Characters / Polly Pocket

Characters of the Polly Pocket toyline and media.

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Polly and her friends

Polly Pocket

Polly Alice Kingston Pocket

^{Click here to see her in the early 2000s.} 

^{Click here to see her in 2012.} 

Voiced by: Tegan Moss (2003-6 specials), Sue Thorpe (2010 web series), Emily Tennant (2018 TV series)

The main character of the franchise. She loves having fun with her friends, and going on lots of adventures. In the 2003-6 specials, she was rich, and the Lead Singer And Lead Guitarist of her band, Polly and the Pockets. In the 2018 series, she uses a special locket that allows her to shrink to tiny size.

• Accidental Kidnapping: In "2 Cool at the Pocket Plaza", after being mistaken for Pia, Polly is accidentally kidnapped by Ms. Throckmorton and locked in Pia's hotel room. Of course, this is part of Beth's plot to ruin the party.
• Always Someone Better: In the 2003-6 specials, she is this to her jealous rival, Beth.
• Blatant Lies: Polly's constant excuses toward almost revealing the powers of the Pocket Locket.
• By the Power of Grayskull!: To shrink, she says, "Tiny power!", and anyone making physical contact when she says it will shrink with her. She returns to normal size when saying "Go big."
• Class Princess: In the 2003-6 specials. With her good looks, money and heart of gold, surrounded by loyal friends, Polly is the most popular girl in school, which is why Beth hates her so much and is always trying to knock her off her pedestal.
• Gadgeteer Genius: She uses all sorts of homemade gadgets on her adventures, such as a grappling gun, a drone, and a mini RC car.
• Girlish Pigtails: Her usual hairstyle in the 2018 TV series.
• Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: Has blonde hair and is really friendly.
• Incredible Shrinking Man: She gains this power thanks to the Pocket Locket.
• Lead Singer Plays Lead Guitar: In the 2003-6 specials, she was the lead guitarist and lead vocalist for her band Polly and the Pockets.
• Missing Mom: While averted in the 2018 series, the 2006 film PollyWorld heavily implies that her mother died.
• Named by the Adaptation: In the series, she is given the full name Polly Alice Kingston Pocket.
• Nice Girl: Polly's really sweet, kind, cute and levelheaded
• The Pollyanna: Puns aside, she's definitely the most optimistic of her squad.
• Precocious Crush: Is implied to have one on her older brother Pierce's best friend, Austin.
• Purple Is Powerful: Her locket has a purple heart on it and can shrink multiple people and objects.
• Secret Identity: She has to keep her Pocket Locket powers a secret to everyone, especially her family.
• Youthful Freckles: She sports these.

Lila Draper

Lila Ruth Buchannon McLoughley Draper

^{Click here to see her in the early 2000s.} 

^{Click here to see her in 2012.} 

Voiced by: Brittney Wilson (2003-6 specials), Kate Higgins (2010 web series), Shannon Chan-Kent (2018 TV series)

One of Polly's best friends. She is shown to have a likeness for fashion and shopping. In the original specials, she was the keyboardist of Polly and the Pockets.

• Adaptation Dye-Job: Originally a brunette with purple eyes, she later had strawberry blonde hair and blue eyes in the second half of her 2010 incarnation, then becomes a redhead with green eyes in 2018.
• Ambiguously Bi: In the 2018 series, At the end of "A Night To Remember" it's implied she is developing feelings for Nicholas. But in "Socially Awkward" she is smitten by Blair Delaware and even kisses her on the cheek.
• But Not Too Foreign: She's of Scottish descent.
• Composite Character: Her 2018 incarnation is a Passionate Sports Girl and a Significant Green-Eyed Redhead, traits that usually belong to Lea, who doesn't have a 2018 incarnation.
• Named by the Adaptation: She is given the surname Draper in her 2018 incarnation.
• Secret-Keeper: One of few characters who know the Pocket Locket's powers.
• Significant Green-Eyed Redhead: In the 2018 incarnation.
• The Fashionista: She's into fashion, and they won't let you forget.
• The Ditz: She can be at times.

