Mao Mao: Heroes Of Pure Heart

**Mao Mao: Heroes Of Pure Heart** is an American animated television series created by **Parker Simmons** for **Cartoon Network**. It is a co-production between **Cartoon Network Studios** and **Titmouse**. The series premiered on July 1, 2019 and it was renewed for a second season on July 23, 2020. The show is based on the independent teaser short "**I Love You Mao Mao**" which Simmons had initially produced for the annual **Titmouse Inc**. "5-Second Day" on February 21, 2014 and subsequently posted on **Newgrounds**.

On January 1, 2021, the series was added to **HBO Max**.

## Premise

The series centers on its **coming-of-age** story, with the title character, Mao Mao, a daring cat who has high intentions for action and adventure. During one of his adventures, he gets himself stuck in a cute and cuddly town named Pure Heart Valley with his co-hero Badgerclops, a cyborg-armed badger, and meets Adorabat, a cute little blue bat. Together, the three go on adventures to protect their citizens of Pure Heart Valley from the forces of evil while they find a way to fix the Ruby Pure Heart to its original state.

## Characters

**Main Characters**

* **Mao Mao -** A righteous yet uptight black cat who gets stuck in Pure Heart Valley where he spends time helping the citizens while also finding a way to fix the Ruby Pure Heart which he inadvertently broke in the first place. His full name is Mao Mao Mao. He is voiced by **Parkour Simmons**.
* **Badgerclops -** A sassy cyborg badger with a robotic arm and an eyepatch, who is Mao Mao's co-hero and partner. He is voiced by **Griffith Kimmins**.
* **Adorabat -** A cute, blue five-year old bat with a yellow heart symbol and a peg leg in place of her right leg. She is voiced by **Lika Leong**.

**Villains**

**Sky Pirates**

* **Orangusnake -** An orangutan-snake hybrid pirate captain who's intention is to steal the Ruby Pure Heart to take over the world. He is actually a criminal duo named Coby (snake) and Tanner (orangutan) who after a fateful encounter with Mao Mao and Bao Bao decided to combine themselves to become the greatest villain in the world. He is voiced by **Christopher McCulloch**.
* **Ramaraffe -** A female cybernetic giraffe pirate with the ability to stretch her neck. She has been seen to be good at thinking of plans. She is voiced by **Debra Wilson**.
* **Boss Hosstrich -** a cybernetic ostrich pirate with a southern accent and attire. He has the ability to shoot eggs from a cannon on his chest and is quite a gentleman. He got into a manners battle with King Snugglemagne. He is voiced by **McCulloch**.
* **Ratarang -** A small rat pirate that can turn into a boomerang, who often talks about his mother. He is voiced by **Simmons**.
* **Beef Master -** A large water buffalo with a necklace made of bones. Fell off the ship.
* **Thunder Fist -** A gorilla that can produce electricity from his hands. Fell off the ship.
* **Steel Wing -** A wyvern with literal metal wings. Fell off the ship too due to his wings being too heavy for flight. Voiced by **Tommy Blacha**.

**Thicket Thieves**

* **Tiny Toad -** The leader who is a cyborg frog with a monocle and speaks with a heavy English accent. Voiced by **Mark Sheppard**.
* **Bullmozer -** A mole with cybernetic arms and glasses. Voiced by **Simmons**.
* **Ratracer -** A female rat with a wheel instead of legs. Voiced by **Lisa O'Hare**.

**Others**

* **Rufus -** A sly and cunning fox who swindles the Sweetypies of Pure Heart Valley. Voiced by **Julian Barratt**.
* **Reggie -** A raccoon and Rufus' sidekick. Voiced by **Rich Fulcher**.

