Line #17 Trivia/Bratz


1	!!Franchise-wide trivia:
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3	* FandomLifeCycle: When ''Bratz'' was first introduced in 2001, its popularity skyrocketed to Stage 4; in 2004 it managed to outsell ''Franchise/{{Barbie}}'' in the UK, by 2006 it held 40% of the fashion doll market and ''Bratz'' merchandise was everywhere. Things slowed down following the lawsuit with Mattel (which briefly saw the line discontinued) and despite MGA ultimately winning the case ''Bratz'' never quite recovered, greatly declining in popularity by the early 2010s; the failure of the [[Film/{{Bratz}} live-action movie]] didn't help. MGA made comeback attempts but struggled to compete with other brands like ''Toys/MonsterHigh''; some of their rebranding also proved unpopular with fans. Eventually, with the rise of the Y2K aesthetic in the late 2010s to early 2020s and many fans who grew up with the franchise now being adults, ''Bratz'' made a comeback with the release of reproduction dolls starting in 2021; it also released a new webseries on TikTok along with a new line of core dolls named ''Alwayz Bratz'' in early 2024. At the moment, it lies in stage X.
4	* FollowTheLeader: History seems to repeat again as a recent Amazon listing reveals that [[Toys / My Scene a certain brand by Mattel]] may also come back thanks to the renewed interest in ''Bratz''.
5	* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: It's hard to find older ''Bratz'' related stuff, with even the clothes for the dolls going for over $40 USD. Thankfully, due to the resurgence of popularity, the brand started reproductions of lines such as ''Pretty N' Punk'' and ''Rock Angelz'' so that new collectors and longtime fans can get them without having to pay outrageous Ebay prices.
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7	!!Trivia about [[Toys/{{Bratz}} the dolls]]:
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9	* FollowTheLeader:
10	** Started out as a FollowTheLeader to {{Franchise/Barbie}}, but soon became more popular. That didn't last.
11	** ''Bratzillaz'' tried its best to cash in on ''Monster High'', trying so hard they copied even the marketing. Judging by the low view counts of the webisodes though, it's not exactly edging in on ''MH''. In an all too common case of Follow the Leader backfiring, Bratzillaz was scrapped only two years after its creation, mostly likely due to low sales or lack of interest. Despite MGA's attempts to bring back Bratz, they seem to have abandoned Bratzillaz all together.
12	* ScrewedByTheLawyers: The courts found the toy line was being worked on by Mattel before the creator left the company, so Mattel won a suit to discontinue the line. According to some fans, this is evidence that Barbie is [[YoureJustJealous jealous]] of the Bratz. Speaking to those fans--Judge Alex Kozinski, who granted [=MGA=] the appeal, seemed to agree that there was some "jealousy" involved in the case, saying, "America thrives on competition; Barbie, the all‐American girl, will too."[[http://www.entertainmentlitigationblog.com/2010/07/entertainment_litigation_the_b_1.html (See here)]] and [[http://www.entertainmentlitigationblog.com/2010-07-22%20Mattel%20v%20MGA%20Entertainment%20(9th%20Cir%20-%20Kozinski%20op).pdf (here).]]
13	* ShowAccuracyToyAccuracy: The ''Fashion Pixies'' dolls have a much cuter pastel style than their edgy dominantly-black {{Goth}} designs in the movie they appear in. One of the reasons for this is said to be because the original colors were deemed "too scary" for children.
14	* WriteWhatYouKnow: The character Yasmin is based on Creator/MGAEntertainment's CEO Isaac Larian's daughter. Interestingly while the person she is based on is Iranian-American, Yasmin is Hispanic in many adaptations.
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16	!!Trivia about [[WesternAnimation/{{Bratz}} the cartoon]]:
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18	* DuelingShows: With ''WesternAnimation/{{Trollz}}'', which toyline flopped and show only lasted a single season.
19	* NewbieBoom: The series gained an influx of new fans following connections made from Creator/WendieMalick's role as [[WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse Eda Clawthorne]] to Burdine Maxwell.
20	* TheOtherDarrin: Cinégroupe produced the first direct-to-video movie, ''Starrin' and Stylin''', which featured a different (uncredited) cast from the TV series which was produced by Mike Young Productions (now Splash Entertainment). Beginning with the direct-to-video movie ''Bratz: Fashion Pixiez'' (produced in-between the first and second seasons), recording moved from California to Vancouver, which replaced the entire cast.
21	* UncreditedRole: The entire cast of ''Starrin' and Stylin''' are uncredited. Contrary to what's posted on websites such as [=IMDb=], the majority of the characters were not voiced by their actors from the CGI series.
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23	!!Trivia about [[Film/{{Bratz}} the movie]]:
24	* TheCameo: [=NLT=], Creator/KevinMcHale's former boy band, make a brief cameo.
25	* CreatorKiller: Sean [=McNamara=] didn't direct another movie until the PlayingAgainstType film ''Film/SoulSurfer'' in 2011.
26	* DawsonCasting:
27	** Cloe's actress (Skyler Shaye) was 21 at the time the movie was released, playing a senior high school girl. Also Anneliese van der Pol, who was 23 years old when she played Avery.
28	** [[InvertedTrope Inverted]] with then 15-year-old Nathalie Ramos playing senior Yasmin (unless she's so smart she jumped three grades).
29	* FranchiseKiller: {{Downplayed}}. The film bombing is often believed to be the main cause of the toyline fading into relative obscurity.
30	* GenreKiller: This movie basically killed off the idea of theatrical films based off dolls, with any further films based on them going direct-to-video. This may also have been why cinemas were wary about showing ''Film/KitKittredgeAnAmericanGirl'' the next year, even though it got good reviews from critics. The release and moderate success of the [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTheMovie2017 film based on the]] [[Franchise/MyLittlePonyGeneration4 2010's era of My Little Pony]] and the record-breaking acclaim of the [[Film/Barbie2023 Barbie]] movie have a hint of reviving the genre, though only time can tell.
31	* HeAlsoDid: Adam de la Pena, [[PlayingAgainstType better known for his infamous animated series]] ''WesternAnimation/{{Minoriteam}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/CodeMonkeys'', was one of the minds behind the story. As he explained in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HgGZ25gARU an interview]], he came onboard to help an unidentified friend of his; she was fired, but they inexplicably kept him.
32	* MoneyDearBoy: The reason for Jon Voight's participation.
33	* NotScreenedForCritics: Averted. Despite what people may expect, this movie '''was''' screened for critics. It went about as well as you'd imagine.
34	* VindicatedByVideo: The movie did surprisingly well in DVD sales on release, making nearly $40 million back within a month and floating around the top 10 in the best selling list for a few weeks.

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