Shani Smith

Shani Maxima Smith

^{Click here to see her in the early 2000s.} 

^{Click here to see her in 2012} 

Voiced by: Chiara Zanni (2003-6 specials), Erin Fitzgerald (2010 web series), Kazumi Evans (seasons one and two of the 2018 TV series), Cherlandra Estrada (season three onwards of the 2018 TV series)

Polly's friend who is tech-savvy and a skilled inventor. In the original specials, she was the drummer of Polly and the Pockets.

• Adaptation Name Change: Initially Only One Name, she received the surname Mayne in the 2010 incarnation; in 2018, it was changed to Smith.
• Bespectacled Cutie: Her 2018 design has large round glasses but no less cute than her friends.
• Black and Nerdy: She is generally the smartest in every incarnation, but especially 2018.
• Blind Without 'Em: During the second half of "Unlocketing The Past," Shani's glasses fall off because of the Pockite cave collapsing. She fumbles around for them for several seconds before she retrieves them.
• Dropped Glasses: As mentioned directly above, during the second half of "Unlocketing The Past," Shani's glasses fall off because of the Pockite cave collapsing. She fumbles around for them for several seconds before she retrieves them.
• Fangirl: Very passionate about the series "Y-Girls". She can barely control herself when she sees anything related to it, and in "The Con Job", actually believes the actress playing lead character Captain Rocco Sage is her.
• Gadgeteer Genius: Makes a lot of inventions in the 2010 series. Downplayed in the 2018 series, the trait is more prominent in Polly, but in one short has an invention of her own.
• Lovable Nerd: Shani is a bit nerdy and socially awkward, yet she's also very lovable and is such a geek for science fiction.
• Performance Anxiety: She used to have this in the 2018 series.
• Secret-Keeper: Along with Lila, she knows about the powers of the Pocket Locket.
• Smart People Wear Glasses: Her 2018 design has large rounded glasses.

Lea Torney

Lea Ray Torney

^{Click here to see her in 2012} 

Voiced by: Natalie Walters (2003-6 specials), Erin Fitzgerald (2010 web series); Erika F. Nagy (2003-6, Hungarian dub)

A friend of Polly who is fond of sports and animals. In the original specials, she was the bassist of Polly and the Pockets.

• Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: Disappears after the 2010 incarnation without any reason.
• Country Mouse: Was this in the 2nd half of the 2010 series when moving to Pollyville.
• Friend to All Living Things: She loves animals and nature in general.
• Girlish Pigtails: Her usual hairstyle in 2003-6.
• Named by the Adaptation: Her surname is "Torney" in the 2010 incarnation.
• Nice Girl: The sweetest and most kind-hearted of the group.
• Significant Green-Eyed Redhead: She's an Irish American girl with orange hair and green eyes.

Ana Leeth and Crissy Maxwell

Ana

Crissy

^{Click here to see Crissy in 2012} 

Voiced by: Nicole Bouma (2003-6 specials), Wendee Lee (2010 web series)

Polly's friends who are kind and gentle, and are artistic. In the original specials, Ana was the tambourine player of Polly and the Pockets. Often rumored to be the same character, but there's no real proof that they are, so they have been seperated.

Tropes applying to Ana

• Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: Ana disappeared after 2010.

Tropes applying to Crissy

• Adaptational Personality Change: For the 2nd CGI series in the mid 2010's, Crissy became more cautious and soft-spoken than her previous version.
• Ambiguously Brown: Crissy in the CGI series appears to be of Asian/Latina descent.
• Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: She disappeared once the 2018 reboot came.
• Heterosexual Life-Partners: Crissy is this with Lila in the 2010 web series.
• The Fashionista: It's what she and Lila have in common.

Kerstie Perx

Voiced by: Debi Derryberry (2010 web series)

A later addition to Polly's friendship circle, she's adventurous and also a talented cook.

