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Mixels
Also known asMonsters
Genre
Created by
  • John Fang
  • David P. Smith
Story by
  • David P. Smith
  • John Fang
  • Jordan Reicheck
Directed by
  • John Fang
  • Jordan Reicheck
Creative directorDavid P. Smith
Composers
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes26
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Pernelle Hayes
  • Donna Smith
Editors
  • Rob Getzschman
  • Tony Tedford
Running time
  • 30 seconds–3 minutes (shorts)
  • 5–9 minutes (minisodes)
  • 21–22 minutes (specials)
Production companies
Original release
NetworkCartoon Network
ReleaseFebruary 12, 2014 (2014-02-12) –
October 1, 2016 (2016-10-01)

Mixels is an American animated television series that aired on Cartoon Network and was co-produced by The Lego Group and Cartoon Network Studios.[1] The series first aired on February 12, 2014, with a new episode of Teen Titans Go!. The series revolves around the Mixels, small creatures that can mix and combine with one another. The Mixels are opposed by the evil Nixels, small, discolored and evil creatures led by King Nixel.

Although previous Lego series, such as Lego Ninjago and Lego Legends of Chima, use CGI animation, Mixels made use of Toon Boom Harmony software, animated at Atomic Cartoons, Inc., before later being animated traditionally at Digital eMation, Inc., Big Star Entertainment, Inc., and Saerom Animation, Inc. A mobile app was released for the series on March 4, 2014, named Calling All Mixels, and even earlier two websites, one on the LEGO website and another owned by Cartoon Network, were launched where fans can learn about the Mixels. Nine series of collectible Lego building toys were also released, based on the characters. On February 19, 2014, the series had begun airing as an interstitial program on Boomerang.

The TV series wrapped up production in July 2016, and the series finale aired on October 1, 2016.

Premise

Mixels consists of 24 tribes who each have a different color scheme and inhabit a fantasy landscape. These creatures can Mix (a two-Mixel combination), Max (a three-Mixel combination and the tribe's own one), and Murp (a failed Mix) in all kinds of situations, using items called cubits, which inhabit the Mixels.

Episodes

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
122February 12, 2014 (2014-02-12)August 31, 2014 (2014-08-31)
24March 9, 2015 (2015-03-09)October 1, 2016 (2016-10-01)

Season 1 (2014)

