Kate & Mim-Mim is an animated children's television series created by husband-and-wife duo, Scott and Julie Stewart.[3] Produced by Nerd Corps Entertainment[2] in season 1 and later by DHX Media in season 2 with FremantleMedia Kids & Family, the first episode premiered on Disney Junior in the United States on December 19, 2014 until July 2, 2017 when Disney Junior lost the rights to air the series.[4] The series also premiered in the United Kingdom on CBeebies on October 30, 2016.[5]
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| Genre | Children's television series |
| Created by | Scott Stewart Julie Stewart |
| Directed by | Scott Stewart |
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| Theme music composer | Daniel Ingram |
| Opening theme | "You and Me, Kate & Mim-Mim", performed by Jessica Zraly |
| Ending theme | "You and Me, Kate & Mim-Mim" (instrumental) |
| Composer | Michael Richard Plowman |
| Country of origin | Canada United Kingdom[1] |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 96 |
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| Executive producers | Scott Stewart Julie Stewart |
| Producer | Asaph Fipke |
| Running time | 22 minutes (2 11–minute segments) |
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| Release | 1 September 2014 – 23 March 2018 |
The show focuses on the friendship and adventures of a little girl named Kate and her favorite toy, a plush bunny named Mim-Mim who go on daring adventures in the fictional world of Mimiloo.[6]
Characters
- Kate is the protagonist. She is a 5-year-old girl who wears colored clothes and is best friends with a stuffed bunny named Mim-Mim. Kate is voiced by Maryke Hendrikse in North America and Jessica Hann in the UK.
- Mim-Mim, a plush purple bunny, is Kate's best friend. Mim-Mim is voiced by Lee Tockar in North America and by Rob Foster in the UK.
- Valerie is Kate's mother. Valerie is voiced by Nicole Oliver in North America and Joanna Ruiz in the UK.
- Marco is Kate's father. Marco is voiced by David Godfrey in North America and Charlie Ryan in the UK.
- Boomer is a blue creature and Lily's younger brother. He is voiced by Maryke Hendrikse in North America and Joanna Ruiz in the UK.
- Lily is a pink creature and Boomer's older sister. She is voiced by Tabitha St. Germain in North America and Jess Robinson in the UK.
- Gobble is a giant brown badger, voiced by Brian Drummond in North America and Terrence Mann in the UK.
- Tach is an orange-yellow creature, voiced by Matt Hill in North America and Charlie Ryan in the UK.
Broadcast
Other international broadcasters that have picked up the series include DR (Denmark), SVT (Sweden), Clan (Spain), Panda (Portugal), Super RTL (Germany), Tiji (France), JimJam (Central and Eastern Europe), PBS (Thailand) and Okto (Singapore).
Episodes
Season 1 (2014-15)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Rip Roaring Race | September 1, 2014 |
| 2 | 2 | The Need for Seed | September 2, 2014 |
| 3 | 3 | Color Me Happy | September 3, 2014 |
| 4 | 4 | Kittens and Mittens | September 4, 2014 |
| 5 | 5 | Tail Tale | September 5, 2014 |
| 6 | 6 | Mirror Mirror | September 8, 2014 |
| 7 | 7 | Boomer Size | September 9, 2014 |
| 8 | 8 | Mim Mim's Moon Mishap | September 10, 2014 |
| 9 | 9 | Tee Hee Rex | September 11, 2014 |
| 10 | 10 | Mega Music Maker | September 12, 2014 |
| 11 | 11 | Lost Island | September 15, 2014 |
| 12 | 12 | Flight of the Flowers | September 16, 2014 |
| 13 | 13 | A Case of the Giggles | September 17, 2014 |
| 14 | 14 | Hiccups and Night Fun | September 18, 2014 |
| 15 | 15 | Cloud Castle | September 19, 2014 |
| 16 | 16 | Snow Bowling | September 22, 2014 |
| 17 | 17 | Valentine Friends | September 23, 2014 |
| 18 | 18 | A Storybook Ending | September 24, 2014 |
| 19 | 19 | Balloon Buddies | September 25, 2014 |
| 20 | 20 | Twinkle Twinkle | September 26, 2014 |
| 21 | 21 | Snifferific | September 29, 2014 |
| 22 | 22 | Summer Funday Drive | September 30, 2014 |
| 23 | 23 | Mega Mim | October 1, 2014 |
| 24 | 24 | Kate the Great | October 2, 2014 |
| 25 | 25 | Clean Sweep | October 3, 2014 |
| 26 | 26 | Princess Kate | November 17, 2014 |
| 27 | 27 | Lighter than Air | November 18, 2014 |
| 28 | 28 | Gobble's Gift | November 19, 2014 |
| 29 | 29 | A Christmas Wish (special) | December 22, 2014 |
| 30 | 30 | Babysitting Squoosh | January 5, 2015 |
| 31 | 31 | Chilly the Snowman | January 6, 2015 |
| 32 | 32 | The Curious Case of the Chamelippo | January 7, 2015 |
| 33 | 33 | Bubble Subbli | January 8, 2015 |
| 34 | 34 | Kate's Dragon Quest | January 9, 2015 |
| 35 | 35 | Butterfly Flowers | January 12, 2015 |
