History Series / LesMinikeums

* ButtMonkey: Coco was the most prone to AmusingInjuries or backfiring of his ideas.

While its rival show from 1993 to 1997, the ''Series/ClubDorothee'', was credited for massively bringing {{anime}}s and {{toku}}satsu in France, this one used to broadcast some of the best WesternAnimation of TheEighties and TheNineties, which included the likes of the ''Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse'', ''Franchise/LooneyTunes'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' and more. It also used to broadcast a lot of French-Canadian animated series, as well as a number of animes (the most prominent ones that the ''Club Dorothée'' didn't broadcast, basically).

* {{Parody}}: The ''Cinékeum'' series parodied the likes of ''Film/JamesBond'', ''Series/TheXFiles'', ''Film/{{Titanic|1997}}'', ''Franchise/{{Zorro}}'' and more.

* NerdGlasses: Bernard was the nerdiest character, being knowledgeable on a lot of subjects but being slightly socially awkward, and he had glasses.

* TokenMinority: For the first iteration of the show, M'sé (based on rapper MC Solaar) was the only non-white character. He was joined by Zidou (French/Algerian Zinedine Zidane) in 1999.

[[caption-width-right:350:The first lineup, 1993-2000.]]

The show's first iteration ran from 1993 to 2000. France 3 producer Eve Baron then decided, despite great audience scores, to [[ScrewedByTheNetwork drastically change it]] in [[TurnOfTheMillennium 2000]], renaming it ''MNK'', reducing the lineup to 7 puppets, suppressing the comedic skits and replacing the colorful sets with a grey futuristic city background in CGI. Audience dwindled and the show was terminated in 2002.

** For the 1993-2000 lineup: Coco (director/actor/TV host Antoine de Caunes), Diva (Eve Baron, then-head of France 3's youth programs), Jojo (singer/actor Creator/JohnnyHallyday), Nag (TV host Nagui), M'sé (rapper MC Solaar), Vaness (actress Vanessa Paradis), Zaza (singer Elsa Lunghini), Bernard (French literature-loving TV host Bernard Pivot), Josy (actress Josiane Balasko), Gégé (actor Creator/GerardDepardieu), Mamikette (CookingShow host Maïté) and Zidou ([[UsefulNotes/AssociationFootball soccer player]] Zinedine Zidane).

* GranolaGirl: Josy was the show's resident ecologist militant.

** For the current lineup: Keva (actor/comedian Kev Adams), Riha (Music/{{Rihanna}}), Pog (French soccer player Paul Pogba), Loulou (singer/actress Louane), Normy ([[WebVideoCreators web video creator]] Norman Thavaud) and Nomar (soccer player Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior aka Neymar).

Similarly to the ''Club Dorothée'', the first iteration of the show is still looked at fondly by many French nostalgics who were children in TheNineties. So much so that special event reruns of it, titled ''Génération Minikeums'', had much success, which led to a new iteration of the show in 2017, with a new lineup based on current celebrities.

** For the current lineup: Keva (actor/comedian Kev Adams), Riha (Music/{{Rihanna}}), Pog (French soccer player Paul Pogba), Loulou (singer/actress Louane) and Normy ([[WebVideoCreators web video creator]] Norman Thavaud).

Similarly to the ''Club Dorothée'', the first iteration of the show is still looked at fondly by many French nostalgics who were children in TheNineties. So much so that reruns of it, titled ''Génération Minikeums'', had much success, which led to a new iteration of the show in 2017, with a new lineup based on current celebrities.

** For the 1993-2000 lineup: Coco (director/actor/TV host Antoine de Caunes), Diva (Eve Baron, then-head of France 3's youth programs), Jojo (singer/actor Creator/JohnnyHallyday), Nag (TV host Nagui), M'sé (rapper MC Solaar), Vaness (actress Vanessa Paradis), Zaza (singer Elsa Lunghini), Bernard (French literature-loving TV host Bernard Pivot), Josy (actress Josiane Balasko), Gégé (actor Creator/GerardDepardieu), Mamikette (CookingShow host Maïté) and Zidou (soccer player Zinedine Zidane).

** For the 1993-2000 lineup: Coco (director/actor/TV host Antoine de Caunes), Diva (Eve Baron, then-head of France 3's youth programs), Jojo (singer Music/JohnnyHallyday), Nag (TV host Nagui), M'sé (rapper MC Solaar), Vaness (actress Vanessa Paradis), Zaza (singer Elsa Lunghini), Bernard (French literature-loving TV host Bernard Pivot), Josy (actress Josiane Balasko), Gégé (actor Creator/GerardDepardieu), Mamikette (CookingShow host Maïté) and Zidou (soccer player Zinedine Zidane).

* {{Parody}}: The ''Cinékeum'' series parodied the likes of ''Film/JamesBond'', ''Series/TheXFiles'', ''Film/{{Titanic|1997}}'', ''Franchise/{{Zorro}}'' and more.

While its rival show from 1993 to 1997, the ''Series/ClubDorothee'', was credited for massively bringing {{Anime}}s and {{Toku}}satsu in France, this one used to broadcast some of the best WesternAnimation of TheEighties and TheNineties, which included the likes of the ''Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse'', ''Franchise/LooneyTunes'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' and more. It also used to broadcast a lot of French-Canadian animated series, as well as a number of {{Anime}}s (the most prominent ones that the ''Club Dorothée'' didn't broadcast, basically).

Similarly to the ''Club Dorothée'', the first iteration of the show is still looked at fondly by many French nostalgics who were children in TheNineties. So much so that reruns of it, titled ''Génération Minikeums'', had much success, which led to a new iteration of the show in 2017, with a new lineup reflecting current celebrities.
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The show's first iteration ran from 1993 to 2000. France 3 producer Eve Baron then decided, despite great audience scores, to [[ScrewedByTheNetwork drastically change the show]] in 2000, renaming it ''MNK'', reducing the lineup to 7 puppets, suppressing the comedic skits and replacing the colorful sets with a grey futuristic city background in CGI. Audience dwindled and the show was terminated in 2002.

Similarly to the ''Club Dorothée'', the first iteration of the show is still looked at fondly by many French nostalgics who were children in TheNineties.

While its rival show from 1993 to 1997, the ''Series/ClubDorothee'', was credited for massively bringing {{Anime}}s and {{Toku}}satsu in France, this one used to broadcast some of the best WesternAnimation of TheEighties and TheNineties, which included the likes of the ''Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse'', . Similarly to the ''Club Dorothée'', the first iteration of the show is still looked at fondly by many French nostalgics who were children in TheNineties.

While its rival show from 1993 to 1997 ''Series/ClubDorothee'' was credited for massively bringing {{Anime}}s and {{Toku}}satsu in France, this one used to broadcast some of the best WesternAnimation of TheEighties and TheNineties, which included the likes of the ''Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse'', . Similarly to the ''Club Dorothée'', the first iteration of the show is still looked at fondly by many French nostalgics who were children in TheNineties.

Its hosts are a cast of wacky characters the likeness and names of which are based on show business and sport celebrities. They provide comedic skits, parodies of pop culture franchises and adventures of their own , as well as songs and music videos.

While its rival show from 1993 to 1997 ''Series/ClubDorothee'' was credited for massively bringing {{Anime}}s and {{Toku}}satsu in France, this one used to broadcast some of the best WesternAnimation of TheEighties and TheNineties.

''Les Minikeums'' is a French [[SaturdayMorningKidsShow morning and afternoon kids show]] with {{puppet|shows}}s, the first iteration of which started airing in 1993 on the France 3 public channel.