''Gabby's Dollhouse'' is an American live-action/animated/interactive preschool series created by

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and Jennifer Twomey for

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. In the series, which first aired on January 5, 2021, Gabby (voiced by Laila Lockhart Kraner) and her cat friends go on adventures within her

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. The first episode was released as a sneak peek on

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on August 22, 2020, while the series itself was released on January 5, 2021. The second season premiered on August 10, 2021, while the third season premiered on October 19, 2021. The fourth season premiered on February 1, 2022, the fifth season premiered on July 25, 2022, and the sixth season premiered on November 1, 2022. The series was later renewed for a seventh season. ''Gabby’s Dollhouse'' made its

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debut on Cartoonito Latin America on April 18, 2022 and on

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in the UK on October 17, 2022.

Characters

Main

* Gabby is a 12-year-old girl who has a magical cat headband which is able to shrink her down to toy-size. She was voiced and portrayed by Laila Lockhart Kraner. * Floyd is Gabby's real-life tabby cat who makes his only appearance in the live-action sequences. * Pandy Paws is a black and white Gabby Cat who is a half-kitty/half-panda plushie. He likes hugging Gabby, who considers him the best friend of Gabby's. Voiced by Tucker Chandler. * Carlita is a purple and teal Gabby Cat who is half-kitty/half-car and drives around the dollhouse. Voiced by Carla Tassara. * Cakey is a young white Gabby Cat who is half-kitty/half-cupcake and makes sweet treats and snacks. He is able to create sprinkles, by either criticizing his actions or spinning around while being excited. He has four little cousins named Bakey, Flakey, Marshapan, and Paddycake. Voiced by Juliet Donenfeld. * Daniel James "DJ" Catnip is a lavender Gabby Cat who wears a reddish-pink glittery hoodie which is able to stretch his tail and legs, in addition to mainly using them to play instruments. He also sometimes wears a visor over his eyes. Voiced by Eduardo Franco. * CatRat is a blue sneaky Gabby Cat with dark blue and light blue markings who pops up in every room. He loves everything shiny and sometimes plays the role of a villain. Voiced by

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. * Pillow Cat is a multi-colored Gabby Cat who is half-kitty/half-pillow. She loves to make stories and usually takes catnaps. Voiced by Sainty Nelsen. * Kitty Fairy is a pink half-kitty/half-fairy Gabby Cat with clear, pink and green wings, a pair of wishberry blossom-like antennae, a green flower-like dress and a flower crown. She makes garden magic with her tail, or her watering can. Voiced by

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. * MerCat is a turquoise Gabby Cat who is half-kitty/half-mermaid. She makes science "spa-themed". Voiced by Secunda Wood. * Baby Box is a young pink/peach Gabby Cat who is made of cardboard. She likes making crafts and is the daughter of Mama Box. She did, sometimes, say her catchphrase: "Whoopsies!" (which would later become a song featured in the soundtrack for the series). Voiced by Maggie Lowe. * Mama Box is a fuchsia/peach Gabby Cat who is the mother of Baby Box. Voiced by Tara Strong.

