Élise Cartier Michael Leo Donovan Michael F. Hamill Lisa Hunter Marie-France Landry Maxime Landry Penelope Laurence Patricia Lavoie Gerard Lewis & Dominic Webber Allen Markuze Louis-Martin Pepperall Paul Risacher Robert Yates
Snowsnaps (French: Les Mini-Tuques, "The Mini Toques") is a Canadian animated television series. It is a preschool-aimed spinoff of the 2015 film Snowtime! (La Guerre des Tuques 3D), itself an animated remake of the 1984 live-action The Dog Who Stopped the War (La Guerre des Tuques) movie.[1] Produced by Carpediem Film & TV in collaboration with the animation studio Singing Frog and broadcaster Corus Entertainment, the series premiered September 1, 2018 in Canada on Télétoon, La Chaîne Disney and Treehouse TV.[2]
Plot
For Violet, Tomas, Sami and Kiki, every aspect of life is all about fun and games! There is nothing they like more than playing outside, especially in the snow on a winter’s day. Aged six, no task is too small to turn it into a game, no feat is off-limits to try as they seamlessly jump into role-playing to follow their wild imagination! Come meet these four friends who love to laugh and have fun!
Characters
Violet (voiced by Satine Scarlett Montaz) is the game master. She is a free thinker who refuses to follow the herd, has tons of wit and tenacity, and a tendency to be self-indulgent – a little Scoundrel. Her games and her behaviour are never mean or cruel, but if she gets into trouble it is due more to her youthful enthusiasm than any malicious intent. She is easily distracted by the sparkles or whatever is pink!
Tomas (voiced by Brandon Lising) is open-faced and controlled by his heart of gold. Like all Innocents, he is generous and open-minded. He sees both sides of any disagreement. A natural peacemaker with an intense sense of fairness, he cannot stand conflict. Terry the penguin is his favourite toy, what's yours?
Sami (voiced by Kimia Esfahani) is a smarty pants know-it-all who actually doesn't know it all, but he is still full of voluble explanations – the weirder and more unpredictable the better. He's likely to say or do anything; he loves playing the Fool. His favourite treats are Brussels sprouts and broccoli!
Kiki (voiced by Ella Rose Coderre) is a daredevil. She's all about movement and physicality. When in doubt, she acts; thinking is for after. She is compelled to triumph even if she does not have the skills. She'll keep on trying until she can make it happen. A soldier who'll take on any mission! One thing is certain, we can always count on Kiki to play!
Cast
Adapted from the ending credits.
Satine Scarlett Montaz / Marguerite D'Amours as Violet
Kimia Esfahani / Catherine Brunet as Sami
Ella Rose Coderre / Claudia-Laurie Corbeil as Kiki
Brandon Lising / Valérie Gagné as Tomas
Voice director(s): Richard M. Dumont / Johanne Garneau, Julie Burroughs
Production
A preschool-oriented spinoff of Snowtime! was announced to be in development in November 2015.[3]Snowsnaps was officially unveiled during the 2016 Cartoon Forum in Toulouse, France as the first-ever Canadian submission.[4] The series is distributed as either 26 eleven-minute episodes or 52 five-minute shorts.[5]
For the musical "Shortsnaps" segments, the production crew held open auditions for bilingual singers across Canada in July 2017.[1]
The episodes "1-2-3, Cupcake!", "The Monster", "The Maze", "Knighthood", "What's Your Treasure?", "Winter Games", "Kids vs. Aliens", and "Sami's Pet" were all adapted into books.
No.
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
American air date
Prod. code
US viewers (millions)
1A
"Dunk Master"
Benoit Godbout
Louis-Martin Pepperall and Marie-France Landry
September 1, 2018 (2018-09-01)
TBA
101
N/A
When Terry the toy penguin gets stuck in the hoop, the rescue mission turns into a basketball duel where Kiki whips the others to show off her dunking skills.
1B
"Snoweo Rodeo"
Benoit Godbout
Gerard Lewis & Dominic Webber
September 1, 2018 (2018-09-01)
TBA
102
N/A
After top cowboy Sami loses every event at the snow rodeo, he still manages to save the day.
2A
"1-2-3 Cupcake!"
Benoit Godbout
Maxime Landry and Marie-France Landry
September 2, 2018 (2018-09-02)
TBA
103
N/A
A crazy freeze race with funny rules will determine who gets Violet's most incredibly appetizing cupcake.
