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* TheBabyOfTheBunch:
** Rag Doll sounds and tends to act the youngest of the toys.
** Physically, Little Mouse and the Baby Mice are the youngest of the toys, being a young boy and two baby twins, respectively.
** Rag Doll sounds and tends to act the youngest of the toys.
** Physically, Little Mouse and the Baby Mice are the youngest of the toys, being a young boy and two baby twins, respectively.
* ActuallyPrettyFunny: In "Mary Had a Little Lamb", the China Doll is not happy with the Goblin's shimmy-shammy dance as the lamb, but she later admits that he made her play more fun, and lets him do it.
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* AdaptationalBadass: In "Little Red Riding Hood", Grandma (played by an uncooperative Goblin) is able to take on and defeat the Big Bad Wolf (played by the equally uncooperative Clown).
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* AdaptationalBadass: In Invoked in "Little Red Riding Hood", where Grandma (played by an uncooperative Goblin) is able to take on and defeat the Big Bad Wolf (played by the equally uncooperative Clown).
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* AdaptedOut: The children's parents and nanny are cut from the series.
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* AdaptedOut: The children's parents and nanny nanny, the rats, and the Tin Soldier's fellow soldiers are cut from the series.
* CampingEpisode:
** In "The Intruder", the Soldier, the Goblin, and the Clown have a campout, and gets scared silly when they mistake the shadow of the Soldier's blunderbuss for an intruder in their tent.
** In "Solo Sleep-Out", Little Mouse decides to have a campout in the courtyard all by himself. Mama Mouse, Papa Mouse, and the Soldier are all worried about him being alone, so they each give him some sort of instrument to call them if he gets scared. Little Mouse eventually realizes that he's not ready to sleep out by himself yet, so Mama, Papa, and Soldier join him, and Papa tells Little Mouse that it's okay to be scared.
* CanonForeigner: The mouse family are exclusive to the series, being softer replacements for the more sinister rats from the special.
** In "The Intruder", the Soldier, the Goblin, and the Clown have a campout, and gets scared silly when they mistake the shadow of the Soldier's blunderbuss for an intruder in their tent.
** In "Solo Sleep-Out", Little Mouse decides to have a campout in the courtyard all by himself. Mama Mouse, Papa Mouse, and the Soldier are all worried about him being alone, so they each give him some sort of instrument to call them if he gets scared. Little Mouse eventually realizes that he's not ready to sleep out by himself yet, so Mama, Papa, and Soldier join him, and Papa tells Little Mouse that it's okay to be scared.
* CanonForeigner: The mouse family are exclusive to the series, being softer replacements for the more sinister rats from the special.
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* DemotedToExtra: Dolly Bird, who was a major character in the special, only appears once in a blue moon in the series; literally, as she only appears in one episode, on the night of the blue moon.
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* HalfIdenticalTwins: The Baby Mice have identical faces and outfits, but can be told apart by the female twin having longer hair and a bonnet.
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* MinimalistCast: There are only about a dozen characters, and only 2-4 appear per episode.
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* PinkGirlBlueBoy: The Baby Mice; the female twin wears a pink outfit, while the male twin wears a blue outfit.
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* SiblingRivalry: Downplayed; Little Mouse loves the Baby Mice, but sometimes he can get a little annoyed with them. In "Invisible Big Brother"; Little Mouse gets envious of the Baby Mice, because the Ballerina and China Doll are giving them all the attention and not noticing him. He decides to go off and hang out with the Sailor, who agrees to talk to the girls about it. Little Mouse later gets to help the girls with what the babies like to do, and does a silly dance to get them to stop crying.
* SickEpisode: The Ballerina, and later the Soldier, get the sneezes in "Pas de Choo". However, it later turns out that they were allergic to the flowers in the castle, and not truly sick.
* SickEpisode: The Ballerina, and later the Soldier, get the sneezes in "Pas de Choo". However, it later turns out that they were allergic to the flowers in the castle, and not truly sick.
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* WordSchmord: In "Follow the Leader", the Clown is unimpressed with Rag Doll's turtle leading, and grumbles "Turtle, schmurtle".
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* WholePlotReference: Several episodes have the cast put on plays based on various fairytales and nursery rhymes that take up most of the plot, including but not limited to, "Mary Had a Little Lamb", "Brother John", and "Literature/SleepingBeauty".
