Tales of the Tooth Fairies
Tales of the Tooth Fairies is a French-German-British children's television programme created by Françoise Caspan. It was co-produced by Siriol Productions, Scott Dahls Productions, La Fabrique, and Les Films du Triangle, in association with JEP-Animation.[1] It was aired on BBC One from 7 September until 14 December 1993, along with Noddy's Toyland Adventures and BBC Two on 20 October 1994.[2]
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| Genre | Children's television |
| Created by | Françoise Caspan |
| Directed by | Vincent Monluc |
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| Composer(s) | Gérard Labady |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom France Germany |
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| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Steve Walsh |
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| Running time | 5 minutes |
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| Original network | BBC One |
| Original release | 7 September – 14 December 1993 |
In the series, Gisele and Martin are "tooth mice": mice who perform the duties of tooth fairies. When a child in need loses a milk tooth, the two mice (assisted by their friend Arthur), retrieve the tooth and give the child a fitting gift. This they do on orders from their Queen Elisa.
Characters
- Gisele (Voiced by Sally Ann Marsh) - One of the tooth mice. She's usually the one to collect a tooth and slip a present under a pillow.
- Martin (Voiced by Mathonwy Reeves) - Gisele's partner. He's usually the one to throw a grappling hook and line for Gisele to climb on.
- Arthur (Voiced by David Kelly) - A cormorant and the two mice's helper who gives them rides and prevents anyone from interfering with their job.
- Queen Elisa (Voiced by Penelope Keith) - The bossy and snappy queen of the Milk Teeth Kingdom. She decides what fitting presents Gisele and Martin must exchange for milk teeth.
- Roland Rat - A thieving nuisance who likes to steal the two mice's presents for himself, but is always thwarted.
- Romuald the Reindeer (Voiced by Nigel Planer) -
Episodes
| # | Title | Air Date | |
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| 1 | "Mission: Toothbrush" | 7 September 1993 | |
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The Tooth Mice are sent in bad weather to deliver toothbrushes to twins with bad teeth. Note: This episode was made in 1992, even though it premiered in 1993, due to the copyright year in the end credits reading "1992". | |||
| 2 | "The Silver Sleighbell" | 14 September 1993 | |
| The Tooth Mice deliver to an eskimo sleighbells for his dog sled, aided by the clumsy reindeer Romuald. | |||
| 3 | "The Golden Scissors" | 21 September 1993 | |
| The Tooth Mice deliver to Fabienne a small pair of scissors, Arthur causing them trouble on the way. | |||
| 4 | "Flying Feathers" | 28 September 1993 | |
| The Tooth Mice procure a goose feather to substitute a feather pen for a fountain pen specially for Anna. | |||
| 5 | "A Proud Candle" | 5 October 1993 | |
| The Tooth Mice venture in a flood to give Vincent a special flashing candle, with help from stray cat Rammy. | |||
| 6 | "Magic Chimes" | 12 October 1993 | |
| The Tooth Mice pick a rare bluebell flower for Sophie, almost getting caught by an owl, but rescued by Arthur. | |||
| 7 | "Jonathan Loses His Tooth" | 19 October 1993 | |
| The Tooth Mice bring an absent-minded Jonathan a secret diary and in the process get the tooth mouse teacher her job back. | |||
| 8 | "Stolen Present" | 9 November 1993 | |
| As the Tooth Mice try to deliver a whistle for Fabian, it is taken by Ronald Rat, but Arthur helps them recover it. | |||
| 9 | "The Bell Doll" | 16 November 1993 | |
| Gisele does not return from her tooth exchange job, so Arthur delivers to Emily her bell doll and rescues Gisele from a cage. | |||
| 10 | "The Book of Leaves" | 23 November 1993 | |
| As the Tooth Mice deliver a leaf book to Sandree, Marad the Buzzard captures Gisele, but Gisele soothes her to sleep with the book. | |||
| 11 | "Mr. Sun, Mrs. Rain" | 30 November 1993 | |
| The Tooth Mice bring Audrey a comb, but have trouble retrieving the tooth as Audrey's pet cat shows up. | |||
| 12 | "Sky Scraper" | 7 December 1993 | |
| The Tooth Mice go to the 60th floor of a sky scraper to bring Charles a clockwork bird, running into Roland Rat on the way. | |||
| 13 | "Cat's Enough" | 14 December 1993 | |
| The Tooth Mice bring to Julie, taking a risk from her vicious pet cat Leo, but Julie provides the tooth for them. | |||
Availability
- VHS - "Tales of the Tooth Fairies: Mission Toothbrush"
- VHS - "Crayola Presents Tales of the Tooth Fairies VHS"[3]
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