- "There's no telling what the future holds, besides rainbows and happiness"
- ―Mikey in "Big Ol' Mikey"
Michael "Mikey" Blumberg is one of the six main characters and a member of the Recess gang. He is the most sensitive and most forgiving in the group. He is also the best poet in fourth grade, coming up with poems at any times. Like T.J., he is of German heritage.
Mikey is a talented singer (Baritone), and only ever sang in the boys bathroom until Principal Prickly and Miss Finster overheard his voice and arranged for a private music teacher, Miss Salamone, from Spiro T. Agnew Middle School to replace Brandon for the upcoming PTA Spring Fling shortly after he swallowed a Bee and was stung in the voice box in the episode "The Voice". From there after, Mikey was able to sing confidently and even speak in his "singing voice" on demand.
His singing voice was provided by Robert Goulet while his speaking voice was done by Jason Davis.
Appearance
Mikey in the beta version
Mikey is the biggest 4th grader at Third street, having a large chubby appearance wearing a white T-shirt and brown pants. He has blonde hair just like Gus.
Personality
Many think that Mikey is a bully just because of his height, but, as once described by T.J. Detweiler, "he wouldn't hurt a fly". There is a hidden agenda about Mikey, and that is his love for "Bonky the Dinosaur", a dinosaur similar to Barney the dinosaur loved by Kindergarteners in the episode "Bonky Fever" He also appears to be the most naive of the group, despite being the oldest. Mikey has a passion for arts, especially singing and poetry.
Relationships with other members of the gang
T.J. Detweiler
T.J. is good friends with Mikey. In "The Break-up", T.J. says he "appreciates his insane spiritual gifts". However, he is sometimes embarrassed by Mikey's behavior. In "Tucked In Mikey", after Mikey read a poem inspired by Menlo, T.J. claimed, "for once, it didn't embarrass me". He also was a little embarrassed at Mikey's comment that the 5th and 6th grader's club was a "rainbow hug of togetherness". But, T.J. respects Mikey despite his behavior, as seen at the end of the episode "Rumor Mill".
Gretchen Grundler
Mikey and Gretchen rarely interact. It remains to be seen the status of their friendship. However, during the episode My Fair Gretchen, Mikey falls to the ground and dramatically shouts his anguish after the gang is informed that Gretchen will be leaving for a different school. Also during this episode, Mikey is the one that thinks of a plan to get Gretchen out of leaving. This indicates that they are great friends, but just don't interact much.
Vince LaSalle
Mikey looks up to Vince, which is the focus of the episode "Copycat Kid". Mikey wishes he could be "cool" like Vince and be sporty (and was quite capable of shooting baskets in the episode) until Vince copies him. In the end, Mikey realizes the value of himself as an individual. The two remain good friends afterward.
Ashley Spinelli
Mikey and Spinelli are polar opposites. Mikey is large and peaceful, while Spinelli is small and more violent. Mikey's sincerity and calm demeanor sometimes get in the way with Spinelli's attitude ("Gus's Last Stand", "Rumor Mill") The two share a rare moment of friendship in the episode "Dance Lessons", where Spinelli puts aside her tough attitude for Mikey's sake. She also was ready to defend Mikey when Randall made jokes about him in "Stand Up Randall", which Mikey appreciated but said it wasn't necessary. They both also have a love for animals. in "Operation Stuart" they are the most dedicated to rescuing Stuart over the rest of the gang.
Gus Griswald
Mikey is better friends with Gus than any of the other members. The two are often seen taking the same side on things (Recess: School's Out,Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade, "The Candidates"). They have offended each other occasionally ( "The Break-up", "Germ Warfare") but were quick to forgive one another. They both appear to be the most naive in the group- most likely with Gus being the newest kid and Mikey's child-like personality. They are also the only members of the gang who have constant younger friends- Mikey's being Tubby, and Gus's being Hector and Cornchip Girl- who Mikey also seems to be friends with.
Trivia
- His singing voice was performed by the late Robert Goulet.
- Mikey is the only member of the main six whose birthday has been celebrated in an episode, which was Bonky Fever,. Gretchen mentions her birthday party in "The Girl Was Trouble", however, it was only a flashback.
- This episode confirms that Mikey is the oldest member of the group, as they mention he is the first in their gang to turn 10. Therefore, his birthday is before March 23, which is Gretchen's birthday.
- Mikey is based on Paul Germain's friend back in elementary school.
- Mikey has a similar name to former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg.
- According to "To Finster with Love", Mikey weighs 110 pounds.
- In the Arabic dub, his name is changed to Magdy [مجدي].
- Mikey has had the second most episodes focused on him out of the entire cast, after T.J.
- Mikey has been in every episode of the series.
- His pee wee pal was Zedd, who he taught to be calm and enjoy nature
- He rarely gets angry.
- He is the only one in the gang to be suspended from school, only out of spite by Menlo and Randall (he was released from suspension by recess time)
- He sang the star spangled banner.
- He likes to dance and has been in Madame Pavlova's dance classes for quite a while.
- The Kindergartners mistook him for Tubby's dad in Operation Stuart
- he appears to be the most respectful towards authority figures in the group, rarely saying a bad thing about Prickly, Finster, Grotke, etc
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