Mary-Kate and Ashley in Action! facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Mary-Kate and Ashley in Action! |
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Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen as their animated counterparts
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| Genre | Action/Adventure Children's television series |
| Created by | Robin Riordan |
| Developed by | Dianne Dixon Robin Riordan |
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| Opening theme | "Mary-Kate And Ashley In Action! Theme" |
| Ending theme | "Mary-Kate And Ashley In Action! Theme" |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
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| Running time | 22 minutes |
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| Distributor | DIC Entertainment |
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| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | October 20, 2001 – June 29, 2002 |
Mary-Kate and Ashley in Action! is an American animated TV show for kids. It stars the voices and cartoon versions of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. The show also inspired a series of books. It first aired on October 20, 2001, on the ABC block called Disney's One Saturday Morning. The show ended after one season. It was the last TV series to feature both Mary-Kate and Ashley.
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Meet the Cast: Who's Who in Action!
This section lists the talented actors who lent their voices to the characters in Mary-Kate and Ashley in Action!.
- Mary-Kate Olsen as Herself / Special Agent Misty
- Ashley Olsen as Herself / Special Agent Amber
- Terry Chen as Rodney Choy
- Michael Heyward as Ivan Quintero
- Brendan Beiser as Quincy
- Michael Dobson as Clive Hedgemorton-Smythe
- Lenore Zann as Renee La Rouge
- Maggie Blue O'Hara as Romy Bates
- Sam Vincent as Capital D
- Kim Hawthorne as Bernice Shaw and Dr. Sandy
- Jason Connery as Bennington
- Christopher Gray as Oliver Dickens
More Voices You Might Recognize
Many other voice actors helped bring the world of Mary-Kate and Ashley in Action! to life.
- Alistair Abell
- Leanne Adachi
- Carmen Aguirre
- Sean Amsing
- Brian Arnold
- Michael Benyaer
- Suzanne Coy
- Kaj Ericsen
- Gweem Eyre
- Colin Foo
- Jean Forgie
- Glen Gould
- Mackenzie Gray
- Mark Hildreth
- Britt Irvin
- Dan Joffre
- Ellen Kennedy
- Gabe Khouth
- Kaleena Kiff
- Viv Leacock
- Santo Lombardo
- Kirstie Marsden
- Jason Michas
- Maxine Miller
- Sara Mitchell
- Vanessa Morley
- Kirby Morrow
- Jesse Moss
- Colin Murdock
- Richard Newman
- Nicole Oliver
- Alonso Oyarzun
- John Payne
- Robert O. Smith
- Tracey-Lee Smyth
- Farrell Spence
- Monica Stori
- Lee Tockar
- Yee Jee Tso
- Valerie Sing Turner
- Kimberly Warnat
- Dale Wilson
- Nelson Wong
- Donna Yamamoto
- Chiara Zanni
Action-Packed Episodes: Solving Mysteries Worldwide
The show features Mary-Kate and Ashley as special agents. They travel the world to stop villains and solve exciting mysteries.
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| 1 | "SPF 5000" | Paul Quinn and Michel Trouillet | October 20, 2001 | |
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Clive Hedgemorton-Smythe, a villain who loves stinky cheese, causes a global eclipse. Mary-Kate and Ashley must use their agent skills and astronomy knowledge to stop him.
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| 2 | "Gift With Purchase" | Paul Quinn and Michel Trouillet | October 27, 2001 | |
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Renee La Rouge, a cosmetics queen, plans to control the world with mind-controlling makeup. Mary-Kate and Ashley must stop her before everyone gets a permanent makeover.
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| 3 | "The Mean Team" | Dianne Dixon | November 3, 2001 | |
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Mary-Kate and Ashley use their gymnastics skills at the Global Games. They need to stop Romy Bates, a computer genius, and her robot gymnasts from ruining the competition.
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| 4 | "Who Turned the Music Off?" | Paul Francis and Michel Trouillet | November 10, 2001 | |
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All music is replaced by songs from Capital D, an egotistical music mogul. Mary-Kate and Ashley go undercover as DJs to stop his plan to control all music.
