Mike the Knight

Mike the Knight is a CGI-animated children's television series created by Alexander Bar and written by Marc Seal. The series premiered on Treehouse TV in Canada on September 8, 2011,^[3] 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^[4] in the United Kingdom.
• Galahad is Mike's horse.
• Evie is Mike's younger sister: a wizard-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 frog and best friend.
• Sparkie is a large, red fire-breathing dragon. He is voiced by Martin Roach in North America and Colin McFarlane in the United Kingdom.
• Squirt is a small, blue water-squirting dragon. He is voiced by Andrew Sabiston in North America and Russell Tovey 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 Alyson Court 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 corgis. 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 Robert Tinkler in both versions.
• Fernando is a bard whose ditties begin and end each episode. He is voiced by Scott McCord in North America and Russell Tovey in the United Kingdom.
• Trollee is a troll 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.^[5]
• Edward is a knight-in-training from a different kingdom and Mike's rival.^{[citation needed]}
• Robin & Marian are young children who sometimes help out.^{[citation needed]}
• 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 Treehouse TV in Canada on September 6, 2011, and CBeebies in the United Kingdom on November 29, 2011.^[6] The first Canadian season consisted of 26 episodes, each 30 minutes long with two fifteen-minute segments.^[1] The first British series had 53 segments while the second had 52.^[7]

It still airs on those channels, as well as on Tiny Pop in the United Kingdom, Discovery Kids in Latin America, TF1 in France, ABC Kids in Australia, NPO Zappelin 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 Qubo from December 30, 2019 to December 4, 2020. It also aired in other languages, including in Arabic on Spacetoon and in Welsh under the name 'Meic y Marchog' on S4C.

References

1. ^ "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.
2. ^ "Mike The Knight: Mike's Bravest Mission - A Great Role Model for Pre-schoolers". HuffPost. 2015-12-08. Archived 2023-03-30 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2026-02-13.
3. ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 397–398. ISBN 978-1538103739.
4. ^ "Introducing Mike the Knight". BBC. 28 October 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
5. ^ "Mike the Knight and the Christmas Star". Mike the Knight.
6. ^ "Introducing Mike the Knight". October 28, 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
7. ^ "Mike the Knight". BBC. Retrieved 20 August 2019.

1. ^ As HIT (MTK) Limited

External links

• Mike the Knight on Treehouse TV
• Mike the Knight on Nick Jr.
• Mike the Knight on CBeebies
• Mike the Knight at IMDb