Jim Henson's Secret Life of Toys was a 1994 series based on the 1986 TV special The Christmas Toy. Each of the 13 30-minute episodes consisted of two 15-minute stories. The show was taped in Monheim, Germany (near the Dutch border), and aired on the Disney Channel.

Contents 1 Characters 2 Episodes 3 Releases 4 Credits 5 External Links

Characters

Main characters:

• Rugby Tiger: A plucky tiger plush toy who is always looking for an adventure. Performed by Dave Goelz
• Mew: Rugby's good friend who is a catnip mouse toy that belongs to the family cat. Performed by Nigel Plaskitt
• Raisin: A tomboyish rag doll. Performed by Louise Gold
• Hortense: A worrying rocking horse. Performed by Louise Gold
• Ditz: A clown plush toy who can easily get mixed up. Performed by Dave Goelz
• Balthazar: A really old bear plush toy who is very wise. He functions as a father-like leader to the toys, and tells them when it's safe for them to move: "All clear, everyone! They're gone!". Performed by Jerry Nelson

Other characters include:

• Daffodil: A breakable princess doll who lives on the top shelf; nobody really understands her. Performed by Louise Gold.
• Bunny Lamp: Takes care of the lighting in the toy room and warns the toys when people are coming. Performed by Mike Quinn.
• Bratty Rat: A shifty rat who was purchased at a secondhand store. Performed by Jerry Nelson.
• Eggie: A dimwitted Humpty-Dumpty-like toy egg who thinks eggs are the smartest creatures in the world.
• Humble Gary: An extremely humble tiger. Performed by Mike Quinn.
• Datz: A paper bag puppet that looks like his brother Ditz. Performed by Jerry Nelson.
• Cruiser: 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."
• Bleep: A toy robot who sometimes freezes during his speech.

Episodes

• Episode 101: Oops! / Don't Tell Me
• Episode 102: Follow the Leader / Disappearing Ditz
• Episode 103: I'm Going to Tell... / The Cat Toy that Roared
• Episode 104: Rock-A-Bye Worries / The Magic Fish
• Episode 105: Climbers / Be Plush
• Episode 106: Queen Raisin / Balthazar in Beam Land
• Episode 107: Ditz and Datz / Mummies
• Episode 108: All Washed Up / Bunnochio
• Episode 109: More than a Mouse / Happy Hortense to You
• Episode 110: Down with Dinkybeard / The Sky Is Falling!
• Episode 111: Baby Balthazar / True Mew
• Episode 112: Mr. and Mrs. Rugby / I Spy
• Episode 113: Who Shares Wins / It's a Giveaway!

Releases

	Crazy for Me 1995, VHS All Washed Up Baby Balthazar Bunnochio I Spy
	Toys Will Be Toys 1995, VHS Disappearing Ditz Down with Dinkybeard Follow the Leader Mr. and Mrs. Rugby
Complete Series Netflix streaming, 2011

Credits

Muppet Performers:

Jerry Nelson, Dave Goelz

and Louise Gold, Nigel Plaskitt, Mike Quinn

with Marcus Hubner, Axel Rathgeber, Jürgen Tombers

Muppet Characters by Jim Henson's Muppet Workshop, New York

Workshop Supervisor: Paul Hartis

with Rob Gardner, Ross Franks, Vedina Bajrektarevic

• Set Design: Val Strazovec, Alan Cassie
• Creative Consultant: Dave Goelz
• Co-Producer: Jocelyn Stevenson
• Producer: Peter Coogan
• Executive Producer: Brian Henson

Videotaped at info-studios Monheim, Germany

Jim Henson Productions in association with BBC, WDR (West German Broadcast), and
Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen (the North Rhine Westfalia Film Foundation)

External Links

• YouTube Video of a UK promotion for the show

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