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What About Mimi?
What About Mimi? title card
GenreAnimated sitcom
Created by
  • Chris Bartleman
  • Blair Peters
Developed by
  • Ian Weir
  • Colleen Holub
Directed by
  • Josh Mepham[a]
  • Colleen Holub[a]
Voices of
Theme music composerSarita Baker
Composers
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
NetworkTeletoon
ReleaseOctober 4, 2000 (2000-10-04)[2] –
August 14, 2002 (2002-08-14)[2]

What About Mimi? is a Canadian animated children's television sitcom created by Chris Bartleman and Blair Peters. The show was produced by Decode Entertainment and Studio B Productions. The show was first premiered on Teletoon on October 4, 2000 with the final episode airing on August 14, 2002, leading up to three seasons and 39 episodes overall.

Plot

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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, her family, and her rival Sincerity.

Characters

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  • Miriam "Mimi" Mortin (voiced by Chiara Zanni)[3] - A young, freckle-faced girl in the sixth grade. She is 11 years old. She is clever, optimistic, and has a powerful imagination. She is always willing to help and solve any problem that she may encounter all the time, adding with creative plans and ideas. Although her plans may not always work out the way she expects them, Mimi receives a lot of help from her best friends (Elaine and Russell), her family, so even her rivals (Sincerity), and finds a way to solve any problem. She has a pet cat named Wimbledon.
  • Elaine Pituskin (voiced by Kori Cook) - Mimi's best friend. She is an 11-year-old girl who is an animal and nature lover, owning many pets. She can be temperamental and argue with Mimi at times, but she always looks up to Mimi as her best friend, in turn, Mimi respects her a lot.
  • Russell Van Eden (voiced by Rhys Huber in Seasons 1-2 and Noel Callahan in Season 3) - Mimi's other best friend and male sidekick. He is an 11-year-old boy who is a sports lover, although he is a little clumsy. He has video camera skills and aspires to be a film director. He is shown to have a crush on Sincerity early in the show, but his interest on her later fades away.
  • Sincerity Travers (voiced by Carly McKillip) - A snobbish preppy girl with dyed pink hair who, most of the time, does not get along with Mimi. She and Mimi used to be friends in kindergarten, but as they got older, their interests diverged, and they started growing apart. She is Mimi's rival at school, and although she does not get along with her, she has a resentful respect for her, admitting that her ideas are very good and helping with some of her schemes (implying that deep inside, Sincerity still considers her a true friend). She has a father named Lance.
  • Brock Wickersham (voiced by Tony Sampson) - A bully who enjoys pulling pranks on all of the characters, especially on Herbert Finkle.
  • Budrick "Buddy" Wickersham (voiced by Andrew Francis) - Brock's younger brother who is also a bully. It is also revealed that he is a genius, but he does not want people to find out about it, especially his big brother, explaining that the fact would embarrass him in front of his family.
  • Bradley "Brad" Mortin (voiced by Keith Miller) - Mimi's 9-year-old brother who knows that Mimi's plans always have flaws.
  • Jason Mortin (voiced by Sam Vincent) - Mimi's older brother who thinks of himself as an on-the-edge rebel.
  • Saffron Mortin (voiced by Ellen Kennedy) - Mimi's vegan mother who always feeds her children vegetables.
  • Marvin "Marv" Mortin (voiced by Colin Murdock) - Mimi's father, who is also a hippie.
  • Hayley Kinaschuk (voiced by Ellen Kennedy) - Sincerity's best friend and "lackey" - although she is kind and many times disagrees with Sincerity, and is good friends with Mimi, Elaine and Russell. She is of Russian heritage.
  • Herbert Finkle (voiced by Peter Kelamis) - A nerd at Mimi's school. He is in charge of the school's newspaper. He's also often the target of Brock and Buddy's pranks.
  • Lodeman (voiced by Peter Kelamis) - A student at Mimi's school who tends to make very bad noises and act distracted all the time.
  • Ms. Grindstone (voiced by Saffron Henderson) - Mimi's main teacher at school.
  • Mr. Petri (voiced by Sam Vincent) - A science teacher who blames Brock for everything bad (even over things Brock never did) because of his state of being a bully and for pulling all pranks at his classroom.
  • Mr. Jacques (voiced by Dale Wilson) - A gym teacher at school.
  • Ms. Murchison (voiced by Tabitha St. Germain) - The librarian of Starfish Bay School. She and Mr. Pianoforte hate each other.
  • Principal Earl (voiced by Garry Chalk) - The principal of Starfish Bay School.
  • Mr. Pianoforte (voiced by TBA) - A music teacher at school. He and Ms. Murchison hate each other.

Episodes

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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

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SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast released
113October 4, 2000 (2000-10-04)January 10, 2001 (2001-01-10)
213March 7, 2001 (2001-03-07)July 1, 2001 (2001-07-01)
313April 10, 2002 (2002-04-10)August 14, 2002 (2002-08-14)

Season 1 (2000–01)

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In this season, all episodes are simultaneously directed by Josh Mepham and Colleen Holub. They became separate episodic directors by the next season.

