Charley and Mimmo is a Canadian animated

Animation

Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...

 Children's series

Children's television series

Children's television series, are commercial television programs designed for, and marketed to children, normally scheduled for broadcast during the morning and afternoon when children are awake. They can sometimes run in the early evening, for the children that go to school...

 from Quebec

Quebec

Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

 that aired on YTV

YTV (Canadian TV channel)

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.

Plot

Charley and Mimmo consists of a typical family (father, mother, son, and baby sister) in a suburban town. The son, Charley (and his subanthromorphic Teddy Bear Mimmo), are the main characters. Charley and his family and friends appear to be some kind of plush dolls that are either completely brown, black, or dark gray, with the exception of a white face and round orange nose. The "people" in the show are the only characters who talk. Mimmo can walk on two legs, sit, and show facial expressions, but he cannot talk. To communicate, Mimmo squeaks and squeals like a squeaker toy. Charley, the star of the show, is a typical, average child. His voice and appearance suggest that he is somewhere between four and seven years old.
Charley is occasionally bossy and frequently starts arguments among his friends. He also tends to get upset, angry and jealous quickly, and then regrets it later. Sometimes, Charlie lies and has a slightly disapproving character.

A 2004 movie entitled "T'choupi" was released by Gebeka Films, but only in France and South Korea. The plot follows Charley and his friends flocking together to find out who has stolen all the toys. "T'choupi" is Charley's name in French and "Doudou" is Mimmo's name in French.

Series

Charley and Mimmo airs in 10-15 minute segments on YTV. It is still syndicated, but its production seems to have ceased. The show seems somewhat related to the Quebec

Quebec

Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

 children's production Caillou

Caillou

Caillou is a Canadian children's television show based on the books by author Christine L'Heureux and illustrator Hélène Desputeaux. Many of the stories in the animated version began with a grandmother introducing the story to her grandchildren, then reading the story about the book...

, as it has a similar plot (but with longer stories and live puppet segments). It was first seen in North America on "It's Itsy Bitsy Time", among many foreign short segments when it was broadcast on Fox Family

Fox Family

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 and Treehouse TV

Treehouse TV

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in the late-1990s.

The original music score for the series is the work of composer Peter Measroch.