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The Toy Castle
Le Château magique
GenreSupernatural
Fantasy
Slice of life
Created byKatherine Jeans and David Langer
Based onThe Steadfast Tin Soldier by Hans Christian Andersen
Developed bySound Venture Productions
Written byNancy Trites-Botkin
Rick Jones
Timothy Spain
Mike Laewen
Marc Charbonneau
Directed byKatherine Jeans and David Langer
Narrated byRick Jones and Marc Charbonneau
ComposerAndrew Huggett
Country of originCanada
Original languagesEnglish
French
No. of seasons3 + 1 pilot
No. of episodes65 + 1 pilot
Production
ProducerNeil Bregman
Production locationsWinnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
EditorsCheryl Gadoury
Kevin Kocvar
Running time22 minutes
Production companySound Venture Productions
Original release
Network
Release1992 (1992)
Release4 September 2000 (2000-09-04) –
26 December 2003 (2003-12-26)

The Toy Castle (French: Le Château magique) is a Canadian children's television show that aired on Treehouse TV, SCN, Access, Knowledge Network, TVOntario and TFO.[1] It was aired from September 4, 2000 to December 26, 2003 and produced by Sound Venture Productions. It was inspired by Sound Venture's 1992 Christmas ballet special The Steadfast Tin Soldier, which starred Frank Augustyn and was based on Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale.[2][3] It is now shown during the Christmas season on Treehouse, TFO and Noovo. Told through ballet and narration, the stories are about a group of toys in a toy castle that magically come to life when the children are asleep. This series won a Gemini Award in 2003 for "Best Preschool Series".[4]

The series also aired on public television stations in the United States,[5] JimJam in Italy, TF1, France 3, M6 and Piwi+ in France and was rerun in French on TQS. It was distributed worldwide by France Télévisions.[6]

Premise

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The Toy Castle is a show about a group of toys that magically come to life when their children are asleep. When the children are about to wake up, the toys dash around fast until they are back in their former positions. Each episode consists of three story lines, in which the toys all dance around the castle and get into situations which the viewer may relate to.[7]

Characters

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  • The Soldier (Jorden Morris) enjoys marching and dancing, and loves the lovely Ballerina. Judging by his accent, he is of British nationality (French nationality in the French-language version).
  • The Ballerina (Elizabeth Olds) enjoys dancing and loves the soldier. Judging by her accent, she is of French nationality (British nationality in the French-language version). She is best friends with China Doll and Rag Doll.
  • The China Doll (Jennifer Welsman) enjoys dancing and tea. She is shy and prefers quiet activities. She is best friends with Ballerina and Rag Doll.
  • The Clown (Keir Knight) is a loud and wild toy. He likes joking around and playing. His best friends are Goblin and Rag Doll.
  • The Goblin (Yosuke Mino) enjoys playing pranks on people and teasing. His best friends are Rag Doll and Clown.
  • The Rag Doll (Sayaka Karasugi) enjoys twirling and playing. She dreams of being a pretty lady like Ballerina and China Doll. Her best friends are Goblin, Clown, Ballerina and China Doll.
  • The Sailor (Raven S. Wilder) likes to tell tales and sail the seven seas. His favorite dance is the jig.
  • The Strong Man (David Lucas) likes lifting weights and his stuffed cat, Meow Meow. He may be in love with China Doll, as they dated in one episode, but that was the only time it was shown.
  • Freida (Andrea Mislan) enjoys dancing the frog-a-doddle-five and playing with her twin brother, Fredrick. She speaks with a Southern accent (Meridional accent in the French version).
  • Fredrick (Sofia Costantini) enjoys dancing the frog-a-doddle-five and playing with his twin sister, Freida. He speaks with a Southern accent (Meridional accent in the French version).
  • Mama Mouse (Daiva Preston, Andrea Mistan) is shy. She is married to Papa Mouse, and has three children.
  • Papa Mouse (Micheal Flynn) is a caring man. He and his wife have three children.
  • Little Mouse (Corinne Vessey) likes playing and imagining he is riding a horse. He was named Baby Mouse in the first season, but with two new siblings coming, they quietly changed his name to Little Mouse.
  • The Mouse Twins - They are twins who both cry often. They enjoy quiet things and swinging. They have never been given official names, being referred to simply as 'The Mouse Twins'.
  • The Dolly Bird wears extravagant make-up and loves dancing for people. She tends to be insecure about her dancing. She has appeared in the fewest episodes and is never mentioned on the official site.
  • The Little Boy (Billy Jeans) sleeps in his bed while the toys are dancing and in motion, but when he turns his head around sleeping, the toys return to their former poses as regular figures. He is only shown in the series' opening, in the ending part of an episode, and in the credits background.
  • The Little Girl (Ivy Bregman) sleeps in her bed while the toys are dancing and in motion, but when she turns her head around sleeping, the toys return to their former poses as regular figures. She is only shown in the series' opening, in the ending part of an episode, and in the credits background.

