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She's obviously a Chinese Crested (although her coating of short fur suggests her having been born somewhere between the hairless & powderpuff varieties, or possibly having trace amounts of something else such as Italian Greyhound.) In any event the message is clear: Watch. Of course the wannabe-dashing Mike is constantly attempting to impress and woo her. My favorite character is definitely Iris she's awesome. I could even see it expanding without losing its unique, delightful charms. Mighty Mike absolutely deserves to catch on and become a known favorite. I've also been most enjoying the aforementioned Puppy Dog Pals (I'm fond of Hissy & Cupcake, the purple cat & dog), Mickey & the Roadster Racers (certainly no masterpiece but more mature and interesting than Clubhouse), and The Lion Guard (significantly flawed but overall has done an excellent job of working with Simba's Pride and has many wonderful characters and episodes.) UK's "Masha and the Bear" is another sporting stunning animation and realistic designs (the bear's home basically defines "cozy.") Pup Academy on Disney is Air Bud-style live-action that, so far, isn't among the best talking-dog productions I've seen. Gotta love Freddy the flamingo in particular. has great everything too-characters, designs, visuals, music, story, etc. I'm especially fond of Blanche the pink bunny I'd also recommend the Australian "Bluey" on Disney, about a family of red and blue heelers (Australian Cattle Dogs.) It's extremely stylized but cute, reminding me somewhat of Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! Disney's T.O.T.S. Norman Picklestripes, also on UK? Adorable woodland-critter stop-motion in a cozy setting with cute stories and songs, lovable characters, and good messages. And Mighty Mike is only my favorite of the toons I've begun watching regularly.
To find this kind of non-Flash CGI in a series was a pretty mind-blowing breath of fresh air. I hate the extremely cartoony, blobby, doodle-ish style that I think started around Adventure Time and now seems to be used by nearly every television animator. The house and patio/pool are so enviably well-designed and detailed they look like a home-plan simulation. The setting and characters are fully believable. I've always greatly preferred greater realism, and boy does this have it. The art style and animation are almost photorealistic, nearly on par with Pixar, better than most Dreamworks/Blue Sky/Sony-caliber animated films.what I'm getting at is, it's astonishing to see on TV. It's set in Mike's home and backyard, which must be in the southwestern US. There's minimal dialog, and as with the baby Muppets' and Looney Tunes' nannies, we don't see the humans' faces. It's charming, clever, creative, classic, cartoonish physical comedy that's highly enjoyable by all ages-in the vein of things like Wallace and Gromit, Looney Tunes, etc. Each half-hour episode consists of three segments depicting the wacky hijinks of Mike the Pug, his family's kitten and turtle trio, the neighbors' beautiful dog Iris, and two ceaselessly antagonistic raccoons named Freddy and Mercury. I found this on Universal Kids and thought, "A Pug cartoon? Is this their answer to Puppy Dog Pals?" (Yes, I'm an adult who can't quit skipping between that channel and Disney Junior.) I quickly came to realize that no, it's much more than that, and also to question whether I was just dreaming because the show seemed so tailored to me.