Meeow!
| Meeow! / Meusaidh | |
|---|---|
|
Meeow! Titles with Maisie Mac | |
| Genre | Children's Television |
| Written by | Roland Moore, Les Brooksbank |
| Directed by | Les Orton |
| Composer(s) | The Singing Kettle |
| Country of origin | Scotland |
| Original language(s) | English / Gaelic |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Robin Lyons |
| Running time | 10 min |
| Production company(s) |
STV Productions (Scottish Television) |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV Network (CITV) |
| Picture format | 4:3 |
| Original release | 5 January 2000 – 2002 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Maisie MacKenzie |
| External links | |
| Production website | |
Meeow! (Gaelic version: Meusaidh) is an animated children's series based on the Maisie MacKenzie books by Aileen Paterson. 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 in to 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 is still airs on BBC Alba. From March 2015, the series airs as part of the "Weans' World" block on STV Glasgow and STV Edinburgh.
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.
- 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 | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "What Masiesmac did next" | TBA |
| 2 | "Maisie Mac Loves Paris" | TBA |
| Maisie has a rough day in Paris, but a mouse named Alphonse helps her out. | ||
| 3 | "Masiesmac goes to Hospital." | TBA |
| 4 | "Masiesmac and the private treasure." | TBA |
| 5 | "Masiesmac Saves the day" | TBA |
| 6 | "Maisie Mac in the rain forest" | TBA |
| 7 | "Maisie Mac goes to school" | TBA |
| 8 | "Maisie Mac goes to Hollywood" | TBA |
| 9 | "Maisie Mac and the lochness monster" | TBA |
| Maisie goes on holiday to the Scottish Highlands, hoping to see the Lochness Monster, while troubled by a trio of troublesome cats. | ||
| 10 | "Maisie Mac and the Gorilla" | TBA |
| Maisie and her friends chase after what they think is a live gorilla on the loose. | ||
| 11 | "Maisie Mac" | TBA |
| 12 | "Maisie Mac in Egypt" | TBA |
| Maisie stumbles on a secret entrance to an ancient pyramid and her Daddy excavates it. | ||
| 13 | "Maisie Mac and the puffer" | TBA |
| 14 | "Merry Christmas Maisie Mac" | TBA |
| Daddy is trapped in China and is not able to join Maisie for Christmas, until a miracle is granted. | ||
| 15 | "Maisie Mac in Moscow" | TBA |
| 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" | TBA |
| 17 | "Maisie Mac lost in Glasgow" | TBA |
| 18 | "Cat burglar" | TBA |
| 19 | "Holiday Surprises" | TBA |
| 20 | "Maisie Mac in Japan" | TBA |
| Maisie and her granny visit Noreko Hatsumi in Japan and help Noreko's sumo wrestling brother Kobana to prepare for his match. | ||
| 21 | "Maisie Mac in the big apple" | TBA |
| 22 | "Maisie Mac in Australia" | TBA |
| Maisie and her father have an adventurous journey crossing the Australian Bush guided by Skipper kangaroo. | ||
| 23 | "Maisie Mac at the Highland games" | TBA |
| 24 | "Maisie Mac joins the brownies" | TBA |
| 25 | "Maisie Mac and the owl hoot" | TBA |
| 26 | "Maisie Mac hits the right note." | TBA |