The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars facts for kids

Quick facts for kids The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars
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Directed by	Robert C. Ramirez Greg Sullivan (overseas animation director) Pierre DeCelles (animation director: Morning Sun Animation Group, Inc., uncredited)
Produced by	Donald Kushner John Bush Tom Wilhite Kurt Albrecht Executive: Peter Locke Willard Carroll
Written by	Willard Carroll
Starring	Deanna Oliver Tim Stack Thurl Ravenscroft
Music by	Andrew Belling Alexander Janko
Editing by	Julie Ann Lau
Studio	Hyperion Animation The Kushner-Locke Company Morning Sun Animation Group, Inc. (animation services)
Distributed by	Walt Disney Home Video
Release date(s)	1997 (1997) (United Kingdom) 1998 (1998) (United States)
Running time	72 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars is a fun animated movie for kids. It's based on a book by Thomas M. Disch. This film is a sequel to the popular story, The Brave Little Toaster. It was made by Hyperion Animation and released on video by Walt Disney Home Video. The movie first came out in the United Kingdom in 1997 and then in the United States in 1998.

Even though it came out before The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue, this movie's story happens after it. Both sequels were made around the same time.

Story of the Brave Little Toaster's Mars Adventure

Robbie's Unexpected Trip to Mars

Rob and Chris are now married and live on a farm. They have a baby boy named Robbie. Rob also runs a vet clinic and repair shop. At first, the talking appliances worry that Rob and Chris will forget them. But soon, they get used to baby Robbie.

One night, Toaster wakes up. He hears a strange message coming from the attic. It sounds like it's from space! The next morning, Toaster tells the other appliances and Ratso, the family's pet rat. They decide to watch the junk drawer where the Hearing Aid lives. They think it might be sending the messages.

The next night, the Hearing Aid sneaks out again. Robbie, woken by the sounds, follows it to the attic. The appliances wake up and follow Robbie. They reach the attic just as a bright light appears. Robbie is accidentally beamed up into space!

Journey to the Red Planet

The appliances are shocked. They ask the Hearing Aid what happened. They learn that Robbie has been sent to Mars by mistake. They quickly contact an old friend, Wittgenstein. He is a wise old radio from their college days. They connect a computer to a museum security camera to talk to him.

Wittgenstein helps them make a plan. The appliances build a spaceship using a ceiling fan, a laundry basket, and a microwave. They use microwave popcorn as fuel! Calculator becomes their navigator. They launch into space, leaving Ratso behind. Ratso's job is to keep the baby monitor quiet. He must make sure Rob and Chris don't find out Robbie is gone.

As they fly through space, they meet friendly, talking balloons. These balloons were let go by humans and now float freely.

Meeting the Martian Appliances

Finally, the appliances reach Mars. They have a bumpy landing because Blanky accidentally turns off the microwave. On Mars, they find many satellites sent from Earth. One of them is Viking 1. They also meet a Christmas angel named Tinselina. She was sent to Mars with the satellites.

They soon find Robbie! He's safe inside a bubble so he can breathe in space. But then, military toasters capture them. The toasters take them to their leader, a giant refrigerator called the 'Supreme Commander'.

Tinselina explains that the Martian appliances were made on Earth. A company called "Wonderluxe" built them to break down quickly. This was part of a plan called planned obsolescence. It means things are made to stop working so people buy new ones. The appliances were angry about this. So, they escaped to Mars. Now, they plan to destroy Earth with a missile!

The Election and a Family Reunion

To stop the missile, Toaster decides to challenge the Supreme Commander. There's an election coming up. Toaster makes Hearing Aid her helper. Toaster and the Supreme Commander have a big debate. During the debate, Robbie reaches out of his bubble. He touches the Supreme Commander, who feels a strange warmth.

Toaster wins the election! They meet the defeated Supreme Commander. He lets them see what's inside him. They go into his cold, icy inside. There, they find his true form. Hearing Aid realizes it's his long-lost brother! They haven't seen each other in sixty years.

