Real Littles Shopkins

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Shopkins
Shopkins toys logo.png
TypeToys, figures, dolls
Inventor(s)Paul Solomon
Company Moose Toys
Country Australia
Availability2014–present
MaterialsPlastic, rubber
Slogan"Once you shop, you can't stop!" (Seasons 1-11)
"Real Brands. Real Cute." (Seasons 12-13)
"Things You Love Made Micro!" (Seasons 14-17/Real Littles series)
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Shopkins are a range of tiny, collectable toys manufactured by Moose Toys. Based on grocery store items, each plastic Shopkin figure has a recognizable face and unique name. They also have special finishes like translucent, glitter, or squishy. The collectable toys (which are designated as common, rare, ultra-rare, special edition, limited edition, and exclusive) also expanded into lines of clothing, trading cards, and other related merchandise.

Contents

The toy line began in 2014. [1] [2] As of 2024, there are seventeen seasons of the toys. There are also series that represent holidays, such as Halloween, Easter, and Christmas. There are also spin-offs, such as the Kindi Kids line of dolls, which was released in August 2019.

History

Shopkins were designed and developed by Moose Toys in Melbourne in April 2013. Co-chief Paul Solomon credits his mother, Jacqui Tobias, director of girls’ products, for the idea of Shopkins. [3] Moose Toys had success with its line of Trash Pack collectible figurines targeted towards boys but lacked a market for girls. Shopkins was initially produced as a similar product for girls; however, it appeals to children in general. [4] [5]

The success of the Shopkins toy line later led to various types of official merchandise, apps, three movies, music, and spin-offs. Additionally, there were also auction Shopkins on eBay, San Diego Comic-Con exclusive sets, and more.

Shopkins toys

Figures

Various Shopkins merchandise, as shown on shelves Shopkins Products.jpg
Various Shopkins merchandise, as shown on shelves

Shopkins figurines are about 1 inch in height and 1/2 inch in width, roughly the size of a United States quarter. Each figurine has a face, a name, and its own personality. They are distributed in bright coloured packaging with bubble letters. [6] Shopkins are based on grocery items: for example, there is a sweet apple named Apple Blossom, a chocolate bar named Cheeky Chocolate, a lipstick named Lippy Lips, and a chocolate chip cookie named Kooky Cookie. [7] [8] There are hundreds of Shopkins in the Shopkins World. [9] Shopkins are organized into categories, such as Fruit & Veg and Bakery. They can be found in a variety of packs; 2, 5, 12, and Mega (20) packs are the most well known. However, for a limited time, 10-packs were sold during Season 1. Season 9 would retire the 5-packs indefinitely in place for Shoppet packs. With the debut of Mini Packs in Season 10, the 2, 12, and Mega packs were reconfigured into 1-packs (consisting of one Shopkin and one Mini Pack for one complete figure), 8-packs (consisting of eight Shopkins and eight Mini Packs for eight complete figures), and Variety (12) packs (consisting of 12 Shopkins and 12 Mini Packs for 12 complete figures), respectively. In Season 11, variety packs would be replaced by Family Fun Packs (consisting of a family of five Shopkins for one large Mini Pack and eight other Shopkins and Mini Packs for 22 items total). For the Real Littles line, the 2-packs (consisting of two Shopkins and two Mini Packs for two complete figures) would return alongside the 8-packs introduced in Season 10. After being introduced in Season 12, these packs would remain for Season 13. In Season 14, the series would reintroduce the Mega packs (now consisting of 13 Shopkins and 13 Mini Packs for 13 complete figures). These packs would remain for Seasons 15, 16, and 17.

Rarities

Shopkins are collected and valued based on their rarity. Moose classifies the Shopkins degrees of rarity as Common (White and Purple in Season 12 onward), Exclusive (Turquoise), Limited Edition (Gold), Rare (Green), Special Edition (Blue), and Ultra Rare (Pink). Special Edition Shopkins can be found only in 8- or 12-packs of Shopkins. [10]

Materials

Materials used for Shopkins were rubbery-plastic, brought from China, and from Season 10 onward, the plastic is from Vietnam.

