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Toot the Tiny Tugboat
A cartoon tugboat smiles beneath a steam cloud that reads "TOOT the tiny tugboat" in bright colours.
Genre Preschool Animated Series
Based on The original Toot and Pop! picture book by Sebastien Braun
Written by Ian Carney
Andrew Bernhardt
Jo Clegg
Alison Gentleman
Stuart Kenworthy
Moya O’Shea
Paul Parkes
Kate Scott
Directed by Matthew Hood
Starring Osian Gatehouse
John Hasler
Menna Spittle
Emma Tate
Keith Wickham
Duncan Wisbey
Seema Bowri
Composer(s) Ben Lee-Delisle
Paul Kissaun
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 52
Production
Executive producer(s) Jon Rennie
Producer(s) Camilla Deakin
Ruth Fielding
Production location(s) Animated in Cardiff
Editor(s) Garry Smith
Running time 11 mins
Production company(s) Toot Enterprises
Cloth Cat Animation
Lupus Films
Boom Kids
Distributor Twofour Rights
Bejuba Entertainment
Release
Original network Channel 5 Milkshake!
Picture format 16:9 High Definition
Original release 20 October 2014 - present

Toot the Tiny Tugboat is a British 2D-animated preschool television series developed from Sebastien Braun’s Toot and Pop! picture book by Lupus Films and animated by Cloth Cat Animation. The series has been airing on Channel 5 Milkshake! since October 2014, and started showing on the 9am time slot from October 2015. Additionally, the series broadcasts on the Cartoonito channel, with the Welsh language version airing on S4C Cyw. The series is also available on UK Netflix.

The show follows the nautical adventures of a young tugboat called Toot as he helps out with jobs around the harbour, with episodes involving themes such as taking responsibility, respecting wildlife, being a good friend, helping those in need, working in a team and believing in yourself. The large cast of characters includes other boats, seaside animals, harbourside workers, the Harbour Master and his twin grandchildren Bethan and Caleb.

Toot’s catchphrase is “Heave-ho, let’s go!”.

Broadcast

Country Local Title Channel Release Date
United Kingdom Toot the Tiny Tugboat Channel 5 Milkshake! 20 October 2014
Wales Tŵt Anturiaethau’r bad bach S4C Cyw 21 October 2014
United Kingdom Toot the Tiny Tugboat Cartoonito 2 March 2015
United Kingdom Toot the Tiny Tugboat Netflix 1 August 2015
United Kingdom Toot the Tiny Tugboat Tiny Pop TBA
France Toot les Tiny Tugboat Piwi+ TBA
Germany Toot die Tiny Tugboat Super RTL TBA
Italy Toot i Tiny Tugboat Frisbee
Rai YoYo
TBA
Spain Toot las Tiny Tugboat Clan TBA
Ireland Toot the Tiny Tugboat Be3 TBA
Poland Toot Tiny Tugboat MiniMini+ TBA
Canada Toot the Tiny Tugboat Toon-A-Vision June 18, 2018
Australia Toot the Tiny Tugboat ABC Kids TBA
Toot the Tiny Tugboat Characters
An image of Toot and some of the characters from the Harbour.

Merchandise

Books

The series was developed from an original picture book by Sebastien Braun called Toot and Pop!.

Apps

The first official Toot app, Toot’s Harbour, was created by Thud Media and released in the Apple iOS App Store in March 2015. The open-world exploration game allows pre-school players to sail Toot around the Harbour in 3D, meeting friends, playing mini-games, towing boats and collecting rewards along the way. Toot's Race was the second, where you play as Toot, racing around the harbour, overtaking others like Hattie, the Posh Yachts, Paula, Marge, H.P. and more. The other characters will watch the race, like Ol' Graham, Pop, Bryan and more.

Cinema

Toot the Tiny Tugboat has been screened at Picturehouse Cinemas around the UK as part of Toddler Time, a cinema experience specially designed for very young children and their families.

Awards

Year Award Category Result
2015 BAFTA Cymru Games and Interactive Awards Sound and Music Commendation Winner
2015 Cairo International Cinema and Arts Festival for Children Best TV Series Bronze

Festivals

Country Festival Year
United States Animation Block Party 2015
United States Kaleidoscope Kids TV International Film Festival 2015
Italy Cartoon on the Bay - International Panorama of Cartoons on the Bay 2015
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