Mike the Knight | |
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Genre | Animated Action Children's Fantasy Supernatural Educational Preschool |
Created by | Alexander Bar |
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Theme music composer | David Schweitzer |
Country of origin | Canada United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 75 (128 segments) |
Production | |
Running time | 24 min |
Production companies | Nelvana Limited HIT Entertainment[a] |
Original release | |
Network | Treehouse TV (Canada)[1] CBeebies (UK) |
Release | September 8, 2011 January 13, 2017 | –
Mike the Knight is a CGI-animated children's television series created by Alexander Bar and written by Marc Seal. The series premiered on Treehouse TV in Canada on September 8, 2011,[2] and aired until January 13, 2017.
Premise
[edit]The series stars Mike, a knight-in-training who aspires to be a knight like his father, the King, who is away exploring other lands. He goes on adventures with his dragon friends, Sparkie and Squirt, his sister Evie, who is a witch-in-training, and his horse, Galahad, through which he learns from his mistakes and learns how to be a proper knight.
Characters
[edit]- Mike is an eight-year-old knight-in-training who aspires to be a knight like his father. He is voiced by Jake Beale, later Trek Buccino, in North America and Benjamin Baker[3] in the United Kingdom.
- Galahad is Mike's horse.
- Evie is Mike's younger sister: a witch-in-training who joins him on missions whenever she can. However, her magic often goes awry. She is voiced by Erin Pitt in North America and Jessica Hann in the United Kingdom.
- Mr. Cuddles is Evie's pet frog and best friend.
- Sparkie is a large, red fire-breathing dragon. He is voiced by Martin Roach in North America and Colin McFarlane in the United Kingdom.
- Squirt is a small, blue water-squirting dragon. He is voiced by Andrew Sabiston in North America and Russell Tovey in the United Kingdom.
- Flutter is Squirt's younger sister, who is also a water-squirting dragon. She does not appear much, and when she does she is usually with her parents.
- Queen Martha is Mike and Evie's mother and the King's wife, who is wise and kind. She is voiced by Alyson Court in North America and Beth Chalmers in the United Kingdom.
- The King is Martha's husband and Mike and Evie's father. He is absent in earlier episodes due to being on adventures, but appears in multiple episodes in the third season.
- Yip and Yap are Queen Martha's corgis. Yip is male and wears a blue collar and Yap is female and wears a red collar. They often get into trouble, usually because of Mike's knightly interests or Evie's magic. They are voiced by Robert Tinkler in both versions.
- Fernando is a bard whose ditties begin and end each episode. He is voiced by Scott McCord in North America and Russell Trovey in the United Kingdom.
- Trollee is a troll who is one of Mike's friends and can be shy. He is voiced by Nissae Isen in North America and Samantha Reynolds in the United Kingdom.
- Mr. Troll and Mrs. Troll are Trollee's parents.
- Richard and his younger brother Peter are companions.[4]
- Edward is a knight-in-training from a different kingdom and Mike's rival.[citation needed]
- Robin & Marian are young children who sometimes help out.[citation needed]
- The Great Walforfini is an elderly wizard who sometimes teaches Evie.
- Mrs. Piecrust is a baker who produces pies and who Mike often rescues. She is voiced by Sarah Carbanoose.
- Mr. Blacksmith is the town blacksmith, who has a son.
