Polly Pocket (TV series) facts for kids
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| Created by | Carlos Ramos |
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| Composer(s) | Mike Shields |
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| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 39 (13 two part episodes in Season 2) |
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| Running time | 22 minutes (Season 1) 11 minutes (Season 2 segmented) 22 minutes (Season 2 whole) |
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| Distributor | WildBrain Distribution |
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| Picture format | HDTV (1080i) |
| Original release | July 8, 2018 – present |
Polly Pocket is an exciting animated TV show from Canada and the United States. It is produced by Mattel Television and WildBrain Studios. The series is based on the popular doll of the same name. It follows a young girl named Polly who has a special, magical locket. This locket lets her and her friends shrink down to a tiny size. They can also grow back to normal.
The first season of Polly Pocket first aired in Canada on Family Channel on July 8, 2018. In the United States, it premiered on Universal Kids on July 1, 2019. Later, on October 20, 2020, it was announced that the second season would be released on Netflix. This happened on November 15, 2020. The second season also started airing on Universal Kids on January 19, 2021.
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Meet the Characters
Main Characters
- Polly Pocket (voiced by Emily Tennant) - Polly is an 11-year-old super smart kid. She loves adventure and always wants to help people. She gets her amazing locket from her grandma, Penelope Pocket.
- Lila Draper (voiced by Shannon Chan-Kent) - Lila is Polly's friend who loves fashion. She often uses fashion words when she talks. She thinks shrinking can be very stylish!
- Shani Smith (voiced by Kazumi Evans) - Shani is a science fiction fan. She used to be shy about performing. She is the calm and smart one in the group. Her favorite show is "Y-Girls."
- Geni (voiced by Ellen Kennedy) - Geni is an A.I. program. Polly created her to help with her cool tech gadgets.
- Nicholas Wells (voiced by Vincent Tong) - Nicholas is a boy in Polly's class. He tries to find out about strange, unexplained things. He discovers the girls' secret and later joins their team. He becomes Polly's best guy friend.
- Bella "Big" Bigowski (voiced by Rhona Rees) - Bella used to be Lila's rival in a game called KerPow. Now, they are friends.
Other Important Characters
- Penelope Pocket (voiced by Ellen Kennedy) - She is Polly's grandma. She used to be the owner of the Pocket Locket before Polly.
- Pierce Gregory Pocket (voiced by David A. Kaye) - Pierce is Polly's older brother, around 16 or 17 years old. He knows karate and works at a local store.
- Mrs. Pocket (voiced by Maryke Hendrikse) - She is Polly's mother.
- Mr. Pocket (voiced by Ian Hanlin) - He is Polly's father.
- Paxton Pocket - Paxton is Polly's baby brother. He is one of the few family members who knows Polly's secret.
- Peaches Pocket - This is Polly's pet dog.
- Melody (voiced by Maryke Hendrikse) - Melody is a teenage pop singer. She becomes a friend to the girls after Polly helps her with the locket.
- Peanut (voiced by Ian Hanlin) - Peanut owns a restaurant famous for cupcakes. Pierce works for him.
- Tori (Tanisha) (voiced by Kathleen Barr) - Tori is Shani's older cousin.
- Kerstie Perx (voiced by Stacey DePass) - Kerstie is Lila's new older cousin.
- Melissa Militant (voiced by Tabitha St. Germain) - She is a very strict girl scout leader.
- Principal Mondo (voiced by Scott McNeil) - He is the elementary school's principal. He is a bit quirky but fair.
- Blair Delaware (voiced by Chiara Zanni) - Blair is a social media star. Lila looks up to her.
Villains
- Griselle Grande (voiced by Patricia Drake) - Griselle is a 60-year-old woman from England. She was Penelope Pocket's college roommate. She found out about the locket's powers and tried to steal it. Now, she wants to take Polly's locket to gain power over the town of Littleton. She often tries to shrink people.
- Gwen Grande (voiced by Rhona Rees) - Gwen is Griselle Grande's granddaughter. She is not very smart and is Polly's rival at school and outside. Sometimes, she even helps the girls by accident.
- Paranormal Patty (voiced by Tabitha St. Germain) - Patty is a paranormal investigator. She appears in one episode when Pierce thinks his house is haunted. Her equipment almost reveals Polly's secret.
- Mr. Scheeman - He is a dishonest businessman. He tricked Nicholas into going to an island. He wanted Nicholas's vlog to spread rumors about a haunted temple. This would keep other businesses away.
Episode Adventures
The Polly Pocket series has two exciting seasons, with a total of 39 episodes. Each episode is filled with adventure, friendship, and the magic of the locket!
Season 1 (2018-2019)
Season 1 introduces Polly and her best friends, Lila and Shani. Polly discovers her magical locket, which lets them shrink to tiny sizes. They use this power to help people in their town, Littleton. They also face their main villain, Griselle Grande, and her granddaughter, Gwen. Griselle wants to steal Polly's locket to gain power. The season shows how Polly learns to use her locket and how her friends become part of her "Pocket Posse." Nicholas Wells also joins the team later in the season. The season ends with a big adventure where Polly and her friends discover the history of the locket and face a new threat from the past.
Season 2 (2020)
Season 2 continues the adventures of Polly and her friends. They face new challenges and use their shrinking powers in creative ways. The episodes include:
- Bringing Down the House / Animal Quackers
- Kerpow Kerplunk / Ice Ice Polly
- One Fly Day / Feeling Fishy
- How Grandma Got Her Bag Back / Old Haunts, New Friends
- Boatload of Tiny / Taxi Trouble
- Big Babies / Big Trouble for Little Lila
- Carnival Caper / Bear Necessities
- Sweet Birthday Shani / Vet on it
- Princess Predicament / Lost & Unfound
- The Big Cheat / Horsin' Around
- Ant Polly / Halloween Queen
- A Very Moving Story / Piñata Problems
- Area Fifty None / Happy Polly-Days
Where to Watch
Polly Pocket is shown in many countries around the world! You can watch it on:
- Nine Network in Australia
- POP in the United Kingdom
- RTL Telekids in the Netherlands
- Kidzone TV in the Baltics
- Lagardère's Gulli and Tiji in France
- Gulli in Africa
- Gulli Girl and Carousel in Russia
- TeleTOON+ in Poland
- AMC Minimax in Eastern Europe
- Vtmkzoom in Belgium
- Canal Panda in Portugal
- Turner channels in Italy, the Middle East, Turkey & Greece
- Star Channel in Greece
- KidZ in Israel
- YoYo TV in Taiwan
- SABC in South Africa
- Super RTL in Germany
- TVNZ OnDemand in New Zealand
- Discovery Kids in Latin America
