''Mike the Knight'' is a CGI-animated

children's television series Children's television series (or children's television shows) are television programs designed for children, normally scheduled for broadcast during the morning and afternoon when children are awake. They can sometimes run during the early evenin ...

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

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in 2011.

Premise

The series is about Mike whose father, the King, is a knight who is away exploring other lands. Looking up to his father, Mike wants to be a knight too. However, he is still a knight-in-training. With his two dragon friends, Sparkie and Squirt; his sister, witch-in-training Evie; and his horse, Galahad, Mike tries to be the bravest knight of all. Throughout his adventures, he learns from the mistakes he makes—eventually realising, in every episode, how to 'be a knight—and do it right!'

Characters

* Mike is a knight-in-training who tries to be a brave knight like his father. He is voiced by

Jake Beale Jake Beale (born October 17, 2001) is a Canadian actor. His roles include '' Mike the Knight'' (2011), '' Rob the Robot'' (2010), ''Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood'' (2012–2014), ''Arthur Arthur is a common male given name of Brythonic origin. Its ...

, (later Trek Buccino) in North America and Benjamin Baker in the United Kingdom. Age: 8 *Galahad is Mike's

horse The horse (''Equus ferus caballus'') is a domesticated, one-toed, hoofed mammal. It belongs to the taxonomic family Equidae and is one of two extant subspecies of ''Equus ferus''. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million y ...

. * Evie is Mike's younger sister. She is a witch-in-training and likes, whenever she can, to join Mike on his missions. Unfortunately, her magic always goes wrong - to disastrous but hilarious effect. She is voiced by

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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 big, red fire-breathing

dragon A dragon is a reptilian legendary creature that appears in the folklore of many cultures worldwide. Beliefs about dragons vary considerably through regions, but dragons in western cultures since the High Middle Ages have often been depicted as ...

who is one of Mike's sidekicks. He is voiced by Martin Roach in North America and

Colin McFarlane Colin Andrew Ignatius Peter McFarlane (born 15 September 1961) is a British actor, narrator and voice actor. He is best known for his role as Gillian B. Loeb in two films of Christopher Nolan's '' The Dark Knight Trilogy'', Ulysses in the STAR ...

in the United Kingdom. * Squirt is a small, blue water-squirting dragon who is also one of Mike's sidekicks. 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, and another water-squirting dragon. She doesn't appear much, but when she does it's usually with her mum and dad. * Queen Martha is Mike and Evie's mother. She is "warm, wise, and caring". Voiced by

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in North America and Beth Chalmers in the United Kingdom. *Yip and Yap are

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that Queen Martha owns. Yip is a male who wears a blue collar and Yap is female (despite the two being called boys) with a red collar.The duo often run into trouble, usually caused by Mike's knightly interests or Evie's magic. Voiced by

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in both versions. * The King is Martha's husband and the father of Mike and Evie. Absent in the earlier episodes on adventures, he recurs in multiple episodes in the third season. * Fernando is the resident

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and his witty ditties begin and end each episode on a humorous note. He is voiced by Russell Trovey in the UK version and

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in North America. * Trollee is a

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who is one of Mike's friends. He can be very shy sometimes, depending on the situation. He is voiced by Samantha Reynolds in the UK version and

Nissae Isen Nissae Isen (born March 3, 1997) is a Canadian voice actress who has voiced prominent young male characters in several television series, including BG's younger brother George in '' Miss BG'' from 2005 to 2008, Yuri from ''My Big Big Friend'' fr ...

in North America. *Mr. Troll is Trollee's father. *Mrs. Troll is Trollee's mother * 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 present in the opening who often produces pies and is a damsel that Mike rescues. She is voice by Sarah Carbanoose. * Mr. Blacksmith as his name suggests, is the town blacksmith. A red-haired muscular man who in season 3 has a son who makes him a golden belt buckle for Father's Day.

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 of 30 minutes (two fifteen-minute segments). The first British series was 53 segments while the second was 52. It still airs on those channels along with

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in the United Kingdom,

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in Latin America, TF1 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 aired 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

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as 'Meic y Marchog' on S4C.

References

External links

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

Mike the Knight on CBeebies
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