Meeow!
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Meeow! | |
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Genre | Children's Television |
Written by | Roland Moore, Les Brooksbank |
Directed by | Les Orton |
Narrated by | Stanley Baxter (English) Tony Kearney (Gaelic) |
Composer | The Singing Kettle |
Country of origin | Scotland |
Original language | English / Gaelic |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 26 |
Production | |
Producer | Robin Lyons |
Running time | 10 min |
Production companies | Siriol Animation The Sleepy Kids Company Ltd STV Productions (Scottish Television) |
Original release | |
Network | ITV Network (CITV) |
Release | 5 January 2000 – 2002 |
Related | |
Maisie MacKenzie |
Meeow! (Gaelic version: Meusaidh) is a Scottish animated children's series based on the Maisie MacKenzie books by Aileen Paterson, and produced simultaneously in English and Gaelic versions. The series is about a young cat named Maisie Mac who lives with her grandmother in Morningside in Edinburgh as her explorer father is always away.
Scottish Television in association with The Gaelic Committee, decided to make the book into a cartoon series, with Siriol Animation doing the animation.[1] The stories were narrated by Scottish comedian Stanley Baxter (English version) and by actor Tony Kearney (Gaelic), and the theme music (both versions) was produced by The Singing Kettle. Its first run was featured on ITV children's block, CITV.
The programme was re-aired in 2009 on wknd@stv - a children's television strand on Scottish television channel, STV. The Gaelic version still airs on BBC Alba. From March 2015, the series airs as part of the "Weans' World" block on STV Glasgow and STV Edinburgh.
The rights of the show was owned by The Sleepy Kids Company Ltd (who also produced Potsworth & Co. and Budgie the Little Helicopter) which was later changed to SKD Media and Entertainment Rights, then dissolved into Classic Media (now DreamWorks Classics, in turn owned by DreamWorks Animation, a subsidiary of NBCUniversal) and later became the property of Universal Television in 2016.
Characters
- Maisie "Maisie Mac" MacKenzie - A young Scottish cat who wishes to be an explorer like her father.
- Granny/Isabella MacKenzie - Maisie's grandmother. She looks after Maisie whilst Daddy is away.
- Mrs. Marjorie McKitty - Maisie and Granny's neighbour.
- Archie - Maisie's best friend.
- Lydia McSporran - Mrs McKitty's niece.
- Daddy - Maisie's father who travels the world as part of his job at Edinburgh University as a professor.
- Maureen and Doreen Purrdy - Maisie's twin friends from her ballet class.
- Tommy and Morag McTwirl - two snooty senior dancers from Maisie's ballet class.
Episodes
No. | Title (Gaelic version) | Title (English version) | Summary | Original airdate |
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1 | What Maisie Mac Did Next | Archie takes Maisie with Mrs. McKitty to the museum. While hiding, Maisie is accidentally locked in the museum at night. | ||
2 | Maisie Mac Loves Paris | Maisie has a rough day in Paris, but a mouse named Alphonse helps her out. | ||
3 | Masie Mac Goes to Hospital | |||
4 | Masie Mac and the Pirate Treasure | |||
5 | Masie Mac Saves the Day | Maisie has a big football game on the same day as her cousin's wedding day. After saving the cake from going to ruin, Maisie is able to attend the Wembleys match. | ||
6 | Maisie Mac in the Rainforest | |||
7 | Maisie Mac Goes to School | |||
8 | Maisie Mac Goes to Hollywood | |||
9 | Maisie Mac and the Loch Ness Monster | Maisie goes on holiday to the Scottish Highlands, hoping to see the Loch Ness Monster, while troubled by a trio of troublesome cats. | ||
10 | Maisie Mac and the Gorilla | Maisie and her friends chase after what they think is a live gorilla on the loose. | ||
11 | Maisie Mac's Festival Adventure | Maisie goes with her Canadian Mountie friends when a thief steals a handbag. With the help of Tommy the milkman and his horse, Maisie nabs the thief. | ||
12 | Maisie Mac in Egypt | Maisie stumbles on a secret entrance to an ancient pyramid and her Daddy excavates it. | ||
13 | Maisie Mac and the Puffer | |||
14 | Merry Christmas Maisie Mac | Daddy is trapped in China and is not able to join Maisie for Christmas, until a miracle is granted. | ||
15 | Maisie Mac in Moscow | Maisie and The Purrdy Twins go to Moscow to dance a ballet with snooty Tommy & Morag McTwirl and supervised by the strict Sergei Jumpov. | ||
16 | Maisie Mac's Mountain Rescue | |||
17 | Maisie Mac Lost in Glasgow | |||
18 | Cat Burglar | |||
19 | Holiday Surprises | |||
20 | Maisie Mac in Japan | |||
21 | Maisie Mac in the Big Apple | |||
22 | Maisie Mac in Australia | Maisie and her father have an adventurous journey crossing the Australian Bush guided by Skipper kangaroo. | ||
23 | Maisie Mac at the Highland Games | |||
24 | Maisie Mac Joins the Brownies | |||
25 | 25.06.2003 | Maisie Mac and the Owl Hoot | ||
26 | 01.10.2003 | Maisie Mac Hits the Right Note |
References
External links
- 2000 British television programme debuts
- 2002 British television programme endings
- 2000s British children's television series
- 2000s Scottish television series
- BBC Alba programmes
- 2000s British animated television series
- British children's television programmes
- English-language television programs
- ITV children's television programmes
- Scottish television programmes
- Television programmes produced by Scottish Television
- British animated television programmes featuring anthropomorphic characters
- DreamWorks Classics
- Television shows set in Edinburgh
- Animated television series stubs