Toopy And Binoo

**Toopy And Binoo** is a children's Canadian flash-animated preschool television series created by **Dominique Jolin** and produced by **Spectra Animation** and **Treehouse Originals**. It is based off the children's book series, **Toupie et Binou** (Toopy And Binoo in French), written by Dominique Jolin. The series premiered on **Treehouse TV** on January 3, 2005 and ended its run on December 29, 2006. It also aired on the Canadian-French language network, **Tele-Quebec**.

A total of 175 episodes were produced overall. On May 26, 2021, it was announced that an 80-minute feature film for the series is in development and will be released in theaters in 2022.

A spin-off series entitled "**Toopy And Binoo: Vroom Vroom Zoom**", produced by **Echo Media,** a successor to **Spectra Animation**, which was developed into a mobile app that is still available for **iOS** devices. The series features puppet counterparts of the characters.

## Premise

The series follows the magical, everyday adventures of Toopy, a funny, friendly, optimistic, impulsive mouse whose insatiable zest for life is matched only by his love for his best friend, Binoo. Binoo is a lovable cat who is logical, sensible and thinks before he acts. Binoo is devoted to his best friend, Toopy. The characters are both charming and endearing. The kindness, respect and gentle aspects of childhood friendship are emphasized as the two friends explore and discover the world around them with their imaginary adventures. Toopy and Binoo allows for learning in a non-didactic manner.

Individual segments are approximately five-minutes in length, but are frequently grouped together as one thirty-minute episode, both on television and DVD, and, the 30-minute episodes have other characters speak besides Toopy.

In Season 2, there are these short 2-minute episode segments that are seen on the website in the second season, entitled as "**Magic You**", "**Captain You**", and "**Fabulous You**", featuring Toopy and Binoo as space captains, fairies or as superheroes who make things right by using magic (Toopy sometimes ends it by doing the same thing that's wrong on himself which he doesn't even notice), and they use the magic wand from "**Godmother Toopy**", to explore things in their house and pretend to find out what they are. Binoo sometimes reveals what they are, such as a pillow, where, they use the same uniforms they had in "**Strange New World**", but, instead, the object they find is the entire form of the planet, and, help their friends when they have nothing to play with by playing games they can use with themselves. They use the same uniforms they had in "**Super Toopy**", but, Binoo looks a lot like Super Toopy, also. The segments encourage viewers (referred to in the show as "Magic You", "Captain You", or, "Fabulous You") to participate in the adventures and use their imaginations. Each DVD that has two half-hour specials has two of each of these three short mini-episode adventures, starting in this order: "Magic You", "Captain You", and then, "Fabulous You".

A set of six mini-movies were released in 2006.

## History

**Toupie et Binou** was the original title of the children's books collection written by **Dominique Jolin**; the books also appeared in English translation as **Washington and Deecee**. Binoo then appeared in a small series of books of his own. **Echo Media** (formerly **Spectra Animation**) then brought the characters to television, both in English versions, dubbing their English names to Toopy and Binoo.

## Characters

* **Toopy -** A funny, friendly, optimistic impulsive mouse whose insatiable zest for life is matched only by his love for his best friend, Binoo. He wears red-yellow striped T-shirt and is one of the protagonists of the show. He has a wide imagination and takes Binoo to imaginary places created by the both of them and loves many different things, such as going on adventures with Toopy. Toopy is shown to really enjoy life in the series, and has a laugh line used in the credits, and some of the episodes. He is the only character to have a voice actor.
* **Binoo -** A small white stuffed cat who is Toopy's best friend. He is a lovable cat who is logical, sensible and thinks before he acts. Binoo is devoted to his best friend Toopy. He communicates with signs and is friends with Toopy. He also has a favorite stuffed toy named "**Patchy-Patch**" that he accidentally loses in one episode, and is also shown to own an orange stuffed teddy bear in "**The Lost Bear**". He enjoys Patchy-Patch, reading books, and going on adventures.

