Mike, Lu & Og

Mike, Lu & Og
Genre Comedy
Adventure
Created by
Written by
  • Charles Swenson
  • Vera Duffy
  • Susan Sherman
  • Michael Ryan
  • Lance Khazei
  • Susan Meyers
  • Michael Karnow
Directed by
  • Alexander Guriev
  • Elena Rogova
  • Aleksandr Tatarsky
  • Mikhail Tumelia
  • Valery Konoplev
  • Slava Ushakov
  • Oleg Kuzovkov
  • Mikhail Aldashin (supervising director)
Voices of
Theme music composer Igor Yuzov
Oleg Bernov
Opening theme "Mike, Lu & Og", performed by The Red Elvises
Composer(s)
  • Songs: Igor Yuzov & Oleg Bernov (Season 1)
  • Vladimir Horunzhy (Season 2)
  • Scores: Vladimir Horunzhy
Country of origin United States
Russia
Original language(s) English
Russian
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 26 (whole)
52 (segments) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Charles Swenson
Producer(s)
  • Artem Vasiliev
  • Igor Gelashvili
  • Vladimir Horunzhy
  • Mikhail Shindel (supervising producer)
Running time 22 minutes
Production company(s) Kinofilm[1]
Studio Pilot
Release
Original network Cartoon Network
Original release November 12, 1999 (1999-11-12) – May 27, 2001 (2001-05-27)
Chronology
Related shows What a Cartoon![2]

Mike, Lu & Og is a Russian-American 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 girl named Mike, a foreign exchange student from Manhattan; a self-appointed island princess named Lu; and a boy-genius named Og. The trio takes part in a variety of adventures as Mike and the island's natives share their customs with each other.

Twenty-six half-hour 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 featured voice actors Nika Frost as Mike, Nancy Cartwright as Lu, and Dee Bradley Baker as Og. It began airing on Boomerang in May 2006 as reruns, though it is often removed from the schedule and put back on it on a frequent basis.

Premise

Mike applied as a foreign exchange student, and on a lark asked to be sent to a tropical island (which has the strange capability to briefly sink then and "pop up like a cork" every "few hundred years or so"). She found herself dumped on a forgotten, scantily mapped island populated by descendants of a British shipwreck. This island is called Albonquetine, named after one of their founders, Joshua Wendell Albonquetine. It may be based on the real-life Pitcairn Islands. The castaways have "gone native" and are trying to behave like Polynesians, with varying degrees of success. Amongst other things, this explains Og's name and his fashion sense (or lack thereof).

Characters

Series overview

Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
Pilot 1 November 7, 1998 November 7, 1998
1 13 November 12, 1999 2000
2 13 January 7, 2001 May 27, 2001

Episode list

This is a list of episodes from the animated series Mike, Lu & Og. The show ran for two seasons consisting of 26 episodes.

Pilot

No.TitleWritten byStoryboarded byOriginal air date
0"Crash Lancelot"Charles SwensonMikhail AldashinNovember 7, 1998 (1998-11-07)[4]
Mike gets Og to build her a car to drive across the island. Lu gets a fancier model powered by a nuclear device that quickly goes out of control.
Note: The pilot was originally aired as part of The What a Cartoon Show.

