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ToddWorld

ToddWorld

Very silly, very smart.

2004–2008Ended3 seasons40 episodes~22 min/epTV-YMidcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

ToddWorld is an animated children's TV programme about the adventures of a boy named Todd and his friends. ToddWorld features the artistic style of Todd Parr's children's books and was created by Todd Parr and writer Gerry Renert of SupperTime Entertainmenet. The show is produced by Mike Young Productions, an award-winning animation studio based in Woodland Hills, California and Merthyr Mawr, Wales. The show is notable for its bold lines and bright colors. Each ten-minute episode conveys a message about tolerance, diversity and acceptance. It has won many awards and been nominated for many more.

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Where to watch

Where can I watch ToddWorld?

As of October 24, 2026, MovieCove lists ToddWorld streaming on Prime Video and to rent or buy on Apple TV and Prime Video.

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Highlights

What stands out about ToddWorld?

ToddWorld earns 2 badges, led by Cult Classic and Feel-good.

  • Reception
  • Craft and mood

Reception

Is ToddWorld worth watching?

ToddWorld's Midcredits score is the 43rd percentile of all shows, from 127 ratings across 2 sources. 69% liked it (rated it 7 or higher out of 10).

Midcredits score

How well it was received

43rd percentile

Better received than 43% of shows

50th percentile among Animation37th percentile among 2000s
Acclaim (how much people like it)39th
Approval (how many liked it)48th

Acclaim

Cult Classic: Rating-distribution shape vs the catalog

How much people like it

68 /100

39th percentile of all shows

45th percentile among Animation34th percentile among 2000s

Rating distribution

Big peaks at both ends — people either love this or bounce off it hard.

Approval

How many liked it

69% liked it

48th percentile of all shows

56th percentile among Animation41st percentile among 2000s
69% rated it 7–1031% rated it 1–6

Reach

How many have seen it

26th percentile

123 ratings across platforms

12th percentile among Animation18th percentile among 2000s
TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 23% in 30 days

Episodes

2 seasons

Season 2 · 2007 · 26 episodes

  • S2E1
    S2E1

    Whatever Sways Your Swing

    Apr 16, 200711 minFinale
  • S2E2
    S2E2

    A Trunkful of Trouble

    Apr 16, 200711 min
  • S2E3
    S2E3

    For Yelling Out Loud

    11 min
  • S2E4
    S2E4

    Crazy for Cookies

    11 min
  • S2E5
    S2E5

    The Hoppy-Poppy Pokey

    11 min
  • S2E6
    S2E6

    Stella's Star Day

    11 min

Watch experience

What is ToddWorld like to watch?

Conclusions only — categories and positions, no plot detail.

Earnest, light and gentle — a slow-burn watch that leaves you feeling good.

ToneFeelDemandexact position · filled zone: the category

What it asks of you

What it feels like

Moods
JoyfulHopefulWarm
Heaviest: throughout
Register
WarmPlayful
Told as
Episodic · 11% of shows: Loosely connected incidents rather than one driving plot.Three-act: Setup, confrontation, resolution — the default Hollywood shape.Procedural · 7% of showsStatus quo each season
ToneThe show is earnest and light-hearted, presenting its moral lessons in a whimsical, colorful world.
The rideThe show maintains a consistently light and optimistic mood, with occasional gentle conflicts that are always resolved warmly.
StructureThe series presents self-contained episodes, each with a simple three-act structure that introduces a conflict, explores it, and resolves with a lesson.
Episode formatEach episode presents a self-contained problem or lesson that is resolved by the end, with the ensemble cast maintaining the status quo.
Season formatThe show's seasons are interchangeable batches of episodes where the core cast and setting remain constant, and any episode serves as a fine entry point.

How it leaves you

what you carry away
Feel-goodHopeful
Why it leaves you this wayThe show leaves viewers with a warm, positive feeling reinforced by its messages of acceptance and diversity.
How it ends · evidence
Happy ending

