Line #29 Characters/GabbysDollhouse


1	[[foldercontrol]]
2	!! Gaby's Rooms
3	[[folder: Gabby]]
4	[[quoteright:500:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/20240203_203617.jpg]]
5	[[caption-width-right:500: Gabby Gabby!]]
6	!!! '''Full Name:''' Gabby Gabby\
7	'''Played/Voiced by:''' Laila Lockhart\
8	'''Species:''' Human
9	TheProtagonist and owner of the titular dollhouse. An extremely kind, patient and sympathetic 12 years old human girl, with the mysterious ability to shrink in size and change the structure of her hair.
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11	* AllLovingHero: Gabby is a very kind, patient and forgiving heroine, not seeming to have a single bad bone in her entire body and always encouraging those around her to do their best. Compared to her feline companions, she never has moments where she gets frustrated and is always quick to try to lighten the mood when this happens to others.
12	* AnimalEaredHeadband: She is almost always seen wearing a magical cat ear tiara, which closely resembles Pandy's ears, which she uses to shrink herself into the Dollhouse and activate the powers she has when she gets tiny.
13	* AnimalLover: Although she has a special affinity for cats, she loves all types of animals and can befriend all species.
14	* AnimalMotifs: Cats. They're Gabby's favorite animals, which might be easy to tell with all the feline-themed items she owns.
15	* ByThePowerOfGrayskull: Gabby uses a special incantation when using her cat ears to shrink:
16	--> '''Gabby:''' A pinch on my left, pinch-pinch on my right, grab Pandy's hand and hold on tight!
17	* CharacterCatchphrase: “[Pronoun] can't do that, yet!” Usually when something doesn't work out at first.
18	* CheeryPink: Pink is her ColorMotif, and she is almost always seen wearing a pink cardigan or some variation on her uniform that closely matches her bubbly AllLovingHeroine personality.
19	* TheDeterminator: Her CharacterCatchphrase is “[Pronoun] can't do that, yet!”, and yet is her favorite word for good reason. Gabby never gives up, no matter how impossible or complicated the situation seems and she considers making mistakes as a quality rather than a defect, as mistakes help us learn and try new ways of doing something.
20	* KindheartedCatLover: To say that Gabby '''loves''' cats would be an understatement, her passion for them literally shapes her life, which is the main reason most things in both the Dollhouse and her room have a feline theme.
21	* MysteriousPast: Although she is the protagonist, we don't know much about Gabby's life outside of the Dollhouse and most of her outside information, such as mentions of her family, are quite vague, if not almost completely unknown.
22	* PinkGirlBlueBoy: She's the pink girl to [=CatRat's=] blue boy.
23	* QuirkyCurls: An African-American girl with quirky and magical curly hair.
24	* MagicHair: A variation. Using the magical cat headband she can change the structure of her hair to [[NewPowersAsThePlotDemands whatever is convenient at the moment]].
25	* TokenHuman: The only human in the entire series, interacting with cats, hybrids or even other animals, but never with other people.
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28	[[/folder]]
29
30	[[folder: Pandy Paws]]
31	[[quoteright:500:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pandy_paws_2.png]]
32	[[caption-width-right:500: Pandy]]
33	!!! '''Full Name:''' Pandy Paws\
34	'''Voiced By:''' Tucker Chandler (Season 1-[=CatRat=]’s [=KittyFish=]), Logan Bailey (The Mermaid Christmas Cruise onwards)\
35	'''Species:''' Gabby Cat/Panda Plush Hybrid
36	Pandy Paws (part panda, part cat of course), is Gabby’s best stuffed animal friend. Always up for adventures, hugs, or snacks, he’s the perfect cat to get into all sorts of mischief with! But watch out...he may just surprise you with a HUG ATTACK! He makes a pretty good snuggle buddy, so don’t worry too much.
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38	* BigEater: Pandy, with a sprinkle of ObsessedWithFood and TheSnackIsMoreInteresting depending on the availability of food. He occasionally gets caught snacking, although the others never really chide him for it. It should be noted that, despite his preoccupation, he does not normally let it get in his way
39	* FurryReminder: Of the "toy reminder" type. Pandy often says things which comment more on his status as a stuffed animal rather than a cat.
