101 Dalmatians: The Series
101 Dalmatians: The Series is an American animated television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation in association with Jumbo Pictures based on the 1961 Disney animated feature of the same name and its 1996 live-action remake.[1] The show spanned two seasons, with the first episode airing on September 1, 1997, and the last episode airing on March 4, 1998.
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Also known as | 101 Dalmatians |
Genre | Comedy Adventure |
Based on | The Hundred and One Dalmatians by Dodie Smith One Hundred and One Dalmatians by Bill Peet |
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Written by | Jim Jinkins |
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Creative director(s) | Jumbo Pictures |
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Opening theme | "101 Dalmatians" |
Ending theme | "101 Dalmatians" (Instrumental) |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 65 (105 segments) |
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Production location(s) | New York City |
Cinematography | Walt Disney Television |
Editor(s) | Jim Jinkins |
Running time | 22 minutes |
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Distributor | Buena Vista Television |
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Picture format | 480i |
Audio format | Dolby Surround |
Original release | September 1, 1997 – March 4, 1998 |
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Related shows | 101 Dalmatian Street |
Premise
The show focuses primarily on three particular puppies; Lucky, TV addict leader and unconventional hero, Rolly, his fat cheerful laid-back and always-hungry brother, and Cadpig, their intellectual and fast-talking sister, who is the runt of the family. The three siblings are often joined by Spot, a chicken who wants to be a dog and a member of the Bark Brigade.[2] Early promotional material had listed dictatorial Penny and mischievous Patch as two other puppy cast members, but the highlighted puppies were whittled down to three. The series is set on the Dalmatian Plantation, the farm where the dalmatians relocated after the end of the film; one episode features the dalmatians running away to return to the now-abandoned London flat where they were born, shortly after the events of the film.
Other puppies appearing in the show have included the fearless, three-legged Tripod, the friendly dim-witted Dipstick, the constantly urinating Wizzer, the fashion-conscious diva Two-Tone, and the Sheepdog mix, Mooch, who serves as the farm's bully. Penny and Patch also make occasional appearances, though with different personalities than originally promoted. The show seems to be a blending of both the animated film and the live-action film, so the potential exists for other puppies from the films to appear, especially Freckles, Pepper, Jewel, and Fidget.
Characters
Main
- Lucky (voiced by Pamela Adlon and Debi Mae West): The most plucky of the puppies and is unique in having his only spots in the shape of a horseshoe on his back.
- Cadpig (voiced by Kath Soucie): Cadpig is the runt of the litter and the smallest of the puppies but quite possibly the most intelligent, if not deluded. She is unique in having long floppy ears, a big head, a kind-hearted personality, and she's also quite strong for her size and can have a very strong temper as well. Roger had saved her young life when she was born.
- Rolly (voiced by Kath Soucie): Rolly is the very hungry one. Almost all his decisions are based on food and this, at times, gets him and the pups into trouble. However, he is a cheerful and diligent sibling, especially when it comes to his incredible sense of smell.
- Spot (voiced by Tara Strong): Spot is a chicken who wants to become a dalmatian. She is a voice of reason for the foursome but, more often than not, is ignored. She is easily scared and is prone to literally bouncing off the walls. She is, however, a great dancer which has to count for something, according to her and appears to be good at math. She is also able to fly.
- Roger and Anita Dearly (voiced by Jeff Bennett and Kath Soucie, respectively): Owners of the 101 Dalmatians and Dearly Farm.
- Cruella De Vil (voiced by April Winchell): Now a corporate criminal and most of her plans revolve around getting richer, tormenting the dalmatians, and plotting to steal the Dearly Farm. Her main catchphrase in the series is "Memo to myself, whatever her current scheme is or sometimes her emotional state", uttered into her personal recording device. This often occurs more than once an episode. She also captured Lucky, Rolly and Cadpig in the first episode so she can get the Dearly's farm.
- Horace and Jasper (voiced by David L. Lander and Michael McKean):[3] Cruella's henchmen. They are usually hired to perform her plans, usually failing.
Supporting
- Nanny (voiced by Charlotte Rae): The Dearlys' caretaker who always helps Roger and Anita around the Dearly Farm, also helps with feeding the Dalmatians from the huge Chow Tower that she operates with a bike.
