Theodore Too is a large-scale imitation tugboat built in Dayspring, Nova Scotia in 2000 based on the fictional television tugboat character Theodore Tugboat. Theodore Too was located in Bedford, Nova Scotia but arrived in Hamilton, Ontario, his new home, on July 18, 2021.
Theodore Too was commissioned by Cochran Entertainment, Inc., the now-defunct production company. Andrew Cochran, the creator of Theodore Tugboat, had told his son bedtime stories about the boats in the big harbour and how they interacted with everyone. This later became the basis for the TV series. Theodore became so popular, the company constructed a life-size model of him for marketing and promoting water safety. The boat is unusual, as it is a full-size replica of a scale model. The original model which was used to film the series and inspired Theodore Too can be seen at Halifax's Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. Theodore Too was built at Snyder's Shipyard in Dayspring, Nova Scotia and launched on April 19, 2000. After sea trials out of Lunenburg, the vessel made its first port call to Halifax on May 6, 2000. The ocean-going boat made a 50-city tour down the eastern seaboard to Tampa Bay and back again through the Great Lakes to Chicago. Theodore Too became the Ambassador of the U.S. National Safe Boating Council and mascot to the U.S. Coast Guard, participating in several tall ship events. For most of its time touring the eastern seaboard and Great Lakes, Theodore Too had a full-time three-person crew, headed by Captain Bill Stewart, a 25-year veteran tugboat captain, who also had an additional nine years as a 44-foot motor lifeboat coxswain in the Canadian Coast Guard. After Cochran Entertainment went out of business, the boat was purchased by a Halifax tour boat company, Murphys on the Water. The vessel provided tours of Halifax Harbour in the summer, operating from the Cable Wharf in downtown Halifax.
Monday | 11:00 – 11:30 AM, 12:00 – 12:30 PM, 1:00 – 1:30 PM |
Tuesday | 11:00 – 11:30 AM, 12:00 – 12:30 PM, 1:00 – 1:30 PM |
Wednesday | 11:00 – 11:30 AM, 12:00 – 12:30 PM, 1:00 – 1:30 PM |
Thursday | 11:00 – 11:30 AM, 12:00 – 12:30 PM, 1:00 – 1:30 PM |
Friday | 11:00 – 11:30 AM, 12:00 – 12:30 PM, 1:00 – 1:30 PM |
Saturday | 11:00 – 11:30 AM, 12:00 – 12:30 PM, 1:00 – 1:30 PM |
Sunday | 11:00 – 11:30 AM, 12:00 – 12:30 PM, 1:00 – 1:30 PM |
John Cho | Aug 1, 2017
It was raining when we went and so it was just our family and another in the boat. The crew patiently answered all, and I mean ALL, of my five year old's questions, made him laugh, and stayed out on the cold deck for the full ride to teach us about the harbour. What a great time we had. Highly recommended tour.
Dustin Chang | Jun 19, 2017
Enjoyed a harbour tour on Theodore Too on Father's Day. I got to ride for free, which is a pretty generous discount ($21 savings). The tour guide and Captain were engaging and comfortable with the children. Only a few families were on the boat with us, though it can accommodate 50 people. The Murphy's website can be difficult to work through, but we found the discount through the Theodore Facebook page, and got the schedule of tours by calling (11 AM, 12 PM, 1 PM / 30 min tours). The Halifax visitor's information centre on the waterfront also has $20 off coupons for family passes (normally $60+ ish).
Rich Irving | Dec 18, 2015
Fun thing to do with your kids. Great tour of the Harbour.
Brad Swift | Feb 4, 2016
Neat idea. Fun to see.
CA Mohammad Al Zamel | Dec 7, 2016
Vary nice ship
Lil Nugget | Jun 8, 2018
he lives!!!!
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