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What About Mimi?

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What About Mimi?
What About Mimi? title card
GenreComedy
Slapstick
Created by
  • Chris Bartleman
  • Blair Peters
Developed by
  • Ian Weir
  • Colleen Holub
Directed by
  • Josh Mepham
  • Colleen Holub
Voices of
Theme music composerSarita Baker
Composers
  • Sarita Baker
  • Hal Foxton Beckett
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes39 (52 segments)[1] (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Chris Bartleman
  • Blair Peters
  • Steven DeNure
Producers
  • Chris Bartleman
  • Blair Peters
Running time22 minutes
Production companies
  • Junior-EM.TV (Germany)
  • Decode Entertainment
  • Studio B Productions
Original release
NetworkTeletoon
ReleaseOctober 4, 2000 (2000-10-04)[2] –
August 14, 2002 (2002-08-14)[2]

What About Mimi? is a Canadian animated children’s television series. The show was produced by Junior-EM.TV (Germany), Decode Entertainment and Studio B Productions (then DHX Media, now WildBrain). The show was first premiered on Teletoon (now Cartoon Network Canada) on October 4, 2000 with the final episode's airing on August 14, 2002, leading up to three seasons and 39 episodes overall.

Plot

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The show that focuses on Mimi Mortin, a clever, redheaded girl in the sixth grade who lives in the Canadian town of Starfish Bay with two friends, Elaine and Russell and her family, but rivaled with Sincerity.

Characters

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  • Miriam "Mimi" Mortin (voiced by Chiara Zanni)[3] - A young, freckle-faced girl in the sixth grade. She is 11 years old and has a clever, optimistic within a powerful imagination. She is always willing to help and solve any problem that she may encounter all the time, adding with creative plans and ideas. Although her plans may not always work out the way she expects them, Mimi receives a lot of help from her best friends (Elaine and Russell), her family, so even her rivals (Sincerity), and finds a way to solve any problem. She has a pet cat named Wimbledon.
  • Elaine Pituskin (voiced by Kori Cook) - Mimi's best friend. A fellow 11-year-old girl who is an animal and nature lover, owning many pets. She can be temperamental and argue with Mimi at times, but she always looks up to Mimi as her best friend, in turn, Mimi respects her a lot.
  • Russell Van Eden (voiced by Rhys Huber in Seasons 1-2 and Noel Callahan in Season 3) - Mimi's other best friend and male sidekick. Another fellow 11-year old, who is a sports lover, although he is a little clumsy. He has video camera skills and aspires to be a film director. He is shown to have a crush on Sincerity early in the show, but his interest on her later fades away.
  • Sincerity Travers (voiced by Carly McKillip) - A snobbish preppy girl with dyed pink hair who, sometimes, does not get along with Mimi. She and Mimi used to be friends in kindergarten, but as they got older, their interests diverged, and they started growing apart. She is Mimi's rival in school, and although she does not get along with her, she admits that her ideas are very good and helps with some of her schemes. Even if she does not get along with Mimi, she has a resentful respect for her, showing that deep inside, Sincerity still considers her a true friend. She has a father named Lance.
  • Brock Wickersham (voiced by Tony Sampson) - A bully who enjoys pulling pranks on all of characters, especially on Herbert Finkle.
  • Budrick "Buddy" Wickersham (voiced by Andrew Francis) - Brock's younger brother who is also a bully. It is also revealed that he is a genius, but he does not want people to find out about it, especially his big brother, explaining that the fact would embarrass him in front of his family.
  • Bradley "Brad" Mortin (voiced by Keith Miller) - Mimi's 9-year-old brother who knows that Mimi's plans always have flaws.
  • Jason Mortin (voiced by Sam Vincent) - Mimi's older brother who thinks of himself as an on-the-edge rebel.
  • Saffron Mortin (voiced by Ellen Kennedy) - Mimi's vegan mother who always feeds her children vegetables.
  • Marvin "Marv" Mortin (voiced by Colin Murdock) - Mimi's father who is also a hippie.
  • Hayley Kinaschuk (voiced by Ellen Kennedy) - Sincerity's best friend and "lackey", although she is kind and many times disagrees with Sincerity, and is good friends with Mimi, Elaine and Russell. She is of Russian heritage.
  • Herbert Finkle (voiced by Peter Kelamis) - A nerd at Mimi's school. He is in charge of the school's newspaper. He's also often the target of Brock and Buddy's pranks.
  • Lodeman (voiced by Peter Kelamis) - A student at Mimi's school who tends to make very bad noises and to act distracted all the time.
  • Ms. Grindstone (voiced by Saffron Henderson) - Mimi's main teacher at school.
  • Mr. Petri (voiced by Sam Vincent) - A science teacher who blames Brock for everything bad (even over things Brock never did) because of his state of being a bully and for pulling all pranks at his classroom.
  • Mr. Jacques (voiced by Dale Wilson) - A gym teacher at school.
  • Ms. Murchison (voiced by Tabitha St. Germain) - The librarian of Starfish Bay School. Both she and Mr. Pianoforte hate each other.
  • Principal Earl (voiced by Garry Chalk) - The principal of Starfish Bay School.
  • Mr. Pianoforte (voiced by unknown) - A music teacher at school. Also, both he and Ms. Murchison hate each other.