Episodes
[edit]Nº | Episode Title |
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Season 1 | |
001 | Mike the Knight and the Smiley Treasure |
002 | Mike the Knight and the Scary Dragons |
003 | Mike the Knight and Evie's Birthday |
004 | Mike the Knight and the Galahad The Great |
005 | Mike the Knight and the Fluttering Favour |
006 | Mike the Knight and the Tricky Trail |
007 | Mike the Knight and the Buried Treasure |
008 | Mike the Knight and the Sir Trollee |
009 | Mike the Knight in the Mission Mess |
010 | Mike the Knight and the Trollee In Trouble |
011 | Mike the Knight and the Scary Noise |
012 | Mike the Knight and the Mighty Shield |
013 | Mike the Knight and Peace and Quiet |
014 | Mike the Knight and the Glendragon News |
015 | Mike the Knight and the Great Gallop |
016 | Mike the Knight and the Special Signal |
017 | Mike the Knight and the Invisible Monster |
018 | Mike the Knight and the Dragon Squire |
019 | Mike the Knight and the Knight Hider |
020 | Mike the Knight and the Trollee's Sleepover |
021 | Mike the Knight and the Mission Home |
022 | Mike the Knight and the Many Knights |
023 | Mike the Knight and Squirt's Story |
024 | Mike the Knight and the Real Swords |
025 | Mike the Knight and the Snow Dragon |
026 | Mike the Knight and Santa's Little Helper |
027 | Mike the Knight and the Big Swap |
028 | Mike the Knight and the Triple Trophy |
029 | Mike the Knight and the Big Parade |
030 | Mike the Knight and the Sparkie's Amazing Thing |
031 | Mike the Knight and the Knightly Campout |
032 | Mike the Knight and the Wild Boar |
033 | Mike the Knight and the Great Rescue |
034 | Mike the Knight and the Monster |
035 | Mike the Knight and the Troll Treat Pie |
036 | Mike the Knight and the Wizard's Treasure |
037 | Mike the Knight and the Sir Super |
038 | Mike the Knight and the New Castle |
039 | Mike the Knight and the Polka Dot Horse |
040 | Mike the Knight and the Viking Snow Day |
041 | Mike the Knight and the Greatest Story Ever |
042 | Mike the Knight and the Most Medals |
043 | Mike the Knight and the Busiest Day |
044 | Mike the Knight and the Real Dragon |
045 | Mike the Knight and the Lost Pots |
046 | Mike the Knight and the Magic Pot |
047 | Mike the Knight and the Jewel of Glendragon |
048 | Mike the Knight and the Favour for Trollee |
049 | Mike the Knight and the Great Protector |
050 | Mike the Knight and the Sneezing Reindeer |
051 | Mike the Knight and the Flying Corgis |
052 | Mike the Knight and the Knightly Welcome |
Season 2 | |
053 | Mike the Knight and the Night Time Lookout |
054 | Mike the Knight and the Evie's New Friend |
055 | Mike the Knight and the Missing Snowman |
056 | Mike the Knight and the Super Trebuchet |
057 | Mike the Knight and the Glendragon Big Band |
058 | Mike the Knight and the Bird Training |
059 | Mike the Knight and the Broken Shield |
060 | Mike the Knight and the Evie's Help |
061 | Mike the Knight and Trolee the Apprentice |
062 | Mike the Knight and the Fooling Day |
063 | Mike the Knight and the Safest Kingdom |
064 | Mike the Knight and the King's Play |
065 | Mike the Knight and the Present for Trolee |
066 | Mike the Knight and the Undragonly Dogs |
067 | Mike the Knight and Evie the Knight |
068 | Mike the Knight and the Glendragon Fun Run |
069 | Mike the Knight and the Brave Song |
070 | Mike the Knight and the Glendragon Big Picture |
071 | Mike the Knight and the Knightly Net |
072 | Mike the Knight and the Big Fix |
073 | Mike the Knight and the Fireless Dragon |
074 | Mike the Knight and the Knight for a Day |
075 | Mike the Knight and the Hidden Garden |
076 | Mike the Knight and the Knightly Training Trick |
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Mike the Knight and the Christmas Castle |
079 | Mike the Knight and Gargoyle |
080 | Mike the Knight and the Wooden Horse |
081 | Mike the Knight and the Knightly Play |
082 | Mike the Knight and the Tour of the Castle |
083 | Mike the Knight and the Mr. Cuddles' Bath Time |
