Synopsis

Eckhart and Brigid explore the shed, and they find what they believe is a monster. This "monster" is merely a straightwalker's truck, and it has taken Mavis to the straightwalker's market. The kids were forbidden to go in the shed, so when Eckhart must travel far and wide to find his sister, he must lie to everyone to keep his mother from finding out. Eckhart follows the truck to the city, where there is a lot of action for a little mouse to handle. Eckhart learns that a lie can snowball quickly into a huge problem, and that sometimes, admitting your wrong and telling the truth is the best way to get back on track.

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)
Story Editor: David Beatty

Voices

Voice: Jessica Pellerin (Eckhart), Sarah Briand (Mavis), Ben Kinder (Mingo), Nils Ling (Jasper), Martha MacIsaac (Bridgid), Jack McAndrew (Tomis), David Moses (Ned), Lillie O'Brien (Winnie), Marlane O'Brien (Clara), Mitchell Underhay (Sweeney), Don Wright Shorty), Bill McFadden (Narrator)

Music

Music: Bradley Fremlin, Phil MacLellan, Jon Stroll

Camera

Cinematography: John Handler

Editing

Editor: Mary Dorich

Sound

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

Casting

Casting: Katrina Walsh

Production Management

Post-Production Supervisor: Kristine Klohk
Production Assistant: Kristen Hudecki

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.