## Episodes

**Toopy And Binoo** - **Echo Media** (**Spectra Animation**) & **Treehouse Originals.**

**Season 1 (2005)**

1. **The Lost Bear**
2. **Camp-Out**
3. **Jack-In-The-Box**
4. **Peanut-Butterbot**
5. **Gopherville**
6. **Tickle-Me-Tail**
7. **Godmother Toopy**
8. **Four Seasons**
9. **Toopy Knows Everything**
10. **Night Light**
11. **Invisible World**
12. **Binoo's Letter**
13. **Toopy's Nose**
14. **Eggheads**
15. **Binoo Blows Raspberries**
16. **Diaper Dream**
17. **Magic Mirror**
18. **Abra-ca-Dabra**
19. **Pet Palace**
20. **Color Me Toopy**
21. **Toopy's Story**
22. **The Amazing Maze**
23. **The Land Of Colors**
24. **Train Ride**
25. **Little Bo Toopy**
26. **Bistro Binoo**
27. **Cuckoo Clock**
28. **Magic Whoosher**
29. **Gone Fishin'**
30. **Toopy's Bed**
31. **Where's Binoo?**
32. **Sparkle Binoo**
33. **Song And Dance**
34. **Binoo's Wand**
35. **Big Smooch**
36. **The Genie**
37. **Mud Cake**
38. **Worm Circus**
39. **Super Toopy**
40. **Baby Toopy**
41. **Binoo's Island**
42. **Happy Toopy Day!**
43. **Toopy's Present**
44. **The Big Race**
45. **Sneezing Toopy**
46. **Where's Patchy-Patch?**
47. **Grunt Monster**
48. **Pumpkin Party**
49. **Strange New World**
50. **Water Wings**
51. **Little Red Binoo**
52. **Storm In A Bottle**
53. **Jungle Toopy**
54. **Santa Toopy**
55. **Rockin' Toopy**
56. **The Great GooGoo**
57. **Ant Mimi**
58. **Snowglobe**
59. **Funny Bunny**
60. **Robot Doctors**
61. **Big Parade**
62. **Land Of The Lost**
63. **On And Off**
64. **Play Clay**
65. **Duckling**
66. **Puppet Show**
67. **Invisible Dog**
68. **Christmas Eve**
69. **Snowflakes**
70. **The Seven Binoos**
71. **Binoo's Birthday**
72. **Keyhole**
73. **Sky Friends**
74. **Superball**
75. **Toopy's Surprise**
76. **Sock Puppet**
77. **Space House**
78. **Recess**
79. **Gargantua**
80. **Toopy Goes Bananas**
81. **The Big Blue**
82. **Dreamland**
83. **Bubbles**
84. **Under The Bed**
85. **Treasure Hunt**
86. **Magic Bowl**
87. **Treehouse**
88. **Magic Marker**
89. **The Three Bears**
90. **Cloud Gazing**
91. **Cinder Binoo**
92. **Meatball Western**
93. **Power Pajamas**
94. **Soapy Toopy**
95. **Topsy Turvey**
96. **Ballooning With Binoo**
97. **Tiger Binoo**
98. **The Castle**
99. **Giant Footprints**
100. **Backpack**
101. **Moon Bounce**
102. **Dusteroos**
103. **The Flying Hat**
104. **Sock Safari**

**Season 2 (2006)**

1. **Captain You: Snow**
2. **Fabulous You: Silly Faces Game**
3. **Magic You: Picnic Basket**
4. **Fabulous You: Boing Boing Game**
5. **Captain You: Ball**
6. **Fabulous: The Music Y Noise Game**
7. **Magic You: Elephant Game**
8. **Captain You: Soap**
9. **Magic You: Musical Instruments**
10. **Fabulous You: The Magic Flute Game**
11. **Captain You: Broom**
12. **Fabulous You: Water Game**
13. **Captain You: Flashlight**
14. **Magic You: Travel Sounds**
15. **Magic You: Banana Fish**
16. **Magic You: Shoes**
17. **Captain You: Telephone**
18. **Captain You: Pillow**
19. **Magic You: Bunny Ears**
20. **Magic You: Presents**
21. **Captain You: Gift**
22. **Captain You: Backpack**
23. **Captain You: Stroller**
24. **Captain You: Crayon**
25. **Captain You: Sock**
26. **Captain You: Tricycle**
27. **Captain You: Book**
28. **Fabulous You: The Small Or Big Game**
29. **Fabulous You: The Jack-In-The-Box Game**
30. **Fabulous You: The Building Game**
31. **Fabulous You: The Fabulous Ducky Game**
32. **Fabulous You: The Wiggle Giggle Game**
33. **Fabulous You: The Baton Game**
34. **Fabulous You: Pirate Game**
35. **Fabulous You: Choo-Choo Game**
36. **Magic You: Presents**
37. **Magic You: Squirrel**
38. **Magic You: Dragon Costume**
39. **Fabulous You: The Baby Game**
40. **Magic You: Upside-Down**
41. **Fabulous You: The Robot Game**
42. **Captain You: Sponge**
43. **Magic You: Baaa Sheep**
44. **Captain You: Shovel And Pail**
45. **Fabulous You: Airplane Game**
46. **Magic You: Footprints**
47. **Fabulous You: The Fabulous Knock-Knock Game**
48. **Captain You: Blanket**
49. **Captain You: Rain**
50. **Magic You: Hiding Star**
51. **Captain You: Watering**
52. **Captain You: Bubble**
53. **Fabulous You: Zoom Zoom Game**
54. **Captain You: Magnifying Glass**
55. **Fabulous You: Sharky Game**

