Pound Puppies (2010 TV series)

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Pound Puppies
Pound Puppies logo.PNG
Genre Comedy
Adventure
Musical
Children's animation
Fantasy
Based on Pound Puppies Franchise by Michael Bowling
Developed byWendy Moss Klein
Nancy Steingard
Paul Germain
Joe Ansolabehere
Voices of Eric McCormack
René Auberjonois
Yvette Nicole Brown
John DiMaggio
Michael Rapaport
Alanna Ubach
M. Emmet Walsh
Brooke Goldner
Cree Summer
Jessica DiCicco
Betty White
Theme music composerJonathan Evans
Opening theme"Pound Puppies"
Ending theme"Pound Puppies"
Composers Daniel Ingram
Steffan Andrews
Country of originCanada
United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes65 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersWendy Moss Klein (seasons 1–2)
Nancy Steingard (seasons 1–2)
Paul Germain (season 1)
Joe Ansolabehere (season 1)
Vince Commisso (episodes 1–7)
Steve Jarosz (episodes 1–7)
Chris Bartleman (episodes 8–65)
Blair Peters (episodes 8–26)
Kirsten Newlands (episodes 8–65)
Bart Jennett (season 3)
Stephen Davis
ProducersPaul Germain (episodes 1–8)
Joe Ansolabehere (episodes 1–8)
Marissa Collyer (episodes 1–8)
Elana Adair (episodes 8–65)
Alfred Gimeno (episodes 12–39)
Kimberly Small (season 3)
Running time22 minutes
Production companies Paul & Joe Productions (season 1)
9 Story Entertainment (episodes 1–7)
DHX Media Vancouver (episodes 8–65)
Hasbro Studios
Original release
Network The Hub/Hub Network
ReleaseOctober 10, 2010 (2010-10-10) 
November 16, 2013 (2013-11-16)

Pound Puppies is an animated children's television series developed by Wendy Klein Moss, Nancy Steingard, Paul Germain and Joe Ansolabehere for the Hub Network. It premiered on October 10, 2010 in the United States as the first Hub "original series". [1] It also aired on YTV in Canada and on Boomerang in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Australia. Produced by Hasbro Studios, it was the second series (after the 1986 series) to adapt Pound Puppies into a cartoon format. Originally a property by Tonka, Hasbro acquired Tonka itself and currently manages Pound Puppies. The plot style and music were similar to the 1960s TV series Hogan's Heroes and to films like Stalag 17 and The Great Escape . [2] The first seven episodes of the series were animated by 9 Story Entertainment, but DHX Media/Vancouver took over to animate the series from episode 8 onwards. [3]

Contents

The show is known for being one of four original series from The Hub to win the CINE Golden Eagle Award for high quality production and storytelling in July 2012; [4] one month later, the Season 1 episode "I Never Barked for My Father" was honored with the HUMANITAS Prize for excellence in writing for children's television animation. [5] 65 episodes were produced.

The show currently airs reruns on Discovery Family.

Plot

The Pound Puppies (Lucky the Hero, Cookie the Action Girl, Niblet the Plucky Comic Relief, Strudel the Gadgeteer Genius, and Squirt the Sneaky Guy) are a group of dogs who spend most of their time at Shelter 17. Together with a group of squirrels recruited by Strudel, an incredibly smart Dachshund, they operate a secret and highly sophisticated underground facility beneath the pound, aimed at finding new owners for puppies or even grown up dogs that come to their pound. They rely on their motto, "A pup for every person, and a person for every pup". Although the facility is filled with advanced equipment (mainly built by Strudel and the squirrels) and is often shown bustling with activity, it consistently manages to avoid detection by the pound's clueless human staff. Several episodes have shown that there are multiple Pound Puppies units worldwide. There is also a similar organization, the "Kennel Kittens", which is a group of cats at the Happy Valley shelter that try to find forever homes for the kittens and cats that come their way. The Kennel Kittens have appeared in several episodes, and often mess up the Pound Puppies' missions. The Pound Puppies also have an unofficial side branch, the "Super Secret Pup Club". [6]

A recurring plot often involves the Pound Puppies helping dogs find loving homes and coming across various challenges as they do so. Once a dog is successfully matched with a new owner, the Pound Puppies give them a dog tag shaped like a dog house as a parting gift, along with the quote, "Once a pound puppy, always a pound puppy".