Seasons

Season 1: The first season of Shopkins was released in June 2014 and came out in major retailers. The first season of Shopkins contained over 150 characters to collect, all based on grocery store items. Some of the teams include Fruit & Veg, Bakery, Sweet Treats, and more. The Limited Edition Shopkins come in a metallic finish.

Season 2: The second season of Shopkins was released in December 2014. The season featured new teams including Baby, Homewares, Cleaning & Laundry and Shoes. The Limited Edition Shopkins were covered in bling.

Season 3: The third season of Shopkins was released in June 2015. The new teams Stationery, International Food, and Hats were added to the season. The third season was the first season in which Limited Edition Shopkins had their own specific theme; the team name for the Limited Editions was Cool Jewels Shopkins.

Season 4: The fourth season of Shopkins was released in December 2015. This season introduced Petkins, which are Shopkins with faces that resemble animals. Other new categories include Party Time, Petshop, Garden, and Accessories. The Limited Edition Shopkins in the season were the Perfume Pretties Shopkins.

Season 5: The fifth season was released in May 2016. New categories include Charms, Tech, Music and Sport. The Limited Edition Shopkins are the Tiny Toys Shopkins.

Season 6: The sixth season, also known as Chef Club, was released in October 2016. Instead of having specific teams, Shopkins were food ingredients for various recipes, meaning they belonged to multiple ones at once depending on their type. The Limited Edition Shopkins are the CUTEtensils Shopkins and are based on utensils instead of food. The sixth season is the first season to have Shoppies in the season, with for this season, under the Chef Club line.

Season 7: The seventh season, also known as Join the Party, was released on February 5, 2017. The special edition Shopkins for this season are the Topkins, which can be stacked on top of each other. Also, instead of coming in recipe books, they come in presents. The Limited Editions in the season are the Hollywood Shopkins.

Season 8: The eighth season, also known as World Vacation, was released in June 2017. The season was divided in three waves for its 3 respective continents featuring Shopkins from around the world. The first wave is from Europe released in June 2017, which features the countries France, United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, and Spain. The second wave is from Asia and features the countries China, Japan, Australia (despite not being an Asian country) and India. The third wave features the Americas which features both of the continents North America and South America respectively, and features the countries Canada, the United States, Mexico, and Brazil, however, unlike the first two waves which had one country have Ultra Rares, a different theme was given for the Ultra Rares which were the Gleamtastic Holidays Shopkins, based on several holidays found in the countries, such as Valentines Day and Independence Day for example. This time in this season, the Shopkins now come in hotel rooms. The Special Edition Shopkins in this season are the Bag Charms while the Limited Editions are the Shimmering Snow Globes Shopkins.

Season 9: The ninth season, also known as Wild Style, was released in January 2018. The theme for the season was animals, which included dogs, cats, rabbits, tigers, cows, monkeys, skunks, pandas, and unicorns. The teams in the season were considered “tribes”, which in each one contained new Shopkins with their own team's finishes, which also included returning Shopkins, like Apple Blossom and Cupcake Queen. They can be found in pet-pods. The season also introduced Shoppets, which are fuzzy, anthropomorphic animals. During Season 10 (the next season), a second wave of Shoppets were made. Shoppies in the season were also returning characters but now with animal themes. A new Shoppie for this season, Mystabella, was released as a Limited Edition Shoppie. There were also bundled sets of Shoppies and Shoppets available. The limited editions in the season are the Shimmery Unicorn Shopkins, which come in a metallic finish and a unicorn theme.

Season 10: The tenth season, also known as Mini Packs, was released in June 2018. In this season, all the Shopkins from Seasons 1, 2, and 3 were rereleased but had the same colors as their own static art and colored irises and came in Mini Packs. Some also came with new finishes, including the “hot spot” finish, which featured Shopkins with spots on them. The limited editions were all metallic.

Season 11: The eleventh season, also known as Family Mini Packs, was released in January 2019. Similar to the previous season, the season also comes with Mini Packs of their own, but now features Shopkins as “families”. Each team is considered a “family”, which contains new Shopkins (which contain a Father, Mother, a Sibling or Relative) and a new kind of Shopkin, called a Babykin, was released as smaller Shopkins to look like “babies” in the family. The limited editions are the Bubs N Spices family Shopkins.

