Shoebox Zoo

Shoebox Zoo

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Shoebox Zoo (2004)

7.8/ 10

TMDB Rating

5

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25 min

Episode

21 Sept 2004

First Aired

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Drama

Action & Adventure

Shoebox Zoo is an urban fantasy TV series made in a collaboration between BBC Scotland and various Canadian television companies. It is mostly live-action, but with CGI used for the animal figurines. The show centers on the story of a young girl named Marnie McBride, who is given a shoebox containing four toy animals by a mysterious old man at a junk shop, as a gift for her 11th birthday. These magical toys have the power to come alive on Marnie’s command, and they’re on a quest to find an ancient book that once belonged to a great and powerful wizard.

Keywords

loss of loved one

magic

female protagonist

quest

inanimate objects come to life

cgi-live action hybrid

Cast

Vivien Endicott Douglas

Vivien Endicott Douglas

Marnie McBride

Simon Callow

Simon Callow

Wolfgang the Wolf (voice) / Hunter the Horse (voice)

Rik Mayall

Rik Mayall

Edwin the Eagle (voice)

Alan Cumming

Alan Cumming

Bruno the Bear (voice)

Siobhan Redmond

Siobhan Redmond

Ailsa the Adder (voice)

Jason Connery

Jason Connery

Ross McBride

Peter Mullan

Peter Mullan

Michael Scot

David McKay

David McKay

William McTaggart

Bill Paterson

Bill Paterson

The Storyteller (voice)

Gordon Tootoosis

Gordon Tootoosis

Nathaniel Stone

Images

Shoebox Zoo image 1

Reviews(1)

10.0avg rating

Zen

Zen

@JJsTendies

January 8, 2022

10

10/10

I discovered Shoebox Zoo quite recently, nearly 18 years after it originally aired (as of the time this review was originally written). Truthfully, I went into it with very low expectations, and was very hesitant to check it out at first, but my curiosity was piqued and so I ended up deciding to wat…

Seasons (2)

Season 1

Season 1

13 Episodes • 2004

Season 2

Season 2

13 Episodes • 2005

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