Episodes

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The show consists of 39 half-hour episodes divided into three seasons. The first two seasons consist of 13 episodes with a full 22-minute story each, while the third season consists of 13 episodes divided into 26 11-minute stories.[4]

Series overview

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SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
113October 4, 2000 (2000-10-04)January 10, 2001 (2001-01-10)
213March 7, 2001 (2001-03-07)July 1, 2001 (2001-07-01)
313April 10, 2002 (2002-04-10)August 14, 2002 (2002-08-14)

Season 1 (2000–01)

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No.
overall
No. in
season
Title [5]Written byStoryboard byOriginal air date [2]
11"Second Honeymoon"Ian WeirSam ToOctober 4, 2000 (2000-10-04)
22"The Great Campaign"Susin NielsenLuisito EscauriagaOctober 11, 2000 (2000-10-11)
33"The Stepford Twins"Susin NielsenJordan OliwaOctober 18, 2000 (2000-10-18)
44"Leapfrog"Susin NielsenJason Horychun & Lyn HartOctober 25, 2000 (2000-10-25)
55"The Play's the Thing"Allan LevinKaren LloydNovember 1, 2000 (2000-11-01)
66"Into the Woods"Beth StewartJorden OliwaNovember 8, 2000 (2000-11-08)
77"Wildthing"Peter LapresSam ToNovember 15, 2000 (2000-11-15)
88"Lemonade Kid"Alan LevinLuisito EscauriagaNovember 22, 2000 (2000-11-22)
99"The King of Uncool"Beth StewartStan Gadziola & Marlon DeaneDecember 13, 2000 (2000-12-13)
1010"Summer in the City"Ian WeirJason HorychunDecember 20, 2000 (2000-12-20)
1111"Poster Cat"Victor NicolleMarlon DeaneDecember 27, 2000 (2000-12-27)
1212"Teacher of the Year"Deborah PerayaLuisito EscauriagaJanuary 3, 2001 (2001-01-03)
1313"A Star Isn't Born"Susin NielsenKaren LloydJanuary 10, 2001 (2001-01-10)

Season 2 (2001)

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No.
overall
No. in
season
Title [6]Written byStoryboard byOriginal air date [2]
141"Lights, Camera, Action"Susin NielsenJason HorychunMarch 7, 2001 (2001-03-07)
152"Jokers Wild"Susin NielsenKaren LloydMarch 11, 2001 (2001-03-11)
163"Jellyfish Rule"Elizabeth StewartLouie Escauriaga & Don BooneMarch 18, 2001 (2001-03-18)
174"Get a Job"Cathy MossTrent LarsonMarch 25, 2001 (2001-03-25)
185"Cupid's Arrows"Susin NielsenMarlon DeaneApril 1, 2001 (2001-04-01)
196"The Scoop"Victor NicolleMarvin EstropiaApril 8, 2001 (2001-04-08)
207"High Toon"Elizabeth StewartJeff Barker & Sam To & Jason HorychunApril 15, 2001 (2001-04-15)
218"Deep Sea Mimi"Victor NicolleDon Boone & Karen LloydApril 22, 2001 (2001-04-22)
229"Mr. Blue Eyes"Victor NicolleEduardo Soriano & Luisito Escauriaga & Deiter MuellerApril 29, 2001 (2001-04-29)
2310"Outta Sync"Elizabeth StewartJohn DelaneyMay 6, 2001 (2001-05-06)
2411"Museum Mayhem"Peter LapresMarlon Deane & Sherwin Macario & Eduardo SorianoMay 13, 2001 (2001-05-13)
2512"The Big Sleep Over"Cathy MossMarlon Deane & Sherwin Macario & Eduardo SorianoJune 30, 2001 (2001-06-30)
2613"Skiing is Believing"Victor NicolleJason Horychun & Marvin Estropia & Lyn HartJuly 1, 2001 (2001-07-01)

Season 3 (2002)

