Shoebox Zoo Season 1

Synopsis

On her 11th birthday, Marnie McBride goes to a junk shop with her father to pick out a present. There, the mysterious shopkeeper eagerly gifts her a shoebox containing four animal figurines, all of whom have the ability to magically spring to life. Marnie now has to deal with the struggles of balancing her life between adventuring with the collectively named “Shoebox Zoo” animals on a quest to find an ancient book of magic, and her day-to-day life as a schoolgirl, on top of having to deal with the grief stemming from the loss of her recently deceased mother.

Main Cast

Vivien Endicott Douglas

Marnie McBride

Age : 33 | Popularity : 8%

Simon Callow

Wolfgang the Wolf (voice) / Hunter the Horse (voice)

Age : 74 | Popularity : 14%

Rik Mayall

Edwin the Eagle (voice)

Age : 56 | Popularity : 3%

Alan Cumming

Bruno the Bear (voice)

Age : 59 | Popularity : 20%

Siobhan Redmond

Ailsa the Adder (voice)

Age : 64 | Popularity : 6%

Jason Connery

Ross McBride

Age : 61 | Popularity : 6%

Peter Mullan

Michael Scot

Age : 64 | Popularity : 11%

David McKay

William McTaggart

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Episodes

Episode 1

21 September 2004 - The Magic Is Awakened

On her 11th birthday, still grieving over her recently deceased mother and uncomfortable with being moved from Colorado to Scotland, Marnie discovers that she is able to make a group of four old toy animals come alive.

Episode 2

28 September 2004 - Friend or Foe?

It's Marnie's first day of school at her new home in Scotland. She has an encounter with a bully but makes a new friend in Laura. Back home, she receives a package from America containing a necklace that belonged to her mother. She also discovers that her shoebox animal friends were once human, and that only a lost book can return them to their original form.

Episode 3

05 October 2004 - Echoes of the Past

When a mysterious problem causes school to be cancelled for the day, Marnie and Laura visit the nearby St. Giles’ Cathedral in order to find clues about the shoebox animals, as John Roberts said he saw a depiction of them on a stained glass window there.

Episode 4

12 October 2004 - A Guide for the Perplexed

Marnie manages to get the red book she was looking for from the library, after which a familiar old man appears before her and says that she must make use of a peculiar looking map that’s within the contents of the book.

Episode 5

19 October 2004 - The Inner Sanctum

Since Marnie's suggestion to go to Tantallon Castle was agreed on by majority vote, her class goes there for a field trip. While exploring the castle, Marnie goes off the beaten path and finds herself face to face with the great wizard Michael Scot.

Episode 6

26 October 2004 - A Strange Birthday Party

Marnie is reluctant to go to John Roberts' birthday party until she has a dream revealing that he was really the evil shapeshifter Toledo all along, and so she plans to confront him. However, things take a strange turn when Michael Scot appears at the party as a stage magician.

Episode 7

02 November 2004 - A Little Knowledge

Marnie leaves school in the middle of the day to try to get in touch with Michael Scot, while Toledo tries to convince Marnie's father that she needs to be brought in for therapy, as he plans to manipulate her into giving him the Book of Forbidden Knowledge while masquerading as the school psychologist.

Episode 8

09 November 2004 - Mother’s Footsteps

Marnie is on a class trip to visit a "stately home," and uses her new powers to defeat a bully, but the shoebox animals become separated from her and find themselves trapped in the basement.

Episode 9

16 November 2004 - Where the River Flows

Marnie hopes to find the archway shown on the clue she just received, and plans to do so while on a camping trip to the Eildon Hills with the help of Dougie and Laura, but things go awry when Toledo interferes.

Episode 10

23 November 2004 - The Sign of the Unicorn

The shoebox animals plead with Marnie to continue the quest, but she insists on trying to catch up on her schoolwork after largely neglecting it. Despite her efforts, she gets falsely accused of cheating during a test, leading to further drama with the school principal.

