| The Tiniest Animal Store | |
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| Season 4, Episode 7 | |
Production Information | |
| Air Date | December 12, 2015 |
| Written by | Guy Toubes |
| Supervising director | Joel Dickie |
| Directed by | Steven Garcia |
| Song(s) | The Tiniest Animal Store Jingle |
Episode Guide | |
| Previous | Next |
| Game of Groans | Spendthrifty |
The Tiniest Animal Store is the seventh episode of the fourth season of Littlest Pet Shop and the 85th episode overall.
Overview[]
A television producer creates a sitcom based on Littlest Pet Shop. However, Blythe worries it will reveal her secret.
Summary[]
One day at Littlest Pet Shop, Dick Von Pat, a TV executive, walks in looking for something for a VP's pet pet-belly pig. As Blythe introduces herself, Von Pat shouts never to say that to him again, confusing Blythe. He is actually both talking to her and someone else on his earpiece, resulting in a confusing back and forth conversation. Russell suddenly interrupts to ask Blythe to settle a dispute between him and Vinnie about who's taller. Blythe says not now because she is with a customer. Von Pat overhears her talking to the pets, and Blythe tries to pretend she's on the phone, but the idea of someone talking to the pets gives von Pat a great idea for a TV show where a girl in a pet shop can talk to and understand the pets in it, calling it The Tiniest Animal Store.
In the day camp area, von Pat discusses how the show would be, saying he wants to base the characters on Blythe and the pets. This makes Blythe uncomfortable, believing people will think it's based on her, but the pets are excited to be on TV, especially Zoe. Von Pat says not to worry, he'll change all the names. he asks if Blythe wants to be on TV, but she says she is more of a fashion designer, to which von Pat says she could be the costume designer for the show. On the mouthpiece, von Pat talks about the idea to make a TV show based on the pet shop, to which Mrs. Twombly overhears and believe they're making a show and they have cameras at the shop already.
In Blythe's room, Blythe gets a phone call from von Pat, and she says she is designing the costumes for the pets. However, von Pat says that they changed it; instead of pets, there will be human actors in pet costumes. In addition, they have signed Lola Falanagaga to be the star of the show. Zoe is heartbroken at this, but Penny suggests they will get someone good to play Zoe. She imagines the awards ceremony with her and Lola. Meanwhile, a customer walks into the pet shop, but Mrs. Twombly, in an outfit, believing she is on camera, recites lines awkwardly. The customer leaves.
Von Pat walks into the day camp area and tells Blythe good news, that the network has given the green light for the show. Reading the script, Blythe finds that it explicitly states the show is based on her, angering Blythe. Von Pat says it can be taken out, and he crosses it out. He says he will bring the actors into the day came to mirror the pets, follow them around, and study them. He also says they're only going with three pets, the monkey, the hedgehog, and the gecko. Zoe is upset at this and wants to know who Lola is playing. Blythe asks, and von Pat says she is playing Blythe. Meanwhile, Mrs. Twombly is dusting, and asks van Pat, who is bringing in the actors, how much longer she has to keep this up the acting for.
The actors come into the day camp area to get a good sense of what the pets and Blythe are like. Upset that they weren't included, Zoe, Pepper, Penny Ling, and Sunil are talking, as Russell compliments his casting. But as Russell approaches the actor, the actor gets scared of him and hides from him. Vinnie's actor makes notes about Vinnie, who is trying to come off as thoughtful and smart, but instead, the actor writes that geckos are boring. Trying to change this, Vinnie starts dancing, but lands on Sunil, with Vinnie's mouth in his tail. The actor writes that geckos are clumsy and like to eat mongooses. Minka's actress starts imitating Minka, but falls and hurts herself.
Lola arrives through the dumbwaiter to Blythe's room, saying she has to enter that way so she can experience what the character does. She comments that Blythe is an artist, and starts asking her personal questions. Once Blythe says she can't go to clubs because she is a kid, this takes Lola back, but appreciates it because means that she still looks so young.
The pets arrive in the dumbwaiter, upset at their castings, to which Blythe says they'll talk about later. Lola comments that it's like Blythe really is talking to the pets. Lola comments about how she could win awards for playing Blythe Baxter, Pet Whisperer. Von Pat enters Blythe's room talking about costumes, and Blythe shows her designs, but he doesn't even look at them. He shows Blythe the final draft of the script, but it says it's based on Blythe Baxter, who works at Littlest Pet Shop, angering her, but von Pat says the network believes more people will tune in if they believe it's based on a real person and place. He invites Blythe to the dress rehearsal tomorrow, and if it's good, they will shoot the pilot.
