Mighty Mike (TV Series)
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''Mighty Mike'' is an animated television series created by Guillaume Hellouin. The series is a co-production between French studio TeamTO and Canadian studio Digital Dimension, produced in association with
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handling worldwide distribution.


Plot

The series follows Mike, a
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, as he tries to gain the affection of his canine neighbour, whilst clashing with two mischievous raccoons.


Characters

*Mike is a refined and sophisticated
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who is responsible for defending his house from two mischievous raccoons and three troublesome turtles. He also needs to protect little Fluffy the Cat from any danger whatsoever. *Fluffy is a small orange kitten who is the second pet of Mike's owners, the Mikkelsen Family. Though he's still a kitten, he is always seen wandering off on his own or causing little havoc around the house, which sometimes leads to Mike's overprotectiveness of him. *Iris is a white female
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who serves as Mike's love interest (and his many attempts to impress her). When enraged, Iris uses her tail to swat objects. She uses it on the raccoons when they try to steal things from Mike and herself. * Athos,
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, and
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are three lively turtles who like playing sports, especially baseball, in spite of their species. Their names are a reference to
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. *Freddy and Mercury are two mischievous raccoons who are always causing mischief in every episode. Freddy is the leader of the duo, and always assisting Mercury to do things his own way. Both names are a play on the late British singer-songwriter,
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. *Iris' owner - They play the role of being the owner of Iris and persuading her to look after her stuff while they're gone. *The Mikkelsen Family are a family of unseen humans and the owners of Mike, Fluffy, Athos, Porthos, and Aramis. In a few episodes, they are heard and their feet and legs are briefly seen. The family consists of Stephan (the father), Laura (the mother), Louise (eldest child/daughter), and Tom (youngest child/son).


Broadcast

The series airs on
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in France. In 2019 it was announced that the show would air on
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and
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in the United Kingdom, as well as
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in the United States and
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in Australia.


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''Mighty Mike''
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