Pound Puppies | |
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Genre | Comedy Adventure Musical Children's animation Fantasy |
Based on | Pound Puppies Franchise by Michael Bowling |
Developed by | Wendy 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 composer | Jonathan Evans |
Opening theme | "Pound Puppies" |
Ending theme | "Pound Puppies" |
Composers | Daniel Ingram Steffan Andrews |
Country of origin | Canada United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 65 (list of episodes) |
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Executive producers | Wendy 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 |
Producers | Paul 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 time | 22 minutes |
Production companies | Paul & Joe Productions (season 1) 9 Story Entertainment (episodes 1–7) DHX Media Vancouver (episodes 8–65) Hasbro Studios |
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Network | The Hub/Hub Network |
Release | October 10, 2010 – November 16, 2013 |
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]
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.
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".
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The following dogs appear regularly in the series. [8]
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:
Home media for Pound Puppies was distributed by Shout! Factory.
Title | Release date | Episodes | Additional features |
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Homeward Pound [10] | March 6, 2012 |
| Bonus feature - "Learn to Draw Lucky!" |
Super Secret Pup Club [11] | October 16, 2012 |
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Mission: Adoption [12] | May 21, 2013 |
| Bonus feature - Printable adoption certificate |
Holiday Hijinks [13] | November 5, 2013 |
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A Perfect Match [14] | April 8, 2014 |
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Puppy Love [15] | February 3, 2015 |
| Bonus feature - Printable valentine |
Pick of the Litter [16] | July 14, 2015 |
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Rare Pair [17] | January 19, 2016 |
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Showstopping Pups [18] | April 16, 2016 |
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Halloween at Shelter 17 [19] | August 30, 2016 |
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Puppy Party [20] | December 13, 2016 |
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Lucky Time | April 18, 2017 |
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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]