''The Forgotten Toys'' is a 1997-1999 British animated comedy television series based on the children's book ''The Night After Christmas''. It was made by Hibbert Ralph Entertainment, featuring the voices of

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and

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. It is a poignant tale of abandoned toys who are searching for children to love them. It aired on

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in the UK, on ABC in Australia.

Characters

*Teddy (voiced by

) - A bad-tempered scruffy bear. Sometimes he moans about everything and whenever he passes or sees green vegetables, he exclaims in disgust; "Sprouts!. I hate sprouts!". In the episode called "Baby", he is forced to eat Brussels sprouts, but he spits them out in disgust. He also usually gets into trouble. *Annie (voiced by

;

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(American redub)) - A feisty, kind, wise, honourable, jolly, and take-charge rag doll. When she is in charge of Teddy, she usually tries to keep him out of trouble. She is often interested in and curious about several things, and is willing to help those on need. Teddy often calls her "Pigtails". *Chauncey (voiced by

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; Bob Sessions (American redub)) - An old, gray stray dog. He only appears in 'The Night After Christmas' and becomes a good friend who gives them a place to stay. *Keef (voiced by

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) - The thin and tall male burglar of the two. He wears a blue jacket, a flat cap, thin trousers and a red waistcoat. He gets very stern with his wife Kath, and sometimes he gets very moody and bored, Keef is one of the main antagonists of the show. *Kath (voiced by Kate Sachs) - The fat female burglar. She wears a green coat, a yellow beanier, a yellow scarf and pink fingerless gloves. She gets very scared, anxious and nervous about anything to do with her husband Keef. Kath is another of the main antagonists of the show.

Episodes

History

"The Forgotten Toys" was first shown on 26 December 1995, and was later repeated on

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's Tiny Living block. Numerous videos were released in or around 1995 and 1996 and a couple of DVDs followed in 2002. "The Forgotten Toys" has now been long considered dissolved, though 'the end' of the series was never officially announced. The Christmas special aired on the Fox Family Channel in the

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in 1998 in where Annie and Chauncey's voices were redubbed.

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Silver Fox Films
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