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openVideo where toys came to life
- NOT TOY STORY* What is a kids show that was on VHS possible 80s/90s. It was set in a toy workshop and when the people were gone, the toys came to life. I remember there was a mouse hole and a jack in the box. May also have had a train. It wasn’t animated. This has been bugging me for years so any help would be greatly appreciated! :)
Could it be Noddy in Toyland/The Noddy Shop? That was a toyshop, not a toy workshop. However, it definitely had a Jack-in-the-Box.
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It’s not that but thank you anyway! :)
Have you tried looking at examples on the Sliding Scale of Living Toys and Living Toys pages to see if anything looks familiar?
I’ve taken a look and haven’t seen anything I remember or that rings a bell
The Christmas Toy/Secret Life of Toys
It’s neither of those either but thanks!
Grandpa's Magical Toys?
The Toy Castle
i know this is unhelpful, but i also remember that and also can't find it. I thought i remembered it being also on like pbs or something.
Quincy's Quest maybe?
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Its not Bagpuss is it?
Sounds likeit might be Bagpuss
http://www.retrojunk.com/community/post/index/51544
https://www.reddit.com/r/tipofmytongue/comments/2cd78g/tomttv_kids_tv_show_from_the_80s_where_a/
These posts suggests Two Plus You had a similar premise to this (with a toy shop rather than a toy workshop), however that series seems to be impossible to find clips/stills of online
One of the posts says that it aired on PBS affiliates in the US
http://www.rickstv.com/tvo/twoplusyou.html - This link has a list of episode titles and a very short description of the show
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0212703/ The IMDB page has very little info unfortunately
https://www.reddit.com/r/tipofmytongue/comments/3873g0/tomtchildrens_tv_show/ - someone else on reddit mentioning this show
If this isn't the right show, then I'm totally stumped
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