Tree Fu Tom is a British live-action/CGI television series shown on BBC channels in the UK and Universal Kids and NBC in the USA.

It is set in a miniature magical countryside and village area (Treetopolis) on the top a big tree in a British-type woodland.

Many of its characters are anthropomorphised arthropods, and it features species of insect that are raised and controlled like cattle on a ranch: aphids, ladybirds, and a rhinoceros beetle.

In each episode, Tom comes out of his house, puts on a power belt, and runs across his lawn towards a crooked tree in the woods protected by a magic shield.

The magical power is shown as an orange glow that appears offscreen and flies towards Tom, who uses it to complete the spell.

The movements which the audience are called on to make are particularly beneficial for the development of children with developmental coordination disorder.

Five percent of children have developmental coordination disorder, and these movements are similar to those used by occupational therapists to help child development.

Tom (voiced by Sophie Aldred in the UK and Lucien Dodge in the US, live actor Adam Henderson) is the main character, and the titular protagonist of the series.

Ariela (voiced by Samantha Dakin) is the alpha female character, a beautiful but feisty butterfly in charge of the Branch Ranch at Treetopolis, generally does not accept help from others, is shown to be impatient in some episodes, and likes to get her own way; but she is always there when her friends need her.

Treetog the Tree Spirit (voiced and live acted by Sharon D. Clarke) is the plump friendly leader of Treetopolis.

She acts as the schoolteacher as well, teaching the young sprite creatures and Tom traditional tree fu spells.

Despite having mild respect for Tom, Chezz is usually arguing or attempting to compete with Twigs – often teasing him over his smaller size.

Muru (voiced by David Holt) is an enigmatic, Spanish, praying mantis introduced as part of the new 2016 (or season 5) cast, red magic teacher and friend of Tom.

Rootle and Shade: shy brother and sister dark sprites that live in the deep root caverns.

Rootle has an odd impediment where he switches the first letters of characters names around (Twom and Tigs, Pink and Stuffy, though he does not do this with Shade).