Ready-made ideas for Reels and Shorts. Every one of them can become a series in the app.
Every idea below is in the Toon Series app, where one tap turns it into a full series with a cast, a storyboard and videos. Use them as they are, change the names and places, or mix two of them. A new idea is added in the app every day.
She only says beep
AnimatedFunny
“Tostu, a grumpy old steel toaster in a busy Indian kitchen, falls madly in love with Mini, the shiny new microwave who can only say 'beep'. Frijji the jealous fridge, who wanted Mini for himself, spreads rumours that Tostu burns everything. Tostu has one breakfast to prove himself, but the power cuts out right in the middle of it.”
Launched by a Diwali rocket
AnimatedFunny
“Chhotu Aloo, a small village potato, falls asleep inside a giant Diwali rocket and gets launched into space. He crash-lands on Planet Fry, where round green aliens worship french fries as gods and treat him like a celebrity. Then Chhotu discovers why they really love potatoes: tonight is their big fry festival, and he is the main dish.”
Famous for screaming
Real animalsFunny
“Bholi, a village goat, screams exactly like a human and becomes the internet's most famous animal overnight. A slick city cat agent drags her to the big city for ads, TV shows and a music video. Bholi hates the fame, misses her field and her best friend Raju the donkey, and plans the loudest escape in history.”
The foxes picked the wrong hen
Animal heroesSavage
“Rani, a sharp-tongued hen in a power suit, becomes the new CEO of Jungle Corp, a glass-tower company run by smug foxes in tailored suits. The foxes plan to make her the fall guy for their money scam. Rani roasts them in every meeting, quietly collects proof, and exposes the whole fox board at the shareholders' meeting.”
Gossip solves crimes
Live actionFunny
“Shanti Aunty, the nosiest woman in the colony, finds out that the bride's gold necklace vanished the night before a big wedding. The police are slow, so she uses her secret network of gossiping aunties, a WhatsApp group and her binoculars to question everyone. The thief turns out to be the last person anyone suspected, and Aunty reveals it in the middle of the sangeet dance.”
Midnight in the vegetable tray
AnimatedScary
“At midnight the rotten vegetables at the back of a forgotten fridge wake up as slow, groaning zombies: a mouldy cabbage, a squishy tomato and a sprouting potato. Nimbu, a brave little lemon, and Dhaniya, a nervous bunch of fresh coriander, must lead the fresh vegetables to the top shelf before the zombies turn everyone soft. The fridge light flickers, and the door is locked from outside.”
Every alley pays him
Real animalsSavage
“Billa, a huge fat ginger cat with a torn ear, rules the old city's alleys like a mafia don: every street cat brings him the best fish. Then Tiny, a fearless puppy who just moved into the lane, refuses to bow and steals the don's sunny wall. Billa's gang tries everything to scare Tiny away, but the puppy has one trick nobody expects.”
Every letter, wrong house
Real animalsFunny
“Gutargoo, a clumsy pigeon who delivers love letters across the rooftops of an old neighbourhood, keeps dropping them on the wrong balconies. A shy parrot's love note lands with a grumpy old crow, and a crow's angry complaint lands with the parrot's crush. The whole mohalla is in chaos, and Gutargoo has one day to fix every mix-up before the big rooftop festival.”
The laziest king ever
Animal heroesFunny
“King Sultan, the laziest lion in the jungle, refuses to roar because it makes his throat itch. His clever minister, an old owl, secretly hires Mitthu the parrot to fake the royal roar from behind the throne. It works perfectly until a gang of hyenas invades during the parrot's lunch break, and Sultan has to find his real roar.”
The baraat is stuck
AnimatedFunny
“Aam, the king of mangoes, is marrying Lichi, but the baraat is hours late because Kela uncle's old car is stuck behind a sleeping buffalo. Lichi's strict father Nariyal threatens to cancel the wedding at sunset. Aam's crazy friends Mirchi and Pudina try every trick to move the buffalo, and each one makes it worse.”
She will find her old friend
Real animalsEmotional
“Gauri, a young calf, wakes up to find that Bhola, the old bull who raised her like a father, has been taken away to the big city cattle market. She walks alone for days across fields, rivers and a noisy highway, helped by a stray dog and a kind old donkey. At the market she finds Bhola, but he is already being led onto a truck.”
He stopped whistling
AnimatedEmotional
“Dadu, an old brass teapot, has not whistled since his wife, a little steel kettle, was thrown away. The cups, saucers and a cheeky sugar pot plan one last perfect morning chai to bring his song back. In the middle of their plan they find the old kettle at the back of the cupboard, bent but still shining.”
His best friend did it
AnimatedDramatic
“Tamatar runs the most popular chaat stall in the market with a secret chutney recipe. His best friend Pyaaz secretly copies it and opens a shiny rival stall right across the street. Tamatar loses all his customers, then finds out Pyaaz did it to pay for his sick mother's treatment, and has to choose between revenge and friendship.”
