Poochini's Yard

Poochini's Yard (a.k.a. Poochini) is an animated television series which originally aired globally in 2000, but did not debut in the United States until September 1, 2002.[1] The series follows the life of a dog named Poochini who runs away from home after his rich owner dies, gets captured by the dog pound and is adopted by an average American family.[2]

Poochini's Yard
Genre	Comedy Drama
Created by	Dave Thomas
Developed by	Robin Steele
Directed by	Dave Thomas Dave Marshall
Starring	Billy West Dee Bradley Baker Leslie Carrara Jeff Bennett John Cygan Maurice LaMarche
Composer(s)	Rusty Andrews Brad Carow Bill Fulton John Gonzalez
Country of origin	USA Germany Netherlands
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	26
Production
Executive producer(s)	Ian Ensslen Jeff Fino Dr. Sylvia Rothblum
Producer(s)	Thomas Haffa Kaye Robinson Dr. Sylvia Rothblum Jeffrey C. Ulin
Running time	30 mins
Distributor	Studio 100
Release
Original network	Syndication
Original release	February 1, 2000 – March 1, 2003

Despite being created and co-produced by the San Francisco-based entertainment company WildBrain, Poochini was not shown in the United States for over two years after its production. Co-produced and internationally distributed by Munich-based media group EM.TV,[3] Poochini was based on the award-winning short A Dog Cartoon (1999).

The series had only made 26 episodes with the final one airing in the United States on March 1, 2003. It aired in syndication and on The WB 100+ Station Group.

It was directed by Dave Marshall and Dave Thomas.[4] The series was one of the final projects of background artist Maurice Noble, who is credited as design and color consultant.

Voice cast

• Billy West - Poochini, Walter White, Mr. Garvey, Lockjaw
• Dee Bradley Baker - Billy White, Bunk, Knucklehead, Snubnose
• Maurice LaMarche - Dirt
• Leslie Carrara - Wendy White
• Jeff Bennett
• John Cygan

Episodes

1. Abandoned/The Gopher/The Cone
2. Squeaky Fromage/Puppy Obey/Christmas Tree
3. Peanut Butter/The Visitor/The Flea Collar
4. Dog Wanted/Pleasant Puppy Dreams/Stray Dog
5. The Tail/Albino Alligator/Dog Show
6. Mad Dog on Duty/The Baldness/Doggie Day Afternoon
7. Foamer/The Dog House of Tomorrow/Puppy Love
8. Extreme Poochini Wrestling/The Guru/Psychic Dog
9. Barking Orders/Fallout Shelter/Leash Law
10. Checkers Dog/Dog Pile/The Skunk
11. Bone Sweet Bone/Three Bad Dogs/Pyro Pooch
12. Amnesiac Dog/Massive Hounds/Pet Smells
13. Freak Week/Meat Madness/Vomitron
14. Piranha/League of Dogs/Hosed
15. Heatwave/Love Cats/Tar Dog
16. Night of Terror/Queen Bee/Remote Control
17. Diva Dog/Poolside Poochini/Newsboy Rampage
18. Coffee Dog/Robot Dog/Bedtime
19. Garden Guardian/Hurricane Poochini/Yard Sale of the Century
20. A Hound in One/Poochersize/Super Hearing Dog
21. Boning Up/Night Crawlers/Flying Dog
22. Recyclers/Chili Dog/You Dirty Rat
23. Dogsitter/The Servant/Phobic Family
24. Carry On/Dognapped/Hi Class Hi Jinx
25. Nurture Dog/Whitesylvania Forever/Born Again Dog
26. Butterfly Season/Leaf Me Alone/Paranoid Dog

References

1. History of Wild Brain at wildbrain.com Archived 2007-02-16 at the Wayback Machine Accessed February 13th, 2007
2. Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 471. ISBN 978-1538103739.
3. "Wild Brain Storms Ahead" August 25th, 1999 San Francisco Chronicle article by David Lazarus - Accessed February 13th, 2007
4. Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. p. 631. ISBN 978-1476665993.

External links

• Poochini's Yard on IMDb