Mike, Lu & Og

Although at times it was corny and the animation was poorly done, this show was still funny. I especially like the loudmouth, princess wannabee, Lu, and her turtle companion, Lancelot,(that turtle takes so much abuse!) I also like Marjorie, and Og, they both have funny voices. LIke most Cartoon Network shows however, it was cancelled very soon into its run.

This was my favorite show! We got cartoon network when I was in 3rd grade and became hooked to the hilarious show! A foreign exchange student is sent to a tropical island and wacky adventures with the (not-so) primitive natives. The cast includes a child-genius, a senile witch doctor, a spoiled princess, and turtle who has to put up with the princess.

Over all I give it 9 out of 10, but you should decide if YOU really like it. To be honest, this slapstick-lost island humor stuff is very appealing to me. I hope Cartoon Network airs it again.

til next time!

One of those you-love-it-or-you-hate-it shows, it seems. "Mike, Lu & Og" never pretended to be anything more than light entertainment. I loved the show's watercolor-style backgrounds, and the quirky character designs. The voice artists found just the right note for each character. And nobody was supposed to take any of it seriously. Could an island about six miles in diameter support pigs, goats, elephants, crocodiles, wombats, porcupines, turtles, and man-eating rutabagas? Could a seven-year-old (Og) really build a particle accelerator out of bamboo poles, coconuts and conch shells? How can a crew of presumably all male pirates on nearby island have descendants 300 years later? C'mon, folks. It's just a cartoon.

But there was some surprisingly smart stuff just at the edges of the pratfalls and pies in the face. Swenson's "fish out of water" premise (Manhattanite among the islanders) was often a double-edged sword. Mike missed her NYC perks, until Og brought them to life on the island, and Mike was reminded that the Good Life had its price. Whether it was rollerskating, 24/7 neon lights or the mystery of what goes into a hot dog, what seemed at first like a good idea would end up getting way out of hand once reinterpreted by the local islanders.

There was also an amazing amount of backstory. The islanders are actually descendants of two clans (the Albonquetines and the Cuzzlewitts) who survived an 18th century shipwreck (the HMS Betty Anne, piloted by Joshua Wendel Albonquetine), and who parted ways after a bitter feud (reportedly over a bad wig). And then there's Michelline "Mike" Mavinsky, apparently from a New York parochial school, where a Sister Ignatius once accused her of having a terminal smirk. Why does everyone (including Mike) pronounce her last name "Mazinsky"? All that is material straight from the show.

"Mike, Lu & Og" never broke new ground or raised the bar, but then, it never set out to. It was just a cartoon, with an exotic setting and look, likable characters and some unexpectedly sharp quips. The music was fun, too. As I said, you love it or you hate it. Me, I liked it.

I use to watch this cartoon when I was a kid and I remember it not being to good. Time has not been good to this cartoon, this is the only cartoon cartoon I would pass on. As the cartoon cartoons were being created they had to go through a trial called the What a cartoon show If the pilot was good enough the show would be given a chance to debut on cartoon network as a cartoon cartoon. What I've been wondering is how did Mike Lu and Og pass?. This cartoon has a plot but they just never explain it, I had to look it up because the show never sets you up, it doesn't explain anything. Basically this cartoon takes place on a tropical Island, Mike is a city girl from the Bronx in NYC, how she got there? we go to wikipedia turns out she's a foreign exchange student this is mentioned in the show in the passing but why would you be in a foreign exchange program on a island that could be deserted?. Lu is the self proclaimed princess of the island which gives her the excuse for being annoying. Og is the genius character he doesn't speak much and second he provides the foil for each episode.

In conclusion this is certainly a cartoon to pass on which is a shame to say about an official cartoon cartoon.

I remembered watching Mike, Lu & Og on Boomerang and yet, it is now one of my favorite Cartoons Network shows of all time. Mike is honesty my favorite because she is such of a tomboy and she's voices by Nika Futterman (voice of Luna Loud, Chum Chum, Adam Lion, and Sticks The Badger) Without a doubt, Mike, Lu & Og is a pretty good show and I highly recommend it. Give this one and 8.5/10