Littlest Pet Shop: A World of Our Own


Littlest Pet Shop: A World of Our Own is an animated children’s television series developed by Tim Maile and Douglas Tuber for Discovery Family. The series aired from April 14 to December 22, 2018, centered on a group of pets who use a magical portal to exit the human world and enter the world of Paw-Tucket. Based on the 2018 relaunch of the American toy franchise Littlest Pet Shop, this was the third television series based on the franchise overall, after the 2012 TV series and the 1995 TV series.

Premise

The series focuses on a group of six pets who exit the human world they live in often to go through a magical portal only used by them, which sends them to the world of Paw-Tucket, a community made for and by pets. In this world they are able to have adventures, throw parties, make new friendships, and be themselves.

Production

On February 20, 2018, Discovery Family ordered 52 episodes of Littlest Pet Shop: A World of Our Own from Allspark with a premiere date of April 14, 2018.

Characters

Main

  • Roxie McTerrier is a hyper, optimistic and loyal Boston Terrier. She cares a lot about her friends, but she can be very naive at times. She likes eating food and having fun.
  • Jade Catkin is a sarcastic and gothic bombay cat who is Roxie's roommate ever since the latter destroyed the floor in her old home. She is also Roxie's best friend but dislikes admitting it. Her favorite thing to do is sleep.
  • Trip Hamston is an adventurous and confident but sometimes goofy hamster. He is also a rapper.
  • Quincy Goatee is an easily frightened fainting goat who faints easily. He is Trip's best friend and roommate. In the episode "Pitch Im-Purr-Fect" it is revealed that he isn't good at singing but he is a good tap dancer.
  • Edie Von Keet is a fancy and dramatic parakeet who is a talented actress. She always tends to be greedy for the spotlight, which is a reflection of her 14-year-old owner.
  • Bev Gilturtle is an energetic blue box turtle. She tries her hardest to entertain the other pets. She likes trying out various kinds of activities.

Recurring

  • Savannah Cheetaby is a very famous cheetah pop star in Paw-Tucket.
  • Petula Woolwright is a purple sheep who is the main antagonist of the series and the leader of "the snobs".
  • Sweetie Pom-Pom is a tan pomeranian who is one of Petula's sidekicks.
  • Gavin Chamelle is a chameleon in Petula's gang. Juliani also voices Mayor Perrito, a Chihuahua who acts as the self-appointed mayor of Paw-Tucket due to his name being revealed as Mayor.
  • Mitchell Snailford is a dimwitted brown snail and another one of Petula's sidekicks.
  • Mister Yut is a red Siamese fighting fish responsible for managing the commerce in Paw-Tucket. Tong also voices Scoot Raccoonerson, a sneaky raccoon who thinks that trash is valuable, and Austin Goldenpup, an obedient Golden Retriever in the human world, whom Roxie has a crush on and who works for Mister Yut at the Littlest Pet Shop.
  • Captain Gilturtle is a blue sea turtle, Bev's uncle, and head captain of the LPS cruise ship.
  • Manny Mouser is a highly intelligent yellow mouse, an inventor.
  • Carmilla Wingbat is an incredibly shy fruit bat who prefers to stay in the shadows. She has an incredible singing voice and acting skills. She works as a crew member, and later, actress at Paw-Tucket theater. She also has the ability to use echolocation.
  • Pearl is a salon cat worker from the shaking dry salon.

Broadcast

Littlest Pet Shop: A World of Our Own received its worldwide debut on TiJi in France on April 9, 2018. The series later debuted on Discovery Family in the United States on April 14, 2018.
The series has premiered on Treehouse TV in Canada on June 2, 2018. It started premiering on Pop in the United Kingdom and Ireland on September 3. It premiered on 9Go! in Australia on October 5. In 2020, the series premiered on e.tv in South Africa. It premiered on Discovery Kids in Latin America and Brazil in July 7.
Reruns on Discovery Family ended in November 2023.

Reception

Emily Ashby of Common Sense Media rated Littlest Pet Shop: A World of Our Own a 2 out of 5 stars, stating that the series "does little to challenge the notion that it's an extended commercial for the brand," and claims that the stories are formulaic and the characters are mostly one-dimensional."