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Bratz
Bratz is an American fashion doll and media franchise created by former Mattel employee Carter Bryant for MGA Entertainment, which debuted in 2001. The four original 10-inch (25 cm) dolls were released on May 21, 2001 — Yasmin (Latina), Cloe (White), Jade (East Asian), and Sasha (African American) — with Meygan (Scottish Redhead) being added to the group in 2002 as a fifth member. They featured almond-shaped eyes adorned with eyeshadow adding lush and big glossy lips. Bratz reached great success with the expansion to spin-offs, including Bratz Kidz, Bratz Boyz, Bratz Babyz, Bratzillaz, and a media franchise consisting of discography and adaptations into a TV series, a web series, a live-action film and video games. Global sales of the entire franchise grossed $2 billion in 2005 and by the following year, the brand had about 40 percent of the fashion-doll market. The Bratz doll lines have provoked controversy in several areas from their stylized proportions to f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bratz Boyz
Bratz is an American fashion doll and media franchise created by former Mattel employee Carter Bryant for MGA Entertainment, which debuted in 2001. The four original 10-inch (25 cm) dolls were released on May 21, 2001 — Yasmin (Latina), Cloe (White), Jade (East Asian), and Sasha (African American) — with Meygan (Scottish Redhead) being added to the group in 2002 as a fifth member. They featured almond-shaped eyes adorned with eyeshadow adding lush and big glossy lips. Bratz reached great success with the expansion to spin-offs, including Bratz Kidz, Bratz Boyz, Bratz Babyz, Bratzillaz, and a media franchise consisting of Bratz discography, discography and adaptations into Bratz (TV series), a TV series, Bratz (web series), a web series, Bratz (film), a live-action film and video games. Global sales of the entire franchise grossed $2 billion in 2005 and by the following year, the brand had about 40 percent of the fashion-doll market. The Bratz doll lines have provoked con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bratz Dolls
Bratz is an American fashion doll and media franchise created by former Mattel employee Carter Bryant for MGA Entertainment, which debuted in 2001. The four original 10-inch (25 cm) dolls were released on May 21, 2001 — Yasmin (Latina), Cloe (White), Jade (East Asian), and Sasha (African American) — with Meygan (Scottish Redhead) being added to the group in 2002 as a fifth member. They featured almond-shaped eyes adorned with eyeshadow adding lush and big glossy lips. Bratz reached great success with the expansion to spin-offs, including Bratz Kidz, Bratz Boyz, Bratz Babyz, Bratzillaz, and a media franchise consisting of discography and adaptations into a TV series, a web series, a live-action film and video games. Global sales of the entire franchise grossed $2 billion in 2005 and by the following year, the brand had about 40 percent of the fashion-doll market. The Bratz doll lines have provoked controversy in several areas from their stylized proportions to fash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bratz (TV Series)
''Bratz'' (also known as ''Bratz: The Series'') is an American animated television series based on the Bratz toy dolls. Produced by Mike Young Productions and MGA Entertainment, it aired on Fox's 4Kids TV from September 10, 2005 to October 14, 2006. In 2008, after a hiatus, it was renewed for season 2. It focuses on four female teens who run their own magazine. In 2021, a web series titled "Talking' Bratz" that featured a similar CGI animation style to the original series, aired on the official Bratz TikTok page. Set in the same world as the original series, it saw cast members Olivia Hack and Ogie Banks reprise their roles as Cloe and Dylan, respectively. The voice actresses are an all-star cast featuring Hack, Soleil Moon Frye, Tia Mowry, Dionne Quan, Wendie Malick, Lacey Chabert, and Kaley Cuoco. From 2018-2020, the series' episodes were uploaded to the Bratz YouTube channel. Season 1 featured an all-star cast, before being replaced in the second season. In 2023, o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bratzillaz
