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We knew we wanted to get involved with LEGO in a comedy. We had been in business with LEGO on their minifig shows, and exhibiting those on Cartoon Network, and we wanted to create something that would be more of a new world, with new characters, something comedic.
— Rob Sorcher, The Wonderful World of Mixels

Mixels is the sole TV series for the Mixels franchise that premiered on February 12, 2014 in the United States, created by John Fang and David P. Smith. The final episode of the series aired on October 1, 2016.

It consisted of animated 1-2 minute shorts and five full-length, half-hour specials revolving around the Mixels; small creatures that can mix and combine with one another in creative and unpredictable storylines.

Mixels was produced by Cartoon Network Studios and aired on Cartoon Network. The series is rated TV-Y7-FV.

Plot[]

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Mixels Cartoon Network

Mixels is centered around a world of colorful creatures who can mix and combine with each other leading to hilarious and surprising results. They are comical, mischievous creatures that live in tribes. Each tribe is based around something unique. The Nixels are annoying and destructive little creatures that wreak havoc over the Mixel Land, trying to tear down and break apart the tribes. They are led by King Nixel.

Aspects[]

There are a few major aspects that appear in nearly every, if not all, episodes of the show. They are listed below.

Title Card[]

Main article: Mixels (TV series)/Title Card

A title card appears at the beginning of every episode of Mixels to date. There are both minor and major differences between all of them, but they always include some variant of the Mixels logo, and often combine that with the main scene of the episode.

Action[]

Each episode always includes at least one Mix or Murp of two different characters. Also included in a select few episodes are Maxes of three of a tribe. There is usually a situation that is fixed using these powers.

Episodes[]

Season Episodes Originally aired (U.S. dates)
Season premiere Season finale
1 20 (shorts)
2 (minisodes)
1 (special)
21 (total)
February 12, 2014 August 31, 2014
2 5 (shorts)

1 (minisode)

4 (specials)

4 (total)

March 9, 2015 October 1, 2016


Voice Cast[]

Main article: Crew#Voice Actors

International Dubs[]

The Mixels series has been translated and dubbed into many different languages for other countries across the world. Some countries only have the show without the LEGO theme being available. All known dubs and languages that Mixels has been translated into are listed below.

Language Title Channel Logo

LEGO theme?

Arabic الميكسلز Cartoon Network Arabic Arabic Mixels title No
Bulgarian Микселите Cartoon Network (Bulgaria) Mixeltvshowlogo No
Cantonese Mixels HBO Go Mixeltvshowlogo No
Danish Mixels Cartoon Network (Denmark) Mixeltvshowlogo Yes
Dutch Mixels Cartoon Network (Netherlands) Mixeltvshowlogo No
French Mixels Cartoon Network (France), Gulli Mixeltvshowlogo Yes
German Mixels Cartoon Network (Germany) Mixeltvshowlogo Yes
Hebrew מיקסל Arutz HaYeladim Mixeltvshowlogo No
Hindi Mixels Cartoon Network India Mixeltvshowlogo No
Hungarian Mixelek Cartoon Network (Hungary) Mixeltvshowlogo Yes
Indonesian Mixels HBO Go Mixeltvshowlogo Yes
Italian Mixels Cartoon Network (Italy) Mixeltvshowlogo Yes
Japanese ミクセル Cartoon Network (Japan) Japanese Mixels title Yes
Korean 믹셀 Cartoon Network (South Korea) Korean Mixels logo Yes
Malay Mixels HBO Go Mixeltvshowlogo Unknown
Norwegian Mixeler Cartoon Network (Norway) Mixeltvshowlogo Yes
Polish Mixele Cartoon Network (Poland) Mixeltvshowlogo Yes
Portuguese (Brazil) Mixels Cartoon Network (Brazil) Mixeltvshowlogo Yes
Portuguese (Portugal) Mixels Cartoon Network (Portugal) Mixeltvshowlogo Yes
Spanish (Spain) Mixels Cartoon Network (Spain), Boing Mixeltvshowlogo Yes
Spanish (Latin America) Mixels Cartoon Network (Latin America) Mixeltvshowlogo Yes
Swedish Mixlar Cartoon Network (Sweden) Mixeltvshowlogo Yes
Romanian Mixels Cartoon Network (Romania) Mixeltvshowlogo No
Russian Миксели Cartoon Network (Russia) Mixels Russian logo Yes
Taiwanese Mandarin 合體小精靈 Cartoon Network (Taiwan & Hong Kong), HBO Go Mixeltvshowlogo No
Tamil* Mixels Cartoon Network India Mixeltvshowlogo No
Telugu* Mixels Cartoon Network India Mixeltvshowlogo No
Thai มิคเซล Cartoon Network (Thailand), HBO Go Unknown No
Turkish Mixeller Cartoon Network (Turkey) Mixellerlogo No

* denotes that the dub does not have a page due to a lack of any information, other than its title and existence.

Production[]

Mixels' first season began production at Cartoon Network Studios under Atomic Cartoons in June 2013, with the twenty shorts featuring Series 1 and 2 characters as well as Epic Comedy Adventure going into post-production in August and wrapping in October. This batch of production also included the cutscenes produced for Calling All Mixels' first and second versions. [citation needed] Series 3 content - encompassing Murp Romp as well as cutscenes for Calling All Mixels' final update - were produced from March 2014 until June.[citation needed]

Production of the second season began immediately following the completion of the first, with work on Mixel Moon Madness lasting from June 2014 until February 2015.[citation needed]

There is a possibility that episodes - or segments of existing ones - were scrapped and unaired during production. Unused music by Kevin Manthei suggests the existence of a potentially unaired episode A sequence of storyboards titled "Travel Guide" were created by Michael Diederich, featuring various concepts that would later be reused in Nixel, Nixel, Go Away.