At the recording, Blythe tells von Pat that she doesn't think the actress captured the spirit of her or the pets, and that he promised to change the names and not say it's based on her. Although when she comments about her costumes, von Pat says that the network went with another costume designer. Once the intro plays, the announcer explicitly mentions it's based on Blythe, upsetting her. During the show, Vinnie is portrayed as someone who eats mongooses, Russell is portrayed as a security guard, and Minka is portrayed as injury prone. Lola as Blythe says she really wants to become an actress, but she blew the audition she went to that day. Russell says she will nail that audition, prompting the remark that he isn't very smart, which upsets the real Russell. Vinnie says they built her a time machine. As cut is called, Blythe looks embarrassed, and Zoe is thrilled that she isn't being portrayed in this ridiculous show. Russell says they need to protect Blythe's secret and their reputations, so they decide the show needs a rewrite.
Once the show starts shooting again, Russell edits the text in the teleprompter to make his character seem smarter. Sunil and the real Vinnie take a selfie portraying themselves as best friends and send it to Vinnie's actor, making him realize that geckos and mongooses are BFFs. Minka, back from the hospital in an upper body cast, when the real Minka jumps in and swings on the actress. Minka steals Lola's wig and takes off. Penny Ling runs to Russell's actor, who is hiding, and opens her arms for a hug, which scares him. With Penny Ling chasing Russell's actor and Minka being chased by Vinnie's actor and Lola, they crash into Minka's actor. As they're the floor, Pepper sprays them with skunk spray. Von Pat asks Blythe and the pets to leave, but she says she never knows if she's talking to her or someone on her phone. Lola apologizes to Blythe that the show didn't work out, but Blythe is bummed out that her designs went nowhere. However, Lola says she took them to their costume designer and she loved them. She even wants Blythe to intern with them, Blythe accepts.
Back at the pet shop, Mrs. Twombly can't stand the pressure of being on television and being interesting 24 hours a day, confusing Blythe. Von Pat walks in, both to buy the toy for the pot-bellied pig, and to say that the show was cancelled. Mrs. Twombly is relieved. Von Pat says the network thought the premise was too outrageous, wondering who would believe that there's a girl who can talk with pets. Blythe replies, "Not us."
Songs Featured[]
Cast[]
- Ashleigh Ball - Blythe Baxter
- Sam Vincent - Russell Ferguson and Dick Von Pat
- Tabitha St. Germain - Pepper Clark and Zelda
- Kyle Rideout - Vinnie Terrio
- Kira Tozer - Minka Mark
- Nicole Oliver - Zoe Trent and Lola Falanagaga
- Peter New - Sunil Nevla and Gary
- Jocelyne Loewen - Penny Ling
- Kathleen Barr - Mrs. Twombly
- Michael Kopsa - Roger Baxter
Trivia[]
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Errors[]
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Quotes[]
- Main article: The Tiniest Animal Store/Transcript
Coming soon!
