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{{Quote|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]]|center}}
 
{{Quote|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]]|center}}
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[[File:Mixels CN logo.png|thumb|right|335 px]]
 
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|name=Mixels
'''''Mixels''''' is the sole TV series for the ''[[Mixels (franchise)|Mixels franchise]]'' that started airing on [[February]] 12, [[2014]] in the United States, created by [[John Fang]] and [[Dave Smith]]. The final episode of the series aired on [[October]] 1, [[2016]].
 
 
|image=[[File:Mixels CN logo.png|335px]]
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|creator=[[John Fang]]<br>[[David P. Smith]]
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|channel=[[Cartoon Network]]<br>[[Boomerang]]<br>[[Boing]] (Spain)<br>Gulli (France)
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|aired=[[February]] 12, [[2014]] - [[October]] 1, [[2016]]
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|runtime=30 seconds - 2 minutes (Shorts)<br>22 minutes (Specials)
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|genre=Comedy}}
 
'''Mixels''' is the sole TV series for the ''[[Mixels (franchise)|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 full-length, half-hour specials revolving around the [[Mixel (creature)|Mixels]]; small creatures that can mix and combine with one another in creative and unpredictable storylines.
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It consisted of animated 1-2 minute shorts and five full-length, half-hour specials revolving around the [[Mixel (creature)|Mixels]]; small creatures that can mix and combine with one another in [[Mixels Story Guide|creative and unpredictable storylines]].
   
 
Mixels was produced by [[Cartoon Network]] Studios and aired on Cartoon Network. The series is rated TV-Y7-FV.
 
Mixels was produced by [[Cartoon Network]] Studios and aired on Cartoon Network. The series is rated TV-Y7-FV.
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==Plot==
 
==Plot==
 
[[File:Mixels Cartoon Network|thumb]]
 
[[File:Mixels Cartoon Network|thumb]]
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 (creature)|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]].
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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 (creature)|Nixels]] are annoying and destructive little creatures that wreak havoc over the [[Planet Mixel|Mixel Land]], trying to tear down and break apart the tribes. They are led by [[King Nixel]].
   
 
==Aspects==
 
==Aspects==
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{{Main|Mixels (TV series)/Title Card}}
 
{{Main|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.
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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===
 
===Action===
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==Awards and Nominations==
 
==Awards and Nominations==
The show was nominated for a BAFTA award in 2014 for Children's Interactive Original.<ref>http://awards.bafta.org/award/2014/childrens/interactive-original</ref>
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The show was nominated for a BAFTA award in 2014 for Children's Interactive Original.<ref>[http://awards.bafta.org/award/2014/childrens/interactive-original BAFTA 2014 Children's Interactive Original] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20190628181801/http://awards.bafta.org/award/2014/childrens/interactive-original Archive])</ref>
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
*Either the [[Coconapple (episode)|first episode]] or a promotional advertisement (depending on the theater) appeared before or after trailers, before [[Wikipedia:The LEGO Movie|The LEGO Movie]] was in cinemas on February 7, 2014.
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*Either the [[Coconapple (episode)|first episode]] or a promotional advertisement (depending on the theater) appeared before or after trailers, before [[Wikipedia:The LEGO Movie|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.
** There was also a sneak peek on Yahoo.<ref>https://www.yahoo.com/tv/bp/introducing-lego-and-cartoon-network-s-latest-creation---mixels-204443784.html</ref>[[File:Cartoon Network Studios logo (Mixels variant 1, 2014)|thumb]]
 
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*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.
*This is the first [[LEGO]] TV series to not be animated with CGI animation (''Ninjago'' and ''Legends of Chima''). Instead, this show was animated with ToonBoom Harmony software with animation by [[Atomic Cartoons]]. Then, it was animated with traditional animation at [[Digital eMation, Inc]] and later at [[Saerom Animation]], and also with flash animation at [[Big Star Entertainment]].
 
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**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 (episode)|Nixels]]). Most shorts' prints just use a still logo.
*In some countries, the shorts end with the Cartoon Network Studios logo, and [[Vulk]] inside of it, shouting "Remix!"
 