| 36 | 36 | Kate's Turtle Drive | January 13, 2015 |
| 37 | 37 | Make Up a Game Day | January 14, 2015 |
| 38 | 38 | Lily's Café | January 15, 2015 |
| 39 | 39 | Leapfrog Underfrog | January 16, 2015 |
| 40 | 40 | The Big Idea Box | January 19, 2015 |
| 41 | 41 | Happy Mim Day | January 20, 2015 |
| 42 | 42 | Super Kate | January 21, 2015 |
| 43 | 43 | Boom Chicka Bees | January 22, 2015 |
| 44 | 44 | The Mimiloo Zoo | January 23, 2015 |
| 45 | 45 | A Bunch o'Boomers | May 4, 2015 |
| 46 | 46 | Lily and the Unihorn | May 5, 2015 |
| 47 | 47 | Small Wonders | May 6, 2015 |
| 48 | 48 | Teenie Genie | May 7, 2015 |
| 49 | 49 | Catch a Critter | May 8, 2015 |
| 50 | 50 | Follow the Leader | May 11, 2015 |
| 51 | 51 | Treasure of Tut-n-Bunny |
Season 2 (2016-18)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 1 | Bathtime for Boomer | April 18, 2016 |
| 53 | 2 | Mimiloo Express | April 19, 2016 |
| 54 | 3 | Jurassic Tee Hees | April 20, 2016 |
| 55 | 4 | Tack and the Beanstalk | April 21, 2016 |
| 56 | 5 | Mim-Mim's Eggscellent Easter | April 22, 2016 |
| 57 | 6 | Lilly's Ballet Recital | April 25, 2016 |
| 58 | 7 | Eggy Boomer | April 26, 2016 |
| 59 | 8 | Chariots of Fun | April 27, 2016 |
| 60 | 9 | Boomer's Blanky | April 28, 2016 |
| 61 | 10 | Boogedie Bear Hair | April 29, 2016 |
| 62 | 11 | Mimiloo Clubhouse | May 2, 2016 |
| 63 | 12 | The Fluff Between Your Ears | May 3, 2016 |
| 64 | 13 | Lights, Camera, Mim-Mim! | May 4, 2016 |
| 65 | 14 | The Sky is Falling | May 5, 2016 |
| 66 | 15 | Friendship Day | May 6, 2016 |
| 67 | 16 | Octo-Mim | May 9, 2016 |
| 68 | 17 | Small Blunders | May 10, 2016 |
| 69 | 18 | Lunar or Later | May 11, 2016 |
| 70 | 19 | Sprite Lights | May 12, 2016 |
| 71 | 20 | Wild Boomer | May 13, 2016 |
| 72 | 21 | Grabby the Crab | May 16, 2016 |
| 73 | 22 | Secret Superhero | May 17, 2016 |
| 74 | 23 | Boomer's New Pet | May 18, 2016 |
| 75 | 24 | Gobble's Gizmos and Gadgets | May 19, 2016 |
| 76 | 25 | Little Kate Riding Hood | May 20, 2016 |
| 77 | 26 | Glowing Up | May 23, 2016 |
| 78 | 27 | Lil' Boo | May 24, 2016 |
| 79 | 28 | Boomer's Three Wishes | May 25, 2016 |
| 80 | 29 | Me and My Shadow | May 26, 2016 |
| 81 | 30 | Twirly Scouts | May 27, 2016 |
| 82 | 31 | Remember When? | June 5, 2017 |
| 83 | 32 | The Mimiloo Mystery Friend | June 6, 2017 |
| 84 | 33 | King Boomer | June 7, 2017 |
| 85 | 34 | So You Think You Can Trumpet | June 8, 2017 |
| 86 | 35 | Kate in Oz (special) | June 9, 2017 |
| 87 | 36 | The Mimiloo Safari | March 12, 2018 |
| 88 | 37 | Baby Gobble | March 13, 2018 |
| 89 | 38 | Lucky Funny Bunny | March 14, 2018 |
| 90 | 39 | Mim-Mim on Ice | March 15, 2018 |
| 91 | 40 | Kate's Surprise | March 16, 2018 |
| 92 | 41 | Fun for Zoom Zoom | March 19, 2018 |
| 93 | 42 | Boomer's First Flight | March 20, 2018 |
| 94 | 43 | Tack's Obstacle Course | March 21, 2018 |
| 95 | 44 | Boomer's Masterpiece | March 22, 2018 |
| 96 | 45 | The Story of Tack (special) | March 23, 2018 |
Home media
A DVD release of the series, titled "Funny Bunny Friend", was released by FremantleMedia Home Entertainment in the United Kingdom on 23 March 2015, a year prior to its TV premiere.[7]
Awards
In 2015, Kate & Mim-Mim was nominated for a Leo Award for Best Overall Sound in an Animation Program or Series (for the episode titled "Bunch O' Boomers").[8]
References
- ^ Kitchener, Shaun (11 October 2016). "Cat Deeley returns to British TV with a surprising new job". Daily Express. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Nerd Corps Producing Its First Preschool Series "Kate And Mim-Mim"". Cartoon Brew. 11 October 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ Catherine (31 July 2014). "Kate and Mim-Mim: Q&A with creators Scott and Julie Stewart". CBeebies Grown-ups. BBC. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ "Kate & Mim-Mim premieres on Disney Junior US on 19 December". FremantleMedia. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ "Celebrities attend VIP screening of Kate & Mim-Mim". Toy World. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ "Kate & Mim-Mim". DHX Media. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ "Kate & Mim-Mim - Funny Bunny Friend". Amazon UK. 23 March 2015.
- ^ "2015 Leo Awards Nominees / The Nominees for Best Overall Sound in an Animation Program or Series are…". Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Foundation of British Columbia. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
External links
- Official website
- Kate and Mim-Mim on Disney Junior
- Kate and Mim-Mim on CBeebies
- Kate & Mim-Mim at IMDb
Reviews
- Emily Ashby. "Kate & Mim-Mim". Common Sense Media. Retrieved 23 May 2016.