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| 5 | "Operation Evaporation" | Pamela Pettler | November 17, 2001 | |
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Rivers, lakes, and oceans start disappearing. Mary-Kate and Ashley must outsmart Clive Hedgemorton-Smythe again to stop him from controlling all the world's water.
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| 6 | "Puppy Love" | Paul Francis and Michel Trouillet | December 22, 2001 | |
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People start ignoring their real dogs for new "Bot Puppies." Mary-Kate and Ashley travel to the Black Forest to expose Fritz Doberman, an evil toymaker who hates pets.
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| 7 | "Tout Sweet" | Paul Francis and Michel Trouillet | December 29, 2001 | |
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A new candy is messing with communication devices. Mary-Kate and Ashley discover the inventor is Romy Bates, the spoiled computer genius.
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| 8 | "The Cat's Meow" | Paul Francis and Michel Trouillet | January 19, 2002 | |
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Cats are being kidnapped at a cat show in Cairo. Mary-Kate and Ashley investigate, and Quincy goes undercover as a cat to expose Renee La Rouge's latest plan.
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| 9 | "Faster Food" | Paul Francis and Michel Trouillet | January 26, 2002 | |
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Mary-Kate and Ashley go undercover at a new "Quick Food" restaurant. They uncover a plan to take over dining places and find out it's caused by two rival brothers.
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| 10 | "Out of Her Hair" | Paul Francis and Michel Trouillet | February 2, 2002 | |
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Daring art thefts point to Mary-Kate and Ashley! The girls must clear their names, find the real culprits, and return the stolen artwork.
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| 11 | "Snow Much Fun" | Paul Francis and Michel Trouillet | February 9, 2002 | |
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Talented teens at a New Zealand summit lose their special abilities. Mary-Kate and Ashley must solve this mystery.
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| 12 | "In a Lather" | Paul Francis and Michel Trouillet | February 16, 2002 | |
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The girls go undercover as trapeze artists. They find out why clowns are fighting at a circus convention. It's due to a special soap by Renee La Rouge, who dislikes clowns.
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| 13 | "Pants on Fire" | Paul Francis and Michel Trouillet | February 23, 2002 | |
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Mary-Kate and Ashley become personal trainers for villains Clive Hedgemorton-Smythe and Bennington. The villains promise to be good if the girls help them climb K2.
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| 14 | "Just Kidding" | Paul Francis and Michel Trouillet | April 6, 2002 | |
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In New Orleans, Mary-Kate and Ashley investigate strange ghost sightings. They turn out to be holograms by Romy Bates. Rod's cousin Jenna learns about bravery.
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| 15 | "Big Trouble" | Paul Francis and Michel Trouillet | April 13, 2002 | |
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Elephants are vanishing from zoos worldwide. Mary-Kate and Ashley battle a new enemy, the illusionist Oliver Dickens.
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| 16 | "Catch a Wave" | Paul Francis and Michel Trouillet | April 20, 2002 | |
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On a field trip to the Galapagos Islands, Mary-Kate and Ashley solve a mystery involving sea monsters, bubble wrap, and fruitcake. They discover the Shred Squad is behind it.
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| 17 | "Up in the Air" | Paul Francis and Michel Trouillet | April 27, 2002 | |
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Mary-Kate and Ashley enter a vintage plane race. Planes are mysteriously disappearing, leading them to Oliver Dickens, the master of illusion.
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| 18 | "Boy Stuff" | Paul Francis and Michel Trouillet | May 4, 2002 | |
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In Antarctica, Clive Hedgemorton-Smythe kidnaps Rod, Ivan, and Quincy. He thinks the girls will give up without their male friends. But Mary-Kate and Ashley rescue them.
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| 19 | "Bug Off" | Pamela Pettler | May 11, 2002 | |
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Clive kidnaps a nature show host. Mary-Kate and Ashley must rescue him, help Ivan with his fear of bugs, and stop Clive from harming the Costa Rican rainforest.