2B
"The Haunted Forest"
Benoit Godbout
Lisa Hunter and Marie-France Landry
September 2, 2018 (2018-09-02)
TBA
104
N/A
The girls don't believe Tomas that the forest is haunted until they see a mysterious pinecone creature and they go investigate.
3A
"When Toys Attack"
Benoit Godbout
Penelope Laurence
September 8, 2018 (2018-09-08)
TBA
105
N/A
Sami is freaked out by toys seemingly following him around town.
3B
"Snow Ballet"
Benoit Godbout
Gerard Lewis & Dominic Webber
September 8, 2018 (2018-09-08)
TBA
106
N/A
Violet's brilliantly choreographed snow ballet needs a snow prince whether Tomas wants to be in the ballet or not.
4A
"Winter Games"
Benoit Godbout
Paul Risacher
September 9, 2018 (2018-09-09)
TBA
107
N/A
Violet's groceries soon go missing, and it's up to the bobsleigh team to retrieve them.
4B
"Cold Tows"
Benoit Godbout
Louis-Martin Pepperall
September 9, 2018 (2018-09-09)
TBA
108
N/A
Sami pretends to be too cold to get his friends to pull him home.
5A
"What's Your Treasure?"
Benoit Godbout
Patricia Lavoie and Marie-France Landry
September 15, 2018 (2018-09-15)
TBA
109
N/A
Violet playing pirate inspires a mutiny when Tomas and Sami decide to leave Kiki's game to join Violet's pirate crew.
5B
"The Monster"
Benoit Godbout
Gerard Lewis and Marie-France Landry
September 15, 2018 (2018-09-15)
TBA
110
N/A
When a frozen apple in their ice fort is found half eaten, the gang investigates.
6A
"Fantabulous Four"
Benoit Godbout
Michael F. Hamill
September 16, 2018 (2018-09-16)
TBA
111
N/A
The Snaps play super heroes on a daring super mission to rescue Terry the Penguin.
6B
"Snow Bowling"
Benoit Godbout
Dominic Webber and Marie-France Landry
September 16, 2018 (2018-09-16)
TBA
112
N/A
When Kiki tries to show the others how to bowl in the snow, the attempts of the others all have surprising twists, turns and bounces.
7A
"The Greatest Game Ever"
Benoit Godbout
Michael F. Hamill
September 22, 2018 (2018-09-22)
TBA
113
N/A
Inspired by a lost video game, the kids imagine, create, and play a real-life adventure game.
7B
"The Shootout"
Benoit Godbout
Élise Cartier and Marie-France Landry
September 22, 2018 (2018-09-22)
TBA
114
N/A
Kiki and Violet's competitive hockey shootout gets an extra fruity snow splash as Sami introduces his juice-filled snowballsicles to the game.
8A
"Race Cars"
Benoit Godbout
Gerard Lewis & Dominic Webber
September 23, 2018 (2018-09-23)
TBA
115
N/A
Formula One meets a formula for disaster when Tomas inadvertently gets knocked into the downhill race of the century.
8B
"AbracaTomas"
Benoit Godbout
Michael Leo Donovan
September 23, 2018 (2018-09-23)
TBA
116
N/A
Terry the toy penguin has disappeared, and only a special magic trick can bring him back.
9A
"Hiccup"
Benoit Godbout
Allen Markuze
September 29, 2018 (2018-09-29)
TBA
117
N/A
Kiki is stuck with a pesky case of the hiccups.
9B
"Superhero of the Hill"
Benoit Godbout
Gerard Lewis & Dominic Webber
September 29, 2018 (2018-09-29)
TBA
118
N/A
When a battle for "Super Hero of the Hill" turns into an all-star superheroes wrestling match, Tomas is compelled to overcome his fear of falling.
10A
"The Maze"
Benoit Godbout
Michael F. Hamill
September 30, 2018 (2018-09-30)
TBA
119
N/A
The kids build, shape, and mould a snow-made labyrinthine masterpiece: a maze, in which they then lose themselves in.
10B
"Hats Off!"
Benoit Godbout
Paul Risacher
September 30, 2018 (2018-09-30)
TBA
120
N/A
Tomas' crooked throws are just the ticket to set free Violet and Sami from jail.
11A
"Ice Dragon"
Benoit Godbout
Marie-France Landry
October 6, 2018 (2018-10-06)
TBA
121
N/A
A large icicle hanging off the barn causes a battle.
