Mixels (TV series)

“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
Information
Created By	John Fang David P. Smith
Channel	Cartoon Network Boomerang Boing (Spain) Gulli (France) Arutz HaYeladim (Israel)
Aired	February 12, 2014 - October 1, 2016
Runtime	30 seconds - 2 minutes (Shorts) 22 minutes (Specials)
Genre	Comedy

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 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

• Carlos Alazraqui - Mesmo, Torts
• Maria Bamford - Scorpi (uncredited, using archive clips)
• Eric Bauza - Paladum, Miximals
• Jeff Bennett - Dribbal, Gurggle, Jinky, Camillot, Ranger Jinx
• Gregg Bissonette - Myke, Camsta
• Steve Blum - King Nixel (A Quest for the Lost Mixamajig, Nixel, Nixel, Go Away), Kamzo, Kuffs (Nixel, Nixel, Go Away), Spinza
• Rodger Bumpass - Flamzer, Naut, Major Nixel (Mixel Moon Madness), Narrator, Gate Keeper
• Griffin Burns - Snax, Slusho, Chilbo
• Chris Cox - Gox, Forx, Principal, Busto
• Dave Fennoy - Globert, Boogly, Krog, Kramm, King, Sergeant
• Leonard Garner - Cobrax
• Justin Grollman - Nurp
• Jess Harnell - Shuff, Vulk, Zaptor, Meltus, Burnard, Vaka, Zabo, Hydro, Surgeo, Hotstuff
• Phil Hayes - Rokit, King Nixel (Mixel Moon Madness), Coach, Kuffs (Every Knight Has Its Day)
• Richard Horvitz - Mixadel, Freezi-Breezi, Mixie Cat, Splasho, Scrud
• Peter Jason - Major Nixel (A Quest for the Lost Mixamajig), Turg, Wuzzo, Fire Chief, Sharx
• Tom Kenny - Flain, Seismo, Teslo, Berp, Tungster, Booger, Screeno, Mysto, Blip
• Andrew Kishino - Niksput
• Phil LaMarr - Chomly, Flurr, Tentro
• Daran Norris - Snoof, Waka, Spugg, Tiketz, the Amphipod
• Sam Riegel - Vampos
• Bumper Robinson - Footi, Glurt, Wizwuz
• Dave Smith - Krader, Volectro, Zorch
• Brian Stepanek - Magnifo
• Cree Summer - Teacher, Jamzy
• Fred Tatasciore - Slumbo, Jawg, Kraw (uncredited, Season 1), Major Nixel (season 1), Nixels (Season 1)
• Maddie Taylor (credited as Matt Taylor) - Glomp, Hoogi
• Billy West - Balk, Gobba, Lunk

Awards and Nominations

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

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 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.

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.

Gallery

Main article: Mixels (TV series)/Gallery

External links

• Official website (Archive)
• Mixels at the Internet Movie Database (Archive)

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