The Wondrous World of Greenthumb's Garden - Flower Power

200323 min 40 secFilm: Animation, Children's film

Direction: Chris MalazdrewiczFrançois Côté

Production: Caroline R. Maria

Script: Joan ScottMichael F. Hamill

Produced by Cinemaria in association with Aboriginal Peoples Television Network and TFO-TVOntario, with the financial participation of the Shaw Children's Programming Initiative and with the participation of Canadian Audio-Visual Certification Office, Société de développement des entreprises culturelles (SODEC), Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund, ACTRA, The Writers Guild of Canada and Technical crew: APVQ.

This title is an acquisition.

Lucy's a little miffed that Greenthumb still treats her like a child. When Glory and Plucky show her a cabbage patch that's being ravaged by some ailment, she seizes the opportunity to show she can solve a problem without her uncle's help. She recognizes the culprit is cabbage moths, but she's puzzled why one cabbage seems to be immune to the insects. Lucy uses all her deductive powers and knowledge of gardening science, but comes up empty... until Plucky innocently notices that the healthy cabbage is the only one growing near a marigold. She'd forgotten that cabbage moths don't like marigolds! By the time Greenthumb arrives, Lucy and the others have transplanted marigolds all over the cabbage patch. Everyone's happy. When Greenthumb's too sick to make his super-duper extra-special tomato sauce to enter in the town's annual food fair, his garden friends join forces to replicate his secret recipe and win the ribbon for him. Meanwhile, Millie Bee is intent on seeing Greenthumb, just for a moment. But Plucky keeps turning her away. When Greenthumb emerges from his nap he tastes the sauce and although they haven't exactly duplicated his secret recipe, it's delicious! Millie finally gets a chance to see Greenthumb and deliver a little bucket of honey she prepared for him - THAT was Greenthumb's secret ingredient! Later that evening, Glory and the others return in triumph from the food fair.

Subject categories


  • Food and Food Industries > Cooking and Preparation
  • Plants > Pests and Pest Control

Credits


creator for television
Caroline R. Maria
Jean-Guy White
original concept
Jean-Guy White
puppet design
Jean-Guy White
assistant director
Andrew Gryn
director
Chris Malazdrewicz
François Côté
story
Joan Scott
teleplay
Michael F. Hamill
Joan Scott
song - performer
Sonja Ball
puppeteer
Julie Burroughs
Elliot Gordon
Joyce Quansah
Brett Schaenfield
Millie Tresierra
technical production
Gary Theobald
Cory Horowitz
technical services
Gary Theobald Productions Inc.
director of photography
Ernst Michel
technical director
Michael McGee
camera operator
Stefan Kesegi
sound technician
Julien Perrotte
gaffer
Luc Marineau
grip
Éric Benoit
Éric Tremblay
props person
Vincent Deronde
puppet building
Jean-Guy White
Camille McMillan
Helen Moisan
Myriam St-Louis
puppet wrangler
Camille McMillan
Helen Moisan
Myriam St-Louis
set design
Jean Gagnon
set construction
Double Effet
educational consultant
Margie Golick
production consultant
Carole Gosselin
Marcelle Hudon
research
Roger Latour
casting
Andrew Gryn
music composer
Robert Marchand
Michel Corriveau
sound design
Luc Préfontaine
sound mix
Luc Préfontaine
animation
Franck Maillet
off-line editing
Joseph Bohbot
Josée Trottier
online editing
Jason Levy
executive editor
Caroline R. Maria
production assistant
Derryl Burke
Jacqui Kingston
production coordinator
Benoit Delpech
production accountant
Richard C. Fortin
executive producer
Caroline R. Maria