Awards and Nominations[]

The show was nominated for a BAFTA award in 2014 for Children's Interactive Original.[1]

Trivia[]

  • Either the first episode or a promotional advertisement (depending on the theater) appeared before or after trailers, before The LEGO Movie in cinemas on February 7, 2014.
  • This is the first LEGO TV series to not be animated with CGI animation (Ninjago and Legends of Chima). Instead, this show was produced by Cartoon Network Studios in 2D animation, originally animated by Atomic Cartoons in ToonBoom Harmony and later in several different animation styles by other companies.
  • The series' variant of the Cartoon Network Studios logo didn't debut in the US until Mixed Up Special due to the shorts not having credits; however the logo variant was present in the shorts in European prints.
    • The full version, with Vulk heading a DJ turntable and shouting "Remix!" is only present in the specials and, for Europe, longer shorts (like Coconapple and Nixels). Most shorts' prints just use a still logo.
    • For certain specials the logo has also been known to have Vulk's line dubbed, such as in Arabic, Polish, and Italian. On most occasions however dubs leave the line in English or without dialogue.
  • While most dubs of Mixels leave the show as-is mostly without change, a couple of dubs make their own alterations:
    • The Korean dub is the only one that replaces the series logo. The logo has been translated into many languages but usually only for promotional material or in the apps.
    • The French dub is the only one that paints and edits over English text and replaces it, while other dubs simply caption or lector it. (More complex scenes just use subtitles, though).
    • The European prints of the episodes all add the individual titles to each title card, while a select few like French and Arabic translate those. Most simply leave those titles in English and lector them.
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An FAQ screen for Cartoon Network Anything, featuring Scorpi alongside other Cartoon Network characters.

  • The first episode of Mixels to take up a full half-hour is Mixed Up Special. Mixel Moon Madness is the first half-hour episode to follow a single plotline, and A Quest for the Lost Mixamajig is the first half-hour episode to be originally produced as a single episode.
  • Skulzy and the majority of Background Mixels that appear in the shows' voice actors were left unknown or uncredited.
    • However, unlike Skulzy, the Background Mixels' voices are known and credited. It is just unsure which voices apply to which Mixels, as the characters are credited under numbers and generic names.
  • In the United States, in addition to airing on Cartoon Network, the shorts have aired on sister network Boomerang.
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Mixels poster in Uncle Grandpa.

  • The first few shorts, when uploaded to Cartoon Network's YouTube, included a different version of the Mixels logo which had a yellow-to-orange gradient rather than a solid yellow and took up most of the screen. This version of the logo also appeared on the Series 1-2 prototype bags, meaning it was likely the original logo for the franchise. Despite this, the various Mix splashes use the old gradient text, regardless of the logo.
  • The first season was produced in 2013, including the standalone minisodes from Mixed Up Special.
  • The now-delisted mobile app Cartoon Network Anything featured various Mixels content, such as clips and various micro-games involving character artwork and more. [2][3][4]
  • On May 12, 2017, the Cartoon Network series Uncle Grandpa referenced Mixels in the episode "Transitional Phase", with a poster of a generic Mixel under a modified logo.
  • According to Google Trends, the franchise itself was big in Eastern Europe and parts of Latin America.[5]


Gallery[]

Main article: Mixels (TV series)/Gallery

Sources and References[]

External links[]

Mixels Universe

Franchise / Merchandise (LEGO Toys (Series 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9) / LEGO Mixels: Meet the Mixels / LEGO Mixels: Let's Mix! / LEGO Mixels: Ready, Steady, Paste! / LEGO Mixels: Stick and Mix! / LEGO Mixels: Activity Book / Mixels: 2015 Wall Calendar / Mixels: 2016 Wall Calendar / Mixels (VCD))

TV series (Season 1 / 2) / Cartoon Network / Boomerang / Boing / Arutz HaYeladim / HBO Go / Teletoon+ / Atomic Cartoons / Digital eMation, Inc / Big Star Entertainment / Saerom Animation / Hibernum Créations / Heavy Boat

Games (Calling All Mixels / Mixels Rush / Mixels Mania / Who's In The Mix / Mix Your Neighbor / Infernites Game / Cragsters Game / Electroids Game / Frosticons Game / Fang Gang Game / Flexers Game / Glorp Corp Game / Spikels Game / Wiztastics Game)

San Diego Comic-Con International / London Eye Mixels Launch Event / Toy Fair / LEGO KidsFest / South by Southwest / Nixels Takeover / LEGO Day / LEGO Days / Cartoon Network LEGO

Make a Mixel... Make a Story! Competition / Glomp's Gooey, Sneezy Cold! / Mixels in SPAAAAACE!! Puzzle / Mixed Up Maze / Mixels Convention Craze / Mixed Up Punchlines! / Make-Your-Own Mixels: The Game! / Mixopolis Music Mix-Up! / Nixels' New Adventure! / The Great Mixel Mix-Up! / The Mixopolis Times

Mixels Websites (The Wonderful World of Mixels / Breaking News)

Crew / Prototypes / Concept Art

Bootlegs / Brickset Competitions / Mixels Reanimated Collab / Mixels Unite

Timeline / Mixels Story Guide
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