Littlest Pet Shop

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Some of the Kenner 'Ready to go Pets'

Littlest Pet Shop is a toy franchise owned by Hasbro. The original toy series was produced by Kenner in the early 1990s. An animated television series by Sunbow Productions and Creativite et Developpement, based on the franchise, debuted in 1995. However, an new version of Littlest Pet Shop was introduced in 2005. This new version has proportionally large heads and has no connection to the Littlest Pet Shop television show. There are currently over 2,000 different pets that have been created by the Hasbro company. Hasbro has produced Littlest Pet Shop video games for DS, Wii, and PlayStation 3. Hasbro also created pets to "adopt" and play with online. In 2010 the Blythe Loves The Littlest Pet Shop line was released by Hasbro, with Blythe dolls as petsitters.^[1]

Kenner Toys

Introduced in 1992, each set included an action, such as a movable part. Most included magnets or simple mechanisms like flapping wings.

The line includes:

1992-1993

(Where sets released in 1992 were remade in 1993 in different colors, the 1992 set is described)

• Li'l Paw Prints Pets - Choice of fat yellowish cat or black and tan dog. They came on a molded plastic base that would hide a rolling stamper built into the underside of the pet. The cat's stamp had red ink, and the dog's had purple.

Ready to Go Pets

• Happy Puppy - Dalmatian with purple pet carrier, ID tag, food dish, and magnetized red brush that, when moved in front of its stomach, causes its tail to wag. 1993 version: black dog, green brush
• Hurrying Hamsters - Two hamsters with clear container (yellow lid), ID tag, water bottle, bag of paper "litter", and clear pink "wheel". The curved hamster has a little weight in its belly - when placed in wheel and handle turned, hamster would "run" in wheel. 1993 version: two-tone hampsters
• Ticklish Toucan version: red toucan
• Color Change Chameleon - Green temperature-sensitive lizard with pink container (blue lid), ID tag, water bottle, and "desert" background. 1993 version: orange chameleon
• Bashful Bunny - white bunny with light turquoise basket, ID tag, bunch of carrots, and food dish (green food). If you pressed down on the bunny's tail, her ears would twitch. 1993 version: brown patched bunny, pink basket
• Frisky Kitty - a black/grey cat with pink carrier, ID tag, food dish, and magnetized ball of wool. 1993 version: cream-cloured cat

Pet Presents

• Cutesy Kittens - Golden kitty, Gray-point white kitty (Brown and Tortie respectively in the 1993 version). cat house (with a built-in litter box on base), food dish, scratching post, and magnetized toy mouse on string. Golden kitty's head had a magnet in it and would bobble its head when the mouse was dangled in front of it. Press the gray/white kitty's tail, and her arms would move up and down in a scratching motion.

• Mice - Three mice (two magnetised) (Grey or white in 1992 version, black and white patched in 1993 version), terrarium with landscape insert, lid that could be flipped over to become a maze, magnetized cheese, water bottle and food dish.

• Turtles - Two turtles with a terrarium (Green with blue shells in 92, yellow with orange shells in 93), water dispenser, landscape with palm tree, and food dish.

• Playful Puppies - two dogs (White fluffy dog, Brown and white mutt. Grey and white splotched fluffy dog and pure brown mutt in 1993 version), large basket, paper newspaper, dog-bone, fire hydrant, and food dish.

Cozy Home Pets

• Puppy Trio - Poodle, German Shepherd, and black/brown mutt. Came with doghouse and fenced-in green grass base, food dish, mailbox, and magnetized newspaper. Press poodle's tail, and she'd scratch her ear. Press shepherd's tail, and he'd shake a paw. The other dog's bobble head was magnetized to play tug-o-war with the paper and bone.

• Gerbils - Four gerbils, two yellow transparent plastic enclosures, connecting pipes, exercise wheel, food dish, water dispenser, and magnetic wand to move gerbils through pipes.

• Fish - Tank with colorful, floating fish.

• Monkeys - A trio of monkeys with a tree, two platforms, tire-swing, food and water bowl, and two bunches of bananas.

Mommy and Babies

Each set came with 5 babies and a mommy. Two of the babies had magnets inside and would "suckle" the mother. Each set seems to have used multiple variations in colour.

• Mommy and Baby Puppies - Grey and white mother and pups.

• Mommy and Baby Kitties - Grey or white mother, kittens come in yellow, grey and white.

• Mommy and Baby Bunnies - White or brown mother, Brown, white and grey babies, cardboard vegetable garden, grassy terrain with hole, basket, bunch of carrots, lettuce, and food and water bowl.

Play sets

• Pet Shop - Came with a variety of accessories and two caged lovebirds that would "kiss" when lever moved. (92 version is aqua, 93 version is coral)

• Care Center - Veterinarian play set with dog, kitten, and numerous veterinarian pieces.

• Kennel Playcase (1994) - A re-purposed pet shop play set, this set uses the same overall mould but comes with different accessories and a differently shaped counter.

