History YMMV / LittlestPetShop

** Jesus dog [[labelnote:Explanation]]Originates from [[https://www.reddit.com/r/LittlestPetShop/comments/14hfw0c/does_anyone_else_think_this_dog_kind_of_looks/ a Reddit post]] where somebody asked if anyone else thought a dachshund toy with markings on its head that resemble a cross looked like Jesus. Consensus was that the dog ''does'', resulting in it earning the nickname of "Jesus dog" and jokes that this is who the exclamations of "Oh my dog!" in ''LPS: Popular'' refer to.[[/labelnote]]

** The line before "Pets in the City" line, which ran from 2014 to 2016, returned to using bobble heads. However, fans still dislike them due to having removable heads, using a different kind of plastic than older toys, having a wide variety of expressions that make it harder to imagine unique personalities for the pets, and having tiny holes molded in to insert small pieces called Deco Bits. While Hasbro didn't reuse the old molds again, stating that the 2000s-era LPS are "retired", subsequent iterations of the toyline ("Pets in the City") have used designs that more closely resemble the toys from the peak of the brand's popularity.
** A frequent source of contention about the first wave of G7 pets is that despite pre-launch promotional material hyping up a return to the second generation's aesthetics, there's a distinct lack of G2's signature eye symbol-based personality marks due to the symbols being painted on the pets' bodies instead in the majority of cases. While this would be understandable if G7 fully committed to having personality marks on the bodies to establish its own identity, two pets out of the sixty-nine also have eye symbols, with one of them being the generation's mascot and the first pet in the relaunch to be seen by the public, furthering the expectation for more pets to have eye symbols. As for the remaining 67, a further topic of debate is a lack of consistency with the presentation of the symbols; some blend in with the pet's other markings, while others have been unfavorably compared to [[Franchise/MyLittlePony cutie marks]] due to standing out too much, such as [[https://lpsmerch.com/g7/details/g7lpsbfs1p60/ this Pomeranian]] who has a single cream-colored lightning bolt next to its eye that sticks out against its dark brown body.

* TheScrappy: The Blythe dolls released as part of the "Blythe Loves Littlest Pet Shop" are loathed by the fanbase due to intruding into their idea of what the brand's setting should be. Prior to that point, the setting of ''Littlest Pet Shop'' was often depicted by official media and considered by many fans to be a world that only contained tiny {{Civilized Animal}}s, with the "pet shop" aspect being a metaphor comparing the world's vast amount of pets to a pet shop. The introduction of Blythe, who's both [[TokenHuman a human]] and intended to be a pet sitter, disrupted that concept. On the other hand, the version of Blythe from the [[WesternAnimation/LittlestPetShop2012 2012 show]] is viewed more neutrally, as that iteration of the franchise is specifically designed around a pet shop in a human society.

** The "Pets in the City" line, which ran from 2014 to 2016, returned to using bobble heads. However, fans still dislike them due to having removable heads, using a different kind of plastic than older toys, having a wide variety of expressions that make it harder to imagine unique personalities for the pets, and having tiny holes molded in to insert small pieces called Deco Bits. While Hasbro didn't reuse the old molds again, stating that the 2000s-era LPS are "retired", subsequent iterations of the toyline have used designs that more closely resemble the toys from the peak of the brand's popularity.

* ViewerSpeciesConfusion: The inchworms/caterpillars are often confused with crickets, especially with the bigger [=LPSTubers=] calling them as such. One example is Mimi/Gigi from ''WebVideo/LPSPopular'' being referred to as one.

** The "Pets in the City" line, which ran from 2014 to 2016, returned to using bobble heads. However, fans still dislike them due to having removable heads, using a different kind of plastic than older toys, having a wide variety of expressions that make it harder to imagine personalities for the pets, and having tiny holes molded in to insert small pieces called Deco Bits. While Hasbro didn't reuse the old molds again, stating that the 2000s-era LPS are "retired", subsequent iterations of the toyline have used designs that more closely resemble the toys from the peak of the brand's popularity.

** The "Pets in the City" line, which ran from 2014 to 2016, returned to using bobble heads. However, fans still dislike them due to having removable heads, using a different kind of plastic than older toys, having a wide variety of expressions that some feel limits what emotions one could imagine the pet to have, and having tiny holes molded in to insert small pieces called Deco Bits. While Hasbro didn't reuse the old molds again, stating that the 2000s-era LPS are "retired", subsequent iterations of the toyline have used designs that more closely resemble the toys from the peak of the brand's popularity.

** Although Blythe is known to be a caring pet-sitter, [[RonTheDeathEater she is often seen by fans as treating her pets as if they were enslaved]] given the LPS' semi-canon sapience and the fact some Blythe sets came with leashes for the pets.

