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'' is a 2012 animated television series developed by

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and Julie McNally-Cahill. The series is based on

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's ''

'' toy line, and features Blythe Baxter (voiced by

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, with the character based on the doll of the same name) as the main protagonist, as well as other characters who reside in Downtown City, a city modeled after

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. Along with Blythe is her father, Roger Baxter (voiced by Michael Kopsa), and her employer Mrs. Anna Twombly (voiced by

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) at the nearby

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, Littlest Pet Shop. Away from home, she maintains several friends at her local high school. As well as the human cast are her seven animal companions, who reside within Littlest Pet Shop during the day, that Blythe unexpectedly gains the ability to communicate with. The series is produced by

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in the United States and animated by

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's animation studio in

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. The series is directed by Dallas Parker and Joel Dickie. The series was commissioned by

in 2011. During production, ''Blythe Loves the Littlest Pet Shop'' was used as the

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of the series. The series premiere on Saturday, November 10, 2012 in the United States on Hub Network was reported to have been the highest watched of all original series premieres on the Hub Network. On March 31, 2015, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a 26-episode fourth season, but on October 6, 2015, it was confirmed by story editor Roger Eschbacher that the fourth season was going to be the final season. The fourth season aired from November 7, 2015 to June 4, 2016.

Series overview

Episodes

Season 1 (2012–13)

Season 2 (2013–14)

Animated shorts

The day before the start of Season 3, a set consisting of 10 animated shorts started being released online by th
Hasbro Studios Shorts YouTube
channel. They were written by Julie McNally Cahill & Tim Cahill.

Season 3 (2014–15)

After " The Secret Recipe", which aired on August 23, 2014, Season 3 went into hiatus until December 13, 2014. During that period, the Hub Network has been rebranded as Discovery Family.

Animated shorts 2

Season 4 (2015–16)

On March 31, 2015, Discovery Family announced via press release that the show was renewed for a fourth season. Story editor Roger Eschbacher said that the fourth season will have 26 episodes. On June 4, 2015, Hasbro announced that '' My Little Pony'' executive producer Meghan McCarthy will be a story consultant for ''Littlest Pet Shop''. On October 6, 2015, Eschbacher confirmed that the fourth season will be the final season of ''Littlest Pet Shop''. The season premiered with back-to-back episodes beginning on November 7, 2015.

References

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