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast released
1 26October 10, 2010 (2010-10-10)January 28, 2012 (2012-01-28)
2 13June 2, 2012 (2012-06-02)December 1, 2012 (2012-12-01)
3 26June 1, 2013 (2013-06-01) [7] November 16, 2013 (2013-11-16)

Characters

Pound Puppies

The following dogs appear regularly in the series. [8]

Humans

Recurring characters

Cats

The Kennel Kittens are a group of cats who help find homes for kittens. Their goals sometimes bring them into conflict with the Pound Puppies. They first appeared in "Catcalls" and last appeared in "Hello Kitten". They are as follows:

  • Ace (voiced by Eric McCormack) is the leader of Shelter 71, known as Happy Valley. He is a Bicolor cat and a cat version of Lucky, the leader of Shelter 17. He is much more ruthless and less honorable than Lucky, willing to use deception and cheap tricks to get what he wants. It's revealed in Season 3 that his hatred of dogs stems from having been abandoned as a kitten by his dog friend for his perfect person.
  • Fluffy (voiced by Yvette Nicole Brown) is a Ragamuffin cat and cat version of Cookie. She, just like Cookie, is second in command of Shelter 71. She is believed to have a crush on Squirt instead of on Ace. Instead of pink, the bow on her head is yellow. It appears to be a bit easier for her soft side to come out compared to Cookie.
  • Tiny (voiced by John DiMaggio) is a Maine Coon cat and cat version of Niblet. He, unlike Niblet, actually does wear a teal collar. He's the only one who's pretty much one-to-one with his dog counterpart, being just as dimwitted and good-natured.
  • Squeak (voiced by Michael Rapaport) is a Siamese cat and cat version of Squirt. He's shown to be less empathetic than Squirt, sending Squirt himself (disguised as a cat) on a dangerous mission to claim fish heads that are being guarded by a big, dangerous dog named Chubba, to whom they had already lost three cats in the span of a single month.
  • Kugel (voiced by Alanna Ubach) is a Munchkin cat and cat version of Strudel. She doesn't appear to be as egotistical as Strudel, as she's never shown boasting about her own abilities. She does, however, state that cats are scientifically smarter than dogs.

Other

Home media

Home media for Pound Puppies was distributed by Shout! Factory.

TitleRelease dateEpisodesAdditional features
Homeward Pound [10] March 6, 2012
  • "Homeward Pound" (Season 1, Episode 11)
  • "My Fair Rebound" (Season 1, Episode 8)
  • "Quintuplets" (Season 1, Episode 9)
  • "The K9 Kid" (Season 1, Episode 19)
  • "Zoltron" (Season 1, Episode 15)
Bonus feature - "Learn to Draw Lucky!"
Super Secret Pup Club [11] October 16, 2012
  • "Bone Voyage" (Season 1, Episode 17)
  • "Mutternal Instincts" (Season 1, Episode 25)
  • "The Fraud Princess" (Season 2, Episode 2)
  • "The Super Secret Pup Club" (Season 2, Episode 3)
  • "The Ruff Ruff Bunch" (Season 2, Episode 7)
Mission: Adoption [12] May 21, 2013
  • "King of the Heap" (Season 1, Episode 7)
  • "Taboo" (Season 1, Episode 13)
  • "Snow Problem" (Season 1, Episode 18)
  • "Zipper the Zoomit Dog" (Season 2, Episode 1)
  • "There's Something About Camelia" (Season 2, Episode 5)
Bonus feature - Printable adoption certificate
Holiday Hijinks [13] November 5, 2013
  • "I Heard the Barks on Christmas Eve" (Season 2, Episode 13)
  • "I Never Barked for My Father" (Season 1, Episode 21)
  • "Barlow" (Season 2, Episode 4)
  • "Good Dog, McLeish!" (Season 2, Episode 6)
  • "The Prince and the Pupper" (Season 1, Episode 5)
A Perfect Match [14] April 8, 2014
  • "The Yipper Caper" (Season 1, Episode 1)
  • "Hello Kitten" (Season 3, Episode 11)
  • "No More S'mores" (Season 3, Episode 19)
  • "Beauty Is Only Fur Deep" (Season 3, Episode 12)
  • "Working K9 To 5" (Season 3, Episode 1)
Puppy Love [15] February 3, 2015
  • "Toyoshiko! Bark Friend Machine" (Season 1, Episode 14)
  • "McLeish Unleashed" (Season 1, Episode 22)
  • "The General" (Season 1, Episode 4)
  • "When Niblet Met Giblet" (Season 3, Episode 9)
  • "Rebound's First Symphony" (Season 3, Episode 22)
Bonus feature - Printable valentine
Pick of the Litter [16] July 14, 2015
  • "Dog on a Wire" (Season 1, Episode 10)
  • "Pound Preemies" (Season 2, Episode 13)
  • "Cuddle Up Buttercup" (Season 3, Episode 2)
  • "The Pups Who Loved Me" (Season 3, Episode 3)
  • "I'm Ready for My Close Pup" (Season 3, Episode 8)
Rare Pair [17] January 19, 2016
  • "Catcalls" (Season 1, Episode 6)
  • "The Really Weird Dog" (Season 1, Episode 16)
  • "The Call of the Squirreldog" (Season 1, Episode 20)
  • "Kennel Kittens Return" (Season 1, Episode 24)
  • "Once a Ralph, Always a Ralph" (Season 3, Episode 10)
Showstopping Pups [18] April 16, 2016
  • "The Accidental Pup Star" (Season 2, Episode 10)
  • "It's Elementary, My Dear Pup Club" (Season 3, Episode 6)
  • "Hot Dawg!" (Season 3, Episode 7)
  • "The Watchdogs" (Season 3, Episode 13)
  • "Back in Action" (Season 3, Episode 17)
Halloween at Shelter 17 [19] August 30, 2016
  • "Nightmare on Pound Street" (Season 1, Episode 2)
  • "Rebel Without a Collar" (Season 1, Episode 12)
  • "Fright at the Museum" (Season 3, Episode 4)
  • "The Truth is in Hear" (Season 3, Episode 18)
  • "Little Monster" (Season 3, Episode 21)
  • "Lord of the Fleas" (Season 3, Episode 23)
Puppy Party [20] December 13, 2016
  • "Rebound" (Season 1, Episode 3)
  • "Olaf in Love" (Season 1, Episode 23)
  • "Puddles the Problem Pup" (Season 3, Episode 5)
  • "Hail to the Chief" (Season 3, Episode 14)
  • "All Bark and Little Bite" (Season 3, Episode 15)
  • "Doubles Trouble" (Season 3, Episode 20)
  • "The Road to Empawerment" (Season 3, Episode 24)
Lucky TimeApril 18, 2017
  • "Lucky Gets Adopted" (Season 1, Episode 26)
  • "Salty" (Season 2, Episode 8)
  • "Squawk" (Season 2, Episode 9)
  • "No Dogs Allowed" (Season 2, Episode 11)
  • "Lucky the Dunce" (Season 3, Episode 16)
  • "The Pupple's Court" (Season 3, Episode 25)
  • "Lucky Has to Move" (Season 3, Episode 26)