- Pongo (voiced by Kevin Schon): The father of the fifteen puppies, adopted father of the eighty-four orphaned pups, and the husband of Perdita. He is Roger's devoted pet.
- Perdita (voiced by Pam Dawber): The mother of the Dalmatians, and the wife of Pongo. She is mother to the fifteen puppies, and adoptive mother to eighty-four orphaned pups. She is Anita's beloved pet.
- Mooch: (voiced by Danny Cooksey):[3] An adolescent Sheepdog mix who is the bully of the farm. He can be intimidating at times, but deep down he is very sensitive and nice.
- Two-Tone (voiced by Tara Strong): One of the Dalmatian puppies and Mooch's former girlfriend and second-in-command. She is depicted as half black with white spots, and half white with black spots.
- Dipstick (voiced by Thom Adcox-Hernandez): A male Dalmatian puppy who is the most dim-witted of Mooch's gang.
- Whizzer (voiced by Pamela Adlon in "Purred It Through the Grapevine" and Christine Cavanaugh for the rest of the series): A male Dalmatian puppy with bladder control issues who is part of Mooch's gang.
- Tripod (voiced by Toran Caudell): A male Dalmatian puppy who serves as Lucky's friendly rival. He has spotted ears, a green headband and is missing his front left leg.
- Scorch (voiced by Frank Welker): Cruella's pet ferret who has an appetite for Spot.
- The Colonel (voiced by Jim Cummings): An Old English Sheepdog and commanding officer of the Bark Brigade.
- Sergeant Tibbs (voiced by Jeff Bennett): A Tabby cat and trusted ally to the Colonel.
- Captain (voiced by Frank Welker): A horse on the Dearly Farm who is usually seen helping Nanny.
- Lieutenant Pug (voiced by Jeff Bennett): One of the training officers of the Bark Brigade. He is paranoid about a potential feline invasion.
- Thunderbolt (voiced by Frank Welker): A German Shepherd and Lucky's favorite superhero.
- Cornelia (voiced by Tress MacNeille): Spot's overprotective mother who wants her to behave like a chicken.
- Lucy (voiced by Paddi Edwards): A female goose who gets grumpy when the Dalmatians play in her pond at Hiccup Hole.
- Swamp Rat (voiced by Jeff Bennett): A rat salesman who lives in the swamp.
- Steven the alligator (voiced by Frank Welker): Swamp Rat's associate who is also fixated on eating Spot.
- Cydne (voiced by Frank Welker): A snake who lives in the swamp and Swamp Rat's other associate.
- Mayor Ed Pig (voiced by Jim Cummings): A pig who is also the mayor of the animals on the Dearly Farm.
- Dumpling: (voiced by Christine Cavanaugh) Mayor Ed's daughter who is in love with Lucky.
- Princess (voiced by April Winchell in "The High Price of Fame" and "Shake, Rattle and Woof" and Cree Summer for the rest of the series): A cow who lives on the Dearly Farm.
- Duchess (voiced by Marla Gibbs): A cow and a companion of Princess.
Release
Broadcast
The show debuted in syndication on September 1, 1997, running episodes five days a week; this was the second season. Two weeks later, the first season aired on ABC's One Saturday Morning lineup. That season was originally going to air on ABC on September 6, 1997 but was delayed a week due to the untimely death of Princess Diana.
In total, 65 half-hour episodes with 105 episode segments were produced. The first season contained 12 episodes: 3 full-length episodes, and 9 that contained 2 segments each. Meanwhile, the second season contained 53 episodes: 22 full-length episodes, and 31 that contained 2 segments each.[4] On March 4, 1998, the show aired its last episode with reruns continuing to play in syndication through August 28, 1998.
Reruns continued to play on ABC until 1999. Reruns of the show also aired on Disney Channel from 1998 to 1999[5] and Toon Disney from September 1998 to May 22, 2007.[6][7][8][9] As of today, the series has been off the air in most countries. It was syndicated on the United Kingdom channel Disney Cinemagic for quite a few years and was also aired on the Latin American version of Disney Channel during 2008, and then on January 2, 2010, Season 2 moved to RTÉ Two in the Republic of Ireland. The show has aired four times on Fridays at 4 a.m. on the Disney Junior block on the Disney Channel in early 2011.