Season 1 (1999–2000)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byStoryboarded byOriginal air date[5]Prod.
code
1a1a"Sultans of Swat"Valery Konoplev and
Slava Ushakov
Charles SwensonSlava Ushakov, Valery Konoplev,
and Oleg Kuzovkov
November 12, 1999 (1999-11-12)101a
Mike introduces baseball to the island.
1b1b"Tea for Three"Elena RogovaCharles SwensonElena RogovaNovember 12, 1999 (1999-11-12)101b
The last teacup from the Good Ship Betty Anne goes missing. Mike tries to find out who stole it.
2a2a"The Tube"Alexander TatarskyCharles SwensonEduard Kiritch, Natalia Chernishova,
and Artur Kraus
November 19, 1999 (1999-11-19)102a
Og builds a television.
2b2b"Roller Madness"Mikhail TumeliaCharles SwensonVasiko Bedoshvili and Mikhail TumeliaNovember 19, 1999 (1999-11-19)102b
Mike introduces everyone to rollerskates.
3a3a"Losing Lancelot"Valery Konoplev and
Slava Ushakov
Charles SwensonSlava Ushakov and Valery KonoplevNovember 26, 1999 (1999-11-26)103a
Lancelot risks life and limb to get away from Lu.
3b3b"Buzz Cut"Alexander GurievCharles SwensonSergey Merinov, Alexander Guriev,
and Natalia Chernishova
November 26, 1999 (1999-11-26)103b
Og builds a helicopter.
4a4a"Elephant Walk"Alexander TatarskyCharles SwensonEduard Kiritch, Vasiko Bedoshvili,
and Andrey Sokolov
December 3, 1999 (1999-12-03)104a
Lu wants to ride an elephant while Mike and Og creates a elephant wash.
4b4b"Palm Pet"Mikhail TumeliaCharles Swenson and Vera DuffyVasiko Bedoshvili, Artur Kraus,
Andrey Sokolov, and Mikhail Tumelia
December 3, 1999 (1999-12-03)104b
Feeling lonely, Mike befriends a young palm tree.
5a5a"Yo, Ho, Who?"Elena RogovaCharles SwensonElena RogovaDecember 10, 1999 (1999-12-10)105a
The trio visit a pirate-infested island called The Barnacle.
5b5b"A Boy's Game"Alexander GurievCharles Swenson and Vera DuffySergey Merinov, Alexander Guriev,
and Natalia Chernishova
December 10, 1999 (1999-12-10)105b
Og creates a gaming platform that bears a striking resemblance to a Game Boy.
6a6a"Whole Lotta Shakin'"Mikhail TumeliaCharles Swenson, Michael Karnow,
and Lance Khazei
Vasiko Bedoshvili, Artur Kraus,
and Mikhail Tumelia
December 17, 1999 (1999-12-17)106a
The Albonquetanians are thrilled about the volcanic activity while Mike and Lancelot express their fear.
6b6b"The Mother of All
Marathons"
Alexander TatarskyCharles Swenson and Michael KarnowAndrey SokolovDecember 17, 1999 (1999-12-17)106b
The Albonquetanians organize a marathon.
7a7a"Hot Couture"Alexander GurievCharles SwensonSergey Merinov, Alexander Guriev,
and Natalia Chernishova
January 7, 2000 (2000-01-07)107a
In search of a new wardrobe, Mike hosts a fashion show.
7b7b"Opposites Attack"Mikhail TumeliaCharles SwensonVasiko Bedoshvili and Mikhail TumeliaJanuary 7, 2000 (2000-01-07)107b
Og misses a Philosophical Society meeting while performing chores for his family and creates a army of rampaging robots that terrorizes the island after he stresses out with the work burden.
8a8a"Scopin' It Out"Alexander TatarskyCharles Swenson and Vera DuffyEduard Kiritch and Andrey SokolovJanuary 14, 2000 (2000-01-14)108a
Old Queeks convinces everyone that he's psychic after finding a missing Lancelot, but Mike is skeptical about his claims.
8b8b"The Good Ship Bad"Mikhail Aldashin and
Alexander Guriev
Charles SwensonSergey Merinov, Alexander Guriev,
and Natalia Chernishova
January 14, 2000 (2000-01-14)108b
The trio explore an old pirate ship.
9a9a"High Rise"Alexander GurievCharles SwensonSergey Merinov, Alexander Guriev,
and Natalia Chernishova
January 21, 2000 (2000-01-21)109a
Mike introduces everyone to the idea of an apartment building.
9b9b"The Great Snipe Hunt"Alexander TatarskyCharles Swenson, Susan Meyers,
and Lance Khazei
Eduard Kiritch and Andrey SokolovJanuary 21, 2000 (2000-01-21)109b
It's Og's seventh birthday, but very little goes his way including a hunting trip with Alfred that goes horribly wrong with his animal friends thinking Og has turned into a cold-blooded killer.
10a10a"Nobody's Nose"Valery KonoplevCharles Swenson and Susan MeyersValery KonoplevJanuary 24, 2000 (2000-01-24)[6]112a
Mike is chosen to be The Nose for a springtime ritual.
10b10b"Scuba Doobie Doo"Oleg KuzovkovCharles Swenson and Vera DuffyOleg KuzovkovJanuary 24, 2000 (2000-01-24)[6]112b
Everyone prepares for a visit from the flying mailman while Lu prepares for war against the "invader".
11a11a"Jujubombs"Elena RogovaCharles Swenson, Susan Meyers,
and Lance Khazei
Elena RogovaJanuary 28, 2000 (2000-01-28)110a
Og makes jujubombs for Mike and Lu becomes addicted.
11b11b"Turtle Stew"Mikhail TumeliaCharles SwensonVasiko Bedoshvili and Mikhail TumeliaJanuary 28, 2000 (2000-01-28)110b
The pirates try to turn Lancelot into dinner.
12a12a"A Bicycle Built for Me"Alexander GurievCharles Swenson and Susan MeyersSergey MerinovApril 14, 2000 (2000-04-14)111a
Og builds a 27 speed bicycle for Mike and Lu wants it all for herself.
12b12b"Crowded House"Elena RogovaCharles Swenson and Michael KarnowElena RogovaApril 14, 2000 (2000-04-14)111b
Mike gets Og to build a searchlight to attract a cruise ship filled with tourists, who prove to be nothing but trouble.
13a13a"High Camp"Elena RogovaCharles SwensonElena Rogova2000 (2000)113a
Og sets off to find a blue swallowtail butterfly and inadvertently invites Mike and Lu, while Lu tries to scare the daylights out of Mike and Og with the legend of the Wooly Mountain Elephant.
13b13b"Sneeze, Please"Slava UshakovCharles Swenson, Vera Duffy,
and Lance Khazei
Slava Ushakov2000 (2000)113b
Mike catches a cold after getting doused by ice water and Lu spreads it hoping it will get Mike off the island for good.