084 | Mike the Knight and the Court Jester |
085 | Mike the Knight and the Great Waldorfini |
086 | Mike the Knight and the Special Knightly Things |
087 | Mike the Knight and the Troll Trail Adventure |
088 | Mike the Knight and the Snoring Dragon |
089 | Mike the Knight and the Evie's Magical Mistake |
090 | Mike the Knight and the Three Missions |
091 | Mike the Knight and the Super Troll Ball |
092 | Mike the Knight and the Best Lookout |
093 | Mike the Knight and the Knight School |
094 | Mike the Knight and the Galahad's Birthday |
095 | Mike the Knight and Squirt Sticking to the Plan |
096 | Mike the Knight and the Stolen Staff |
097 | Mike the Knight and the Evie's Pet Puppies |
098 | Mike the Knight and the Magical Flower |
099 | Mike the Knight and the Size Spell |
100 | Mike the Knight and Fernando's Mission |
101 | Mike the Knight and the Hidden Garden Games |
102 | Mike the Knight and Triple Trouble |
103 | Mike the Knight and the Bedtime Story |
104 | Mike the Knight and the Big Book of Training |
Special Episodes | |
SP1 | Mike the Knight and the Journey to the Dragon Mountain |
SP2 | Mike the Knight - Mike's Bravest Mission |
Season 3 | |
105 | Mike the Knight and the Great Tug of War |
106 | Mike the Knight and Sparkie's Icy Tail |
107 | Mike the Knight and the Marvellous Machine |
108 | Mike the Knight and the Father's Day Gift |
109 | Mike the Knight and the Super-fast Sleigh Ride |
110 | Mike the Knight and the Night Time Flight |
111 | Mike the Knight and the King's Banquet |
112 | Mike the Knight and the Super Trike |
113 | Mike the Knight and Trolee the Great Exploration |
114 | Mike the Knight and the Evie's Froggy Day |
115 | Mike the Knight and Evie and Sir Gargoyle |
116 | Mike the Knight and the Fire Bird |
117 | Mike the Knight and the Viking Alarm |
118 | Mike the Knight and the Bad Weather Box |
119 | Mike the Knight and Evie and the Flying Scooter |
120 | Mike the Knight and the Golden Arrow |
121 | Mike the Knight and Evie and the Missing Queen |
122 | Mike the Knight and the Stolen Flag |
123 | Mike the Knight and the Triple Twist |
124 | Mike the Knight and the Beast of Glendragon |
125 | Mike the Knight and the Great Wizard Comet |
126 | Mike the Knight and Evie and the Magical Challenge |
127 | Mike the Knight and Evie's Rescue Spells |
128 | Mike the Knight and the Magical Wish Tree |
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Mike the Knight and the Christmas Star |
Broadcast
[edit]The series premiered on Treehouse TV in Canada on September 6, 2011, and CBeebies in the United Kingdom on November 29, 2011.[5] The first Canadian season consisted of 26 episodes, each 30 minutes long with two fifteen-minute segments.[1] The first British series had 53 segments while the second had 52.[6]
It still airs on those channels, as well as on Tiny Pop in the United Kingdom, Discovery Kids in Latin America, TF1 in France, ABC Kids in Australia, NPO Zappelin in the Netherlands, and TV2 in New Zealand.
In the United States, it aired on Nick Jr. from March 1, 2012 to November 30, 2018 and on Qubo from December 30, 2019 to December 4, 2020. It also aired in other languages, including in Arabic on Spacetoon and in Welsh under the name 'Meic y Marchog' on S4C.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Press Release - Treehouse Fall Lineup Celebrates The Power Of Imagination And The Value Of Learning With New Series And Returning Favourites". Corusent.com. August 16, 2011. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
- ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 397–398. ISBN 978-1538103739.
- ^ "Introducing Mike the Knight". BBC. October 28, 2011. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
- ^ "Mike the Knight and the Christmas Star". Mike the Knight.
- ^ "Introducing Mike the Knight". October 28, 2011. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
- ^ "Mike the Knight". BBC. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
- ^ As HIT (MTK) Limited