidentally discovers the lost toy Felix. Mustering up his courage, Balthazar is able to rescue Felix.
Be Plush – Rugby is pretty standoffish believing he is better than the new tiger toy Humble Gary, until Gary ventures to meet the monster under the stairs.
6
"Queen Raisin / Balthazar in Beam Land"
9 April 1994 (1994-04-09)
Queen Raisin –
Balthazar in Beam Land –
7
"Ditz and Datz / Mummies"
16 April 1994 (1994-04-16)
Ditz and Datz –
Mummies – Raisin, Balthazar and Ditz dress up like mummies to scare Rugby after he keeps a peculiar stone.
8
"All Washed Up / Bunnochio"
23 April 1994 (1994-04-23)
All Washed Up –
Bunnochio –
9
"More Than a Mouse / Happy Hortense to You"
30 April 1994 (1994-04-30)
More Than a Mouse –
Happy Hortense to You – When Hortence is feeling sad because she was left out of the childrens' birthday party, the toys decide to throw her a party.
10
"Down with Dinkybeard / The Sky is Falling!"
7 May 1994 (1994-05-07)
Down with Dinkybeard –
The Sky is Falling! –
11
"Baby Balthazar / True Mew"
14 May 1994 (1994-05-14)
Baby Balthazar –
True Mew –
12
"Mr. and Mrs. Rugby / I Spy"
21 May 1994 (1994-05-21)
Mr. and Mrs. Rugby –
I Spy – A new teddy called Spy Guy doesn't want to be sent back to the toy store, so he impersonates Balthazar and tries to send him away instead.
13
"Who Shares Wins / It's a Giveaway"
28 May 1994 (1994-05-28)
Who Shares Wins –
It's a Giveaway –
References
^"TV REVIEWS : Muppets Come to Life in 'Toys'". Los Angeles Times. 5 March 1994. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
^The Disney Channel Magazine, Vol. 12, no. 2, February/March 1994: pp. 32, 39.
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Secret Life of Toys is a 1994 children s TV series based on the 1986 Christmas TV special The Christmas Toy Each of the fourteen 30 minute episodes consists of two 15 minute stories The show was taped in Monheim Germany near the Dutch border and aired on The Disney Channel in the US beginning on 5 March 1994 1 2 the BBC in the United Kingdom Family Channel Vrak and TVO in Canada Spacetoon in the Arab world Top TV in South Africa The Kids Channel in Israel RTB in Brunei Armed Forces Network in Germany and Japan TVP1 in Poland Channel 55 in Bahrain and on ABC TV in Australia The series was formerly streamed on Netflix and Hulu and is currently available on Kidoodle TVSecret Life of ToysGenreChildren s television seriesWritten byJocelyn StevensonVoices ofJerry NelsonDave GoelzLouise GoldNigel PlaskittMike QuinnTheme music composerPEEK A BOOComposersJocelyn Stevenson Lyrics Markus Windt Sound Country of originGermanyUnited KingdomUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishNo of seasons1No of episodes13ProductionExecutive producerBrian HensonProducerPeter CooganRunning time10 minutesProduction companyJim Henson ProductionsDistributorThe Jim Henson CompanyReleaseOriginal networkThe Disney Channel U S BBC UK Picture format4 3Original release5 March 1994 03 05 28 May 1994 1994 05 28 Contents 1 Plot 2 Characters 2 1 Main characters 2 2 Other characters 3 Episodes 4 References 5 External linksPlot EditThis series depicts the further adventures of Rugby Tiger and his friends in a new playroom with two different children Penny and Simon Penny and Simon s playtime affect how the toys setting and situations are in the children s absence For the toys safety they have a code called a set of No nos However one of the toys end up breaking one of those rules by accident When that happens they toys have to work together to keep the fact they can move and speak away from the humans Characters EditMain characters Edit Rugby Tiger Dave Goelz is a plucky tiger plush toy who is always looking for an adventure He was designed by Larry DiFiori and built by Rollie Krewson Mew Nigel Plaskitt is Rugby s good friend who is a catnip mouse toy that belongs to the family cat He was designed by Larry DiFiori and built by Joann Green Balthazar Jerry Nelson is a really old bear plush toy who is very wise He functions as a fatherlike leader to the toys and tells them when it s safe for them to move He was designed by Larry DiFiori and built by Joann Green Raisin Louise Gold is a tomboyish rag doll replacing Apple Hortense Louise Gold is a worry prone rocking horse replacing Belmont Ditz Dave Goelz is a clown plush toy who can easily get mixed up He was designed by Larry DiFiori and built by Marian Keating Other characters Edit Bratty Rat Jerry Nelson is a shifty rat who was purchased at a secondhand store Bunny Lamp Mike Quinn takes care of the lighting in the toy room and warns the toys when people are coming Bleep Rob Mills is a toy robot who sometimes freezes during his speech He was designed by Larry DiFiori and built by Tom Newby and Norman Tempia Cruiser Brian Henson looks like a Fisher Price Little People figure who drives a taxi He loves to use cool slang words His motto is A dollar on the drop and ten cents for any additional miles He was designed by Larry DiFiori and built by Tom Newby and Norman Tempia Datz Jerry Nelson is a paper bag puppet that looks like his brother Ditz