Episodes

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Pilot (1992)

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No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateFrench airdateProd.
code		French viewers
(millions)
Pilot"The Tin Soldier"Katherine Jeans and David LangerRick Jones and Marc CharbonneauDecember 1992 (1992-12)December 1992100TBD

Season 1 (2000)

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No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateFrench airdateProd.
code		French viewers
(millions)
1"Cinderella"Katherine JeansRick JonesSeptember 4, 2000 (2000-09-04)TBA101N/A
"Duck, Duck, Goose"
"Cake Walk"
2"A Ragdoll's Gift"Katherine JeansNancy Trites-BotkinSeptember 9, 2000 (2000-09-09)TBA102N/A
"A Party for One"
"I'm the Boss"
3"A Frog is a Frog"Katherine JeansNancy Trites-BotkinSeptember 10, 2000 (2000-09-10)TBA103N/A
"Sailor's Delight"
"Goldilocks"
4"London Bridge's Falling Down"Katherine JeansNancy Trites-BotkinSeptember 11, 2000 (2000-09-11)TBA104N/A
"Pirate Pshaw"
"Bubble Ballet"
5"Itsy Bitsy Spider"Katherine JeansTimothy SpainSeptember 16, 2000 (2000-09-16)TBA105N/A
"Bluebird"
"Strong Not Strong"
6"Spring Junk Band"Katherine JeansRick JonesSeptember 17, 2000 (2000-09-17)TBA106N/A
"Funny Man"
"Camp Out"
7"Poor Invisible Me"Katherine JeansTimothy SpainSeptember 18, 2000 (2000-09-18)TBA107N/A
"Cricklecrack Thoozelah"
"Mary Had a Little Lamb"
8"Private Rag Doll"Katherine JeansNancy Trites-BotkinSeptember 23, 2000 (2000-09-23)TBA108N/A
"Cirque de Ballet"
"Lost My Head"
9"Be My Valentine"Katherine JeansNancy Trites-Botkin2001 (2001)TBA109TBD
"Best Friend Ballet"
"Perhaps Forever"
10"Angel Wings"Katherine JeansNancy Trites-BotkinSeptember 25, 2000 (2000-09-25)TBA110N/A
"Copy Cat"
"Three Cool Pigs"
11"Sugar Plums Fairly"Katherine JeansTimothy SpainSeptember 30, 2000 (2000-09-30)TBA111N/A
"Alone Not Lonely"
"Blunder Bluff"
12"Bo Bo's"Katherine JeansTimothy Spain2001 (2001)TBA112TBD
"Dance With Me"
"Hide and Seek"
13"Little Miss Muffett"Katherine JeansRick Jones2001 (2001)TBA113TBD
"Little Frog"
"Musical Chairs"
14"Perfectly Perfect Party"Katherine JeansMike Laewen2001 (2001)TBA114TBD
"Tea Calamity"
"Pick a Picnic"
15"Tea Party"Katherine JeansNancy Trites-Botkin2001 (2001)TBA115TBD
"Waltz for Three"
"Phish Phobia"
16"Twinkle Twinkle"Katherine JeansNancy Trites-Botkin2001 (2001)TBA116TBD
"She Shoots She Scores"
"Just Say No"
17"The Pied Piper of Glum"Katherine JeansTimothy Spain2001 (2001)TBA117TBD
"Anything You Can Do..."
"Giggle Girl"
18"Nutcracker Sweet"Katherine JeansTimothy Spain2001 (2001)TBA118TBD
"Twelve Days of Christmas"
"Season of Lights"

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Le Château magique". TQS. Archived from the original on 2004-04-11.
  2. ^ Swedko, Pamela (June 14, 1999). "Hatzis turns to classifieds to get Spice of Life off the ground". Playback Magazine. playbackmag.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
  3. ^ Armstrong, Dennis (August 4, 2000). "Theatrical child's play". Archived from the original on 11 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Art: katherine jeans,Original,Prints;Decor,tote's, home,flowers,beauty". The Art of Katherine Jeans. Archived from the original on 2021-05-19. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  5. ^ ""The Toy Castle™" New DVD Series Presents Imaginative Ballet Stories and Encourages Creative Play". PRweb.[dead link‍]
  6. ^ "THE TOY CASTLE". Repubblica. 25 May 2022. Archived from the original on 21 January 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Sound Venture Productions". www.soundventure.com. Archived from the original on 2018-12-03. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
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