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{{Infobox Television
| show_name =  Littlest Pet Shop
| image = [[File:LPS title screen.png|250px]]
| caption = The title screen and main characters. From left to right: Russell, Blythe, Sunil, Pepper, Minka, Penny Ling, Zoe, and Vinnie.
| genre = [[Comedy]]
| Format = [[Animated series]]
| creator = 
| developer = Julie McNally-Cahill<br>Tim Cahill
| writer = Julie McNally-Cahill<br>Tim Cahill<br>Roger Eschbacher<br>M. A. Larson<br>Cindy Morrow<br>Merriwether Williams
| director = Joel Dickie <br> Dallas Parker
| creative_director = 
| voices = [[Ashleigh Ball (voice actress)|Ashleigh Ball]]<br>[[Tabitha St. Germain]]<br>[[Nicole Oliver]]<br>[[Peter New]]<br>[[Samuel Vincent]]<br>Kyle Rideout<br>Kira Tozer<br>[[Jocelyn Loewen]]<br>[[Cathy Weseluck]]<br>[[Kathleen Barr]]<br>[[Shannon Chan-Kent]]<br>[[Michael Kopsa]]
| theme_music_composer = [[Daniel Ingram]]<br>Dan Kuby
| opentheme = "Littlest Pet Shop"<br>Lyrics by Daniel Ingram, performed by Ashleigh Ball
| endtheme = "Littlest Pet Shop" (instrumental)
| composer = Daniel Ingram<br>[[Steffan Andrews]]
| country = [[United States]]<br>[[Canada]]
| language = [[English language|English]]
| num_seasons = 2
| num_episodes = 52 (20 aired)
| list_episodes = List of Littlest Pet Shop (2012 TV series) episodes
| executive_producer =Julie McNally-Cahill<br>Tim Cahill<br>Stephen J. Davis<br>Chris Bartleman<br>Kirsten Newlands
| supervising_producer = 
| producer = Chantal Hennessey
| editor = 
| location =
| cinematography =
| camera =
| runtime = 22 minutes
| company = [[Hasbro Studios]] <br>[[DHX Media|DHX Media/Vancouver]]
| distributor = 
| channel = [[The Hub (TV channel)|The Hub]]
| picture_format = 
| audio_format =
| first_run = 
| first_aired = {{start date|2012|11|10}}
| last_aired = present
| status =
| preceded_by = 
| followed_by =
| related = [[Littlest Pet Shop (1995 TV series)|Littlest Pet Shop]]
}}
'''''Littlest Pet Shop''''' is an animated television series produced by [[Hasbro Studios]] in the [[United States]] and animated by [[DHX Media]]'s animation studio in [[Vancouver]], [[Canada]], which worked with Hasbro Studios before on [[Pound Puppies (2010 TV series)|''Pound Puppies'']] and ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]''. It is based on [[Hasbro]]'s ''[[Littlest Pet Shop]]'' toy line, and features [[Blythe (doll)|Blythe]] as a main protagonist. The series is developed by Tim Cahill and Julie McNally-Cahill, the creators of ''[[My Gym Partner's a Monkey]]'', and directed by Dallas Parker and Joel Dickie. It premiered on November 10, 2012 in the United States on [[The Hub (TV channel)|The Hub]], an American [[pay television]] channel partly owned by Hasbro.

==Development==
Hasbro manages the intellectual properties of both ''Blythe'' (originally released in 1972) and ''Littlest Pet Shop'' (introduced in 1992). Originally held by [[Kenner Products]], both were transferred to Hasbro, years after acquiring most of Kenner's assets.

{{As of|2012|11|df=US}}, two modern incarnations of ''Blythe'' are on sale: One, introduced in 2001 as a standalone toy line, is managed by [[Tomy]] (after merging with the original licensee<!--right word?--> [[Takara]] in 2006) and CWC (both companies licensed from Hasbro), sold in parts of Asia, and marketed towards collectors. The other, marketed towards children that was released in 2010, is known as ''Blythe Loves Littlest Pet Shop'', which is managed by Hasbro as a part of their 2004 incarnation of ''Littlest Pet Shop''.<ref>http://investor.hasbro.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=586218</ref>

The series was first green-lit in 2011. During production, ''Blythe Loves the Littlest Pet Shop'' was also used by Hasbro as the [[working title]] of the TV series.<ref name="Hasbro Hub 2011">http://investor.hasbro.com/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=586480</ref> The production staff of the series includes developers Timothy Cahill and Julie McNally Cahill of ''[[My Gym Partner's a Monkey]]'' fame, along with Dallas Parker and Joel Dickie. Writers M. A. Larson and Cindy Morrow, who previously wrote episodes of ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]'', also wrote the scripts for the episodes of this series. The songs and music of the entire series were composed by [[Daniel Ingram]] and [[Steffan Andrews]].

