Toad Patrol
TV Show • 1999 • Family
ReportToad Patrol is a Canadian television series which first aired in 1999 on Teletoon, currently airing on the Telefutura Spanish-language network as Patrulla de Sapitos. It was created by George and his wife, Peggy Sarson. Although it is primarily aimed at young children, it has found popularity with pre-teens to young adults because despite the fairly young and lighthearted appearance of the show, it had some rather dark undertones beneath the surface. Its cult appreciation has also stemmed from the fact that Toad Patrol had so much time and effort put into it. This series has a very distinct beginning, middle, and end to each season it airs. The story was in the works since 1985 and was in the development stage as the creators started selling Mistle Toad chocolates and cream pops to raise money. The show eventually managed to get animated overseas in both Korea, AKOM and India, UTV Toons. Although, a lot of the in-betweening and other works were done in Canada at Funbag and Helix studios.A show sponsor page has stated that 13 episodes of the series are currently in production. Several fans had assumed that with the passing of Long John Baldry, the series had been halted however, that is not the case. After discovering that Mistle Toad had two voice actors, fans are now sure that if a third season were to appear then that voice actor would take his place. However, after more than five years without an original episode and no further news of any additional planned broadcasts, the possibility of additional episodes of the series remains doubtful at best.
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No abuse by humans (directly) but animals are shown in danger from unknowing humans (ie. almost run over. caught in litter, accidentally poisoned)
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Briefly, though it turns out to have been an accident and is returned
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They come close a few times
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A cobweb shows up in episode 11, but no spider.
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basically only one in episode 6, against a character who isn't really considered overweight. the joke is seen as friendly banter.
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Brief moment in episode 5, by accident without ill intent
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At least a few cases (notably episode 12) of very nearly being buried alive.
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Is someone eaten?
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Several instances of characters about to be eaten or threatened with such a fate, but none of these situations result in anyone actually getting eaten
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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The toads have no parental figures of any sort, with the implication that whoever had them left either before they hatched or while they were tadpoles, though this seems to be normal as far as worldbuilding goes.
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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A recurring character has past trauma that continues to haunt them
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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there's at least three cases of almost drowning, but no one actually drowns
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A character is briefly stuck underwater via accidentally getting caught on an object
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Does a woman get slapped?
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Is someone hit by a car?
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almost hit by a car, but never actually harmed by such.
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Is someone terminally ill?
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Something comparable to such happens to a character, though it is ultimately reversed by the end of the series
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Is someone stalked?
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Sometimes, antagonists are shown lurking out of view, watching the toads or following them
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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there is a character who's claustrophobic.
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Are there snakes?
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A major villain is a snake.Appears in episodes 1, 2, 4, 9, 11, 13, 14, 19, 20, 25, and 26.
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Is someone kidnapped?
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Or uh, toadnapped in this instance
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Are there ghosts?
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Ghosts are discussed but not shown
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Is a priceless artifact destroyed?
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A character starts destroying ruins viewed as valuable by another character in an attempt to escape the area
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Is there domestic violence?
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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Panther Cap has what essentially is an anxiety attack in the first episode.
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Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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The episode is literally called "The Sacrifice", there's only one way it can end.
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A character is buried up to the shoulders and left there for an unspecified amount of time
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