Bratz

Bratz is an American animated television series based on a line of toy dolls of the same name. It is produced by McCain-Donahue Productions and distributed by 20th Television and premiered on Cartoon Network and Gingo. The show aired from September 10, 2002 to May 12, 2007. The television series focuses on four female teenagers with spunk, sass, attitude, and style.

Plot
Set in the fictional city of Stilesville, the show revolves around four teenagers (Cloe, Jade, Sasha, Yasmin), also known as the titluar "Bratz", group of girlfriends, they were popular and hip, but neither fancy or stuck up. They had attitude and self-confidence. They were fearless and strong. The four of them run their own teen magazine, also titled "Bratz", while struggling life at Stiles High School. Their rival magazine is "Your Thing", owned and run by the proud and demanding self-proclaimed "Reigning Queen of Fashion" Burdine Maxwell, and her mean identical twin interns Kirstee and Kaycee, known infamously as "the Tweevils". Accompanied by their friends Dylan, Cameron, Eitan, Dana, Meygan, Nevra, and Fianna (later additions are: Pheobe, Roxxi, Tiana, Yumi, Felicia, Katia, and Sharidan), the girls' issues are exploited throughout the series, both in and outside of Stylesville.

Bratz Magazine

 * Cloe (Angel) (voiced by Kath Soucie): Cloe is in charge of the "Dear Cloe" column in the magazine, where readers write to her for teen advice. She is characterized by her romantic, dreamy and outgoing attitude, as well as her highly dramatic tendencies, hence specializing in acting and debating. She has a bubbly, open and sensitive personality. Although she enjoys shopping and fashion, she also enjoys soccer and riding a motorcycle. Her love interest is Cameron.
 * Jade (Kool Kat) (voiced by Pamela Adlon): Jade is the fashion editor of the group with a quick wit and xtreme and far out look on life. Other than shopping and fashion, she's into skateboarding and science.
 * Sasha (Bunny Boo) (voiced by Kimberly Brooks): Sasha is the music editor of the group and specializes in hip-hop dancing and creating songs. She is described by her bold and sassy attitude, although this can sometimes backfire and make her become with perfectionism and controlling. Her catchphrase is "Let's move people". Like Cloe, she can be a tomboy sometimes, which is reflected in her fashion of dressing. Her love interest is Dylan.
 * Yasmin (Pretty Princess) (voiced by Candi Milo): Yasmin is the leader of Bratz and the main journalist for the magazine due to her passion for literature. Known for her sensitive, sweet and intelligent personality, she has a strong philanthropic side, owning her own animal shelter. Her love interest is Eitan.

Your Thing Magazine

 * Burdine Maxwell (voiced by Tress MacNeille): Burdine is the head of "Your Thing" magazine. She is, in reality, unintentionally responsible for the creation of Bratz magazine after firing Jade unreasonably during the latter's internship. Quick to anger, impatient and bossy, she proclaims herself the "Reigning Queen of Fashion", choosing to uphold this title by dressing constantly in same pink suits and owning over 50 pairs of old-fashioned pink pumps. Her catchphrase is: "Mother of Pink!" She dotes on her dog miniature pinscher Royale and has an almost identical-looking twin sister named Burnice.
 * Kirstee (voiced by Tara Strong): Kirstee the oldest of the Tweevils who does her bun with a crown-shaped hair tie. Due to being older and more intelligent she tends to lead and facilitate the twins' various operations.
 * Kaycee (voiced by Debi Derryberry): Kaycee is the youngest of the Tweevils who does her bun with a ribbon-shaped hair tie and has an adhesive bandage on her nose which, according to Sasha, was the result for three times of rhinoplasty following accidents involving it. Her catchphrase is: "Oww! My nose!" She tends to be less intelligent and has a higher voice than her sister.