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| 20 | "Dog Gone" | Paul Francis and Michel Trouillet | May 18, 2002 | |
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On the De Luxe Express, Mary-Kate and Ashley solve the mystery of the missing Quincy. He was kidnapped by Oliver Dickens, disguised as a princess.
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| 21 | "Can You Dig It?!" | Paul Francis and Michel Trouillet | May 25, 2002 | |
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Mary-Kate and Ashley go to Mexico, where archeologists are scared by a "ghost." They expose Renee La Rouge's plan to rob a tomb for the secret of eternal youth.
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| 22 | "Alien Encounters" | Paul Francis and Michel Trouillet | June 1, 2002 | |
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In Las Vegas, Ivan is kidnapped during a sci-fi convention. Mary-Kate and Ashley must rescue him from Oliver Dickens' high-tech illusions.
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| 23 | "Bad Hair Day" | Paul Francis and Michel Trouillet | June 8, 2002 | |
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Clive Hedgemorton-Smythe causes a worldwide bad hair day, making everyone stop moving. Mary-Kate and Ashley team up with Renee La Rouge, who wants her perfect hair back.
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| 24 | "Rave Reviews" | Paul Francis and Michel Trouillet | June 15, 2002 | |
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Mary-Kate and Ashley go to Moscow to find The Butterflie Girls, who disappeared during a "Battle of the Girl Bands." They must outsmart CD and his protégé Raven.
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| 25 | "Hot to Trot" | Unknown | June 22, 2002 | |
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The world's horses are disappearing. Mary-Kate and Ashley first suspect Oliver Dickens. But when horses shrink, they learn Clive Hedgemorton-Smythe is making a private pony collection.
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| 26 | "Tourist Traps" | Paul Francis and Michel Trouillet | June 29, 2002 | |
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Mary-Kate and Ashley investigate mysterious "earthquakes" that are toppling famous landmarks. They discover the Shred Squad, rogue skateboarders, are causing them to create skate parks. The Great Wall of China is next!
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Behind the Scenes: How the Show Was Made
Learn about the creation and journey of Mary-Kate and Ashley in Action!.
Show Development and Early Plans
On December 1, 2000, DIC announced the show was being made. Its first title idea was Action Girls. It was a team effort with Canal J, and DIC handled distributing the show around the world. They originally planned to make 52 episodes.
International Airings: Around the Globe
After the show started in the United States on ABC, it was sold to other countries. In November 2001, it aired on CITV (and later Nickelodeon) in the UK. It also went to Canal J in France, Mediaset in Italy, YTV in Canada, and Fox Kids Latin America. By April 2003, Televisa in Mexico and RTÉ in Ireland also bought the rights to show it.
Where to Watch: Past Broadcasts
From September 2002 to 2003, after the channel changed its name, Toon Disney re-aired the series. It was shown alongside other programs that used to be on One Saturday Morning.
Home Entertainment: DVD Releases
You could also watch the show at home!
On June 7, 2005, Warner Home Video released a DVD called "Misty and Amber vs. Renee la Rouge." This DVD had 5 episodes that focused on the villain Renee la Rouge. The episodes came with English, Spanish, and French audio. It also included fun bonus features like a Trivia Challenge and a Villain Bio.
In 2016, the series became available on iTunes. However, it only included the same episodes that were on the first DVD.
Beyond the Screen: The Book Series
The TV show also led to a series of books! These books were published by Dualstar Books and HarperEntertainment in 2002. In the books, Mary-Kate and Ashley are special agents. They solve mysteries related to fashion and sports around the world. They travel to exciting cities like New York City, Paris, and Rome for their missions.
The book series includes:
- Book number 1: Makeup Shakeup. Set in New York and Paris.
- Book number 2: The Dream Team. Set in Rome.
- Book number 3: Fubble Bubble Trouble. Set in The Mall of Malls, a fictional mall like the Mall of America.
- Book number 4: Operation Evaporation. Set in Bermuda.
- Book number 5: Dog Gone Mess. Set in Germany.
- Book number 6: The Music Meltdown. Set in Washington, D.C.
- Book number 7: Password: Red Hot. Set in England.
- Book number 8: Fast Food Fight. Set in Anytown, USA.