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No.
overall
No. in
season
Title [7]Written byStoryboard byOriginal air date [2]
271"Animal House / Our Little Einstein"Victor Nicolle / Elizabeth StewartSherwin Macario / Don BooneApril 10, 2002 (2002-04-10)
282"The Birthday Present / Close Encounters of the Herbert Kind"Susin Nielsen / Cathy MossDennis Crawford / Jordan OliwaApril 14, 2002 (2002-04-14)
293"Sticky Fingers / Not in My Biosphere"Elizabeth Stewart / Victor NicolleJohn Delaney / Jason SurridgeApril 17, 2002 (2002-04-17)
304"Miss Lonely Hearts / Brock's Robot"Cathy Moss / Louise MoonMaurice Sherwood / Jason HorychunApril 24, 2002 (2002-04-24)
315"Club Mimi / Down on the Farm"Peter Lapres / Elizabeth StewartSherwin Macario / Don BooneMay 1, 2002 (2002-05-01)
326"Forget Etiquette / This Old House"Victor Nicolle / Leslie MildinerDennis Crawford / Jorden OliwaMay 8, 2002 (2002-05-08)
337"Iron Guy / Critics Choice"Sara Snow / Victor NicolleJohn Delaney / Luisito EscauriagaMay 15, 2002 (2002-05-15)
348"My Fair Brocky / Her Girl Friday"Louise Moon / Susin NielsenMaurice Sherwood / Jason HorychunMay 22, 2002 (2002-05-22)
359"Uniformity / Caddy Girl"Elizabeth Stewart / Susin NielsenSherwin Macario / Don BooneMay 29, 2002 (2002-05-29)
3610"The Creeps / Sports Day"Daegan Fryklind / Leslie MildinerLuisito Escauriaga / John DelaneyJune 5, 2002 (2002-06-05)
3711"A New Leaf / Father's Day"Susin Nielsen / Cathy MossDennis Crawford / Jorden OliwaJune 12, 2002 (2002-06-12)
3812"Millionaire Mogul / Block Party"Elizabeth Stewart / Sara SnowMaurice Sherwood / Jason HorychunAugust 7, 2002 (2002-08-07)
3913"Law & Disorder / Where's the Fire?"Victor NicolleSherwin Macario / Don BooneAugust 14, 2002 (2002-08-14)

Awards

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The show won a Pulcinella Award for the Best Series for Children in 2001.[8]

Telecast and home media

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What About Mimi? was first premiered on Teletoon in 2000 until 2002 with repeats until the late 2000s. The show does not air in the U.S., but PorchLight's now-defunct KidMango had episodes online. Internationally, the show does air on Fox Kids (now as "Disney XD") in Latin America, CITV and Pop Girl in the United Kingdom, Minimax in Central Europe, and KiKa along with Junior in Germany. As of 2023, the show had added with YouTube online.

Two volumes of the show have been released on DVD in Canada by Anchor Bay Entertainment. Volume 1 includes four half-hour episodes and one 11-minute episode.[9] Volume 2 includes three half-hour episodes and three 11-minute episodes.[10] The first two episodes were additionally released on DVD in Australia by EM.TV as part of Junior's compilation series.[11]

  • Volume 1: Lights, Camera, Action; Outta Sync; The Play's The Thing; A Star Isn't Born and Critics Choice
  • Volume 2: Wildthing; High Toon; Skiing is Believing; Iron Guy; Club Mimi and Sports Day
  • The Best of J-Squad: Second Honeymoon and The Great Campaign

References

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  1. ^ "WildBrain - Catalog - "What About Mimi?"". Distribution.dhxmedia.com. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Television Program Logs". Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. 2016-03-02.[dead link] Alt URL
  3. ^ "What-about-Mimi-Cast(visual voices guide)". behindthevoiceactors.com. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  4. ^ "TV Listings Guide and TV Schedule, Where to Watch TV Shows - Zap2it". Tvschedule.zap2it.com. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
  5. ^ "What About Mimi - My Shows". Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  6. ^ "What About Mimi - My Shows". Archived from the original on 2009-02-18. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  7. ^ "What About Mimi - My Shows". Archived from the original on 2009-02-18. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  8. ^ "Spud Wins Cartoons On The Bay | Animation World Network". Awn.com. 2001-04-19. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  9. ^ "What About Mimi?: Amazon.ca: DVD: DVD". Amazon.ca. 10 October 2006. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  10. ^ "What About Mimi? V2 (canada): Amazon.ca: DVD: DVD". Amazon.ca. 6 March 2007. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  11. ^ "J-squad, The Best of-Volume 1 (2002)". Michaeldvd.com.au. Archived from the original on 2019-03-13. Retrieved 2019-11-11.