Toopy and Binoo
Canadian children's series about a mouse and a cat.
Toopy and Binoo (French: Toupie et Binou) is a Canadian children's book series created by Dominique Jolin in 1996. It was developed into an animated television series produced by Echo Média (formerly Spectra Animation) and broadcast on Treehouse TV in English and on Télévision de Radio-Canada and Télé-Québec in French. The series follows the adventures of Toopy, an impulsive mouse, and Binoo, a sensible cat, emphasizing friendship and imaginative play.
- created_by
- Dominique Jolin
- first_appearance
- 1996 (book series)
- field
- Children's literature and television
- nationality
- Canadian
- known_for
- Animated series Toopy and Binoo and its spin-offs
- total_episodes
- 175
- languages_dubbed
- 30
Lore & Background
The series originated as a French-language book series titled Toupie et Binou, written by Dominique Jolin. Echo Média adapted it for television, dubbing the characters' names to Toopy and Binoo for English broadcasts. The animated series aired in two seasons, with episodes typically consisting of five 5-minute segments paired into 24-minute episodes. A live-action puppet spin-off, Toopy and Binoo Vroom Vroom Zoom, aired from 2013 to 2017 on Treehouse TV.
Reader's Guide
Toopy and Binoo has been broadcast in over 179 countries and dubbed into 30 languages. The franchise has sold 1 million DVDs and accumulated nearly 350 million YouTube views, totaling 1.35 billion minutes viewed. Two live stage shows, Marshmallow Moon and Fun and Games, sold over 250,000 tickets across Canada. In the United States, the series featured games on the PBS Kids online program PBS Kids Play!. A film adaptation, Toopy and Binoo: The Movie, was released in Canadian theaters on August 11, 2023. A new series, Toopy and Binoo: Fabulous Adventures, was announced in 2024 and released on CBC Kids in 2025, with additional broadcasts in 2026.
Did You Know?
- Toopy is voiced by Marc Labrèche in French and Frank Meschkuleit in English; Binoo does not speak.
- The series includes short 2-minute segments called 'Magic You', 'Captain You', or 'Fabulous You' that encourage viewer participation.
- A spinoff titled Toopy and Binoo Vroom Vroom Zoom used puppetry instead of animation.
- The original book series had a spinoff solely featuring Binoo.
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