What About Mimi? is a Canadian animated children’s television series. The show was produced by Decode Entertainment and Studio B Productions (then DHX Media, now WildBrain). The show was first premiered on Teletoon (now Cartoon Network Canada) on October 4, 2000 with the final episode's airing on August 14, 2002, leading up to three seasons and 39 episodes overall.
Plot
The show that focuses on Mimi Mortin, a clever, redheaded girl in the sixth grade who lives in the Canadian town of Starfish Bay with two friends, Elaine and Russell and her family, but rivaled with Sincerity.
Characters
Miriam "Mimi" Mortin (voiced by Chiara Zanni) - A young, redheaded girl in the sixth grade. She is 11 years old and has a clever, optimistic within a powerful imagination. She is always willing to help and solve any problem that she may encounter all the time, adding with creative plans and ideas. Although her plans may not always work out the way she expects them, Mimi receives a lot of help from her best friends Elaine and Russell, her family, so even her rivals (Sincerity), and finds a way to solve any problem. She has a pet cat named Wimbledon. Elaine Pituskin (voiced by Kori Cook) - Mimi's best friend. An Asian-Canadian girl who is an animal and nature lover, owning many pets. She can be temperamental and argue with Mimi at times, but she always looks up to Mimi as her best friend, in turn, Mimi respects her a lot. Russell Van Eden (voiced by Rhys Huber in Season 1 - Season 2, Noel Callahan in Season 3) - Mimi's other best friend and male sidekick. A boy who has the same age of Mimi and Elaine, who is a sports lover, although he is a little clumsy. He has skills with his video camera and aspires to be a film director. He is shown to have a crush on Sincerity early in the series, but his interest on her fades away by the end, instead hinting at being attracted to Mimi. Sincerity Travers (voiced by Carly McKillip) - A snobbish preppy girl with dyed pink hair who, sometimes, does not get along with Mimi. She and Mimi used to be friends in kindergarten, but as they got older, their interests diverged, and they started growing apart. She is Mimi's rival in school, and although she does not get along with her, she admits that her ideas are very good and helps with some of her schemes. Even if she does not get along with Mimi, she has a resentful respect for her, showing that deep inside, Sincerity still considers her a true friend. She has a father named Lance. Brock Wickersham (voiced by Tony Sampson) - A bully who enjoys pulling pranks on all characters, especially on Herbert Finkle. Budrick "Buddy" Wickersham (voiced by Andrew Francis) - Brock's younger brother who is also a bully. It is also revealed that he is a genius, but he does not want people to find out about it, especially his big brother, explaining that the fact would embarrass him in front of his family. Bradley "Brad" Mortin (voiced by Keith Miller) - Mimi's 9-year-old brother who knows that Mimi's plans always have flaws. Jason Mortin (voiced by Sam Vincent) - Mimi's older brother who thinks of himself as an on-the-edge rebel. Saffron Mortin (voiced by Ellen Kennedy) - Mimi's vegan mother who always feeds her children vegetables. Marvin "Marv" Mortin (voiced by Colin Murdock) - Mimi's father who is also a hippie. Hayley Kinaschuk (voiced by Ellen Kennedy) - Sincerity's best friend and "lackey", although she is kind and many times disagrees with Sincerity, and is good friends with Mimi, Elaine and Russell. She is of Russian heritage. Herbert Finkle (voiced by Peter Kelamis) - A nerd at Mimi's school. He is in charge of the school newspaper. He's also often the target of Brock and Buddy's pranks. Lodeman (voiced by Peter Kelamis) - A student at Mimi's school who tends to make very bad noises and to act distracted all the time. Ms. Victoria Grindstone (voiced by Saffron Henderson) - Mimi's main teacher at school. Mr. Petri (voiced by Sam Vincent) - A science teacher who blames Brock for everything bad (even over things Brock never did) because of his state of being a bully and for pulling all pranks inside of his classroom. Mr. Jacques (voiced by Dale Wilson) - A gym teacher at school. Ms. Murchison (voiced by Tabitha St. Germain) - The librarian of Starfish Bay School. She and Mr. Pianoforte hate each other. Principal Earl (voiced by Garry Chalk) - The principal of Starfish Bay School. Mr. Pianoforte (voiced by unknown) - A music teacher at school. He and Ms. Murchison hate each other.