40	* TheGlomp: Pandy, when revealing himself from his hiding spot in the doll house, always reveals himself with a "hug attack" that he leaps at towards Gabby with. Gabby reverses this on his birthday, ambushing ''him'' instead.
41	* LivingToy: Technically all Gabby Cats are living toys, but Pandy is a special example, as his hybrid is a teddy bear.
42	* OddNameOut: Pandy is the only member of the main cast to not have a name that is a pun on the word cat or words associated with cats, with his name being a pun on pandas instead.
43	[[/folder]]
44
45	!! Main Gabby Cats
46	[[folder: In General]]
47	[[quoteright:750:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/la_casa_delle_bambole_di_gabby_stagione_8_netflix.jpg]]
48	[[caption-width-right:500: '''Front:''' [[LovableRogue [=CatRat=]]], [[TheBabyOfTheBunch Baby Box]], [[TheGlomp Pandy Paws]], [[LivingFood Cakey]], [[{{Sleepyhead}} Pillow Cat]], [[OurFairiesAreDifferent Kitty Fairy]].\
49	'''Back:''' [[SentientVehicle Carlita]], [[BathtubMermaid [=MerCat=]]], [[TokenHuman Gabby]], [[RubberMan DJ Catnip]]]]
50	Tropes Shared by the main Gabby Cats
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52	* CatsAreMagic: They're all cats, half cats, or have cat themes in Gabby's case, and they're all magical on different levels.
53	* LivingToys: All of the cats that reside in the dollhouse, along with Pandy Paws, are inanimate toys when Gabby is at her regular size. Whenever she shrinks down to go to the dollhouse, they come to life.
54	** {{Exaggerated\|Trope}} with Pandy. He's half teddy panda bear and half cat.
55	* MixAndMatchCritters: A lot of the cats are a blend of cats and an inanimate object:
56	** Pandy Paws is a mix of a cat plushie and a panda plushie.
57	** Cakey Cat is half cat, half cupcake.
58	** [=MerCat=] is half cat, half mermaid.
59	** Kitty Fairy is half cat, half fairy.
60	** Pillow Cat is half cat, half pillow.
61	** Carlita is half cat, half racecar.
62	** Baby Box and her family are half cardboard creation, half cat.
63	* PawprintStamping: Each of Gabby's cats has their own distinctive pawprint as a personal symbol
64	** Pandy has a hot pink heart with 3 circles on top.
65	** [=CatRat=] has a short downwards triangle with 3 long upwards triangles on top.
66	** [=MerCat=] has a teal seashell with 3 stars on top.
67	** DJ Catnip has a purple CD/disc with a play button, a pause button symbol, and a stop button symbol on top
68	** Carlita has a large black pawprint with two straight lines at the ends and two irregular lines in the center to simulate a tire mark.
69	** Pillow Cat has a pink circle and three purple buttons to simulate smaller fingers.
70	** Cakey has a large pink sprinkle and three fingers made of cyan, blue and purple drops that are described as sticky.
71	** Baby Box has a large rectangle and three smaller squares, all made of pink paper.
72	** Kitty Fairy has a flower in the middle with three ovals above it.
73	[[/folder]]
74	[[folder: Baby Box]]
75	[[quoteright:500:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fdfe41663fda402028aed2f1380b7319.png]]
76	[[caption-width-right:500:Baby Box]]
77	!!! '''Full Name:''' Baby Box Cat\
78	'''Voiced by:''' Maggie Lowe\
79	'''Species:''' Gabby Cat/Box Hybrid
80	Baby Box is the youngest member of the Box Cat Family. This cardboard cutie is inventive, hardworking, and creative. Whenever there’s a problem, this resourceful cat can always be counted on to create or invent just the thing to save the day! Although she is not the only family member living in the house, she is strangely the only one considered a protagonist Gabby Cat.
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82	* TheBabyOfTheBunch: She is the youngest of the main Gabby's Cats, being literally a baby, and used to be the youngest in her family.