Story archetype

where it sits among all shows
Monster — 18% of shows. A threat menaces the hero's world and must be defeated.Rags — 3% of shows. A rise from lowliness to fortune, status, or recognition.Quest — 6% of shows. A journey toward a defined objective, with companions and obstacles.Voyage — 2% of shows. Into a strange world and back again, changed.Comedy — 12% of shows. Confusion and cross-purposes resolved into harmony.Tragedy — 4% of shows. A flaw or fixation drives the protagonist to ruin.Rebirth — 7% of shows. A stalled or darkened life reopened and renewed.Mystery — 8% of shows. A question drives the story — who did it, what happened, what is real — until it is answered.No archetype — 40% of showsPredator — 7% of shows. A creature or killer hunts the protagonists (Jaws, Alien).Tyrant — 3% of shows. A human villain holds power over the hero's world (Die Hard).Invasion — 2% of shows. An external force attacks the home or world (Independence Day).Oppressive state — 3% of shows. A government, its agencies or a secret faction inside them is the monster (V for Vendetta).Corporate villainy — 1% of shows. A company or its bosses are the monster (Erin Brockovich).Institutional injustice — 1% of shows. A court, prison, police force, school or church is itself the enemy (Spotlight).Class system — under 1% of shows. The gap between rich and poor, or a rigid hierarchy, is the monster (Parasite).Technology turns — under 1% of shows. Technology people rely on becomes the threat (The Terminator).Inner demon — 1% of shows. The monster is within — addiction, illness, a dark double.Underdog triumph — 2% of shows. Rise through competition or contest (Rocky).Social ascent — 1% of shows. A climb in class or status (Pretty Woman).Fame and fortune — under 1% of shows. An artistic or showbiz rise (A Star Is Born).Rise and fall — under 1% of shows. Wealth or power gained, self lost (Scarface).Hidden worth revealed — under 1% of shows. The protagonist's true value finally recognized.Treasure hunt — 1% of shows. Retrieve an object of value (Raiders of the Lost Ark).Rescue — 2% of shows. Retrieve or save a person (Saving Private Ryan).Mission — 4% of shows. Accomplish or destroy a defined objective (Mission: Impossible).Journey home — under 1% of shows. The goal is getting back (Finding Nemo).Pilgrimage — under 1% of shows. The journey itself transforms; the destination is symbolic.Portal fantasy — under 1% of shows. Transported into another world (The Wizard of Oz).Fish out of water — 1% of shows. Displaced into an unfamiliar social world (Elf).Survival ordeal — under 1% of shows. Trapped in a hostile environment, fighting back (Cast Away).Time displacement — under 1% of shows. Unstuck in time (Back to the Future).Descent — under 1% of shows. A night-journey into an underworld or subculture (After Hours).Romantic comedy — 2% of shows. Lovers kept apart by confusion, united at last.Comedy of errors — 3% of shows. Mistaken identity or misunderstanding drives the plot.Farce — 2% of shows. Escalating absurd chaos and coincidence (The Hangover).Buddy comedy — 1% of shows. A mismatched pair forced together (Rush Hour).Comedy of manners — 2% of shows. Social codes and class satirized (Clueless).Hubris — 1% of shows. Pride or ambition invites the fall (There Will Be Blood).Obsession — under 1% of shows. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Corruption arc — 1% of shows. Step-by-step moral decay (The Godfather).Doomed love — 1% of shows. Love destroyed by circumstance (Brokeback Mountain).Crushed by fate — 1% of shows. Destroyed by forces beyond the protagonist's control.Redemption — 1% of shows. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Healing — 3% of shows. Recovery from grief or trauma (Good Will Hunting).Liberation — 2% of shows. Breaking free of a confining life (Room).Second chance — 1% of shows. A stagnant life re-opened to love or purpose (Groundhog Day).Puzzle — 1% of shows. A clue-by-clue puzzle you can try to solve before the reveal (Knives Out, Clue).Investigation — 6% of shows. A long pursuit of the truth that may never be fully solved (Zodiac, Memories of Murder).Enigma — 1% of shows. The mystery is what is real, or what is actually happening (Mulholland Drive).Rebirth
Every story archetype, clockwise from the top
  • Monster 18%: Predator 7% · Tyrant 3% · Invasion 2% · Oppressive state 3% · Corporate villainy 1% · Institutional injustice 1% · Class system under 1% · Technology turns under 1% · Inner demon 1%
  • Rags 3%: Underdog triumph 2% · Social ascent 1% · Fame and fortune under 1% · Rise and fall under 1% · Hidden worth revealed under 1%
  • Quest 6%: Treasure hunt 1% · Rescue 2% · Mission 4% · Journey home under 1% · Pilgrimage under 1%
  • Voyage 2%: Portal fantasy under 1% · Fish out of water 1% · Survival ordeal under 1% · Time displacement under 1% · Descent under 1%
  • Comedy 12%: Romantic comedy 2% · Comedy of errors 3% · Farce 2% · Buddy comedy 1% · Comedy of manners 2%
  • Tragedy 4%: Hubris 1% · Obsession under 1% · Corruption arc 1% · Doomed love 1% · Crushed by fate 1%
  • Rebirth 7% (this title): Redemption 1% (this title) · Healing 3% · Liberation 2% · Second chance 1%
  • Mystery 8%: Puzzle 1% · Investigation 6% · Enigma 1%
  • No archetype 40%

Rebirth: A stalled or darkened life reopened and renewed. · Redemption: Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).

7% of shows fit this archetype

Why this archetypeEach episode follows a pattern where a character initially struggles with accepting differences and learns a moral lesson about tolerance and diversity, fitting a redemption arc.