Season 2 (2001)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byStoryboarded byOriginal air dateProd.
code
14a1a"A Learning Experience"Elena RogovaCharles SwensonElena RogovaJanuary 7, 2001 (2001-01-07)201a
Mike attends her first day of school on the island and meets the Cuzzlewits.
14b1b"We the People"Alexander GurievSusan Sherman
Susan Sherman and Mikhail Shindel (story)
Sergey Merinov and
Alexander Guriev
January 7, 2001 (2001-01-07)201b
Mike and Wendell compete for the position of governor.
15a2a"Money"Alexander TatarskyMichael Ryan
Michael Ryan and Vera Duffy (story)
Eduard Kiritch and
Andrey Sokolov
January 14, 2001 (2001-01-14)202a
The Albonquetanians trade in clams and pigs for modern currency.
15b2b"Repeat After Me"Mikhail TumeliaSusan ShermanVasiko Bedoshvili
and Mikhail Tumelia
January 14, 2001 (2001-01-14)202b
Wendell's bird, Skipper, gets Mike into a lot of trouble.
16a3a"Thanks, but No Thanks"Valery KonoplevCharles Swenson and Susan Sherman
Charles Swenson and Mikhail Shinden (story)
Valery KonoplevJanuary 21, 2001 (2001-01-21)203a
The pirates are starving, so Mike invites them over for an "All Foodstuff's Eve" dinner but under the condition that the Pirates dress as Mike's friends visiting from Manhattan.
16b3b"Hot Dog"Oleg KuzovkovVera DuffyOleg KuzovkovJanuary 21, 2001 (2001-01-21)203b
Mike is sick of eating coconut-based meals, so Og creates a hotdog machine. Since everyone is more or less vegetarian, and the ingredients of the hotdog are vague, Og improvises causing a near riot with everybody who goes into a hot dog eating craze.
17a4a"That Sinking Feeling"Elena RogovaMichael Ryan
Michael Ryan and Vera Duffy (story)
Elena RogovaFebruary 4, 2001 (2001-02-04)204a
Wendell warns everyone that the island is sinking.
17b4b"Founder's Day"Alexander GurievSusan ShermanSergey Merinov and
Alexander Guriev
February 4, 2001 (2001-02-04)204b
The Albonquetanians celebrate the founding of their island with a musical play.
18a5a"Giant Steps"Slava UshakovMichael RyanSlava UshakovFebruary 18, 2001 (2001-02-18)205a
Mike and Lancelot must collect a piece of shell from the waga-waga bird, a piece of web from the geyser spider, and the eyetooth of the black shark to prevent a "Giant" from invading the island.
18b5b"Night of the Living Ancestors"Alexander TatarskyCharles SwensonEduard Kiritch and
Vasiko Bedoshvili
February 18, 2001 (2001-02-18)205b
Queeks, who was in a very angry mood, attempts to curse Mike, by bringing the island's ancestors back from the dead. Instead they take a liking to Mike and cause misery to the others on the island.
19a6a"For the Love of Mike"Mikhail TumeliaVera Duffy, and Susan Sherman (story)Andrey Sokolov and
Mikhail Tumelia
March 4, 2001 (2001-03-04)206a
Haggis and Baggis declare their undying love for Mike.
19b6b"Sparks"Alexander GurievMichael Ryan, and Mikhail Shindel (story)Sergey Merinov and
Alexander Guriev
March 4, 2001 (2001-03-04)206b
Mike is having trouble sleeping through all the darkness, so Og invents the lightbulb.
20a7a"Brave Sir Lancelot"Elena RogovaSusan ShermanElena RogovaApril 29, 2001 (2001-04-29)207a
Lancelot becomes covered in gold paint and worshipped by a tribe of land turtles.
20b7b"The Big Game"Alexander TatarskyCharles Swenson
Charles Swenson and Michael Ryan (story)
Eduard Kiritch and
Vasiko Bedoshvili
April 29, 2001 (2001-04-29)207b
