SuperKitties is an animated television series created by Paula Rosenthal that premiered on Disney Junior on January 11, 2023.[1] Prior to its premiere, the series was renewed for a second season in January 2023.[2] Critical reception for the series was positive overall.
Premise
In the fictional city of Kittydale, an indoor playground called the Purr'N'Play is where children play, sometimes with the place's resident cats Ginny, Sparks, Buddy, and Bitsy. When trouble occurs in the city, the cats' collars flash and sound with the words "Kitty Cat, Kitty Cat" as they are called into action by whoever contacts them. The cats enter their underground headquarters called the SuperKitty Cavern and transform into the SuperKitties, who possess special abilities and access to tools they can use to help the citizens. They use these tools to solve problems while showing kindness to everyone, including the villains causing the problems.
Characters
SuperKitties
Ginny (voiced by Emma Berman[3]) is an orange tabby cat who is the leader of the SuperKitties. She has claws that allow her to climb and poke objects.
Sparks (voiced by Cruz Flateau[4]) is a yellow Bengal cat who is the smartest of the SuperKitties and Buddy's older brother. He uses his high-tech devices from his SuperKitty Kit to help with cases and connect with the citizens. Sparks' SuperKitty Kit can produce any gadget, be an additional way for any animals to contact them when they are not in the SuperKitty Cavern, and turn into any mode of transportation including the SuperKitty Copter.
Buddy (voiced by JeCobi Swain[5]) is a white, purple, and gray spotted cat who is the largest of the SuperKitties and Sparks's younger brother. He possesses super-strength and has the ability to perform a "furball blitz" which turns him into a ball of fur and allows him to roll into objects.
Bitsy (voiced by Pyper Braun[6]) is a white kitten who is the smallest of the SuperKitties. She can harness super-speed with her "Bitsy Boots". The newest member of the team, she records her lessons from the case in vlogs on her tablet. She has a mouse doll named Mr. Greenie.
Recurring
Amara (voiced by Carly Hughes[7]) is the owner of the Purr'N'Play.
Sam and Eddie (both voiced by Dee Bradley Baker) are two pigeons who are among the SuperKitties' callers.
Kittens Who Lost Mittens (voiced by Emma Berman (Chibi), Pyper Braun, and Cruz Flateau) are three Siamese kittens who are among the SuperKitties' callers. The only one that has been named on-screen is the dark brown and white one, named Chibi. The other two sometimes come to the Purr'N'Play.
Rockland (voiced by Maxwell Simkins) is Magda's nephew who has a skill for sniffing out rocks and gemstones.
Peanut (voiced by Gracen Newton) is a dalmatian puppy, owned by a little girl named Nadia, who is among the SuperKitties' callers.
Pickles (voiced by Simon Webster) is a small calico kitten who adores the SuperKitties and hopes to be like them.
The Singing Squirrels (voiced by Dee Bradley Baker, Justin Guarini, and James Monroe Iglehart) are a trio of squirrels who make up a singing group. Whenever they're in trouble, they sing out their distress calls unless bystanders do not take them seriously.
Chef Marci (voiced by Jennie Kwan) is a food truck cook who makes pet food and sells it out of her food truck.
Biscuit (voiced by Jennie Kwan) is Chef Marci's pet cat.
Miss Poochytail (voiced by Kari Wahlgren) is a poodle who is friends with Mr. Puppypaws.
Villains
Cat Burglar (voiced by Justin Guarini) is a gray tabby cat who loves to swipe items. He is also a pianist as seen in "Piano Problem".
Grandma Catarina (voiced by Kari Wahlgren) is Cat Burglar's grandmother who shares his passion for swiping things.
Lab Rat (voiced by Ruth Pferdehirt) is a rat scientist who can create high-tech devices to serve her own purposes that often involve obtaining cheese.
Otto (singing voice provided by Jeremy Jordan) is a mute purple octopus. He is Lab Rat's assistant and best friend.
Mr. Puppypaws (voiced by James Monroe Iglehart) is a small brown and white Papillon dog with a Danish accent who is often seen riding on a motorized pet stroller. He owns a rubber duck named Quacksley that he often speaks to. Mr. Puppypaws is playful and loves a lot of things that dogs usually like where he will do anything to get them.
Zsa Zsa (voiced by Isabella Crovetti) is a vain sulphur-crested cockatoo who loves to sing, dance, and enjoy expensive luxuries. She has a soft spot for cute animals.
Zsa Zsa's Squad (vocal effects provided by Dee Bradley Baker) are the budgie henchmen of Zsa Zsa.
