History WesternAnimation / GabbysDollhouse

* TheBusCameBack: DJ Comet, who debutted on Season 5, comes back on season 6, and Lulli-loo, who debutted on Season 4, returns on Season 7. It was hinted that Fluffy Flufferton, who debutted in Season 4 too, was gonna return in Season 7, but it didn't happen. Pete the Polar Bear, who debuted in Season 2, also returns in Season 8.

[[https://deadline.com/2024/04/gabbys-dollhouse-dreamworks-animation-release-date-1235895407/ A theatrical film]] is in development for release in Fall 2025.

* BeachEpisode: One episode takes place on [=MerCat=]'s beach, where the cats introduce a [[ItMakesSenseInContext polar bear]] to beach fun.

[[caption-width-right:350:Take us to the dollhouse! [[note]]'''Back row left to right:''' DJ Catnip, [=MerCat=], Gabby, Pandy Paws, Kitty Fairy, Carlita. '''Front row left to right:''' [=CatRat=], Pillow Cat, Baby Box, Cakey Cat, Mama Box[[/note]]]]

** Juliet Donenfeld, Cakey's voice actress, was previously a [=DreamWorks=]-released cat character as the voice of [[WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower young Catra]].

* FlintstoneTheming: Most of the setting is covered in items which use a cat head or cat paw motif. In addition, the characters often substitute words with "cat" or "kitten" in common phrases, such as Pandy's {{Catchphrase}} "You've gotta be ''kitten'' me!".

* HiddenDepths: Episode "CatRat's Puzzle Hunt" reveals that DJ Catnip enjoys puzzles.

** However, The Magical Mermaidlantis is the first episode where there's an antagonist that is not CatRat. Instead, the antagonist being Kitty Squiddy.

** Averted in Benny Box’s debut episode, which features him pooping in his diaper and getting changed by MerCat.

* TheOlympics: The Meow-Mazing Games, in which Gabby, Pandy, Carlita, and [[FakeInteractivity you]] go against the Doodads for a three-game competition, the hosts/announcers are CatRat and DJ Catnip.
* OutOfOrder: The episodes of Season 8 appear to have been uploaded in reverse; the first episode sees Gabby and Pandy familiar with the mermaid tails they chose in episode 4, and in that episode Gabby wears the bracelet she unboxes in episode 5 (although it inexplicably appears in episode 6 as well)
* PaletteSwap: So far, this trope applies to 5 Gabby Cats: Kitty Fairy, Cakey, DJ Catnip, Fluffy Flufferton and MerCat. For example

A second season premiered on August 10, 2021, with the third season premiering October 19, 2021, the fourth season on February 1, 2022, and the fifth season on July 25, 2022. The sixth season premiered on November 1, 2022.

%% * ShipTease: There’s a bit of DJ Catnip x [=MerCat=] teasing. %% Elaborate how the shipping is done.

** In "Mission to Caturn", DJ Catnip's cousin, DJ Comet, is just a version of DJ Catnip with a white hoodie (with a purple pocket as opposed to DJ Catnip's fuchsia pocket) and pale green skin

** Benny Box’s debut episode features him pooping in his diaper and getting changed by MerCat.

-->'''DJ Catnip''': Hey, Gabby, do you wanna play us some...''Tracks'' [[note]][[the pun refer to both ''music'' tracks (because DJ is asking Gabby to play the trumpet) and ''train'' tracks (because upon playing music, the train track grow)[[/note]]

-->'''DJ Catnip''': Hey, Gabby, do you wanna play us some...''Tracks'' [[note]][[the pun refer to both ''music'' tracks (because DJ is asking Gabby to play the trumpet) and ''train'' tracks (because upon playing music, the train track grow)]][[/note]]

* ShipTease: There’s a bit of DJ Catnip x [=MerCat=] teasing.