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Created by | Sarah Finn (concept) Mike Young (concept, uncredited) |
Developed by | Jeff Gordon (season 2) |
Directed by | Gary Hurst (season 1) Jeff Gordon (season 1) Ben Choo (season 2) |
Theme music composer | Rick Mulhall for Kick Production Ltd. |
Opening theme | "Dress Up Time", performed by Eleanor Webster (uncredited) |
Ending theme | "Dress Up Time" (Instrumental) |
Composers | Rick Mulhall and Ian Nichols for Kick Production Ltd. |
Country of origin | United States United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 52 (104 segments) |
Production | |
Executive producers | Mike Young Paul Cummins Edward de Jager Sebastian Debertin Bill Schultz (season 1) Bethan Cousins (season 1) Michael Schaack (season 1) Thomas Walker (season 1) Volkert Struycken (season 1) Joy Thomas (season 1) Vincent Chen (season 1) Philip Lifu Wu (season 1) Orlando V. Verde (season 1) Adam Mimnagh (season 1) Nicolas Atlan (season 2) Stan Adam (season 2) Low Houi Seong (season 2) Mahmut Lpsirli (season 2) |
Producers | Jeff Gordon (season 1) Marie Brand (season 1) Siobhán Ní Ghadhra Lolee Aries (season 2) |
Editors | Michael Bradley (season 1, episodes 1–2) Paulo Jorge Rodrigues Marques (season 1, episodes 3–52) Richard Finn (season 2) |
Running time | 11 minutes (stand-alone) 22 minutes (half-hour) |
Production companies | MoonScoop Entertainment Telegael Teoranta European Film Partners (season 1) Wales Creative IP Fund (season 1) Trickompany Filmproduktion (season 1) Animation Dimensions (season 1) Shanghai Supercolor Technology Co. (season 1) China Digital Entertainment Productions (season 1) Toon City Animation (season 1) Huminah Huminah Animation (season 1) Kids Workout Factory (season 2) Minika (season 2) Vision Animation (season 2) |
Original release | |
Network | PBS Kids Sprout (United States) CITV/S4C (United Kingdom) |
Release | July 12, 2010 (2010-07-12) – February 9, 2014 (2014-02-09) |
Chloe's Closet is an animated children's television series produced by American company MoonScoop Entertainment and Telegael Teoranta. The series is mainly aimed for children aged 2–8 years old.
The show premiered in the United States on PBS Kids Sprout on July 12, 2010, and later aired in the United Kingdom on CITV and Cartoonito.
Plot
The adventures of a young girl (Chloe) and her friends (Tara, Jet, Danny, Riley, Lillian, Mac and Carys) and her toys (Lovely Carrot, Wizz and Soggy) as they go on magical adventures while playing dress-up in her closet in her room.
Characters
- Chloe Corbin (voiced by Eleanor Webster) is the main protagonist of the series. She is a Welsh 4-year-old girl with a big imagination. She's created her own imaginary world that she and her friends regularly use when playing dress-up and having adventures in a closet in her room, and has designs on being a historian. Chloe has a kind heart and is always up for adventure. Her catchphrases are "Lollipops!", "Pickles!", "Anything is possible in my world.", "Not in my world.", "They are in my world." and "Anything can happen in my world."
- Lovely Carrot (voiced by Paul Tylak) is a plush toy and security blanket that Chloe owns, and is her imaginary friend. He's a small yellow blanket, with a toy duck head attached. In Chloe's imaginary world, Lovely Carrot comes to life. He's always trying to help Chloe out and look after her, but he can be a bit of a klutz. He is a brave, friendly and gentle gentleman. His catchphrases are "No worries!" and "Flying feathers!"
- Tara Jansen (voiced by Siobhán Ní Thuairisg) is Chloe's best friend who is a redheaded Irish girl. Being half a year older than her friends, she considers herself to be older and wiser. Sometimes, Tara can be a bit bossy and usually tries to take charge on adventures. She never quite seems to get that's Chloe's job, though.
