Shoebox Zoo
Seen it?2004 | 2 seasons | 25 min | Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Action & Adventure
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and a short run with a modest audience, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans and action fans. If you loved WandaVision, start here.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- 2 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, short, snackable episodes, about 11 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 2 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 8K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Monday Morning Maybe. Here's how each season stacks up.
- Season 12004 · 13 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 22005 · 13 episodesNot rated yet
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Created by Brian Ward, Justin Molotnikov, Claire Mundell
- Vivien Endicott DouglasMarnie McBride
- Simon CallowWolfgang the Wolf (voice) / Hunter the Horse (voice)
- Rik MayallEdwin the Eagle (voice)
- Alan CummingBruno the Bear (voice)
- Siobhan RedmondAilsa the Adder (voice)
- Jason ConneryRoss McBride
- Peter MullanMichael Scot
- David McKayWilliam McTaggart
- Bill PatersonThe Storyteller (voice)
- Gordon TootoosisNathaniel Stone