Mighty Mike (TV series)

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Mighty Mike
GenreComedy
Slapstick
Created byGuillaume Hellouin
Directed byFranz Kirchner (supervising)
Music by
  • Maxime Barzel
  • Paul-Étienne Côté
Country of origin
  • France
  • Canada
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes78
Production
Executive producers
  • Corrine Kouper
  • Louis-Simon Ménard
ProducerVirginie Lavallée
Running time7 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network
ReleaseMarch 14, 2019 (2019-03-14) –
present

Mighty Mike is an animated television series created by Guillaume Hellouin.[1] The series is a co-production between French studio TeamTO and Canadian studio Digital Dimension,[2] produced in association with France Télévisions, Super RTL, UYoung, Radio-Canada and Family Channel, and Cake Entertainment handling worldwide distribution.

Broadcast[edit]

The series airs on Boomerang in France. In 2019 it was announced that the show would air on CITV and Boomerang in the United Kingdom, as well as Universal Kids in the United States and ABC Me in Australia[3][4]

Plot[edit]

The series follows Mike, a pug, as he tries to gain the affection of his canine neighbour, whilst clashing with two mischievous raccoons.[5][6]

Characters[edit]

  • Mike is a refined and sophisticated pug who is responsible for defending his house from two mischievous raccoons and three troublesome turtles. He also needs to protect little Fluffy the Cat from any danger whatsoever.
  • Fluffy is a small orange kitten who is the second pet of Mike's owners, the Mikkelsen Family. Though he's still a kitten, he is always seen wandering off on his own or causing little havoc around the house, which sometimes leads to Mike's overprotectiveness of him.
  • Iris is a white female Chinese Crested Dog who serves as Mike's love interest (and his many attempts to impress her). When enraged, Iris uses her tail to swat objects. She uses it on the raccoons when they try to steal things from Mike and herself.
  • Athos, Porthos, and Aramis are three lively turtles who like playing sports, especially baseball, in spite of their species. Their names are a reference to The Three Musketeers.
  • Freddy and Mercury are two mischievous raccoons who are always causing mischief in every episode. Freddy is the leader of the duo, and always assisting Mercury to do things his own way. Both names are a play on the former British singer-songwriter, Freddie Mercury.
  • Iris' owner - They play the role of being the owner of Iris and persuading her to look after her stuff while they're gone.
  • The Mikkelsen Family are a family of unseen humans and the owners of Mike, Fluffy, Athos, Porthos, and Aramis. In a few episodes, they are heard and their feet and legs are briefly seen. The family consists of Stephan (the father), Laura (the mother), Louise (eldest child/daughter), and Tom (youngest child/son).
  • Annie is a mentioned character and possible relative or friend of the Mikkelsen Family. They have only been mentioned in a video clip on Laura's phone and only is mentioned in the episode, "Aye Aye Aye Phone."
  • The Brown Turtle minor antagonist turned good. She is a acrobatic turtle who appears only once in the TV series Mighty Mike.
  • Cassius is Mike's rival who appears in the TV series Mighty Mike. Like Mike, he has a love interest in Iris.
  • Dog Friend is a one-time character shown in the episode "Double Dog." Not much is known about Dog Friend, except that he's a robot bought online.
  • Duchess is a female black French bulldog who appears in the TV series Mighty Mike. She fell in love with Mike from the moment she first saw him.
  • Iris' Owner is an anonymous character in Mighty Mike. They have not been shown but their voice has been heard.
  • Laura is a human character that parents Louise and Tom, and is married to Stephan. She is a member of the Mikkelsen Family in the TV show Mighty Mike.
  • Louise is the sister of Tom, and the daughter of Stephan and Laura. She is a member of the Mikkelsen Family in the TV show Mighty Mike.
  • Roxanne is a talking toy doll owned by Louise that appears in the episode Rescuing Roxanne.
  • Stephan is a human character that parents Louise and Tom, and is married to Laura. He is a member of the Mikkelsen Family in the TV show Mighty Mike.
  • The White Cat is a minor antagonist character that only appeared once in Mighty Mike, in the episode White Cat.
  • Tom is the human brother to his sister Louise, and the son of Stephan and Laura. He is a member of the Mikkelsen Family in the TV show Mighty Mike.
  • The toy pig is Iris’ favorite toy. It has only had one main episode and is now a background character.
  • Cassirus is a canon ship between Cassius and Iris in the TV show, Mighty Mike.
  • Fredike is a fanon ship between Freddy and Mike in the TV show, Mighty Mike.
  • Help Pod is a security system. He's programmed to detect and prevent any potential intruders from getting inside of the Mikkelsen's home.
  • Miris is a canon relationship between Mike and Iris in the TV show, Mighty Mike.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Mighty Mike". TeamTO. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Digital Dimension launches new studio". Kidscreen. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  3. ^ "'Mighty Mike' Launches on CITV and Boomerang". Animation World Network. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  4. ^ "CAKE SIGNS TEAMTO'S MIGHTY MIKE WITH UK'S CITV". Animation UK. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  5. ^ Pulumbarit, Oliver M. (14 May 2019). "Animals run wild in slapstick 'Mighty Mike' cartoons". inquirer.net. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  6. ^ Knox, David (7 May 2019). "Classics inspire Mighty Mike | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 10 April 2021.

External links[edit]

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