''Chloe's Closet'' is an animated

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produced by American company MoonScoop Entertainment and Telegael Teoranta. The series is mainly aimed for children aged 2–8 years old. The show premiered in the United States on

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on July 12, 2010, and later aired in the United Kingdom on

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and

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, later aired in the Australia on

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Plot

The adventures of a young girl (Chloe) and her friends (Tara, Jet, Danny, Riley, Lillian, Mac and Carys) and her toys (Lovely Carrot, Wizz and Soggy) as they go on magical adventures while playing

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in her closet in her room.

Characters

*Chloe Corbin (voiced by Eleanor Webster) is the main

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of the series. She is a Welsh 4-year-old girl with a very big imagination. She's created her own imaginary world that she and her friends regularly use when playing dress-up and having adventures in a closet in her room, and has designs on being a historian. Chloe has a very kind heart and is always up for adventure. Her catchphrases are "Lollipops!", "Pickles!", "Anything is possible in my world.", "Not in my world.", "They are in my world!", and "Anything can happen in my world." *Lovely Carrot (voiced by

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) is a plush toy and

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that Chloe owns, and is her imaginary friend. He's a small yellow blanket, with a toy duck head attached. In Chloe's imaginary world, Lovely Carrot comes to life. He's always trying to help Chloe out and look after her, but he can be a bit of a klutz. He is a very brave, friendly and gentle gentleman. His catchphrases are "No worries!" and "Flying feathers!" *Tara Jansen (voiced by Siobhán Ní Thuairisg) is Chloe's best friend who is a redheaded Irish girl. Being half a year older than her friends, she considers herself to be older and wiser. Sometimes, Tara can be a bit bossy and usually tries to take charge on adventures. She never quite seems to get that's Chloe's job, though. *James "Jet" Horton (voiced by Oisín Kearns) is Chloe's English best friend who is male. He usually tries to turn play time towards more boyish games, but is always there to help her out. He has a crush on Danny. *Daniela "Danny" Rylant (voiced by Charly Ann Brookman in season 1 and Hana Evans in season 2) is Chloe's

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friend who is 4 years old. She prefers puddle jumping rather than playing with dolls and also loves preparing food. She's always up for an adventure, but can be a bit too competitive for her own good at times. *Riley Harris (voiced by Derry McCafferey) is Chloe's friend who is a

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boy. *Lillian "Lil" McGwire (voiced by Jasmine Belson) is Chloe's friend who is also Welsh. She loves more girly activities. She tends to criticize herself a lot and sometimes needs to be convinced to give new things a try. *Marcus "Mac" McGwire (voiced by Daniel Keogh in season 1 and Lola Davies in season 2) is Lillian's younger brother. He's still learning to talk, but usually manages to get the point across. Mac looks up to his sister and the two tend to get along fairly well. *Carys Mozart (voiced by Anna Webster) is Chloe's friend who is also a Welsh 4-year-old girl and she likes ponies. She only appeared in season 2. *Hootie-Hoo is Chloe's toy owl. *Soggy is Chloe's toy frog. *Wizz is Chloe's mechanical toy dog. *Regina "Gina" Corbin (voiced by Teresa Beausang) and Paul Corbin (voiced by

) are Chloe's parents who appear at the end of the episodes. Dan Russell, Jade Yourell and

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provide voices for additional guest characters in almost every episode.

Episodes

Season 1 (2010-2011)

Season 2 (2013–2014)

The development for the second season took place from October 2011–October 2012, and production took place from Fall 2012–Spring 2013. Episodes 1 through 18 all had a copyright date of 2012 in the credits, and episodes 19 through 52 all have a copyright date of 2013 in the credits (although the copyright date of the former year remained to be in use in some countries).

Development

Mike Young and her daughter Sarah Finn conceptualized the show in fall 2004. Finn's eldest daughter (Chloe Cheshire, born January 2003, now a filmmaker), inspired the main protagonist of the series. Production for the first season was green-lit in mid-2007 and began in 2008 when German broadcaster

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and Dutch-based European marketing and sales organization European Film Partners strike a deal with Mike Young Productions.

Broadcast

The show premiered in Asia through

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as early as 2010. In 2011, the series was purchased by

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and

in France,

in the United States,

in Italy, Channel One in Russia,

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in Germany,

in the United Kingdom,

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and Playhouse Disney in Spain, and

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in Latin America. Within that time, Turner Broadcasting System Europe acquired the British cable rights to the series for it to air on their

channel for broadcast in the Summer of 2011. The series also aired on

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in Canada,

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in New Zealand,

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in Germany,

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in Israel, SAM - BTV11, ANT - BPTV3, An Viên - BTV9 in

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, and Yle TV2 in Finland.

Notes

References

External links

Official webite
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