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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.

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 fretful 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

Releases

See Secret Life of Toys Videography

Credits

Muppet Performers:

Jerry Nelson, Dave Goelz

and Louise Gold, Nigel Plaskitt, Mike Quinn

with Marcus Hübner, Axel Rathgeber, Jürgen Tombers

Music: Peek-a-Boo, Jerry Nelson; lyrics: Jocelyn Stevenson, Jerry Nelson

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

Workshop Supervisor: Paul Hartis

with Rob Gardner, Maria Boggi 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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-'''''The Secret Life of Toys''''' was a [[1994]] series based on the [[1986]] TV special ''[[The Christmas Toy]]''. Each 30-minute episode consisted of two 15-minute stories.
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+[[File:SLoT.JPG|thumb|300px|The toys in the playroom]]
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+'''''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 [[The_Netherlands|Dutch]] border), and aired on the [[Disney Channel]].
 ==Characters==
+<gallery perrow="3" widths="100" spacing="small" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton=true>
+Image:Secretliferugby.jpg|[[Rugby Tiger]]
+Image:Secretlifemew.jpg|[[Mew]]
+Image:Secretliferaisin.jpg|[[Raisin]]
+Image:Secretlifebalthazar.jpg|[[Balthazar]]
+Image:Secretlifeditz.jpg|[[Ditz]]
+Image:Secretlifehortense.jpg|[[Hortense]]
+</gallery>
 Main characters:
-* '''[[Rugby Tiger]]:''' A plucky tiger plush toy who is always looking for an adventure. Performed by [[Dave Goelz]]
+* [[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]]
+* [[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]]
+* [[Raisin]]: A tomboyish rag doll. Performed by [[Louise Gold]]
-* '''[[Hortense]]:''' A worrying rocking horse. Performed by [[Louise Gold]]
+* [[Hortense]]: A fretful rocking horse. Performed by [[Louise Gold]]
-* '''[[Ditz]]:''' A clown plush toy who can easily get mixed up. Performed by [[Dave Goelz]]
+* [[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]]
+* [[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]].
+* [[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]].
+* [[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]].
+* [[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.
+* [[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]].
+* [[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]].
+* [[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."
+* [[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.
+* [[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==
+See [[Secret Life of Toys Videography]]
 ==Credits==
 Muppet Performers:
 :[[Jerry Nelson]], [[Dave Goelz]]
 :and [[Louise Gold]], [[Nigel Plaskitt]], [[Mike Quinn]]
-:with Marcus Hubner, Axel Rathberger, Jürgen Tombers
+:with Marcus Hübner, [[Axel Rathgeber]], [[Jürgen Tombers]]
+*Music: Peek-a-Boo, Jerry Nelson; lyrics: [[Jocelyn Stevenson]], Jerry Nelson
-Muppet Characters by Jim Henson's Muppet Workshop, New York
+*Muppet Characters by Jim Henson's Muppet Workshop, New York
 :Workshop Supervisor: [[Paul Hartis]]
-:with [[Rob Gardner]], [[Ross Franks]], [[Vedina Bajrektarevic]]
+:with [[Rob Gardner]], [[Maria Boggi]] [[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
+* Set Design: [[Val Strazovec]], [[Alan Cassie]]
-Jim Henson Productions<br>
+* Creative Consultant: [[Dave Goelz]]
-in association with BBC, WDR<br>
+* Co-Producer: [[Jocelyn Stevenson]]
-The North Rhine Westfalia<br>
+* Producer: [[Peter Coogan]]
-Filmstiftung
+* Executive Producer: [[Brian Henson]]
+Videotaped at info-studios Monheim, Germany
-==See Also==
-* [[:Category:Secret Life of Toys Episodes|Secret Life of Toys Episodes]]
+Jim Henson Productions
+in association with BBC, WDR (West German Broadcast), and<br />
+Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen (the North Rhine Westfalia Film Foundation)
+==External Links==
+*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCPrgFmv1jQ YouTube Video of a UK promotion for the show]
+[[Category:The Secret Life of Toys| ]]
 [[Category:Muppet TV Shows|Secret Life of Toys]]

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