| Toot the Tiny Tugboat | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Preschool animated series |
| Based on | Toot and Pop! by Sebastien Braun |
| Written by | Ian Carney Andrew Bernhardt Jo Clegg Alison Gentleman Stuart Kenworthy Moya O’Shea Paul Parkes Kate Scott |
| Directed by | Matthew Hood |
| Starring | Osian Gatehouse John Hasler Menna Spittle Emma Tate Keith Wickham Duncan Wisbey Seema Bowri |
| Composers | Ben Lee-Delisle Paul Kissaun |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom Wales United States |
| Original languages | English Welsh |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 52 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Jon Rennie |
| Producers | Camilla Deakin Ruth Fielding |
| Production location | Animated in Cardiff |
| Editor | Garry Smith |
| Running time | 11 mins |
| Production companies | Toot Enterprises[1] Cloth Cat Animation Lupus Films Boom! Kids |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 5 Milkshake! CyW |
| Release | 20 October 2014 – present |
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Toot the Tiny Tugboat is a British 2D-animated preschool television series developed from Sebastien Braun’s Toot and Pop! picture book by Lupus Films and animated by Cloth Cat Animation.[2] The series has been airing on Channel 5 Milkshake! since October 2014, and started showing on the 9am time slot from October 2015.[3] Additionally, the series broadcasts on the Cartoonito channel, with the Welsh language version airing on S4C Cyw.[4][5] The series is also available on UK Netflix.[6]
The show follows the nautical adventures of a young tugboat called Toot as he helps out with jobs around the harbour, with episodes involving themes such as taking responsibility, respecting wildlife, being a good friend, helping those in need, working in a team and believing in yourself.[7] The large cast of characters includes other boats, seaside animals, harbourside workers, the Harbour Master and his twin grandchildren Bethan and Caleb.
Toot’s catchphrase is “Heave-ho, let’s go!”.