Kate & Mim-Mim

*Kate & Mim-Mim*
Kate & Mim-Mim
	Title card
Genre	Children's television series
Created by	Scott Stewart; Julie Stewart
Directed by	Clint Butler; Scott Stewart; Julie Stewart
Voices of	Maryke Hendrikse; Lee Tockar; Tabitha St. Germain; Brian Drummond; Matt Hill;
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 origin	Canada; United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	47 (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;
Producer	Asaph Fipke
Running time	21 minutes (2 11–minute segments)
Production companies	FremantleMedia Kids and Family; Nerd Corps Entertainment (season 1); DHX Studios Vancouver (season 2);
Original release
Network	Knowledge Kids (Canada); BBC Kids (Canada); CBeebies (United Kingdom);
Release	4 August 2014 –; 13 September 2017

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 (2014-08-04) to 13 September 2017 (2017-09-13), 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 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.^[4]

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

Kate (voiced by Maryke Hendrikse in North America and Jessica Hann in the UK) – she is the protagonist. She is a 5-year-old girl who 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 who 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 who 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.

Episodes

Series	Segments	Episodes	Originally aired
Series	Segments	Episodes	First aired	Last aired	Network
1	51	26	1 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
2	45	23	18 April 2016 (2016-04-18) 27 February 2017 (2017-02-27)	23 March 2018 (2018-03-23) 13 September 2017 (2017-09-13)	UK: CBeebies Canada: Knowledge Network and BBC Kids

Distribution

Broadcast

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

A DVD release of the series, titled "Funny Bunny Friend", was released by FremantleMedia Home Entertainment in the United Kingdom on 23 March 2015 (2015-03-23), a year prior to its TV premiere.^[7]

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").^[8]