History WesternAnimation / MikeLuAndOg

When 11-year-old Michelanne "Mike" Mazinsky (Creator/NikaFutterman) is asked by her school where she would like to go as a foreign exchange student, she was mostly joking when she replied "a tropical island". To her surprise, her school is happy to accommodate that request. So, where is she off to? {{UsefulNotes/Hawaii}}? {{UsefulNotes/Guam}}? Somewhere in UsefulNotes/TheCaribbean? Try an uncharted island somewhere in the South Pacific, inhabited only by the descendants of the British sailors and pirates that got stranded there centuries prior, as well as some wildlife that's probably more intelligent than any of them.

While Mike is happy enough with the odd arrangement -- it's still a tropical island, after all -- she does still miss New York City and all the modern staples that existed back home. Thankfully, this is a cultural exchange program, and the locals are just as interested in learning all about "television" and "apartment buildings" as she was about catching some sun and breathing non-smoggy air. And so alongside her new best friends, the island's bratty self-appointed princess Lu Bellissimo Albonquetine (Creator/NancyCartwright) and her soft-spoken inventor cousin Og (Creator/DeeBradleyBaker), Mike attempts to recreate elements of modern life, all while learning from the local culture along the way.

When 11-year-old Michelanne "Mike" Mazinsky (Creator/NikaFutterman) is asked by her school where she would like to go as a foreign exchange student, she was mostly joking when she replied "a tropical island". To her surprise, her school is happy to accommodate that request. So, where is she off to? {{UsefulNotes/Hawaii}}? {{UsefulNotes/Guam}}? Somewhere inUsefulNotes/TheCaribbean? Try an uncharted island somewhere in the South Pacific, inhabited only by the descendants of the British sailors and pirates that got stranded there centuries prior, as well as some wildlife that's probably more intelligent than any of them.

When 11-year-old Michelanne "Mike" Mazinsky (Creator/NikaFutterman) is asked by her school where she would like to go as a foreign exchange student, she was mostly joking when she replied "a tropical island". To her surprise, her school is happy to accommodate that request. So, where is she off to? {{UsefulNotes/Hawaii}}? {{UsefulNotes/Guam}}? Somewhere in the Caribbean? Try an uncharted island somewhere in the South Pacific, inhabited only by the descendants of the British sailors and pirates that got stranded there centuries prior, as well as some wildlife that's probably more intelligent than any of them.

When 11-year-old Michelanne "Mike" Mazinsky (Creator/NikaFutterman) is asked by her school where she would like to go as a foreign exchange student, she was mostly joking when she replied "a tropical island". To her surprise, her school is happy to accommodate that request. So, where is she off to? Hawaii? Guam? Somewhere in the Caribbean? Try an uncharted island somewhere in the South Pacific, inhabited only by the descendants of the British sailors and pirates that got stranded there centuries prior, as well as some wildlife that's probably more intelligent than any of them.

When 11-year-old Michelanne "Mike" Mazinsky (Creator/NikaFutterman) is asked by her school where she'd like to go as a foreign exchange student, she was mostly joking when said "a tropical island". To her surprise, her school is happy to accommodate that request. So, where's she off to? Hawaii? Guam? Somewhere in the Caribbean? Try an uncharted island somewhere in the South Pacific, inhabited only by the descendants of the British sailors and pirates that got stranded there centuries prior, as well as some wildlife that's probably more intelligent than any of them.

When 11-year-old Michelanne "Mike" Mazinsky (Creator/NikaFutterman) is asked by her school where she'd like to go as a foreign exchange student, she was mostly joking when said "a tropical island". To her surprise, her school is happy to accommodate that request. So, where's she off to? Hawaii? Gaum? Somewhere in the Caribbean? Try an uncharted island somewhere in the South Pacific, inhabited only by the descendants of the British sailors and pirates that got stranded there centuries prior, as well as some wildlife that's probably more intelligent than any of them.

When young 11-year-old New Yorker Michelanne "Mike" Mazinsky (Creator/NikaFutterman) is asked by her school where she'd like to go as a foreign exchange student, she was mostly joking when said "a tropical island". To her surprise, her school is happy to accommodate that request. So, where's she off to? Hawaii? Gaum? Somewhere in the Caribbean? Try an uncharted island somewhere in the South Pacific, inhabited only by the descendants of the British sailors and pirates that got stranded there centuries prior, as well as some wildlife that's probably more intelligent than any of them.

