Shoebox Zoo (2004)
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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.
- First Air Date: 2004-09-21
- Last Air Date: 2005-11-27
- Total Seasons: 2
- Total Episodes: 26
- Episode Runtime: 25 min.
- Network: BBC One
- Creator: Justin Molotnikov, Brian Ward, Claire Mundell