Season 12: The twelfth season, also known as Real Littles, was released in August 2019. The Mini Packs are themed after real brands, mainly from food such as some of the Kellogg's brands, Welch's, and more, with the exception of the Special Editions (which are the Skechers shoes Shopkins).

Season 13: The thirteenth season was released in January 2020. The “Real Littles” theme keeps on going, but now comes in a theme of various food from the freezer aisle. There are Shopkins based on the Unilever family of brands, new Special Edition Slush Puppy Shopkins, and more.

Season 14: The fourteenth season was released in Summer 2020. The season was notable for dropping the “Shopkins” name in place of Real Littles, however it would still be referred to as Season 14 on packaging. In this season, some of the Shopkins from Seasons 12 and 13 are rereleased (similar to Season 10 when they rereleased the Shopkins from the first three seasons itself) and this season is given a vending machine theme.

Season 15: After more than a year of hiatus, the fifteenth season was released in October 2021. Upon reveal, packaging stated that the season would release in multiple waves, known as drops. Season 15 Drop 1 included some Shopkins from the previous three seasons of Real Littles but also included new characters recycled from already existing characters designs. Season 15 Drop 2 released in January, 2022, and included all-new characters. This season has a Micro Mart theme and features new Special Edition ICEE slushie Shopkins.

Season 16: The sixteenth season was released in July 2022. The Shopkins name would return to packaging after being absent for the two previous seasons and also had a Snack Time theme.

Season 17: The seventeenth season released in January 2023. The season continued the Snack Time theme from the previous season. The season marked the return of the beloved Fruit & Veg category, which had not been in a season of Shopkins for nearly 5 years at the time of release. The Special Editions for the season were the White Mystery Color Reveal Airheads, which were white Airheads that would change colors once placed in water.

Spin-offs

Shopkins Shoppies

Shopkins Shoppies, the first spin-off of Shopkins released in October 2015, is a line of 5-inch dolls featuring teenage girls with brushable, colourful hair, accessories, exclusive Shopkins entitled Shopkins B.F.F.S. and have themes such as food, flowers, and fashion. The dolls also come with VIP codes (which are cards or mini magazines, or secret diaries [Lil’ Secrets only] depending on the line), which can be used for the Shopkins World app. The original line consisted of three dolls, Jessicake, Bubbleisha and Popette, respectively, later add two new Shoppies, Peppa-Mint and Donatina, in December 2015. Separate lines of the dolls were also produced, including Core Shoppies and Style Shoppies. Some were also found in various seasons. Special Edition dolls were also made, with the first being Gemma Stone, named after the audition Shopkin of the same name, was released as a Walmart exclusive in November 2016 for a Black Friday sale. Beginning in 2018, with second Special Edition Shoppie Chandelia, Special Edition Shoppies were released every year, starting in October, and as Target exclusives. Starting in 2016, Limited Edition Shoppies were also available during events in San Diego Comic-Con until 2018. After the release of Kindi Kids, the series would be silently discontinued; their final Shoppie, Wynter Frost, was released in late 2020.

Shoppies

Core Shoppies

Style Shoppies

Chef Club

Join The Party

World Vacation

Wild Style

Lil' Secrets

Real Littles

SDCC Exclusive

Store Exclusive

Happy Places

The second spin-off of Shopkins, Happy Places, was released in August 2016. The line features many playsets, such as houses and other buildings, and can be decorated with Petkins furniture. The furniture sets in the line had Shopkins faces and were themed after various animals. Smaller Shoppies were also made, entitled Lil' Shoppies. A Disney version for the series was also produced. The series also has store-exclusive playsets, including Sparkle Hill playsets (Walmart exclusive) and a Movie Night Besties pack with exclusive Jessicake and Popette Lil’ Shoppies (Big W exclusive). The initial slogan was “Decorate Your Place with a Cute Lil’ Face!”; this slogan was later changed to “Turn Any Space into a Cute Place!”. With only seven seasons produced, the line was discontinued in 2020.

