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The Secret Life of Toys was a 1996 series based on the 1986 TV special The Christmas Toy. Each of the 13 30-minute episodes consisted of two 15-minute stories. The show was taped in Monheim, Germany (near the Dutch border), and aired on the Disney channel.

Main characters:

• Rugby Tiger: A plucky tiger plush toy who is always looking for an adventure. Performed by Dave Goelz
• Mew: Rugby's good friend who is a catnip mouse toy that belongs to the family cat. Performed by Nigel Plaskitt
• Raisin: A tomboyish rag doll. Performed by Louise Gold
• Hortense: A worrying rocking horse. Performed by Louise Gold
• Ditz: A clown plush toy who can easily get mixed up. Performed by Dave Goelz
• Balthazar: A really old bear plush toy who is very wise. He functions as a father-like leader to the toys, and tells them when it's safe for them to move: "All clear, everyone! They're gone!". Performed by Jerry Nelson

Other characters include:

• Daffodil: A breakable princess doll who lives on the top shelf; nobody really understands her. Performed by Louise Gold.
• Bunny Lamp: Takes care of the lighting in the toy room and warns the toys when people are coming. Performed by Mike Quinn.
• Bratty Rat: A shifty rat who was purchased at a secondhand store. Performed by Jerry Nelson.
• Eggie: A dimwitted Humpty-Dumpty-like toy egg who thinks eggs are the smartest creatures in the world.
• Humble Gary: An extremely humble tiger. Performed by Mike Quinn.
• Datz: A paper bag puppet that looks like his brother Ditz. Performed by Jerry Nelson.
• Cruiser: Looks like a Fisher Price Little People figure who drives a taxi. He loves to use cool slang words. His motto is: "A dollar on the drop, and ten cents for any additional miles."
• Bleep: A toy robot who sometimes freezes during his speech.

Muppet Performers:

Jerry Nelson, Dave Goelz

and Louise Gold, Nigel Plaskitt, Mike Quinn

with Marcus Hubner, Axel Rathberger, Jürgen Tombers

Muppet Characters by Jim Henson's Muppet Workshop, New York

Workshop Supervisor: Paul Hartis

with Rob Gardner, Ross Franks, Vedina Bajrektarevic

Set Design:

Val Strazovec, Alan Cassie

Creative Consultant:

Dave Goelz

Co-Producer:

Jocelyn Stevenson

Producer:

Peter Coogan

Executive Producer:

Brian Henson

Videotaped at info-studios Monheim, Germany

Jim Henson Productions in association with BBC, WDR (West German Broadcast), and
Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen (the North Rhine Westfalia Film Foundation)

• TV.com - Secret life of Toys

• Internet Movie database

• [1] - Secret Life of Toys Opening Sequence