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No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 26 |
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Running time | 5-7 minutes |
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Release | October 7, 2023 |
Tiny And Tall is an animated children's televison show, created by Madeleine Donohue and Ben Mazzotta.[1] The show was produced by Little Engine Moving Pictures in collobaration with Dark Slope for TVOKids.[2] The show focuses on the eponymous duo living in a Dr. Seuss inspired fantasy world, where they learn about friendship, conflict resolution, and simple math problems.[3]
Characters
[edit]- Tiny, the preppy, short best friend of Tall
- Tall, the nervous, tall best friend of Tiny
- Teensie, a fairy that assists Tiny and Tall with the math problems they encounter
- Marv, a mild-mannered friend of Tiny and Tall
- Giantina, a clumsy yet gentle giant
Production
[edit]Tiny and Tall was one of three pitches (out of 70) selected for production by Little Engine Moving Pictures in 2020.[3] The initial pilot was created using real life puppets.[4]
The show uses a blend of 3D assets combined with 2D backgrounds. The 3D assets are created using motion capture in Unreal Engine, which allows the voice actors to adjust movements and lines on the fly.[2]
The first season premiered on October 2, 2023 on TVOKids.[5]
Episodes
[edit]Season 1 (2023)
[edit]No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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1 | "The Special Stone" | Ben Mazzotta | Madeleine Donohue | October 7, 2023 | |
When Tiny loses Tall's favourite striped stone, they go on a mission to retrieve it. But patterns are tricky. When they can't find a stone with the right stripe pattern, Tiny is inspired to get creative. | |||||
2 | "Fruit Fiesta" | Ben Mazzotta | Madeleine Donohue | October 8, 2023 | |
Tiny and Tall are excited to pick lots of yummy zazzy fruit. But Tall is stressed when the differently-sized fruits get mixed up. Finally, they use their sorting skills to set things straight. | |||||
3 | "Picnic Party" | Ben Mazzotta | Madeleine Donohue | October 14, 2023 | |
Tall has planned a special picnic party for his buddies. But Tiny gets so excited, she forgets how to share. Tiny's friends help her ensure that everything's fair and square. | |||||
4 | "Band Together" | Ben Mazzotta | Stephanie Herrera | October 15, 2023 | |
Tall can't wait to make music with his friends. But some of them don't understand the difference between music and - noise. Once they establish a pattern, things really get rolling. | |||||
5 | "The Big Race" | Ben Mazzotta | Ben Mazzotta | October 21, 2023 | |
When Tiny and Tall see Marv whizzing by in a cool new boxcar, they challenge him to a race. But first, they have to figure out what shapes to use as they build their own vehicle. | |||||
6 | "Laundry Day" | Ben Mazzotta | Stephanie Herrera | October 22, 2023 | |
After a day playing in the mud, Tiny and Tall have fun washing their own clothes. Then, due to a silly mix-up, they need to employ different strategies to sort things out. | |||||
7 | "Equal Play" | Ben Mazzotta | Madeleine Donohue | October 28, 2023 | |
When Tiny and Tall try out the new playground equipment, something seems wonky. Marv helps his two friends puzzle out this weight-related mystery. | |||||
8 | "Gilly Begone" | Ben Mazzotta | Madeleine Donohue | October 29, 2023 | |
Tiny wants to pick razznuts, so that she can make razznut butter. But a herd of gillybeasts are blocking the razznut patch. She and Tall try different strategies to make the beasts move. | |||||
9 | "Dimplejuice" | Ben Mazzotta | Lindsay Lee | November 4, 2023 | |
Tiny and Tall's dimplejuice stand is open for business - as soon as they can agree on their juice recipe. To help them out, Tiny and Tall's friends come together for a taste-test. | |||||
10 | "Hide and Hide Again" | Ben Mazzotta | Madeleine Donohue | November 5, 2023 | |
Tall doesn't like playing Hide and Seek, because it's hard for him to find hiding spots. Tall's friends help him come up with a sure-fire shape-related strategy. | |||||
11 | "Grungleberry Soup" | Ben Mazzotta | Ben Mazzotta | November 11, 2023 | |
Teensie is sick, so Tiny and Tall endeavour to make her some yummy soup. But it takes some experimenting to get the quantities in their recipe just right. | |||||
12 | "Tallest Tree" | Ben Mazzotta | Madeleine Donohue | November 12, 2023 | |