Season 1: Wave 1

Season 1: Wave 2

Season 2: Wave 1

Season 2: Wave 2

Cutie Cars

The third spin-off, Cutie Cars, was released in August 2017. The line featured cars and mini Shopkins to ride them. The cars had Shopkins faces and themes such as food, fashion and accessories. There were also Limited Editions produced before Season 3, as well as an exclusive set from San Diego Comic-Con, which were two Golden Cutie Cars in 2018. Starting in Season 3 onwards, Moose developed Color Changing Cutie Cars and Color Change Fantasy Cutie Cars in Season 4. The slogan is “I Heart QT CARS”. With only four seasons produced, the line was also discontinued in 2020.

Season 1

Season 1 of Cutie Cars include:

Single Packs

Fast 'n' Fruits Collection

Candy Combo Collection

Freezy Riders Collection

Bumper Bakery Collection

Super Stylish Limited Edition Cars

Drive Thru Diner

Season 2

Season 2 of Cutie Cars was released in January 2018. They include:

Single Packs

Precious Ride Limited Edition Cars

Pretty Performers Collection

Speedy Style Collection

Dessert Drivers Collection

Breakfast Beeps Collection

Lil' Secrets

The fourth spin-off, Lil’ Secrets, was released in August 2018. The line is similar to Polly Pocket; it features lockets, which were playsets, that came with Tenny Shoppies and Tenny Shopkins. Regular-sized Shoppies were also produced. Starting in Season 3, mini stores and houses were released, under the name Secret Shops. The themes for Seasons 2-3 were Party Pop-ups and Shop-key-pers, respectively. With only four seasons produced, the line was also discontinued in 2020.

Secret Locks

Secret Lockets

Shoppies

Secret Shops

Secret Bag Tags

Playsets

Kindi Kids

Kindi Kids is the fifth spin-off of Shopkins released in August 2019, featuring the Shoppies dolls as toddlers, with the slogan being “Yay! Let’s Play!”. The line featured ten-inch dolls of the Shoppies dolls as toddlers, featuring a bobble-head and glittery eyes as well as two exclusive Shopkins that magically function by playing with them. Various playsets were also released under the Kindi Fun name tag. Unlike the rest of the franchise, the Kindi Kids line of dolls is meant for preschoolers. This is the only line of the Shopkins series to currently be ongoing.

The list of dolls released include:

Snack Time Friends

Fun Time Friends

Dress Up Friends

Kindi Fun Oven

Scented Big Sisters

Sweet Treats Friends

Scented Baby Sisters

Dress Up Magic

Show & Tell Pets

Party Pets

Playsets Dolls

Kindi Kids Minis

Kindi Kids made a spin-off, called Kindi Kids Minis, which featured miniature versions of the 10-inch dolls, but still with the bobble-head feature and glittery eyes. Various playsets were made featuring vehicles like scooters, motorcycles, and cars, and a school bus playset, each with exclusive minis. The line was released early in January 2021 (Amazon) and February 2021 (retailers), respectively.

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

Kindi Mini Vehicles

Playsets

Media

Web series

In August 2014, Moose Toys built brand awareness with their Shopkins short cartoon videos on their YouTube channel Shopkins World (now known as MooseTube Squad to promote other toys by Moose), [4] but it was the YouTube videos of consumers unwrapping and playing with the toys that helped bring the line to mainstream prominence. [11] [12] Canadian-based WildBrain distributes the webisodes on the WildBrain - Cutie Cartoons channel. The series would end after 85 episodes during the release of Season 10.

Movies

An animated film, called Shopkins: Chef Club, was released on Digital HD on October 18, 2016, and on DVD on October 25, 2016, by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, to promote toys for Season 6. The movie had mostly positive reviews, although some reviewers had concerns at the overt consumerism. [13] Shopkins: Chef Club has a duration of 44 minutes.

