Kate & Mim-Mim

Kate & Mim-Mim is a children's computer-animated television series for 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]

Kate & Mim-Mim
Title card
GenreChildren's
Created byScott Stewart
Julie Stewart
Directed byScott Stewart
Voices of
Theme music composerDaniel Ingram
Opening theme"You and Me, Kate & Mim-Mim", sung by Jessica Zraly
Ending theme"You and Me, Kate & Mim-Mim" (instrumental)
ComposerMichael Richard Plowman
Country of originCanada
United Kingdom[1]
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes96
Production
Executive producersScott Stewart
Julie Stewart
ProducerAsaph Fipke
Running time22 minutes (2 11–minute segments)
Production companies
Release
Original networkCanada:
Knowledge Kids
BBC Kids
United Kingdom:
CBeebies
Original release1 September 2014 (2014-09-01) –
23 March 2018 (2018-03-23)

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 main 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.
  • Tack is a orange-yellow creature, he is 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)
  1. Rip Roaring Race (1 September 2014)
  2. The Need for Seed (2 September 2014)
  3. Color Me Happy (3 September 2014)
  4. Kittens and Mittens (4 September 2014)
  5. Tail Tale (5 September 2014)
  6. Mirror Mirror (8 September 2014)
  7. Boomer Size (9 September 2014)
  8. Mim Mim's Moon Mishap (10 September 2014)
  9. Tee Hee Rex (11 September 2014)
  10. Mega Music Maker (12 September 2014)
  11. Lost Island (15 September 2014)
  12. Flight of the Flowers (16 September 2014)
  13. A Case of the Giggles (17 September 2014)
  14. Hiccups and Night Fun (18 September 2014)
  15. Cloud Castle (19 September 2014)
  16. Snow Bowling (22 September 2014)
  17. Valentine Friends (23 September 2014)
  18. A Storybook Ending (24 September 2014)
  19. Balloon Buddies (25 September 2014)
  20. Twinkle Twinkle (26 September 2014)
  21. Snifferific (29 September 2014)
  22. Summer Funday Drive (30 September 2014)
  23. Mega Mim (1 October 2014)
  24. Kate the Great (2 October 2014)
  25. Clean Sweep (3 October 2014)
  26. Princess Kate (17 November 2014)
  27. Lighter than Air (18 November 2014)
  28. Gobble's Gift (19 November 2014)
  29. A Christmas Wish (22 December 2014)
  30. Babysitting Squoosh (5 January 2015)
  31. Chilly the Snowman (6 January 2015)
  32. The Curious Case of the Chamelippo (7 January 2015)
  33. Bubble Subbli (8 January 2015)
  34. Kate's Dragon Quest (9 January 2015)
  35. Butterfly Flowers (12 January 2015)
  36. Kate's Turtle Drive (13 January 2015)
  37. Make up a Game Day (14 January 2015)
  38. Lily's Café (15 January 2015)
  39. Leapfrog Underdog (16 January 2015)
  40. The Big Idea Box (19 January 2015)
  41. Happy Mim Day (20 January 2015)
  42. Super Kate (21 January 2015)
  43. Boom Chicka Bees (22 January 2015)
  44. The Mimiloo Zoo (23 January 2015)
  45. A Bunch O'Boomers (4 May 2015)
  46. Lily and the Unicorn (5 May 2015)
  47. Small Wonders (6 May 2015)
  48. Teenie Genie (7 May 2015)
  49. Catch a Critter (8 May 2015)
  50. Follow the Leader (11 May 2015)
  51. Treasure of Tut-n-Bunny (12 May 2015)

Season 2 (2016-18)
  1. Bathtime For Boomer (18 April 2016)
  2. Mimiloo Express (19 April 2016)
  3. Jurassic Tee Hees (20 April 2016)
  4. Tack and the Beanstalk (21 April 2016)
  5. Mim-Mim's Eggscellent Easter (22 April 2016)
  6. Lilly's Ballet Recital (25 April 2016)
  7. Eggy Boomer (26 April 2016)
  8. Chariots of Fun (27 April 2016)
  9. Boomer's Blanky (28 April 2016)
  10. Boogedie Bear Hair (29 April 2016)
  11. Mimiloo Clubhouse (2 May 2016)
  12. The Fluff Between Your Ears (3 May 2016)
  13. Lights, Camera, Mim-Mim! (4 May 2016)
  14. The Sky Is Falling (5 May 2016)
  15. Friendship Day (6 May 2016)
  16. Octo-Mim (9 May 2016)
  17. Small Blunders (10 May 2016)
  18. Lunar or Later (11 May 2016)
  19. Sprite Lights (12 May 2016)
  20. Wild Boomer (13 May 2016)
  21. Grabby the Crab (16 May 2016)
  22. Secret Superhero (17 May 2016)
  23. Boomer's New Pet (18 May 2016)
  24. Gobble's Gizmos and Gadgets (19 May 2016)
  25. Little Kate Riding Hood (20 May 2016)
  26. Glowing Up (23 May 2016)
  27. Lil' Boo (24 May 2016)
  28. Boomer's Three Wishes (25 May 2016)
  29. Me and My Shadow (26 May 2016)
  30. Twirly Scouts (27 May 2016)
  31. Remember When? (5 June 2017)
  32. The Mimiloo Mystery Friend (6 June 2017)
  33. King Boomer (7 June 2017)
  34. So You Think You Can Trumpet (8 June 2017)
  35. Kate in Oz (9 June 2017)
  36. The Mimiloo Safari (12 March 2018)
  37. Baby Gobble (13 March 2018)
  38. Lucky Funny Bunny (14 March 2018)
  39. Mim-Mim on Ice (15 March 2018)
  40. Kate's Surprise (16 March 2018)
  41. Fun for Zoom Zoom (19 March 2018)
  42. Boomer's First Flight (20 March 2018)
  43. Tack's Obstacle Course (21 March 2018)
  44. Boomer's Masterpiece (22 March 2018)
  45. The Story of Tack (23 March 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
  1. Kitchener, Shaun (11 October 2016). "Cat Deeley returns to British TV with a surprising new job". Daily Express. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  2. "Nerd Corps Producing Its First Preschool Series "Kate And Mim-Mim"". Cartoon Brew. 11 October 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  3. Catherine (31 July 2014). "Kate and Mim-Mim: Q&A with creators Scott and Julie Stewart". CBeebies Grown-ups. BBC. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  4. "Kate & Mim-Mim premieres on Disney Junior US on 19 December". FremantleMedia. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  5. "Celebrities attend VIP screening of Kate & Mim-Mim". Toy World. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  6. "Kate & Mim-Mim". DHX Media. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  7. "Kate & Mim-Mim - Funny Bunny Friend". Amazon UK. 23 March 2015.
  8. "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.

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