Bratz (TV series)
Encyclopedia
Bratz is a computer-animated
television series, based on a line of toy dolls of the same name
. It is produced by Mike Young Productions
and MGA Entertainment
, and premiered on 4Kids TV
on the Fox Television Network.
.
Cloe (nicknamed Angel) - The beauty
editor of Bratz Magazine. She is very athletic and imaginative and loves to play sports, as well as helping magazine readers with their problems, even though she gets into her own. She is often full of big ideas, yet her imagination tends to go wild, and that is why Sasha calls her "Drama Mama" because sometimes she can be very dramatic. She has a crush on Cameron. In "Bratz Fail", it is shown she can do splits. Blue
is her signature and representation color.
Jade (nicknamed Kool Kat) - The fashion editor of Bratz Magazine. She is the ultimate fashionista of the group. She has a huge passion for fashion
, as well as a unique perspective. She also has a great sense of humor. She sometimes tends to take things a little too far, which can lead to unexpected results. She has a big way with fashion—the "Cutting Edge", taking chances, and expressing herself. She has an enormous love for cats. Her representation color is pink
.
Sasha (nicknamed Bunny Boo) - The self-ploclaimed leader
of the group. She is confident and determined, but is also a control freak (she is extremely reluctant to admit it), meaning she doesn't always think rationally, but is willing to apologize for her actions. She absolutely loves music
(often that of hip-hop) as much as fashion, and has always wanted to be a DJ at B-HIP music. She loves to wear urban street fashions. Her representation color is orange
.
Yasmin (nicknamed Pretty Princess) - The strong, sensitive, yet a bit secretive member of the group. She is very compassionate and considerate and cares a lot about the
environment. She loves animals and organizes a pet rescue
program, as well as pop music
, creative writing and science. Also, she enjoys reading books, which means that she is a very intelligent person. She has a crush on Ethan. The color she loves is autumn shades, and Red-orange is her representation color.
clothing. According to Sasha, Tweevils is a portmanteau of "twins" and "evil." In "Bratz Rock Angelz", Burdine once said to the tweevils "You think I'm 30?!". However, in "Crush in a Rush", she said that she was 31. In "Bratz Girlz Really Rock", it has been shown that the Tweevils can spin plates
. According to Jade, however, as it is said in "A Lil Diss A Little Dat", "Once you get to know them they can actually be kinda nice."
Burdine Maxwell - The runner of Your Thing Magazine. She is very prideful and conceited, constantly considering herself as the reigning queen of fashion. She is also very jealous of the Bratz, so she always plots to shut down their magazine in order to put them down and make herself more popular.
She is often aided by Kirstee and Kaycee, whom she usually treats poorly. She loves pink, her favorite color.
Kirstee - The smart one who is usually in charge when they spy on the Bratz. She is very mean and cruel to her sister and doesn't think for herself, and would hate to admit when or where she is wrong.
Kaycee - The clueless twin who always has a band-aid on her nose (she had more than 3 nose jobs). She is often pushed around by Kirstee without realizing it, hinting that she is too afraid to stand up for herself.
in the UK and just like the original Bratz
doll line debuted in June 2001, it become popular quickly with young girls, especially those in the preteen
category. The TV show, with this pre-existing fan base, became an instant hit, and with a peak of 51,000 viewers, Bratz became the most popular children's television series in the UK. The premier episodes from the second season were the most popular during their run on the channels and re-runs were also as popular. The CITV Channel ended the seris' in 2009. While Channel 5 ended the show in 2007.
Computer animation
Computer animation is the process used for generating animated images by using computer graphics. The more general term computer generated imagery encompasses both static scenes and dynamic images, while computer animation only refers to moving images....
television series, based on a line of toy dolls of the same name
Bratz
Bratz is an American line of fashion dolls and merchandise manufactured by MGA Entertainment. Four original 10" dolls were released in 2001 - Cloe, Jade, Sasha and Yasmin...
