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We're Lalaloopsy

We're Lalaloopsy is a 2017 animated children's television series produced for Netflix, based on the Lalaloopsy rag doll toy line from MGA Entertainment. It follows six doll friends and their pets in the whimsical world of Lalaloopsy Land, celebrating friendship, creativity, and collaboration through stories with all-new original music.¹ The series is an updated version of the earlier Nick Jr. series Lalaloopsy (2013–2015) and introduced the new character Storm E. Sky.²

Key fact	Detail
Premiere	January 10, 2017, as a Netflix original³
Episodes	Netflix lists 13 episodes of 22 minutes, each pairing two segments; some databases count 26 episodes¹^•⁴
Production	MGA Entertainment and Splash Entertainment³
Director / composer	Andrew Young (director); Daniel Ingram (composer)⁵
Main cast	Kazumi Evans (Jewel Sparkles), Mariee Devereux (Storm E. Sky), Sabrina Pitre (Spot Splatter Splash), Maryke Hendrikse (Dot Starlight), Diana Kaarina (Rosy Bumps 'N' Bruises), Jocelyne Loewen (Crumbs Sugar Cookie)⁴
Rating	TV-Y; Common Sense Media recommends age 5+³^•⁶
Status	Canceled after one season³

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Premise and characters

The series is set in Lalaloopsy Land, a colorful world of quilted trees and unusual weather, where each rag doll's personality comes from the fabric she was sewn from. Jewel Sparkles is a fashionable princess and dream-chaser with a pet cat; Storm E. Sky, a guitar-strumming newcomer seen as a rebel who is misunderstood, has a cat named Cool Cat; Crumbs Sugar Cookie bakes while living by her recipe and keeps a mouse; Spot Splatter Splash sees the world in colorful, abstract terms as an artist and has a zebra; Rosy Bumps 'N' Bruises, a nurturing nurse, rushes to help others with hugs and owns a bear; and Dot Starlight, a scientist sewn from an astronaut's spacesuit, keeps a bird.²

Storm E. Sky drives much of the first season's storytelling. The opening episodes establish her arrival in Lalaloopsy Land with a busted camper; she had only intended to pass through, but is stuck and desperate to leave, and Jewel is eager to see her go.⁷ Later episodes follow the group learning to make room for a misunderstood newcomer, with Spot trying to help Storm E. and Jewel get along.¹ Each 22-minute Netflix episode pairs two segments, such as "Storm E Sky's Ahead / Storm E Rolls In" and "Crumbs' Perfect Spoon / Rosy Needs a Hug," in which the dolls solve problems through creativity, often creating messes before successes.¹^•⁶

Development and announcement

Netflix announced the series on January 28, 2016 as one of three new original kids' series, alongside The Greenhouse and Stretch Armstrong. The announcement described a musical update to the Lalaloopsy franchise featuring all-new original music, following six friends and their pets through a whimsical world, with an all-new 13-episode series slated to premiere in fall 2016.⁸ The premiere slipped to January 10, 2017, when Netflix released the first season worldwide at 3:01 a.m. ET.³^•²

The show was produced by MGA Entertainment, the maker of the Lalaloopsy dolls launched in 2010, together with Splash Entertainment.³^•⁹ Andrew Young directed, and Daniel Ingram composed the music.⁵

Relationship to the earlier series

We're Lalaloopsy updated Lalaloopsy, an animated series that aired on Nick Jr. from 2013 to 2015 and featured many of the same characters, including Jewel Sparkles, Crumbs Sugar Cookie, Peanut Big Top, and Bea Spells-a-Lot, with a different voice cast.¹⁰ That show's last episode aired on September 14, 2015, and reruns continued on Nickelodeon until October 2, 2016, shortly before the Netflix series premiered.¹¹ The reboot changed the voice cast and the character roster: Peanut Big Top and Bea Spells-a-Lot do not appear among the six leads, and Storm E. Sky was added.²

Reception and availability

Common Sense Media rated the series suitable for ages 5 and up, highlighting its themes of friendship, kindness, and appreciating one's own uniqueness, while noting that the characters are tied to a marketing line of toys and related products. The review praised the show's visual appeal and music and awarded it a Common Sense Selection designation.⁶ On IMDb the series holds a rating of 7.0.⁴

The series ran for a single season and was not renewed; Netflix lists it with 13 episodes, and it remains available on the service.³^•¹

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Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 15, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026