''Maisy'' is a British preschool animated children's

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based on the book series of the same name by

Lucy Cousins Elizabeth "Lucy" Cousins (born 1964) is a British author and illustrator of children's books. She is best known for her books featuring Maisy Mouse, referred to as the ''Maisy Series'' published from the 1990s onwards, from which the TV series ...

. The series aired from 11 February 1999 to 2 November 2000 on

CITV CITV is a British children's morning programming block on ITV2 and formerly a free-to-air channel owned by ITV plc. CITV, then Children's ITV, launched on 3 January 1983 as a late afternoon programming block on the ITV network for children aged ...

and consisted of 26 episodes, with each episode being made up of four segments. It won the

British Academy Children's Award for Pre-School Animation The British Academy Children and Young People Award for Preschool Animation is an award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). It is given to "animated content for children under six". Through the nineties, ...

in 2000.

Plot

The show focuses on the lives of Maisy Mouse and all her friends. A mellow-voiced narrator narrates the action and communicates with the characters while the animals go through their paces communicating through unusual noises rather than traditional language. The characters are all meant to be between four and nine years old. The male narrator, however, can understand them easily because he is the only one who actually speaks. The animated series keeps the two-dimensional visual style of the books.

Characters

* Maisy is a white mouse who lives in an orange house with a red roof. She wears different clothes. She loves to paint and play with her friends. * Cyril is a brown squirrel who wears a yellow or green shirt. * Tallulah is a yellow chick who is almost always seen wearing a dress and a bow. * Charley is a green crocodile who loves to eat. * Eddie is an elephant who is often in settings where he is too big to participate as he is often depicted as being almost animalistic rather than

anthropomorphic Anthropomorphism is the attribution of human traits, emotions, or intentions to non-human entities. It is considered to be an innate tendency of human psychology. Personification is the related attribution of human form and characteristics to ...

in appearance.

Episodes

The show ran for one series of 26 episodes, with each episode consisting of four segments.

Song shorts

* Maisy Mouse Theme Song * Drip Drip Drop (The Rain Song) * Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush * I Look Out of My Window * I'm Going to Write a Letter * The Wheels on the Bus * What Should We Do When We All Come In? * Maisy, Maisy Had a Farm * Row, Row, Row Your Boat

Broadcast

''Maisy'' first aired on

in the United Kingdom from 11 February 1999 to 2 November 2000, with repeats airing until the mid-2000s. In the US, the series aired on the

Nick Jr. Nick Jr. (sometimes disambiguated as Nick Jr. on Nickelodeon or Nick Jr. on Nick, and sometimes referred to as Nick, Jr.) is an American morning programming block that airs on Nickelodeon every weekday. It was launched on January 4, 1988. Nick ...

block on

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from 1999 to 2000, with repeats airing on Noggin from 2001 to 2007 and on

Qubo Qubo ( ; stylized as qubo) was an American television network for children between the ages of 5 and 14. Owned by Ion Media, it consisted of a 24-hour free-to-air television network often mentioned as the "Qubo channel" (available as a digital ...

from 2008 to 2012.

Accolades

''Maisy'' won the

in 2000.

Home media

VHS releases (UK)

* ''Introducing Maisy'' (1999) * ''Maisy Colours and Counting'' (2000) * ''Maisy Animal Stories'' (2000) * ''Maisy Birthday and other stories'' (2000) * ''Maisy Christmas and other stories'' (2000) * ''Maisy Bedtime and other stories'' (2000) * ''Introducing Maisy'' (2001) * ''Maisy's Fun in the Sun'' (2001) * ''Maisy's Farm'' (2001) * ''Maisy Playtime'' (2001) * ''Maisy's ABC'' (2001) * ''Maisy Circus'' (2002) * ''Maisy and Panda'' (2002) * ''Maisy Activity Time/Splash'' (2002) * ''Good Morning Maisy'' (2003) * ''Maisy Fun and Games'' (2003)

DVD releases (UK)

* ''Maisy's Farm'' (2001) * ''Maisy Christmas and other stories'' (2004) * ''Maisy's ABC'' (2005) * ''Maisy Colours and Counting'' (2000) * ''Maisy Animal Stories'' (2000) * ''Maisy Birthday and other stories'' (2000) (AUS) * ''Maisy Bedtime and other stories'' (2000) * ''Maisy Fun in the Sun'' (2006) * ''Maisy Playtime'' (2006) * ''Maisy Splash'' (2006) * ''Maisy and Panda'' (2006) * ''Maisy Discovers'' (2010) * ''Maisy Animals'' (2010) * ''Maisy Helps'' (2010) * ''Maisy On the Go'' (2011) * ''Maisy Garden'' (2010) * ''Maisy Adventures'' (2010)

VHS releases (US)

* ''Count with Maisy'' (3 August 1999) * ''Maisy's Bedtime'' (3 August 1999) * ''Maisy's Colors and Shapes'' (21 September 1999) * ''Maisy's Friends'' (21 September 1999) * ''Maisy's Birthday'' (15 February 2000) * ''Play with Maisy'' (23 May 2000) * ''Maisy Makes Music'' (12 September 2000) * ''Maisy's Winter Fun'' (12 September 2000) * ''Maisy's ABC'' (6 February 2001) * ''Maisy's Springtime'' (28 February 2001)

DVD releases (US)

* ''Good Morning Maisy'' (2004) * ''Playtime Maisy'' (2004) * ''Good Night Maisy'' (2004)

''My Friend Maisy''

In January 2024, it was announced that a new ''Maisy'' series, entitled ''My Friend Maisy'', was put into development at Trustbridge Entertainment, with 52 five-minute episodes planned for the series. No date or broadcaster was announced for the project. In September, it was announced that the company would co-produce the series with BBC Studios Kids & Family and that A Productions and Karrot would handle animation production. It was also said that the series would take a more surreal approach than the slice-of-life nature of the 1999 series. On 10 June 2025,

Sky Kids Sky Kids may refer to: * ''Sky Kids'' (magazine), a magazine * Sky Kids (TV channel), a British television channel * ''The Flyboys'' (film), a 2008 film that was released internationally as ''Sky Kids'' See also * '' Sky Kid'' * '' Spy Kids (di ...

was announced to be the series' commissioner and that it would premiere in 2026.

References

External links

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