Snowsnaps

Snowsnaps
GenrePreschool
Adventure
Comedy
Created byMarie-Claude Beauchamp
Based onThe Dog Who Stopped the War
by Roger Cantin
Danyèle Patenaude
Developed byPaul Risacher
Written byÉlise Cartier
Michael Leo Donovan
Michael F. Hamill
Lisa Hunter
Marie-France Landry
Maxime Landry
Penelope Laurence
Patricia Lavoie
Gerard Lewis & Dominic Webber
Allen Markuze
Louis-Martin Pepperall
Paul Risacher
Robert Yates
Directed byBenoit Godbout
Voices of
  • English:
  • Ella Rose Coderre
  • Kimia Esfahani
  • Brandon Lising
  • Satine Scarlett Montaz
  • French:
  • Claudia-Laurie Corbeil
  • Catherine Brunet
  • Valérie Gagné
  • Marguerite D'Amours
Opening theme"Snowsnaps Theme Song"
Ending theme"Snowsnaps Theme Song" (Extended)
ComposerDaniel Scott
Country of originCanada
Original languagesEnglish
French
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes26
Production
Executive producerMarie-Claude Beauchamp
ProducersMarie-Claude Beauchamp
Sophie Roy
Animators
  • Pushkar Atre
  • Alexandre Beaulieu
  • Martin Belisle
  • Melanie Blanco
  • Felipe Carpinetti
  • Amélie Chaput
  • Oleksandr Cherenkov
  • Amrit Derhgawen
  • Nicolas Erdos
  • Elyse Gervais O'Neill
  • Yoann Gourru
  • Denis Herry
  • Louisa Kerrache
  • Michael Landry Almeida
  • Alexandre Lapointe
  • Hanh-Dao Nguyen
  • Dominique Minh Tuong Pham Tran
  • Louis Mousseau
  • Marie-Éve Racicot
  • Jean-Philippe Richard
  • Justine Rissone
  • Lamia Said
  • Marco Savignac
  • Alexis Senécal
  • Jose Simbulan
  • Anthony Trefleze
  • Avnija Viyer
  • Anthony Wu
  • Dylan Zhang
EditorRobert Yates
Running time5 minutes (ungrouped)
11 minutes (grouped)
Production companiesCarpediem Film & TV
Singing Frog Studio
Corus Entertainment
Technicolor Creative Services Montreal
Original release
NetworkTélétoon / Treehouse TV
ReleaseSeptember 1 (2018-09-01) –
November 25, 2018 (2018-11-25)
Related
Snowtime!

Snowsnaps (French: Les Mini-Tuques, "The Mini Toques") is a Canadian animated television series. It is a preschool-aimed spinoff of the 2015 film Snowtime! (La Guerre des Tuques 3D), itself an animated remake of the 1984 live-action The Dog Who Stopped the War (La Guerre des Tuques) movie.[1] Produced by Carpediem Film & TV in collaboration with the animation studio Singing Frog and broadcaster Corus Entertainment, the series premiered September 1, 2018 in Canada on Télétoon, La Chaîne Disney and Treehouse TV.[2]

Plot

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For Violet, Tomas, Sami and Kiki, every aspect of life is all about fun and games! There is nothing they like more than playing outside, especially in the snow on a winter’s day. Aged six, no task is too small to turn it into a game, no feat is off-limits to try as they seamlessly jump into role-playing to follow their wild imagination! Come meet these four friends who love to laugh and have fun!

Characters

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  • Violet (voiced by Satine Scarlett Montaz) is the game master. She is a free thinker who refuses to follow the herd, has tons of wit and tenacity, and a tendency to be self-indulgent – a little Scoundrel. Her games and her behaviour are never mean or cruel, but if she gets into trouble it is due more to her youthful enthusiasm than any malicious intent. She is easily distracted by the sparkles or whatever is pink!
  • Tomas (voiced by Brandon Lising) is open-faced and controlled by his heart of gold. Like all Innocents, he is generous and open-minded. He sees both sides of any disagreement. A natural peacemaker with an intense sense of fairness, he cannot stand conflict. Terry the penguin is his favourite toy, what's yours?
  • Sami (voiced by Kimia Esfahani) is a smarty pants know-it-all who actually doesn't know it all, but he is still full of voluble explanations – the weirder and more unpredictable the better. He's likely to say or do anything; he loves playing the Fool. His favourite treats are Brussels sprouts and broccoli!
  • Kiki (voiced by Ella Rose Coderre) is a daredevil. She's all about movement and physicality. When in doubt, she acts; thinking is for after. She is compelled to triumph even if she does not have the skills. She'll keep on trying until she can make it happen. A soldier who'll take on any mission! One thing is certain, we can always count on Kiki to play!

