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Kate & Mim-Mim
The sky background is on the bottom pink-and-purple logo between two words that reads "Kate & Mim-Mim", it shows left-handed Mim-Mim waves his arms between the right hand at the top of Kate.Title card below
Genre
Created by
  • Scott Stewart
  • Julie Stewart
Directed by
  • Clint Butler
  • Scott Stewart
  • Julie Stewart
Starring
Theme music composerDaniel Ingram
Opening theme"You and Me, Kate & Mim-Mim", performed by Jessica Zraly
Ending theme"You and Me, Kate & Mim-Mim" (instrumental)
ComposerMichael Richard Plowman
Country of origin
  • Canada
  • United Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes47 (94 segments + 2 specials) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Asaph Fipke
  • Chuck Johnson (season 1)
  • Ken Faier
  • Bob Higgins
  • Kirsten Newlands (season 2)
  • Scott Stewart
  • Julie Stewart
ProducerAsaph Fipke
Running time21 minutes (2 11–minute segments)
Production companies
Original release
Network
Release4 August 2014 (2014-08-04) –
23 March 2018 (2018-03-23)

Kate & Mim-Mim is an animated children's television series created by husband-and-wife duo, Scott and Julie Stewart, the series aired on Knowledge Kids on 4 August 2014 (2014-08-04) to 23 March 2018 (2018-03-23), it was produced by Nerd Corps Entertainment in the first season and later by WildBrain Studios in the second season with FremantleMedia Kids & Family.

The series 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.

Characters

  • Kate (voiced by Maryke Hendrikse in North America 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 North America 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 North America 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 North America 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 North America 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 North America 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 North America and Terrence 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 North America 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 color. He loves inventing things with using gadgets.

Episodes

Main article: List of Kate & Mim-Mim episodes
SeriesSegmentsEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast airedNetwork
151261 September 2014 (2014-09-01)
4 August 2014 (2014-08-04)		12 May 2015 (2015-05-12)
6 April 2015 (2015-04-06)		UK: CBeebies
Canada: Knowledge Network and BBC Kids
2452318 April 2016 (2016-04-18)
27 February 2017 (2017-02-27)		23 March 2018 (2018-03-23)
13 September 2017 (2017-09-13)

Distribution

Broadcast

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Kate & Mim-Mim airs on Knowledge Network and BBC Kids in Canada on 4 August 2014 (2014-08-04). The first episode premiered on Disney Jr. in the United States on 19 December 2014 (2014-12-19) until 2 July 2017 (2017-07-02) when Disney Jr. lost the rights to air the series.

The series also premiered in the United Kingdom on CBeebies on 30 October 2016 (2016-10-30).

Other broadcasters included:

Country Also known as Channel Release date
Canada Kate and Mim-Mim
Kate et Mim-Mim 		Family Channel
Family Jr.
Télémagino 		4 August 2014 (2014-08-04)

5 September 2015 (2015-09-05)

9 January 2017 (2017-01-09)
Denmark Kate og Mim-Mim DR 2014 (2014)
France Kate et Mim-Mim Tiji 2014 (2014)
Germany Kati und Mim-Mim Super RTL 3 November 2014 (2014-11-03)
Lithuania Kate ir Mim-Mim JimJam 2014 (2014)
Portugal Kate e Mim-Mim Panda 2015 (2015)
Singapore Kate and Mim-Mim Okto 2015 (2015)
Spain Kate y Mim-Mim Clan 19 December 2014 (2014-12-19)
Sweden Kate och Mim-Mim SVT 2015 (2015)
Thailand เคทและมิมมิม PBS 2015 (2015)
United States Kate and Mim-Mim Netflix
Qubo 		1 December 2015 (2015-12-01)–1 October 2019 (2019-10-01)
7 December 2020 (2020-12-07)–26 February 2021 (2021-02-26)

Home media

On 23 March 2015 (2015-03-23), Funny Bunny Friend was released in DVD by FremantleMedia Home Entertainment in the United Kingdom, a year prior to its TV premiere.

DVDs are found in North America:

  • A Christmas Wish (9 November 2015 (2015-11-09))
  • Flight of the Flowers (1 May 2016 (2016-05-01)
  • Balloon Buddies (24 May 2016 (2016-05-24))
  • The Mimiloo Zoo (20 September 2016 (2016-09-20))
  • Musical Mimiloo (21 March 2017 (2017-03-21))
  • Super Kate (8 August 2017 (2017-08-08))

Awards

In 2015 (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").

Notes

  1. Known as DHX Media Vancouver for season 2.

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". DHX Media. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  5. "Kate & Mim-Mim premieres on Disney Junior US on 19 December". FremantleMedia. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  6. "Celebrities attend VIP screening of Kate & Mim-Mim". Toy World. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  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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