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**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.
**The Arabic and Italian dubs are the only ones that we know of that dubs this logo, though the dubbed logo seems to only show up on some occasions.
 
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*While most dubs of Mixels leave the show as-is mostly without change, a couple of dubs make their own alterations:
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**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.
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**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).
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**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.
 
*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.
 
*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.
* Credits are available in Japanese versions of clips.
 
 
* [[Skulzy]] and the majority of [[Background Mixels]] that appear in the shows' voice actors were left unknown or uncredited.
 
* [[Skulzy]] and the majority of [[Background Mixels]] that appear in the shows' voice actors were left unknown or uncredited.
** However, unlike Kraw, and 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.
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** However, unlike Kraw, Scorpi and 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]].
* The Korean version of the show is the only one to have an alternate title card in its respective language.
 
** Other languages of the show that translate the title do have a translated logo, but don't use it in episodes, only the apps.
 
*In the United States, in addition to airing on Cartoon Network, the shorts have aired on sister network [[Boomerang]] - first during [[March]] and [[June]] [[2014]].
 
**Currently, since the network's [[January]] [[2015]] relaunch, they are still airing.
 
 
*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]]-[[Series 2|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 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]]-[[Series 2|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 first season was produced in [[2013]], including the standalone minisodes from [[Mixed Up Special]].
*The only countries to air Mixels on a different channel than Cartoon Network are France, which airs it on the kids' channel [http://www.gulli.fr/Chaine-TV/Dessins-animes/Mixels Gulli], and Spain, which airs it on the affiliated channel [http://www.boing.es/series/mixels Boing], due to there not being a [[Cartoon Network]] in that country.
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*The only countries to air Mixels on a different channel than Cartoon Network are France, which airs it on the kids' channel Gulli, and Spain, which airs it on the affiliated channel [[Boing]], due to there not being a [[Cartoon Network]] in that country.<ref>[https://www.gulli.fr/Chaine-TV/Dessins-animes/Mixels Gulli] ([http://web.archive.org/web/20190628183124/https://www.gulli.fr/Chaine-TV/Dessins-animes/Mixels Archive])</ref><ref>[http://www.boing.es/series/mixels Boing] ([http://web.archive.org/web/20181011070932/http://www.boing.es/series/mixels Archive])</ref>
 
[[File:Mixels_ug_poster.png|thumb|Mixels poster in ''Uncle Grandpa''.]]
 
[[File:Mixels_ug_poster.png|thumb|Mixels poster in ''Uncle Grandpa''.]]
 
* On [[May]] 12, 2017, the Cartoon Network series ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Grandpa Uncle Grandpa]'' referenced Mixels in the episode "Transitional Phase", with a poster of a generic Mixel under a modified logo.
 
* On [[May]] 12, 2017, the Cartoon Network series ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Grandpa 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.<ref>https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=%2Fm%2F0_s43x2</ref>
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* According to Google Trends, the franchise itself was big in Eastern Europe and parts of Latin America.<ref>[https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=%2Fm%2F0_s43x2 Google Trends]</ref>
   
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
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{{Reflist}}
 
{{Reflist}}
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
* [http://www.mixels.com Official website]
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* [http://www.mixels.com/ Official website] ([http://web.archive.org/web/20180328231717/http://www.mixels.com/ Archive])
* ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3648886/ Mixels]'' at the Internet Movie Database
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* ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3648886/ Mixels]'' at the Internet Movie Database ([https://web.archive.org/web/20190718124244/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3648886/ Archive])
   
 
{{Universe}}
 
{{Universe}}

Revision as of 23:19, 8 September 2019

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

Mixels_Cartoon_Network

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

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.
  • 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 Kraw, Scorpi and 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.
  • 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 only countries to air Mixels on a different channel than Cartoon Network are France, which airs it on the kids' channel Gulli, and Spain, which airs it on the affiliated channel Boing, due to there not being a Cartoon Network in that country.[2][3]
Mixels ug poster

Mixels poster in Uncle Grandpa.

  • 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.[4]

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