Tales of the Tooth Fairies

Tales of the Tooth Fairies
GenreChildren's television
Created byFrançoise Caspan
Directed byVincent Monluc
Voices ofEric Collinson
Julie Higginson
Penelope Keith
David Kelly
Sally Ann Marsh
Mathonwy Reeves
Nigel Planer
ComposerGérard Labady
Country of originUnited Kingdom
France
Germany
Belgium
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes26 (13 dubbed)
Production
Executive producerSteve Walsh
ProducersJean-François Laguionie
Robin Lyons
Jürgen Egenolf
Pierre Levie
Running time5 minutes
Production companiesSiriol Productions
La Fabrique
EVA Entertainment
Cologne Cartoon
Sofidoc S.A.
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release7 September (1993-09-07) –
14 December 1993 (1993-12-14)

Tales of the Tooth Fairies (French: Souris Souris) is a children's television programme created by Françoise Caspan. It was co-produced by Siriol Productions, La Fabrique, EVA Entertainment, Cologne Cartoon, and Sofidoc S.A. for WDR and France 3. In the United Kingdom, 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.[1][better source needed]

Plot

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. He's also the narrator of every episode.
  • 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. She's a little bad tempered, but always means well.
  • 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

No.TitleOriginal air date
1"Mission: Toothbrush"7 September 1993 (7 September 1993)
The Tooth Mice are sent in bad weather to deliver toothbrushes to twins with bad teeth.
2"The Silver Sleighbell"14 September 1993 (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 (21 September 1993)
The Tooth Mice deliver to a girl named Fabienne a small pair of scissors.
4"Flying Feathers"28 September 1993 (28 September 1993)
The Tooth Mice procure a goose feather to substitute a feather pen for a fountain pen specially for a girl named Anna.
5"A Proud Candle"5 October 1993 (5 October 1993)
The Tooth Mice venture in a flooding storm to give a boy named Vincent a special flashing candle, with help from a stray cat named Rammy.
6"Magic Chimes"12 October 1993 (12 October 1993)
The Tooth Mice pick a rare bluebell flower for a girl named Sophie, almost getting caught by an owl, but rescued by Arthur.
7"Jonathan Loses His Tooth"19 October 1993 (19 October 1993)
The Tooth Mice bring an absent-minded boy named Jonathan a special diary, and in the process get the tooth mouse teacher her job back.
8"Stolen Present"9 November 1993 (9 November 1993)
As the Tooth Mice try to deliver a whistle for a boy named Fabian, it is taken by Ronald Rat, but Arthur helps them recover it.
9"The Bell Doll"16 November 1993 (16 November 1993)
Gisele does not return from her tooth exchange job, so Arthur delivers a bell doll to a girl named Emily and rescues Gisele from a cage.
10"The Book of Leaves"23 November 1993 (23 November 1993)
As the Tooth Mice deliver a leaf book to a girl named Sandree, Marad the Buzzard captures Gisele, but Gisele soothes her to sleep with the book.
11"Mr. Sun, Mrs. Rain"30 November 1993 (30 November 1993)
The Tooth Mice bring a girl named Audrey a comb, but have trouble as Audrey's pet cat shows up.
12"Sky Scraper"7 December 1993 (7 December 1993)
The Tooth Mice go to the 60th floor of a sky scraper to bring a boy named Charles a clockwork bird, running into Roland Rat on the way.
13"Cat's Enough"14 December 1993 (14 December 1993)
The Tooth Mice bring a ring to a girl named Julie, taking a risk from her vicious pet cat Leo, but get some help from Julie herself.

Availability

  • VHS - "Tales of the Tooth Fairies: Mission Toothbrush"
  • VHS - "Crayola Presents Tales of the Tooth Fairies VHS"[2]

References

  1. ^ "BBC Programme Index".
  2. ^ "Buy Crayola Presents Tales of the Tooth Fairies VHS". www.familyvideo.com. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015.