Mouk is a French preschooler's Edutainment animated series produced by Millimages and based on a 2009 activity book by Marc Boutavant. The series debuted in 2011 and lasted for 1 season and 62 episodes to 2014.
Once per Episode, two kids cycling on a World Tour, Mouk the brown bear and Chavapa the gray cat, communicate with their friends back home, Popo and Mita, on their webcam. Just as they are about to share a story that happened at home, Mouk interrupts and tells a story of an adventure Mouk and Chavapa had the other day. Mouk and Chavapa have come across a real-life country and decided to explore there and meet their inhabitants. Along the way, they learn about the country's unique geography and culture, something the children audience can learn from.
The series aired on France 5 in France, Disney Junior in the United Kingdom, TVO Kids in Canada, and Sprout in the United States.
Episodes can be watched online on this official YouTube channel
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Not to be confused with Mooks and its related tropes.
Mouk provides examples of:
- Barefoot Cartoon Animal: Mouk and Chavapa wear shirts and pants, but not any shoes. Other animals also go barefoot, though some wear shoes.
- Free-Range Children: Mouk and Chavapa are two kids traveling around the world alone, without any adult to accompany their travels.
- Furry Female Mane: Most females are shown with black human-like hair while all males have none.
- Noodle Incident: We never get to hear what happened with Popo and Mita back home.
- Protagonist Title: Mouk is the name of the brown bear protagonist.
- Superhero Episode: "Superheroes" (New York City) has the two kids pretending to be superheroes and trying to find the three magic crystals for Princess Lucelia. No real superpowers though.
- World of Funny Animals: Everyone in the world is a Funny Animal.
- World Tour: The series focuses on two kids traveling to different countries around the world.
