Mike, Lu And Og

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Mike, Lu & Og The Cartoon Cartoon nobody knows or remembers. Genre: Comedy Running Time: 11 Minutes Country: United States Release Date: November 12, 1999 – May 27, 2001 Network(s): Cartoon Network Created by: Mikhail Shindel Mikhail Aldashin Charles Swenson Distributed by: Warner Bros. Television Distribution Starring: Nika Futterman Nancy Cartwright Dee Bradley Baker S. Scott Bullock Corey Burton Seasons: 2 Episodes: 26 (52 segments)

Mike, Lu & Og is an animated television series created by Mikhail Shindel, Mikhail Aldashin, and Charles Swenson for Cartoon Network, and the 7th of the network's Cartoon Cartoons. The series follows a foreign exchange student from Manhattan named Mike, a self-appointed island princess named Lu, and a boy genius named Og. The trio takes part in various adventures as Mike and the island's natives share their customs with each other.

Before its cancellation, fifty-two eleven-minute episodes were produced by Mikhail Shindel's Kinofilm Animation in Los Angeles and animated by Mikhail Aldashin at Studio Pilot in Russia, featuring two stories per episode. The series features voice actors Nika Futterman as Mike, Nancy Cartwright as Lu, and Dee Bradley Baker as Og. The distinctive animation style is similar to shows produced by Klasky Csupo, such as Rugrats, Duckman, Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, The Wild Thornberrys, Rocket Power, and As Told by Ginger, due to its crudely drawn look.

Reruns were broadcast on Boomerang from 2006 to 2011. On November 6, 2017, the series was added to Cartoon Network on Demand. as well as on HBO Max in some regions.

Good Qualities

1. Likable characters like Mike and Og themselves, Margery, and Alfred.
2. Good Klasky Csupo-inspired character designs.
3. Interesting backstory for the residents of Alboquentine due to them being descendants of shipwreck survivors.
4. Amazing voice acting by the talents of Nancy Cartwright (Bart Simpson from The Simpsons), S.Scott Bullock, Nika Futterman, Corey Burton and Dee Bradley Baker (Klaus from American Dad! and Perry the Platypus from Phineas and Ferb).
5. Mike deserves some credit for being a tomboy protagonist.
6. Unique premise of looking at life from the view of an outsider.

Bad Qualities

1. Lu is a maybe intentionally unlikable character, although she does get her comeuppance in 15 episodes out of 52.
2. "The Three Amigas" and "Sleeping Ugly", the last two episodes, were not a good way to end to show mostly due to the fact that they didn't feel like a finale.
3. It can be pretty odd that the main character is a girl called Mike, but to be fair it's not her real name. Her real name's Michellanne.