. It is produced by Mike Young Productions
Mike Young Productions
Mike Young Productions LLC is an animation studio that produces children's TV series. It is named after co-founder and partner Mike Young, and is part of the Moonscoop Group...
and MGA Entertainment
MGA Entertainment
MGA Entertainment is a manufacturer of children's toys and entertainment products founded in 1979. Its products include the Bratz fashion doll line, Lalaloopsy, Kachooz!, Moxie Girlz, Moxie Teenz, Hugwallas, BFC, Ink. and Rescue Pets. MGAE also owns The Little Tikes Company...
, and premiered on 4Kids TV
4Kids TV
4Kids TV was a Saturday morning television programming block on the Fox Broadcasting Company. The block was part of the Fox Network schedule...
on the Fox Television Network.
Plot
This show follows the adventures of Cloe, Jade, Sasha, and Yasmin as they launch issues of their Bratz Magazine. Burdine Maxwell is the selfish editor of rival magazine Your Thing, which is a magazine all about pink and being popular; she is constantly trying to outsell the Bratz magazine. Burdine Maxwell, with the help of her two awkward twin interns, always try to ruin the plans for the Bratz' magazine.Bratz
The four main protagonists are Cloe, Jade, Sasha and Yasmin, runners of Bratz Magazine. It was established after Jade was fired from an intership by the arrogant Burdine Maxwell in the first episode. Each play a different role in the business, putting their own abilities and perspectives in use for the magazine. They all live in Stylesville, a high-glam contemporary metropolis and attend Stylesville High School, where they take their favorite classes, and well as a fashion course, thanks to Cloe's easy A. In "Not So Hot For A Teacher" and "Manicuring Candidate", it is shown that they are also cheerleadersCheerleading
Cheerleading is a physical activity, sometimes a competitive sport, based on organized routines, usually ranging from one to three minutes, which contain the components of tumbling, dance, jumps, cheers, and stunting to direct spectators of events to cheer on sports teams at games or to participate...
.
Cloe (nicknamed Angel) - The beauty
Beauty
Beauty is a characteristic of a person, animal, place, object, or idea that provides a perceptual experience of pleasure, meaning, or satisfaction. Beauty is studied as part of aesthetics, sociology, social psychology, and culture...
editor of Bratz Magazine. She is very athletic and imaginative and loves to play sports, as well as helping magazine readers with their problems, even though she gets into her own. She is often full of big ideas, yet her imagination tends to go wild, and that is why Sasha calls her "Drama Mama" because sometimes she can be very dramatic. She has a crush on Cameron. In "Bratz Fail", it is shown she can do splits. Blue
Blue
Blue is a colour, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of roughly 440–490 nm. It is considered one of the additive primary colours. On the HSV Colour Wheel, the complement of blue is yellow; that is, a colour corresponding to an equal...
is her signature and representation color.
Jade (nicknamed Kool Kat) - The fashion editor of Bratz Magazine. She is the ultimate fashionista of the group. She has a huge passion for fashion
Fashion
Fashion, a general term for a currently popular style or practice, especially in clothing, foot wear, or accessories. Fashion references to anything that is the current trend in look and dress up of a person...
, as well as a unique perspective. She also has a great sense of humor. She sometimes tends to take things a little too far, which can lead to unexpected results. She has a big way with fashion—the "Cutting Edge", taking chances, and expressing herself. She has an enormous love for cats. Her representation color is pink
Pink
Pink is a mixture of red and white. Commonly used for Valentine's Day and Easter, pink is sometimes referred to as "the color of love." The use of the word for the color known today as pink was first recorded in the late 17th century....
.