• Big Eater: Enjoys eating the most of the group. Was seen eating an entire cake in "Best Day Ever".
• Fangirl: Like most of the cast, she admires the pop star Lady Synchrony. In one of the web shorts, she gets flustered about making the best dessert for Lady Synchrony's after-concert party and how cutting-edge her style is.
• Feminine Women Can Cook: She wears a girly outfit and is known for her baking skills.

Rick

Voiced by: Andrew Francis (2003-6 specials), Cindy Robinson (2010 web series)

One of Polly's male friends who likes skateboarding and has a secret crush on her.

• The One Guy: In the 2010 incarnation, he was the only male in Polly's friendship circle.

Steven/Todd

Voiced by: Matt Hill (2003-6 specials)

Rick's best friend and follower.

Supporting characters

2003-6 specials

Samuel

Voiced by: Russell Roberts

Polly's butler.

Ms. Marklin

Voiced by: Teryl Rothery

Polly's teacher.

2018 TV series

Nicholas Wells

Voiced by: Vincent Tong

A male student in Polly's class.

• Ambiguously Brown: He has dark skin similar to Shani, but it's unclear what his actual race is.
• The One Guy: He becomes the Sixth Ranger to the previously all-female main trio.

Pocket family members

2003-6 specials

Pia Pocket

Voiced by: Ellie Green, Ashleigh Ball (when impersonating Polly)

Polly's lookalike cousin who comes to visit for the grand opening of the Pocket Plaza hotel.

• Big Damn Heroes: When Polly is mistaken for her and Ms. Throckmorton is tricked into locking her up, Pia pretends to be Polly at the opening ceremony and when trying to present Polly's speech before being hung up, she improvises a speech of her own.
• Brief Accent Imitation: She manages to mimic an American accent fluently when in disguise as Polly.
• Dreadful Musician: She's not good at playing any instrument from America, and it shows. She only excels at the violin, which she even uses in the band.
• I Am Very British: Pia comes from England.
• Identical Twin ID Tag: She looks exactly like her cousin, except she has straighter hair and is a brunette. She dyes it blonde like her cousin's to fool her aunt.
• Spanner in the Works: If she didn't improvise with a Rousing Speech of her own at the live broadcast of the grand opening when she did, Beth would've won.
• Strong Family Resemblance: She almost completely resembles Polly, with the one difference being her hair color. She eventually dyes her hair to match Polly's when she pretends to be her.
• Twin Switch: She and her cousin pull one together in the special.

John Pocket

Voiced by: Michael Donovan

Polly's single father.

• The Ghost: He is only mentioned in the first two specials before finally making an onscreen appearance in Pollyworld.
• Missing Mom: It's all but stated in the movie that John's wife passed away.
• Papa Wolf: He's certainly not happy upon learning of Lorelei's true intentions to send his daughter to boarding school, which is why he breaks up with her.

2018 TV series

Pamela and Peter Pocket

Pamela is voiced by: Marÿke Hendrikse

Peter is voiced by: Ian Hanlin

Polly's parents.

• Locked Out of the Loop: They don't know anything about the Pocket Locket and it's shrinking ability. According to their website bio, they're too busy working to even notice. Polly eventually tells them in "Polly Drops the Ball."
• No Name Given: Their names weren't revealed until the fourth season.

Grandma Penelope Pocket

Voiced by: Ellen Kennedy

Polly's grandmother and the previous bearer of the Pocket Locket.

• Intergenerational Friendship: She'd definitely more adventurous and easygoing than Polly's parents, which is why they get along so well. She's the only other family member besides Paxton who knows about the locket, considering she was the previous bearer herself.
• Secret-Keeper: One of very few Pocket relatives who knows about the Pocket Locket, because she was the bearer before Polly.
• Miniature Senior Citizens: She's the same height as her granddaughter Polly. Although a flashback to when she was in her 20's reveals she was always that short.

Paxton Pocket

Voiced by: Ian Hanlin

Polly's little brother.

