Synopsis

The annual harvest celebration, Mouse Mask, is a time for all the mice to dress up in costumes and dance the night away. Boss Mouse has different plans for the celebration this year. He plots to scare the mice into giving him all the crops that they've worked so hard to gather. When Eckhart overhears Boss Mouse's plan, he has to muster all his courage to get help from the only mouse who can help him: Madame Thel, who is rumored to be a witch!

Characters

Eckhart, Mavis, Mingo, Jasper, Bridgid, Tomis, Ned, Winnie, Clara, Sweeney, Shorty

Credits

Directing

Director: John Laurence Collins

Producing

Producer: Nancy Chapelle, Steve Ching, Kevin Gillis, Gretha Rose, Lawrie Rotenberg (Executive Producers)

Writing

Writer: David Weale (Original Book)

Crew

Cinematography: John Handler
Casting: Katrina Walsh
Voice Recordists (French Version): Daniel Fontaine-B?in, Henry Godding Jr
Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Eric Lambi
Sound Re-Recording Mixer (French Version): Henry Godding Jr
Sound: Diep Le
Recording Engineer: Ken MacCaull
Story Editor: David Beatty
Production Assistant: Kristen Hudecki
Post-Production Supervisor: Kristine Klohk

Production notes

Eckhart celebrates the pioneering spirit, and the joys and challenges of growing up in a beautiful, magical place called Prince Edward Island. The family series explores really big themes from a very small perspective- that of a mouse named Eckhart, who is full of irrepressible wonderment about the mysteries of his world. A cast of colorful characters joins Eckhart: Grandpa Tomis, mother Clara and sister Mavis; Bridgid and Sweeney, the barn mice; Boss Mouse and his henchmen Ned and Shorty; Madame Thel; Sir Roswald the skunk; Winnie the horse; and many others.

Thirty-nine episodes are planned.

Spun off from "The True Meaning of Crumbfest," an award-winning 1998 Christmas special.

Based on David Weale's "The True Meaning of Crumbfest," which first appeared in "An Island Christmas Reader" in 1994.