The Voyage of the Mimi

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The Voyage of the Mimi was a thirteen-episode educational television program depicting the crew of the Mimi exploring the ocean and taking a census of humpback whales. The show was created by the Bank Street College of Education in 1984 to teach middle-schoolers about science and math in an interesting and interactive way, with a memorable theme song and where every lesson related to real world applications.

Every episode was a completely educational learning episode, and the viewers were taught something scientific relating the previous plot episode of the show. For example, an episode's plot would be about obtaining drinkable water and over the course of the episode, the viewer would also be given lessons about condensation, heat, and the three states of matter. Each lesson had accompanying student and teacher handouts or worksheets.

The Voyage of the Mimi starred a young Ben Affleck as C.T. Granville, and Peter Marston as his grandfather Captain Granville. Marston was a scientist at MIT during the production of the program and used to own the actual ship, the Mimi.

There was a second series produced, The Second Voyage of the Mimi, where the two Granvilles, along with other archaeologists, searched for a lost Mayan city, and uncovered a conspiracy along the way.

[edit] Mimi (ship)

The Mimi was a French-built whaling sailboat constructed in 1931. It was purchased in the early eighties by Peter Marston and was kept moored in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Besides its appearances on the TV show, it went from city to city and attracted tourists in places such as Salem, Massachusetts, Boston, and other cities. As of 1999, Marston had sold the boat to new owners. The current owner of The Mimi is Michael Spurgeon. The Mimi is presently docked in Boston.

[edit] Cast

Ben Affleck ........................ C.T. Granville

Peter Marston .................... Captain Granville

Edwin De Asis ................... Ramon Rojas

Victoria Gadsden ............... Anne Abrams

Mark Graham .................... Arthur Spencer

Judy Pratt ......................... Sally Ruth Cochran

Mary Tanner ...................... Rachel Fairbanks

[edit] Episode list

1. All Aboard
2. Setting Sail
3. On the Shoals
4. Counting Whales
5. Going Fishing
6. Home Movies
7. Hunting the Whale
8. The Storm
9. Shipwrecked
10. Making Dew
11. The Feast
12. Rolling Home
13. Separate Ways

[edit] Related sites

• Voyage of the Mimi I Sites
• IMDB entry
• Bank Street Corner's Voyage of the Mimi page