Dinkybeard Jerry Nelson is a wooden toy pirate He was designed and built by Paul Andrejco Daffodil Louise Gold is a breakable princess doll who lives on the top shelf Nobody really understands her Daffodil is arguably the oldest toy in the house having belonged to a family that previously owned it After her original owner grew up and moved away she lived alone in the attic of the house for many childhoods until the current family s children found her and brought her into their playroom She alone among the toys understands what the attic actually is Eggie Mike Quinn is a dimwitted Humpty Dumpty like toy egg who thinks eggs are the smartest creatures in the world Humble Gary Mike Quinn is an extremely humble tiger Episodes EditNo TitleOriginal air date1 Oops Don t Tell Me 5 March 1994 1994 03 05 Oops The children set up an elaborate practical joke using Hortense as an integral part of their Rube Goldberg type mechanism When they leave the room Hortense sneezes and accidentally sets off the joke therefore breaking the First No No Never destroy anything belonging to the children How will they ever get it all back together again before the children return Oh worry worry worry Don t Tell Me Rugby s curiosity and refusal to listen to others puts him in tight spot when he s locked out of the playroom 2 Follow the Leader Disappearing Ditz 12 March 1994 1994 03 12 Follow the Leader Balthazar is feeling old and tired and when he sees how much the other toys admire the youth and strength of Dr Wizardo the hero of one of the children s computer games he presses the escape button and lets Wizardo out When Wizardo takes over things rapidly get very unpleasant and Balthazar has to save his friends He soon discovers there s more to being a leader than youth and strength Disappearing Ditz After Ditz repeatedly interrupts Rugby s magic show Rugby wishes that Ditz would disappear Ditz agrees that this would be a wonderful trick so Rugby puts Ditz in his magic box never expecting for one moment that he will disappear When he does by falling through a broken board Rugby is devastated He realises you have to be careful what you wish for because you just might get it 3 I m Going to Tell The Cat Toy That Roared 19 March 1994 1994 03 19 I m Going to Tell When Raisin accidentally tapes over one of the children s audio cassettes the last thing she needs is Bratty Rat threatening to tell on her She does everything possible to keep him from carrying out his bratty little threat but in the end he tells But the consequences are not at all what Raisin expected The Cat Toy That Roared 4 Rock a Bye Worries The Magic Fish 26 March 1994 1994 03 26 Rock a Bye Worries Hortense the venerable rocking horse has always been a worrier But when she believes herself to be the getaway horse in a bank robbery she does more than worry In front of her concerned friends she rocks madly getting nowhere until she falls over Now they ve all got something to worry about The Magic Fish The Magic Fish is a fortune telling game the children play When they leave the room the clairvoyant fish naturally comes to life and starts answering questions Raisin doesn t want to take turns finding out the answers to her questions she wants the fish to herself so she kidnaps him She soon regrets that the one question she never asked was What happens when you kidnap a magic fish 5 Climbers Be Plush 2 April 1994 1994 04 02 Climbers Rugby accidentally discovers the lost toy Felix Mustering up his courage Balthazar is able to rescue Felix Be Plush Rugby is pretty standoffish believing he is better than the new tiger toy Humble Gary until Gary ventures to meet the monster under the stairs 6 Queen Raisin Balthazar in Beam Land 9 April 1994 1994 04 09 Queen Raisin Balthazar in Beam Land 7 Ditz and Datz Mummies 16 April 1994 1994 04 16 Ditz and Datz Mummies Raisin Balthazar and Ditz dress up like mummies to scare Rugby after he keeps a peculiar stone 8 All Washed Up Bunnochio 23 April 1994 1994 04 23 All Washed Up Bunnochio 9 More Than a Mouse Happy Hortense to You 30 April 1994 1994 04 30 More Than a Mouse Happy Hortense to You When Hortence is feeling sad because she was left out of the childrens birthday party the toys decide to throw her a party 10 Down with Dinkybeard The Sky is Falling 7 May 1994 1994 05 07 Down with Dinkybeard The Sky is Falling 11 Baby Balthazar True Mew 14 May 1994 1994 05 14 Baby Balthazar True Mew 12 Mr and Mrs Rugby I Spy 21 May 1994 1994 05 21 Mr and Mrs Rugby I Spy A new teddy called Spy Guy doesn t want to be sent back to the toy store so he impersonates Balthazar and tries to send him away instead 13 Who Shares Wins It s a Giveaway 28 May 1994 1994 05 28 Who Shares Wins It s a Giveaway References Edit TV REVIEWS Muppets Come to Life in Toys Los Angeles Times 5 March 1994 Retrieved 18 October 2010 The Disney Channel Magazine Vol 12 no 2 February March 1994 pp 32 39 External links EditSecret Life of Toys at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Secret Life of Toys amp oldid 1131757220, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
