Snowsnaps

Snowsnaps (French: Les Mini-Tuques, "The Mini Toques") is a Canadian CGI–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, Disney La Chaîne and Treehouse TV.[2]

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 themeSnowsnaps Theme Song
Ending themeSnowsnaps Theme Song (Extended)
ComposerDaniel Scott
Country of originCanada
Original languagesEnglish
French
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes26 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerMarie-Claude Beauchamp
ProducersMarie-Claude Beauchamp
Sophie Roy
EditorRobert Yates
Running time5 minutes (ungrouped)
11 minutes (grouped)
Production companiesCarpediem Film & TV
Singing Frog Studio
Corus Entertainment
Technicolor Creative Services Montreal
DistributorPink Parrot Media
Release
Original networkTélétoon / Treehouse TV
Picture format1080p (16:9 HDTV)
First shown inCanada
Original releaseSeptember 1 (2018-09-01) –
November 25, 2018 (2018-11-25)
Chronology
Related showsSnowtime!
External links
Production website

Plot

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. At the ripe age of 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-play to follow their wild imagination! Come meet these four friends who love to laugh and have fun!

Characters
  • Violet (voiced by Satine Scarlett Montaz) – Violet is the game master, she is a free thinker who refuses to follow the heard, has tons of wit and tenacity, and a tendency to be self-indulgent – a little Scoundrel. Her games and her behavior are never mean or cruel; 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) Tomas is open-faced and controlled by his heart of gold. Like all Innocents, he is generous and openminded, 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 favorite toy, what is yours?
  • Sami (voiced by Kimia Esfahani) – Sami 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 favorite treats are Brussels sprouts and broccoli!
  • Kiki (voiced by Ella Rose Coderre) – Kiki 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