Although the series is Blythe's first television debut, this is not the character's first animated appearance; an incarnation of Blythe starred as a protagonist in a series of ''Littlest Pet Shop'' animated shorts produced by [[Cosmic Toast Studios]]<ref>http://cosmictoaststudios.com/littlest-pet-shop/ <!-- The source mentions "Hasbro Studios", but I'm not sure if Hasbro Studios was really involved in that project or not. --></ref> and released online by Hasbro, which is unrelated to this series.

==Plot==
The series is set in the Downtown City, a city modeled after [[New York City]]. The story follows Blythe Baxter and her father as they move into a Downtown City apartment above the Littlest Pet Shop - a day-camp for pets of all kinds. Her real adventure begins when she discovers that she alone can miraculously understand and talk to all of the pets. Along the way, she and the pets go on several adventures together but when the pet shop is about to close due to a bigger pet shop managed by the Biskit Twins, driving it out of business. Having no choice, the pets turn to Blythe to help them save it from closing down.

==Characters==
===Main characters===
* '''Blythe Baxter''' (voiced by [[Ashleigh Ball (voice actress)|Ashleigh Ball]]) - Blythe is an aspiring fashion artist and designer who along with her father, Roger Baxter, move to an apartment in Downtown City above a pet store called the Littlest Pet Shop. Soon after moving into the building, Blythe hits her head and soon discovers that she now has the mysterious talent of being able to talk to and understand animals. Blythe is always ready to help others with their problems whether it's the pets, Mrs. Twombly or her new friends Youngmee, Sue and Jasper. She comes to love (and in the first episode helps save) the Littlest Pet Shop from closing. Blythe has dark brown hair and light blue eyes.
* '''Roger Baxter''' (voiced by [[Michael Kopsa]]) - Blythe's fun-loving, slightly clumsy, father whose airline piloting job takes them from their quiet hometown and into to Downtown City where countless adventures await. Mr. Baxter loves spending time with Blythe, listening to heavy metal, and supporting any of Blythe's talents or endeavors. Roger has dark brown hair and blue-green eyes.
* ''' Mrs. Twombly (voiced by [[Kathleen Barr]])''' - The kind, kooky owner of Littlest Pet Shop (a.k.a. LPS) pet store and day-camp for pets owned. Mrs. T. befriends Blythe and helps her to display and sell her first pet fashion collection. Mrs. Twombly loves animals and making them feel at home in Littlest Pet Shop. She also enjoys collecting doorknobs and occasionally compulsive cleaning. Mrs. Twombly has grey hair and seafoam green eyes.
* ''' Whitney and Britney Biskit''' - Twins, bullies and all around rich mean girls that seem to envy Blythe. Though not the smartest, this duo is not opposed to using whatever evil scheme they can come up with (and "Daddy's" money) to sabotage Blythe and her friends' endeavors. Britney and Whitney's father is the owner of Largest Ever Pet Shop, the unfriendly competitor of LPS. Whitney has black hair and violet eyes and Britney has white bleached hair and violet eyes.
*'''Youngmee Song''' - Blythe's kind, empathetic and calm new friend whose Aunt Christie owns a neighboring sweets shop and Buttercream, the rabbit. Youngmee is Korean-American and has jet black hair and dark violet eyes.
*'''Sue Patterson''' - Athletic, caring and always ready to help, Sue admires Blythe's poise and abilities. Sue is amazing at sports and tries to get Blythe to expand her own atheletic abilities by pushing her to try harder to do things such as roller-blading. Though she is confident in her abilities in sports, Sue is sometimes insecure about her fashion and creativity in comparison to Blythe. Sue has red hair and light blue eyes. 
*'''Jasper Jones''' - Blythe's new friend that loves video games. Jasper is helpful, supportive and sometimes sarcastic. Jasper is very talented at being able to paint detailed world landmarks like the Tahj Mahal, on grains of rice. Jasper has brown skin and hazel eyes.
*'''Aunt Christie''' - Youngmee's work-a-holic Aunt with a caring disposition and, a talent for making yummy sweet treats. Aunt Christie owns a bakery and sweets shop, Sweet Delights, and the pet's new rabbit friend, Buttercream. Christie is Korean-American and has jet black hair and dark violet eyes like her niece.