On March 23, 2012, the show returned to television as a launch title for the Disney Junior channel, but only about half of the episodes aired, and most of the ones that did air were edited down (this was most likely due to scenes that were dubbed inappropriate for preschoolers). On September 3, 2013, the series was removed from Disney Junior's lineup.
Streaming
Currently, all of the episodes are available on the iTunes Store and Amazon Video since June 2017 in HD and SD formats, with the exception of "Alive N' Chicken"/"Prima Doggy", which is still banned at this time.[10]
On May 8, 2020, the entire series became available on Disney+ in Australia,[11] and became available on the US version of Disney+ on June 19, 2020, with all 65 episodes arranged in mixed order, listed as one season.[12] In addition, "Alive N' Chicken"/"Prima Doggy" is among the episodes available to stream, a rare instance from Disney+ for a television series that is available to purchase digitally elsewhere, but for a particular episode not being available to buy, being available to stream on the platform.[13] It is currently unknown if the series will become available on the service in other regions.
Episodes
Series overview
Season | Segments | Episodes | Originally aired | ||||
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1 | 21 | 12 | September 13, 1997 | January 10, 1998 | ABC | ||
2 | 84 | 53 | September 1, 1997 | March 4, 1998 | Syndication |
Season 1 (1997–1998)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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1 | 1 | "Home is Where the Bark Is" | Rick Schneider | Written by : Roberts Gannaway Storyboard by : Cynthia Petrovic and Amber Tornquist | September 13, 1997 | |
Roger is planning to move to the country side due to him thinking that the big city is too much for him. Lucky, Rolly and Cadpig however are not pleased with the move. However, Roger didn't care but Lucky didn't care, but moved any way. When they moved to their new home, Lucky, Rolly and Cadpig hated the place. Cruella then moves with a cake saying "Happy Ban Mitzvah Howard". Rolly then eats the entire cake when Cruella then thew it at him. Cruella wants to buy the place, and wants Roger to do it for her because everyone else didn't let her in. The main reason why that Cruella wants to buy the place is because of Anita. Cruella wants to offer Roger double of what he payed, but Roger's price is not for sale and wants the house to keep to himself, Anita and the dalmatians. Cruella then leaves as she calls someone to steal the farm. Later at night, Lucky can't take the noses around him. In the morning, Rolly and Cadpig also can't sleep due the burn being too hot and farmy. With this, the dalmatian puppies that couldn't sleep are going back to the city at their old home. Meanwhile, Cruella is spying on them. When the puppies get to their homes, they see that pieces of wood are covering all over the place. When Cruella sees the puppies, the pups make a run for it. Cruella almost got the pups, but only their collars. The puppies are then happy their back at their old home. However, Cruella locks the place on them. | ||||||
2a | 2a | "He Followed Me Home" | Victor Cook | Written by : Mirith J.S. Colao Storyboard by : Sean Bishop | September 27, 1997 | |
2b | 2b | "Love 'Em and Flea 'Em" | Tony Craig & Roberts Gannaway | Written by : Ken Koonce & Michael Merton Storyboard by : Edward Baker | September 27, 1997 | |
3a | 3a | "Howl Noon" | Rick Schneider | Written by : Ken Koonce & Michael Merton Storyboard by : David Fulp | October 4, 1997 | |
3b | 3b | "Easy on the Lies" | Ken Boyer | Written by : Bruce Shelly and Anne Baumgarten Storyboard by : Phil Mosness | October 4, 1997 | |
