The Brave Little Toaster

When I was a kid, this used to be one of my favourite musical cartoons from Walt Disney Pictures, although it was probably made for TV. Basically the house appliances are the main stars. They get bored and notice the house they live in is for sale. Toaster decides to lead them all to go out and find their master. The other appliances include a hoover, Kirby; The Radio (Jon Lovitz); a blanket and Lampy. They go through quite a lot to find their master, e.g. some sort of park with animals, a dark forest and storm, a river and a scary repairs man, but they do eventually find him, or rather he finds them in a junk yard, after going to his house. Also starring Phil Hartman as the Air Conditioner, and the Hanging Lamp. It was nominated an Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program, and a Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize (Dramatic). At the time, and after seeing it again, a good cartoon!

I can't actually say if this movie is appropriate for kids or not but what I can say is that all of its characters remain very vivid to me now still, 1 month after I watched it - and I'm in my twenties, so I can imagine what an impact this movie could have for a 5-year-old. Be that as it may, and although it's full of cliches, this movie is enjoyable mostly because of the originality of the whole concept. I think it will remain fresh no matter how many years will pass, entertaining people of all ages.

Really a good, underappreciated gem to be honest, I liked its quest, its dark side, the 'Incredible Journey' of Household appliances could Not have been done better, I think. My nephews have watched this and love it. Gotta like the vacuum cleaner and the scenes in the woods. *** outta ****

On the whole, it's a nice idea to make some domestic appliances the leading characters in a movie for kids. There are some good jokes connected with this idea because a new world is created that exists inside human being's world who of course have no idea that their toasters and hoovers are able to speak. Unfortunately, the quality of the pictures is rather poor, the movie is directed with some confusion, and also in the plot there are some holes, some developments which are insinuated but not unfolded then, e. g. the toaster kinda „falling in love` with the cuddly blanket. It's a pity that producers of such cartoons often think that kids are naïve enough anyway. The German version is a complete disaster concerning voices and dialogue becuause I think they changed a lot (I cannot prove it) and they were barbaric enough to dub the songs again. Hopeless.

"The Brave Little Toaster" is another epic journey-type kids movie that I absolutely fell in love with when I first saw it as a small child. The appliance characters are all great and it is cool to see something other than animals for characters. They were all such likable characters. Who couldn't love Toaster? He has such a great heart and is a good hero for kids who watch this film. As I said, this is a good journey film and it feels amazing to accompany the gang on their quest to find their master. I applaud this film by including some darker moments despite the fact that it's a kids movie. When the toaster sacrifices himself to save the kid, I cried. But scenes like that make a great movie and make it powerful. I will always remember "The Brave Little Toaster" and will always love it. It is a film that everyone should see as a child.

I have not watched this movie in over ten years but I still remember almost every scene with great accuracy. This movie entertained me till no end. It's hard to find one person who did not watch this movie as a child and even harder to find one that disliked it. This is a wonderful movie. I still get the song "Tooty Fruity" stuck in my head and think of the little toaster sliding down the rail. I hope to find my old copy and watch it again. Its movies like this one that make my childhood seem so fun and innocent. This movie gets a ten out of ten for originality and for its obvious impact. If I were to name my favorite movie from my childhood this would be it.

This is by far one of the darkest movies I've ever watched. Within the first 10 minutes of the movie witness the delusions of Stockholm Syndrome. Not long after, comes the complete meltdown of a war vet alienated by PTSD. "IT'S MY FUNCTION," as he puts it. Continue watching for allusions toward the superficial and lonely stage of a Hollywood star (or should I say, flower), organ trade (pawnshop), and my favorite part of the movie where a junkyard, featuring the song, "Worthless" serves metaphor to retirement homes. Retirement homes are presented as a junkyard in this movie. Think long and hard about that before calling this a children's movie. The antagonist is a child, "Master" of a group of home appliances each suffering from unique mental illnesses including but not limited narcissism, anxiety/panic attacks, depression, dissociative identity disorder, and co-dependency. It's a disturbing tale brilliantly disguised as a children's movie.