''Mike the Knight'' is a British/Canadian CGI-animated

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created by Alexander Bar and written by Marc Seal. The series premiered on

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in Canada on September 8, 2011, and aired until January 13, 2017.

Premise

The series stars Mike, a knight-in-training who aspires to be a knight like his father, the King, who is away exploring other lands. He goes on adventures with his dragon friends, Sparkie and Squirt, his sister Evie, who is a witch-in-training, and his horse, Galahad, through which he learns from his mistakes and learns how to be a proper knight.

Characters

* Mike is an eight-year-old knight-in-training who aspires to be a knight like his father. He is voiced by Jake Beale, later Trek Buccino, in North America and Benjamin Baker in the United Kingdom. *Galahad is Mike's

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. * Evie is Mike's younger sister: a witch-in-training who joins him on missions whenever she can. However, her magic often goes awry. She is voiced by Erin Pitt in North America and Jessica Hann in the United Kingdom. *Mr. Cuddles is Evie's pet

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and best friend. * Sparkie is a large, red fire-breathing

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. He is voiced by

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in North America and

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in the United Kingdom. * Squirt is a small, blue water-squirting dragon. He is voiced by

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in North America and

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in the United Kingdom. * Flutter is Squirt's younger sister, who is also a water-squirting dragon. She does not appear much, and when she does she is usually with her parents. * Queen Martha is Mike and Evie's mother and the King's wife, who is wise and kind. She is voiced by

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in North America and Beth Chalmers in the United Kingdom. * The King is Martha's husband and Mike and Evie's father. He is absent in earlier episodes due to being on adventures, but appears in multiple episodes in the third season. *Yip and Yap are Queen Martha's

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. Yip is male and wears a blue collar and Yap is female and wears a red collar. They often get into trouble, usually because of Mike's knightly interests or Evie's magic. They are voiced by

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in both versions. * Fernando is a

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whose ditties begin and end each episode. He is voiced by

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in North America and Russell Trovey in the United Kingdom. * Trollee is a

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who is one of Mike's friends and can be shy. He is voiced by Nissae Isen in North America and Samantha Reynolds in the United Kingdom. *Mr. Troll and Mrs. Troll are Trollee's parents. * Richard and his younger brother Peter are companions. * Edward is a knight-in-training from a different kingdom and Mike's rival. * Robin & Marian are young children who sometimes help out. * The Great Walforfini is an elderly wizard who sometimes teaches Evie. * Mrs. Piecrust is a baker who produces pies and who Mike often rescues. She is voiced by Sarah Carbanoose. * Mr. Blacksmith is the town blacksmith, who has a son.

Episodes

Broadcast

The series premiered on

in Canada on September 6, 2011, and

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in the United Kingdom on November 29, 2011. The first Canadian season consisted of 26 episodes, each 30 minutes long with two fifteen-minute segments. The first British series had 53 segments while the second had 52. It still airs on those channels, as well as on

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in the United Kingdom,

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in Latin America,

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in France, ABC Kids in Australia,

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in the Netherlands, and TV2 in New Zealand. In the United States, it aired on Nick Jr. from March 1, 2012 to November 30, 2018 and on

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from December 30, 2019 to December 4, 2020. It also aired in other languages, including in

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and in Welsh under the name 'Meic y Marchog' on

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References

External links

Mike the Knight on Treehouse TVMike the Knight on Nick Jr.

Mike the Knight on CBeebies
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