''Bratzillaz (House of Witchez)'' was an American line of fashion dolls released by MGA Entertainment in 2012. The line was a spin-off of the company's popular franchise Bratz. Bratzillaz characters are witches with unique special powers, many of whom have a similar name to an existing Bratz character. The dolls were rebranded to House of Witchez in Summer 2013 with the release of the final set of dolls, and then discontinued. The official website was removed in 2016. Dolls Each doll (with the exception of the Core (Basic Line) dolls) has glass eyes with an articulated, posable body. The dolls come with a broom hair brush, and some come with a spell scroll and a doll stand. Some have a unique pet, sold separately (Although they were also boxes sold that contained both doll and pet, for a limited time) and most have a personal witch mark symbol 'tattoo'. Character cards come with the first edition dolls. They reveal augmented reality content when held up to a webcam: virtual doll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bratz Discography
The Bratz franchise's virtual band released six soundtrack albums, three compilation albums, one extended play, four singles and three music videos. Their debut single, "Show Me What You Got" featuring BoA and Howie D. of the Backstreet Boys, was released in August 2003. The song was accompanied by two B-sides: "Can U Feel the Beat" and "Distance". It was followed by the release of "Look Around", featuring Christina Milian and Verbal, in November 2003. Both "Show Me What You Got" and "Look Around" were released by Avex Trax exclusively for the Japanese market. In July 2005 their first soundtrack album, '' Rock Angelz'', was released by Hip-O Records. The album peaked at number 79 on the ''Billboard'' 200, becoming their highest charting album in the United States. It also reached the top 30 in Australia and Norway, the top 40 in Scotland, and the top 50 in the United Kingdom. The album produced the hit single "So Good", which peaked at number 5 in Norway, 14 in Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bratz (film)
''Bratz'' (also known as ''Bratz: The Movie'') is a 2007 American teen comedy film based on the fashion dolls of the same name from MGA Entertainment. The film is directed by Sean McNamara with a screenplay by Susan Estelle Jansen, from a story written by Adam de la Pena and David Eilenberg. It is the first live-action film based on the doll line after numerous direct-to-video animated films and a television series. It stars Nathalia Ramos, Skyler Shaye, Logan Browning and Janel Parrish as the members of the group, with Chelsea Staub, Lainie Kazan and Jon Voight in supporting roles. The story revolves around a group of four teenage girls, the origin of their friendship and the social pyramid that tries to make the Bratz conform to archetypal high school cliques. Principal photography took place in Los Angeles between February and March 2007. ''Bratz'' was released in the United States on August 3, 2007, by Lionsgate. It received negative reviews and grossed $26 million wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bratz Babyz
As a subset of the Bratz line, in which all of the dolls are at infant age, it was titled under the brand name Bratz Babyz. The brand is split into two lines, the regular Bratz Babyz and the Bratz Big Babyz. Bratz Babyz In 2004, the first Bratz Babyz were made. The babyz were "Cloe", "Sasha", "Jade" and "Yasmin" (the first Bratz.) The dolls came with a changing bag, a nap blanket, bottle on a chain and a pet based on the girl's nickname (e.g. Sasha's nickname is Bunny Boo, so she has a bunny.) Later on, in 2005, "Meygan", "Fianna", "Cameron" and "Dana" joined the Bratz Babyz group. Also, in 2005, they released the 'Hair Flair' collection. Instead of having plastic hair, the dolls had fiber hair like regular Bratz dolls. Bratz Big Babyz Soon after, they made Bratz Big Babyz; dolls approximately five times the size of regular Babyz dolls. In 2006, the Bratz Big Babyz Bubble Trouble Dolls appeared. These dolls laughed, burped, and blew bubbles when you fed them soda. Six months aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bratz Kidz
Bratz Kidz were the elementary-aged child equivalent to the popular Bratz doll line; the dolls were six inches (152.4 mm) tall and are proportioned to be shorter than the normal Bratz. Produced characters Bratz Kidz are based on the original Bratz dolls: * Cloe (Angel) * Yasmin (Pretty Princess) * Jade (Kool Kat) * Sasha (Bunny Boo) * Lilani (Sweet Swan) * Kiani (Prankster Parrot) * Meygan (Funky Fashion Monkey) * Dana (Sugar Shoes) * Eitan (The Dragon) * Koby (The Panther) * Dylan (The Fox) * Cameron (The Blaze) * Phoebe (Sugar) * Vinessa (Stylin' Sheep) * Cade (The Viper) * Katia (Flirty Turtle) * Fianna (Fragrance) Popularity and Publicity The Bratz Kidz are marketed to represent the innocence of children that normal Bratz and Babyz do not have and are modeled after their main fanbase, eight- to twelve-year-old girls. With long skirts and printed T-shirts, the kidz have separated themselves from the Bratz and Bratz Babyz lines with an air of innocence. Slogans * " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MGA Entertainment