83	* BambooTechnology: Baby Box's shtick is arts and crafts, so her more complex builds tend to be little more than cardboard and paper covered in marker and blinking lights. However, these same builds achieve their purpose without proper structure or a power source, such as a burping machine for Itty Bitty Blossom or a hiccup machine for Gabby (which, when it fails, is revealed to simply be a decorated cardboard box with precisely one internal item which looks like a bar of metal; how the whole thing was vibrating is not apparent).
84	* NonStandardCharacterDesign: She is animated in a limited way compared to the other characters, with the intention being to make her similar to a stop-motion character.
85	* PinkGirlBlueBoy: She is the pink girl to the blue boys who are her older brothers.
86	[[/folder]]
87
88	[[folder: Cakey]]
89	[[quoteright:500:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gabbysdollhouse_cakeycat.png]]
90	[[caption-width-right:500: Cakey]]
91	!!! '''Full Name:''' Cakey Cat\
92	'''Voiced By:''' Creator/JulietDonenfeld\
93	'''Species:''' Gabby Cat/Cupcake Hybrid
94	Half kitty, half cupcake, Cakey Cat is the easily-excitable cupcake in the kitchen! Spunky yet sensitive, Cakey can go from super happy to really worried in the blink of an eye. Keep an eye out for his sprinkles, cause they’ll let you know exactly what he’s feeling.
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96	* {{Acrofatic}}: A little chubbier than the other Gabby Cats, but still quite capable of jumping frequently and performing impressive acrobatics.
97	* ChubbyChef: He has a chubby body like a cake, and he is the chef of the house.
98	* LivingFood: He's half Cupcake and half cat.
99	* ProneToTears: Most visible in the early seasons, where Cakey was prone to crying sprinkles over the slightest problems. This decreases over time.
100	* SweetBaker: He is a baker, his territory in the Dollhouse is the kitchen, he is quite sweet in both personality and flavor.
101	* TastyTears: Cakey's tears are made up of sprinkles, something Pandy enjoys eating. He admits though that Cakey's "sprinkle party" sprinkles, the ones he releases when he's happy, are tastier, however.
102	[[/folder]]
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104	[[folder: Carlita]]
105	[[quoteright:500:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gabbys_dollhouse_carlita_768x658.png]]
106	[[caption-width-right:500: Carlita]]
107	!!! '''Full Name:''' Carlita\
108	'''Voiced By:''' Creator/CarlaTassara\
109	'''Species:''' Gabby Cat/Racecar Hybrid
110	Meet Carlita, part racecar and part cat, she’s charismatic, outgoing, and very confident...as long as she’s doing things she already knows she’s good at. But when she’s asked to try something new, her fear of failure causes her to avoid it, bringing out more of her scaredy-cat side. No matter what though, she’s always up to race around with her friends on their next adventure!
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112	* AnimateInanimateObject: She's half car and half cat.
113	* LovableJock: Her room is a sporty zone, she is athletic, determined and loves all types of games, and is quite kind and willing to help her friends when they need it.
114	* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: She is the masculine girl to [=CatRat=]'s feminine boy. Both are often paired together in the series. She is athletic, energetic and adventurous, while [=CatRat=] is sassy, tired and dramatic.
115	* OutOfFocus: Perhaps Gabby Cat (from the main cast) with less of a prominent role, acting mainly as a helper for the others.
116	* {{Portmanteau}}: Her name is a mixture of her voice actress's name and surname: '''CARL'''a '''TA'''sara
117	* PurpleIsPowerful: She is purple and is an incredibly athletic girl who can shapeshift to become different types of transportation.
118	[[/folder]]
119
120	[[folder: [=CatRat=]]]
121	[[quoteright:500:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gabbysdollhouse_catrat.png]]
122	[[caption-width-right:500: Catrat]]
123	!!! '''Full Name:''' [=CatRat=]\
124	'''Played By:''' Donovan Patton\
125	'''Species:''' Gabby Cat
126	[=CatRat=], the playful, squeezable, collector of all things shiny. Thanks to his delicate bone structure, there’s no space too small for him to squeeze in or out of. Which means you never know when he’s going to appear out of nowhere from somewhere inside the dollhouse! While he’s a but of a know-it-all and always thinks he has the answers to any problem that arises, he really does have a good heart, and can always make his friends laugh.