- James "Jet" Horton (voiced by Oisín Kearns) is Chloe's English best friend who is male. He usually tries to turn play time towards more boyish games, but is always there to help her out. He has a crush on Danny.
- Daniela "Danny" Rylant (voiced by Charly Ann Brookman in season 1 and Hana Evans in season 2) is Chloe's Scottish tomboy friend who is 4 years old. She prefers puddle jumping rather than playing with dolls and also loves preparing food. She's always up for an adventure, but can be a bit too competitive for her own good at times.
- Riley Harris (voiced by Derry McCafferey) is Chloe's friend who is a Black British boy.
- Lillian "Lil" McGwire (voiced by Jasmine Belson) is Chloe's friend who is Welsh. She loves more girly activities. She tends to criticize herself and sometimes needs to be convinced to give new things a try.
- Marcus "Mac" McGwire (voiced by Daniel Keogh in season 1 and Lola Davies in season 2) is Lillian's younger brother. He's still learning to talk, but usually manages to get the point across. Mac looks up to his sister and the two tend to get along fairly well.
- Carys Mozart (voiced by Anna Webster) is Chloe's friend who is a Welsh 4-year-old girl and she likes ponies. She only appeared in season 2.
- Hootie-Hoo is Chloe's toy owl.
- Soggy is Chloe's toy frog.
- Wizz is Chloe's mechanical toy dog.
- Regina "Gina" Corbin (voiced by Teresa Beausang) and Paul Corbin (voiced by Paul Tylak) are Chloe's parents who appear at the end of the episodes.
Dan Russell, Jade Yourell and Emma Tate provide voices for additional guest characters in almost every episode.
Episodes
Season 1 (2010)
No. | Title | Original U.S. air date | |
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1 | "Bump in the Night / Rainbow Riddle" | July 12, 2010 (2010-07-12) July 13, 2010 (2010-07-13) | |
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2 | "Monkeys of the Caribbean / The Color Pink" | July 14, 2010 (2010-07-14) July 15, 2010 (2010-07-15) | |
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3 | "Jet's Quest / Getting to Snow You" | July 16, 2010 (2010-07-16) December 10, 2010 (2010-12-10) | |
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4 | "Braking Away / The Sound of Echoes" | July 12, 2010 (2010-07-12) July 14, 2010 (2010-07-14) | |
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5 | "Eight Left Feet / Sun Daze" | July 13, 2010 (2010-07-13) July 15, 2010 (2010-07-15) | |
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6 | "Bump in the Sand / On the Right Track" | August 31, 2010 (2010-08-31) July 16, 2010 (2010-07-16) | |
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7 | "Do Little, Do Big / Hey Hey He's A Monkey" | July 17, 2010 (2010-07-17) July 18, 2010 (2010-07-18) | |
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8 | "Purple Like Me / Super Best Friends" | July 19, 2010 (2010-07-19) July 20, 2010 (2010-07-20) | |
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9 | "Little Big Boy / Easy as Cake" | July 21, 2010 (2010-07-21) July 22, 2010 (2010-07-22) | |
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10 | "Stay on Your Toes / Big Shoes to Fill" | July 23, 2010 (2010-07-23) July 24, 2010 (2010-07-24) | |
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11 | "All Green Thumbs / Tyrannosaurus Wrecks" | July 25, 2010 (2010-07-25) July 26, 2010 (2010-07-26) | |
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12 | "Brushing Around / For Love of Monet" | July 27, 2010 (2010-07-27) July 28, 2010 (2010-07-28) | |
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13 | "Hairy Tale / Raiders of the Lost Egg" | July 29, 2010 (2010-07-29) July 30, 2010 (2010-07-30) | |
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14 | "Best in Snow / Leave it to the Beavers" | December 20, 2010 (2010-12-20) July 31, 2010 (2010-07-31) | |
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15 | "In the Fix / Follow the Castle's Brick Road" | August 1, 2010 (2010-08-01) August 2, 2010 (2010-08-02) | |
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16 | "Icing Escapades / Extra Special Delivery" | August 3, 2010 (2010-08-03) August 4, 2010 (2010-08-04) | |
