Theodore Tugboat
Theodore Tugboat

Theodore Tugboat

1993 2 Seasons 52 Episodes ⭐ 7.0 Animation

Theodore Tugboat is a Canadian children's television series about a tugboat named Theodore who lives in the Big Harbour with all of his friends. The show originated in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada as a co-production between the CBC, and the now defunct Cochran Entertainment, and was filmed on a model set using radio controlled tugboats, ships, and machinery. Production of the show ended in 2001, and its distribution rights were later sold to Classic Media. The show premiered in Canada on CBC Television, then went to PBS, was on Qubo in the US, and at one time, had appeared in eighty different countries. The show deals with life learning issues portrayed by the tugs or other ships in the harbour. Most often, the tugs have a problem, or get involved in a struggle with each other or another ship, but they always manage to help one another resolve these problems and see them through. Their main focus however, is to always make the Big Harbour the friendliest harbour in the world, and to always do a good job with their work related tasks.

Theodore Tugboat is a Canadian children's television series about a tugboat named Theodore who lives in the Big Harbour with all of his friends. The show originated in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada as a co-production between the CBC, and the now defunct Cochran Entertainment, and was filmed on a model set using radio controlled tugboats, ships, and machinery. Production of the show ended in 2001, and its distribution rights were later sold to Classic Media. The show premiered in Canada on CBC Television, then went to PBS, was on Qubo in the US, and at one time, had appeared in eighty different countries. The show deals with life learning issues portrayed by the tugs or other ships in the harbour. Most often, the tugs have a problem, or get involved in a struggle with each other or another ship, but they always manage to help one another resolve these problems and see them through. Their main focus however, is to always make the Big Harbour the friendliest harbour in the world, and to always do a good job with their work related tasks.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Theodore and The Oil Rig

A new oil rig called Tex is very rude to Theodore and Hank and he simply just doesn't want their help. However, when a t

EP 2

Theodore and The Homesick Rowboat

Theodore insists on finding a little rowboat a new home all by himself. Things though don't quite turn out right.

EP 3

A Dark and Scary Cove

Hank loses his lifeboat in a spooky cove one day. If the lifeboat isn't found then Hank can't leave his dock due to safe

EP 4

Foduck The Vigilant

Foduck is soon to earn his 'v-word'. This means he will be allowed to travel in the open ocean. However, he is having

EP 5

Different Strokes - Different Boats

The Dispatcher chooses Theodore to teach Hank how to tow barges. When Hank tries to tow a barge from the side during hi

EP 6

Hank and The Mermaid

Hank says that he has seen a mermaid beneath the water but no one believes him, at first.

EP 7

True Blue Friends

George is scared that his hull checkup will hurt so he tries to hide behind a barge but gets stuck. So it's then Theodor

EP 8

Bumper Buddies

Foduck celebrates by continuously bumping into Theodore. Theodore doesn't like getting bumped but instead of telling Fod

EP 9

Theodore and The Welcome

Theodore gets his first try at welcoming ships into the harbor but isn't sure what to say to them.

EP 10

Theodore, The Vegetable

The Dispatcher assigns Theodore to be the tug in charge of an incoming cargo ship called Julia. However when Theodore

EP 11

The Day Ice Came To The Harbour

A big freeze slows the productivity of the harbor right down. The pilot boats are restricted to their docks so Theodore

EP 12

Theodore's Bad Dreams

One night, Theodore has a bad dream about a sea monster and when he wakes up he is scared that the dream will come true.

EP 13

Theodore's First Pull

EP 14

Theodore and the Queen

A grand ocean liner named Queen Stephanie visits the harbor. When she tries to pass beneath Benjamin Bridge though she g

EP 15

Theodore and The Bluenose

Bluenose the old sailing ship saves Foduck when his propeller becomes clogged with seaweed.

EP 16

Is Anybody Listening

Theodore thinks that the pilot boats who patrol the harbor never seem to listen to anybody, and they don't. But soon tho

EP 17

George Buzzes The Dock

It is found that Sandy beach is terribly polluted and Emily and George notice this. They then have an argument about whi

EP 18

The Great Harbour Clean Up Contest

All the tugs seem to have a very big plan in terms of what part of the harbor they are each going to clean up in the con

EP 19

Best Friends

Theodore tells all the tugs that they are his best friend. Later, they get angry at him when they find out Theodore has

EP 20

Theodore and the Big Harbour

It's Theodore's first day in The Big Harbor and he is completely astonished at how different everything is compared to w

EP 21

Theodore's Whistle

Theodore doesn't like his high-pitched whistle tone so he tries to change the sound of it. He only ends up badly damagin

EP 22

George's Ghost

Theodore says that he has seen a ghost at Shipwreck Rock. George though doesn't believe Theodore until he actually sees

EP 23

Theodore Changes Sides

George says that Theodore can sleep with the ocean tugs on the other side of the home dock while Emily is away. Theodore

EP 24

Night Shift

The Dispatcher assigns Theodore and Hank to do the night shift because the other tugs don't want to stay up all night.