Episode 11

30 November 2004 - Where Four Elevens Meet

Marnie and Wolfgang confront Michael regarding the events that lead to the creation of the Shoebox Zoo. Meanwhile, the other animals decide that they must find the book on their own, without Marnie's help, and so they head to the University Library in an attempt to solve the next clue.

Episode 12

07 December 2004 - Los Contrarios

Toledo hypnotizes Edwin and orders him to open the Book of Forbidden Knowledge. The dark energy released from inside the book awakens the shapeshifter’s devious creations, which are shadowy dopplegangers of the Shoebox Zoo made to destroy them.

Episode 13

14 December 2004 - The Day of Reckoning

Marnie makes one last attempt to stop Toledo from taking the book, and comes out victorious after realizing that the book was a fake created to seal the evil shapeshifter’s magic all along. She then learns that the location of the real book is somewhere back home in Denver, and that she must return there in order to continue the Quest.

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Production	Executive Producer	Michael Carter Claire Mundell
	Line Producer	Susan Ma Marlene Schmidt Lorenz Augustin
	Producer's Assistant	Monica O'Connor
	Accountant	Shawn Fleming
	Associate Producer	Brian Sharp
	Casting	Lenny Mullan Rhonda Fisekci
	Production Manager	Clare Kerr Lisa Byrne Wendy Griffin Monica O'Connor
	Assistant Production Manager	Sheryl Thompson
	Extras Casting	Alyson Lockwood
	Location Assistant	Jennifer Brooks Martin Henderson
	Location Manager	Naomi Liston Christopher Lawrence Evans Murray Ord
	Assistant Location Manager	Stuart Becker
	Business Affairs Coordinator	Sheila Bruce Daniel Mirzoeff
	Production Secretary	Julie Carver
	Executive In Charge Of Production	Catherine Donohue
	Production Runner	Scott Leadbetter Paul Lambie Liam McCallum Paul Shearer
	Production Accountant	Catrina Luna Shawn Fleming Jessalyn Dennis
	Production Coordinator	Margaret McDonald Lisa Ungarian
	Payroll Accountant	Jennifer Omoth
	Assistant Accountant	Raluca Sheridan
	Assistant Production Coordinator	Monika Hagele Therese Ludlow
	Trainee Production Coordinator	Gary Lorimer
	Production Assistant	Claire Mundell
Art	Set Decoration	Andy Duly
	Production Design	Tom Sayer Louise Middleton
	Art Direction	Sarah Bremner Cathy Cowan
	Property Master	Shelly Goldsack Tony Sheridan
	Storyboard Artist	Willy Ashworth
	Construction Manager	Willy Ashworth
	Art Department Assistant	Melissa Bunkle Shirley Sweeny Zoe Wight
	Dressing Prop	Craig Castle Harvey Dingwall Euan Kinghorn
	Property Buyer	Roddy Dolan Janice Macrae
	Standby Art Director	Thea McGhie
	Standby Property Master	Luke Oldale Jason Orr Kevin McGuinness
	Storyboard Assistant	Henry Cruickshank
	Paint Coordinator	Kieran Gelfand
	Graphic Designer	Paul J. Kavanagh
	Set Designer	Louise Middleton
	Art Department Coordinator	Cave Starling
	Head Greensman	James Weeks
Costume & Make-Up	Key Makeup Artist	Debbie Vandelaar Debbie Vandelaar
	Costume Design	Alison Mitchell Jennifer Haffenden
	Makeup Artist	Leanne Buchanan
	Makeup Designer	Karen Brotherston
	Key Hair Stylist	Cathy Olshaski
	Dresser	Alyson Lockwood Connie Fairbairn Jay Pudelko
	Costume Assistant	Elisa Cunningham Arnalie Harper Gow Joanne Leary
	Costume Supervisor	Anna Lau
