Meelk n' Creem

Meelk n' Creem is a British animated series created by BaconMatthew for Nickelodeon in 2000. The series focuses on Meelk (a milk bottle) and Creem (a tub of cream), two childish guards of King Iyce Creem (an ice cream cone), who turn every day into an adventure while also protecting King Iyce Creem from evil ninjas with a desire for ice cream. The series is BaconStudios' most popular and longest-running series produced. The series officially moved to Nicktoons in 2008, and BaconNetwork in 2015. The series has released lots of merchandise, including plushies, action figures, video games, books and a monthly magazine.

Premise
Meelk and Creem are two childish dairy products who act as the guards of King Iyce Creem, the ice cream ruler of the kingdom of Eten, which is full of anthomorphic foods. They have childish adventures with everyday situations, while also keeping King Iyce Creem safe from a tribe of evil ninjas from the Ninja Kingdom who worship ice cream and want to eat the King.

Main

 * Meelk (Ralf Hat) is a 17-year old bottle of milk who acts as the "older brother" of the two, being slightly more serious but still childish and fun-loving. He wields a sword and rocket launcher.
 * Creem (BaconMatthew) is a 15-year old tub of dessert cream who is the sillier of the two. He wields a whip and shield.
 * King Iyce Creem (Stephen Fry) is the old ruler of the Eten Kingdom, who has a huge crush on Queen Kickback of the Ninja Kingdom.

Villians

 * Queen Kickback (Sue Elliott Nicholls) is the ruler of the Ninja Kingdom who wants King Iyce Creem all for herself to eat.
 * Ninjas (multiple actors) are the ninjas of the Ninja Kingdom who worship ice cream and want to eat King Iyce Creem.
 * The Demon Guy (BaconMatthew) is a strange entity who likes to watch the characters. He has only had a major role in a few episodes but can be seen in the background at least once every episode.

Minor

 * Awrganik (Tamsin Heatley) is Meelk's organic milk mother.
 * Semmy-Skeemd (BaconMatthew) is Meelk's semi-skimmed milk father.
 * Skewshi (Sue Elliott-Nicholls) is Creem's scooshy cream mother.
 * Sawer (Ralf Hat) is Creem's sour cream father.

Episodes
See Meelk n' Creem/Episodes 

Broadcasting
Once I sort out episode dates for the new seasons, I'll add updated broadcasting information

Films
In 2006 when popularity of the series began to boom (the series almost always took at least 2 spots on the top 10 highest rated shows of the week on Nickelodeon according to BARB), BaconStudios and Nickelodeon Movies decided to cross over to work on a Meelk n' Creem movie. The film revolves around one of the Ninja Kingdom's ninjas capturing King Iyce Creem and holding him hostage and Meelk and Creem's hopeless attempts at saving him. The movie was released to cinemas on May 15, 2009 and made a total of £9.7 million at the UK box office, being titled Da Meelk n' Creem Moovi. The film has a 61% "Fresh" on Rotten Tomatoes and a 6.4 rating on IMDB based on 284 ratings.

In 2012, a sequel was greenlit due to the success of the series' ratings, merchandise sales and the first movie's box office gross. The sequel, titled Da Meelk n' Creem Moovi Seekwul, was scheduled for release on December 21, 2015, however this was pushed back to December 7, 2015 to avoid competition with Snoopy and Charlie Brown: A Peanuts Movie and a potentially strong second week for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The film was somewhat more successful than the first, bringing in £10.2 million at the UK box office and receiving a 68% "Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a 7.1 rating on IMDb based on 231 ratings.

Da Meelk n' Creem Magazeen
On February 12, 2009, an official magazine titled Da Meelk n' Creem Magazeen's first issue was released. The magazine is still running and fairly popular, releasing every four weeks. The magazine contains news, puzzles, comic strips, competitions, facts, posters and more. Each issue comes with one free branded gift, has thirty-six pages and costs £2.99. As of July 27, 2017, 123 issues have been released.

Music
The series is known for its electronic and guitar based music. The music is collaboratively composed by BaconMahBoi and Lorne Balfe, and the theme music was composed by BaconMahBoi. The series is often praised for its music style.

IMDb
The series currently has a 7.6 rating based on 484 ratings. The highest rated episode is Gladiators with a 7.8 rating based on 53 ratings.

Writing
Each episode starts off pitched as an original simple idea by one of the three writers of the series. The idea is expanded before being added to the episode list. The episode is then scripted by whoever pitched the idea along with occasionally another writer. The whole writing progress takes around 7 days.

Animation
Each episode is animated in Adobe Animator (also known as Adobe Flash), however unlike many shows made in Animator the show uses frame-by-frame animation.

United Kingdom
In the UK, most episodes are rated U (suitable for all), while around 25% of episodes are rated PG (parental guidance suggested) by UK ratings system BBFC. All of the season box sets have been rated PG (with some discs rated U), though some DVDs like Creem's Best Capers have been rated U. The episode "Shiftapocalypse" was originally given a 12 rating by the BBFC for moderate bloody comic violence, however the offending scene was edited to keep the series a PG.

United States
In the US, the large majority of episodes are rated TV-PG, while three episodes have been rated TV-PG-V for moderate comic violence.

Canada
On television, the series is rated PG, and C8 in Quebec. DVD releases are rated G or PG depending on the content, and G or 13 depending on the content in Quebec.

Australia
On television, the series is rated PG. DVD releases also carry a PG rating, or a G rating depending on the content.

France
The series carries no ratings on French TV, suggesting it is suitable for all ages.

Spain
The series has a 7 rating on television in Spain.

Germany
The series is unrated on television in Germany.

Japan
Japan has no rating system on television, the DVDs are rated either G or PG-12 depending on their content.

Russia
The series has a 6+ rating on television in Russia, while the DVDs carry the same rating.

Sweden
Sweden has no rating system on television, the DVDs are rated either 7 or 11 depending on their content.

Episodes
313

Seasons
13

Plush toys released
3 (Meelk, Creem, King Iyce Creem)

2-inch minifigures released
9 (Meelk, Creem, King Iyce Creem, Queen Kickback, Ninja, Awrganik, Semmy-Skeemd, Sawer, Skewshi

7-inch figures released
4 (Meelk, Creem, King Iyce Creem, Queen Kickback)

DVDs released
16

VHS tapes released
5

Films
2

Video games released
9

Books released
8

Average viewers per week
320,000

Average viewers per day
45,000

Average viewers per month
1.28 million

Average viewers per year (yes I actually went this far)
15.36 million

Links
Helpful links to take you to other MNC pages.
 * Meelkncreem.co.uk
 * Meelk n' Creem/Parental info

Trivia

 * The television series is set to become a real series some time in the 2030s.
 * According to BARB's top ten programmes, the series' premiere was the 10th highest viewed showing of the week on Nickelodeon (with 0.19 million viewers), and was the only animation on the list.
 * The series is currrently most popular on its BaconNetwork broadcasts.
 * In other countries all words incorrectly spelled are spelled correctly, due to (obviously) not translating.
 * The series' highest broadcast yet was 0.24 million viewers on the premiere of season two.