**Supporting Characters**

**Pure Heart Valley Residents**

* **King Snugglemagne The 25th** (voiced by **Parker Simmons**), the foppish lion king of Pure Heart Valley. He is vain and effeminate, but can be very manipulative and is shown to have a scandalous side to him as well.
* **Scoops** (voiced by **Debra Wilson**), A small donkey that runs the news in Pure Heart Valley.
* **Camille** (voiced by **Wilson**), A chameleon and royal magic-user to Pure Heart Valley.
* **Honey -** A flying squirrel and Camille's silent apprentice.
* **Chef Rhett** (voiced by **Tommy Blacha**), the royal chef of Pure Heart Valley.
* **Pinky** (voiced by **Griffith Kimmins**), A small pink rhinoceros who is considered disturbing by the residents of Pure Heart Valley.
* **Ketchup** (voiced by **Wilson**), A pink fluffy gopher with strange interests.
* **Kevin** (voiced by **Kimmins**), A small blue porcupine with no fingers. He is afraid of everything.
* **Chubbum** (voiced by **Blacha**), A frog who is very friendly. His father sounds exactly like Mao Mao.
* **Lucky** (voiced by **Blacha**), A green hamster with glasses.
* **Gary** (voiced by **Blacha**), A crocodile who works as a cameraman.
* **Cluckins** (voiced by **Christopher McCulloch**), A chicken. Despite his appearance, he is 30 years old.
* **Slim Pigguns** (voiced by **Simmons**), A yellow pig who works as a pizza delivery man. He drives a monster truck.
* **Chester Nutz** (voiced by **Kimmins**), A tall brown porcupine. He is Kevin's older brother.
* **Mail Mole** (voiced by **Chris Prynoski**), A mole who is eager to get the job done.
* **Ol' Blue** (voiced by **Blacha**), A blue dog who is a citizen of Pure Heart Valley. He is also a therapist and not easily impressed.
* **Marion** (voiced by **Wilson**), A horse in Pure Heart Valley who is always working out.
* **Benny** (voiced by **McCulloch**), A yellow dog who is a citizen of Pure Heart Valley and Penny's husband.
* **Penny** (voiced by **Lika Leong**), A pink dog who is a citizen of Pure Heart Valley and Benny's wife.
* **Farmer Bun** (voiced by **Simmons**), A pink rabbit with a big orange hat in Pure Heart Valley. He works at a farm.
* **Muffins** (voiced by **Wilson**), A mouse in Pure Heart Valley who bakes muffins. Adorabat does not like her.
* **Silly Billy** (voiced by **Blacha**), A violet elephant who is a news anchor in Pure Heart Valley.
* **Clark Lockjaw** (voiced by **Leong**) A tiny blue seal who is a news reporter in Pure Heart Valley.
* **Teacher** (voiced by **Andy Daly**), A teacher at Adorabat's school in Pure Heart Valley.

**Mao Mao's Family**

* **Shin Mao** (voiced by **Clancy Brown**), Mao Mao's father, has a strained relationship with him. He gifted Mao Mao his golden sword while giving his sisters more impressive weapons. It is revealed that he is small like Mao Mao and ultimately learns to be more appreciative of his son.
* **Brunhilde Mao,** a large knight with a golden spear that can pierce anything.
* A **ninja** with a golden scarf that grants the wearer supersonic flight.
* A **monk** with a golden hat that can store infinite items.
* A **martial artist** with golden bangles that grant impenetrable defense.
* A **sorcerer** with golden eye contact that offers incredible sight.
* **Mao Mao's mother,** who once informed her son that his father was visiting.
* **Uncle Jim Jim** (voiced by **Parker Simmons**), Mao Mao's uncle who, despite being a spirit, is still technically alive and possibly a barbarian.
* **Aunt Gloria**, Mao Mao's aunt and a secondary character who appears in "**Lonely Kid**".
* **Great-Great Paternal Grandfather Twig** (voiced by **Griffith Kimmins**), Mao Mao's grandfather who was a sumo warrior.
* **Great-Great Aunt Blackbeard** (voiced by **Colleen Clinkenbeard**), Mao Mao's aunt who was a pirate warrior.

