''Whisker Haven Tales with the Palace Pets'' is an American animated short series animated produced by Disney Publishing and Ghostbot Studios. It is based on the

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's Palace Pets, a spinoff of the

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franchise. The series is directed by Alan Lau and written by Shea Fontana. It premiered on the

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watch app and subsequently aired on

. The animated shorts were made available through the accompanying app as of 2019 "Palace Pets in Whisker Haven", which also included activities and games featuring the Palace Pets.

Premise

''Whisker Haven Tales with the Palace Pets'' stars a core group of six palace pets: Treasure, Pumpkin, Petite, Sultan, Dreamy and Berry along with the caretaker fairy

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Miss Featherbon. These Palace Pets enter magical portals from their respective Princess Kingdoms and travel to the animal kingdom of Whisker Haven. In this new magical world, the Palace Pets go on fun-filled adventures and learn to value friendship, kindness and loyalty. From putting on a dance show to throwing the biggest ball, there's no task too big, too small, or too glamorous for the Palace Pets.

Characters

Main

*Berry (voiced by Emma Salzman in Season 1,

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for subsequent seasons) – A pale azure rabbit who belongs to

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. *Pumpkin (voiced by Bailey Gambertoglio) – A white puppy with a passion for

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who belongs to

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. *Dreamy (voiced by Myla Beau) – A pink kitten. As her name suggests, like her owner

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, she is often sleepy. *Treasure (voiced by Sanai Victoria) – A scarlet kitten who belongs to

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. *Petite (voiced by Natalie Coughlin) – A bookish tan pony who belongs to Belle. And she is similar to

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from

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*Sultan (voiced by Henry Kaufman) – A confident orange

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cub who belongs to

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, and one of five male characters from the series. *Miss Featherbon (voiced by Anne Halli) – A blue

with magical powers. She sometimes offers advice to the Palace Pets, and even serves as a host at some events. She was not featured in the ''Palace Pets in Whisker Haven'' app.

Supporting

*Lily (voiced by Darielle Stewart) – A pale lavender kitten who belongs to Tiana. *Bibbidy (voiced by Riley Go) – A perfection-loving white pony who belongs to Cinderella. *Sweetie (voiced by Alexandra Peters) – A pale blue pony who specialises in speed for horse racing events and belongs to Snow White. *Nuzzles (voiced by Breanna Brooks) – A shy but sneaky orange-and-gold fox who belongs to Aurora. According to the episode "Hearts! Hooves! Eggs!", she likes eggs. *Mr. Chow (voiced by

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) – A kitten who runs the feed store. *Lucy (voiced by

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) – A puppy who runs the Squeaking Ball Shop. *Tillie (voiced by

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) – A kitten who runs Tutu Tailor. *Taj (voiced by Gabe Eggerling) – A lavender young

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who belongs to Jasmine, and another male character. *Daisy (voiced by Kallan Holley) – A calm and curious

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who belongs to

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. *Windflower (voiced by Mila Brener) – An aquamarine

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who belongs to

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. *Pounce (voiced by Lyons Mathias) – An amber-and-gold

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who belongs to Pocahontas, and another male character. *Fern (voiced by Fiona Bishop) – A rarely-seen pink

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who belongs to Aurora. *Barnaby Pickles – A

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who likes to tell jokes. *Pierre the Fish – Barnaby Pickles' French best friend. *Nyle (voiced by Carter Sand) – A naughty teal

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who is Jasmine's pet. He is also a male. *Gleam (voiced by Katherine Forrester) – A tan-colored

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with a good sense of direction. Like Truffles and Daisy, she belongs to Rapunzel. *Truffles (voiced by Cassidy May Benullo) – A clean and perfumed pink pig who belongs to Rapunzel. *Teacup (voiced by Hadley Belle Miller) – A singing gold

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who belongs to Belle. *Bloom (voiced by

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) – A pale pink pony who belongs to Aurora. *Brie (voiced by Hannah Swain) – A pale blue mouse who belongs to Cinderella. *Jane Hair – A cat who owns a Hair Salon. *Slipper (voiced by Gracie Grenier) – A chubby, pale blue Persian kitten who enjoys putting quartzes on things. She belongs to Cinderella. *Matey (voiced by Dani Dare) – A lavender

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who belongs to Ariel. He is also a male. *Waddles (voiced by Livvy Stubenrauch) – A light purple

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who belongs to Ariel. *Sandstorm (voiced by Katie Silverman) – An orange and pale yellow

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who belongs to Jasmine. *Chai (voiced by

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) – A pink

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who belongs to

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. *River (voiced by

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) – A teal

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pup who belongs to Pocahontas. *Otto (voiced by Evan Kishiyama) – A light cyan

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who belongs to Ariel. *Ash (voiced by

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) – Slipper's best friend, a pink and purple baby

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who belongs to Aurora. *Page (voiced by Katherine Dillon) – A lamb who belongs to Belle. *Chipper (voiced by Abigail Zoe Lewis) – A

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who drives a camper. She belongs to Aurora. *Snowpaws (voiced by

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) – A white

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who belongs to Mulan. *Blondie (Voiced by

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) – A golden pony who belongs to Rapunzel. *Blossom - (Voiced by Madisyn Shipman) – A purple

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who belongs to Mulan. *Seashell (Voiced by Cree Cicchino) – A purple pony who belongs to Ariel. *Rouge - (Voiced by Mariel Sheets) A pink kitten who belongs to Belle.

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (2015)

Season 2 (2016)

Season 3 (2017)

By this period, episode lengths have been reduced from 3 minutes to 2 minutes.

Broadcast

''Whisker Haven Tales with the Palace Pets'' episodes premiered on the

watch app. It later aired on

on June 20, 2015. The second season was released on March 14, 2016. The third season debuted on June 3, 2017. The series was later made available to stream on

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Reception

Viewership

On March 16, 2016, it was announced that the first season of ''Whisker Haven Tales with the Palace Pets'' generated over 204 million views across all platforms in 2015.

Critical response

Ashley Jones of '' Romper'' ranked ''Whisker Haven Tales with the Palace Pets'' 13th in their "13 Shows For Kids Who Love Princesses" list, writing, "The Palace Pets travel to a magical world and embark on fun, fantasy-filled adventures."

Accolades

In other media

Books

* ''Palace Pets Big Golden Book: Welcome to Whisker Haven'' * ''Ms. Featherbon and the Holiday Helpers'' * ''Berry's Halloween Costume Trouble'' * ''Whisker Haven: A Paw-fect Party!'' * ''Treasure's Adventures'' * ''Petite's Great Feats'' * ''Sultan's Triumphs''

Video games

* ''Palace Pets in Whisker Haven''

References

External links

Official Website
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