A sequel, Shopkins: World Vacation, was released on theaters in Australia on October 5, 2017, and on Digital HD and DVD on October 17, 2017, by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, to promote toys for Season 8, and also the first to feature a guest star, YouTuber CookieSwirlC. Shopkins: World Vacation has a duration of 70 minutes. Another sequel, Shopkins: Wild, was released on theaters in Australia on March 1, 2018, and on Digital HD and DVD on April 17, 2018, by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, to promote toys for Season 9.[ citation needed ] [14] [15] Shopkins: Wild has a duration of 74 minutes.

The Shopkins movies were also available on Netflix; however, all Shopkins movies were removed on November 15, 2020, in which they were only available for 24 months.

Voice cast

Shopkins: Chef Club

Shopkins: World Vacation

Shopkins: Wild

  • Cassandra Lee Morris as Jessicake
  • Abby Trott as Donatina
  • Brianna Plantano as Peppa-Mint and Buncho Bananas
  • Arielle Tuliao as Peppa-Mint (singing voice)
  • Kayli Mills as Rainbow Kate
  • Kate Murphy as Cheeky Chocolate, Lippy Lips, Apple Blossom and Kooky Cookie
  • Laura Stahl as Scarletta Gateau
  • Philece Sampler as Rubie Blaze
  • Ryan Bartley as Pupkin Cake and Bunny Bow
  • Jackie Lastra as Minty Paws
  • Rebecca Davis as Duncan and Clover
  • Sarah Williams as Bianca Banana
  • Mark Whitten as Bruce and Spike
  • Allegra Clark as Mystabella

Apps

Welcome to Shopville/Shopkins World

The first Shopkins app, Welcome to Shopville (later renamed Shopkins World), was a free app released in 2015. In the game, the player can explore many shops in Shopville (such as the Cupcake Bake Shop and the Candy Shop) and can also play minigames. They can also unlock Shopkins by unboxing mini boxes as they collect coins from the games, and can also view their collection. The game is also compatible with the Shoppies’ VIP codes, in which players can type them in their Shopkins collection to unlock rewards, such as various and Shoppies’ exclusive Shopkins. New shops had been added in later updates, including ones based on several seasons of Shopkins to promote the new seasons. In 2017, a café is added, allowing players to customize the area by purchasing furniture with a new currency, which are heart-shaped gems, a trophy area, in which players can check out their trophy collection, as well as changing the customers into any Shopkins character they want. Typing any Shoppies dolls’ VIP codes for the first time can unlock a extension for the café, which is a VIP area, as well as more Shopkins characters, and also Shoppies. The shops shown in the game were all initially free, until the said update in 2017, notably also including even more in-app purchases, the players can complete various quests by Shopkins and collect keys to unlock the shops, milestones for different features added to collect trophies, shops such as the Cupcake Bake Shop and Pet Park being removed (despite the current official description still mentioning the Cupcake Bake Shop) other features being added, complaints about the app having a tendency to crash occasionally, and also other various glitches, causing criticism by several reviews.

Shopkins: Shop n’ Seek [16]

Shopkins: Shop n’ Seek was released in late 2020 and developed by Blipd. In the game, the player can role play as one of the Shoppies characters to visit an AR world to collect and find Shopkins everywhere as well as coins to unlock other worlds as well as other Shoppies. Some worlds also have exclusive Shopkins to find. Then, they can play with their Shopkins in AR anywhere by using the Play mode. They can also see their Shopkins collection. During its initial release, the player must sign in with personal information, but because of criticism in reviews, the game is completely free, and new players can download the game without signing in.

Other apps

Even more apps were released, including various running apps to collect coins. Some apps were also released for its own season, including ones for Seasons 6 and 8.

Licensed merchandise

Clothing

Various lines for Shopkins and Kindi Kids-inspired clothing for kids were made. T-shirts were also made to the Shopkins Direct subscription box. There were also accessories, bags, makeup, and other related content made available.

Cereal

In 2019, Kellogg's produced Shopkins themed cereal based on the playset-exclusive Cutie O’s mini pack released during Season 12. Each cereal box features different play scenes, allowing people to collect all 5.

Books & Magazines

Moose Toys partnered up with book publishers such as Scholastic and Simon and Schuster to launch a series of children's books featuring Shopkins such as Scholastic's Shopkins: Welcome to Shopville. [17] Colouring and activity books were also available.

