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Toopy and Binoo
Binoo (left) Toopy (right)
GenreAnimated series
Created byDominique Jolin
StarringFrank Meschkuleit
Production
Running time5 minutes (original ungrouped episodes)
30 minutes (USA grouped episodes)
Original release
NetworkTreehouse TV (Canada)
Télé-Québec (Canada)
Tiny Pop (UK)
PBS Kids (USA)
Release2005 –
2006

Toopy and Binoo is a Canadian children's television series created by Treehouse TV and Spectra Animation. The original characters were created by French Canadian author Dominique Jolin. A Spanish dub currently airs on V-Me.

Format

The show centers on an anthropomorphic mouse named Toopy and his best friend, a silent plush cat named Binoo. Each episode follows their playful, nonsensical adventures created out of their imaginations. Toopy is the only character that speaks, and for the most part provides enthusiastic descriptions of their adventures. Individual segments are approximately five minutes in length, but are frequently grouped together as one half-hour episode, both on television and DVD releases.

Also there are "Fabulous You" segments, featuring Toopy and Binoo as superheroes who help their friends when they have nothing to play with. The segments encourage viewing children (referred to in the show as "Fabulous You") to participate in the adventures and use their imaginations.

Creation

"Toupie et Binou" was the original title of the children books collection written by Dominique Jolin. The same collection appeared in English under the title "Washington and Deecee". Binoo then appeared in a small series of his own. Treehouse and Spectra Animation then brought them to television, both in English and French version, dubbing their English names to "Toopy and Binoo".

Funding

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Characters

  • Toopy is a mouse that wears a red shirt with yellow stripes. Toopy is the main character and often gets into trouble. He and Binoo are best friends. He is the only character capable of real speech. Some of the trouble Toopy goes through includes getting lost in a maze, trapped in a fortress and getting his diaper changed. While Toopy appears to play a male role in most episodes, in some episodes he plays a female role, such as in "Princess Toopy", where Toopy dresses up as a princess and kisses frogs, trying to turn them into a prince.

He is voiced by Frank Meschkuleit.

  • Binoo is a tiny plush cat with a long tail and a pink nose who, throughout the show, appears unable to speak, but nonetheless communicates through motions and on few occasions, whispering. He carries around a green, stuffed doll named Patchy-Patch, who is often a companion in their adventures. Binoo is said to be a plush doll due to having stitches on his stomach.
  • Patchy-Patch is Binoo's doll. Patchy-Patch is an old toy covered with patches. Patchy-Patch rescues Little Bo Toopy, Mermaid Toopy and Princess Toopy in the episode "Song and Dance". He also has a house inside Toopy and Binoo's blanket.

Friends

  • Dragon is a red dragon that debuted in the first episode "Toopy's Story". Dragon plays a major role in the episodes "Toopy's Story" and "Song and Dance".
  • Mrs. Dragon is a green dragon with glasses. She is Dragon's girlfriend, but her actual name is never shown.
  • Mrs. Octupus appears a lot due to her appearance in the intro. Despite that, she mainly makes cameos.
  • The Three Bears are Papa Bear, Mama Bear, and Baby Bear. Toopy and Binoo walk in on them while they are having their son's birthday.
  • Giraffikiki is an invisible monster, but Toopy describes it as "giant, with scary eyes, big teeth, a purple body and silver stripes". It debuts in the episode "Giant Footprints".
  • Dusteroos are dust bunnies that steal Binoo's car in an episode of the same name. Toopy manages to distract the Dusteroos with his airplane.
  • Baby Monster appears in the episode "Diaper Dream" and tortures Binoo by crying. It is revealed Baby Monster is crying because she needs a new diaper and so does Toopy.
  • Invisible Dog is an invisible dog causes chaos in Toopy and Binoo's house in the episode "Invisible Dog".
  • Super Toopy is Toopy wearing a superhero costume, and debuts in an episode of the same name. On the Toopy and Binoo website he plays a major role as he helps you if you don't know what to do.
  • Peanutbutterbot is a robot that Toopy and Binoo create out of a cereal box and various kitchen items. Eventually, it is revealed that Peanutbutterbot has a whole troop of clones living on another planet.
  • Magic Whoosher is a vacuum that Toopy accidentally creates, which sucks up his house, the park, the Earth and the Milky Way.
  • Marshmallow and Moonmellow appear in the episode "Moon Bounce". The marshmallow bounces to the moon and the cat-and-mouse duo chase it. Toopy realizes that there are marshmallows on the moon, called Moonmellows.
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