Sasha (nicknamed Bunny Boo) - The self-ploclaimed leader
Leader
A leader is one who influences or leads others.Leader may also refer to:- Newspapers :* Leading article, a piece of writing intended to promote an opinion, also called an editorial* The Leader , published 1909–1967...
of the group. She is confident and determined, but is also a control freak (she is extremely reluctant to admit it), meaning she doesn't always think rationally, but is willing to apologize for her actions. She absolutely loves music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
(often that of hip-hop) as much as fashion, and has always wanted to be a DJ at B-HIP music. She loves to wear urban street fashions. Her representation color is orange
Orange (colour)
The colour orange occurs between red and yellow in the visible spectrum at a wavelength of about 585–620 nm, and has a hue of 30° in HSV colour space. It is numerically halfway between red and yellow in a gamma-compressed RGB colour space, the expression of which is the RGB colour wheel. The...
.
Yasmin (nicknamed Pretty Princess) - The strong, sensitive, yet a bit secretive member of the group. She is very compassionate and considerate and cares a lot about the
environment. She loves animals and organizes a pet rescue
Rescue group
An animal rescue group or animal rescue organization is dedicated to pet adoption. These groups take unwanted, abandoned, abused, or stray pets and attempt to find suitable new homes for them...
program, as well as pop music
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
, creative writing and science. Also, she enjoys reading books, which means that she is a very intelligent person. She has a crush on Ethan. The color she loves is autumn shades, and Red-orange is her representation color.
Antagonists
The main antagonist of the series is Burdine Maxwell—founder, president and editor of Your Thing Magazine, the rival of Bratz Magazine. The twins named Kirstee and Kaycee (otherwise known as the "Tweevils") work for her. They all wear pinkPink
Pink is a mixture of red and white. Commonly used for Valentine's Day and Easter, pink is sometimes referred to as "the color of love." The use of the word for the color known today as pink was first recorded in the late 17th century....
clothing. According to Sasha, Tweevils is a portmanteau of "twins" and "evil." In "Bratz Rock Angelz", Burdine once said to the tweevils "You think I'm 30?!". However, in "Crush in a Rush", she said that she was 31. In "Bratz Girlz Really Rock", it has been shown that the Tweevils can spin plates
Plate spinning
Plate spinning is a circus manipulation art where a person spins plates, bowls and other flat objects on poles, without them falling off. Plate spinning relies on the gyroscopic effect, in the same way a top stays upright while spinning...
. According to Jade, however, as it is said in "A Lil Diss A Little Dat", "Once you get to know them they can actually be kinda nice."
Burdine Maxwell - The runner of Your Thing Magazine. She is very prideful and conceited, constantly considering herself as the reigning queen of fashion. She is also very jealous of the Bratz, so she always plots to shut down their magazine in order to put them down and make herself more popular.
She is often aided by Kirstee and Kaycee, whom she usually treats poorly. She loves pink, her favorite color.
Kirstee - The smart one who is usually in charge when they spy on the Bratz. She is very mean and cruel to her sister and doesn't think for herself, and would hate to admit when or where she is wrong.
Kaycee - The clueless twin who always has a band-aid on her nose (she had more than 3 nose jobs). She is often pushed around by Kirstee without realizing it, hinting that she is too afraid to stand up for herself.