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

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

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

Season 1 (2018)
  • 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)
1"Dunk Master"
"Snoweo Rodeo"		Benoit GodboutLouis-Martin Pepperall & Marie-France Landry
Gerard Lewis & Dominic Webber		September 1, 2018 (2018-09-01)TBATBAN/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.
After top cowboy Sami loses every event at the snow rodeo he still manages to save the day.
2"1-2-3 Cupcake!"
"The Haunted Forest"		Benoit GodboutMaxime Landry & Marie-France Landry
Lisa Hunter & Marie-France Landry		September 2, 2018 (2018-09-02)TBA102N/A
A crazy freeze race with funny rules will determine who will be getting Violet's most incredibly appetizing cupcake.
The girls don't believe Tomas that the forest is haunted until they see a mysterious pinecone creature and they go investigate.
3"When Toys Attack"
"Snow Ballet"		Benoit GodboutPenelope Laurence
Gerard Lewis & Dominic Webber		September 8, 2018 (2018-09-08)TBA103N/A
Sami is freaked out by toys seemingly following him around town.
Violet's brilliantly choreographed snow ballet needs a snow prince whether Tomas wants to be in the ballet or not.
4"Winter Games"
"Cold Tows"		Benoit GodboutPaul Risacher
Louis-Martin Pepperall		September 9, 2018 (2018-09-09)TBA104N/A
Violet's groceries soon go missing, and it's up to the bobsleigh team to retrieve them.
Sami pretends to be too cold to get his friends to pull him home.
5"What's Your Treasure?"
"The Monster"		Benoit GodboutPatricia Lavoie & Marie-France Landry
Gerard Lewis & Marie-France Landry		September 15, 2018 (2018-09-15)TBA105N/A
Violet playing pirate inspires a mutiny when Tomas and Sami decide to leave Kiki's game to join Violet's pirate crew.
When a frozen apple in their ice fort is found half eaten, the gang investigates.
6"Fantabulous Four"
"Snow Bowling"		Benoit GodboutMichael F. Hamill
Dominic Webber & Marie-France Landry		September 16, 2018 (2018-09-16)TBATBAN/A
The Snaps play super heroes on a daring super mission to rescue Terry the Penguin.
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.
7"The Greatest Game Ever"
"The Shootout"		Benoit GodboutMichael F. Hamill
Élise Cartier & Marie-France Landry		September 22, 2018 (2018-09-22)TBATBAN/A
Inspired by a lost video game, the kids imagine, create, and play a real-life adventure game.
Kiki and Violet's competitive hockey shootout gets an extra fruity snow splash as Sami introduces his juice-filled snowballsicles to the game.
8"Race Cars"
"AbracaTomas"		Benoit GodboutGerard Lewis & Dominic Webber
Michael Leo Donovan		September 23, 2018 (2018-09-23)TBATBAN/A
Formula One meets a formula for disaster when Tomas inadvertently gets knocked into the downhill race of the century.
Terry the toy penguin has disappeared, and only a special magic trick can bring him back.
9"Hiccup"
"Superhero of the Hill"		Benoit GodboutAllen Markuze
Gerard Lewis & Dominic Webber		September 29, 2018 (2018-09-29)TBATBAN/A
Kiki is stuck with a pesky case of the hiccups.
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.
10"The Maze"
"Hats Off!"		Benoit GodboutMichael F. Hamill
Paul Risacher		September 30, 2018 (2018-09-30)TBATBAN/A
The kids build, shape, and mould a snow-made labyrinthine masterpiece: a maze, in which they then lose themselves in.
Tomas' crooked throws are just the ticket to set free Violet and Sami from jail.
11"Ice Dragon"
"Kids vs. Aliens"		Benoit GodboutMarie-France Landry
Lisa Hunter		October 6, 2018 (2018-10-06)TBATBAN/A
A large icicle hanging off the barn causes a battle.
Sami tries to contact aliens.
12"Winter Beach"
"Winter Blast"		Benoit GodboutLouis-Martin Pepperall
Michael Leo Donovan & Marie-France Landry		October 7, 2018 (2018-10-07)TBATBAN/A
Tomas' friends create a winter beach.
A game of hide-and-seek gets out of control.
13"Pinched Pic-nic"
"The Snow Battawawa"		Benoit GodboutMichael F. Hamill
Gerard Lewis & Dominic Webber		October 13, 2018 (2018-10-13)TBATBAN/A
Tomas searches for some missing treats.
A team of filmmakers hunt for the Battawawa monster.
14"Lava, Lava Everywhere..."
"Knighthood"		Benoit GodboutMichael F. Hamill
Allen Markuze		October 14, 2018 (2018-10-14)TBATBAN/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!
Queen Violet wants to make Kiki, Sami and Tomas knights, but before they can, they must prove to her that they can work together.
15"Off to School We Go!"
"Gone to the Dogs"		Benoit GodboutMaxime Landry
Penelope Laurence		October 20, 2018 (2018-10-20)TBATBAN/A
A hopscotch game is taken to new heights as Sami brings along his latest invention that Kiki just can't get enough of!
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.
16"Sticky Snaps"
"The Weathervane Game"		Benoit GodboutGerard Lewis & Dominic Webber
Louis-Martin Pepperall		October 21, 2018 (2018-10-21)TBATBAN/A
A cool new restaurant runs into a very sticky situation when it gets an extremely picky client: Terry.
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!
17"The Tightrope"
"Moon Mission"		Benoit GodboutPaul Risacher
Patricia Lavoie		October 27, 2018 (2018-10-27)TBATBAN/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.
Little did Kiki know that to get the others to her teeter-totter contest she would have to become part of their moon mission!
18"Snapshot Hill"
"Hanging Around"		Benoit GodboutGerard Lewis & Dominic WebberOctober 28, 2018 (2018-10-28)TBATBAN/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.
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.
19"Sami's Pet"
"Tall Tale"		Benoit GodboutMarie-France Landry
Michael Leo Donovan		November 3, 2018 (2018-11-03)TBATBAN/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.
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 that takes them to unforeseen places.
20"Surprise!"
"It's a Bird?"		Benoit GodboutPenelope Laurence
Gerard Lewis & Dominic Webber		November 4, 2018 (2018-11-04)TBATBAN/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.
Sami is taken on a dangerous ride when an incredible piece of art made by Tomas really takes off!
21"Hot Chocolate Party"
"Cut and Run"		Benoit GodboutMarie-France Landry
Allen Markuze		November 10, 2018 (2018-11-10)TBATBAN/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.
Kiki, Violet and Sami try to help Tomas get over his fear of the barbershop...but nothing goes as planned.
22"Snow Golf"
"Gumball Jamboree"		Benoit GodboutLisa Hunter
Patricia Lavoie		November 11, 2018 (2018-11-11)TBATBAN/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.
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.
23"Dino Snaps"
"Tag Backs"		Benoit GodboutGerard Lewis & Dominic WebberNovember 17, 2018 (2018-11-17)TBATBAN/A
Discovering rare dinosaur fossils becomes not that much fun when both Sami's and Kiki's competitiveness gets in the way.
Violet gets very frustrated and angry when Kiki and Sami get caught in an endless "tag back" loop!
24"Hockey Knights"
"Tic Tac Trouble"		Benoit GodboutMaxime Landry
Michael F. Hamill		November 18, 2018 (2018-11-18)TBATBAN/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.
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!
25"The Great Pick-Up"
"Off Tracks"		Benoit GodboutGerard Lewis & Dominic Webber
Louis-Martin Pepperall		November 24, 2018 (2018-11-24)TBATBAN/A
Violet turns her chores into a fun high scoring game for her friends until Sami shows up with his annoying whoopee cushion.
The best train appears off tracks when the kids make one of their own.
26"I Spy Sami!"
"Toothless"		Benoit GodboutRobert Yates
Allen Markuze		November 25, 2018 (2018-11-25)TBATBAN/A
Sami acts strange after discovering a very special, walking mechanical toy in a hollow tree, in which he wants to keep for himself. With this, it starts sending the others into a spy mission to uncover Sami's mysterious secret!
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

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
  1. Bulman, Justin (July 12, 2017). "'Snowsnaps: The Band Contest' aims to audition youngsters for TV series". Global News. Corus Entertainment. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  2. "Télétoon sets premieres for Chop Chop Ninja, Snow Snaps". ToonBarn.com. August 31, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  3. Bélanger, Cédric (November 10, 2015). "La suite de La guerre des tuques 3D bientôt en chantier". Le Journal de Montréal. Quebecor Media. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  4. Dickson, Jeremy (June 8, 2016). "Cartoon Forum broadens international scope". KidScreen. Brunico Communications. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
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  6. https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/disney-channels-add-animated-ornaments-to-holiday-lineup/
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