Mouk


Mouk is a French animated television series produced by Millimages, adapted from the work of Marc Boutavant, and directed by François Narboux. 62 episodes were produced. The show has aired in Canada, United Kingdom and South Africa, as well as other countries.

Synopsis

The show is about two bike-riding travelers, Mouk and Chavapa, who have adventures as they travel around the world.
Each episode begins with Mouk and Chavapa chatting via webcam to their friends Popo and Mita back home. The friends say how excited they are to tell Mouk and Chavapa something interesting that has happened to them, but before they can, Mouk interrupts with a story of his travels. The friends usually do not get the chance to tell their story.

Characters

Main

  • Mouk – The show's namesake, a brown bear who is the series' main protagonist.
  • Chavapa – A grey cat who is Mouk's best friend, and the series' second main protagonist.
  • Mita – Popo's Sister and Mouk and Chavapa's friend. correspond with in each episode, through video chats.
  • Popo – Mita's brother and another of Mouk and Chavapa's friends. Popo, who speaks in a British accent, regularly joins the video chats.

Recurring

  • Anosy – A female ring-tailed lemur who lives in Madagascar. She appears in the episodes “Christmas in the Sun”, “Turtle Time", “Chameleon”, and “Baobab Cafe”.
  • Abby and Tadi – Two arctic foxes from Canada. They both appear in the episodes "Shooting Star" and "Hockey".
  • Bouba – a baboon, who lives in Africa. He appears in the episodes "Good as New" and "The Whistling Language".
  • Cassandra – A cat who lives in Crete, Greece. She appears in the episodes "The Bicycle Race", "Little Fish Grow Up", "The Festival", and "Pottery", as well as the game based on the show.
  • Joropo and Raina – Two ocelots who live in Venezuela. They both appear in the episodes "The Great Crossing" and "Instruments Do Grow on Trees!" as well as the aforementioned game.
  • Kalpita – A tiger who lives in India. She appears in the episodes "Holi" and "The Indian Vase".
  • Lin Hue – A fox who lives in Vietnam. She appears in the episodes "In the Paddy Fields", "The Bamboo Plantation" and "Puppet Masters".
  • Miko – A Japanese bobtail cat who lives in Tokyo, Japan. She appears in the episodes "Small Is Beautiful" and "Runaway Robot", as well as the game.
  • Kanaki – Like Miko, he also lives in Tokyo, Japan. He appears in the episodes "Kabuki" and "Mouk's Birthday".
  • Sidney – A koala who lives in Australia. He appears in the episodes "Wallabies' Rock" and "Windmill".

Broadcast

In Canada, the series airs on TVOKids. In the United States, Ultra Kidz premiered the series in Spanish on 4 September 2017. In Brazil, it is airing by TV Escola
and ZooMoo. In the United Kingdom, it airs on Disney Junior. In the United States, it is airing now on Sprout.
Other broadcasters:

Games

TVOKids has a flash game based on the show where several regions can be explored with an associated character.
  • Canada with Ameruk
  • Crete with Cassandra
  • India with Kalpita
  • Japan with Miko
  • Venezuela with Raina