Dropped for a rich kid
Animal heroesDramatic
“Raja, a poor young bull who is the best batsman in his narrow street, is dropped from the colony team so that Vicky, the rich tiger's spoiled son, can play. Raja builds his own team of street kids, a goat, a donkey and a tortoise, and challenges the rich team. In the final over he needs six runs off the last ball, and Vicky is bowling.”
Two stalls, one secret masala
AnimatedFunny
“On Karachi's busiest food street, two loud chickens, Ustad Kaloo and Chacha Lalu, run rival biryani stalls side by side and each claims to own the original secret masala. The food street holds a contest judged by Bakra Sahab, a famously grumpy old goat. Both cheat, both get caught, and the real secret masala turns out to belong to someone neither of them expected.”
His design was stolen
Animal heroesDramatic
“Sher Khan, a young tiger who paints the most beautiful truck art in Lahore, spends a whole year on a truck covered in peacocks, mirrors and poetry for the national truck show. Two nights before the show, a rich rival leopard steals his design and paints it on his own truck. Sher Khan has two days, no money and one old truck to win his name back.”
Two parrots, one sky
Real animalsFunny
“During the Basant kite festival over old Lahore's rooftops, two proud parrots, Mitthu and Totu, claim the whole sky for their side of the street. Every kite fight ends in tangled strings and stolen snacks. When a hungry kite bird threatens the little sparrows, the rivals must team up and fly together.”
Too polite for New York
Animal heroesFunny
“Percy, an endlessly polite penguin in a tiny tie, starts his first job at a glass skyscraper in New York where every boss and coworker is a shark in a suit. They steal his ideas, his lunch and his chair. Percy never stops saying please and thank you, and that politeness turns out to be the one thing the sharks cannot handle when the big client walks in.”
Every room, the same man
Live actionScary
“Maya checks into a quiet old hotel for one night and slowly notices that every guest she meets, in the lift, the lobby and the restaurant, is the same smiling man in a grey suit. The receptionist says she is the only guest. She has until checkout at noon to find out who he is and why he keeps knocking on her door.”
Mutiny over the cheese
AnimatedAction
“Captain Whiskers, a cool orange cat astronaut, commands a space station crewed by mice. When the cheese rations run low, the mice mutiny, lock her out of the control room and fly the station toward a giant cheese-shaped moon that is actually an asteroid. Whiskers has ten minutes, one spacesuit and a very nervous mouse engineer to save everyone.”
Trying way too hard
AnimatedFunny
“Rex, a big clumsy T-rex dad with tiny arms, tries way too hard to be cool for his son Tiny's school talent show. He practises dancing, rapping and magic, and breaks something every time. On the big night Tiny freezes on stage, and Rex has to decide between being cool and being there for his son.”
Retired, not finished
Live actionAction
“Seventy-year-old Nani looks like a sweet grandma who knits and feeds the street cats, but thirty years ago she was the city's secret superhero. When a gang of thieves robs the corner shop and takes the shopkeeper's little girl's savings, Nani pulls out her old mask and her walking stick. Her grandson cannot believe what he sees.”
Nobody touches his little brother
Animal heroesDrama
“Sheru sher naya naya Animal College aata hai, panther ki gang uske chhote bhai ko maarti hai, Sheru apne doston bull aur tiger ke saath poori gang se badla leta hai”
The bull who joined the police
Animal heroesDrama
“Bhola bail sheher ka sabse imaandaar police inspector hai, lomdi ki chor gang sab ko lootti hai, Bhola akela raat mein unka peecha karta hai aur poori gang pakad leta hai”
Too poor for the tiger's daughter
Animal heroesDrama
“gareeb panther Kaalu ko ameer tiger ki beti se pyaar hai, uske papa shaadi se mana kar dete hain, Kaalu mehnat karke bada aadmi banta hai aur shaadi ke din sab ko chauka deta hai”
From scrap to supercar
Animal heroesDrama
“Gobhi pahalwan kabaad se ek tooti laal sports car uthata hai, sab hanste hain, wo raat bhar car theek karta hai aur sheher ki sabse badi race mein utarta hai”
Skinny okra vs Karela champion
AnimatedFunny
“patli si Bhindi gaon ke gym mein jaati hai, mota taaza Karela champion uska mazaak udaata hai, Bhindi ek mahine mehnat karti hai aur dangal mein Karele ko hara deti hai”
Who becomes the sarpanch?
