What About Mimi?

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What About Mimi?
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Genre Comedy
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]
Production
Executive producers
  • Chris Bartleman
  • Blair Peters
  • Steven DeNure
Producers
  • Chris Bartleman
  • Blair Peters
Running time22 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network Teletoon
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 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 airing on August 14, 2002, leading up to three seasons and 39 episodes overall.

Contents

Plot

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

Episodes

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

SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast released
1 13October 4, 2000 (2000-10-04)January 10, 2001 (2001-01-10)
2 13March 7, 2001 (2001-03-07)July 1, 2001 (2001-07-01)
3 13April 10, 2002 (2002-04-10)August 14, 2002 (2002-08-14)

Season 1 (2000–01)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title [5] Written byStoryboard byOriginal release 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)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title [6] Written byStoryboard byOriginal release 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)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title [7] Written byStoryboard byOriginal release 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

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

Telecast and home media

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]

References

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  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.