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Secret Life of Toys (1994)

Secret Life of Toys poster
Genre
children's television series
Country
United Kingdom, United States
Length
1 season, 13 episodes
Rating
8.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Toys come to life when children are not around and have their own secret adventures. Each episode shows the toys interacting with each other and learning about being played with.

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What happens

Secret Life of Toys is a 1994 children's TV series based on the 1986 Christmas TV special The Christmas Toy which aired from March to May 1994 with thirteen episodes, each 30 minutes long and consisting of two 15-minute stories. The show was filmed in Monheim, Germany, near the Dutch border, and aired on The Disney Channel in the United States beginning on 5 March 1994, the BBC in the United Kingdom, Family Channel, Vrak and TVO in Canada, Spacetoon in Arabic regions, Top TV in South Africa, The Kids' Channel in Israel, RTB in Brunei, American Forces Network in Germany and Japan, TVP1 in Poland, Channel 55 in Bahrain, and ABC TV in Australia. The series was formerly available on Netflix, Hulu and Kidoodle.TV. As of July 2025, the series is featured on the Yippee TV streaming service. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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