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

Polly Pocket is a 2D-animated adventure fantasy children's television series based on Mattel's doll of the same name. It features Polly having a magical locket that allows her and her friends to shrink down to tiny sizes.

The series was originally produced by Mattel Television and WildBrain Studios for Family Channel in Canada and Universal Kids in the US before moving to Netflix in both countries for future seasons since season 3.[1][2]

Characters

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Main

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Recurring

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Villains

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Pets

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Episodes

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SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast airedNetwork
126July 8, 2018 (2018-07-08)November 25, 2018 (2018-11-25)
213November 15, 2020 (2020-11-15)
313September 29, 2021 (2021-09-29)TBA
  • Netflix (worldwide)
  • YouTube (worldwide)
413January 9, 2022 (2022-01-09)TBA
  • Netflix (worldwide)
  • YouTube (worldwide)
513April 1, 2023 (2023-04-01)TBAv
613August 1, 2023 (2023-08-01)TBA
726October 7, 2024 (2024-22-07)TBA

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Broadcast

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The show's first season premiered on Family Channel in Canada and on Netflix in the United States on July 8, 2018 and May 1, 2020[5] and on American television via Universal Kids on July 1, 2019, with the latter airing the second season to air alongside it back-to-back.[6][7] The series has since aired on Universal Kids and Netflix in the United States with most of the episodes also appearing via its dedicated user handle on YouTube. From the second season to date, website sources also reveal that the series was picked up for television and/or streaming broadcast in over 12 countries and territories worldwide.[6][7][8]

On June 13, 2019, WildBrain announced a second season in development with Mattel [9] with children's media-focused publication, The Toy Book, revealing on October 20, 2020 that Mattel and WildBrain renewed the series for more episodes without stating whether it was for a new season or not;[10] the show's second season was released on Netflix on November 15, 2020.

From third season season to date, the series moved permanently to Netflix but still retained the free episode access on YouTube. The third season, as Polly Pocket: Rainbow Funland Adventures premiered on September 29, 2021[11] and January 9, 2022 in equal halves of episodes and the fourth season, as Polly Pocket: Summer of Adventure, was released on April 1, 2022 and August 1, 2022 – all on Netflix in the U.S.[12]

A movie, Polly Pocket Sparkle Cove Adventure, premiered on August 21, 2023 on Netflix.[13]

The fifth season, as Polly Pocket: Hidden Worlds, has its first half released on Netflix on March 25, 2024, and the second half is set to be released after in 2024.

Notes

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  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. ^ "The Con Job". Polly Pocket. Episode 12. and the winner is... Lila Draper!
  4. ^ Draper, Lila. "Swimsational". Polly Pocket. 20 minutes in. Oh no you didn't, Nicolas Wells!
  5. ^ "Polly Pocket". Family Channel. Archived from the original on 27 September 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  6. ^ a b Zahed, Ramin (13 June 2019). "DHX and Mattel Fill Up Season 2 of 'Polly Pocket'". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  7. ^ a b Wiseman, Andreas (June 13, 2019). "DHX & Mattel Greenlight 'Polly Pocket' Season 2, Universal Kids Picks Up First 2 Seasons". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "DHX MEDIA AND MATTEL GREENLIGHT MORE POLLY POCKET WITH SEASON 2" (Press release). Halifax, Nova Scotia: WildBrain. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  10. ^ Zahn, James (20 October 2020). "Mattel Television, WildBrain Greenlight New Seasons of 'Fireman Sam,' 'Polly Pocket'". The Toy Book. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  11. ^ Milligan, Mercedes (27 September 2021). "Clip: Tiny Heroes Pull Off a Big Rescue in 'Polly Pocket: Rainbow Funland Adventures'". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  12. ^ Milligan, Mercedes (29 March 2022). "'Polly Pocket' Returns for 'Summer of Adventure' in S4 on Netflix". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  13. ^ "'Polly Pocket: Sparkle Cove Adventure' Heads to Netflix".
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