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 monsters with a desire for ice cream. The series is Deep Fried Productions' most popular and longest-running series produced. The series officially moved to Nicktoons in 2008. The series has released lots of merchandise, including plushies, action figures, video games, books and a monthly series of comics.

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 incompetent, semi-intelligent monsters from the Monstrous Kingdom who want to eat Eten's citizens, especially the King.

Main

 * Meelk (BaconMatthew) is a 21-year old bottle of semi-skimmed milk. He acts as the "older brother" of the two and speaks in an English accent.
 * Creem (BaconMatthew) is a 19-year old tub of dessert cream who is the sillier of the two. He wields a whip and shield. He has Irish ancestry and speaks in an Irish accent.
 * 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 (Tress MacNeille) is a bloodthirsty woman from the peaceful Ninja Kingdom who assumed rule over the incompetent Monstrous Kingdom due to the monsters' inability to pick a leader. Despite her intelligence, she never seems to realise the monsters don't want to kill Eten's citizens but rather eat them.
 * Monsters (multiple actors) are the inhabitants of the Monstrous Kingdom. Many of them have joined Queen Kickback's army, as they desire to eat the seemingly delicious population of Eten.
 * The Demon Guy (Dan Castallaneta) 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.

Secondary

 * Graytid (Tress MacNeille) is a large shred of grated cheese who is the leader of Eten's army. She is successful in keeping the monsters at bay, especially with Meelk and Creem's help.
 * Sundai (BaconMatthew) is a strawberry ice cream sundae who runs Sundai's Store, a convenience store near the castle that Meelk and Creem regularly visit.
 * Omlit (BaconMatthew) is a cheese omelette and is an actor who has appeared in a few films seen in some episodes, and presents the news with his co-presenter Choklit Lollee.
 * Choklit Lollee (Tress MacNeille) is a chocolate-covered ice cream lolly who presents Eten News with her co-presenter Omlit.

Minor

 * Awrganik (Tamsin Heatley) is Meelk's organic milk mother.
 * Hoel (BaconMatthew) is Meelk's whole milk father.
 * Wipt (Sue Elliott-Nicholls) is Creem's whipped cream can mother.
 * Sawer (Ralf Hat) is Creem's sour cream father.
 * Bahnahnah Meelkshaik (Lauren Tom) is the weather reporter for Eten News. She has a stutter.

Episodes
See Meelk n' Creem/Episodes 

Da Meelk n' Creem Moovi
Main article: Da Meelk n' Creem Moovi

In 2005, the series' fifth season was performing very well in ratings, which, along with high merchandise sales, prompted Nickelodeon to greenlight a film based on the series. The film's working title was simply Meelk n' Creem: The Movie, however on June 27, 2007 the film was officially announced to be titled Da Meelk n' Creem Moovi.

The film was released in the United Kingdom on May 5, 2019 and follows Meelk, Creem, and several ambassadors from neighbouring kingdoms who must team up to stop a wave being emitted that slowly detoriate's a person's brain until they reach a zombie-like state. The film grossed $80.2 million worldwide and received positive reviews from critics.

Da Meelk n' Creem Moovi Seekwul
Main article: Da Meelk n' Creem Moovi Seekwul

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, entitled 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 released in the United Kingdom on December 7, 2015 and received similar commercial and critical success to its predecessor, with a worldwide gross of $81.3 million.

Possible third film
In January 2018, BaconMatthew stated he had an idea for a third film "should the opportunity arise".

In June 2019, BaconMatthew said he was considering making a third film to end the series "on this huge crescendoing finale".

Magazine
On February 12, 2009, an official magazine titled Da Meelk n' Creem Komkiks' first issue was released. The magazine is still running and fairly popular, releasing every four weeks. The magazine contains 52 pages of Meelk n' Creem comics.

Pitching
As far back as 1994 BaconMatthew had ideas for a television series about living dairy products. Eventually in 1996 he was given the opportunity to pitch a new animated series to Nickelodeon. Although he developed several ideas, he stuck with the concept of anthropomorphic dairy and produced a pilot entitled "Pineapple Fever", which would later be remade as the series' first episode "Store-bought Pineapples". This pilot was well received and prompted Nickelodeon to greenlight the series in 1998.

Animation
Throughout its entire run the series has been storyboarded in the UK and fully animated by Rough Draft Studios Korea.

Seasons 1-2
The first two series were the only ones to use hand-drawn cel animation. "Meem n' Creelk", the ninth episode of the second season, was animated using digital ink and paint so the series' producers could test this process before deciding to use it full-time.

Seasons 3-7
Starting from season 3, which premiered on August 19, 2002, the series was produced using digital ink and paint in a SDTV 4:3 aspect ratio.

Seasons 8-present
Starting from season 8, which premiered on February 1, 2010, the series was produced in HDTV 1080p in a 16:9 aspect ratio.

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 other DVDs like Creem's Best Capers have been rated U.

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 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 the content.