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* CopycatMockery: In "Copy Cat", the Clown, irritated at the Rag Doll for interrupting a game of Bizzle Ball, decides to copy her every move to get her to go away. This includes her dancing, then pulling faces at him, stomping her foot, and eventually crying. The Goblin, [[KindnessBall in a rare act of empathy]], decides to copy the Clown right back to show him the error of his ways.
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* ShakingTheRump: In "Mary Had a Little Lamb", the Goblin has to be the lamb in the China Doll's show, and she gives him a fake tail to wear. Being an immature boy, he decides to run with this and won't stop shaking the tail as a joke. The China Doll is not amused at first, but eventually admits the show is more fun when the Goblin does this "shimmy-shammy, shake your little lamby" dance.
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* AsideGlance: In "Alouette", the Strongman tells the China Doll that anything girls can do, boys can do better. Cue the China Doll doing this.
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* AbhorrentAdmirer: The Jack-in-the-Box makes several advances towards the Ballerina, but she can't stand him.
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* AbhorrentAdmirer: The Jack-in-the-Box Goblin makes several advances towards the Ballerina, but she can't stand him.
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* AdaptationalBadass: In "Little Red Riding Hood", Grandma (played by an uncooperative Goblin) is able to take on and defeat the Big Bad Wolf (played by the equally uncooperative Clown).
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* ScoobyStack: In "Duck, Duck, Goose", when Rag Doll knocks on the castle door, the boys all poke their heads out, stacked on top of each other.
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* ADogNamedDog: Most of the characters are named for what toy they are; the China Doll is a doll made of fine china, the Ballerina is a ballerina doll, and the Strongman is a strongman action figure. The series only gives proper names to the frogs, Frederick and Freda.
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** In the original special, the Goblin/Jack-in-the-Box was the villain, who had it out for the Soldier. In the series, he's still mischievous and a bit selfish, he's more good-natured and playful.
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** In the original special, the Goblin/Jack-in-the-Box was the villain, who had it out for the Soldier. In the series, he's still mischievous and a bit selfish, but he's now more good-natured and playful.
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* BirthdayEpisode: "Rag Doll's Gift" takes place on the Clown's birthday.
* ChaosWhileTheyreNotLooking: In "Mary Had a Little Lamb", whenever the China Doll isn't looking, the Clown and the Goblin screw around with their costume pieces.
* ChaosWhileTheyreNotLooking: In "Mary Had a Little Lamb", whenever the China Doll isn't looking, the Clown and the Goblin screw around with their costume pieces.
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* BirthdayEpisode: BirthdayEpisode:
** "Rag Doll's Gift" takes place on the Clown's birthday.
** "Ruby" takes place on Mama Mouse's birthday.
*ChaosWhileTheyreNotLooking: ChaosWhileTheyreNotLooking:
** In "Mary Had a Little Lamb", whenever the China Doll isn't looking, the Clown and the Goblin screw around with their costumepieces.pieces.
** In "Silly Willy Dilly", whenever the Soldier has his back turned, the Clown and the Goblin both act silly with each other.
** "Rag Doll's Gift" takes place on the Clown's birthday.
** "Ruby" takes place on Mama Mouse's birthday.
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** In "Mary Had a Little Lamb", whenever the China Doll isn't looking, the Clown and the Goblin screw around with their costume
** In "Silly Willy Dilly", whenever the Soldier has his back turned, the Clown and the Goblin both act silly with each other.
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* NoAntagonist: There is no direct villain in the series, as most of the conflicts are disagreements between friends. The closest to an antagonist the series comes is the mischievous Goblin, and even then, he's mainly a JerkWithAHeartOfGold and not a true villain.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: In "Tea Party", the Goblin nicks various snacks from the Frogs' tea party, which they blame on each other. By the time the ruse is discovered, the Goblin is feeling overstuffed, so the Frogs get their revenge by pulling him into a fast-paced dance routine. By the end, the now very queasy Goblin begs them to stop and promises never to pull that trick again.
* NoAntagonist: There is no direct villain in the series, as most of the conflicts are disagreements between friends. The closest to an antagonist the series comes is the mischievous Goblin, and even then, he's mainly a JerkWithAHeartOfGold and not a truevillain.villain (unlike in the original special, where he was a straight antagonist).
* OhCrap: Whenever the toys hear the children about to wake up, they all panic and run back to where they had been left.
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'''The Toy Castle''' is a Canadian PreschoolShow that aired on Creator/TreehouseTV from 2000 to 2003. It is loosely based on ''Literature/TheSteadfastTinSoldier'' by Creator/HansChristianAndersen.