**Mini-Movies (2006)**

1. **Binoo's Tall Tale**
2. **The Hiccup Hunters**
3. **Binoo The Brave**
4. **Big Bad Christmas**
5. **Rock-A-Bye-Bear**
6. **Toopy's Halloween**

All episodes and movies are available on the Toopy And Binoo Youtube Channel.

## Home Media

DVD releases of **Toopy And Binoo.** An

* **Big Parade - DVD**
* **Bedtime Story - DVD**
* **Binoo The Brave - DVD**
* **Binoo's Birthday - DVD**
* **Toopy Goes Bananas - DVD**
* **Funny Bunny - DVD**
* **Let's Celebrate! DVD**
* **Rock-A-Bye-Bear - DVD**
* **Pumpkin Party - DVD**
* **Safari Friends - DVD**
* **Santa Toopy - DVD**
* **Snowflakes - DVD**
* **Birthday Bath - DVD**
* **Toopy Turvey - DVD**
* **Rockin' Toopy - DVD**
* **The Best Of Toopy And Binoo - DVD**
* **Monster School - DVD**
* **Toopy And Binoo: Monster School: Greatest Hits - DVD**
* **A Very Toopy And Binoo Easter - DVD**
* **The Wonderful World Of Toopy And Binoo - DVD Collection**
* **Toopy And Binoo: Totally Toopy - DVD**
* **Toopy And Binoo: Totally Patchy-Patch - DVD**
* **I Love Toopy - DVD**
* **I Love Binoo - DVD**
* **Toopy And Binoo: Ultimate Collection: Toopy Edition - DVD**
* **Toopy And Binoo: Ultimate Collection: Binoo Edition - DVD**
* **Toopy And Binoo: Ultimate Collection: Patchy-Patch Edition - DVD**
* **Toopy And Binoo: DVD Collection: 3-DVD Pack**
* **Treehouse Treasures: Toopy And Binoo: Toopy Edition - DVD**
* **Treehouse Treasures: Toopy And Binoo: Binoo Edition - DVD**
* **The Best Of Toopy And Binoo: Christmas Edition - DVD**
* **A Very Toopy And Binoo Christmas - DVD**

**France**

* **Toopy Abra-Ca-Dabra - DVD (French)**

## Books

Original books by **Dominique Jolin** & books based on the series...

* **Toopy Tells A Story**
* **Toopy And The Shampoo**
* **Super Toopy**
* **Abracadabra!**
* **Toopy Wants To Play**
* **Robinson Toopy**
* **Toopy Dresses Up**
* **Funny Halloween**
* **Toopy Takes A Nap**
* **The Lost Sleep**
* **Merry Christmas, Toopy!**

**Toopy & Binoo: Based On The Television Series** (Books)

* **The Big Race**
* **Grunt Monster**
* **Sneezing Toopy**
* **Treasure Hunt**
* **Water Wings**
* **Camp-Out**
* **Toopy's Story**
* **Where's Patchy-Patch?**
* **Funny Stories**
* **Funny Stories 2**
* **Funny Stories 3**

## Games

Flash game releases of **Toopy And Binoo...**

* **Toopy And Binoo's World**
* **Magic Games**
* **Space Games**
* **Super Games**
* **Fabulous You Games**