• Secret-Keeper: The only family member other than Grandma Penelope who knows about the Pocket Locket and its powers.

Pierce Pocket

Voiced by: David A. Kaye

Polly's older brother.

Antagonists

2003-6 specials

Bethany "Beth" Thomas, Evie Adams and Victoria "Tori" Phuong-Tran

Left to right: Evie, Beth, and Tori.

Beth is voiced by: Tabitha St. Germain; Esmeralda Kame (Albanian dub)

Evie is voiced by: Jocelyne Lowen; Csondor Kata (Hungarian dub), Suela Xhonuzi (Albanian dub)

Tori is voiced by: Nicole Oliver

A trio of mean girls from Polly's school. Beth is jealous of Polly because she's the most popular girl in the class, and constantly tries to outsmart her. She is accompanied by her slightly less mean followers, Evie and Tori, who assist her in her schemes, even if they're not quite interested in it.

Tropes shared by all three

• All There in the Script: Their surnames are only known in book adaptations.
• Dumbass Has a Point: Tori and Evie might be a bit ditzy, but they're better at seeing reason than Beth, who is so jealous of Polly that she asks ridiculous questions and they point out the reason for it. For example, in Polly Pocket: Lunar Eclipse...
  Beth: Why should Polly's loser band get to play at the dance? Why can't we do it?
  Evie: Because we don't have a band?
• Girl Posse: All three of them, with Beth as the Alpha Bitch, Evie as the Beta Bitch, and Tori as the Brainless Beauty.
• Nice Job Fixing It, Villain: Usually the trio's plans to outsmart Polly only result in her coming up with an alternative solution which saves everything last minute.
• Nice Mean And In Between: Tori (nice), Beth (mean), and Evie (inbetween), with the former and latter switching places depending on the situation.
• Sudden Name Change: Evie and Tori's names were switched around in ''Lunar Eclipse". Later installments give them their proper names.

Tropes applying to just Beth

• Always Second Best: She's the second most popular girl in school. In fact, she claimed in "Lunar Eclipse" that she always comes in second and her parents expect her to be first.
• Ask a Stupid Question...: She's so jealous of Polly that she has a habit of doing this, mostly with Evie or Tori having to give the obvious answer why.
• Didn't Think This Through: Beth usually comes up with plans to humiliate Polly or to get what she wants, but she doesn't realize until it's too late that there's a flaw.
  • In "Lunar Eclipse", when she sabotages Lila's part of the project by giving her a camera with used film resulting in double exposures, she didn't expect Lila to improvise and use paintings made by Ana instead.
  • In "2 Cool at the Pocket Plaza", when she came up with a way to ruin the party at Pocket Plaza, she didn't expect Pia to improvise a speech while still pretending to be Polly.
  • In "Polly World", she threatened to tell John about Lorelei's plot to send Polly to boarding school only to realize at the last minute that doing so would've saved Polly.
• The Dragon: Gets demoted to this in Pollyworld due to Lorelei providing most of the main conflict.
• Evil Cannot Comprehend Good: She seriously can't stand it when Polly is nice to her, seeing it as an annoyance. She also doesn't think she can accomplish a lot if she used her skills for good instead of evil.
• Evil Redhead: Has two-toned red hair and is very mean.
• Fatal Flaw: Envy. You'd think she'd be happier if she focused on her own life instead of being jealous of Polly, much less trying to sabotage her.
• Green-Eyed Monster: Toward Polly for her being rich and her popularity. A literal example is that she has green eyes.
• Nice Job Fixing It, Villain: In "Pollyworld", she threatened to tell John about Lorelei's plot to send Polly to boarding school because she thought Polly was too much competition. Beth didn't realize until after John found out the truth that telling him would've saved Polly from going to boarding school.
• Pyrrhic Victory: Beth doesn't know her attempts to upstage Polly have a major flaw; trying to usurp and humiliate someone popular won't make you popular in their place, it'll only make people hate you even more.
• Sitcom Arch-Nemesis: Serves as this for Polly since she's always trying to outsmart her.
• We Will Meet Again: Says this at the end of every feature when her plans are ruined and vows revenge on Polly again soon.