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'''The Toy Castle''' is a Canadian PreschoolShow that aired on Creator/TreehouseTV from 2000 to 2003. It is based on the 1992 television special ''The Tin Soldier'', which is loosely based on ''Literature/TheSteadfastTinSoldier'' by Creator/HansChristianAndersen.
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!!Tropes:
* AnAesop:
** In "Cake Walk", the Soldier learns that he shouldn't worry about looking silly when having fun with his friends.
** In "Party for One", the Goblin learns that having a dismissive attitude will drive his friends away, and instead he decides to combine all their music into one song, rather than everyone playing a different song at once.
** In "Private Rag Doll", Rag Doll gets the Soldier's blunderbuss stuck to her back, and learns that she should not take other's things without asking.
** In "Little Voice", Rag Doll learns that when she makes a mistake, instead of ignoring it, she should say she's sorry and make it right.
* BeYourself: In "Rag Doll's Gift", Rag Doll tries to do a ballet dance, but falls right over. The Clown assures her that her Rag Doll dance is just as good.
* BirthdayEpisode: "Rag Doll's Gift" takes place on the Clown's birthday.
* AnAesop:
** In "Cake Walk", the Soldier learns that he shouldn't worry about looking silly when having fun with his friends.
** In "Party for One", the Goblin learns that having a dismissive attitude will drive his friends away, and instead he decides to combine all their music into one song, rather than everyone playing a different song at once.
** In "Private Rag Doll", Rag Doll gets the Soldier's blunderbuss stuck to her back, and learns that she should not take other's things without asking.
** In "Little Voice", Rag Doll learns that when she makes a mistake, instead of ignoring it, she should say she's sorry and make it right.
* BeYourself: In "Rag Doll's Gift", Rag Doll tries to do a ballet dance, but falls right over. The Clown assures her that her Rag Doll dance is just as good.
* BirthdayEpisode: "Rag Doll's Gift" takes place on the Clown's birthday.
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* AnAesop:
** In "Cake Walk", the Soldier learns that he shouldn't worry about looking silly when having fun with his friends.
** In "Party for One", the Goblin learns that having a dismissive attitude will drive his friends away, and instead he decides to combine all their music into one song, rather than everyone playing a different song at once.
** In "Private Rag Doll", Rag Doll gets the Soldier's blunderbuss stuck to her back, and learns that she should not take other's things without asking.
** In "Little Voice", Rag Doll learns that when she makes a mistake, instead of ignoring it, she should say she's sorry and make it right.
* BeYourself: In "Rag Doll's Gift", Rag Doll tries to do a ballet dance, but falls right over. The Clown assures her that her Rag Doll dance is just as good.
* BirthdayEpisode: "Rag Doll's Gift" takes place on the Clown's birthday.
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* ChaosWhileTheyreNotLooking: In "Mary Had a Little Lamb", whenever the China Doll isn't looking, the Clown and the Goblin screw around with their costume pieces.
* EveryEpisodeEnding: Each episode ends with the children in the room shifting around in their sleep, sending the toys into a frenzy as they all rush to get back into position for the day.
* FaceYourFears: In "Phish Phobia", the Sailor helps the China Doll deal with her fear of fish by gifting her a pillow that looks like a fish, which she loves.
* FlowersOfFemininity: Ballerina, the most feminine character in the series, wears pink flowers in her hair and on her tutu.
* EveryEpisodeEnding: Each episode ends with the children in the room shifting around in their sleep, sending the toys into a frenzy as they all rush to get back into position for the day.
* FaceYourFears: In "Phish Phobia", the Sailor helps the China Doll deal with her fear of fish by gifting her a pillow that looks like a fish, which she loves.
* FlowersOfFemininity: Ballerina, the most feminine character in the series, wears pink flowers in her hair and on her tutu.
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* EveryEpisodeEnding: Each episode ends with the children in the room shifting around in their sleep, sending the toys into a frenzy as they all rush to get back into position for the day.
* FaceYourFears: In "Phish Phobia", the Sailor helps the China Doll deal with her fear of fish by gifting her a pillow that looks like a fish, which she loves.
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* NoAntagonist: There is no direct villain in the series, as most of the conflicts are disagreements between friends. The closest to an antagonist the series comes is the mischievous Goblin, and even then, he's mainly a JerkWithAHeartOfGold and not a true villain.
* PomPomGirl: The narrator describes the Rag Doll as one verbatim in "Private Rag Doll", because her role in the parade is to shake pom-poms.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: {{Downplayed|Trope}} with the Goblin; he wears red and black, but he's more mischievous than evil.