Hearing Aid's brother explains his story. He was created by Albert Einstein. After World War II, he was left behind. He fell into the hands of a bad leader. This made him think all humans were cruel. So, he came to Mars and became the Supreme Commander. But Robbie's touch and Toaster's words made him realize that not all humans are bad.

Returning Home

With the problem solved, the appliances and Robbie get ready to go home. Tinselina and Hearing Aid's reformed brother join them. The Wonderluxe appliances stay on Mars. They will wait for new humans to arrive in the future.

As they leave, Hearing Aid's brother remembers something. He forgot to turn off the missile! Toaster and the ex-Commander jump out. They race to the missile's controls and stop it just in time. The others turn back to pick them up. Tinselina gives up her shiny clothes and hair. This provides the special fuel needed to get back to Earth.

The appliances happily fly back. They get Robbie back into his room and return to their places by sunrise. Tinselina, feeling sad about losing her beauty, throws herself into a trash can.

Later, on Christmas morning, Robbie opens presents. Rob and Chris hear him say his second first word: "toaster"! Robbie then gathers Toaster, Blanky, Lampy, Kirby, and Radio around the Christmas tree. Toaster turns on the lights. On top of the tree is Tinselina! Rob and Chris had found and fixed her. Everyone celebrates Christmas together.

Who Are the Voices?

• Deanna Oliver as Toaster: A brave and hopeful toaster. She is the main hero.
• Thurl Ravenscroft as Kirby: A grumpy but kind vacuum cleaner.
• Roger Kabler as Radio: A smart-aleck and fancy dial-meter radio.
• Timothy Stack as Lampy: A nervous but excited gooseneck lamp.
• Eric Lloyd as Blanky: A blanket who acts like a child. He becomes good friends with baby Robbie.
• Fyvush Finkel as Hearing Aid: An old hearing aid made by Albert Einstein. He accidentally sends Robbie to Mars. He finds his brother during the adventure.
• Stephen Tobolowsky as Calculator: A smart and brave calculator. He helps guide the rescue mission.
• Wayne Knight as Microwave: A loud but helpful microwave oven. He powers the appliances' spaceship.
• Carol Channing as Fanny: A sarcastic but helpful ceiling fan. She helps the spaceship fly using power from Microwave.
• Kath Soucie as Tinselina: A beautiful Christmas angel ornament living on Mars. She is kind and becomes the appliances' guide.
• Chris Young as Rob McGroarty: The appliances' owner, Chris's husband, and Robbie's dad. He works as a vet.
• Jessica Tuck as Chris McGroarty: The appliances' owner, Rob's wife, and Robbie's mom.
• Russi Taylor as Robert "Robbie" McGroarty Jr.: Rob and Chris's baby son. He is beamed to Mars. He seems to know the appliances can talk.
• Farrah Fawcett as Faucet: A motherly kitchen sink faucet in Rob and Chris's new home.
• Redmond O'Neal as Squirt: A sprayer head who is Faucet's son.
• Andy Milder as Ratso: Rob and Chris's pet rat. He is friends with the appliances. He stays on Earth to keep the baby monitor quiet.
• Scott Menville as Baby Monitor: A baby monitor who argues with Ratso.
• Brian Doyle-Murray as Wittgenstein: A very old, smart computer.
• Alan King as the Supreme Commander: The main bad guy. He leads the Mars appliances. He thinks humans are mean. He plans to destroy Earth. He is later found to be Hearing Aid's long-lost brother.
  • Jim Cummings sings for the Supreme Commander.
• DeForest Kelley as Viking 1: A space probe on Mars. He acts like a father figure to Tinselina.
• Susie Stevens-Logan as Wild West Balloon
• Marc Allen Lewis as World's Fair Balloon
• Rick Logan as Woodstock Balloon
• Patti Edwards as Satellite #1
• James Murray as Satellite #2
• Jeff Robertson as Military Toaster
• Ross Mapletoft as Mixer
• James Murray as Iron
• Marc Allen Lewis as Freezer

Music from the Movie

The movie's soundtrack has four new songs. It also includes the song "Bread and Butter" by The Newbeats at the beginning.

All songs written and composed by Alexander Janko. 

Images for kids

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  A robot for kids.

See also

In Spanish: The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars para niños