
Mittens & Pants makes live-action TV magic with real animals | Canada Media Fund
Phil McCordic faced a steep learning curve in adapting to the unpredictable nature of filming live animals. But his show is now airing in 57 countries, spurring viral social media posts, and has inspired a Roblox game.
In 2006 director, producer and kids’ TV host Phil McCordic was working on a show called Tumbletown Tales, which featured real hamsters and rodents, when he came up with the idea for his preschool TV show Mittens & Pants. “Ever since then I had always been thinking to myself, ‘It'...
In 2006 director, producer and kids’ TV host Phil McCordic was working on a show called Tumbletown Tales, which featured real hamsters and rodents, when he came up with the idea for his preschool TV show Mittens & Pants. “Ever since then I had always been thinking to myself, ‘It'...