January 5, 2021 - present
Gabby's Dollhouse is an American live-action/animated/interactive preschool series created by Blue's Clues veterans Traci Paige Johnson and Jennifer Twomey that premiered on Netflix on January 5, 2021. In the show, Gabby, voiced by Laila Lockhart Kraner, and her cat friends go on adventures within her dollhouse. The first episode was released as a sneak peek on YouTube on August 22, 2020, while the series itself was released on January 5, 2021. The second season premiered on August 10, 2021. The third season premiered on October 19, 2021. The fourth season premiered on February 1, 2022. The fifth season premiered on July 25, 2022. The sixth season premiered on November 1, 2022. The seventh season premiered on March 20, 2023. The eighth season aired from August 7, 2023 to November 6, 2023. The ninth season premiered on March 25, 2024. The show made its linear debut on Tiny Pop in the United Kingdom on October 17, 2022, Nick Jr. Channel in the United States on May 1, 2023, and Nickelodeon in the United States on June 5, 2023.
Premise[]
Gabby's Dollhouse has built-in silences designed to encourage audience participation.
Each episode begins with the live-action Gabby playing in her bedroom. She then unboxes a miniature package received in the Dollhouse Delivery brought to her Meow-Meow Mailbox that is the catalyst for an adventure inside the animated world of her dollhouse. Gabby puts on her cat ears headband and shrinks down with her stuffed toy Pandy Paws who comes alive to surprise Gabby with a "hug attack". Common rituals may involve an encounter with CatRat, who often randomly appears in one of the rooms in the dollhouse.
The dollhouse has seven key cat-themed rooms where Gabby’s adventures take place with the various Gabby Cats:
- The Bathroom where MerCat does science experiments that are "spa" themed.
- The Bedroom where Pillow Cat tells stories and encourages make believe.
- The Craft Room where Baby Box and her family teach how to make DIY projects.
- The Fairytail Garden is an adjacent area where Kitty Fairy takes care of magical plants.
- The Kitchen where Cakey makes snacks and desserts decorated with cats.
- The Music Room where DJ Catnip teaches how to play musical instruments.
- The Playroom where Carlita joins in physical education games.
At the end of each episode is a "Gabby Cat of the Day" segment where one of the Gabby Cats is selected to guide the viewer one-on-one in crafting, cooking, singing, or other activities with a few episodes having Gabby in the selection. Then it goes back to live-action Gabby who closes out the episode.
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Sound Effects Used[]
- Hollywoodedge, Bird Duck Quacks Clos PE020501 (Heard once in "Kitty Rangers".)
- Sound Ideas, BLINK, CARTOON - XYLO EYE BLINKS (Heard thrice in "Kitty School".)
- Sound Ideas, CHILDREN, CROWD - SMALL STUDIO AUDIENCE OF CHILDREN: BIG CHEER, CHEERING 01 (Heard once in "Let's Make a Movie!".)