AnimatedFunny
“gaon mein sarpanch ka chunaav hai, Aam aur Kela dono bade bade vaade karte hain, sabziyon ka gaon pagal ho jaata hai, aakhir mein ek chhota Aloo jeet jaata hai”
One auto, twenty passengers
AnimatedFunny
“Haathi uncle ek chhota sa auto rickshaw chalate hain, roz bees sabziyaan usme ghus jaati hain, ek din traffic police Tamatar unhe pakad leta hai”
Best chai on the street
Real animalsFunny
“ek chalaak kauwa sadak par chai ki dukaan kholta hai, tota aur kabootar uske customer hain, saamne wala bandar nakli chai bechne lagta hai aur dono mein jung shuru ho jaati hai”
Tiny hero, giant cat
Real animalsFunny
“ek chhota sa bahadur chooha laal cape pehen kar poori kitchen ko ek moti aalsi billi se bachane nikalta hai, uske saare plan ulte pad jaate hain, par aakhir mein wahi jeetta hai”
He only listens to grandma
Live actionMagic
“purani haveli mein ek jinn rehta hai jo sirf Dadi ki baat maanta hai, ghar wale haveli bechna chahte hain, jinn aur Dadi milkar unhe sabak sikhate hain”
The losing team gets a secret player
Live actionMagic
“gali cricket mein Raju ki team hamesha haarti hai, ek din ek dostana bhoot unka wicket keeper ban jaata hai, final match mein sab ko pata chal jaata hai”
A lost robot finds a family
AnimatedMagic
“ek chhota sa khoya hua robot sarson ke khet mein gir jaata hai, ek nanha memna aur uski dost bakri use sab se chhupa lete hain, par sheher se scientist use le jaane aa rahe hain”
A tiny dhaba vs a giant restaurant
Animal heroesDrama
“Shera tiger highway par chhota sa dhaba chalata hai, lakadbaggha ka bada restaurant uske saare grahak chheenne ki saazish karta hai, Shera ek raat ke khane se poore highway ka dil jeet leta hai”
Fastest rider, biggest secret
Animal heroesDrama
“Chintan cheetah sheher ka sabse tez delivery rider hai, ek din use pata chalta hai ki uska boss nakli khana bechta hai, wo akela poori company ka sach sabke saamne laata hai”
Everyone laughs at his dream
AnimatedFunny
“chhota sa Samosa doctor banna chahta hai, sab hanste hain ki samose ka hospital mein kya kaam, par jab Tamatar beemar padta hai to wahi uski jaan bachata hai”
The worst time to laugh
AnimatedFunny
“Mirchi ko har baat pe hansi aati hai, Karela teacher use class se nikaal deta hai, par school ke function mein uski hansi hi sabko bachaati hai”
Round, heavy and dreaming big
AnimatedFunny
“gol matol Tarbooz udna chahta hai, sab kehte hain wo bahut bhaari hai, par dost Aam ke saath milkar wo patang mele mein sabse upar udta hai”
Old legs against young tricks
AnimatedFunny
“budha Kaddu aur chalu Gajar gaon ki cycle race mein aamne saamne hain, Gajar har baar chaalaki karta hai, par aakhir mein Kaddu ka tajurba jeet jaata hai”
A crown far too big
Real animalsFunny
“ek chhoti bakri ko budhe sher ka mahal virasat mein milta hai, jungle ke saare jaanwar use nikaalne ki koshish karte hain, par bakri apni samajh se sabka dil jeet leti hai”
Born in the desert, afraid of it
Real animalsDrama
“ek chhota oont ret se darta hai, poora kafila uska mazaak udaata hai, par jab aandhi aati hai to wahi sabko sahi raasta dikhata hai”
The gossip of the courtyard
Real animalsFunny
“Mitthu tota aangan ke har jaanwar ka raaz sabko bata deta hai, billi aur murgi uske khilaaf plan banaate hain, par uska ek raaz sabki jaan bacha leta hai”
No uniform, all heart
Real animalsDrama
“Moti gali ka kutta police station ke bahar rehta hai, ek bandar chor sabka saamaan churaata hai, Moti apni naak se chor ko pakad kar sabka hero ban jaata hai”
Wear them and anything can happen
AnimatedMagic
“Aloo ko purani jaadui chappal milti hai jo use kahin bhi le ja sakti hai, dost Tamatar ke saath wo mazedaar safar pe nikalta hai, par chappal galat haathon mein pahunch jaati hai”
One ride back to 1985
Live actionMagic
“Dadaji ka purana scooter ek raat time machine ban jaata hai, unki poti unke saath 1985 mein pahunch jaati hai, aur dono milkar Dadaji ki purani galti sudhaarte hain”
Open the idea in the app, pick your language and number of parts, and the story is written in seconds. Read the step-by-step guide for tips on each step.
Your first story is free: the whole series written and the cast drawn. On iPhone.
Short, specific ideas with a hero, a rival and a twist work best: a poor onion who finds treasure, a lion who protects his little brother at college, a toaster in love with a microwave.
Yes. Use them in the app as they are or change them. The story you make is yours to post.
Yes. Most ideas work in Hindi, Urdu and English, and the app shows titles in your language.
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