T.O.T.S.
T.O.T.S., also known as Tiny Ones Transport Service, is an American animated children's television series created by Travis Braun. The series debuted on Disney Junior on June 14, 2019. It focuses on Pip and his friend Freddy who tend to baby animals during their lives at a transporting service nursery.
Premise
Pip and Freddy are two delivery birds in-training at T.O.T.S.. T.O.T.S. is a place where baby animals are nursed before being delivered to their families.When a baby is ready for delivery, they are placed in a crate having colored edges indicating the gender of the baby: blue or pink. When the baby reaches their family, Pip and Freddy, as with all delivery birds, would photograph the family with their computer tablet, called a FlyPad, for confirmation.
Besides delivering babies, Pip and Freddy also learn to solve problems under the guidance of K.C. and Captain Candace Beakman, along with the other delivery storks.
Characters
Main
- Pip is a young Adélie penguin who serves as Freddy's navigator and is the main protagonist of the series, along with Freddy. First mentioned in episode "Back to Cool," his birthplace is Iceberg Alley, home of Penn and his parents, and other penguins. His catchphrase is "This penguin's got a plan!". Jet Jurgensmeyer stopped voicing Pip after Season 2 due to puberty, so Tucker Chandler took his place for Season 3.
- Freddy an ordinary flamingo who is Pip's partner, and the one who does the flying. Freddy's also the main protagonist, along with Pip. Freddy has long wings that help him fly. His catchphrase is "Flamin-go!"
- Captain Candace Beakman is a pelican who is the leader of T.O.T.S. She is also the mother of Mia the Kitten. Captain Beakman has a brother in law named Sam & a younger sister named Cora.
- K.C. is a koala who works at T.O.T.S. who tends to the babies in the nursery before they get delivered. K.C. is also a guitarist. K.C has a brother, two sisters, a grandmother, and a surrogate uncle who is a cow. K.C. affectionately refers to the babies at T.O.T.S. as "Lil' Nuggets."
Recurring
- Bodhi is an insecure stork deliverer with the biggest wings at T.O.T.S. Bodhi tends to get spooked by mostly ordinary things, but is willing to help when assistance is needed.
- Ava is a street-talking female stork deliverer at T.O.T.S.
- J.P. is a prideful French-accented stork deliverer at T.O.T.S.. J.P. is one of the finest deliverers at T.O.T.S. J.P. won "Delivery Bird of the Month" ten consecutive times, thus Pip and Freddy see him as a role model. J.P. was also the company's fastest deliverer until J.P. was succeeded by Ava who in turn was succeeded by Bodhi. In the premiere episode of Season 2, "Puppy Problems", J.P. becomes a father to a dachshund puppy named Lucky who is very mischievous. In the penultimate episode of the series, "Baby Fliers", it's revealed that he delivered Pip and Freddy when they were babies.
- Paulie is a parrot who is the air traffic controller at T.O.T.S. and often speaks his sentences twice.
- Mr. Woodbird is a red-headed woodpecker who is the janitor at T.O.T.S. He sometimes gives Pip and Freddy inventions that are solutions to their problems.
- Mia a kitten who is the adopted daughter of Captain Beakman. Her catchphrase is "Mia help! Mia help!" when someone wants help with something, but even she needs help. In the episode "Lend Me Your Paw," Mia looks up to Pip and Freddy as her big brothers. Mia is the first baby whose name didn't start with the same letter as her animal species.
- Peggy is a polar bear who wanted a better baby brother than her brother Paul until Peggy heard he got stuck in a small cave in the episode "Bringing Back Baby". She reappeared in the episode "Snow Place Like Home."
- Lucky is a dachshund puppy that loves to act mischievous and is the adopted son of J.P. In "All Aboard Babies," Lucky's shown to love dancing and showing off his moves to other babies.
- Red, Jed, and Zed are the stork triplets who visit T.O.T.S. in the episode "Training Daze" and want to become junior fliers. They appear again having a hard time teaming up to deliver a baby moose in "Junior Junior Fliers."
- Cora is a pelican who is Captain Beakman's sister and Mia's adoptive aunt.
- Sam is Cora's husband, whom she marries in "The Ring Bear".
- Ms. Trunklebee is an Asian elephant who's a teacher at the Sky School. She has a tendency to easily forget things, such as her reading glasses.
- Wyatt is a blue whale calf.
- Precious is a panda cub.
- Scooter is a baby skunk.
- Cam is a baby chameleon.
Production
In April 2018, T.O.T.S. was greenlit by Disney Junior. It is produced by Titmouse, Inc. facilities in New York City, with animation and additional production handled by the independent Icon Creative Studio in Vancouver.Release
Broadcast
T.O.T.S. debuted on Disney Junior, Disney Channel, and DisneyNow in the United States on June 14, 2019. It premiered on Disney Junior in Canada on June 22. In February 2019, the series was renewed for a second season ahead of its broadcast premiere. On August 5, 2020, the series was renewed for a third ahead of the second-season premiere. The second season debuted on August 7, 2020. The third season was released on July 9, 2021.The television series was later made available to stream on Disney+.
Home media
Home media is distributed by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment.| Region | Title | Episode | Release date | Length | Aspect ratio | Note |
| 1 | Bringing This Baby Home |
| August 13, 2019 |
Reception
Critical response
Alex Reif of LaughingPlace stated, "T.O.T.S. is a winner and kids will want to become deliver fliers themselves, learning to make others happy through good deeds and special deliveries." Emily Ashby of Common Sense Media gave T.O.T.S. a grade of five out of five stars, praised the presence of positive messages, stating the show promotes ingenuity and diversity, and complimented the depiction of positive role models, saying the characters demonstrate self-confidence and perseverance.Azure Hall and Casey Suglia of Romper included T.O.T.S. in their "Great Shows Your Kids Will Love To Stream On Disney+" list, writing, "Your kids are sure to gush over the adorable animals and heartwarming stories of growing families." Kevin John Siazon of Today's Parent included T.O.T.S. in their "6 Must-Watch Disney Plus Shows And Movies Coming In July 2021" list, asserting, "Little animal lovers will love this show."