Story by : Evan Gore, Heather Lombard & Mia Resella Teleplay by : Nick Confalone & Kris Marvin Hughes
Chiara Finotello
"The Great Yarn Caper": Animals in the city are having their yarn-made belongings snatched by Cat Burglar after he loses his blanket.
"Get the Boot": Lab Rat and Otto invent a giant boot to smush all of the flowers in Kittydale in retaliation for a flower they liked getting stepped on.
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"Fireworks Fright"
Chad Van De Keere & Sebastian Brodin
Story by : Evan Gore & Heather Lombard Teleplay by : Leah Gotcsik & Sarah Mullervy
"Fireworks Fright": It's Fireworks Night in Kittydale, and neither Sparks or Mr. Puppypaws are excited because they both dislike loud noises, so the latter steals all the fireworks before the ceremony.
"Cheese Trees": Lab Rat and Otto are responsible for things suddenly turning into cheese, using a device called the Cheeserator, which is bad news for Ginny because she doesn't like sticky stuff.
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"Silent Surprise"
Chad Van De Keere & Sebastian Brodin
Story by : Evan Gore & Heather Lombard Teleplay by : Nick Confalone & Ghia Godfree
Story by : Evan Gore & Heather Lombard Teleplay by : Leah Gotcsik & Corey Powell
Sarrah Campbell
"Silent Surprise": The Singing Squirrels concert is tonight, but Zsa Zsa uses her Voice-Be-Gone Spray before the event, so everyone will have to hear her sing instead. Sparks, the Squirrels biggest fan, must confront his stage fright to help his teammates stop her.
"Fufu Snafu": A statue of a famous cat named Fufu is set to be displayed at the Kittydale Museum the next day, but Bitsy is soon accused of stealing it by the museum's guard dog Magda, after she sneaks off to see it for herself. The other Superkitties soon learn that Cat Burglar is the true thief, since he too, couldn't wait to see the exhibit.
"Super-Fan": The SuperKitties find a lost kitten named Pickles. They must take him home, but only after stopping Mr. Puppypaws from robbing a treat truck.
"Bubble Bother": Zsa Zsa turns the Kittydale water tower into her personal bubble bath, and it affects water across the city as it comes out bubbly causing nobody else to be able to use the water.
"Blueberry Bonanza": The Blueberry Bonanza is about to begin in Kittydale, but Zsa Zsa and her squad steal all of the blueberries to make Zsa Zsa' own personal foot cream to keep her talons in good condition.
"Snow Day": It's Bitsy's first snow day in Kittydale. Everything is going fine until Lab Rat gets rid of the snow with her Snow-a-Go-Go ray because she cannot find snow pants for Otto.
"Have a Ball": After injuring herself during a rescue, Ginny is forced to wear a cone that puts her out of commission. The other Superkitties struggle to work as a team as they're called to deal with Mr. Puppypaws and his Brazilian Ball Launcher.
"Zsa Zsa Zoom": A toy car that Peanut was supposed to be watching for his owner Nadia is stolen by Zsa Zsa's budgies. She then takes it for a joyride because she hurt her wing. The SuperKitties must return it before Nadia finishes her lunch.
"Missing Mr. Greenie": Mr. Puppypaws steals Bitsy's favorite toy, Mr. Greenie, in an effort to trick the SuperKitties into joining his birthday party, since he has no one else to celebrate with.
"Piano Problem": Cat Burglar snatches the piano of Poochini, the pet of famous pianist named Petcini after his piano is destroyed. To carry it off, he also steals the SuperKitty Copter.
Story by : Monique Hall Teleplay by : Kris Marvin Hughes
Sarrah Campbell
"Treat Truck Trouble": Mr. Puppypaws uses a device to hypnotize Treat Truck owner Chef Marci into only making doggy treats for him since his owner never stops at the Treat Truck to get him treats.
"Leapin' Laser": Tired of kittens ruining all of her schemes, Lab Rat mesmerizes all the cats in Kittydale with a big laser pointer, so she can mail them away. The SuperKitties try to stop her and Otto, but it proves tough after Buddy accidentally breaks Sparks' SuperKitty Kit, and doesn't tell Sparks.
"Toy-Tastrophe": Mr. Puppypaws steals all the toys in Kittydale as part of a plan to impress a new poodle in town named Ms. Poochytail.
"Night Light": Bitsy is afraid of the dark, and Ginny gives her advice on how to get over it. Meanwhile, Lab Rat uses a new invention to turn off the power system in Kittydale so that Otto won't get scared by shadows.
