September 6, 2004 – February 13, 2005
The Tofus is a French-Canadian animated series animated and co-produced in 2004 by SIP Animation, a French animation studio based in Paris owned by Saban and Disney, and CinéGroupe, a Canadian production company based in Montreal.
Storyline[]
Environmental activists Mom and Pop Tofu, concerned that their family is suffocating from urban routine, decide to move to a farmhouse in the town of Beauvillage and embrace a more natural way of life, much to the horror of their pre-teen children, Chichi and Lola. They would rather watch TV and go shopping than amuse themselves with Grandma Buba's animals: Cracker the Rooster, Curly the Sheep, and Suzie the Goat. The siblings must cope with their parents' ecology-friendly world vision and the humiliation that results from their efforts to encourage others to protect the environment.
The neighbourhood that the family settles in is filled with electronically able individuals, contrasting the Tofus' all-organic lifestyle. Unlike her mechanical-genius brother Chichi–who believes in peace within the family–Lola is more cynical and averse to being deemed oddballs in their new home. She occupies herself with her attraction to Billy Hubbub, the boy next door, despite his parents objections.
Sound Effects Used[]
This series uses Series 6000 and Hanna-Barbera, and a selection of Premiere Edition 1, Series 1000 and 2000, as well as Warner Bros. and Valentino.
- Hollywoodedge, Cats Fighting Loud Sc PE917007/Hollywoodedge, Cats Two Angry YowlsD PE022601 (Fourth yowl heard in a low pitch in "The Beast of Beauvillage".)
- Hollywoodedge, Goat Baas Close Persp PE025101 (Used often for Suzie the Goat.)
- Hollywoodedge, Sheep Baa Medium Pers PE027001
- Sound Ideas, ALARM, BURGLAR - BURGLAR ALARM GOING OFF (Heard twice in "Rooster Crime Watch".)
- Sound Ideas, ALARM, CAR - DISARM CAR ALARM, AUTO (Heard twice in "Rooster Crime Watch".)
- Sound Ideas, ALARM, CAR - SET CAR ALARM, AUTO (Heard twice in "Prime Time Panic".)
- Sound Ideas, BABY - CRYING, HUMAN 01 (Used in a high pitch in comedic gag transitions of characters who cry like babies, such as Lola in "Lovesick", "School Dinner Blues", and "When Worms Attack"; Curly the Sheep in "Just Call Me April Tofu"; and both Mrs. Tofu and Buba together in "Running Away at Christmas Time".)
- Sound Ideas, BABY - CRYING, HUMAN 02 (Heard briefly once in "The Beast of Beauvillage" in a comedic scene transition where Titus cries like a baby.)
- Sound Ideas, BIRD, BLUE JAY - SINGLE CALLS, ANIMAL 01 (Heard once in "The Beast of Beauvillage".)
- Sound Ideas, BIRD, OWL - CALLING, ANIMAL 02 (Heard once in "The Beast of Beauvillage".)
- Sound Ideas, BIRD, PIGEON - PIGEON COOING, ANIMAL (Heard in normal and high pitches.)
- Sound Ideas, BITE, CARTOON - BONE BITE
- Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - GOOD SPRONG 01 (Heard once in "The Beast of Beauvillage".)
- Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - HOYT'S BOING
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, BIRD - LIGHT TWITTERING OF BIRDS
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, SLIDE - DOUBLE VIOLIN SLIDE DOWN
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, SQUEEZE - QUICK HARD NOSE GRAB
- Sound Ideas, CAMERA - 35 MM SLR WITH AUTO WINDER: SINGLE SHOT
- Sound Ideas, DOG, POMERANIAN - SMALL DOG, BARKING, ANIMAL (Heard once in "Tough Guys Can Cry".)
- Sound Ideas, ELECTRICITY, SPARK - HIGH VOLTAGE SPARK, ELECTRICAL 02
- Sound Ideas, ELECTRICITY, SPARK - HIGH VOLTAGE SPARK, ELECTRICAL 12
- Sound Ideas, FIREWORKS - SEQUENCE OF FIREWORKS, EXPLOSION
- Sound Ideas, HORN, AIR - INTERIOR: SINGLE BLAST, LONG 01
- Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - KABONG
- Sound Ideas, PLINK, CARTOON - SOUR PLINK
- Sound Ideas, SHEEP - BABY CALLING, ANIMAL 02
- Sound Ideas, SHEEP - BLEATS C.U., ANIMAL
- Sound Ideas, SQUEEZE, CARTOON - HOYT'S SQUEAKY SQUEEZE
- Sound Ideas, SQUISH, CARTOON - LITTLE SQUISH
- Sound Ideas, TAPE, CUEING - MUSIC: CUEING ON PROFESSIONAL RECORDER 01
- Sound Ideas, TRUCK, HORN, AIR - TWO BLASTS 01
- Sound Ideas, TOY - SQUEEZE TOY, SQUEAKING 01
- Sound Ideas, VOICE, CARTOON - CHIPMUNK TELEPHONE GIBBERISH, VOCAL
- Sound Ideas, WIND - HOWLING AND WHISTLING, WEATHER
- Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - BIG WHISTLE ZING IN
- Valentino Cat Meows (Heard once in "The Beast of Beauvillage".)
- Valentino Macaw, 1 Bird (Heard often in "Strictly for the Birds".)
- Valentino Sheep, Ewe