1994

Pal Around Pups

• Splash Happy Puppies - Four dogs, bath tub, bathroom counter and bathroom accessories.

• Prize Winning Pups - Four dogs, awards stage, carrier, and accessories.

Splashtime Pets

• Swimming Ducklings

Mother duck with two baby ducklings, all magnetized, bowl of food, and pond. the ducks could be made to move in the pond by a magnetized wand.

• Deepsea Divers

A small tank with two separated sides that both have coral, one side is blue and the other is red with yellow coral. Hot water is supposed to go in the red side and cold water on the blue side to make the seahorse turn colors. There is an octopus that squirts water, a snail, a seahorse that hooks on the coral and a magnet wand.

• Jump 'n Splash Frogs

Three frogs on lily pads, a tank with a catapult, jar of food, and frog jumping contest mat.

Chatter pets

• Chirpy Tree Friends - Skunk, Raccoon, Squirrel, Tree, and hanging food dish.

• Chirpy Birds - included four birds and a clear aviary. There was a button on the top of the aviary that would chirp when pressed.

• Purry Kittens - included three cats and a kitty condo, and a mouse with a box that squeaked.

My Real Pets

• Playful Persian

• Sleek Siamese

• Clever Collie

• Fancy Poodle

• Lively Shih Tzu

• Brave German Shepherd

Littlest Pet Shop Zoo (1993 - 1994)

Keep me safe pets:

• Jungle Bunch - elephant, panda, leopard, and parrot, with zoo enclosure, bowl of food, coconut, and branch of bamboo - Elephant squirts water when squeezed, Panda holds bamboo and raises it toward face when head is pushed, Leopard bats coconut when head is pushed and parrot flaps wings when head is pressed.

• Polar Pets - polar bear, two penguins, and a seal, with icy cave, fishing rod - Polar bear has magnet in head, chases fish. Penguins have ball bearings on bottom allowing them to "slide" down the iceberg and seal flaps flippers when ball on its nose is turned.

Nursery Pets:

• Baby Tiger- baby tiger and a baby cockatoo, with a zoo enclosure, food bowl, and ball-on-string. Tiger shares a mould and gimmick with the jungle bunch leopard.

• Baby Chimp - baby chimp, with a zoo enclosure with hammock, baby's bottle, nappies, doll, and blanket. - Monkey wets self.

• Baby Zebra - baby zebra and baby mouse, with a zoo enclosure, brush, and bale of hay - Zevra has a wheel hidden in it's mane, when turned one foot kicks.

Playful Ponies

• Arabian Prancers - One black rearing pony, one standing grey.

• Shy Shetlands - Shetland ponies, mummy and baby.

• Indian Ponies - Two ponies, one cream, one brown. Comes with an apple

Wilderness Pets

• Baby Bobcat - Baby bobcat, cave, food bowl, and toy mouse on string of pink. - Same as petshop standing kitties, bobcat has a magnet in the head and will follow the mouse.

• Desert Parakeet Same as below, Blue not grey.

• Fearless Falcon - Tan falcon, purple bowl of grey food, desert terrain in enclosure with blue lid. - flaps wings

• Honey Bear - Bear, cave, orange bowl of purple food, and mug of honey that the bear can hold. - Like panda, raises honey pot to "eat"

• Playful Sea Lion - Sea lion with starfish on its nose. When the starfish is turned, the sea lion 'claps'

Keep Me Safe Pets (94 release)

• Lion Family

Play With Me Pets:

• Mommy Hen- Hen with baby chicks in eggs in nest, that chirps when pressed. Also included coop and food/water dish.

• Baby Calf - Tail swishes when head petted

• Baby Lamb - Woolly coat comes off

Zoo Playset

• Playset- Beige carry case, that folds open with two internal trees, Two bright green leaf canopies; one fits on top of each tree trunk, Purple chest, accessories in yellow, aqua, or bright pink: two sacks, small bale of hay, bag of peanuts, bucket of fruit, bamboo stick, bunch of bananas, two fish.

1995 - 1996

Kenner also produced sets in 1995 and 1996 ranging from "Shimmering Mer Pets" to Plush "Dazzling Hair Pets", diverging further from their original pet shop sets.

• Seaworld - Featured several Sea World stars like Baby Shamu.

• Beethoven - based upon the hit movie series, there was a number of playsets featuring the infamous Saint Bernard dogs.

• McDonald's Happy Meal - included fantasy creatures, such as a unicorn and a dragon.

• Television Series - featuring the characters from the animated LPS stories.

Rarity

Whilst most Kenner Littlest Pet Shop sets are not rare, some are hard to find, including the foxes, deer, and swans. The rarest known set is the Pony n' Pet Stable Play set, which is worth more than $3000 USD.

Hasbro toys (2005-present)

2005

A turtle with carry case and a little frog

References

External links

• Official site
• Littlest Pet Shop at the Internet Movie Database