11B
"Kids vs. Aliens"
Benoit Godbout
Lisa Hunter
October 6, 2018 (2018-10-06)
TBA
122
N/A
Sami tries to contact aliens.
12A
"Winter Beach"
Benoit Godbout
Louis-Martin Pepperall
October 7, 2018 (2018-10-07)
TBA
123
N/A
Tomas' friends create a winter beach.
12B
"Winter Blast"
Benoit Godbout
Michael Leo Donovan and Marie-France Landry
October 7, 2018 (2018-10-07)
TBA
124
N/A
A game of hide-and-seek gets out of control.
13A
"Pinched Pic-nic"
Benoit Godbout
Michael F. Hamill
October 13, 2018 (2018-10-13)
TBA
125
N/A
Tomas searches for some missing treats.
13B
"The Snow Battawawa"
Benoit Godbout
Gerard Lewis & Dominic Webber
October 13, 2018 (2018-10-13)
TBA
126
N/A
A team of filmmakers hunt for the Battawawa monster.
14A
"Lava, Lava Everywhere"
Benoit Godbout
Michael F. Hamill
October 14, 2018 (2018-10-14)
TBA
127
N/A
It's a spectacular race when the schoolyard suddenly turns into a lava pool and the kids race to be the first to reach the school door!
14B
"Knighthood"
Benoit Godbout
Allen Markuze
October 14, 2018 (2018-10-14)
TBA
128
N/A
Queen Violet wants to make Kiki, Sami and Tomas knights, but before they can, they must prove to her that they can work together.
15A
"Off to School We Go"
Benoit Godbout
Maxime Landry
October 20, 2018 (2018-10-20)
TBA
129
N/A
A hopscotch game is taken to new heights as Sami brings along his latest invention that Kiki just can't get enough of!
15B
"Gone to the Dogs"
Benoit Godbout
Penelope Laurence
October 20, 2018 (2018-10-20)
TBA
130
N/A
Violet and Tomas challenge Kiki and Sami to a dogsled race, but with Sami obsessed with playing a dog and with Kiki willing to do just about anything to win, the race doesn't turn out at all like they planned.
16A
"Sticky Snaps"
Benoit Godbout
Gerard Lewis & Dominic Webber
October 21, 2018 (2018-10-21)
TBA
131
N/A
A cool new restaurant runs into a very sticky situation when it gets an extremely picky client: Terry.
16B
"The Weathervane Game"
Benoit Godbout
Louis-Martin Pepperall
October 21, 2018 (2018-10-21)
TBA
132
N/A
After wrongly thinking that Violet had invented a new game where they have to follow a trail of clues that she has left everywhere, Sami, Kiki and Tomas get lost!
17A
"The Tightrope"
Benoit Godbout
Paul Risacher
October 27, 2018 (2018-10-27)
TBA
133
N/A
When Sami, Kiki and Tomas take over Violet's circus game, it isn't too long for the others to figure out that Sami imposes himself to be a silly tyrant ringmaster the others try to override.
17B
"Moon Mission"
Benoit Godbout
Patricia Lavoie
October 27, 2018 (2018-10-27)
TBA
134
N/A
Little did Kiki know that to get the others to her teeter-totter contest she would have to become part of their moon mission!
18A
"Snapshot Hill"
Benoit Godbout
Gerard Lewis & Dominic Webber
October 28, 2018 (2018-10-28)
TBA
135
N/A
When Tomas loses his camera on a sudden slip down a wild sled run in a pirate game, it leads to a full re-enactment of the crime with pirates in tow.
18B
"Hanging Around"
Benoit Godbout
Gerard Lewis & Dominic Webber
October 28, 2018 (2018-10-28)
TBA
136
N/A
When the kids lose a flying disk in the big old haunted tree, they find out that they might be taking on more than they can handle.
19A
"Sami's Pet"
Benoit Godbout
Marie-France Landry
November 3, 2018 (2018-11-03)
TBA
137
N/A
Sami brings his special pet in a box and all breaks loose when Violet sets it free by accident while the gang play a game of Snag the Flag.
19B
"Tall Tale"
Benoit Godbout
Michael Leo Donovan
November 3, 2018 (2018-11-03)
TBA
138
N/A
When Tomas and Sami compete to be the tallest, the girls help them build gigantic towers with wobbly foundations sending them off into a fall that takes them to unforeseen places.
20A
"Surprise!"
