The Shoe People is an animated television series which was first broadcast in the UK in April 1987 on TV-am. It went on to be broadcast in 62 countries around the world.

It was the first animated series from the Western world to be shown in the former Soviet Union in 1989 and became so popular there that it sold over 25 million Shoe People books.

The Shoe People was created by James Driscoll, who got the inspiration for the show from noticing that the style and appearance of people's shoes revealed things about their owners' personalities. He then wondered what stories these shoes could tell about themselves when they were new and when they had gradually worn out. The show's characters were designed by Rob Lee, an illustrator from Cardiff who had previously designed the characters for shows such as SuperTed and Fireman Sam.

The theme song was written and sung by Justin Hayward of The Moody Blues.