Cast

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Adapted from the ending credits.

  • Satine Scarlett Montaz / Marguerite D'Amours as Violet
  • Kimia Esfahani / Catherine Brunet as Sami
  • Ella Rose Coderre / Claudia-Laurie Corbeil as Kiki
  • Brandon Lising / Valérie Gagné as Tomas
  • Voice director(s): Richard M. Dumont / Johanne Garneau, Julie Burroughs

Production

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A preschool-oriented spinoff of Snowtime! was announced to be in development in November 2015.[3] Snowsnaps was officially unveiled during the 2016 Cartoon Forum in Toulouse, France as the first-ever Canadian submission.[4] The series is distributed as either 26 eleven-minute episodes or 52 five-minute shorts.[5]

For the musical "Shortsnaps" segments, the production crew held open auditions for bilingual singers across Canada in July 2017.[1]

Episodes

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Series overview

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SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
126September 1, 2018 (2018-09-01)November 25, 2018 (2018-11-25)

Season 1 (2018)

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  • The episodes "1-2-3, Cupcake!", "The Monster", "The Maze", "Knighthood", "What's Your Treasure?", "Winter Games", "Kids vs. Aliens", and "Sami's Pet" were all adapted into books.
No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateAmerican air dateProd.
code		US viewers
(millions)
1A"Dunk Master"Benoit GodboutLouis-Martin Pepperall and Marie-France LandrySeptember 1, 2018 (2018-09-01)TBA101N/A
When Terry the toy penguin gets stuck in the hoop, the rescue mission turns into a basketball duel where Kiki whips the others to show off her dunking skills.
1B"Snoweo Rodeo"Benoit GodboutGerard Lewis & Dominic WebberSeptember 1, 2018 (2018-09-01)TBA102N/A
After top cowboy Sami loses every event at the snow rodeo, he still manages to save the day.
2A"1-2-3 Cupcake!"Benoit GodboutMaxime Landry and Marie-France LandrySeptember 2, 2018 (2018-09-02)TBA103N/A
A crazy freeze race with funny rules will determine who gets Violet's most incredibly appetizing cupcake.
2B"The Haunted Forest"Benoit GodboutLisa Hunter and Marie-France LandrySeptember 2, 2018 (2018-09-02)TBA104N/A
The girls don't believe Tomas that the forest is haunted until they see a mysterious pinecone creature and they go investigate.
3A"When Toys Attack"Benoit GodboutPenelope LaurenceSeptember 8, 2018 (2018-09-08)TBA105N/A
Sami is freaked out by toys seemingly following him around town.
3B"Snow Ballet"Benoit GodboutGerard Lewis & Dominic WebberSeptember 8, 2018 (2018-09-08)TBA106N/A
Violet's brilliantly choreographed snow ballet needs a snow prince whether Tomas wants to be in the ballet or not.
4A"Winter Games"Benoit GodboutPaul RisacherSeptember 9, 2018 (2018-09-09)TBA107N/A
Violet's groceries soon go missing, and it's up to the bobsleigh team to retrieve them.
4B"Cold Tows"Benoit GodboutLouis-Martin PepperallSeptember 9, 2018 (2018-09-09)TBA108N/A
Sami pretends to be too cold to get his friends to pull him home.
5A"What's Your Treasure?"Benoit GodboutPatricia Lavoie and Marie-France LandrySeptember 15, 2018 (2018-09-15)TBA109N/A
Violet playing pirate inspires a mutiny when Tomas and Sami decide to leave Kiki's game to join Violet's pirate crew.
5B"The Monster"Benoit GodboutGerard Lewis and Marie-France LandrySeptember 15, 2018 (2018-09-15)TBA110N/A
When a frozen apple in their ice fort is found half eaten, the gang investigates.
6A"Fantabulous Four"Benoit GodboutMichael F. HamillSeptember 16, 2018 (2018-09-16)TBA111N/A
The Snaps play super heroes on a daring super mission to rescue Terry the Penguin.
6B"Snow Bowling"Benoit GodboutDominic Webber and Marie-France LandrySeptember 16, 2018 (2018-09-16)TBA112N/A
When Kiki tries to show the others how to bowl in the snow, the attempts of the others all have surprising twists, turns and bounces.
7A"The Greatest Game Ever"Benoit GodboutMichael F. HamillSeptember 22, 2018 (2018-09-22)TBA113N/A
Inspired by a lost video game, the kids imagine, create, and play a real-life adventure game.