Tropes applying to just Evie

• Adaptation Dye-Job: In Lunar Eclipse she had green eyes and her hair was deep magenta, but in later installments her eye and hair colors both became brown.
• Captain Obvious: Most of her dialogue comes off as this.
• Spell My Name With An S: If we are being honest her name should be spelled "Evvie" because Beth pronounces her name like that, not "Ee-vie".

Tropes applying to just Tori

• Asian Airhead: She's Vietnamese-American and not very smart, usually failing to understand what Beth says.
• The Ditz: She's the least mean of the trio, coming off as airheaded and carefree.
• Expository Hairstyle Change: Her hair is noticeably shorter in Pollyworld, but still keeps her pigtails.
• Girlish Pigtails: Her usual hairstyle.

Lorelei

Voiced by: Kathleen Barr; Andeta Radi (Albanian dub)

Polly's would-be stepmother who secretly despises her and plots with Beth to get her sent to a boarding school.

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• Big Bad: The main antagonist of Pollyworld.
• Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: She seems nice around John, but she's really selfish and greedy.
• Disposable Fiancée: John breaks up with her after learning of her true colors through her Accidental Public Confession.
• Evil Plan: Get Polly sent to boarding school so she can have John all to herself. It almost worked until her plot was broadcasted, and John broke up with her.
• Green-Eyed Monster: She was jealous of John's affection for Polly, which is what drove her to plot to send her to boarding school. A more literal example is that she has green eyes.
• Hypocrite: She called the tech guy in the camera room out for messing with "the family of John Pocket" (referring to herself), yet she had no problem messing with Polly.
• Laser-Guided Karma: She really deserved it when John called off their engagement for lying to him and trying to get rid of Polly.
• Near-Villain Victory: She was close to Polly being sent to boarding school and having John all to herself, but Beth obliviously turns on the system to the control room, causing their plot to be broadcast to everyone. If Beth didn't activate the system when she did, Lorelei would've won without question.
• Spell My Name With An S: Is her name spelled with an "e" or an "a"? Different sites use different spellings.
• Wicked Stepmother: She would've been this to Polly if she and John had gotten married.

2018 TV series

Griselle Grande

Voiced by: Patricia Drake

The main villain of the 2018 series. Penelope's former college roommate who is determined to steal the Pocket Locket and use its power for her own needs.

• Affectionate Nickname: Gwen calls Griselle "Gigi."
• Big Bad: Her intents to steal Polly's locket are the main cause of conflicts in the show.
• The Bus Came Back: Returned along with Gwen after a long absence between the season 1 finale "Unlocketing the Past" and the season 5 finale "Adventures in Dragon-sitting".
• Cut Lex Luthor a Check: She's a mechanical genius and could make a lot of money from her inventions if she wasn't so focused on stealing Polly's locket.
• Evil Brit: She speaks with a British accent and is very vindictive.
• Evil Counterpart: To Penelope Pocket. They have alliterative names, opposite last names (Pocket = small, Grande = big), and have been butting heads for years due to Griselle trying to get Penelope's magic locket.
• Evil Genius: Griselle's a mechanical genius who'll stop at nothing to steal Polly's locket and shrink all of Littleton.
• Meaningful Name: "Grande" means "big" in Spanish and Italian, and Griselle's got a huge ego.
• Reformed, but Not Tamed: In "Adventures in Dragon-sitting" she claims she's trying to be a better person, and makes no attempt to steal Polly's locket, but she still retains her usual pompous attitude.

Gwen Grande

Voiced by: Rhona Rees

Griselle's ditzy granddaughter and Polly's nemesis.

