Polly Pocket (TV series)

TV series

Polly Pocket is a animated adventure fantasy television series for children. It is based on Mattel's doll of the same name. The series features Polly and a magical locket that lets her and her friends to shrink down to very small sizes.

Polly Pocket
Genre
Based onPolly Pocket
by Mattel
Developed by
  • Shea Fontana
  • Stephanie Betts
  • Shaleen Sangha
  • Christopher Keenan
  • Carlos Ramos
Directed byJon Izen
Brent Bouchard
Ishi Rudell
Deborah Copeland
Voices of
Theme music composer
  • Asher Lenz
  • Stephen Skratt
ComposerMike Shields
Country of origin
  • Canada
  • United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes130 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersFor Mattel Creations/Television:
  • Christopher Keenan
  • Frederic Soulie
  • For DHX Media/WildBrain Studios:
  • Josh Scherba
  • Kirsten Newlands
  • Marsh McCall
  • Judd Pillot
  • John Peaslee
  • Stephanie Betts (seasons 2–4)
  • Shaleen Sangha (seasons 2–4)
Producers
  • Ashley Koons
  • Lesley Crawford
  • Sam Harper
  • Stephanie Betts (season 1)
  • Shaleen Sangha (season 1)
Editors
  • Adam Kube
  • Shannon Archibald
  • Isaac Strozberg
  • Jessica Burton
Running time22 minutes (per episode; season 1)
11 minutes (per episode; 2-part, segmented; seasons 2−present)
Production companies
Original release
Network
ReleaseJuly 8, 2018 (2018-07-08) –
present

The series was first made by Wildbrain for PBS Kids in the United States.[1][2] After that, it has aired on TVOKids and TVOntario in Canada. Most of the episodes have also been shown on the PBS Kids. App After the first season, the series was picked up for television and/or streaming broadcast in over 12 countries and territories.[3][4][5]

Broadcast

change
  • Pop (UK)
  • Universal Kids (via Netflix)(US)
  • Family Channel,YTV
  1. Began as Mattel Creations for the first season.
  2. Began as DHX Media for the first season.

References

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  1. "Polly Pocket". WildBrain. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  2. "Must-See Toons at MIPTV". Animation Magazine. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018. Scroll to the last portion of the page for the info on this production.
  3. Zahed, Ramin (13 June 2019). "DHX and Mattel Fill Up Season 2 of 'Polly Pocket'". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  4. Wiseman, Andreas (13 June 2019). "DHX & Mattel Greenlight 'Polly Pocket' Season 2, Universal Kids Picks Up First 2 Seasons". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  5. "New Polly Pocket series from DHX Media and Mattel goes big with 16 broadcasters internationally" (Press release). DHX Media. 16 October 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.