Toys

In Summer 2012, Hasbro released a line of toys for The Hub's Pound Puppies series, consisting mainly of plush toys (including Lucky, Cookie, Rebound, Patches, Cupcake and a minor character, Nutmeg) and small figures. Each plush toy comes with an "Adoption Certificate" tag that one can fill out. One can also access an official website and download a Pound Puppies adoption certificate. [21]

References

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  2. "Pound Puppies, Hogan's Heroes" . Retrieved April 24, 2012.
  3. "DHX Media website-Pound Puppies". Archived from the original on August 31, 2012. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
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  5. "The Hub TV Network Original Series 'Pound Puppies', From Hasbro Studios, Honored with Humanitas Prize". Archived from the original on August 11, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
  6. "Pound Puppies on HubWorld.com". Archived from the original on September 20, 2012. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
  7. "'Wizards Vs. Aliens', 'SheZow', 'The Aquabats! Super Show!', 'Pound Puppies' & 'Kaijudo: Clash of the Duel Masters' Premiere on The Hub This June". Archived from the original on May 5, 2013. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
  8. "Pound Puppies-Characters". Archived from the original on September 20, 2012. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
  9. "Pound Puppies-Secondary characters". Archived from the original on September 20, 2012. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
  10. "Pound Puppies: Homeward Pound DVD press release". Archived from the original on February 8, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
  11. "Pound Puppies: Super Secret Pup Club DVD facts sheet". Archived from the original on September 19, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
  12. "Pound Puppies: Mission: Adoption". Shout Factory. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
  13. "Pound Puppies: Holiday Hijinks". Shout Factory. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
  14. "Pound Puppies: A Perfect Match" . Retrieved April 8, 2014.
  15. "Pound Puppies: Puppy Love" . Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  16. "Pound Puppies: Pick of the Litter" . Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  17. "Pound Puppies: A Rare Pair" . Retrieved January 19, 2016.
  18. "Pound Puppies: Showstopping Pups" . Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  19. "Pound Puppies: Halloween at Shelter 17" . Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  20. "Pound Puppies: Puppy Party" . Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  21. "Pound Puppies on TV.com, forum discussion "Toys"" . Retrieved September 21, 2012.