4a | 4a | "Two for the Show" | Skip Jones | Written by : Jess Winfield Storyboard by : Jill Colbert | October 11, 1997 | |
4b | 4b | "An Officer and a Gentledog" | Tony Craig & Roberts Gannaway | Written by : Fracaswell Hyman Storyboard by : Craig Kemplin | October 11, 1997 | |
5a | 5a | "Bad to the Bone" | Skip Jones | Written by : Don Gillies Storyboard by : Linda Miller | October 18, 1997 | |
5b | 5b | "Southern Fried Cruella" | Ken Boyer | Written by : Bruce Shelly and Anne Baumgarten Storyboard by : Daniel Mills | October 18, 1997 | |
6a | 6a | "Swine Song" | Victor Cook | Written by : Cydne Clark & Steve Granat Storyboard by : Bob Logan | October 25, 1997 | |
6b | 6b | "Watch for Falling Idols" | Rick Schneider | Written by : Jess Winfield Storyboard by : Byron Vaughns | October 25, 1997 | |
7a | 7a | "The High Price of Fame" | Skip Jones | Written by : Don Gillies Storyboard by : Jill Colbert | November 1, 1997 | |
7b | 7b | "The Great Cat Invasion" | Skip Jones | Written by : David Hemingson Storyboard by : Garret Ho and Alan Wright | November 1, 1997 | |
8 | 8 | "No Train, No Gain" | Rick Schneider | Written by : Len Uhley Storyboard by : Cynthia Petrovic and Amber Tornquist | November 8, 1997 | |
9a | 9a | "Rolly's Egg-Celent Adventure" | Skip Jones | Written by : Bruce Talkington Storyboard by : Larry Leker | November 15, 1997 | |
9b | 9b | "Wild Chick Chase" | Rick Schneider | Written by : Mirith J.S. Colao Storyboard by : David Fulp | November 15, 1997 | |
10a | 10a | "The Dogs of De Vil" | Rick Schneider | Written by : Chris Hubbell & Sam Graham Storyboard by : Joey Banaszkiewicz, Sean Bishop, Kevin Davis, Julie Forte, David Knott, Aaron Rozenfeld and Charles Wester | November 22, 1997 | |
10b | 10b | "Dog's Best Friend" | Rick Schneider | Written by : Thomas Hart Storyboard by : James Fletcher | November 22, 1997 | |
11 | 11 | "A Christmas Cruella" | Victor Cook | Written by : Ken Koonce & Michael Merton Storyboard by : Denise Koyama and Yi-Chih Chen | December 20, 1997 | |
12a | 12a | "Out to Launch" | Ken Boyer | Written by : Don Gillies Storyboard by : Charles Harvey and Wendell Washer | January 10, 1998 | |
12b | 12b | "Prophet and Loss" | Skip Jones | Written by : Thomas Hart Storyboard by : Enrique May, Rossen Varbanov and Alan Wright | January 10, 1998 |
Season 2 (1997–1998)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | |||||
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13 | 1 | "You Slipped a Disk" "Chow About That?" | September 1, 1997 | |||||
14 | 2 | "Tic Track Toe" "Lucky All Star" | September 2, 1997 | |||||
15 | 3 | "Shake, Rattle and Woof" "Cadpig Behind Bars" | September 3, 1997 | |||||
16 | 4 | "Leisure Lawsuit" "Purred It Through the Grapevine" | September 4, 1997 | |||||
17 | 5 | "Our Own Digs" "Goose Pimples" | September 5, 1997 | |||||
18 | 6 | "Two Faces of Anita" | September 8, 1997 | |||||
19 | 7 | "The Fungus Among Us" | September 9, 1997 | |||||
Note: This and "Close But No Cigar" have Cruella De Vil be voiced by Tress MacNeille instead of April Winchelll. | ||||||||
20 | 8 | "Market Mayham Lucky to be Alone" | September 10, 1997 | |||||
21 | 9 | "Four Stories Up" | September 11, 1997 | |||||
22 | 10 | "It's a Swamp Thing Roll Out the Pork Barrel" | September 12, 1997 | |||||
23a | 11a | "Alive N' Chicken" | September 15, 1997 | |||||
Note: This episode was banned for almost 19 years after the September 11 attacks due to a scene of Spot crashing into a barn. Its sister episode is also banned because it was too short to fill a 30-minute time slot. This along with its sister episode were not publicly seen (airing on television or being on the iTunes Store) until the entire series was released on Disney+. | ||||||||