* RonTheDeathEater: Blythe has [[TheScrappy gotten a reputation to be hated by fans so much]] that she's often portrayed in fan material as ''enslaving'' LPS as her own or a straight-up '''murderer''', rather than the responsible, [[AnimalLover animal-loving]] pet sitter she is in canon.
* TheScrappy: Blythe. Not the one from the [[WesternAnimation/LittlestPetShop2012 2012 show]], but specifically the predecessor dolls that were released with certain pets in the ''Blythe Loves Littlest Pet Shop'' line from 2010 to 2011. As the setting of ''Littlest Pet Shop'' was considered by many fans to be a whole different world filled with ''little'' pets that thrive there on their own (as the DS and Wii games have), with the “pet shop” aspect only being metaphorical as to compare the world of so many pets to a pet shop, many considered the inclusion of Blythe, especially as she was both [[TokenHuman a human]] and intended to be a pet sitter, to not be a good idea. The fact of Blythe being a pet sitter and the many sets she was released with the LPS on leashes, along with some media portraying the LPS as [[CivilizedAnimal Civilized Animals]] has also caused PoisonOakEpilepticTrees to materialize.

** Some changes throughout the 2005-2012 era, such as the introduction of less realistic color schemes, the change of magnets to holes which would fit pegs in playsets, and the introduction of “sticker eyes”, Blythe, and the Walkables, though they were relatively smaller-scale.
** The pets released alongside [[WesternAnimation/LittlestPetShop2012 the show]] in 2012 which lasted until 2014 were not very popular amongst fans and collectors due to their more stylized proportions and lack of bobble heads, which led to several complaints made by fans through phone calls with Hasbro. This led to the very short-lived “Bobble in Style” line, where the pets reused the molds from the earlier 2005-2012 era (G2 or G1-3, depending on who is asked).
** Also the pets which were released between 2014 and 2016, which came to be known as the “Pets in the City” line. These pets do have bobble heads, though they use a different kind of plastic, their heads can be removable, have holes which small pieces called Deco Bits could fit in, and come with even more of a variety of expressions. Once again, they were not well-received by fans, though unfortunately by this point, Hasbro has stated that the 2000s-era LPS are “retired”. However, in the generations which follow this one, the LPS have gradually gotten more and more faithful to the popular 2005-2012 era pets.

* RonTheDeathEater: Blythe has [[TheScrappy gotten a reputation to be hated by fans so much]] that she's often portrayed in fan material as ''enslaving'' LPS as her own or a straight-up '''murderer''', rather than the responsible, [[FriendToAllLivingThings animal-loving]] pet sitter she is in canon.

** Although Blythe is known to be a caring pet-sitter, she is often seen by fans as treating her pets as if they were enslaved given the LPS' semi-canon sapience and the fact some Blythe sets came with leashes for the pets.

** Although Blythe is known to be a caring pet-sitter, she is often seen by fans as treating her pets as if they were enslaved given the LPS' semi-canon sapience and the fact some sets came with leashes.

** [[PardonMyKlingon "What the tail" and "Oh my dog!"]] [[labelnote:Explanation]] Interjections that use words related to animals, popularized by ''WebVideo/LPSPopular''. [[/labelnote]]

** LPS Chihuahua #219 is often depicted as being homophobic thanks to a controversial video over a "Christian" LPSTuber reacting to LGBTQ+-related content made with LPS, which uses this pet.

* CreatorsPet: Blythe, introduced to the toyline in 2010. She is the “first-ever pet sitter” of LPS, and, according to the commercial, all the pets love her. [[TheScrappy But the fans sure don’t]], for reasons listed below.
* FriendlyFandoms:

* ViewerSpeciesConfusion: The inchworm/caterpillars are often confused with crickets, especially with the bigger [=LPSTubers=] calling them as such. One example is Mimi/Gigi from ''WebVideo/LPSPopular'' being referred to as one.

* ViewerSpeciesConfusion: The inchworm/caterpillars are often confused with crickets, especially with the bigger LPSTubers calling them as such. One example is Mimi/Gigi from ''WebVideo/LPSPopular'' being referred to as one.

** Some changes throughout the 2005-2012 era, such as the introduction of less realistic color schemes, the change of magnets to holes which would fit pegs in playsets, and the introduction of “sticker eyes” and the Walkables, though they were relatively smaller-scale.

* FriendlyFandoms: ''Franchise/MyLittlePony'' fans tend to get along with ''Littlest Pet Shop'' fans, probably since both toylines focus on cute animals and are produced by Creator/{{Hasbro}}.

* TheScrappy: Blythe. Not the one from the [[WesternAnimation/LittlestPetShop2012 2012 show]], but specifically the predecessor dolls that were released with certain pets in the ''Blythe Loves Littlest Pet Shop'' line from 2010 to 2011. As the setting of ''Littlest Pet Shop'' was considered by many fans to be a whole different world filled with ''little'' pets that thrive there on their own (as the DS and Wii games have), with the “pet shop” aspect only being metaphorical as to compare the world of so many pets to a pet shop, many considered the inclusion of Blythe, especially as she was both [[TokenHuman a human]] and intended to be a pet sitter, to not be a good idea. The fact of Blythe being a pet sitter and the many sets she was released with the LPS on leashes has also caused PoisonOakEpilepticTrees to materialize.

* FriendlyFandoms: ''Franchise/MyLittlePony'' fans tend to get along with ''Littlest Pet Shop'' fans, probably since both toylines focus on cute animals and are produced by Creator/{{Hasbro}}.