Gallery[]
References[]
| Littlest Pet Shop Episodes, Films, and Animated Shorts |
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| Season 1 | |||
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| Episode 1 Blythe's Big Adventure Part One |
Episode 2 Blythe's Big Adventure Part Two |
Episode 3 Bad Hair Day |
Episode 4 Gailbreak! |
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| Episode 5 Penny For Your Laughs |
Episode 6 Mean Isn't Your Color |
Episode 7 Russell Up Some Fun |
Episode 8 Blythe's Crush |
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| Episode 9 Dumb Dumbwaiter |
Episode 10 Eve of Destruction |
Episode 11 Books and Covers |
Episode 12 So You Skink You Can Dance |
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| Episode 13 Lights, Camera, Mongoose! |
Episode 14 Trading Places |
Episode 15 Topped With Buttercream |
Episode 16 Sweet (Truck) Ride |
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| Episode 17 Helicopter Dad |
Episode 18 What's in the Batter? |
Episode 19 What Did You Say? |
Episode 20 Bakers and Fakers |
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| Episode 21 Terriers and Tiaras |
Episode 22 Lotsa Luck |
Episode 23 Door-Jammed |
Episode 24 Frenemies |
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| Episode 25 Blythe's Pet Project |
Episode 26 Summertime Blues |
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| Season 2 | |||
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| Episode 1 Missing Blythe |
Episode 2 The Nest Hats Craze! |
Episode 3 Eight Arms to Hold You |
Episode 4 Heart of Parkness |
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| Episode 5 Pawlm Reading |
Episode 6 The Treasure of Henrietta Twombly |
Episode 7 What, Meme Worry? |
Episode 8 The Big, Feathered Parade |
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| Episode 9 A Day at the Museum |
Episode 10 Alligators and Handbags |
Episode 11 Blythe's Big Idea |
Episode 12 Commercial Success |
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| Episode 13 So Interesting |
Episode 14 To Paris With Zoe |
Episode 15 Super Sunil |
Episode 16 Sweet Pepper |
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| Episode 17 Shanghai Hi-Jinks |
Episode 18 Grounded |
Episode 19 Inside Job |
Episode 20 Plane it on Rio! |
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| Episode 21 Littlest Bigfoot |
Episode 22 Sunil's Sick Day |
Episode 23 The Hedgehog In The Plastic Bubble |
Episode 24 Standup Stinker |
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| Episode 25 The Expo Factor - Part 1 |
Episode 26 The Expo Factor - Part 2 |
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| Episode 1 Sleeper |
Episode 2 War of the Weirds |
Episode 3 Some Assistance Required |
Episode 4 Secret Cupet |
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| Episode 5 Hamster Hoods |
Episode 6 Tongue Tied |
Episode 7 What's So Scary About the Jungle? Everything! |
Episode 8 Two Pets for Two Pests |
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| Episode 9 Feud for Thought |
Episode 10 Fish Out of Water |
Episode 11 If the Shoe Fits |
Episode 12 The Very Littlest Pet Shop |
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| Episode 13 The Secret Recipe |
Episode 14 Winter Wonder Wha...? |
Episode 15 Snow Stormin' |
Episode 16 Back Window |
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| Episode 17 Room Enough |
Episode 18 Why Can't We Be Friends? |
Episode 19 Pet Sounds |
Episode 20 The Sister Story |
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| Episode 21 A Night at the Pawza |
Episode 22 Proud as a... Peacock? |
Episode 23 Sue Syndrome |
Episode 24 In the Loop |
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| Episode 25 It's the Pet Fest! - Part 1 |
Episode 26 It's the Pet Fest! - Part 2 |
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| Episode 1 The Tortoise and the Heir |
Episode 2 Pitch Purrfect |
Episode 3 Ivan the Terrific |
Episode 4 Senior Day |
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| Episode 5 Littlest Pet Shop of Horrors |
Episode 6 Game of Groans |
Episode 7 The Tiniest Animal Store |
Episode 8 Spendthrifty |
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| Episode 9 Un-vetted |
Episode 10 Pump Up the Panda |
Episode 11 Snipmates |
Episode 12 Guilt Tripping |
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| Episode 13 Petnapped! |
Episode 14 Steamed |
Episode 15 Two Peas in a Podcast |
Episode 16 Go Figure! |
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| Episode 17 A Doggie Biskit |
Episode 18 It's a Happy, Happy, Happy, Happy World |
Episode 19 Race Team: Buttercream |
Episode 20 On the Same Page |
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| Episode 21 Paint a Picture, It'll Last Longer |
Episode 22 Bake it 'Til You Make it |
Episode 23 LPS: The Moosical |
Episode 24 Seeing Red |
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| Episode 25 Littlest Pet Street - Part 1 |
Episode 26 Littlest Pet Street - Part 2 |
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| Episode 1 Tail-Rave-Ium |
Episode 2 The Ladies of LPS |
Episode 3 Littlest Pet Peeves |
Episode 4 Eau de Pepper | |
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| Episode 5 Where'd the Escargot? |
Episode 6 Life of Cake |
Episode 7 The Fire Hydrant Song |
Episode 8 Naptime's a Ball | |
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| Episode 9 Just Not Into It |
Episode 10 Monkey Chase |
Episode 11 The Biggity-Big Dog Show |
Episode 12 Sour Puss | |
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| Episode 13 So Like Bored |
Episode 14 OmmmMG |
Episode 15 What's Next? |
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