50 Fun Facts About Bratz

Which former Mattel employee created the Bratz dolls?

He testified that the Steve Madden shoe ads in Seventeen magazine inspired the dolls' big heads and feet.

Which company manufactures Bratz?

The privately held California company later went to war with Mattel over who owned the brand.

In which year were the first four Bratz dolls released?

They debuted on 21 May and sold poorly until the following Christmas.

Which Scottish redhead joined the original four Bratz as a fifth member in 2002?

She later got a witch cousin, Meygana Broomstix, in the Bratzillaz line.

Global sales of the Bratz franchise grossed roughly how much in 2005?

In the first five years after launch, 125 million Bratz products were sold worldwide.

By 2006, Bratz held about what share of the fashion-doll market?

Barbie held the other 60 percent, down sharply from her long monopoly.

Which of the original four Bratz dolls is East Asian?

Cloe is the blonde, Sasha is Black and Yasmin is Latina.

Which Bratz girl has the nickname Bunny Boo?

Her Babyz doll came with a pet bunny to match; Jade is Kool Kat and Cloe is Angel.

The Bratz animated series premiered on which US programming block?

It ran on Fox's Saturday-morning block from September 2005 to October 2006 before a 2008 second season.

The Bratz TV series is set in which fictional city?

The girls attend Stiles High School there.

In the TV series, what business do the four girls run?

It starts after Jade is unfairly fired from an internship at a rival publication.

What is the name of Burdine Maxwell's rival magazine in the TV series?

Burdine styles herself the 'Reigning Queen of Fashion' and owns over 50 pairs of pink pumps.

What nickname do the Bratz give Burdine's identical twin interns?

Kirstee wears a crown-shaped hair tie and Kaycee a ribbon-shaped one, plus a bandage on her nose.

What is Burdine Maxwell's catchphrase?

She also barks 'Chop chop!' and dotes on a miniature pinscher named Royale.

Which Sister, Sister star voiced Sasha in season 1 of the series?

Sasha is the music editor whose catchphrase is 'Let's move, People!'

Which Punky Brewster star voiced Jade in season 1?

Olivia Hack voiced Cloe and Dionne Quan voiced Yasmin in the same season.

Kaley Cuoco voiced which Tweevil in season 1 of the series?

Lacey Chabert voiced her twin Kaycee, whose catchphrase is 'Oww! My nose!'

Byron Powell, the TV host and secret agent in the series, parodies whom?

The Londoner first meets the girls in Rock Angelz and recruits them for missions.

The R&B singer Aloncé, Sasha's favourite musician, parodies which star?

Cree Summer voiced her speaking lines; her hits include 'Shining Like Real Diamondz'.

Which studio released the live-action Bratz film in August 2007?

It grossed $26 million worldwide against overwhelmingly negative reviews.

Who directed the 2007 live-action Bratz film?

He also cameos as an MTV vice-president named Tom McShavie.

What approval rating did the 2007 Bratz film hold on Rotten Tomatoes as of 2025?

The consensus called it 'too shallow even for its intended audience', though CinemaScore audiences gave it a B+.

Who played the controlling student-body president Meredith Baxter Dimly in the film?

Her screen father, Principal Dimly, was played by Jon Voight.

Which American Idol judge was dropped from the 2007 film before it was finished?

She had been hired to design wardrobe, choreograph, executive-produce and act; the split aired on her reality show Hey Paula.

Which song from the 2007 Bratz soundtrack did Britney Spears later cover on Circus?

It was the ninth track; the soundtrack peaked at 83 on the Billboard 200.

Which publisher released the Bratz video games, including Rock Angelz and Bratz 4 Real?

Bratz 4 Real, the film tie-in, arrived on Nintendo DS and Windows in November 2007.

Roughly how many copies did the 2005 game Bratz: Rock Angelz sell?

Blitz Games built the PS2 and GameCube versions; the UK PlayStation magazine called it 'vomit-inducing'.

In Rock Angelz, the girls are invited to perform at which London nightclub?

When the band Crash splits up, the Bratz form their own rock group to fill the slot.

In Rock Angelz, the girls get Jade fired by tricking her into giving Burdine what?

The Tweevils set it up; Jade's sacking sparks the idea for the girls' own magazine.

What did the Bratz Big Babyz Bubble Trouble dolls do when fed soda?

The Big Babyz were roughly five times the size of regular Babyz dolls.

The 2012 spin-off Bratzillaz dolls were what kind of characters?

Each came with a broom hairbrush and a witch-mark tattoo; some had glass eyes.

According to their theme song, the Bratzillaz are the Bratz's what?

Cloetta Spelletta is Cloe's cousin, Sashabella Paws is Sasha's, and so on.

What were the Bratzillaz dolls rebranded as in 2013 before being discontinued?

The official website disappeared in 2016.

What did MGA rename the collection that hid a mystery Boyz doll behind a door?

Each box hid a mystery Boyz doll behind a door, with only his feet visible as a clue.

Which rare Boyz doll appeared in only one of every 24 Secret Date boxes?

A window showing the doll's feet was the only clue to which boy was inside.

A 2006 National Labor Committee report put the labour cost of making one Bratz doll at what?

It alleged Chinese factory workers earned $0.515 an hour over 94½-hour weeks; MGA called the report false.

Which body raised body-image concerns about Bratz in a 2007 report?

MGA's CEO Isaac Larian told the BBC the report was 'a bunch of garbage'.

In 2005 MGA sued Mattel claiming which Barbie line had copied the Bratz doe-eyed look?

MGA also added the word 'only' to its slogan, 'The only girls with a passion for fashion'.

In 2006 Mattel sued MGA for how much, alleging the creator had worked for it when he devised Bratz?

A 2008 jury awarded Mattel just $100 million; the Ninth Circuit later handed the franchise back to MGA.

MGA sued which pop star in 2012 over delays to a doll based on her image?

The claim was for $10 million, according to the BBC.

In 2013 Bratz dolls got taller bodies to match which competitor?

Fans disliked the change and the whole 2014 line was kept out of North America.

Which new main character joined the lineup in the July 2015 relaunch?

The 2015 dolls skewed younger, flopped with fans and were discontinued again in 2016.

Which fashion illustrator designed the 2018 Bratz Collector dolls?

They were sold exclusively through Amazon and closely resembled the 2001 originals.

Who was Bratz's first celebrity collaborator, announced in July 2023?

Some fans complained the dolls' skin tones were too dark compared with hers.

Characters from which 2004 film became limited-edition Bratz dolls in October 2024?

Cady arrived on the 3rd, Regina on the 17th and Karen and Gretchen on Halloween.

Who was announced in 2025 as producer of Amazon MGM's live-action Bratz film?

She was also reported to be in talks to play the antagonist.

Which Nickelodeon UK reality show had girls aged 9 to 14 designing doll clothes?

It ran from October 2008 with a Project Runway-style format.

What was the first direct-to-video film in the franchise, released in 2004?

It was traditionally animated; the later films switched to CGI.

In the 2010 web series Bratz Rock, who hosts the music competition?

The series was postponed after one episode and never finished.

Which TV drama's 2007 episode 'Guise n' Dolls' alluded to the Bratz controversy?

The American Psychological Association's task force report had been published that year.