**Others**

* **Bao Bao** (voiced by **Chris Prynoski**), Mao Mao's original partner, a common dog with a sword that does amazing tricks. Mao Mao is apparently unaware of the fact that he is capable of free-thinking as he "betrayed" (actually just got distracted by a butterfly) and left him. Mao Mao eventually accepts that he has a mind of his own.
* **Bobo Chan** (voiced by **Debra Wilson**), a young female monster that Badgerclops adopts after seeing her hatch from an egg. She quickly grows to full size after Badgerclops had to leave her in the wild and later on comes to the rescue when the Sky Pirates threaten to murder the heroes by tossing them off a cliff.
* **Tanya Keys** (voiced by **Ming-Na Wen**), a female tanuki and former friend of Mao Mao's who makes a living as a bounty hunter. She loves to mess with him, but wants him to be more carefree like her, despite Mao Mao's disgust of her being a vigilante rather than a hero. Just like in legends, she has the ability to transform herself and leaves into people and objects.
* **Meditatin' Melvin** (voiced by **Dana Snyder**), a meditating monkey who achieved the ability to astral project simply to get out of going to the dentist.
* **Eugene** (voiced by **Randall Park**), Adorabat's father who had a strained relationship with his daughter ever since his wife was murdered by a Cave Dragon before the events of the series.
* **Sonara,** Adorabat's deceased mother. A Cave Dragon from Pure Heart Valley attacked and killed her before the events of the series.

## Production

**Cartoon Network** announced on May 20, 2019 that they greenlit **Mao Mao** for a full series alongside **Tig n' Seek** (originally titled **Tiggle Winks**). Eight new episodes were released on June 28, on the **Cartoon Network** app, website, and **VOD**. A second season was confirmed to be in production at the **Cartoon Network Studios First Look Panel** during the **Comic-Con At Home** event on July 22, 2020.

## Episodes

**Mao Mao: Heroes Of Pure Heart** - **Cartoon Network Studios** & **Titmouse. Inc**.

**Pilots (2014-2016)**

1. **I Love You Mao Mao**
2. **I Love You Mao Mao "Bao Bao's Revenge"**

**Season 1 (2019-2020)**

1. **I Love You Mao Mao**
2. **Perfect Adventure**
3. **No Shortcuts**
4. **Ultraclops**
5. **Mao Mao's Bike Adventure**
6. **Breakup**
7. **Not Impressed**
8. **Enemy Mine**
9. **Outfoxed**
10. **Bao Bao's Revenge**
11. **Popularity Conquest**
12. **Sick Mao**
13. **Thumb War**
14. **All By Mao Self**
15. **He's The Sheriff**
16. **Bobo Chan**
17. **Small**
18. **Legend Of The Torbaclaun**
19. **Meet Tanya Keys**
20. **Weapon Of Choice**
21. **The Truth Stinks**
22. **Trading Day**
23. **Head Chef**
24. **Orangusnake Begins**
25. **Sugar Berry Fever**
26. **Captured Clops**
27. **Flyaway**
28. **Baost In Snow**
29. **Fright Wig**
30. **Sleeper Sofa**
31. **Mao Mao's Nakey**
32. **Lucky Ducky Mug**
33. **Lonely Kid**
34. **Try Hard**
35. **Scared Of Puppets**
36. **The Perfect Couple**
37. **Adoradad**
38. **Badge-a-Fire Explosion**
39. **Zing Your Heart Out**
40. **Strange Bedfellows**

**Season 2 (TBA)**

## Broadcast

The series premiered on **Cartoon Network** in the United States on July 1, 2019. It premiered on the same day in **India** on **Cartoon Network HD+**. The series premiered on July 13, 2019 on **Cartoon Network Canada**, while the series premiered on **Teletoon** on September 6, 2019. It premiered in **France** on January 4, 2020. The show debuted on **Cartoon Network Italy** on January 6, 2020. The series premiered on **Cartoon** **Network UK** on March 2, 2020. It premiered on **Cartoon Network Japan** on April 5, 2020.

## Reception

The series won a 2021 **Daytime Emmy Award** for **Outstanding Performer in a Animated Program**.

## Trivia

* The episode "**Sick Mao**" was removed from Cartoon Network's website on March 20, 2020 due to the **COVID-19 pandemic**. It still remained available on **Digital Video-on Demand** services such as **iTunes** as well as on **HBO Max**.

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