No. in
series
No. in
season
Title Written and storyboarded by Original air date Production
code
11"Coconapple"UnknownFebruary 12, 2014 (2014-02-12)501-296-01A
Seismo and Zorch try to get a coconapple (combination of "coconut" and "apple") hanging from a tree.
22"Hot Lava Shower"UnknownFebruary 12, 2014 (2014-02-12)501-296-02F
Vulk gets the Infernites to fix the Lava Shower, and they Max to unclog the pipes, but they heat a toilet and water fountain, resulting in burning Teslo's mouth and Krader's rear.
33"Cookironi"UnknownFebruary 12, 2014 (2014-02-12)501-296-02B
Nine first-wave Mixels fight over a single cookironi (combination of "cookie" and "macaroni").
44"Electrock"UnknownFebruary 19, 2014 (2014-02-19)501-296-01D
The Cragsters have a digging contest, but Krader digs into the Electroid kingdom. The other Cragsters find him and everyone ends up dancing in an Electrock (mix between electric and rock) dance party. They later Max and have another contest.
55"Nixels"UnknownFebruary 26, 2014 (2014-02-26)501-296-01E
Flain and Seismo want to have fun on the lava slide, but some Nixels try to nix their fun. Therefore, they fight off the Nixels by mixing.
66"Murp"UnknownMarch 5, 2014 (2014-03-05)501-296-01C
Flain and Krader try getting across a river to get to the Fun-Fun Barbecue Party which Teslo calls super-fun, but they keep making a Murp no matter what they try. They eventually mix, and the party turns super-lame.
77"Pothole"UnknownMarch 5, 2014 (2014-03-05)501-296-02A
Zaptor and Vulk mix to get rid of a pothole on the road, making a white background appear.
88"Mailman"UnknownMarch 12, 2014 (2014-03-12)501-296-02E
When his ceramic Teddy Butterfly does not arrive on time, Shuff teams up with the other Cragsters to catch a lightning-fast mailman, Zorch.
99"Another Nixel"UnknownMarch 19, 2014 (2014-03-19)501-296-02D
Major Nixel tells the Nixels to bring him cubits.
1010"Changing a Light Bulb"UnknownMay 5, 2014 (2014-05-05)501-296-01B
The Electroids (in a lesson) make their Max to change a lightbulb when the old one goes out.
1111"Rockball"UnknownMay 5, 2014 (2014-05-05)501-296-02C
Krader and the Cragsters challenge Flain and the Infernites to a game of Rockball.
1212"Wrong Colors"UnknownMay 21, 2014 (2014-05-21)501-296-03A
Volectro and Shuff get chased by hundreds of Nixels, but the only cubit that they have has the wrong colors, so it is up to Flurr and Gobba to save them.
1313"Mix Over"
"Nixel 'Mix Over'"
UnknownMay 28, 2014 (2014-05-28)501-296-03F
Major Nixel tells the Nixels to steal cubits from Balk and Lunk by painting them like Mixels.
1414"Bar B Cubes"UnknownMay 28, 2014 (2014-05-28)501-296-03B
Vulk and Slumbo mix and open a Bar-B-Cube stand, while Krader and Volectro mix and open a Rock-Pop (parody of Pop Rocks) stand. Both try to get Gobba to buy free samples of their snacks because he has only one muck.
1515"Snow Half Pipe"UnknownJune 5, 2014 (2014-06-05)501-296-04C
Flain, Krader, Jawg, Kraw, Slumbo, and Flurr do tricks and mix on an ice half-pipe (save for Flain and Krader, who make a Murp).
1616"Hamlogna Conveyorbelt"UnknownJune 5, 2014 (2014-06-05)501-296-03G
Zaptor wants more Hamlogna sandwiches, so he makes the conveyor belt go too fast for Lunk and Tentro, who then mix to help. Jawg eventually eats all the Hamlogna sandwiches.
1717"Vaudeville Fun"UnknownJune 12, 2014 (2014-06-12)501-296-04B
Kraw and Gobba mix to make an audition judged by Vulk, Slumbo, and Volectro. Nothing goes well, though.
1818"Fang Gang Log Toss"UnknownJune 19, 2014 (2014-06-19)501-296-04A
Chomly and Jawg play Log Toss, despite Slumbo and Flain's protests. Therefore, they make them into a log-shaped Murp and continue playing.
1919"High Five"UnknownJune 19, 2014 (2014-06-19)501-296-03E
Slumbo and Kraw mix to give Chomly high-fives. They eventually make a Murp.
2020"Elevator"UnknownJune 26, 2014 (2014-06-26)501-296-03C
Lunk has to quickly get to Balk's birthday party. However, he is too slow to reach the elevator. Therefore, he mixes with Tentro to make it in time.
2121"The Biggest and Most Epic Mixels Minisode Ever"
"Epic Comedy Adventure"
David P. Smith, John Fang, and Dominic BisignanoAugust 31, 2014 (2014-08-31)701-???-200
Major Nixel attempts to ruin the Mixels' annual event the Mixfest, so the first two series tribal leaders must stop him and his Nixel army to save Mixel Land.
2222"Murp Romp"
"Murp Rump"
David P. Smith, John Fang, and Dominic BisignanoAugust 31, 2014 (2014-08-31)701-???-200
Scorpi and Glurt accidentally Mix into a horrible Murp that goes loose and starts to destroy everything, so Glomp, Torts, Footi, and Hoogi must stop him from sliming and slicing everything up before it is too late.

Season 2 (2015–16)

No. in
series
No. in
season
Title Written and storyboarded by Original air date Production
code
231"Moon Madness[a]"Michael Diederich, Douglas McCarthy, and John Fang
Miranda Dressler (additional storyboarder)
March 9, 2015 (2015-03-09)701-???-400
The Infernite Cousins go on a camping trip, which quickly turns into an alien abduction, revealing new Mixels on the Mixel Moon.
242"Quest for the Mixamajig"
"A Quest for the Lost Mixamajig"
Michael Diederich and Skip JonesSeptember 26, 2015 (2015-09-26)701-029-600
A group of Mixels set out on a quest for the mythical Mixamajig without knowing that it is part of King Nixel's plot.
253"Every Knight Has Its Day"Michael Diederich, Skip Jones, and Steven BanksMarch 5, 2016 (2016-03-05)701-030-700

Camillot and Mixadel go to Mixopolis Middle School to learn how to mix with the "common" Mixels.

