Kate & Mim-Mim
Animated adventure children's television series
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Kate & Mim-Mim is an animated children's television series created by husband-and-wife duo, Scott and Julie Stewart.[3] The series aired on Knowledge Kids on 1 September 2014 to 23 March 2018, it was produced by Nerd Corps Entertainment in the first season and later by DHX Studios in the second season with FremantleMedia Kids & Family Entertainment.[4][2]
- Scott Stewart
- Julie Stewart
- Clint Butler
- Scott Stewart
- Julie 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 |
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| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 47 (94 segments + 2 specials) (list of episodes) |
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| Producer | Asaph Fipke |
| Running time | 21 minutes (2 11–minute segments) |
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| Release | 1 September 2014 – 23 March 2018 |
The series focuses on the friendship and adventures of a little girl named Kate and her favourite toy, a plush bunny named Mim-Mim, who go on daring adventures in the fictional world of Mimiloo.[5]
Characters
- Kate (voiced by Maryke Hendrikse in Canada and Jessica Hann in the UK) – she is a 5-year-old protagonist girl. She wears a pink shirt, a purple sweater underneath, blue-violet pants and white shoes. She is best friends with a stuffed bunny named Mim-Mim.
- Mim-Mim (voiced by Lee Tockar in Canada and by Rob Foster in the UK) – he is a purple plush bunny with a pair of aviator goggles around his head, is Kate's best friend.
- Valerie (voiced by Nicole Oliver in Canada and Joanna Ruiz in the UK) – she is Kate's mother. She wears a light blue shirt, blue pants and black heels.
- Marco (voiced by David Godfrey in Canada and Charlie Ryan in the UK) – he is Kate's father. He wears a white shirt with blue sleeves, blue pants and black sneakers.
- Boomer (voiced by Maryke Hendrikse in Canada and Joanna Ruiz in the UK) – he is a blue creature and Lily's younger brother with a smaller rooster-like comb on his head with little legs and blue eyes. He loves making trouble with Tack's gadgets and sometimes like making a mess and Lily protect him.
- Lily (voiced by Tabitha St. Germain in Canada and Jess Robinson in the UK) – she is a pink creature and Boomer's older sister with a rooster-like comb on her head and frills around her waste like a makeshift dress and blue eyes. She loves flowers and cooking as she takes care of Boomer.
- Gobble (voiced by Brian Drummond in Canada and Terence Mann in the UK) – he is a giant brown groundhog with brown eyes, a pink nose and a light brown belly. He loves his garden, planting seeds and sometimes helping others.
- Tack (voiced by Matt Hill in Canada and Charlie Ryan in the UK) – he is an orange-yellow tree frog with orange with red tips on his ears and feet, a yellow belly, wears purple goggles with blue frames, has a blotch on his back and a stubby tail the same colour. He loves inventing things with using gadgets.
Episodes
| Season | Segments | Episodes | Originally released | |||
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| 1 | 51 | 26 | 1 September 2014 4 August 2014 | 12 May 2015 6 April 2015 | UK: CBeebies Canada: Knowledge Network and BBC Kids | |
| 2 | 45 | 23 | 18 April 2016 21 December 2015 | 23 March 2018 13 September 2017 | ||
Distribution
Broadcast
Kate & Mim-Mim airs on Knowledge Network and BBC Kids in Canada on 1 September 2014. The first episode premiered on Disney Jr. in the United States on 19 December 2014 until 2 July 2017 when Disney Jr. lost the rights to air the series.[6]
The series also premiered in the United Kingdom on CBeebies on 4 August 2014.[7]
Other broadcasters included:
| Country | Also known as | Channel | Release date |
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| Canada | Kate and Mim-Mim
Kate et Mim-Mim |
Family Channel
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1 September 2014
9 January 2017 |
| Denmark | Kate og Mim-Mim | DR | 2014 |
| France | Kate et Mim-Mim | Tiji | 2014 |
| Germany | Kati und Mim-Mim | Super RTL | 3 November 2014 |
| Lithuania | Kate ir Mim-Mim | JimJam | 2014 |
| Portugal | Kate e Mim-Mim | Panda | 2015 |
| Singapore | Kate and Mim-Mim | Okto | 2015 |
| Spain | Kate y Mim-Mim | Clan | 19 December 2014 |
| Sweden | Kate och Mim-Mim | SVT | 2015 |
| Thailand | เคทและมิมมิม | PBS | 2015 |
| United States | Kate and Mim-Mim | Netflix
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1 December 2015–1 October 2019
7 December 2020–26 February 2021 |
Home media
On 23 March 2015, Funny Bunny Friend was released in DVD by FremantleMedia Home Entertainment in the United Kingdom, a year prior to its TV premiere.[8]
DVDs are found in North America:
- A Christmas Wish (9 November 2015)
- Flight of the Flowers (1 May 2016)
- Balloon Buddies (24 May 2016)
- The Mimiloo Zoo (20 September 2016)
- Musical Mimiloo (21 March 2017)
- Super Kate (8 August 2017)
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