"Burble Bungle": A new toy called Burble has taken Kittydale by storm, but Buddy's curiosity leads him to Lab Rat and Otto, who actually made the toy, and are using it to steal all the cheese in the city.
"Sticky Situation": After Mr. Puppypaws feels insulted that the other dogs don't find his stick as special as he does, he invents the Chippy-Chopper to devour all the wood in Kittydale to make a stick worth admiring.
"Lab Rat Lift-Off": Just as Polaris the Astro Cat, Ginny's idol, is going on a trip to the Moon, Lab Rat and Otto kidnap her, and try to do the launch themselves, because the former believes the moon is made of cheese.
"Rockin' Rockhound": The SuperKitties are called in by Magda to help guard the Sky Jewel, while it is on display on the museum. Then, the Sky Jewel is stolen by Zsa Zsa and her Budgies.
"Hole Lot of Trouble": While preparing for the Fun Run, the Superkitties find out that Mr. Puppypaws is using a new invention, called Sir Scoops-a-Lot to dig up holes, after Quacksley went missing.
"Roboctopus": After Sparks upgrades the SuperKitty Kit to move faster than Bitsy, she worries she'll be replaced by it. During an encounter with Lab Rat, who has built a new device called Roboctopus in order to steal cheese scraps, Bitsy finds out she and Otto are in the same situation, thinking their friends have replaced them.
"Pickle Problem": Pickles keeps making up emergencies to get the SuperKitties to come to his picnic. Then, Cat Burglar steals his food and the SuperKitties are hesitant to believe him.
"Cat Tree Caper": The kittens of Kittydale are having their cat trees stolen including Sparks. The SuperKitties soon discover that Cat Burglar is using the cat trees as a tower to help his grandma, Catarina get down from a fire escape.
"Showstopper": After being annoyed by the other noisy animals at Kittydale park during the Singing Squirrels vocal warm up, Mr. Puppypaws kidnaps them and takes them to his home so they can put on a private concert for him. It's up to the SuperKitties to rescue the Singing Squirrels.
"Sparks vs. Sparks": As the SuperKitties spend time in their playground, an imposter Sparks is going around stealing food from Chef Marci's treat truck. When the SuperKitties are informed of it by Sam and Eddie, they suspect that someone is framing Sparks. More complaints arrive from Peanut and Whiskers upon their stuff getting stolen, the SuperKitties find the imposter Sparks is actually Cat Burglar in disguise to steal some goodies.
"Poochy Playdate": Buddy is bothered by Bitsy wanting to spend time with him and Sparks; Mr. Puppypaws plans to have a playdate with Ms. Poochytail, but does not want other puppies partaking in it, so he makes use of his Yum-Yum-Smell-o-Blaster to cause all the dogs except for himself and Ms. Poochytail to be lured into a warehouse with the smell of bacon.
"Voice With No Choice": The SuperKitties are called in to solve the mysteries of the animals speaking like instruments. They find that Zsa Zsa is responsible where she is using her Musical Instrument Spray to make them her personal instruments after her cell phone (which she calls "her music player") broke.
"Brother Battle": Sparks and Buddy get into a fight over the recent "Brother Says" rules and have a falling out. The SuperKitties are called in when the Burbles are stealing carrots, magnets, batteries, and ketchup. With the Burbles upgraded to emit strong bubbles, Sparks and Buddy must reconcile in order to get out of the bubble and help to defeat Lab Rat.
"Lost Spark": After being knocked off the SuperKitty Kit during a pursuit on Cat Burglar, who's been stealing things around Kittydale to make his warehouse lair cozy for his grandma's visit, Sparks becomes nervous of riding it again. Now Sparks must work to get back on the SuperKitty Kit and save his teammates.
"Bitsy Bellyache": Chef Marci has made new hot air balloon-shaped treats for the Hot Air Balloon Festival. Sick from indulging in the hot air balloon-shaped treats, Bitsy is unable to help her fellow SuperKitties when Lab Rat makes the Treat Truck float away with her No-Stay-Float-Away-Today Laser Ray so she can work on a painting of Otto in peace and quiet.
"Amara's Tiara": Amara gets a special delivery, a tiara from her mom which soon entices Buddy to try it on. He goes to tell the other Superkitties he took it, knowing what he did was wrong, only for it to vanish, along with a bunch of other sparkly clothes. They soon discover that Zsa Zsa's squad of budgies snatched all of these things, so Zsa Zsa would have something to wear for the Songbird Soirée.