No.
overall		No. in
season		Title [5]Written byStoryboarded 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"Alan 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)

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No.
overall		No. in
season		Title [6]Directed byWritten byStoryboarded byOriginal release date [2]
141"Lights, Camera, Action"Colleen HolubSusin NielsenJason HorychunMarch 7, 2001 (2001-03-07)
152"Jokers Wild"Josh MephamSusin NielsenKaren LloydMarch 11, 2001 (2001-03-11)
163"Jellyfish Rule"Colleen HolubElizabeth StewartLouie Escauriaga & Don BooneMarch 18, 2001 (2001-03-18)
174"Get a Job"Josh MephamCathy MossTrent LarsonMarch 25, 2001 (2001-03-25)
185"Cupid's Arrows"Colleen HolubSusin NielsenMarlon DeaneApril 1, 2001 (2001-04-01)
196"The Scoop"Josh MephamVictor NicolleMarvin EstropiaApril 8, 2001 (2001-04-08)
207"High Toon"Colleen HolubElizabeth StewartJeff Barker, Sam To & Jason HorychunApril 15, 2001 (2001-04-15)
218"Deep Sea Mimi"Josh MephamVictor NicolleDon Boone & Karen LloydApril 22, 2001 (2001-04-22)
229"Mr. Blue Eyes"Colleen HolubVictor NicolleEduardo Soriano, Luisito Escauriaga & Deiter MuellerApril 29, 2001 (2001-04-29)
2310"Outta Sync"Josh MephamElizabeth StewartJohn DelaneyMay 6, 2001 (2001-05-06)
2411"Museum Mayhem"Colleen HolubPeter LapresMarlon Deane, Sherwin Macario & Eduardo SorianoMay 13, 2001 (2001-05-13)
2512"The Big Sleep Over"Josh MephamCathy MossMarlon Deane, Sherwin Macario & Eduardo SorianoJune 30, 2001 (2001-06-30)
2613"Skiing is Believing"Colleen HolubVictor NicolleJason Horychun, Marvin Estropia & Lyn HartJuly 1, 2001 (2001-07-01)

Season 3 (2002)

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No.
overall		No. in
season		Title [7]Directed byWritten byStoryboarded byOriginal release date [2]
271"Animal House"Colleen HolubVictor NicolleSherwin MacarioApril 10, 2002 (2002-04-10)
"Our Little Einstein"Josh MephamElizabeth StewartDon Boone
282"The Birthday Present"Colleen HolubSusin NielsenDennis CrawfordApril 14, 2002 (2002-04-14)
"Close Encounters of the Herbert Kind"Josh MephamCathy MossJordan Oliwa
293"Sticky Fingers"Colleen HolubElizabeth StewartJohn DelaneyApril 17, 2002 (2002-04-17)
"Not in My Biosphere"Josh MephamVictor NicolleJason Surridge
304"Miss Lonely Hearts"Colleen HolubCathy MossMaurice SherwoodApril 24, 2002 (2002-04-24)
"Brock's Robot"Josh MephamLouise MoonJason Horychun
315"Club Mimi"Josh MephamPeter LapresSherwin MacarioMay 1, 2002 (2002-05-01)
"Down on the Farm"Colleen HolubElizabeth StewartDon Boone
326"Forget Etiquette"Josh MephamVictor NicolleDennis CrawfordMay 8, 2002 (2002-05-08)
"This Old House"Colleen HolubLeslie MildinerJorden Oliwa
337"Iron Guy"Josh MephamSara SnowJohn DelaneyMay 15, 2002 (2002-05-15)
"Critics Choice"Colleen HolubVictor NicolleLuisito Escauriaga
348"My Fair Brocky"Colleen HolubLouise MoonMaurice SherwoodMay 22, 2002 (2002-05-22)
"Her Girl Friday"Josh MephamSusin NielsenJason Horychun
359"Uniformity"Colleen HolubElizabeth StewartSherwin MacarioMay 29, 2002 (2002-05-29)
"Caddy Girl"Josh MephamSusin NielsenDon Boone
3610"The Creeps"Josh MephamDaegan FryklindLuisito EscauriagaJune 5, 2002 (2002-06-05)
"Sports Day"Colleen HolubLeslie MildinerJohn Delaney
3711"A New Leaf"Colleen HolubSusin NielsenDennis CrawfordJune 12, 2002 (2002-06-12)
"Father's Day"Josh MephamCathy MossJorden Oliwa
3812"Millionaire Mogul"Colleen HolubElizabeth StewartMaurice SherwoodAugust 7, 2002 (2002-08-07)
"Block Party"Josh MephamSara SnowJason Horychun
3913"Law & Disorder"Colleen HolubVictor NicolleSherwin MacarioAugust 14, 2002 (2002-08-14)
"Where's the Fire?"Josh MephamDon Boone

Awards

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

Telecast and home media

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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]

  • Volume 1: Lights, Camera, Action; Outta Sync; The Play's The Thing; A Star Isn't Born and Critics Choice
  • Volume 2: Wildthing; High Toon; Skiing is Believing; Iron Guy; Club Mimi and Sports Day
  • The Best of J-Squad: Second Honeymoon and The Great Campaign

Notes

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  1. 1 2 Credited on all episodes of season 1 as such, credited on separate episodes for seasons 2 and 3.

References

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  1. ↑ "WildBrain - Catalog - "What About Mimi?"". Distribution.dhxmedia.com. Archived from the original on 2019-08-09. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Television Program Logs". Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (FTP). 2016-03-02.[dead ftp link] (To view documents see Help:FTP) Alt URL
  3. ↑ "What-about-Mimi-Cast(visual voices guide)". behindthevoiceactors.com. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  4. ↑ "TV Listings Guide and TV Schedule, Where to Watch TV Shows - Zap2it". Zap2it. Retrieved 2014-06-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ↑ "What About Mimi - My Shows". Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  6. ↑ "What About Mimi - My Shows". Archived from the original on 2009-02-18. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  7. ↑ "What About Mimi - My Shows". Archived from the original on 2009-02-18. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  8. ↑ "Spud Wins Cartoons On The Bay | Animation World Network". Awn.com. 2001-04-19. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  9. ↑ "What About Mimi?: Amazon.ca: DVD: DVD". Amazon.ca. 10 October 2006. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  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.
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