While Mike is happy enough with the odd arrangement -- it's still a tropical island, after all -- she does still miss Manhattan and all the modern staples that existed back home. Thankfully, this is a cultural exchange program, and the locals are just as interested in learning all about "television" and "apartment buildings". And so alongside her new best friends, the island's bratty self-appointed princess Lu Bellissimo Albonquetine (Creator/NancyCartwright) and her soft-spoken inventor cousin Og (Creator/DeeBradleyBaker), Mike attempts to recreate elements of modern life, all while learning from the local culture along the way.

''Mike, Lu, & Og'' is an American/Russian animated series created by Mikhail Shindel, Mikhail Aldashin, and Charles Swensen for Creator/CartoonNetwork, serving as the network' seventh Creator/CartoonCartoons. The series aired from 1999 to 2001.

In a unexpected case of BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor, young 11-year-old New Yorker Michelanne "Mike" Mazinsky (Creator/NikaFutterman) is asked by her school where she'd like to go as a foreign exchange student. When she jokingly asks to be sent to a tropical island as part of the program, her school readily accommodates that request... by leaving her on an uncharted island somewhere in the South Pacific, inhabited only by the descendants of the British sailors and pirates that got stranded there centuries prior, as well as some wildlife that's probably more intelligent than any of them.

While Mike is happy enough with the odd arrangement -- it's still a tropical island, after all -- she does still miss Manhattan and all the modern staples that existed back in the United States. Thankfully, this is a cultural exchange program, and the locals are just as interesting in learning about "television" and "apartment buildings". And so alongside her new best friends, the island's bratty self-appointed princess Lu Bellissimo Albonquetine (Creator/NancyCartwright) and her soft-spoken inventor cousin Og (Creator/DeeBradleyBaker), Mike attempts to recreate elements of modern life, all while learning from the local culture along the way.

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->''"Ain't no burger stands, ain't no disco bands, on the island where nobody goes."''

One of the last of Creator/CartoonNetwork's original lineup of Creator/CartoonCartoons, airing from 1999 to 2001.

Set on a desert island, ''Mike, Lu, & Og'' revolves around the three titular characters: Mike, a foreign exchange student from Manhattan; Lu, a self-appointed princess; and Og, a boy genius. Secondary characters include the rest of the native tribe (who, perplexingly, speak with British accents; the concept seems to be that they are the descendants of a British shipwreck who have gone native), a trio of incompetent {{Pirates}} (possibly the descendants of the pirates who caused said shipwreck and were then wrecked themselves), and Lu's long-suffering pet turtle, Lancelot.

* OffModel:
** Sometimes, Mike is drawn with buck teeth like the other islanders. Other times a character's eyebrows may be thicker for one shot.
** Sometimes, Mike's pigtails vary in size.
** The animation in the pilot short was a little choppier than the series.

* DoesNotLikeShoes: The natives ordinarily go barefoot, but in "Flustering Footwear Flotsam", a cargo box of shoes washes ashore. While Mike could care less, the islanders go nuts for them. [[spoiler: It doesn't work out so well.]]

* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Mike is more interested in the superhero Action Man than anything girly, while Lu is all about being a princess.

* BareYourMidriff: Mike Mazinsky, Lu, and most, if not all, other female characters wear an outfit that leaves their belly button exposed.

* SeldomSeenSpecies: You don't see Wombats that much outside of Australian Media.

* BareYourMidriff: Mike Mazinsky, Lu Bellissimo and most, if not all, other female characters wear an outfit that leaves their belly button exposed.

* SpringtimeForHitler: In "For The Love Of Mike", the Cuzzlewitz boys [[AbhorrentAdmirer go crazy for Mike]] and her attempts to drive them away get them even more attracted to her. And that included cooking terrible food and covering herself with ''[[{{Squick}} bat guano!]]'' She finally gets them away by [[TastesLikeDiabetes wearing a dress and putting on perfume.]]

* FreezeFrameBonus: The documentarian's film in "Alfred, Lord of the Jungle" is named "Truly Outrageous Aborigines" according to the clapperboard.