===Pets===
* '''Zoe Trent''' (voiced by [[Nicole Oliver]], singing voice by Kylee Epp) – A female purple [[Cavalier King Charles Spaniel]] who is a singer. A born diva, Zoe is the older sister of Gail Trent (voiced by [[Tabitha St. Germain]]), who likes to be fabulous and to sing, wanting to achieve her goal as the best singer. Her owners are couple John (voiced by [[Peter New]]) and Clarissa (voiced by [[Tabitha St. Germain]]).
* '''Vinnie Terrio''' (voiced by Kyle Rideout) – A male [[Northland Green Gecko]] who is a dancer. His dancing skills are top-notch, but sometimes cause a lot of trouble for the other pets in the shop.
* '''Penny Ling''' (voiced by [[Jocelyne Loewen]], singing voice by Laura Hastings) – A small, female white and indigo [[Giant panda]] who is a rhythmic gymnast. She is talented with twirling ribbons but her feelings are very sensitive and she can sometimes get hurt through bad jokes.
* '''Minka Mark''' (voiced by Kira Tozer) – A female pink [[spider monkey]] who is an artist. Usually high on energy, she is an expert regarding abstract art. Unfortunately, Minka is easily distracted by shiny objects, hanging out on the tire swing, or looking for something to eat. In "Dumb Dumbwaiter" it is revealed that she is claustrophobic.
* '''Pepper Clark''' (voiced by [[Tabitha St. Germain]]) – A female gray and white [[striped skunk]] who is a comedian. She usually can make everyone laugh but is sometimes brash.
* '''Sunil Nevla''' (voiced by [[Peter New]]) – A male blue [[banded mongoose]] who is a magician. He always likes to do magic tricks, except most of them fail or rarely work when he needs it to. Despite his timid appearance, Sunil goes berserk when it comes to cobras.
* '''Russell Ferguson''' (voiced by [[Samuel Vincent]]) – A male orange [[European hedgehog]] who is the organizer of the group with a love of food. Though uptight, he usually keeps everyone in the Littlest Pet Shop on track, making sure the others won't wreck it in the process. He is often mistaken for a [[porcupine]].
* '''Buttercream Sundae''' (voiced by [[Cathy Weseluck]]) – A female yellow and brown [[Netherland Dwarf]] rabbit who is a dancer. A later addition to the group, Buttercream's owner is Youngmee Song's Aunt Christie, who owns the candy shop named Sweets Delights. She is very active and hyper, but also very mischievous. A running gag is whenever one of the pets says "What?" to her, she also says "What?" and then looks like she relaxes herself before saying "Anywho." She shows up every now and then on the series.

===Secondary characters===
At her new school, Blythe befriends Jasper Jones (voiced by [[Kathleen Barr]]), Sue Patterson (voiced by Kira Tozer) and Youngmee Song (voiced by [[Shannon Chan-Kent]]). Also at the same school, she becomes rivals with Whittany and Brittany Biskit (voiced by [[Shannon Chan-Kent]]), the twin daughters of Fisher Biskit (voiced by [[Samuel Vincent]]), the owner of the city's largest pet shop, the aptly-named Largest Ever Pet Shop.

==Episodes==
{{main|List of Littlest Pet Shop (2012 TV series) episodes}}
The series premiered on the [[The Hub (TV channel)|Hub]] on November 10, 2012.
{{:List of Littlest Pet Shop (2012 TV series) episodes}}

==Distribution==

===United States broadcast===
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Like it's other productions, Hasbro Studios is in charge of international distribution of the series.

Hasbro expects the series to enter and follow international distribution in 2013.<ref>http://investor.hasbro.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=713644</ref>
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==Reception==
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==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.hasbrostudios.com/Our-Shows-Folder/Littlest-Pet-Shop ''Littlest Pet Shop''] at [[Hasbro Studios]]
* {{Official website|http://www.hubworld.com/littlest-pet-shop/shows/littlest-pet-shop-show}} at [[The Hub (TV channel)|The Hub]]
* {{IMDb title|2244077|Littlest Pet Shop}}

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