Series synopsis
Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse is a Canadian animation kids family television series that premiered on Teletoon on September 30, 2000. It ended on January 26, 2002. It was created by Michael Paraskevas, Betty Paraskevas. It stars Ron Pardo, Marlowe Gardiner-Heslin, Fiona Reid and Sheila McCarthy.
Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse is a Canadian animated television show produced by Nelvana. It tells the stories of a young horse named Marvin who is part of a carnival. Among the Executive Producers are Michael Paraskevas and Betty Paraskevas, creators of Maggie and the Ferocious Beast who also created the book that the show is based on. The show first aired on the Treehouse block before moving to just before Tiny Pop. The series also aired on PBS Kids as part of the PBS Kids Bookworm Bunch from 2 ...
Premise
Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse is a Canadian animated television show produced by Nelvana. It tells the stories of a young horse named Marvin who is part of a carnival. Among the Executive Producers are Michael Paraskevas and Betty Paraskevas, creators of Maggie and the Ferocious Beast who also created the book that the show is based on. The show first aired on the Treehouse block before moving to just before Tiny Pop. The series also aired on PBS Kids as part of the PBS Kids Bookworm Bunch from 2000 to 2002. It can now be seen in the US on Qubo. It also aired on Teletoon for a brief time.
Some episodes include original songs to help illustrate the theme or accompany montages that carry the story forward.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Ron Pardo as Marvin / Stripes the Tiger (voice)
- Marlowe Gardiner-Heslin as Eddy Largo (voice)
- Fiona Reid as Diamonds (voice)
- Sheila McCarthy as Elizabeth the Emotional Pig (voice)
- Dwayne Hill as Fast-Talking Jack (voice)
- Robin Duke as Edna (voice)
- Rummy Bishop as Lyman Slime (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 26 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 13 | September 30, 2000 | December 23, 2000 |
| Season 2 | 13 | November 3, 2001 | January 26, 2002 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Eddy's Job; Elephants Almost Never Forget EDDY'S JOB Marvin and his carnival coworkers ask Jack to hire some much-needed help. When an eager, young boy named Eddy, comes along, Jack hires him on the spot. Marvin takes Eddy on a tour and introduces him to everyone, including Elizabeth the Emotional Pig, who accidentally breaks Edna's crystal ball. Luckily, Edna has a whole box of them and certainly doesn't need a crystal ball to predict that Eddy and everyone at the carnival are going to become great friends. ELEPHANTS ALMOST NEVER FORGET Diamonds gets amnesia after bumping her head and wanders into town. Unfortunately, she meets the unscrupulous Lyman Slime who convinces her that she works at his carnival. When Marvin and friends discover she's missing, they organize a search party. With the help of her friends, Diamonds' regains her memory; if only now she could forget her stint as a Slime clown! |
September 30, 2000 |
| 2 |
Marvin's High Dive; Eddy's Wrong Order MARVIN'S HIGH DIVE Jack comes up with the perfect new act to try to increase attendance at the carnival. He's going to have Marvin jump off a high diving board into a tub of water! Unfortunately, not only is Marvin scared of heights, but he's terrified of water too! Not wanting to disappoint his boss, Marvin keeps his fears a secret. In the end, he lands Jack in ""cold"" water, but learns that telling your friends you're afraid, is nothing to be afraid of. EDDY'S WRONG ORDER Jack's away for the day and Eddy has signed for a shipment of corn brooms. The only problem is that Jack ordered corn dogs, not brooms. Now Eddy's stuck with hundreds of brooms they don't need, and must use all his ingenuity to get rid of them all and get Jack's money back. |
October 7, 2000 |
| 3 |
Stripes' Sticky Situation; Stripes Takes Off STRIPES' STICKY SITUATION Stripes becomes obsessed with collecting bubble gum wrappers for a contest which boasts a ""fabulous prize"". The others eventually figure out what he's up to and offer to help. By the time Stripes has collected all the wrappers he needs, everyone has chewed so much gum they're sick of it! And after all their hard work, the fabulous prize turns out to be ... more gum. STRIPES TAKES OFF Stripes runs away after Jack makes an offhand remark about a certain replaceable tiger. Concerned about Stripes and about the radio announcement that warns of a Bengal tiger on the loose, Marvin and Eddy set out to find Stripes and bring him back. Everyone is relieved when Stripes returns home and a lesson is learned about saying things that you don't mean. |
October 14, 2000 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Now You See It...; When The Stars Come Out NOW YOU SEE IT... Eddy and Marvin are working on a magic act and they've asked Stripes to be their disappearing tiger. At first he's happy to oblige, but when Eddy won't tell him how the trick works he becomes fearful and quits the act. Stuck with penguins who won't do what they're told, the magic act is in big trouble until Stripes realizes that he should trust his friends and comes to the rescue. WHEN THE STARS COME OUT It's the night of the annual Perseid meteor shower and Stripes is really looking forward to some quality star watching. He leads Marvin and Eddy on an expedition to Cranberry Hill to watch the spectacle, but they get rained out. Back at the carnival, Diamonds, Elizabeth and Edna have prepared their own planetarium show for Stripes in the big tent. |
November 3, 2001 |
| 2 |
Eddy and the Record; Marvin in the Movies EDDY AND THE RECORD Eddy wants to be important and he decides that setting a world record for longest Ferris wheel ride will do the trick. During the ensuing publicity hoopla, he realizes that the wheel makes him woozy, but doesn't want to quit and let everyone down. Meanwhile the others are realizing just how much they need Eddy down on the ground, and Eddy learns that he is already a VIP - to his friends.. MARVIN IN THE MOVIES The drive-in is showing Marvin's very first movie, and Marvin is mortified. He was awful in that movie - young, inexperienced, and just learning to dance. When the film breaks Marvin must go on stage to entertain the crowd. He soon realizes that everyone has to start somewhere and he should be proud of his humble beginnings. |
November 10, 2001 |
| 3 |
Marvin and Eddy in the Middle of Nowhere; Stripes' Mis-Fortune MARVIN AND EDDY IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE Marvin and Eddy go fishing, but make the mistake of not telling anyone where they are going. Their map falls in the lake and a giant trout eats their compass, leaving them stranded and lost in the woods. Elizabeth does some fancy detective work to figure out where they went and the gang comes to the rescue of their lost friends. STRIPE'S MIS-FORTUNE When Stripes gets a fortune that says he'll lose something valuable, he's so scared he stays home and misses the annual carnival parade. Not only that, but he sets up a security perimeter in a field and sits out all night in the rain. Which causes him to lose something valuable after all... his voice! |
November 17, 2001 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Teletoon |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 30, 2000 |
| Last aired | January 26, 2002 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Saturday |