Where the Toys Come From
Where the Toys Come From | |
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Directed by | Theodore Thomas |
Written by | Theodore Thomas |
Produced by | Theodore Thomas Paul Deason Kuniko Okubo |
Starring | Larry Wright Jon Harvey Erin Young Sab Shimono |
Music by | Akiko Yano |
Production companies | Walt Disney Productions Theodore Thomas Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 58 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Where the Toys Come From is a 1983 special directed by Theodore Thomas and aired as part of Disney Studio Showcase series of specials on Disney Channel on December 3, 1983[1][2] and then released on video in November 1984.[3]
Plot
[edit]The movie follows the journey of two toys, named Zoom and Peepers, as they try to find out where they were made. Their owner, named Robin assists them in their journey. Their search begins in a toy museum, where they find out they were made in Japan. Robin takes them to the toy store they were purchased from and they begin their trip to Japan. In Japan, Zoom and Peepers find their maker, named Kenji and their questions are answered. Finally they magically return home, where they tell Robin about how they returned, and ask the new toys to be Robin's.
Cast
[edit]Characters | Actors |
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Peepers | Jon Harvey |
Zoom | Larry Wright |
Robin | Erin Young |
Kenji | Sab Shimono |
References
[edit]- ^ "Disney Studio Showcase". The Disney Channel Magazine. Disney. December 1983. p. 11. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- ^ Cotter, Bill (1997). The Wonderful World of Disney Television. Disney Editions. pp. 302, 314. ISBN 978-0786863594. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- ^ Dobrin, Gregory; Cutchin, Rusty (1984-10-20). "Timeliness, Low Prices Mark Home Video Releases". Fall Stocking Guide. Cashbox. Vol. 47, no. 20. Cash Box Pub. Co. p. 16. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
External links
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- 1983 films
- 1983 children's films
- Disney animated films
- Films about dolls
- Films about toys
- Sentient toys in fiction
- American films with live action and animation
- Films directed by Theodore Thomas (filmmaker)
- Films set in Japan
- Japan in non-Japanese culture
- 1980s English-language films
- 1980s American films
- Disney animated film stubs