''Mega Mindy'' is a

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theme. The series was created by

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and airs on the Flemish TV channel

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. It centers around a young woman, Mieke, (

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), who lives with her grandparents and works as a police officer but also has a secret identity as superhero Mega Mindy. She tries to keep it a secret, but falls in love with Toby (

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) who also works at the police. He is in love with Mega Mindy and does not know that Mieke secretly likes him and is actually Mega Mindy. She tries to find a way to balance between work and being a superhero, but it is not always easy. Every episode has a new mystery that Mieke has to solve and one or more bad guys whom Mega Mindy takes down. Mieke's not-so-smart boss always tries to solve the case, but Mega Mindy usually ends up with the solution, which he does not appreciate. He does manage to claim responsibility for capturing a bad guy on several occasions because Mega Mindy cannot reveal herself.

Cast

Main characters

as Mieke Fonkel/Mega Mindy (2006–present) *

as Toby (2006–present) * Anton Cogen as Commissaris Kamiel Migrain (2007–present) * Sjarel Branckaerts as Commissaris Emiel Migrain (2006–2007) *

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as Grandpa Fonkel (2006–present) *

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as Grandma Fonkel (2006–present) * Matthias Temmermans as Beep (2006–present)

Powers

Mega Mindy has several superhero powers. She is able to run very fast and teleport to any place she wants.

Adaptations

"Mega Mindy" was adapted into several stage shows and four films, released in respectively 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2015.

Trivia

The original boss of Mieke and Toby in the series was replaced by his younger brother. In reality the actor who played their boss, Sjarel Branckaerts, died. {{Authority control 2000s Belgian television series 2006 Belgian television series debuts Belgian children's television shows Belgian drama television shows Television superheroes Fictional characters from Flanders Fictional Belgian police officers Fictional characters who can move at superhuman speeds Fictional characters who can teleport Superhero comedy television series Television shows adapted into films Television shows adapted into plays Television shows adapted into comics Female characters in television Ketnet original programming