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17 | "To Borrow, To Borrow / Get Your Kicks" | August 5, 2010 (2010-08-05) August 6, 2010 (2010-08-06) | |
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18 | "Smoke Alarmed / These Boots are Made for Jumping" | August 7, 2010 (2010-08-07) August 8, 2010 (2010-08-08) | |
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19 | "Crowing Up / On Frozen Pond" | August 9, 2010 (2010-08-09) December 22, 2010 (2010-12-22) | |
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20 | "The Great Banana Caper / The Good, The Bad and The Silly" | August 10, 2010 (2010-08-10) August 11, 2010 (2010-08-11) | |
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21 | "Clock A Doodle Doo / Those Wonderful Toys" | August 12, 2010 (2010-08-12) August 13, 2010 (2010-08-13) | |
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22 | "Try Away Home / Listen Up" | August 14, 2010 (2010-08-14) August 15, 2010 (2010-08-15) | |
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23 | "Don't Fall A Sheep / Blankie and a Net" | August 16, 2010 (2010-08-16) January 10, 2011 (2011-01-10) | |
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24 | "He's Got Rhythm / Ticket to Squaresville" | August 17, 2010 (2010-08-17) August 18, 2010 (2010-08-18) | |
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25 | "Fancy Footwork / No Body's Perfect" | August 19, 2010 (2010-08-19) September 13, 2010 (2010-09-13) | |
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26 | "Old Rabbit, New Tricks / Pre-School Musical" | August 20, 2010 (2010-08-20) August 21, 2010 (2010-08-21) | |
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Season 2 (2013–2014)
The development for the second season took place from October 2011–October 2012, and production took place from Fall 2012–Spring 2013. Episodes 1 through 18 all had a copyright date of 2012 in the credits, and episodes 19 through 52 all have a copyright date of 2013 in the credits (although the copyright date of the former year remained to be in use in some countries).
No. | Title | Original U.S. air date | |
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1 | "We Ought to Be in Movies / A New Way to Play" | July 27, 2013 (2013-07-27) July 28, 2013 (2013-07-28) | |
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2 | "Amid the Pyramids / Eggs in a Basket" | August 3, 2013 (2013-08-03) August 4, 2013 (2013-08-04) | |
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3 | "Banding Together / The Sleeping Princess" | August 10, 2013 (2013-08-10) August 11, 2013 (2013-08-11) | |
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4 | "To Bee or Not to Bee / Pizza Party" | August 17, 2013 (2013-08-17) August 18, 2013 (2013-08-18) | |
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5 | "A-Camping We Will Go / Faster Than a Speeding Ostrich" | August 24, 2013 (2013-08-24) August 25, 2013 (2013-08-25) | |
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6 | "A Nose for Tennis / Fiesta" | August 31, 2013 (2013-08-31) September 1, 2013 (2013-09-01) | |
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7 | "The Big Friendly Wolf / Hip Hop Hijinks" | September 7, 2013 (2013-09-07) September 8, 2013 (2013-09-08) | |
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8 | "Fashion Fantasy / Catch of the Day" | September 14, 2013 (2013-09-14) September 15, 2013 (2013-09-15) | |
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9 | "I Scream for Ice Cream / The Tale of the Mixed-Up Dragon" | September 21, 2013 (2013-09-21) September 22, 2013 (2013-09-22) | |
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10 | "Seeing is Believing / The Treasure of Talky Mountain" | September 28, 2013 (2013-09-28) September 29, 2013 (2013-09-29) | |
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11 | "Turtle Fishing / A Super Sticky Situation" | October 5, 2013 (2013-10-05) October 6, 2013 (2013-10-06) | |
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12 | "Horse on a Wire / A Giant Problem" | October 12, 2013 (2013-10-12) October 13, 2013 (2013-10-13) | |
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13 | "Musical Chairs / Three Pigs' Party" | October 19, 2013 (2013-10-19) October 20, 2013 (2013-10-20) | |