7B"The Shootout"Benoit GodboutÉlise Cartier and Marie-France LandrySeptember 22, 2018 (2018-09-22)TBA114N/A
Kiki and Violet's competitive hockey shootout gets an extra fruity snow splash as Sami introduces his juice-filled snowballsicles to the game.
8A"Race Cars"Benoit GodboutGerard Lewis & Dominic WebberSeptember 23, 2018 (2018-09-23)TBA115N/A
Formula One meets a formula for disaster when Tomas inadvertently gets knocked into the downhill race of the century.
8B"AbracaTomas"Benoit GodboutMichael Leo DonovanSeptember 23, 2018 (2018-09-23)TBA116N/A
Terry the toy penguin has disappeared, and only a special magic trick can bring him back.
9A"Hiccup"Benoit GodboutAllen MarkuzeSeptember 29, 2018 (2018-09-29)TBA117N/A
Kiki is stuck with a pesky case of the hiccups.
9B"Superhero of the Hill"Benoit GodboutGerard Lewis & Dominic WebberSeptember 29, 2018 (2018-09-29)TBA118N/A
When a battle for "Super Hero of the Hill" turns into an all-star superheroes wrestling match, Tomas is compelled to overcome his fear of falling.
10A"The Maze"Benoit GodboutMichael F. HamillSeptember 30, 2018 (2018-09-30)TBA119N/A
The kids build, shape, and mould a snow-made labyrinthine masterpiece: a maze, in which they then lose themselves in.
10B"Hats Off!"Benoit GodboutPaul RisacherSeptember 30, 2018 (2018-09-30)TBA120N/A
Tomas' crooked throws are just the ticket to set free Violet and Sami from jail.
11A"Ice Dragon"Benoit GodboutMarie-France LandryOctober 6, 2018 (2018-10-06)TBA121N/A
A large icicle hanging off the barn causes a battle.
11B"Kids vs. Aliens"Benoit GodboutLisa HunterOctober 6, 2018 (2018-10-06)TBA122N/A
Sami tries to contact aliens.
12A"Winter Beach"Benoit GodboutLouis-Martin PepperallOctober 7, 2018 (2018-10-07)TBA123N/A
Tomas' friends create a winter beach.
12B"Winter Blast"Benoit GodboutMichael Leo Donovan and Marie-France LandryOctober 7, 2018 (2018-10-07)TBA124N/A
A game of hide-and-seek gets out of control.
13A"Pinched Pic-nic"Benoit GodboutMichael F. HamillOctober 13, 2018 (2018-10-13)TBA125N/A
Tomas searches for some missing treats.
13B"The Snow Battawawa"Benoit GodboutGerard Lewis & Dominic WebberOctober 13, 2018 (2018-10-13)TBA126N/A
A team of filmmakers hunt for the Battawawa monster.
14A"Lava, Lava Everywhere"Benoit GodboutMichael F. HamillOctober 14, 2018 (2018-10-14)TBA127N/A
It's a spectacular race when the schoolyard suddenly turns into a lava pool and the kids race to be the first to reach the school door!
14B"Knighthood"Benoit GodboutAllen MarkuzeOctober 14, 2018 (2018-10-14)TBA128N/A
Queen Violet wants to make Kiki, Sami and Tomas knights, but before they can, they must prove to her that they can work together.
15A"Off to School We Go"Benoit GodboutMaxime LandryOctober 20, 2018 (2018-10-20)TBA129N/A
A hopscotch game is taken to new heights as Sami brings along his latest invention that Kiki just can't get enough of!
15B"Gone to the Dogs"Benoit GodboutPenelope LaurenceOctober 20, 2018 (2018-10-20)TBA130N/A
Violet and Tomas challenge Kiki and Sami to a dogsled race, but with Sami obsessed with playing a dog and with Kiki willing to do just about anything to win, the race doesn't turn out at all like they planned.
16A"Sticky Snaps"Benoit GodboutGerard Lewis & Dominic WebberOctober 21, 2018 (2018-10-21)TBA131N/A
A cool new restaurant runs into a very sticky situation when it gets an extremely picky client: Terry.
16B"The Weathervane Game"Benoit GodboutLouis-Martin PepperallOctober 21, 2018 (2018-10-21)TBA132N/A
After wrongly thinking that Violet had invented a new game where they have to follow a trail of clues that she has left everywhere, Sami, Kiki and Tomas get lost!
17A"The Tightrope"Benoit GodboutPaul RisacherOctober 27, 2018 (2018-10-27)TBA133N/A
When Sami, Kiki and Tomas take over Violet's circus game, it isn't too long for the others to figure out that Sami imposes himself to be a silly tyrant ringmaster the others try to override.
17B"Moon Mission"Benoit GodboutPatricia LavoieOctober 27, 2018 (2018-10-27)TBA134N/A
Little did Kiki know that to get the others to her teeter-totter contest she would have to become part of their moon mission!
