The Brave Little Toaster

The Brave Little Toaster is an animated movie, directed by Jerry Rees, written by Thomas M. Disch, produced by Hyperion Pictures, and originally released in movie theatres in 1987. The story followed five household appliances, Lampy, Blanky, Radio, Kirby (a vacuum cleaner), and the Toaster, on their quest to find their owner, Rob (also referred to as "The Master").

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Jerry Rees - Thomas M. Disch - Hyperion Pictures - Movie theatres - 1987 - Lampy - Vacuum cleaner - The Toaster

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The film was based on the novella of the same name, written by Disch, which first appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction in 1980. Although appearing in a general circulation magazine, the story was written in the style of a children's fable. It was one of the most popular science fiction and fantasy stories of the early 1980s, and was nominated for both a Hugo Award and a Nebula Award for Best Novella.

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Novella - The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction - 1980 - Science fiction - Fantasy - 1980s - Hugo Award - Nebula Award

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The Brave Little Toaster received an Emmy nomination for Best Animated Program in 1988. It was followed by two sequels, The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars (1998) and The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue (1999). A DVD version of the film was released in 2004.

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Emmy - 1988 - 1998 - 1999 - DVD - 2004

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Two of the voice actors, Jon Lovitz (Radio) and Phil Hartman (several characters), were then-current cast members of Saturday Night Live. Another, Thurl Ravenscroft (Kirby), was best remembered as the voice of Tony the Tiger.

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Jon Lovitz - Phil Hartman - Saturday Night Live - Thurl Ravenscroft - Tony the Tiger

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