Chloe's Closet
A young girl's closet leads to magical dress-up adventures.
Aimed at children ages two to eight, the animated series Chloe's Closet was created by MoonScoop Entertainment and Telegael Teoranta. It first appeared on PBS Kids Sprout in the United States on July 12, 2010, and later broadcast in the UK on CITV, Cartoonito, and LittleBe, plus on ABC in Australia.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Children's television series
- Creator
- Sarah Finn (concept); Mike Young (concept, uncredited)
- Seasons
- 2
- Episodes
- 52 (104 segments)
- Director
- Gary Hurst (season 1)
- Jeff Gordon (season 1)
- Ben Choo (season 2)
- Developer
- Jeff Gordon (season 2)
- Producer
- Jeff Gordon (season 1)
- Marie Cecchino-Brand (season 1)
- Siobhán Ní Ghadhra
- Lolee Aries (season 2)
- Theme music
- Rick Mulhall
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Characters
Chloe Corbin, voiced by Eleanor Webster, is a Welsh 4-year-old girl with a very big imagination who has created her own imaginary world for dress-up adventures in her closet. She has designs on being a historian and uses catchphrases such as "Lollipops!" and "Anything is possible in my world." Lovely Carrot, voiced by Paul Tylak, is Chloe's plush toy and security blanket, a small yellow blanket with a toy duck head that comes to life in her imaginary world; he is brave and friendly but can be a klutz, with catchphrases "No worries!" and "Flying feathers!" Tara Jansen, voiced by Siobhán Ní Thuairisg, is Chloe's best friend, a redheaded Irish girl half a year older than her friends who can be bossy and tries to take charge on adventures. James "Jet" Horton, voiced by Oisín Kearns, is Chloe's English male best friend who often steers play toward boyish games and has a crush on Danny. Daniela "Danny" Rylant, voiced by Charly Ann Brookman in season 1 and Hana Evans in season 2, is a Scottish tomboy friend who prefers puddle jumping and loves preparing food, but can be too competitive. Riley Harris, voiced by Derry McCafferey, is a Black British boy. Lillian "Lil" McGwire, voiced by Jasmine Belson, is a Welsh friend who loves girly activities and tends to criticize herself. Marcus "Mac" McGwire, voiced by Daniel Keogh in season 1 and Lola Davies in season 2, is Lillian's younger brother still learning to talk. Carys Mozart, voiced by Anna Webster, is a Welsh 4-year-old girl who likes ponies and appears only in season 2. Hootie-Hoo is Chloe's toy owl.
Episodes
All episodes of the first season were directed, and episode 1 also storyboarded, by Gary Hurst and Jeff Gordon. Starting with episode 33, the remaining episodes were written in duos, with episodes 48 and 52 written in trios. The second season's development took place from October 2011 to October 2012, with production from fall 2012 to spring 2013. Episodes 1 through 18 carry a 2012 copyright date, while episodes 19 through 52 carry a 2013 copyright date, though the earlier date remained in use in some countries. Most second-season episodes were written by one writer; episode 52 was the only one written in duos. All second-season episodes were directed by Ben Choo, with Bob Doucette as supervising director.
Development
The show was first imagined by Mike Young and her daughter Sarah Finn in late 2004. The main character was based on Finn’s oldest child, Chloe Cheshire, born in January 2003, who now works as a filmmaker. The first season got the green light in mid-2007, with production starting in 2008 after German channel KiKA and the Dutch group European Film Partners made a deal with Mike Young Productions. For the 2007 pitch pilot, Neon Pumpkin Animation Studios handled the overseas animation. Season 1’s animation came from Animation Dimensions, Shanghai Supercolor Technology Co., China Digital Entertainment Productions, Toon City Animation, and Huminah Huminah Animation, while Vision Animation took over for season 2.
Broadcast
The series first appeared in Asia on Playhouse Disney as early as 2010. By 2011, broadcasters across multiple countries had picked it up, including 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 and LittleBe in the United Kingdom, Disney Channel and Playhouse Disney in Spain, and CBeebies in Latin America. That same year, Turner Broadcasting System Europe secured British cable rights, bringing the show to Cartoonito in summer 2011. Additional broadcasts aired on TVOKids in Canada, TVNZ in New Zealand, Sat.1 in Germany, Hop! Channel in Israel, several Vietnamese channels, and Yle TV2 in Finland.
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