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14 | "Konichiwa Chloe! / Dance, Leprechaun, Dance" | October 26, 2013 (2013-10-26) October 27, 2013 (2013-10-27) | |
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15 | "The Art of Making Friends / Stone Age Story" | November 2, 2013 (2013-11-02) November 3, 2013 (2013-11-03) | |
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16 | "A Magical Dust-Up / Winged Rider" | December 8, 2013 (2013-12-08) December 14, 2013 (2013-12-14) | |
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17 | "The High Flying Four / Turn On the Lights" | November 9, 2013 (2013-11-09) November 10, 2013 (2013-11-10) | |
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18 | "Race for Fun / Flower Power" | November 16, 2013 (2013-11-16) November 17, 2013 (2013-11-17) | |
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19 | "Grouchy Pandas, Giggling Dragon / We Figured it Out!" | November 23, 2013 (2013-11-23) November 24, 2013 (2013-11-24) | |
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20 | "Cloudberry Cakes / Beautiful Butterfly" | December 15, 2013 (2013-12-15) December 21, 2013 (2013-12-21) | |
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21 | "Singing at Sea / Sing a Special Song" | January 4, 2014 (2014-01-04) January 5, 2014 (2014-01-05) | |
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22 | "Twinkle Twinkle Missing Star / A Samba Success" | January 11, 2014 (2014-01-11) January 12, 2014 (2014-01-12) | |
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23 | "Sinnie's Boo-Boo / A Root Awakening" | January 18, 2014 (2014-01-18) January 19, 2014 (2014-01-19) | |
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24 | "Forest Photo Fun / Chugga Chugga Choo Choo" | January 25, 2014 (2014-01-25) January 26, 2014 (2014-01-26) | |
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25 | "Camp Chloe / Budding Ballerinas" | February 1, 2014 (2014-02-01) February 2, 2014 (2014-02-02) | |
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26 | "Clowning Around / A Princess Party" | February 8, 2014 (2014-02-08) February 9, 2014 (2014-02-09) | |
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Development
Mike Young and her daughter Sarah Finn conceptualized the show in early 2005. Finn's eldest daughter (Chloe Cheshire, born January 2003, now a filmmaker), inspired the main protagonist of the series. Production for the first season was green-lit in mid-2007 and began in 2008.
Broadcast
The show premiered in Asia through Playhouse Disney as early as 2010.
In 2011, the series was purchased by France 5 and Playhouse Disney in France, PBS Kids Sprout in the United States, Cartoonito in Italy, Channel One in Russia, KiKA in Germany, CITV in the United Kingdom, Disney Channel and Playhouse Disney in Spain, and CBeebies in Latin America. Within that time, Turner Broadcasting System Europe acquired the British cable rights to the series for it to air on their Cartoonito channel for broadcast in the Summer of 2011.
The series also aired on TVOKids in Canada, TVNZ in New Zealand, Sat.1 in Germany, Hop! Channel in Israel, SAM - BTV11, ANT - BPTV3, An Viên - BTV9 in Vietnam, and Yle TV2 in Finland.
Notes
- Known as Mike Young Productions during season 1
References
- "Splash Entertainment, LLC". www.splashentertainment.com.
- "Charly's cartoon capers". May 21, 2008.
- "Sprout Premiers "Nina's Little Fables" & "Chloe's Closet"". An Island Life – Hawaii Mom Blog. July 31, 2010. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
Chloe's Closet made its U.S. debut on Sprout, Monday, July 12th...
- "Chloe's Closet: He's Got Rhythm - Full Episode". YouTube. September 28, 2016.
- https://chloecheshire.com
- "The animation mafia". April 21, 2005.
- "SuperTed creator keeps it in the family". May 9, 2007.
- "Ki.KA and EFP get into Chloe's Closet".
- "Mike Young - Features".
- "Playhouse Disney Programme Guide June 2010". Archived from the original on June 8, 2010.
- "Turner acquires Chloe's Closet for Cartoonito".
External links
- Official Site (archive)
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