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128	* CartoonCreature: While most cats have their hybrids being quite visible, it is unclear what kind of cat [=Catrat=] is supposed to be.
129	* CastingGag: His voice actor has previous experience as a theater kid who enjoys acting as a villain, uses OffScreenTeleportation and play [[WesternAnimation/BluesClues scavenger hunt games involving findung clues]].
130	* CatsAreSnarkers: [=CatRat=] is dry and snide towards the others, and is a bit of a know-it-all, but he has a nice heart deep down.
131	* CatFolk: While all Gabby Cats count as Cat Folk, [=CatRat=] is the one who acts more humanoid compared to the others who normally act like their other half would.
132	* CatsHateWater: Getting wet is one of the biggest things that [=CatRat=] detests.
133	* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Weirdly {{Subverted\|Trope}}. He is inconvenient, bad-tempered and a little selfish, but his friends seem unable to hold any kind of resentment against him. Although [=MerCat=] is quick to yell at him when he does something wrong.
134	* GoodNeedsEvil:The justification for his behavior. While he's not actually a bad person, he explains his inconvenient behavior as being a need, because every hero story needs a villain, and he is better at being a villain than a [[HeroWithAnFInGood hero]].
135	* HeroWithAnFInGood: Even in times when [=CatRat=] is well intentioned he is still prone to creating problems, because he is terrible at being good. Fortunately his friends are quite patient with him.
136	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Although he is selfish, rather arrogant, self-centered and generally an inconvenience to anyone close to him, [=CatRat=] is truly not a bad cat. Whenever his schemes get out of control or he believes he has genuinely put someone in danger he becomes nervous, as he has no intention of genuinely hurting other people.
137	* LovableRogue: [=CatRat=] is sneaky, likes to take things that don't belong to him, and is generally a bad-tempered trickster, but his personality makes him impossible to hate.
138	* MeaningfulName: [=CatRat=]'s design features a scrawny body and long, skinny tail. He appears to live within the dollhouse's walls, getting around through various hidden holes in each room. He also has stereotypical features such as his JerkAss personality, greed, and cowardice, although these are largely downplayed in that he can also be quite decent and even nice in certain situations.
139	* NecessarilyEvil: He is not actually evil, but believes himself to be a necessary evil. His life philosophy is that every hero story needs a villain, and he is better at being a villain than a hero.
140	* ObstructiveBureaucrat: [=CatRat=] behaves as one during the BeachEpisode, halting the group's fun by shouting "beach situation" just so he can enforce a list of rules. It mostly comes across as nit-picky (must wear a bathing suit and apply sunscreen), but he shows he's also trying to help the group have fun by enforcing a "rule" about being required to take a picture as a keepsake.
141	* PlayfulCatSmile: While all of the Gabby Cats have cat smiles (because they are, well, cats) [=CatRat=] is the only one who plays this trope as his default expression is a mischievous cat smile,
142	* ReformedButNotTamed: He gets nicer as the series goes on, but never loses his mischievous inconvenient side.
143	* ScaryTeeth: His image in the "Gabby Cat of the Day" segment (which is almost identical to the image on this character page) reveals that he has teeth that are very pointy and different from those of a regular cat.
144	* TheSneakyGuy: [=CatRat=] is frighteningly flexible and can fit through any crack or space even if there is no logical way for a passage to exist in that location.
145	* TookALevelInKindness: Although he never loses his sarcastic and opportunistic personality, in the first season he was much more selfish and malicious, although he had a HiddenHeartOfGold. From the second season onwards his heart of gold is much more visible, and he is much less likely to be (intentionally) inconvenient for the group.