"Furball Blooper": After the SuperKitties save Sam and Eddie, who got stuck in a runway garbage can, Buddy's suit suffers a rip and malfunctions, leaving him unable to do the Furball Blitz. Sparks fixes it up, and adds a new move called the Furball Boing, but the suit ends up being too uncomfortable for Buddy. It becomes a bigger issue when the SuperKitties are called to the museum to stop Lab Rat and Otto, who have used her new invention called the Nappity-Zappity to put everybody to sleep, so they could break into the new space exhibit and steal the blueprints to the first Kittydale rocket, so she could achieve her dream of being the first rat on the moon.
"Fruit Loot": Zsa Zsa runs out of Orange Juice Feather Fluff, so she asks her Budgies to get some oranges. After they tried and failed to find perfect oranges for her, the Budgies feel unappreciated and fly away forcing Zsa Zsa to steal oranges herself. Meanwhile, Sparks makes a Goldfish Glider for the other SuperKitties who like the glider. They get ideas to change its design while having to contend with Zsa Zsa's orange heist.
"Buddy Wanna-Be": Mr. Puppypaws and Ms. Poochytail come across the scene of Buddy helping get a rock off of a groundhog's tail. This makes Mr. Puppypaws believe that Ms. Poochytail likes superheroes more than she likes him. This leads to Mr. Puppypaws into fooling the animals of Kittydale into taking unsafe balloon rides, pretending to be a superhero, and saving the animals when the balloons get caught in trees. Meanwhile, Bitsy decides to try to be like Buddy after knowing that her super-speed didn't help the groundhog.
"Bundle of Bitsies": After the SuperKitties stop Lab Rat and Otto from stealing mustard for their pretzel, they take her new Copycat device back to their HQ. Bitsy then tries using it to make multiple fish treats, but accidentally makes two copies of herself that steal the invention and cause chaos in Kittydale by copying everything and everyone. Now the SuperKitties must work to round up the Bitsy copies even when Lab Rat and Otto plan to steal some honey for their pretzel.
"Frantic Flyer": Zsa Zsa has planned a tropical island vacation for herself and the budgies, but doesn't feel like putting in the effort to practice flying for a long trip. So she plans a distraction for the SuperKitties by stealing the water from the park's fountain just as they were perfecting their superhero skills, especially Buddy with his Furball Boing, in order to steal Sparks' SuperKitty Kit. However, she doesn't know how to operate the SuperKitty Kit and breaks it, sending her zooming through the sky with no way to stop it. Now the SuperKitties must rescue Zsa Zsa and repair the SuperKitty Kit's voice command.
On Halloween, the SuperKitties give Bitsy her first Howloween as she learns about the Howloween Cat, a single cat who howls at the Moon to let the pets of Kittydale know that she is on the prowl for their treats, and if anyone is seen by her, they will be turned into a pumpkin. Sparks and Buddy initially write off the story as a mere legend, until they get called by their friends to solve a mystery involving stolen treats, and discover that Cat Burglar also had his treats snatched away. The other kitties become too scared to follow the thief and help Ginny, until they remember to not let their fear get in the way of their heroism. In the end, they discover the Howloween Cat was actually a robot piloted by Lab Rat, who stole the Howloween treats for Otto's family, who is visiting from the ocean. Once this was resolved, a twist ending occurs where Bitsy find some empty buckets and a black cat is seen claiming to be the real Howloween Cat as it quotes to the viewers "Happy Howloween"!
"Cheesenado": Bitsy is told by Renata that she and her chicks will be flying south for the winter soon and is devastated about the news. She returns to the Cavern, crying to the other SuperKitties about it....until they get a call from the mother robin herself about a weird orange wind that is keeping them from leaving. The SuperKitties go to the park where they encounter a remote-controlled tornado made by Lab Rat and Otto specifically designed to steal cheese. Although Bitsy is reluctant to stop the Cheesenado because she doesn't want Renata and her chicks to leave, she learns that her friends are always with her even when they're far away.
"Talented Troublemaker": Sparks, Buddy, and Bitsy hold a contest to see who will win a squeaky ball. Buddy pulls a distraction to give himself an advantage, but realizes he cheated after Ginny tells him so and tries to apologize. The SuperKitties are called in by Jeebie, Chibi, and Doreen at the Kittydale Pet Talent Contest after the props for their acts get stolen by Mr. Puppypaws who is using his Voice Change-O-Matic to also distract everyone at the event so he can sabotage every other pet's performances and win the trophy for himself.
On Christmas Eve, Bitsy is excited in the hopes Santa Claus will bring her a Kitty Castle. But the SuperKitties holiday fun is interrupted by a thief in a Santa costume stealing everyones presents, including Bitsy's. They soon discover that the thief in question is Cat Burglar and chase him through Kittydale into an alleyway. They find out he stole the presents to give a family of mice named the McWhiskers a home of which he is their uncle. Bitsy lets the mice keep the castle. After returning all the presents, Bitsy gives Cat Burglar a piano-shaped ornament before the SuperKitties head home to the Purr'N'Play.