Benoit Godbout
Penelope Laurence
November 4, 2018 (2018-11-04)
TBA
139
N/A
Tomas is sad. Violet doesn't want to hang out with him on his birthday, until he realises she's been planning a big birthday surprise.
20B
"It's a Bird?"
Benoit Godbout
Gerard Lewis & Dominic Webber
November 4, 2018 (2018-11-04)
TBA
140
N/A
Sami is taken on a dangerous ride when an incredible piece of art made by Tomas really takes off!
21A
"Hot Chocolate Party"
Benoit Godbout
Marie-France Landry
November 10, 2018 (2018-11-10)
TBA
141
N/A
Violet's hot chocolate party turns Mad Hatter when Sami decides to bring his own life-size cup to the party and loses control as he slides in it.
21B
"Cut and Run"
Benoit Godbout
Allen Markuze
November 10, 2018 (2018-11-10)
TBA
142
N/A
Kiki, Violet and Sami try to help Tomas get over his fear of the barbershop...but nothing goes as planned.
22A
"Snow Golf"
Benoit Godbout
Lisa Hunter
November 11, 2018 (2018-11-11)
TBA
143
N/A
When Sami is counting on his newly-found luck to beat Kiki at golf, he realizes that sports are more about skills, unless you have the right lucky charm.
22B
"Gumball Jamboree"
Benoit Godbout
Patricia Lavoie
November 11, 2018 (2018-11-11)
TBA
144
N/A
It's a race against time! Following Violet's jamboree gumball arrow leads the gang to quirky challenges, and it ends off with a surprising ending.
23A
"Dino Snaps"
Benoit Godbout
Gerard Lewis & Dominic Webber
November 17, 2018 (2018-11-17)
TBA
145
N/A
Discovering rare dinosaur fossils becomes not that much fun when both Sami's and Kiki's competitiveness gets in the way.
23B
"Tag Back"
Benoit Godbout
Gerard Lewis & Dominic Webber
November 17, 2018 (2018-11-17)
TBA
146
N/A
Violet gets very frustrated and angry when Kiki and Sami get caught in an endless "tag back" loop!
24A
"Hockey Knights"
Benoit Godbout
Maxime Landry
November 18, 2018 (2018-11-18)
TBA
147
N/A
When Kiki is cast as the princess-who-rests in a knightly game, she urges her knights to get the magic hockey stick out of the ice block to break Granny Gnome's evil spell.
24B
"Tic Tac Trouble"
Benoit Godbout
Maxime LandryMichael F. Hamill
November 18, 2018 (2018-11-18)
TBA
148
N/A
When Kiki takes a regular game of Tic Tac Toe to make it into a life-sized extreme challenge version of it, she doesn't realise she's really asking for Tic Tac Trouble!
25A
"The Great Pick-Up"
Benoit Godbout
Gerard Lewis & Dominic Webber
November 24, 2018 (2018-11-24)
TBA
149
N/A
Violet turns her chores into a fun high scoring game for her friends until Sami shows up with his annoying whoopee cushion.
25B
"Off Tracks"
Benoit Godbout
Louis-Martin Pepperall
November 24, 2018 (2018-11-24)
TBA
150
N/A
The best train appears off tracks when the kids make one of their own.
26A
"I Spy Sami!"
Benoit Godbout
Robert Yates
November 25, 2018 (2018-11-25)
TBA
151
N/A
Sami acts strangely after discovering a very special, walking mechanical toy in a hollow tree, which he wants to keep for himself. With this, it starts sending the others into a spy mission to uncover Sami's mysterious secret!
26B
"Toothless"
Benoit Godbout
Allen Markuze
November 25, 2018 (2018-11-25)
TBA
152
N/A
When Sami loses his first tooth and keeps losing it over and over again, he sends his friends on a wild tooth hunt to find it.
Shortsnaps segment
For the musical Shortsnaps segment, the production crew had held open auditions for bilingual singers across Canada in July 2017.
Lyrics, music, and songs by Eloi Painchaud and Jorane.
Songs sung by Cool Kids
These are the songs used throughout episodes of the show. There are six of them, which are repeated throughout reruns on Treehouse TV. They are directed by Claude Precourt, Robert Yates and Vanessa Isabelle and choreographed by Louis-Martin Charest.
The show originally aired from September 1 to November 25, 2018. The show was moved to two new time slots when it is aired in reruns on Treehouse TV, which is weekday mornings at 8:40 AM and Friday afternoons at 3:02 PM. The show will also be broadcast later internationally.
