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toy dolls. Produced by Mike Young Productions and

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, it aired on

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from September 10, 2005 to October 14, 2006. In 2008, after a hiatus, it was renewed for season 2. It focuses on four female teens who run their own

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. In 2021, a web series titled "Talking' Bratz" that featured a similar CGI animation style to the original series, aired on the official Bratz

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page. Set in the same world as the original series, it saw cast members

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and

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reprise their roles as Cloe and Dylan, respectively. The voice actresses are an all-star cast featuring Hack,

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, and

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. From 2018-2020, the series' episodes were uploaded to the Bratz YouTube channel. Season 1 featured an all-star cast, before being replaced in the second season. In 2023, one of the original voice actors anonymously revealed the reason none of the original cast returned for a second season was due to the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike and the mishandling of finances by MGA Entertainment. Season 2 had a new voice acting cast, with Canadian voice actresses consisting of

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, Dorla Bell,

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, and

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taking the main roles. This ultimately led to the cancellation of the series due to low ratings. The show had produced films based on the series line of dolls, and spawned video games based its series. Some of the series include spin-offs, like Bratz Babyz, Bratz Kidz or the Bratz in their original style. Others include ''

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'' and '' Bratz: C.I.Y. Shoppe Webseries'', which included different plots to serve as reboots.

Premise

Set in the fictional city of Stilesville, the show revolves around four teenagers (Cloe, Jade, Sasha, Yasmin) running their own

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, titled "Bratz", while struggling with life at Stiles High School. Their rival magazine is "Your Thing", owned and run by the proud and demanding self-proclaimed "Reigning Queen of Fashion" Burdine Maxwell, and her mean identical twin interns Kirstee and Kaycee, known infamously as "the Tweevils". Accompanied by their friends Dylan, Cameron and Eitan, the girls' issues are exploited throughout the series, both in and outside of Stilesville.

Characters

Main characters

Bratz Magazine

=Cloe

= Cloe (Angel) (voiced by

in season 1;

in season 2): Cloe is in charge of the "Dear Cloe" column in the magazine, where readers write to her for teen advice. She is characterized by her romantic, dreamy and outgoing attitude, as well as her highly dramatic tendencies, hence specializing in acting and debating. Although she enjoys shopping and fashion, she plays in a tomboy side through skateboarding and riding a motorcycle. Her love interest is Cameron.

=Sasha

= Sasha (Bunny Boo) (voiced by

in season 1; Dorla Bell in season 2): Sasha is the music editor of the group and specializes in hip-hop dancing and creating songs. She is described by her bold and sassy attitude, although this can sometimes backfire and make her become with perfectionism and controlling. Her catchphrase is "Let's move, People!" Like Cloe, she can be a tomboy sometimes, which is reflected in her fashion of dressing. Sasha is a natural born leader.

=Jade

= Jade (Kool Kat) (voiced by

in season 1;

in season 2): Jade is the fashion editor of the group with a bubbly, open and sensitive personality. After she gets unreasonably fired from an internship at "Your Thing" magazine by Burdine, the girls decided to make their own magazine.

=Yasmin

= Yasmin (Pretty Princess) (voiced by

in season 1;

in season 2): Yasmin is the main journalist for the magazine due to her passion for literature. Known for her sensitive, sweet and intelligent personality, she has a strong philanthropic side, owning her own animal shelter. Her love interest is Eitan.

Your Thing Magazine

=Burdine Maxwell

= Burdine Maxwell (voiced by

in season 1;

in season 2): Burdine is the head of "Your Thing" magazine. She is, in reality, unintentionally responsible for the creation of Bratz magazine after firing Jade unreasonably during the latter's internship. Quick to anger, impatient and bossy, she proclaims herself the "Reigning Queen of Fashion", choosing to uphold this title by dressing constantly in same pink suits and owning over 50 pairs of old-fashioned pink pumps. Her catchphrase is: "Mother of Pink!" and "Chop chop!" She dotes on her dog

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Royale and has an almost identical-looking twin sister named Burnice.

=Kirstee

= Kirstee (voiced by

in season 1;

in season 2): Kirstee the oldest of the Tweevils who does her bun with a crown-shaped hair tie. Due to being older and more intelligent she tends to lead and facilitate the twins' various operations.

=Kaycee

= Kaycee (voiced by

in season 1;

in season 2): Kaycee is the youngest of the Tweevils who does her bun with a ribbon-shaped hair tie and has an

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on her nose which, according to Sasha, was the result for three times of

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following accidents involving it. Her catchphrase is: "Oww! My nose!" She tends to be less intelligent and has a higher voice than her sister.

Supporting characters

Cameron

Cameron (The Blaze) (voiced by

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in season 1;

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in season 2): Cameron, often nicknamed as "Cam", is a good friend to the Bratz and has a passion for motorcycles. He's in love with Cloe and is her main love interest.

Dylan

Dylan (The Fox) (voiced by

in season 1;

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in season 2): Dylan, often nicknamed as "Dyl-Man", is another boy who has a habit of annoying the Bratz, usually resulting them in saying "Goodbye Dylan!". Although he is flirtatious and outgoing, he has a heart of gold and is there for the Bratz whenever they need him.

Eitan

Eitan (The Dragon) (voiced by

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in season 1;

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in season 2): Eitan is a boy who works at a smoothie bar in the mall area of Stilesville. He does not appear as often as either Cameron or Dylan do. He is in love with Yasmin and in one episode ("Crush in a Rush"), Eitan agreed to ask Yasmin out on a date while in turn, the others would make a magazine article based on it. However, Yasmin learns this from the Tweevils and rejects Eitan in anger, although they later reconcile near the episode's end.

Byron Powell

Byron Powell (voiced by Greg Ellis in season 1;

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in season 2): Byron is a man from

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whom the Bratz (along with Cameron and Dylan) first met in ''Bratz: Rock Angelz''. He lives the double life of being a reality TV show host and a secret agent at the same time, and recruits the Bratz for some of his missions. He appears to be a parody of

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(

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Aloncé

Aloncé (voiced by

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and singing vocals by

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): Aloncé is an R&B singer who is Sasha's favorite musician. A parody of

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, she only appears in "Sasha's Big Interview" and cutscenes of the video game ''Bratz: The Movie'' and she was mentioned in the episode "Not So Hot For Teacher". Her hit singles are "Everything", "My Attitude", and "Shining Like Real Diamondz". According to Sasha and Jade, she has a moon tattoo on the back of her hand, two albums that went platinum, and a

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Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (2005–2006)

Season 2 (2008)

Specials

Reception

Common Sense Media Common Sense Media (CSM) is an American nonprofit organization that reviews and provides ratings for media and technology with the goal of providing information on their suitability for children.

gave the show a 1 star rating, saying that the show might be a bad influence towards young girls and that "Bratz are the modern-day Barbie dolls whose vampy appearance has upset many parents seeking healthy role models for their daughters." The show has gained a cult following in recent years, partly due to the Bratz YouTube channel uploading all episodes between 2018-2020.

Ratings

The series started with strong viewing figures for its first season, however due to an almost two year gap between the first and second season, and possibly also due to the controversial voice cast changes, ratings declined heavily for the shows second season. This ultimately led to the show's cancellation in 2008.

References

External links

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