Revision as of February 8, 2021
Littlest Pet Shop is an American–Canadian children's flash-animted television series produced by DHX Media for The Hub. Based on the Littlest Pet Shop and Blythe toyline by Hasbro, the shows centers on Blythe Baxter, a teen girl who, after moving into an apartment, gains the ability to communicate with animals. Located below her apartment is the eponymous pet store where Blythe works and talks to a group of pets who regularly reside at a day care in the shop. Worried that a corrupt rival business will drive their shop out of business, the pets depend on Blythe to drive business into the store with her pet fashion designs.
Produced by Hasbro Studios and DHX Media, the series premiered on The Hub on November 10, 2012 (which was renamed Discovery Family on October 13, 2014), and ended on June 4, 2016, totalling four seasons and 104 episodes. Animated using Adobe Flash animation completion of a single episode took roughly one year with several in production at once. While it mostly recieved praise from reviewers for its writing and characters, the show was criticized for its embedded marketing. Several crew members have additionally received accolades for their work on the show.
The series was part of the company's franchise reboot, where Hasbro released a new line of Littlest Pet Shop toys designed to more closely resemble the characters on the show. A mobile game and comic book adaption were also made.