When Tiny declares that she wants to climb a very tall tree, she and Tall go searching for one. They follow some false leads before finally finding a tree that's just right. | |||||
13 | "Leaf-Leaving Day" | Ben Mazzotta | Madeleine Donohue | November 18, 2023 | |
It makes Tiny sad when the leaves leave the trees, so she tries to make the leaves stay. When more and more leaves keep falling to the ground, she learns to look at things in a different light. | |||||
14 | "Treasure Hunt" | Ben Mazzotta | Srishti Jaiswal | November 19, 2023 | |
Tiny is delighted when Tall plans a treasure hunt for her, but his map doesn't work. Finally, they realize that a "footstep" for Tall looks a bit different than one of Tiny's smaller steps. | |||||
15 | "Chasing Rainbows" | Tope Babalola | Tope Babalola | November 25, 2023 | |
When a rainbow appears, Tall decides to paint it. But the rainbow disappears, so Tiny tries to help Tall find another one. He wants to get the colour pattern just perfect for his painting. | |||||
16 | "Sneezy Wheezy" | Ben Mazzotta | Ben Mazzotta | November 26, 2023 | |
Tiny and Tall are trying to track down the source of a mysterious rumbling. To help them search, Tall invents a device that can show them how close they're getting to the strange sound. | |||||
17 | "The Problem with Pibbles" | Ben Mazzotta | Lindsay Lee | December 2, 2023 | |
Tall is delighted to discover a cute creature in a cave. But when the creature follows him home, followed by additional cute creatures - Tall and Tiny find themselves in over their heads. | |||||
18 | "The Clubhouse" | Ben Mazzotta | Madeleine Donohue | December 3, 2023 | |
Tiny and Tall thought they'd built the perfect clubhouse, but something feels off. They use trial and error to determine the ideal shape for their new fun-times fort. | |||||
19 | "Thinking Big" | Ben Mazzotta | Ben Mazzotta | December 9, 2023 | |
Sometimes, Tiny gets tired of being little. But when a larger-than-life pal helps Tiny see what it's like to be bigger, Tiny learns to look on the bright side. | |||||
20 | "Baby Bobo Rescue" | Ben Mazzotta | Ben Mazzotta | December 10, 2023 | |
Tiny and Tall are helping some newly hatched birdies get back to their mama. By counting the broken shells, they ensure that there are no missing babies. | |||||
21 | "Oddscotch" | Ben Mazzotta | Lindsay Lee | December 16, 2023 | |
Tiny invents a new game for Tall, but it's too tricky. Tall doesn't understand why some numbers are odd, and some are even. Tiny's not sure either, but a missing beanbag helps make things clear. | |||||
22 | "No Stone Unsorted" | Ben Mazzotta | Ben Mazzotta | December 17, 2023 | |
It's Tall's birthday, and everyone collaborates on a special surprise for him. Tiny's frustrated when she can't get her gift organized. But luckily, "organizing" is Tall's specialty. | |||||
23 | "Chaseball" | Ben Mazzotta | Ben Mazzotta | December 23, 2023 | |
The friends all love their silly new ball game. But they need to take size into account to make sure the teams stay fair. | |||||
24 | "Elbow Warmers" | Ben Mazzotta | Madeleine Donohue | December 24, 2023 | |
Tall is upset when some of his prized elbow warmers go missing. He and Tiny track down the warmers in surprising locations, using pattern recognition to match up the pairs. | |||||
25 | "Bumblestalk Boogie" | Ben Mazzotta | Stephanie Herrera | December 30, 2023 | |
Tiny thought she followed the instructions carefully, so why isn't her bumblestalk plant growing as quickly at Tall's? When Tiny notices that she and Tall are using different tools, she realizes where she went wrong. | |||||
26 | "Flower Power" | Ben Mazzotta | Srishti Jaiswal | December 31, 2023 | |
It's very important that Tiny does a good job decorating for the upcoming flower festival. But patterning proves to be problematic for her assistant, Tall. |
References
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- ^ a b Stalcup, Jamie (2023-01-31). "Little Engine Partners with Dark Slope". TVKIDS. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
- ^ a b Brzoznowski, Kristin (2022-09-23). "Little Engine Fuels Big Stories". TVKIDS. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
- ^ "Inside Little Engine's new preschool slate". Retrieved 2024-03-05.
- ^ TVO (2022-10-14). "TVOkids unveils new slate of programming amidst exciting lineup for Fall-Winter 2022". GlobeNewswire News Room (Press release). Retrieved 2024-03-05.
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