Bratz Pack

 * Cameron (The Blaze) (voiced by Billy West): Cameron, often nicknamed as "Cam", is a good friend to the Bratz and has a passion for motorcycles. He's in love with Cloe and is her main love interest.
 * Dylan (The Fox) (voiced by Phil LaMarr): Dylan, often nicknamed as "Dyl-Man", is another boy who has a habit of annoying the Bratz, usually resulting them in saying "Goodbye Dylan!". Although he is flirtatious and outgoing, he has a heart of gold and is there for the Bratz whenever they need him. His love interest is Sasha.
 * Dana (Sugar Shoes) (voiced by Grey DeLisle): Dana, is a girl who is a good friend to the Bratz. She is an absolute sweetheart and is very adventurous, and she loves to research and play on the computer.
 * Meygan (Funky Fashion Monkey) (voiced by Ashley Johnson): Meygan, another girl who is friends with the Bratz. Meygan loves and seeks adventure, whether that adventure is traveling to a new land or trying out something new right at home. She keeps in touch with all of the friends she makes while traveling, and they help her keep up with all the latest exotic chic trends.
 * Nevra (Queen B) (voiced by Regina King): Nevra, often nicknamed as "Nev", is sweet like honey and in charge (like Sasha). Nevra's confident personality can be sometimes mistaken for arrogance. She's not afraid to tell it like it is, but she only does what she thinks is best. She's always the one to stand up for her friends and isn't afraid of a fight. She is a black belt in taekwondo.
 * Fianna (Fragrance) (voiced by Alanna Ubach): Fianna is very ladylike and graceful, and friendly towards others. Fianna also enjoys dancing; she loves ballet and samba (both which strongly excels at) and contempary. She also has a passion for acting, as well, meaning she has a talent for the arts.
 * Roxxi (Spice) (voiced by Nika Futterman): Roxxi loves to spice it up! That's why her twin Pheobe calls her "Spice", always ready for adventure. She loves to try new things and bring her friends along with her! When she gets an idea, she just goes for it! Though her twin sometimes gets annoyed by this, she often looks out for her.
 * Pheobe (Sugar) (voiced by Lacey Chabert): Pheobe always tries to be sensitive to what her friends are feeling. They always come to her for advice. That's why her twin Roxxi calls her "Sugar", because she's sweet as sugar with a heart of gold.
 * Felicia (Glam Gecko) (voiced by Jeannie Elias): Felicia is no stranger to loving two things, glam and camping. She also can dance while setting up a tent. Her friends call her "Glam Gecko" because she loves the glam life, but she also loves the great outdoors too.
 * Kumi (Lucky Bug) (voiced by Lauren Tom): Kumi loves to exploring the world and at 16 years old, she's already travelled to three continents! Kumi's friends think she's one Lucky Bug due to her tendencies to find the most beautiful things in the smallest of places she travels to.
 * Eitan (The Dragon) (voiced by Josh Keaton): Eitan is a boy who works at a smoothie bar in the mall area of Stylesville. He is in love with Yasmin, and vice versa.
 * Tiana (Tea Flower) (voiced by Cree Summer): Tiana has a sassy personality and attitude, and does anything to get what she wants. She's extremely outgoing and isn't afraid to state her opinion, which can get her in a bit of trouble sometimes.
 * Sharidan (Sparklin' Sheep) (voiced by Elizabeth Daily): Sharidan is shy and quiet, often stuttering when nervous. She's not one for spotlight, preferring to live a quiet life. She opens up and becomes more confident when she meets Cloe, Jade, Sasha, and Yasmin. She's kind and wants the best for everyone even the bad people.


 * Katia (Flirty Turtle) (voiced by Jodi Benson): Katia is a girl who's ready to make her mark on the world! She loves exploring and everything about earth and the people on it, she's talkative, easy-going, and super friendly. Being so sheltered, she can be naïve and easily manipulated and sometimes has trouble understanding jokes, slang and sarcasm.

Supporting characters

 * Byron Powell (voiced by Jeff Bennett): Byron is a man from London whom the Bratz (along with Cameron and Dylan) first met in Bratz: Rock Angelz. He lives the double life of being a reality TV show host and a secret agent at the same time, and recruits the Bratz for some of his missions. He appears to be a parody of Simon Cowell (American Idol).
 * Yolancé (voiced by Cree Summer, singing vocals by Brandy): Yolancé is Sasha's favorite musician, and parody/inspired of Beyoncé, she only appears in "Sasha's Big Interview" and cutscenes of the video game Bratz: The Movie and she was mentioned in the episode "Not So Hot For Teacher". Her hit singles are "Everything", "My Attitude", and "Shining Like Real Diamondz". She is a R&B singer, has a moon tattoo on the back of her hand and has two platinum CDs. Once, Yolancé went to London to have an interview with Sasha. The Bratz performed a show for her and said "she loved the show". Cree Summer (best known for voicing Susie Carmichael in Rugrats) voices Yolancé. Cree Summer also voices Mandy Pickett in Bratz: Passion 4 Fashion Diamondz while R&B singer Brandy Norwood does Yolancé's singing voice.
 * Jamie (London Boy) and Tamara (London Girl) (voiced by Charlie Adler and Melissa Green-McCain): Jamie and Tamara appear in the Bratz: Rock Angelz movie and video game. Their surnames are never revealed, but in the Cartoon Network Annual 2005, their surnames are "Knight" and "Sinclair". They live in London and are friends with Bratz. They also appear in the Bratz: The Movie video game, but have the surnames using the Eitan and Meygan models. Charlie Adler and Melissa McCain did British accents to voice the characters as they were American.
 * Lonette (Dancin' Diva) (voiced by Jennifer Hale): Lonette is a quiet, kind-hearted, but overly serious girly girl. Always combing her hair, she enjoys fashion, shopping, and writing songs. She is also passionate about dance and other arts. If there is music playing, Lonette loves to get down and boogie!

Production
Following the success of Saint Seiya, Molly McCain created the Bratz series for Gingo's comics division in 1992, with the last of the series released in 1998-1999.

In 1998, McCain began marketing both series as an animated series for Cartoon Network. Cartoon Network initially passed on "Bratz" and picked up "Saint Seiya," but picked up "Bratz" in 1999. McCain created two pitch reels in 1999 and 2000. The series was picked up in February 2000 and production began in June of the same year.

According to McCain, Turner Entertainment and Cartoon Network were a little hesitant to do the series with 20th Television, which almost caused it to be canceled before it could air.

Merchandise
During 2002, toys that had scented lipsticks inside with CD-ROMs were sold separately from McDonalds Happy Meals. In 2004 to promote the upcoming movie Starrin' & Stylin', Subway released 7 toys based on the Formal Funk theme of the movie. In 2007, to promote Bratz: The Movie, Jack in The Box released six toys apart of its Jack's Kids Meal. In 2008, McDonalds USA, Australia, Japan and Mexico released 8 toys to promote Bratz: Girlz Really Rock as part of their Happy Meals.

Home video releases
The series had some "volume" sets on VHS from and 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment from 2000 to 2006 in the United States.

Warner Home Video under its Cartoon Network video label also released "volume" sets on VHS from 2000 to 2006 internationally.