146	[[/folder]]
147
148	[[folder: DJ Catnip]]
149	[[quoteright:1000:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/81692c9ee438ad0ef755806664cc0063.png]]
150	[[caption-width-right:1000: DJ Catnip]]
151	!!! '''Name:''' Daniel James "DJ" Catnip\
152	'''Voiced By:''' Creator/EduardoFranco\
153	'''Species:''' Elastic Cat (?) / Gabby Cat
154	The hoodie-wearing DJ Catnip is the group’s music specialist. From jamming on instruments to mixing up beats, Catnip uses music to help everyone find their groove, get out of troublesome situations (when the need arises), and just make sure his friends have a cat-tastic time!
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156	* AerithAndBob: Among so many cats named after objects, slang or puns, his full name, Daniel James, is quite common in comparison.
157	* CartoonCreature: Like [=CatRat=] it is not clear exactly what type of cat DJ Catnip is supposed to be, his paws function in a similar way to those of a mollusk, he can fly in a similar way to a helicopter by rotating his arms and can stretch almost freely.
158	* CoolBigBro: Although he's not actually anyone's big brother, DJ Catnip tends to act like a big brother figure to the younger kitties of the house.
159	* InTheHood: DJ Catnip is always seen with the hood of his hoodie up, so up to date, what he looks like with his hood down remains unknown
160	* InstantFlightJustAddSpinning: He is seen being able to fly in "Kitty Fairy Gets Sick" via rotating his legs like helicopter rotors, his cousin, DJ Comet is seen doing this in "Mission to Caturn" in the Cat of the Day segment. (Thus, is safe to say only elastic kitties know and master this technique).
161	* LimitedWardrobe: DJ Catnip wears his signature hoodie in pretty much every single episode (with an occassional accessory depending on the episode). But in the season 5 halloween episode, he has a different colored hoodie, and in the animation shorts, he wears different outfit, albeit hooded outfit (thus, we might never know how DJ Catnip looks like with his hood down)
162	* MellowFellow: He is quite calm, speaks friendly most of the time and rarely losing his soft demeanor.
163	* MoralityPet: Downplayed for [=CatRat=]. All the Gabby cats and Gabby herself can be considered [=CatRat=]'s morality pets, but DJ Catnip is the one who [=CatRat=] shows his gentle side most often.
164	* PinkGirlBlueBoy: {{Inverted\|Trope}}. He's the pink boy to [=MerCat=] Blue girl.
165	* RealMenWearPink: A literal example, he is the most traditionally masculine cat in the Dollhouse and wears a magenta hood at all times.
166	* RubberMan: DJ Catnip has elastic legs and tail that can stretch to grab instruments or to activate his DJ console from outside his DJ booth.
167	[[/folder]]
168
169	[[folder: Kitty Fairy]]
170	[[quoteright:500:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gabbys_dollhouse_kitty_fairy_1024x878.png]]
171	[[caption-width-right:500: Kitty Fairy]]
172	!!! '''Name:''' Kitty Fairy\
173	'''Played By:''' Creator/TaraStrong \
174	'''Species:''' Gabby Cat/Fairy Hybrid
175	Meet Kitty Fairy, the tiny cat with wings who lives in the Fairy Tail Garden. Very gentle and nurturing, Kitty Fairy likes to keep a caring eye on all of her dollhouse friends. Always the kitty-with-a-plan, she crumbles when things don’t go as expected, but luckily with her Garden Magic, she always helps set things back in order!
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177	* CaringGardener: She's the house's gardener, and treats the Dollhouse's plants like her own children (it helps that most of them are sentient).
178	* CatsAreMagic: Kitty Fairy is a half-fairy kitty with nature magic that allows her to help the garden grow.
179	* FlowerMotifs: Tulips, although she is a fairy her appearance is designed to simulate tulips and even her tail is shaped like one.
180	* OddNameOut: Of the Dollhouse Gabby Cats she is the only one to not have the syllable "Ca" in her name.
181	[[/folder]]
182
183	[[folder: [=MerCat=]]]
184	[[quoteright:500:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gabbys_dollhouse_mercat_768x658.png]]
185	[[caption-width-right:500: Mercat]]
186	!!! '''Full Name:''' [=MerCat=]\
187	'''Played By:''' Secunda Wood\
188	'''Species:''' Gabby Cat/Mermaid Hybrid
189	[=MerCat=] believes there’s nothing more important than feeling good, looking good, and doing good. As the resident scientist, she can always be found in the bathroom and in the middle of a “spa science” experiment trying to find a cure or solution.