A series of Shopkins magazines were released in 2015 which is still ongoing and are exclusive to Australia and the UK. Shopkins were also featured on Redan’s “Sparkle World” Magazine, which is aimed at 5-9 year old girls, alongside other characters for girls including My Little Pony, Rainbow Magic, Barbie, Pinkalicious & Peterrific, L.O.L. Surprise!, and more. There is also Shopkins and Real Littles-related content found on the UK-exclusive “Cute” magazine, aimed at primary school girls, also alongside different characters such as Disney Princess, PINY: Institute of New York, My Little Pony: Pony Life and more.

Collector cards

Moose Toys released their first trading card set in 2015. Some packs often have other exclusive merchandise in them, such as necklaces and key-chains.

Kinstructions

Shopkins Kinstructions were a line of Shopkins building playsets licensed by Moose, inspired by Lego building toys, made by The Bridge Direct. Playsets also come with exclusive Shopkins, which are buildable, as well as extra pegs for regular Shopkins to stand on the playsets. The line was released in 2015.

McDonald's Happy Meal Toys

In December 2015, Moose Toys partnered up with McDonald's to release Happy Meal-exclusive Shopkins, mainly based on items found from the fashion department. The same toys were released in France in 2017, and later Mexico in 2018.

In January 2018, McDonald's released Happy Places themed furniture Shopkins toys based on one of their spin-off lines of the toys. [18] The toys were later released in Southeast Asia.

In January 2019, McDonald's again released Shopkins-themed toys based off one of their spin-off lines, this time being the Cutie Cars line of toys. Each of the six cars in this line have two different variants, making it a set of 12 to collect. The toys were also released later in Mexico.

Shopkins Direct

From May 2017 to March 2018, Moose Toys partnered up with subscription box licensee, CultureFly, to promote Shopkins Direct, which was a subscription box with exclusive Shopkins accessories and merchandise, [19] which was described as a quarterly/seasonal subscription service delivering accessories, apparel, and other exclusive merchandise featuring Shopkins characters. Box contents included Shopkins brand items such as plushies, lip balm, and limited-edition figures. (Additionally, exclusive Shopkins have been distributed via Shopkin pop-up chain stores located in North America.)

Counterfeit Shopkins

Counterfeit Shopkins began to surface around mid-2015, including those with Funny Sweet or Shopkinsins on the packaging, which can refer to Shopkins in colors that Moose Toys never officially produced, such as Boo Hoo Onion being light blue and Chee Zee being orange. Arms and other parts might be broken, and paint could easily chip off. In response to this, Moose made a official video on the Shopkins official YouTube channel about how to spot counterfeit Shopkins. [20] A number of sellers on websites offer counterfeit Shopkins that can include item pictures with Shopkins branding, most likely as a way to avoid the listing being taken away under intellectual property policies of the website and/or store.

Cases

Two factories in Yiwu producing counterfeit Shopkins toys were raided by local police in China in mid-2015, [21] and Moose Toys stated that it will take legal action against anyone selling counterfeit Shopkins, [22] which included a chain of Thriftway businesses selling counterfeit Shopkins. [23]

Shopkins served as inspiration for a design challenge on season 16 of Project Runway . [24]

The Shoppies dolls, Jessicake, Bubbleisha and Peppa-Mint, along with some of the Season 6 playsets were featured in an episode of the adult animated stop motion sketch comedy TV series Robot Chicken .

Sacha Baron Cohen's character OMGWhizzBoyOMG!, in his satire series Who Is America? , unboxed Shopkins while interviewing political figures. [25]

In 2019, there were videos featuring the Shoppies line of dolls, made using a popular app known as Gacha Life. A popular fandom on YouTube features the Shoppies doll, Jessicake, who is meant to be on the dark side.

The Real Littles series of Shopkins (Seasons/Series 12-14) gained popularity on social media platforms, such as TikTok and YouTube Shorts, with some unboxing videos of them gaining millions of views, alongside a similar toy brand, 5 Surprise Mini Brands, by Zuru.

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