EP 25

Whale of A Tug

Theodore finds a whale called Walter who is trapped in seaweed and logs.

EP 26

The Tugboat Pledge

The Dispatcher has assigned Emily to lead the tugboat parade. Hank suggests to her that she should recite 'The Tugboat P

EP 1

Emergency

George finds a ship that can't talk but little does he know that he could be putting himself in serious danger.

EP 2

The Cold Snap

The Dispatcher can't hear properly due to a bad cold, this situation unfortunately leads to some confusion because he is

EP 3

Hank and the Hug

No one wants to play with Hank or even let him help. He at first feels very angry but a little later he feels very depre

EP 4

Emily and the Rocket

Theodore and Emily see a large light travelling across the sky one night. They at first think that it's a shooting star

EP 5

Foduck Stays Home

Foduck is chosen by The Dispatcher to be the Big Harbour's safety tug. While he is happy about this, he is also very dis

EP 6

Theodore, the Tug in Charge

Theodore runs into a spot of bother with Northumberland Submarine.

EP 7

Theodore in the Middle

Theodore ends up in the middle of an argument between Emily and George.

EP 8

Carla, The Cool Cabin Cruiser

Carla encourages Emily to cause trouble in the Big Harbour, will Emily build up the courage to say that she doesn't want

EP 9

Snorri, The Viking Ship

A weird ship named Snorri arrives in the Big Harbour. He seems to be rather rude but Theodore soon finds out that in fac

EP 10

Tug of the Year

George is sad that he didn't win the ""Tug of the Year"" contest, and he had practiced so hard for it too. His other t

EP 11

Theodore the Jokester

At first everyone laughs when Theodore accidentally makes a joke. Theodore likes this so he then tries to tell another j

EP 12

Emily, The Vigorous

Emily has a full day of work to do but she really wants to meet a fishing trawler who has come from Russia. So she attem

EP 13

Theodore's Day Off

Theodore requests to the Dispatcher for some time off which is agreed upon but soon gets very, very bored.

EP 14

Foduck and the Rainbow

A string of unexpected, sudden changes to Foduck's routine deeply upset him because he liked the way his original routin

EP 15

All Quiet in The Big Harbour

The Dispatcher loses his temper and makes an order to the other tugs to be as quiet as possible.

EP 16

Theodore to the Rescue

Theodore has to rescue a severely stranded Digby.

EP 17

A Joke Too Far

Theodore and Barrington Barge decide to play a joke on everyone by hiding from them. But they stay hidden too long and t

EP 18

Theodore and the Ice Ship

Theodore, George and Hank find an enormous ice sculpture floating in the water but can't tell what the object inside it

EP 19

Big Harbour Fools' Day

It's ""Big Harbour Fools' Day"" but unfortunately George doesn't take a liking to any of the jokes being played.

EP 20

Grumpy Garbage Barge

Guysborough the garbage barge turns Theodore's normal mood of being a bright and cheerful scamp into an old scrooge.

EP 21

Theodore Hugs the Coast

The Dispatcher sends Theodore out on a job where it is vital that he hugs the coast. Unfortunately he becomes distracted

EP 22

Hank's Hiccups

Hank has a severe case of the hiccups that interfer with his work assigned to him.

EP 23

Hank's New Name

Hank doesn't like his old name and makes himself a new one, that being 'Henry'. But this sudden name change leads to con

EP 24

Theodore and the Northern Lights

One night, Theodore and his friend Foduck get to experience the beautiful Northern Lights.

EP 25

Big Harbour Birthday

It's Theodore's birthday but everyone in The Big Harbour seems to have forgotten this special day.

EP 26

Theodore's Backwards Day

While working Theodore's engine breaks down thus resulting in him only being able to go backwards. This incident makes h

Popular Cast

Denny Doherty
Denny Doherty
Harbour Master (voice)