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191	* BathtubMermaid: [=MerCat=] having the bathroom as her domain in the dollhouse, often is in the bathtub as her main source of water. She's able to survive without water, but this is normally her introduction spot whenever she is needed.
192	* ADogNamedDog: She is a mix between [[TokenAquaticRace Merfolk]] and {{Catfolk}} and her name is [=MerCat=].
193	* OnlySaneWoman: Of the Dollhouse members she is the least patient for [=CatRat=]'s rude behavior, although she still forgives him easily.
194	* OurMermaidsAreDifferent: She is a cross between a talking cat and a mermaid.
195	* PinkGirlBlueBoy: {{Inverted\|Trope}}. She's the blue girl to DJ Catnip pink boy.
196	* TheSmartGal: She is a talented chemist and is always ready to use science to help others.
197	* TokenAquaticRace: From the Dollhouse, she is the only one whose species is focused on water terrain.
198	* TrueBlueFemininity: She is the most traditionally feminine girl in the Dollhouse, and has blue fur.
199	* WaterIsAir: She is a mermaid and is the Dollhouse's aquatic teammate, but inexplicably, can fly when out of water.
200	[[/folder]]
201
202	[[folder: Pillow Cat]]
203	[[quoteright:500:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gabbysdollhouse_pillowcat.png]]
204	[[caption-width-right:500: Pillow Cat]]
205	!!! '''Full Name:''' Pillow Cat\
206	'''Played By:''' Sainty Nelsen\
207	'''Species:''' Gaby Cat/Pillow Hybrid
208	Pillow Cat is the homebody cat that is content to lie around all day. She’s often found sleeping in the bedroom, which is exactly where she stays when it’s time for a story! There, she and her friends watch as their stories and dreams come alive right before their eyes. But, even if she prefers to stay in her comfort zone, Pillow Cat is always willing to go along with whatever adventure her friends have planned.
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210	* AnimateInanimateObject: She's half cat and half pillow.
211	* {{Sleepyhead}}: Pillow Cat, fitting her nature as part pillow and having the bedroom as her living area, is often seen asleep.
212	* TheStoryteller: Her role in Dollhouse. Pillowcat loves reading stories and even more so making up stories on the spot. If you need someone to come up with a script, Pillowcat is the right cat.
213	[[/folder]]
214
215	!! Other Dollhouse Gabby Cats
216	[[folder: Mama Box]]
217	[[quoteright:500:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gabbys_dollhouse_mama_box_768x658.png]]
218	[[caption-width-right:500: Mama Box]]
219	!!! '''Name:''' Mama Box Cat\
220	'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TaraStrong\
221	'''Species:''' Gabby Cat/Box Hybrid
222	Baby Box's Mother
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224	* AdvertisedExtra: She appears a lot in the first promotional content, being the only secondary one on the official Creator/DreamWorksAnimation page, and even being included in the main Gabby Cats instead of her daughter in some images, but typically she is stuck with secondary roles, commonly involving her daughter.
225	* AnimateInanimateObject: She is a box cat.
226	[[/folder]]
227
228	[[folder: Box Brothers]]
229	[[quoteright:500:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/images_83_3.jpeg]]
230	[[caption-width-right:500:The Box Brothers]]
231	!!! '''Name:''' NA \
232	'''Voiced by:''' Jude Schwartz\
233	'''Species:''' Gabby Cat/Box Hybrid
234	[[/folder]]
235
236	[[folder: Cat-A-Vator]]
237	[[quoteright:400:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/catavator.jpg]]
238	!!! '''Name:''' Cat-A-Vator\
239	'''Voiced by:''' N/A\
240	'''Species:''' Gabby Cat/Elevator Hybrid
241	* AnimateInanimateObject: She's a sentient elevator.
242	* TheVoiceless: Unlike the other Dollhouse Gabby Cats, she never speaks even though she is as sentient as the others are.

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