"Missing Hot Dog": Bitsy is enjoying some quality time with the Purr'N'Play visitors until Amara brings in a red-furred dachshund pup which they name Hotdog. She's concerned that everyone loves him more than her as even the other SuperKitties get in on adoring the lost dog. They then get a call from Sam and Eddie that actual hot dogs are being snatched and make their way over to the docks with Hotdog as a stowaway. The thief reveals themself to be Mr. Puppypaws who's been stealing the hot dogs to give himself an endless supply of them. After cornering Mr. Puppypaws behind the Purr'N'Play, they find Hotdog's owner and learn that his real name is Frankie.
"Mysterious Magician": Cat Burglar and Granny Catarina are staking out Abraca-Dan's van with the former planning to use his tricks to steal stuff. Catarina is uninterested as she's been stealing stuff from Kittydale since Cat Burglar was a baby, he didn't see how magic could help them out. Cat Burglar sets out to prove to her it has some merit. Meanwhile, all the SuperKitties, except Ginny, are planning to see Abraca-Dan's show when they get a call from his bunny Valour about the props being stolen. They find their friends in the park watching a magic show preformed by Cat Burglar and Granny Catarina which is just a ploy to take their things. The SuperKitties try to take them down, but are thwarted by Cat Burglar's magic skills until Ginny's the only one left. She gets some quick lessons from Bitsy, is able to free her teammates, and put the two thieving cats in their place.
"Vanishing Valentines": On Valentine's Day, Ginny, Sparks, Buddy, and Bitsy watch the children make Valentine cards for Amara. Bitsy makes Valentines for Ginny, Sparks, and Buddy. The SuperKitties are contacted by Whiskers and Boomer who state that their Valentines to each other have disappeared like the Valentine cards that Bitsy made. They follow the clues to Kittydale Park where they discover that Mr. Puppypaws has become Prince Puppypaws and created a robotic dragon called Dragonbreath the Glittery in order to rule Valentine's Day because he and Quacksley never received a Valentine from anyone.
"Golden Gift": Amara gave some golden bells to Bitsy. Impressed by them, Ginny is allowed to have one of the golden bells as they wear them like friendship bells. Unfortunately, Ginny accidentally breaks her bell when challenged to a race by Buddy as Ginny is worried that Bitsy will become upset upon hearing what happened. The SuperKitties are contacted by different animals stating that their golden stuff has been stolen. They discover that Cat Burglar is responsible for the gold theft in order to make a golden dance floor for his lair that he can do his tap dancing on.
Production
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Reception
Critical response
Ashley Moulton of Common Sense Media gave the series a grade of four out of five stars, complimented the depiction of educational value, and praised the presence of positive messages and role models, citing empathy and kindness, writing, "Purr-fectly cute superheroes model social-emotional skills."[32] Marisa Lascala of Good Housekeeping ranked SuperKitties 7th in their "13 Best Toddler TV Shows" list, saying, "Disney Junior's SuperKitties is perfect for any animal lover or superhero fan."[33]
Accolades
SuperKitties was nominated for Preschool Programming – Best New Series at the 2024 Kidscreen Awards.[34]
In other media
Live show
In 2023, the characters from SuperKitties appeared in the touring live-action arena show Disney Junior Live On Tour: Costume Palooza.[35][36][37]
Notes
^ abcThis episode was first released on Disney+ on January 11, 2023.
^ abcdThis episode was first released on Disney+ on February 15, 2023.
^ abThis episode was first released on Disney+ on May 17, 2023.
^ abThis episode was first released on Disney+ on July 19, 2023.
^This episode was first released on Disney+ on October 4, 2023.[30]
^ abThis episode was first released on Disney+ on December 6, 2023.[31]
^"Voice Of Ginny – Behind The Voice Actors". Behind The Voice Actors. Check marks indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources((cite web)): CS1 maint: postscript (link)
^"Voice Of Buddy – Behind The Voice Actors". Behind The Voice Actors. Check marks indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources((cite web)): CS1 maint: postscript (link)
^"Voice Of Bitsy – Behind The Voice Actors". Behind The Voice Actors. Check marks indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources((cite web)): CS1 maint: postscript (link)
^"Voice Of Amara – Behind The Voice Actors". Behind The Voice Actors. Check marks indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources((cite web)): CS1 maint: postscript (link)
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