• Acquired Situational Narcissism: When Polly's plan to boost Gwen's confidence backfires, Gwen basically becomes an Alpha Bitch with too much confidence.
• Black-Hole Belly: No matter how much she eats, she stays slim.
• The Bus Came Back: Returned along with Griselle after a long absence between "Unlocketing the Past" and "Adventures in Dragon-sitting".
• Cuteness Proximity: She is prone to this, with birds in particular.
• The Kids Are American: Her grandma is British, but Gwen has an American accent.
• Friendly Enemy: Enemy's a bit of a stretch, but Gwen can be quite friendly to Polly and her friends when she's not helping Griselle steal Polly's locket. Gwen's willing to share food with Polly, voted for her to be head of the dance committee, and applauds Polly and her friends after they sing karaoke.
• Invisible Parents: Her parents never appear and it's unclear if they're even around.
• Minion with an F in Evil: Gwen usually goes along with her grandmother's schemes without question, but her lack of intelligence means she's not much use to her.
• Number Two for Brains: Her lack of inteligente is not much help to her grandmother's schemes
• Obsessed with Food: Her mind is often focused on food.
• Punch-Clock Villain: Gwen is hardly malicious at all, and mostly seems to go along with Griselle's plots out of boredom and familial loyalty.
• Villainous Glutton: Though she's more gluttonous than villainous.

Barb Payne

Voiced by: Kathleen Barr

A former movie star who is angry after her part is removed from a movie.

• Ax-Crazy: Barb is so angry that she kidnaps the lead star of the movie, Rocco Sage, and tied her to a missile, trying to send her into the sky in hopes that it would fail and fall down, resulting in Rocco's death.
• Light Is Not Good: She is evil, but wears pink.
• Pink Means Feminine: Look at her outfit.

Other characters

2003-6 specials

Miss Throckmorton

Voiced by: Pam Hyatt

Pia's aunt who comes with her to the Pocket Plaza grand opening. She despises American culture and insists that Pia stick to her British heritage, prompting Polly to prove her wrong.

• Evil Aunt: Though not technically evil, she admonishes Pia for wanting to learn anything American.
• Jerkass Realization: One listen to Pia's improvisational Rousing Speech causes her to rethink her ways and apologize to her, realizing she was indeed right.

Donovan Ware

Voiced by: Alessandro Juliani

The host of Roll Like That.

Karl and Lark

Voiced by: Tabitha St. Germain

Twin siblings who appear in Polly World. They are exchange students from Sweden and can't speak English.

• Hidden Depths: The twins' "mad ball skills". It is popular in their country.
• Language Barrier: They only speak Swedish, nobody can understand them.
• Foreign Exchange Student: Explained already.
• Funny Foreigner: They have their moments.
• Norse by Norsewest: They are blonde, blue eyed Swedes.
• Token Good Teammate: The only members of Team Beth who are anything but mean and jealous.

2018

Melody In-D

Voiced by: Maryke Hendrikse

A famous popstar.

• Damsel in Distress: Griselle and Gwen hold her hostage for Polly's locket, and Polly frees her.
• Expy: Of Lady Synchrony from the 2012 series.
• Nice Girl: She cares for her fans, and she keeps Polly's locket a secret as thanks for helping her.
• Punny Name: In-D is a pun on "indie".
• Secret-Keeper: She is the seventh person to learn of Polly's secret after Paxton, Shani, Lila, Penelope, Gwen and Griselle.

Ms. Fuss

The main teacher at school.

• Ambiguously Brown: She has darker, tanned skin.
• Meaningful Name: Her surname is "Fuss" and while she means well, she can be a jerk and get angry at her class.

Isabella "Bella" Bigowski

Voiced by: Rhona Rees

Lila's former Kerpow (karate) rival introduced in season 2.

• Big Damn Hero: She saves Polly from a bear in one of the season 2 episodes.
• Secretly Wealthy: In Season 3, it's revealed she's a Duchess who lives in a Big Fancy House.
• Tomboy with a Girly Streak: She spends a lot of time at the dojo, but she usually incorporates pink into her outfits.
• Ugly Slavic Women: Downplayed considering she's not hideous, but she's Polish-American and has a more masculine appearance and voice.

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