The Toothbrush Family facts for kids
The Toothbrush Family is a fun Australian cartoon show from 1974. It's all about everyday bathroom items that come to life! Imagine your toothbrush, toothpaste, or comb talking and having adventures. This show features many household items as friendly characters.
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Meet The Toothbrush Family
The show is famous for its first series. In this series, the bathroom items came to life at night. This happened when the moon shone into the bathroom.
How the Idea Started
The idea for The Toothbrush Family came from Marcia Hatfield in Australia. She thought of it because her son did not want to brush his teeth. She wanted to make brushing teeth more fun for him. Her idea grew into a big success. It led to two TV shows, DVDs, CDs, and even books.
Who Are the Characters?
The main characters are the Toothbrush Family themselves. There's Tom the father, Tess the mother, and their kids Tina and Toby. Gramps is also part of the family.
Other bathroom friends join their adventures:
- Flash Fluoride, the toothpaste
- Hot Rod Harry, an electric toothbrush who loves speed
- Bert Brush
- Cecily Comb
- Nev Nailbrush
- Susie Sponge
- Shaggy Dog
- Callie Conditioner
- Sally Shampoo
Where Did the Show Air?
The Toothbrush Family was shown in many countries. In Australia, you could watch it on ABC Kids, Network Ten, and Nine Network. It also aired on Captain Kangaroo.
Around the world, the show was seen on:
- Cartoon Network in the United Kingdom and Ireland
- TV Tokyo in Japan
- YTV in Canada
- Italia 1 in Italy
- Spacetoon in Indonesia
- Al-Majd Kids Channel in Saudi Arabia
The Second Series
The show returned for a second series in 1998. This new series introduced two new characters, Molly and Max. Some characters from the first series also returned. These included Susie Sponge, Flash Fluoride the toothpaste, and Countess de Comb. The famous singer Kurt Elling sang the theme song for this series.
Who Made the Show?
The first series was created by Marcia Hatfield. The screenplays were written by Al Guest and Jean Mathieson. Rainbow Animation produced these early episodes.
For the 1998 series, John Patterson wrote the story. Ron Saunders produced it, and Craig Handley directed. This series was made by Southern Star Entertainment, Film Australia, and Shanghai Animation Film Studio. They worked with Roymark Television to bring the show to life.
