series canadian american children animated television series developed based pet shop toys owned follows teenage girl moving apartment metropolitan area gains ability communicate animals located apartment eponymous pet store works talks group pets regularly reside day care shop worried corrupt rival business drive shop business pets depend drive business store pet fashion designs debuted november ran season episodes produced animated flash completion single episode takes roughly year production received mixed reception criticised embedded marketing reviewers given praise writing crew members additionally received accolades work series finale aired june series company franchise reboot released new line toys designed closely resemble characters mobile game comic book adaptation commissioned plot cast series follows ball teenage girl living air pilot father roger forced suburban hometown following father promotion moves apartment located crowded city complex located eponymous pet store serves day camp numerous pets works fashion designer adventure begins discovers understand talk pets regularly stay shop addition animals planet pets spend time find pet shop larger pet store managed twin daughters avoid dispersed pets convince remain employee pets reside day camp store passionate comedy bouncy spider monkey flair painting visual arts song sensitive giant interested rhythmic self appointed leader animal hopeful clumsy obsessed dancing song diva like dog talent singing human characters include owner shop boss kent background owns rights toy lines respectively introduced manufactured division acquired cincinnati based company owned sold toys division closed original cincinnati headquarters produced earlier animated based pet shop series marked adaptation doll character television prior incarnation character protagonist unrelated animated miniseries produced series released exclusively internet developed having joined september serve executive producers story editors working executive producers announced march based introduction loves pet shop toy line ceo network partly owned commissioned series production given framework developers pitched adaptation property originally felt discouraged having set pet store finding exchange animals thought come saw studio definition stores convincing modern locations provide day care services opposed merely selling pets production followed quickly surprise studio defined pets characters sought expand human character fictional universe designing friends twins explained husband preference quirky comedy inspired aimed demographic young girls said writers attempt cater boys age parent viewers simultaneously original music accomplished film television composers wrote urban setting prompted use modern style music score incorporates pop cultural influences reason found pushing limitations music daytime television source pride minute episode takes approximately year complete episodes produced simultaneously storyboard artists depict scenes pro adapting boards limited animation studio media handles designs poses key frames movement character appearing given scene episode background art hands assets separate studio remaining animation finished speed production slightly having unique outfits episode according director supervising director similarly explained variety assets created episode challenged process flash animation movements release aired episodes succession november network scheduled episodes succeed season premiere friendship magic based toy line owned network ordered episodes season concluding april second season episodes premiered november concluded april season episodes aired march season network shifted management renamed discovery family according writer fourth final season aired beginning november related products mobile game contractual agreement developed mobile game based released year premiered november game city building genre game software allows users speed progression game game provides animal companions users collect allow players care pets initial release ios platform android port released shortly writing wrote game players fans toy line united_kingdom game subject controversy concerning incorporation app purchases deemed acceptable organization found instructions detailing purchases players purchases comic book commissioned adapt comic book adaptation issues released september written illustrated anderson worked shorter contained stories ball scripted remainder issue different properties ball worked explained wanted comic entertain readers morally likened principle learning coined set apart studio gave ball license depicted ball focused writing stories appeal readers transitioning primary secondary education described structure comic daily drama anderson thought slice life home media shout factory secured north american distribution rights programs broadcast discovery family releasing dvd sets screen distributor located united_kingdom obtained rights seasons western_europe middle_east handles distribution australia reception programs friendship magic shows aimed similar demographics internationally according president toy line accordance newer collections features sets fans create scenes inspired episodes writing parent focused organization emily found praised model integrity self confidence loyalty creativity found fault product placement run mill pet characters described varied personalities pet characters endearing trait writing entertainment_weekly found twins amusing characters praised episode season particular contains parody christopher guest directed film best homage star trek singled guide entertainment gave praise dvd set containing episodes season wrote despite intended demographic older children elementary middle school find writing humorous girls find pet characters entertaining dove foundation member gave set stars nominated 40th daytime creative arts emmy awards song guy lost oliver portrayal won award new voices nominated lost oliver nominated work composers episode lights camera duo later won nomination common
Littlest Pet Shop (2012 TV series)