* PomPomGirl: The narrator describes the Rag Doll as one verbatim in "Private Rag Doll", because her role in the parade is to shake pom-poms.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: {{Downplayed|Trope}} with the Goblin; he wears red and black, but he's more mischievous than evil.
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* AbhorrentAdmirer: The Jack-in-the-Box makes several advances towards the Ballerina, but she can't stand him.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: Zigzagged; the Soldier and Ballerina survive to the end of the story, unlike in the original tale where they both burned to death. However, the Goblin isn't so lucky, as he is thrown from the castle wall and shatters.
!!Tropes specific to ''The Toy Castle'':
* AdaptationalAttractiveness: In the original special, the Goblin had exaggerated makeup on his facial features, dark, sunken eyes, and generally looked very sinister. Here, the Goblin has softer facial features, making him look cuter and more friendly.
* AdaptationalNiceGuy:
** In the original special, the Goblin/Jack-in-the-Box was the villain, who had it out for the Soldier. In the series, he's still mischievous and a bit selfish, he's more good-natured and playful.
** Invoked in "Cinderella": The Strongman plays one of the wicked stepsisters, but he portrays her as being much nicer to Cinderella, as he is unable to bring himself to be mean to the Ballerina, who plays Cinderella.
* AdaptedOut: The children's parents and nanny are cut from the series.
* AnAesop:
** In "Cake Walk", the Soldier learns that he shouldn't worry about looking silly when having fun with his friends.
** In "Party for One", the Goblin learns that having a dismissive attitude will drive his friends away, and instead he decides to combine all their music into one song, rather than everyone playing a different song at once.
** In "Private Rag Doll", Rag Doll gets the Soldier's blunderbuss stuck to her back, and learns that she should not take other's things without asking.
** In "Little Voice", Rag Doll learns that when she makes a mistake, instead of ignoring it, she should say she's sorry and make it right.
* BeYourself: In "Rag Doll's Gift", Rag Doll tries to do a ballet dance, but falls right over. The Clown assures her that her Rag Doll dance is just as good.
* BirthdayEpisode: "Rag Doll's Gift" takes place on the Clown's birthday.
* ChaosWhileTheyreNotLooking: In "Mary Had a Little Lamb", whenever the China Doll isn't looking, the Clown and the Goblin screw around with their costume pieces.
* DemotedToExtra: Dolly Bird, who was a major character in the special, only appears once in a blue moon in the series; literally, as she only appears in one episode, on the night of the blue moon.
* EveryEpisodeEnding: Each episode ends with the children in the room shifting around in their sleep, sending the toys into a frenzy as they all rush to get back into position for the day.
* FaceYourFears: In "Phish Phobia", the Sailor helps the China Doll deal with her fear of fish by gifting her a pillow that looks like a fish, which she loves.
* NoAntagonist: There is no direct villain in the series, as most of the conflicts are disagreements between friends. The closest to an antagonist the series comes is the mischievous Goblin, and even then, he's mainly a JerkWithAHeartOfGold and not a true villain.
* PomPomGirl: The narrator describes the Rag Doll as one verbatim in "Private Rag Doll", because her role in the parade is to shake pom-poms.
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** In "Private Rag Doll", Rag Doll gets the Soldier's blunderbuss stuck to her back, and learns that she should not take other's things without asking.
* ChaosWhileTheyreNotLooking: In "Mary Had a Little Lamb", whenever the China Doll isn't looking, the Clown and the Goblin screw around with their costume pieces.
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* HalfIdenticalTwins: The frogs, Frederick and Frieda, have the exact same costume, but can be told apart by their outfits; Frederick wears a powdered wig and a suit, while Frieda wears a big bow and a dress.
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* HalfIdenticalTwins: The frogs, Frederick and Frieda, Freda, have the exact same costume, but can be told apart by their outfits; Frederick wears a powdered wig and a suit, while Frieda Freda wears a big bow and a dress.dress.
* InformedSpecies: The only thing goblin-y about the Goblin is that he has pointy ears. His costume suggests he is a jester of sorts.
* InformedSpecies: The only thing goblin-y about the Goblin is that he has pointy ears. His costume suggests he is a jester of sorts.
* NoAntagonist: There is no direct villain in the series, as most of the conflicts are disagreements between friends. The closest to an antagonist the series comes is the mischievous Goblin, and even then, he's mainly a JerkWithAHeartOfGold and not a true villain.