Mike attempts to train a elephant named Abelard who has no confidence in himself in order to beat Lu and her elephant in a game of croquet/Polo for the Lady Smythe Trophy.
21a8a"Flustering Footwear Flotsam"Mikhail TumeliaVera Duffy, and Michael Ryan (story)Andrey Sokolov and
Mikhail Tumelia
May 6, 2001 (2001-05-06)208a
A intermodal container with a cargo-load of shoes wash up on the island and everyone goes crazy over them, while they just drive Queeks and Mike crazy.
21b8b"Fathers and Pies"Alexander GurievSusan ShermanSergey Merinov and
Alexander Guriev
May 6, 2001 (2001-05-06)208b
After a freak accident in Og's workshop, Margery and Alfred believe that Og's been turned into a pie.
22a9a"Queeks, Queeks, Who's
Got the Queeks?"
Alexander TatarskyMichael RyanEduard Kiritch and
Vasiko Bedoshvili
May 6, 2001 (2001-05-06)209a
The Cuzzlewits kidnap Queeks and Mike sets off to rescue him.
22b9b"Alfred, Lord of the Jungle"Elena Rogova and
Alexander Guriev
Vera DuffyElena RogovaMay 6, 2001 (2001-05-06)209b
A stereotypical North American documenter shows up on the island to film a documentary and winds up filming an action film starring Alfred.
23a10a"The King of Curtains"Mikhail TumeliaSusan ShermanAndrey Sokolov and
Mikhail Tumelia
May 20, 2001 (2001-05-20)210a
Lancelot and the Islanders finds an old message in a bottle thinking it was from the king of England. But a salesman named Bob Johnson, King of Curtains, arrives on the island to sell curtains instead.
23b10b"Margery the Duck"Alexander GurievSusan ShermanSergey Merinov and
Alexander Guriev
May 20, 2001 (2001-05-20)210b
Og's experiment accidentally hypnotizes Margery into thinking she's a duck.
24a11a"A Freudian Split"Valery KonoplevCharles Swenson
Mikhail Shindel and Susan Sherman (story)
Valery KonoplevMay 20, 2001 (2001-05-20)211a
Pig and Goat argue about peanut butter and jelly and Og gets caught in the middle. While Mike suggest that they should have a debate and winds up as a free-for-all brawl.
24b11b"Fitness Fever"Slava UshakovMichael Ryan, and Mikhail Shindel (story)Slava UshakovMay 20, 2001 (2001-05-20)211b
Wendell despairs over his weight gain and Mike offers to help him lose it. Wendell also coins the term "Albonquetanian" in this episode.
25a12a"The Hunter and the Hunted"Elena RogovaSusan ShermanElena RogovaMay 27, 2001 (2001-05-27)212a
Alfred nails the wombat on the wombat's birthday and upsets him by doing a victory taunt. The wombat retaliates, discouraging Alfred from hunting. And Mike acts like a envoy to have the two make up.
25b12b"To Serve Lu"Alexander TatarskyMichael RyanVasiko Bedoshvili
and Eduard Kiritch
May 27, 2001 (2001-05-27)212b
Mike becomes Lu's slave when Lu tricks her into giving up her Action Guy comic book after losing a bet. Lancelot is off the hook, but feels guilty for it and tells Mike thru pantomime of how Lu rigged the game to her favor.
26a13a"The Three Amigas"Alexander GurievVera Duffy
Vera Duffy and Susan Sherman (story)
Sergey Merinov and
Alexander Guriev
May 27, 2001 (2001-05-27)213a
Lu is jealous of Mike and Hermione's newfound friendship and tries to ruin it.
26b13b"Sleeping Ugly"Mikhail TumeliaCharles SwensonAndrey Sokolov and
Mikhail Tumelia
May 27, 2001 (2001-05-27)213b
Miss Hortense the Sleeping Ugly Hag is accidentally awakened by Queeks' kiss causing total misery for Queeks.

References

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