premiere date: July 2003

BACKGROUND

CoooolTV is a stop-motion series consisting of two-minute episodes featuring the Bratz. Not much information is available about this series, but the premise of the series was about the Bratz girls’ adventures in Japan. CoooolTV was part of a major promotional campaign for the arrival of the Bratz brand in Japan and is known for being the first Bratz television series.

According to Ray Mona’s deep dive documentary about CoooolTV, Japanese viewers complained that the show was broadcast at odd times of the night and was likely cancelled for this reason.

CLICK TO ENLARGE: Pictures from the set of an episode of CoooolTV.

cast

Chiaki Kawamoto as Yasmin

Rumi Sabnani as Cloe

Asami Yoshida as Jade

Hana “Erika” Collar as Dana

Sasha’s voice actress was rotated every episode and played by a different celebrity each week; unfortunately, there has been no information collected about who has portrayed her in this series.

Episodes

Because there is little information about CoooolTV, there are no known episode names. However, in June 2023, content creator Ray Mona released a deep dive video about the series in which she provides translations of some episode plotlines via old Japanese message boards. Below are summaries of the plots provided by Ray Mona.

  • The Bratz take part in a 4:4 matchmaking party and the episode ends in the Bratz wearing swimsuits, possibly for some sort of pool party.

  • The Bratz are sitting in a Seiza while wearing kimonos; other specific details about this episode are unknown.

  • The Bratz visit a Zen temple for some sort of training, where each girl prays and meditates.

  • The Bratz promote their single “Show Me What You Got” featuring BoA and Howie D. with a human radio show host.

From Dom, the LookinBratz.com admin: When I first began researching the show back in 2010, there was a functioning website for CoooolTV that is now unfortunately lost due to Adobe Flash Player no longer being supported—no, it cannot be accessed through external Flash preservation methods. In my research, I recall stumbling upon an episode plotline that described the Bratz as having visited a restaurant or bar and being hit on by a man who they rejected. I was twelve-years old when discovering this information, so my memory may be fuzzy; but, I do recall finding this to be a strange plotline for a series connected to the Bratz brand because it felt mature.

THEME SONG

The show’s theme song is “Show Me What You Got” performed by the Bratz featuring BoA and Howie D.

Video featuring stop-motion animation similar to CoooolTV that was showcased on the Bratz website in 2003, though it is unknown if it is directly tied to the series.

RELEASE

CoooolTV is estimated to have begun airing around July 2003 on Nippon TV (NTV), with its finale airing in September 2003.

Gallery

CLICKTHROUGH: Wallpapers featured on the Bratz Japan website in 2003. Some of these shots were used as promotional images for CoooolTV and “Show Me What You Got”. All pictures were found by BratzLips.com.

 
 

Special Thanks

A special thanks to Ray Mona for her research in uncovering information about CoooolTV—it has added a lot more depth to this profile! Hopefully, one day in the future, we will be able to find footage of this lost series.