* PomPomGirl: The narrator describes the Rag Doll as one verbatim in "Private Rag Doll", because her role in the parade is to shake pom-poms.
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* RedGreenContrast: The two green frogs, Frederick and Frieda, wear primarily red.
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* RedGreenContrast: The two green frogs, Frederick and Frieda, Freda, wear primarily red.
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* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: {{Downplayed|Trope}} with the Goblin; he wears red and black, but he's more mischievous than evil.
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* ShoutOut: "Cinderella", as the title suggests, has the Ballerina, the Solider, the Strongman, and the Sailor perform the play of ''Literature/{{Cinderella}}''.
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* ShoutOut: RegalRinglets: The China Doll, the most dainty and proper of the toys, wears her hair in blonde ringlets.
* ShoutOut:
** "Cinderella", as the title suggests, has the Ballerina, the Solider, the Strongman, and the Sailor perform the play of''Literature/{{Cinderella}}''.''Literature/{{Cinderella}}''.
** In "Poor Invisible Me", the episode opens with the Goblin, Ballerina, Solider, and China Doll dancing to ''Theatre/SwanLake''.
* ShoutOut:
** "Cinderella", as the title suggests, has the Ballerina, the Solider, the Strongman, and the Sailor perform the play of
** In "Poor Invisible Me", the episode opens with the Goblin, Ballerina, Solider, and China Doll dancing to ''Theatre/SwanLake''.
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'''The Toy Castle''' is a Canadian PreschoolShow that aired on Creator/TreehouseTV from 2000 to 2003. It is loosely based on ''Literature/TheSteadfastTinSoldier'' by Creator/HansChristianAndersen.
The series takes place in a castle playset in two children's bedroom. When the children go to sleep at night, the toys in the castle come to life and get up to fun activities. The stories are told mainly through narration; the characters themselves do not speak, instead expressing themselves through ballet dancing.
The series has a total of 65 episodes. It won a Gemini Award for Best Preschool Show in 2003.
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* AnAesop:
** In "Cake Walk", the Soldier learns that he shouldn't worry about looking silly when having fun with his friends.
** In "Little Voice", Rag Doll learns that when she makes a mistake, instead of ignoring it, she should say she's sorry and make it right.
* BirthdayEpisode: "Rag Doll's Gift" takes place on the Clown's birthday.
* EveryEpisodeEnding: Each episode ends with the children in the room shifting around in their sleep, sending the toys into a frenzy as they all rush to get back into position for the day.
* FlowersOfFemininity: Ballerina, the most feminine character in the series, wears pink flowers in her hair and on her tutu.
* HalfIdenticalTwins: The frogs, Frederick and Frieda, have the exact same costume, but can be told apart by their outfits; Frederick wears a powdered wig and a suit, while Frieda wears a big bow and a dress.
* RedGreenContrast: The two green frogs, Frederick and Frieda, wear primarily red.
* ShoutOut: "Cinderella", as the title suggests, has the Ballerina, the Solider, the Strongman, and the Sailor perform the play of ''Literature/{{Cinderella}}''.
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The series takes place in a castle playset in two children's bedroom. When the children go to sleep at night, the toys in the castle come to life and get up to fun activities. The stories are told mainly through narration; the characters themselves do not speak, instead expressing themselves through ballet dancing.
The series has a total of 65 episodes. It won a Gemini Award for Best Preschool Show in 2003.
!!Tropes:
* AnAesop:
** In "Cake Walk", the Soldier learns that he shouldn't worry about looking silly when having fun with his friends.
** In "Little Voice", Rag Doll learns that when she makes a mistake, instead of ignoring it, she should say she's sorry and make it right.
* BirthdayEpisode: "Rag Doll's Gift" takes place on the Clown's birthday.
* EveryEpisodeEnding: Each episode ends with the children in the room shifting around in their sleep, sending the toys into a frenzy as they all rush to get back into position for the day.
* FlowersOfFemininity: Ballerina, the most feminine character in the series, wears pink flowers in her hair and on her tutu.
* HalfIdenticalTwins: The frogs, Frederick and Frieda, have the exact same costume, but can be told apart by their outfits; Frederick wears a powdered wig and a suit, while Frieda wears a big bow and a dress.
* RedGreenContrast: The two green frogs, Frederick and Frieda, wear primarily red.
* ShoutOut: "Cinderella", as the title suggests, has the Ballerina, the Solider, the Strongman, and the Sailor perform the play of ''Literature/{{Cinderella}}''.
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