Tappy Toes (2011)
Tappy Toes is an animated odyssey about a young penguin named Pingo who, after finding a pair of tap shoes in an old steamer trunk, discovers he can do something no other penguin can do...tap dance! But that s not the only thing that makes Pingo unique. He also happens to be raised by a most unlikely duo, Lou and Buddy, two birds of prey who initially set out to make a meal out of Pingo and end up taking him in as their own. Pingos toe tapping skills not only catch the eye of a darling young female penguin, Bella, but they could be the key to stopping the vile hermit crab, Gabby, and his dimwitted sea lion sidekick, Thrasher, from destroying a colony of penguins that are home to Pingos long lost parents.
Director: Darrell Van Citters
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Katie Leigh as Pingo (voice) |
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Rick Zieff as Narrator / Buddy / Thrasher (voice) |
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Cap Action as Lou / Jonesy / Chuck (voice) |
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Phil Lollar as Gabby / Ozzie (voice) |
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Deborah Sale Butler as Bella / Gerty (voice) |
| Production | Darrell Van Citters | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Robert Zappia | Writer |
| Directing | Darrell Van Citters | Director |
| Production | Peggy Regan | Producer |
| Sound | Blind Lemon Music | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Roy Shakked | Original Music Composer |