23b | 11b | "Prima Doggy" | September 15, 1997 | |||||
24 | 12 | "You Say It's Your Birthday" | September 16, 1997 | |||||
25 | 13 | "Oozy Does It Barnboozled" | September 17, 1997 | |||||
26 | 14 | "Citizen Canine" | September 18, 1997 | |||||
27 | 15 | "Full Metal Pullet Dough the Right Thing" | September 20, 1997 | |||||
28 | 16 | "Frisky Business Cadet of the Month" | September 22, 1997 | |||||
29 | 17 | "Valentine Daze" | September 23, 1997 | |||||
30a | 18a | "Close But No Cigar" | September 25, 1997 | |||||
Note: Same as "The Fungus Among Us". | ||||||||
30b | 18b | "Invasion of the Doggy Snatchers" | September 25, 1997 | |||||
31 | 19 | "Smoke Detectors Lobster Tale" | September 26, 1997 | |||||
32 | 20 | "Double Dog Dare Mooove It On Over" | September 29, 1997 | |||||
33 | 21 | "Shipwrecked" | October 1, 1997 | |||||
34 | 22 | "Mall Pups" | October 3, 1997 | |||||
35 | 23 | "Shrewzle Watch The Life You Save" | October 6, 1997 | |||||
36 | 24 | "Spots and Shots On the Lamb" | October 13, 1997 | |||||
37 | 25 | "Treasure of Swamp Island Lord of the Termites" | October 20, 1997 | |||||
38 | 26 | "Fountain of Youth Walk a Mile in my Tracks" | October 30, 1997 | |||||
39 | 27 | "Cruella World" | October 31, 1997 | |||||
40 | 28 | "Hail to the Chief Food for Thought" | November 3, 1997 | |||||
41 | 29 | "The Maltese Chicken" | November 7, 1997 | |||||
42 | 30 | "Film Fatale My Fair Chicken" | November 10, 1997 | |||||
43 | 31 | "Snow Bounders Gnaw or Never" | November 11, 1997 | |||||
44 | 32 | "Poison Ivy Twelve Angry Pups" | November 14, 1997 | |||||
45 | 33 | "The Good-Bye Chick" | November 17, 1997 | |||||
46 | 34 | "Robo-Rolly Splishing and Splashing" | November 20, 1997 | |||||
47 | 35 | "Virtual Lucky" | November 21, 1997 | |||||
48 | 36 | "Cupid Pups" | November 24, 1997 | |||||
49 | 37 | "The Artist Formerly Known as Spot The Nose Knows" | November 25, 1997 | |||||
50 | 38 | "K Is For Kibble" | January 5, 1998 | |||||
51 | 39 | "Humanitarian of the Year" | January 12, 1998 | |||||
52 | 40 | "Beauty Pageant Pandemonium Hog Tied" | January 16, 1998 | |||||
53 | 41 | "Coup De Vil" | January 19, 1998 | |||||
54 | 42 | "Every Little Crooked Nanny Cone Head" | January 30, 1998 | |||||
55 | 43 | "Channels Un-Lucky" | February 6, 1998 | |||||
56 | 44 | "The Making Of..." | February 9, 1998 | |||||
57 | 45 | "Best of Show Walk on the Wild Side" | February 11, 1998 | |||||
58 | 46 | "Horace and Jasper's Big Career Move" | February 13, 1998 | |||||
59 | 47 | "De Vil-Age Elder" | February 16, 1998 | |||||
60 | 48 | "Jurassic Bark My Fair Moochie" | February 20, 1998 | |||||
61 | 49 | "Dog Food Day Afternoon Spot's Fairy God-Chicken" | February 23, 1998 | |||||
62 | 50 | "Good Neighbor Cruella Animal House Party" | February 27, 1998 | |||||
63 64 65 | 51 52 53 | "Dalmatian Vacation" | March 2, 1998 | |||||
March 3, 1998 | ||||||||
March 4, 1998 | ||||||||
Part 1 — "Road Warriors": Part 2 — "Cross-Country Calamity": Part 3 — "Dearly Beloved": |
Merchandise
Not much merchandise has been made of this series unlike other Disney series, the only ones being:
- A Christmas Cruella VHS (released October 6, 1998)
- Dalmatian Vacation Video CD
- Dalmatian Vacation VHS and LaserDisc (Japan only)
- Surf Puppies CD
- The Big Dig (book)
- Cruella Returns (book)
- Springtime Fun (book)
- Visit the Farm (book)
- Hide-and-Go-Seek at the Farm (book)
- Rare episode cels
- Car toys for McDonald's Happy Meals (sold in January 1998)
- Curly straws from McDonald's restaurants located in Wal-Mart stores
- Beanbag toys included with Sweethearts candy (Caldor exclusive)
- Disney Channel branded keychains (Japan only)
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