18A"Snapshot Hill"Benoit GodboutGerard Lewis & Dominic WebberOctober 28, 2018 (2018-10-28)TBA135N/A
When Tomas loses his camera on a sudden slip down a wild sled run in a pirate game, it leads to a full re-enactment of the crime with pirates in tow.
18B"Hanging Around"Benoit GodboutGerard Lewis & Dominic WebberOctober 28, 2018 (2018-10-28)TBA136N/A
When the kids lose a flying disk in the big old haunted tree, they find out that they might be taking on more than they can handle.
19A"Sami's Pet"Benoit GodboutMarie-France LandryNovember 3, 2018 (2018-11-03)TBA137N/A
Sami brings his special pet in a box and all breaks loose when Violet sets it free by accident while the gang play a game of Snag the Flag.
19B"Tall Tale"Benoit GodboutMichael Leo DonovanNovember 3, 2018 (2018-11-03)TBA138N/A
When Tomas and Sami compete to be the tallest, the girls help them build gigantic towers with wobbly foundations sending them off into a fall that takes them to unforeseen places.
20A"Surprise!"Benoit GodboutPenelope LaurenceNovember 4, 2018 (2018-11-04)TBA139N/A
Tomas is sad. Violet doesn't want to hang out with him on his birthday, until he realises she's been planning a big birthday surprise.
20B"It's a Bird?"Benoit GodboutGerard Lewis & Dominic WebberNovember 4, 2018 (2018-11-04)TBA140N/A
Sami is taken on a dangerous ride when an incredible piece of art made by Tomas really takes off!
21A"Hot Chocolate Party"Benoit GodboutMarie-France LandryNovember 10, 2018 (2018-11-10)TBA141N/A
Violet's hot chocolate party turns Mad Hatter when Sami decides to bring his own life-size cup to the party and loses control as he slides in it.
21B"Cut and Run"Benoit GodboutAllen MarkuzeNovember 10, 2018 (2018-11-10)TBA142N/A
Kiki, Violet and Sami try to help Tomas get over his fear of the barbershop...but nothing goes as planned.
22A"Snow Golf"Benoit GodboutLisa HunterNovember 11, 2018 (2018-11-11)TBA143N/A
When Sami is counting on his newly-found luck to beat Kiki at golf, he realizes that sports are more about skills, unless you have the right lucky charm.
22B"Gumball Jamboree"Benoit GodboutPatricia LavoieNovember 11, 2018 (2018-11-11)TBA144N/A
It's a race against time! Following Violet's jamboree gumball arrow leads the gang to quirky challenges, and it ends off with a surprising ending.
23A"Dino Snaps"Benoit GodboutGerard Lewis & Dominic WebberNovember 17, 2018 (2018-11-17)TBA145N/A
Discovering rare dinosaur fossils becomes not that much fun when both Sami's and Kiki's competitiveness gets in the way.
23B"Tag Back"Benoit GodboutGerard Lewis & Dominic WebberNovember 17, 2018 (2018-11-17)TBA146N/A
Violet gets very frustrated and angry when Kiki and Sami get caught in an endless "tag back" loop!
24A"Hockey Knights"Benoit GodboutMaxime LandryNovember 18, 2018 (2018-11-18)TBA147N/A
When Kiki is cast as the princess-who-rests in a knightly game, she urges her knights to get the magic hockey stick out of the ice block to break Granny Gnome's evil spell.
24B"Tic Tac Trouble"Benoit GodboutMaxime Landry
Michael F. Hamill		November 18, 2018 (2018-11-18)TBA148N/A
When Kiki takes a regular game of Tic Tac Toe to make it into a life-sized extreme challenge version of it, she doesn't realise she's really asking for Tic Tac Trouble!
25A"The Great Pick-Up"Benoit GodboutGerard Lewis & Dominic WebberNovember 24, 2018 (2018-11-24)TBA149N/A
Violet turns her chores into a fun high scoring game for her friends until Sami shows up with his annoying whoopee cushion.
25B"Off Tracks"Benoit GodboutLouis-Martin PepperallNovember 24, 2018 (2018-11-24)TBA150N/A
The best train appears off tracks when the kids make one of their own.
26A"I Spy Sami!"Benoit GodboutRobert YatesNovember 25, 2018 (2018-11-25)TBA151N/A
Sami acts strangely after discovering a very special, walking mechanical toy in a hollow tree, which he wants to keep for himself. With this, it starts sending the others into a spy mission to uncover Sami's mysterious secret!
26B"Toothless"Benoit GodboutAllen MarkuzeNovember 25, 2018 (2018-11-25)TBA152N/A
When Sami loses his first tooth and keeps losing it over and over again, he sends his friends on a wild tooth hunt to find it.

