101 Dalmatians: The Series

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101 Dalmatians: The Series is a late-1990s animated television series produced by The Walt Disney Company. It was based on the classic 1961 Disney animated feature One Hundred and One Dalmatians and its 1996 live-action remake.

Originally intended to be titled Dalmatians 101, it was (fittingly) changed to 101 Dalmatians: The Series just before its premiere. In the series opener, Roger and Anita Dearly (no longer called Radcliff as in the orginal animated film, but Dearly as they are in the original childrens book and in the live-action version film), with Nanny, decide to move to the country where the 99 puppies will have room to grow and play (there wasn't enough space in their city brownstone apartment house back in Topstown). The fact that the Widow Smedley's farm, which the Dearlys purchased, sits next to the DeVil Mansion didn't bode well for Cruella DeVil, its prime occupant. She's become a corporate criminal. Of course, she no longer wants the Puppies' hides since it is not 'policially correct' to wear fur (she would eventually go back to her old tricks in House of Mouse a few years later), but she definitely wants the Dearlys and the Dalmatians off the farm. To this end, she has hired brothers Horace & Jasper Badun of "H & J Concepts." Also, Cruella's pet ferret, Scorch has made it his business to terrorize the puppies himself.

The show focuses primarily on three particular puppies: Lucky, TV expert and leader and canine Tom Sawyer; loyal, scholarly, and always-hungry brother Rolly; and their outspoken New Age guru sister, the runt Cadpig. They're joined by colorful friends like Spot, the girl chicken who wants to be a dog and a member of the "Bark Brigade." Early promotional material listed "dictatorial Penny and mischievous Patch" as two other puppy cast members, but the highlighted puppies were widdled down to three.

Other puppies appearing in the show have included the brave three-legged Tripod, Duke, the constantly-urinating Wizzer, and their sister Two-tone. The show seems to be a blending of both the original animated film and the live action feature, so the potential exists for other puppies from the films to appear, especially Penny, Freckles, Patch and Pepper (animated), and Jewel, Dipstick and Fidget (live action).

101 Dalmatians: The Series debuted in syndication on September 1, 1997, running new episodes six days a week. Less than two weeks later, the show came to ABC's One Saturday Morning lineup, airing original episodes that could only be seen on the network. 65 episodes were produced - 12 on ABC, and 53 in syndication. Until recently, 101 Dalmatians: The Series was shown in reruns on Toon Disney, but due to bad scheduling and the addition of JETIX, it is shown only early in the morning, at 5:30 AM E/P.

Episodes

Note: Due to continuity, the ABC episodes (1-13) are listed first.

Season 1

1. Home is Where the Bark Is (9-13-97)
2. He Followed Me Home / Love 'Em and Flea 'Em (9-27-97)
3. Howl Noon / Easy on the Lies (10-04-97)
4. Two for the Show / An Officer and a Gentledog (10-11-97)
5. Bad to the Bone / Southern Fried Cruella (10-18-97)
6. Swine Song / Watch for Falling Idols (10-25-97)
7. The High Price of Fame / The Great Cat Invasion (11-01-97)
8. No Train, No Gain (11-08-97)
9. Rolly's Egg-Celent Adventure / Wild Chick Chase (11-15-97)
10. The Dogs of DeVil / Dog's Best Friend (11-22-97)
11. A Christmas Cruella (12-20-97)
12. Out to Launch / Prophet and Loss (1-10-98)

Season 2

1. You Slipped a Disk / Chow About That? (9-01-97)
2. Tic Track Toe / Lucky All-Star (9-02-97)
3. Shake, Rattle, and Woof / Cadpig Behind Bars (9-03-97)
4. Leisure Lawsuit / Purred It Through the Grapevine (9-04-97)
5. Our Own Digs / Goose Pimples (9-05-97)
6. Two Faces of Anita (9-06-97)
7. The Fungus Among Us (9-07-97)
8. Market Mayham / Lucky to be Alone (9-08-97)
9. Four Stories Up (9-09-97)
10. It's a Swamp Thing / Roll Out the Pork Barrel (9-10-97)
11. Alive N' Chicken / Prima Doggy (9-11-97)
12. You Say It's Your Birthday (9-12-97)
13. Oozy Does It / Barnboozled (
14. Citizen Canine
15. Full Metal Pullet / Dough the Right Thing
16. Frisky Business / Cadet of the Month
17. Valentine Daze
18. Close but no Cigar / Invasion of the Doggy Snatchers
19. Smoke Detectors / Lobster Tale
20. Double Dog Dare / Mooove It On Over
21. Shipwrecked
22. Mall Pups
23. Shrewzle Watch / The Life You Save
24. Spots and Shots / On the Lamb
25. Treasure of Swamp Island / Lord of the Termites
26. Fountain of Youth / Walk a Mile in my Tracks
27. Cruella World
28. Hail to the Chief / Food for Thought
29. The Maltese Chicken
30. Film Fatale / My Fair Chicken
31. Snow Bounders / Gnaw or Never
32. Poison Ivy / Twelve Angry Pups
33. The Good-bye Chick
34. Robo-Rolly / Splishing and Splashing
35. Virtual Lucky
36. Cupid Pups
37. The Artist Formerly Known as Spot / The Nose Knows
38. K Is For Kibble
39. Humanitarian of the Year
40. Beauty Pageant Pandemonium / Hog-Tied
41. Coup DeVil
42. Every Little Crooked Nanny / Cone Head
43. Channels / Un-Lucky
44. The Making Of...
45. Best of Show / Walk on the Wild Side
46. Horace and Jasper's Big Career Move
47. DeVil-Age Elder
48. Jurassic Bark / My Fair Moochie
49. Dog Food Day Afternoon / Spot's Fairy God-Chicken
50. Good Neighbor Cruella / Animal House Party
51. Dalmatian Vacation (1) - Road Warriors
52. Dalmatian Vacation (2) - Cross-Country Calamity
53. Dalmatian Vacation (3) - Dearly Beloved