This post may contain affiliate links. The Review Wire may collect a share of sales if you decide to shop from them. Please see my full disclosure policy for details.
NICKELODEON TRANSPORTS PRESCHOOLERS INTO ENCHANTED MEDIEVAL WORLD IN NEW CG-ANIMATED SERIES, MIKE THE KNIGHT ™, LAUNCHING FRIDAY, FEB. 3
Nickelodeon unveils Mike the Knight™, a brand new CG-animated preschool series that invites viewers into a fantastical world of castles, missions, dragons, and trolls, on Friday, Feb. 3, at 10:30 a.m. ET/PT). The half-hour, adventure series teaches kids about friendship, loyalty, and determination as they join Mike, a young knight-in-training, on his missions to protect his kingdom, serve his Queen and become a full-fledged knight.
Mike the Knight centers on Mike, a young boy with a bright future ahead of him. The son of the King and Queen of Glendragon, he is determined to follow in his father’s footsteps to become a brave and noble knight. With the triumphant motto, “Be a knight, do it right,” the would-be hero is joined in his adventures by a host of medieval characters, including his trusty steed Galahad, two friendly dragons, Squirt and Sparkie, and his sister, Evie, a wizard-in-training. In every episode, a mission is set and Mike rises to the challenge with the help of his closest friends. Mike the Knight taps into children’s fascination with fantasy/medieval elements without removing them from the familiarity of their everyday lives.
The schedule for the Feb. 6 premiere week for Mike the Knight is as follows (all times are 12:00 p.m. ET/PT):
- Monday, Feb. 6 – “Mike the Knight in the Mission Mess”/ “Mike the Knight and the Trollee in Trouble”
Mike’s hasty horse riding results in the Throne Room being filled with magical earth, and he tries to hurry to clean it all up. But when that leaves Evie in trouble, Mike learns that slow and careful does the trick. / Mike thinks only knights should rescue stuck Trolls even though Evie was asked first. But when he gets stuck himself, he realizes that actually helping whoever’s in trouble is more important than who’s doing it.
- Tuesday, Feb. 7 – “Mike the Knight and the Buried Treasure”/ “Mike the Knight and the Tale of Sir Trollee”
Mike hears about buried treasure at the end of the rainbow from Trollee and abandons his promise to help with Squirt’s rainbow party. But when the treasure turns out to be a turnip, he has to do it right to save Squirt’s day. / Mike wants to win a tournament but he needs another knight to beat so he elects Trollee. Trollee doesn’t know how to be a knight and gets upset. Mike soon learns that playing fair is more important than winning.
- Wednesday, Feb. 8 – “Mike the Knight and the Smiley Treasure”/ “Mike the Knight and Evie’s Birthday Present”
Mike thinks he’ll be better at guarding a bunch of bananas without his dragons’ help. When the bananas go missing one by one, Mike learns that everything is easier when you accept a little help from your friends. / Mike thinks the perfect birthday surprise for Evie is a knightly cake – but, trying to keep the surprise isn’t as easy as he thought.
- Thursday, Feb. 9 – “Mike the Knight and the Fluttering Favor”/ “Mike the Knight and the Tricky Trail”
Mike and Evie compete to win the Queen’s favor. They try to outdo each other with doing good deeds for the Blacksmith but end up just ruining things for him. It turns out that working together is a much better way to win. / Mike is so keen to show off his tracking skills that he rushes ahead impetuously and, scoffing at the trail Sparkie thinks he’s found, gets everyone lost. Mike has to learn that a big part of tracking is being slow and careful.
Preschoolers and their parents can visit the brand-new Mike the Knight page on www.nickjr.com, Nickelodeon’s award-winning website, to watch Mike the Knight videos, print coloring pages, and find games and activities just right for Mike the Knight fans.
We have been tuning in daily at noon ET at haven’t seen it! Little Bill is on?!?