MGA Entertainment Inc. (short for Micro-Games America Entertainment; sometimes referred to as MGA) is a manufacturer of children's toys and entertainment products founded in 1979. Its products include Bratz, Num Noms, Lalaloopsy, and Rainbow High, as well as toys targeted at boys such as Scan2Go. MGA also owns Little Tikes and animation studio MGA Studios. MGA is headquartered in a mixed use corporate campus in the Chatsworth area of Los Angeles. In 2018, the chairman and CEO of MGA Entertainment, Isaac Larian, announced that an Australian office of the business would be opening in early 2019. History Isaac Larian, a civil engineering student from Iran, started a mail-order company called Surprise Gift Wagon, which sold decorative brass products from Asia, including South Korea. After his plans to return to Iran were ended by the 1979 Iranian Revolution, he started a importing company with his brother Fred called ABC Electronics. In 1987, Larian and his brother became a dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carter Bryant
Carter Bryant (born 1964) is an American toy designer, artist, and inventor. He is best known for inventing the Bratz fashion doll and his previous work as a Barbie product designer for Mattel. Early life Bryant was born in Missouri in 1964. He attended the Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles, but did not graduate. Career In September 1995, Bryant was offered a position as a Barbie product designer for Mattel. He left his position with Mattel in 1998. Bryant later worked as a freelance designer, including doll design work for Ashton-Drake Galleries. During this period, Bryant stated that he found the initial inspiration for "Bratz" dolls after driving by a high school in Springfield, Missouri in 1998. In 1999, Bryant went back to work at Mattel where he was the lead designer of a number of collectible Barbies. Shortly thereafter, Bryant presented his "Bratz doll" concept art to MGA Entertainment. In 2000, they offered Bryant a consulting agreement and he again resig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbie
Barbie is a fashion doll created by American businesswoman Ruth Handler, manufactured by American toy and entertainment company Mattel and introduced on March 9, 1959. The toy was based on the German Bild Lilli doll, Bild Lilli doll which Handler had purchased while in Europe. The figurehead of an eponymous brand that includes a range of fashion dolls and accessories, Barbie has been an important part of the toy fashion doll market for over six decades. Mattel has sold over a billion Barbie dolls, making it the company's largest and most profitable line. The brand has expanded into Barbie (media franchise), a multimedia franchise since 1984, including video games, List of Barbie films, animated films, television/web series, and a Barbie (film), live-action film. Barbie and her male counterpart, Ken (doll), Ken, have been described as the two most popular dolls in the world. Mattel generates a large portion of Barbie's revenue through related merchandising, merchandise —access ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bratz (web Series)
''Bratz'' (also known as ''Bratz: C.I.Y. Shoppe Webseries'') is a stop-motion animated web series A web series (also known as webseries, short-form series, and web show) is a series of short scripted or non-scripted online videos, generally in episodic form, released on the Internet (i.e. World Wide Web), which first emerged in the late 1 ..., based on a line of toy dolls of the same name. It is produced by MGA Entertainment, and premiered on the Bratz YouTube channel. Background In August 2015, a new stop-motion animated web series premiered on YouTube. MGAE confirmed there would be 10 episodes for the first season. Characters *Cloe (Angel) (voiced by Melissa Goodwin Shepherd) She is one of the five main Bratz, who appear in the majority of the doll lines. Blonde hair, blue eyes, light skin tone. *Jade (Kool Kat) (voiced by Fryda Wolff) is one of the five main Bratz, who appear in the majority of the doll lines. Light skin tone, black hair, brown and sometimes hazel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
