Kate & Mim-Mim

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Kate & Mim-Mim
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Title card
Genre Children's television series
Created byScott Stewart
Julie Stewart
Directed byClint Butler
Voices of
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 originCanada
United Kingdom [1]
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes47 (94 segments and 2 television specials) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersScott Stewart
Julie Stewart
Producer Asaph Fipke
Running time21 minutes (2 11–minute segments)
Production companies
Original release
Network
Release1 September 2014 (2014-09-01) 
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, [3] the series aired on Knowledge Kids on 4 August 2014, it was produced by Nerd Corps Entertainment [2] in the first season and later by DHX Media in the second season with FremantleMedia Kids & Family. The first episode premiered on Disney Junior in the United States on 19 December 2014 until 2 July 2017 when Disney Junior lost the rights to air the series. [4]

Contents

The series also premiered in the United Kingdom on CBeebies on 30 October 2016. [5]

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. [6]

Characters

Episodes

SeriesSegmentsEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 51264 August 2014 (2014-08-04) (Knowledge Network)
1 September 2014 (2014-09-01) (BBC Kids)
6 April 2015 (2015-04-06) (Knowledge Network)
12 May 2015 (2015-05-12) (BBC Kids)
2 452327 February 2017 (2017-02-27) (Knowledge Network)
18 April 2016 (2016-04-18) (BBC Kids)
13 September 2017 (2017-09-13) (Knowledge Network)
23 March 2018 (2018-03-23) (BBC Kids)

Distribution

Broadcast

Kate & Mim-Mim premiered on Knowledge Network and BBC Kids in Canada on 4 August 2014. Other broadcasters included:

CountryAlso known asChannelRelease date
CanadaKate and Mim-Mim
Kate et Mim-Mim
Family Channel

Family Jr.


Télémagino
4 August 2014

5 September 2015


9 January 2017
DenmarkKate og Mim-Mim DR 2014
FranceKate et Mim-Mim Tiji 2014
GermanyKati und Mim-Mim Super RTL 3 November 2014
LithuaniaKate ir Mim-Mim JimJam 2014
PortugalKate e Mim-Mim Panda 2015
SingaporeKate and Mim-Mim Okto 2015
SpainKate y Mim-Mim Clan 19 December 2014
SwedenKate och Mim-Mim SVT 2015
Thailandเคทและมิมมิม PBS 2015
United StatesKate and Mim-Mim Netflix 1 December 20151 October 2019

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]

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