Camera	Grip	Nancy Klokocka Robert Etherson Cynthia Hayes Mike Kolafa Nancy Klokocka
	First Assistant Camera	Jarrett Craig Julie Bills Donovan Fraser
	Key Grip	Nancy Klokocka Jeff Connors
	Assistant Camera	Stuart Anderson Keith Ingram Willy Pearce
	Camera Operator	David Flett Kathy Friend
	Steadicam Operator	Kevin O'Brien Carey Toner
	First Assistant "A" Camera	Andy Gardner
	Still Photographer	Sue Osmond Andrew Bako
	Best Boy Grip	Nancy Klokocka
	Dolly Grip	Mark Woodgate
Visual Effects	Animation	Aaron Punga John Lee Samad Khan Andrew Lam Scott Chantler Ryan Hicks Amy Lu Jim Nagy Mark Pinnock Allison Rutland Eric Murray Emily Döhler-Knox
	Animation Director	Robert D.M. Smith Jean Pilotte
	Special Effects Supervisor	Alan Senior Nick Rideout
	Compositing Lead	Jerry Seguin
	VFX Production Coordinator	Brian Sharp
	VFX Director of Photography	Avi Katz
	Character Modelling Supervisor	Albert Ang
	Pre-Visualization Coordinator	Trenton Cassamalli
	Visual Effects Compositor	Yiqun Chen
	Visual Effects Supervisor	Jonathan Gibson Kennedy Shah
	Modeling	Teodora Nechita
	Digital Effects Producer	Mihaela Orzea Pat Wakefield
	Compositing Supervisor	Alan Kennedy
	Digital Compositor	Rian McNamara
	Compositing Artist	Matt Collie Allison Gardner Ross Wallis Ruben Salazar Paul Stodolny
	Visual Effects Assistant Editor	Rowena Jefferys-Jones
	Visual Effects Designer	Rainy Venne
	Animation Coordinator	Paul J. Kavanagh
	Visual Effects	Paul Jewell
	Modelling Supervisor	Mark Neysmith
	Lead Animator	Carol Prince
	Animation Production Assistant	Cash B. Lim
Sound	Music	Lorne Balfe
	Boom Operator	Charlie Caw Wade Maude
	Sound Effects Editor	Paul Germann
	Sound	Darcy Kite
	Sound Supervisor	Gracie Sinclair
	Sound Assistant	Julie MacLeod
	Sound Re-Recording Mixer	Eric Apps
	Foley Mixer	Erik Culp
	ADR Recordist	Mark Hensley
	Music Producer	Katie Tipple
Crew	Cinematography	Jan Pester
	Post-Production Manager	Eileen Graham
	Carpenter	Albert F. Seibert
	Scenic Artist	Caroline Doney Rachel George Claudio Hecht
	Prop Maker	Jean-Jacques Chaboissier
	Special Effects Technician	Steve Moore John Rafique Chris Watson
	Systems Administrators & Support	Damian Upton
	Technical Supervisor	Teodor Peterson Yi Zhao Lesley Cunningham Carlton Munday
	Compositor	Peter Poole Anja Stitic
	Stunt Coordinator	Peter Brayham
	Vehicles Coordinator	Grant Morrison
	Driver	Rene A. Poissant Paul Lambie
	Transportation Captain	Stacey Gooch
	Creative Consultant	Cheryl Hassen
	Animal Coordinator	Flo Krisko
Editing	Editor	Bridget Durnford Mark Jenkins Gary Scott Ian Stroud Mhairi Kerr
	Online Editor	Collin Campbell Shawn Fleming
	Assistant Editor	James Charkow Anna Mehta David Benning
	Colorist	James Charkow
Directing	First Assistant Director	Gus Maclean Maryann Wilson Mark Ambury
	Second Assistant Director	Fiona MacMillan Michelle Fitzpatrick Martin Pedersen
	Third Assistant Director	Derek Ritchie
	Second Unit Director	Andrew Price
	Script Supervisor	Marion Milner Karen Wood
Lighting	Lighting Manager	Rob Sischy
	Lighting Artist	Kang Sub Lee
	Lighting Director	Mark Bodanis Boris Lai
	Lighting Supervisor	Scott Sanderson
	Best Boy Electrician	Donny Campbell
	Best Boy Electric	Tim Dutchak
	Electrician	Ewan Epton
	Gaffer	Micky Reeves Mike Kolafa
	Rigging Supervisor	Micky Reeves
Department	Role	Name

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