| Genre: | Children's television series |
| Creator: | Best Boy Entertainment |
| Director: | Christian Sparkes (season 1) Allison White (season 2) Darcy Fitzpatrick (seasons 3-5) |
| Starring: | Peter MacDonald (Seasons 1-2) Jessica Croucher (Seasons 1-2) Katherine Hatcher (Season 1) Rhona Buchar (Season 1) Allison White (Seasons 2-5) Hannah Wadman-Scanlan (Seasons 2, 3-5) Erin Mackey (Seasons 3-5) Charles Tomlinson |
| Theme Music Composer: | Jeremy Rice |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 5 |
| Num Episodes: | 143 |
| List Episodes: | List of Mickey's Farm episodes |
| Executive Producer: | Les Harris (season 1) Ed Martin |
| Producer: | Ed Martin Edward J. Martin |
| Location: | St. John's, Newfoundland |
| Runtime: | 11 minutes |
| Company: | Best Boy Entertainment |
| Network: | The Pet Network |
| Related: | Big Barn Farm |
Mickey's Farm is a Canadian children's television series made for preschoolers and children, which is a mix of live action, animation and original music. The show is a remake of the animated made for television & film, and produced by Best Boy Entertainment in St. John's, Newfoundland. In Canada, it airs on The Pet Network.[1] In the U.S., it broadcasts on the Qubo channel in 2014 until 2021 and the Trinity Broadcasting Network-owned Smile of a Child children's network (now known as Smile), which picked up the U.S. rights to the show in 2012.[2]
Mickey, a new farm dog, has just moved from the city to the farm with his best friend, Megan. Each episode follows Mickey as he experiences new things on the farm and sometimes gets himself into troublesome situations. With the help of Megan, his friends Guy the Goat and Fiona the Ferret and their Magic Book, Mickey resolves his problems and learns something new. Each episode ends with an original song, which reiterates new things learned. The show is intended to motivate children to explore new things, ask questions, problem-solve and make new friends.
The show was originally developed in association with The Pet Network, designed for children ages 2–8. All episodes are 11 minutes in length, with two episodes usually shown within a 30-minute time slot when aired on TV. Season 1 (26 episodes) was produced in 2009 and was directed by Christian Sparkes and was produced by Ed Martin, who was also the show's executive producer. Season one began airing on The Pet Network in October 2009 and Qubo in December 2014. Season 2 (39 episodes, the most in its run) was produced in 2010 and was directed by Allison White. Season two began airing on The Pet Network in 2010 and Qubo in late-December 2014. Seasons 3, 4 and 5 (26 episodes each) were produced and began airing in 2011, 2012 and 2013, respectively.[3] Each episode includes an original score created by Jeremy Rice.
See main article: List of Mickey's Farm episodes.