The Big Garage

The Big Garage is a children's television program that aired on TLC. It was produced by Prisma Productions in association with Winchester Entertainment. It debuted on TLC September 29, 1997. Aimed at pre-school children, the show follows the adventures of several anthropomorphic taxicabs. At the end of each episode, there are two short scenes. The first is about a stop sign, and the second is about a group of tools (a hammer, a saw, three spanners, a nut and bolt, an oil can, and a pair of pliers).

The show came to an end on July 17, 2001 and no longer broadcasts on TLC. Repeats can be seen on Smile of a Child, a Christian-based children's channel.

Characters

• London is a blue taxicab, which wears the number 1. As his name suggests, he has a British accent and closely resembles a typical taxicab in the UK. He is an LTI Fairway. Voiced by Terrence Scammell.
• ZigZag is a purple taxicab, which wears the number 2. She is the fastest taxicab on the show. Her overconfidence sometimes gets the better of her. She is a 1946 Ford Super Deluxe Coupe. Voiced by Patricia Rodriguez.
• Yorky is a yellow taxicab, which wears the number 3. He likes to be "cool" and speaks, true to his name, with a New York accent, and closely resembles a typical New York City taxicab. He is a 1974 Checker Taxicab. Voiced by Rick Jones.
• Mimi is a red taxicab which wears the number 4. She appears to be somewhat shy. She is also the only taxicab with her name written on her, near her trunk. She has a pacifier in her mouth, as she is the "baby" of the four taxis. She is a 1935 Cord 810. Voiced by Liz MacRae.

Other characters

• Rusty is a green tow truck which lives in a junkyard. It seems that in some episodes he is the gang's nemesis and in some is their friend. He is also seen singing with the taxis and Pump, though he has never sung solo. He is a 1948 Chevrolet Pickup. Voiced by Rick Jones.
• Pump is a gas pump in the garage. He's the mentor to the taxicabs (and Rusty, on occasion), and he sings the opening theme song, as well as other songs with the taxis. Voiced by Thor Bishopric.
• Tooly is a small toolbox. He works with a group of wrenches. Voiced by Rick Jones.
• Flash is a traffic light who keeps making up rules besides stopping on a red light. Voiced by Liz MacRae.
• Stop is a cartoon stop sign who loves to have fun, mostly by playing hopscotch, as we see in her introduction. Voiced by Patricia Rodriguez.
• There are some cartoon tools as well, including a hammer, a saw, bolts, nuts, pliers, etc. Pump narrates this segment.

Villains

• Scrap is the gang's complete nemesis and always tries to make the taxicabs break down. Forces Rusty to do bad things. He also does not like it when the taxis sing songs (each episode has one song, sung twice per episode). Voiced by Terrence Scammell.

External links

• The Big Garage on imdb.com