Littlest Pet Shop is a 2012 Canadianâ€"American animated television series developed by Tim Cahill and Julie McNally-Cahill. The series is based on Hasbro's Littlest Pet Shop toy line, and features Blythe Baxter (voiced by Ashleigh Ball, with the character based off the doll of the same name) as the main protagonist, as well as other characters who reside in Downtown City, a city modeled after New York City. Along with Blythe is her father, Roger Baxter (voiced by Michael Kopsa), and her employer Mrs. Anna Twombly (voiced by Kathleen Barr) at the nearby pet store, 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 Hasbro Studios in the United States and animated by DHX Media's animation studio in Vancouver, Canada. The series is directed by Dallas Parker and Joel Dickie. The series was commissioned by Hasbro Studios in 2011. During production, Blythe Loves the Littlest Pet Shop was used as the working title of the series. The series premiere on 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 has been renewed for a 26-episode fourth season. Furthermore, on October 6, 2015, it was confirmed by story editor Roger Eschbacher that the fourth season to November 7, 2015 to June 4, 2016.
Series overview
Episodes
Season 1 (2012â€"13)
Season 2 (2013â€"14)
Season 3 (2014â€"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.
Season 4 (2015â€"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.
A fifth season got cancelled. Discovery Family did not renew the fifth season of Littlest Pet Shop. Littlest Pet Shop fans were asked to sign their petition so the show will have a reunion.