Cast
| Character(s) | Season 1 (2005-2007) | Season 2 + (2010-present) |
|---|---|---|
| Yasmin | Dionne Quan | Maryke Hendrikse Maryke Hendrikse Maryke Hendrikse is a Canadian voice actress who works for Ocean Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada... |
| Cloe | Olivia Hack Olivia Hack Olivia Hack is an American actress and voice actress, best known for providing the voice of Rhonda Wellington Lloyd in Nickelodeon's Hey Arnold!, and for playing Cindy Brady in the 90's theatrical Brady Bunch films. She has also done voices for Fillmore!, Bratz as Cloe, Family Guy, Blood+ and... |
Britt McKillip Britt McKillip Brittney "Britt" McKillip is a Canadian actress and musician best known for her role in the movie Scary Godmother: Halloween Spooktakular and its sequel Scary Godmother: The Revenge of Jimmy as Hannah Marie, and for her role as Reggie Lass in the cable series Dead Like Me, the film Dead Like Me:... |
| Jade | Soleil Moon Frye Soleil Moon Frye Soleil Moon Frye is an American actress, director and screenwriter. Frye is best known for her childhood role as the title character in sitcom Punky Brewster, and as Roxie King in Sabrina, the Teenage Witch.-Early life:... |
Brittney Irvin |
| Sasha | Tia Mowry Tia Mowry Tia Dashon Mowry-Hardrict is an American actress. She first gained fame for her teen role as Tia Landry on the ABC/WB sitcom Sister, Sister... |
Dorla Bell |
| Burdine Maxwell Bernice Maxwell (recurring) |
Wendie Malick Wendie Malick Wendie Malick is an American actress and former fashion model, known for her roles as Judith Tupper Stone on the HBO series Dream On , Nina Van Horn on the NBC sitcom Just Shoot Me! , Ronee Lawrence on the NBC sitcom Frasier and Victoria Chase on the TV Land sitcom Hot in Cleveland .-Early... |
Ellie Harvie Ellie Harvie Ellie Anne Harvie is a Canadian actress born in Belleville, Ontario who portrayed Morticia Addams on The New Addams Family. Later, she starred as Dr. Lindsey Novak in Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis.... |
| Kirstee Smith | Kaley Cuoco Kaley Cuoco Kaley Christine Cuoco is an American film and television actress. She first came to attention for her role as Bridget Hennessy on the Emmy Award-winning sitcom 8 Simple Rules. She later starred as Billie Jenkins on the final season of the supernatural drama series Charmed... |
Ashleigh Ball Ashleigh Ball Ashleigh Ball is a Canadian voice actress and the lead singer and flautist in the Vancouver-based jazz/pop band Hey Ocean!.-Filmography:-External links:... |
| Kaycee Smith | Lacey Chabert Lacey Chabert Lacey Nicole Chabert is an American actress and voice actress, known for her roles as Claudia Salinger in the television drama Party of Five and as Gretchen Wieners in the movie Mean Girls... |
Kelly Sheridan Kelly Sheridan Kelly Sheridan is a Canadian voice actress based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.-Biography:Sheridan has voiced various roles in anime and other animated cartoons, such as Barbie in the computer generated Barbie film series since 2001... |
| Byron Powell Nigel Forrester (recurring) |
Greg Ellis Greg Ellis (actor) Greg Ellis is an English actor known for his TV, movie, and video game voice over work. He has appeared in films such as the Pirates of the Caribbean series, the 2009 Star Trek film , Titanic, Beowulf, To End All Wars, and Mr. and Mrs. Smith... |
James Shaughnessy |
Popularity
The TV seris was shown on Channel 5 and CITVCITV
CITV is a British television channel from ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of ITV plc. It broadcasts content from the CITV archive, as well as commissions and acquisitions. CITV itself is the programming block on the main ITV Network .The CITV channel broadcasts from 06:00 to 18:00...
in the UK and just like the original Bratz
Bratz
Bratz is an American line of fashion dolls and merchandise manufactured by MGA Entertainment. Four original 10" dolls were released in 2001 - Cloe, Jade, Sasha and Yasmin...
doll line debuted in June 2001, it become popular quickly with young girls, especially those in the preteen
Preteen
Preadolescence is a stage of human development following early childhood and prior to adolescence. It may be defined as ending with the beginning of puberty or with the beginning of the teenage stage, the time frames in which adolescence is considered to begin. In terms of age in years,...
category. The TV show, with this pre-existing fan base, became an instant hit, and with a peak of 51,000 viewers, Bratz became the most popular children's television series in the UK. The premier episodes from the second season were the most popular during their run on the channels and re-runs were also as popular. The CITV Channel ended the seris' in 2009. While Channel 5 ended the show in 2007.