Shortsnaps segment

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For the musical Shortsnaps segment, the production crew had held open auditions for bilingual singers across Canada in July 2017.

  • Lyrics, music, and songs by Eloi Painchaud and Jorane.
  • Songs sung by Cool Kids

These are the songs used throughout episodes of the show. There are six of them, which are repeated throughout reruns on Treehouse TV. They are directed by Claude Precourt, Robert Yates and Vanessa Isabelle and choreographed by Louis-Martin Charest.

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"The Band"Claude Precourt, Robert Yates & Vanessa IsabelleEloi Painchaud & JoraneSeptember 1, 2018 (2018-09-01)
2"Snow Angels"Claude Precourt, Robert Yates & Vanessa IsabelleEloi Painchaud & JoraneSeptember 2, 2018 (2018-09-02)
3"The Parade"Claude Precourt, Robert Yates & Vanessa IsabelleEloi Painchaud & JoraneSeptember 8, 2018 (2018-09-08)
4"Get Up and Dance"Claude Precourt, Robert Yates & Vanessa IsabelleEloi Painchaud & JoraneOctober 14, 2018 (2018-10-14)
5"Up the Hill"Claude Precourt, Robert Yates & Vanessa IsabelleEloi Painchaud & JoraneOctober 20, 2018 (2018-10-20)
6"Change the World"Claude Precourt, Robert Yates & Vanessa IsabelleEloi Painchaud & JoraneOctober 21, 2018 (2018-10-21)

International broadcast

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The show originally aired from September 1 to November 25, 2018. The show was moved to two new time slots when it is aired in reruns on Treehouse TV, which is weekday mornings at 8:40 AM and Friday afternoons at 3:02 PM. The show will also be broadcast later internationally.

  • France
    • Piwi+ (December 1, 2018 – present)
  • Germany
    • KiKa (December 25, 2018 – present)
  • United Kingdom

References

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