Note: This episode isn't available on YouTube by Lego.
264"Nixel Nixel Go Away"Michael Diederich, Skip Jones, and Steven BanksOctober 1, 2016 (2016-10-01)701-???-900

Booger must stop King Nixel from replacing Cubits with "I-Cubits" and taking over Mixopolis.

Note: This episode isn't available on YouTube by Lego.

Merchandise

Lego Mixels

Lego Mixels
Three of the sets from Series 1 (from left to right: Flain, Volectro, and Seismo).
SubjectCombining
Licensed fromThe Lego Group
Availability2014–2016
Total sets90[2]
Official website

Lego Mixels (stylized as LEGO Mixels) was a Lego theme based on a variety of tribes living in a fantastical diverse world and are small creatures that can mix and combine with one another to create new characters. The theme was first introduced in 2014. It was eventually discontinued by the end of 2016.

Overview

The Lego Group handles all toy merchandise for the Mixels franchise, and Cartoon Network handles all non-toy merchandising. The Lego Mixels buildable collectible figurines went on sale on March 1, 2014. Each character has their own set, and nine were released as part of series one. For each tribe, one of the three sets contains a Nixel. Series 2 was released at the end of May, and Series 3 was released at the end of August. Series 4 was released on February 1, 2015.[3][4]

Development

Before Cartoon Network came to Lego, Mixels was called Monsters. It had sets of five in a tribe with overly simple designs. Some design changes include Shuff and Seismo's names being swapped with each other, Shuff having a looser crystal on his head that would have looked more like hair, Vulk's ears being red instead of black, the Nixels coming in various shapes, and Balk originally being shorter and squatter with thinner tentacles and smaller pupils. Kraw was originally named Bouncer, Gobba was Chippo, and Tentro was Flexi; other sources still slip up on Tentro and call him Flexi, though, including the Lego Magazine once.[citation needed]

Lego designer Gemma Anderson explained the importance of the Max figure in designing each tribe's individual figures and stating that, "During the sketching phase, I would consider what the tribe theme is and then work out what the max could be, at the same time wondering how I can use certain parts from the Max in the 3 small Mixels. It's often a case of going back and forth between the 3 models and the Max." Anderson also highlighted the importance in the characters' faces in capturing a unique personality and explained, "The eyes and mouths are a huge part of the personality of the Mixel, changing the eyebrows for example can drastically change the expressions from sad to happy, or even angry! We would often brainstorm on the names of the character; some of them might be inside jokes with the team. One example is 'Tuth' in Series 8, it was a joke in the team that me being from Wales, I pronounce some words a little differently, such as 'tooth' sounding more like 'tuth'. We decided during the naming process, we would try to name that one Mixel how I pronounce it, and we succeeded."[5]

Construction sets

According to BrickLink, The Lego Group released 90 playsets as part of the Lego Mixels theme.[2] The product line was eventually discontinued by the end of 2016.[6]

Discontinuation

Shortly after Cartoon Network announced that the episode "Nixel Nixel Go Away" will be the series finale, The Lego Group cancelled production of the toy line. As a result, the theme was discontinued.[7][8]

Awards and nominations

In 2014, Mixels won the Pocket Money award at the London Toy Fair Best New Toy Awards.[9]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ This special was divided into six shorts: "Only You Can Prevent Forest Freezes, Only You!", "Houston, We Have a Problem!", "Crater Tots!", "Things That Go Murp in the Night!", "Don't Pull the Gravity Plug!", and "Tall Tales From Da Moon!"

References

  1. ^ Zahed, Ramin (February 15, 2014). "The Mixel Invasion Has Begun!". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  2. ^ Chan, Robert (January 31, 2014). "The Cutest, Trippiest Lego Cartoon Ever: Meet the 'Mixels'". TV.Yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 2014-03-05. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
  3. ^ White, Adam (August 14, 2022). "LEGO Look Back – LEGO Mixels". BricksFanz.com.
  4. ^ Hancock, Graham (January 7, 2017). "LEGO Mixels Designer Explains the Design Process". BrickFanatics.com. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Mixels LEGO Sets". BrickEconomy. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  6. ^ Hancock, Graham E. (August 30, 2016). "LEGO Mixels Nixed". BrickFanatics.com. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
  7. ^ "Themes". Lego.com. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  8. ^ Hutchins, Robert (January 31, 2014). "Cartoon Network and LEGO's Mixels Set for UK Debut in February". Toynews-online.biz. Archived from the original on 2014-11-03. Retrieved 2015-10-27.