Mike Tyson Mysteries

Mike Tyson Mysteries
Title card, featuring the main characters. From the left: Yung Hee Tyson, Mike Tyson, Marquess of Queensberry, and Pigeon.
Genre	Comedy Mystery
Created by	Mike Tyson Warner Bros. Animation
Directed by	Ethan Spaulding Jeff Siergey
Voices of	Mike Tyson Norm Macdonald Rachel Ramras Jim Rash
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	9 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer	Sam Register
Producer	Hugh Davidson
Editor	Dave Mendel
Running time	11 minutes
Production companies	Warner Bros. Animation Williams Street
Original release
Network	Adult Swim
Release	October 27, 2014 (2014-10-27) – present

Mike Tyson Mysteries is an American animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation for Adult Swim. It premiered October 27, 2014. The series features Mike Tyson solving mysteries, in the style of Scooby-Doo!, Jonny Quest and Mr. T. The show is also currently simulcasting on Netflix Canada.

On December 10, 2014, Adult Swim renewed Mike Tyson Mysteries for a second season.

Premise

The show follows Mike Tyson, the ghost of the Marquess of Queensberry, Tyson's adopted daughter, and a pigeon as they solve mysteries. The style of the show borrows heavily from 1960's cartoons, most notably Hanna-Barbera productions such as Scooby Doo and The Funky Phantom.

Characters

• Mike Tyson (voiced by himself) – The title character of the series, Mike Tyson is a retired boxer who raises carrier pigeons to receive messages of mysteries to solve. He is portrayed as slightly airheaded. He confuses Grand Wizard with Grandmaster and Elon Musk with Elton John. He has a reputation of doing unusual things like taking an oatmeal bath with cooked oatmeal, owning a pet grizzly bear and using mosquitoes to help him sleep.

• Pigeon (voiced by Norm Macdonald) – A drunk, sarcastic pigeon. He claims to be a former human who was turned into a pigeon by his ex-wife as a curse for cheating on her. His real name is Richard.

• Yung Hee Tyson (voiced by Rachel Ramras) – Mike's 18-year-old adopted daughter. Her birth mother dropped her off at Mike's doorstep when she was a baby. He is not too well aware of Yung. He has mispronounced her name and thought she gave him intellectual advice when she was in infancy.

• Marquess of Queensberry (voiced by Jim Rash) – The neurotic ghost of John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry (but with an American English accent), he provides intellectual advice to Mike.

Episodes

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	1	"The End"	Ethan Spaulding	Hugh Davidson	October 27, 2014 (2014-10-27)	1.01
2	2	"Ultimate Judgment Day"	Ethan Spaulding	Kevin Shinick (Story) Hugh Davidson (Teleplay)	November 3, 2014 (2014-11-03)	0.97
3	3	"Heavyweight Champion of the Moon"	Ethan Spaulding	Hugh Davidson & Patrick Devine	November 10, 2014 (2014-11-10)	0.89
4	4	"Is Magic Real?"	Ethan Spaulding	Hugh Davidson & Ted Michaels	November 17, 2014 (2014-11-17)	N/A
5	5	"Mite Tyson"	Jeff Siergey	Hugh Davidson, Larry Dorf & Rachel Ramras	November 24, 2014 (2014-11-24)	N/A
6	6	"A River Runs Through It Into a Heart of Darkness"	Ethan Spaulding	Hugh Davidson	January 11, 2015 (2015-01-11)	N/A
7	7	"Kidnapped!"	Ethan Spaulding	Hugh Davidson & David Hoffman	January 18, 2015 (2015-01-18)	N/A
8	8	"House Haunters"	Jeff Siergey	Hugh Davidson, Larry Dorf & Rachel Ramras	January 25, 2015 (2015-01-25)	N/A
9	9	"Night Moves"	Unknown	Unknown	February 1, 2015 (2015-02-01)	N/A

Reception

The series has received mostly positive reviews from critics. The show currently holds an 82% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 11 reviews, with its consensus being: "A dizzying whirl of lowbrow and high-concept, Mike Tyson Mysteries should more than satisfy fans of Adult Swim's signature blend of animated silliness." Metacritic gives the show a score of 75/100 based on six reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.

External links

• Mike Tyson Mysteries at IMDb