Supporting

* The Box Brothers are the brothers of Baby Box and sons of Mama Box. They were all voiced by Jude Schwartz. * Cupcake Cousins are Cakey's four little cousins who appeared in the episode "Cakey's Cupcake Cousins". Their names are Bakey, Flakey, Marshapan, and Paddycake. As such, the colors are, by the following order: Bakey is pink, Flakey is blue, Marshapan is green, and Paddycake is yellow. Flakey and Marshapan are male, and Bakey and Paddycake are female. Respectively voiced by Henry Witcher, Archibald Englehardt, Mia Lynn Bangunan, and Amari McCoy. * Pete the Polar Bear is a polar bear who appears in the episode of the same name. He is a friend of Gabby and the Gabby Cats. Voiced by Eric Lopez. * Fluffy Flufferton is a feline pop star who appears in the episode of the same name. She later lives up to her name even more after her makeover. Voiced by Elena Murray. * Luli-Loo is a young blue fairy Gabby Cat who appears in the episode "The Fairy Festival". Voiced by Halie Hrzich. * DJ Comet is a light green Gabby Cat who is DJ Catnip's alien cousin who appeared in "Mission to Caturn". He, like DJ Catnip, is able to stretch his tail and legs, but also to spin them around like a helicopter. He returns in the episode "Dollhouse Dress-Up Chest". Voiced by Reggie Watkins. * Figgy the Elf is a pink elf-like Gabby Cat who appears in the episode "A CAT-Tabulous Christmas". Voiced by Rachel Ling Gordon. * Kico the KittyCorn is a young kitty-unicorn hybrid who appears in the episode of the same name. The vocal effects were provided by Juliet Donenfeld. * Santa Kitty is an orange Gabby Cat who is this show's version of Santa Claus. Voiced by Darrell Brown. * Candy Cane is a red reindeer kitty who leads Santa Kitty's sleigh * Hamster Kitties are tiny cat-hamster hybrids who occasionally appear in the series. The vocal effects were provided by Frank Welker. * The Dust Bunnies are cute small bunnies made of dust that sometimes show up. * The Doodads are three Gabby Cats made of cardboard and other crafty things who are the rivals of Gabby, Pandy and Carlita during the Meow-Mazing Games.

Episodes

Season 1 (2021)

Season 2 (2021)

Season 3 (2021)

Season 4 (2022)

Season 5 (2022)

Season 6 (2022)

Format

Like ''

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'' and most interactive preschool shows, ''Gabby's Dollhouse'' has built-in silences designed to encourage audience participation. Each episode begins with the live-action Gabby playing in her bedroom. She then unboxes a

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that is the catalyst for an adventure inside the animated world of her

. Gabby puts on her cat ears

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and shrinks down with her

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, Pandy Paws, who comes alive to surprise Gabby with a “hug attack.” Common rituals may involve an encounter with CatRat, who often randomly appears in one of the rooms in the dollhouse. The dollhouse has seven key cat-themed rooms where Gabby’s adventures take place with the various Gabby Cats: *Bathroom, where MerCat does science

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s that are “spa” themed *Bedroom, where Pillow Cat tells stories and encourages

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*Craft room, where Baby Box and her family teach how to make

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projects *Fairy garden, where Kitty Fairy takes care of magical

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*Kitchen, where Cakey makes

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s and

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s decorated with cats *Music room, where DJ Catnip teaches how to play

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*Playroom, where Carlita joins in

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games At the end of each episode is a “Cat of the Day” segment, where one of the Gabby Cats is selected to guide the viewer one-on-one in crafting, cooking, or singing.

Voice cast

* Laila Lockhart Kraner as Gabby * Tucker Chandler as Pandy Paws *

as CatRat *

as Mama Box and Kitty Fairy * Juliet Donenfeld as Cakey and Kico the Kittycorn * Sainty Nelsen as Pillow Cat * Eduardo Franco as DJ Catnip * Carla Tassara as Carlita * Secunda Wood as MerCat * Maggie Lowe as Baby Box * Reggie Watkins as DJ Comet * Rachel Ling Gordon as Figgy the Elf * Eric Lopez as Pete * Darrell Brown as Santa Kitty * Elena Murray as Fluffy Flufferton * Halie Hzirch as Luli-Loo * Jude Schwartz as the Box Brothers * Henry Witcher as Bakey * Archibald Englehardt as Flakey * Mia Lynn Bangunan as Marshapan * Amari McCoy as Paddycake

Development

Home media

''Gabby's Dollhouse: Cat-tastic Dance Along'' was released on

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and digital download on February 1, 2022 by

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(through Studio Distribution Services LLC). It features 20 songs from the show with a group of kids dancing which is inspired by

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's sensation of dance challenges. The DVD and digital download also feature meditation sessions each one feature a Gabby Cat going into mindfulness mode. In United States. and released on

and digital download on TBA 2023 by Mediumrare Entertainment in United Kingdom and Ireland.

Reception

The show was nominated for a

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award in 2021 and released a series of show-themed toys for the 2021 holiday season.

References

External links

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