Season 2 • Episode 26
LatestMikey threatens to quit after being forced to give up his smelly, good-luck sneakers, but then is caught in a tornado and dreams that he is in the Land of Ozu, where his friends appear as various characters similar to those in the classic film The Wizard of Oz.
Kappa Mikey is an American animated sitcom created by Larry Schwarz, who chose 4Kids Entertainment as the worldwide licensing, marketing and official promotional agent of the series. The show is Nicktoons's first original half-hour series, bought during the same period as other Animation Collective series such as Three Delivery and Speed Racer: The Next Generation, as well as Flash shows from other studios, such as Edgar & Ellen and The Secret Show, though the latter was made from BBC. The series premiered on January 6, 2006, as Nickelodeon aired several reruns and premieres as a promotional movement from August 20, 2006 to January 2007. The series is MTV's first global acquisition, and is currently available on iTunes.
Writing
Meta-commentary on anime tropes before it was everywhere.
Production
Flash animation hybrid that looks like nothing else on TV.
Acting
Sinterniklaas channels desperate Ohio energy perfectly.
Creator
Larry Schwarz
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Created during the mid-2000s anime boom, it satirized shows like Pokémon and Dragon Ball while becoming exactly what it mocked — a Western 'anime' itself.
Michael Sinterniklaas also voiced Dean in The Venture Bros, making him the patron saint of failed white guys in animation.
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