What it's about

7 groups · 53 themes
Bonds — 31% of showsSelf — 27% of showsPower — 7% of showsMorality — 11% of showsSurvival — 9% of showsSociety — 10% of showsIdeas — 5% of showsRomantic love — 10% of showsMarriage — 2% of showsFamily bonds — 22% of showsParenthood — 1% of showsFriendship — 18% of showsLoyalty — 7% of showsIdentity — 20% of showsComing of age — 9% of showsAging — under 1% of showsSelf-worth — 7% of showsAmbition — 14% of showsPurpose — 16% of showsMemory — 3% of showsObsession — 2% of shows. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Power — 5% of showsCorruption — 3% of showsGreed — 2% of showsClass — 4% of showsOppression — 2% of showsFreedom — 4% of showsJustice — 14% of showsDuty — 2% of showsRevenge — 1% of showsGuilt — 1% of showsRedemption — 3% of shows. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Forgiveness — under 1% of showsSacrifice — 2% of showsBetrayal — 3% of showsDeception — 6% of showsSurvival — 12% of showsWar — 1% of showsViolence — 2% of showsMortality — 2% of showsGrief — 4% of showsTrauma — 5% of showsMental illness — under 1% of showsAddiction — under 1% of showsIllness and disability — under 1% of showsCommunity — 25% of shows. Consequences reach a town, institution or group.Isolation — 3% of showsPrejudice — 2% of showsDisplacement — 1% of showsFaith — 1% of showsTradition vs change — 3% of showsFame — 5% of showsLegacy — 3% of showsFate — 1% of showsFree will — under 1% of showsTruth — 6% of showsHope — 4% of showsNature — 3% of showsArt — 2% of showsTechnology — 1% of showsSelfFriendship
Every theme, clockwise from the top
  • Bonds 31% (this title): Romantic love 10% · Marriage 2% · Family bonds 22% (this title) · Parenthood 1% · Friendship 18% (this title) · Loyalty 7%
  • Self 27%: Identity 20% (this title) · Coming of age 9% · Aging under 1% · Self-worth 7% · Ambition 14% · Purpose 16% · Memory 3% · Obsession 2%
  • Power 7%: Power 5% · Corruption 3% · Greed 2% · Class 4% · Oppression 2% · Freedom 4%
  • Morality 11%: Justice 14% · Duty 2% · Revenge 1% · Guilt 1% · Redemption 3% · Forgiveness under 1% · Sacrifice 2% · Betrayal 3% · Deception 6%
  • Survival 9%: Survival 12% · War 1% · Violence 2% · Mortality 2% · Grief 4% · Trauma 5% · Mental illness under 1% · Addiction under 1% · Illness and disability under 1%
  • Society 10%: Community 25% · Isolation 3% · Prejudice 2% · Displacement 1% · Faith 1% · Tradition vs change 3% · Fame 5% · Legacy 3%
  • Ideas 5%: Fate 1% · Free will under 1% · Truth 6% · Hope 4% · Nature 3% · Art 2% · Technology 1%

Bonds

FriendshipIdentityFamily bonds
Celebrates its theme: Affirms its theme — this is good and worth having.Intimate stakes: Consequences reach a person or a household.Ensemble lead
How it treats its themeThe series explores how Todd and his friends build and maintain friendships across differences, emphasizing acceptance and the value of diverse perspectives.
StanceThe series celebrates diversity and friendship, presenting each lesson as an opportunity for growth and connection.

The world

TimelessSuburbanDomesticStylized realism
Orchestral modernPopSupportive music · original score · George Gabriel
SettingThe colorful, whimsical world of ToddWorld where children learn life lessons
MusicThe score is bright and playful, mirroring the show's colorful visual style.

Content guide

Is ToddWorld okay for kids?

TV-Y

ToddWorld is rated TV-Y.

Ratings in 2 other countries
  • CanadaC
  • MexicoAA

No detailed content scores for this title yet.

What content warnings does ToddWorld have?

Not screened for content warnings yet.

Cast and crew

Who is in ToddWorld?

Cast

Ryan Hirakida
as Todd
Justin Fletcher
as Pickle (UK)
Joanna Ruiz
as Sophie (UK)
Jennifer Wiltsie
as Stella (UK)
Tim Bruce
as Benny (UK)
Declan Barnes
as Todd (UK)
Peter Kelamis
as Pickle
Chantal Strand
as Sophie
Doron Bell
as Benny
Nathan Simpson
as Todd (UK)

Crew

Directed by

Jeff Gordon

Written by

Carin Greenberg, Tom Mason, Dan Danko, Nicole Jefferson Asher, Sascha Paladino, Gary Baseman
+24 more, Cynthia Harrison, Baz Hawkins, Brooks Wachtel, Kati Rocky, Allan Plenderleith, Jeff Deckman, Pamela Hickey, Corey Powell, Todd Parr, Marcy Brown, Don Gillies, Dennys McCoy, Ken Pontac, Joseph Purdy, Dev Ross, Chris Simmons, Gerry Renert, Michael Stokes, Douglas Wood, Sindy McKay, Nicole Dubuc, Gary Lucy, Dennis Haley, Jen Klein

Edited by

Steve Vallino, Richard Finn, Michael Bradley, Jonathan Paul Ramirez

Music by

Cory LeriosGeorge Gabriel

Produced by

Josh Fisher, Mike Young, Amy Sprecher, Ciara Anderson, Cyrus Mistry, Bill Schultz
+11 more, Melinda Toporoff, Siobhán Ní Ghadhra, Todd Parr, Gerry Renert, Marie Cecchino-Brand, Tapaas Chakravarti, Paul Cummins, Stuart Cunningham, Liz Young, Jim Rapsas, Carin Greenberg

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