Mike the Knight

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Mike the Knight

Genre	Fantasy Supernatural Children's
Format	Animated series
Created by	Alexander Bar
Voices of	Jake Beale Trek Buccino Frank Welker Erin Pitt Martin Roach Andrew Sabiston Alyson Court Opening theme tune performed by Richard Oliver
Narrated by	Gary Anthony Williams (uncredited)
Theme music composer	uncredited
Country of origin	Canada United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	104
Production
Running time	24 min.
Production company(s)	Nelvana HiT Entertainment
Broadcast
Original channel	Treehouse TV (CAN)^[1] Nickelodeon (US) CBeebies (UK)
Picture format	1080i (HDTV)
Original run	September 8, 2011 (2011-09-08) – present

Mike the Knight is a Canadian/British animated television series created by Alexander Bar and written by Marc Seal. It currently airs on Treehouse TV in Canada, Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. in the United States and CBeebies in the United Kingdom.

Premise

The series is about 10-year-old Mike whose father, the King, is a knight who is away exploring other lands. Looking up to his father, Mike wants to be a knight too. However, he is still a knight-in-training. With his two dragon friends, Sparkie and Squirt; his sister, witch-in-training, Evie; and his horse, Galahad, Mike tries to be the bravest knight of all. Throughout his adventures, he learns from the mistakes he makes - eventually realising, in every episode, how to 'be a knight - and do it right!'

Characters

Mike is the main character of the series. He is a 9 year old "cheeky yet bountiful" knight-in-training and tries to be a brave knight like his father. He is voiced by Jake Beale,^[2] later, Trek Buccino in North America and Benjamin Baker^[3] in the United Kingdom.
Evie is Mike's sister. She is an 8-year-old witch-in-training and likes, whenever she can, to join Mike on his missions. Unfortunately, her magic always goes wrong - to disastrous but hilarious effect. She is voiced by Erin Pitt in North America and Jessica Hann in the United Kingdom.
Galahad is Mike's horse. He is voiced by Frank Welker.
Sparkie is a loyal and kind, red fire-breathing dragon who is one of Mike's sidekicks. He is voiced by Martin Roach in North America and Colin McFarlane in the United Kingdom.
Squirt is a small, blue water-squirting dragon who is also one of Mike's sidekicks. He is voiced by Andrew Sabiston in North America and Russell Tovey in the United Kingdom.
Mr. Cuddles is Evie's pet frog and best friend. Voiced by Frank Welker.
Queen Martha is Mike and Evie's mother. She is "warm, wise, and caring". Voiced by Alyson Court in North America and Beth Chalmers in the United Kingdom.
Yip and Yap are corgis that Queen Martha owns. The duo often run into trouble, usually caused by Mike's knightly interests or Evie's magic. Voiced by Frank Welker.
Fernando is the resident bard and his witty ditties begin and end each episode on a humorous note. Voiced by Jake Beale, later, Trek Buccino.
Trollee is a troll who is one of Mike's friends. He can be very shy sometimes, depending on the situation. He is voiced by Samantha Reynolds
Robin & Marian are young children who sometimes help out. In case no one notices, here is what I am referring to: Robin Hood

International broadcast

Country	Channel	Premiere	Source(s)
United States	Cbeebies	February 6, 2012	^[4]

References

↑ "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.
↑ "Full cast and crew for "Mike the Knight (North American)"". IMDB. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
↑ "Introducing Mike the Knight". BBC. 28 October 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
↑ Mike the Knight rides onto Nickelodeon

External links

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