Pound Puppies
VHS cover
Genre
Based onPound Puppies
by Tonka
Written byTom Ruegger
Directed by
Voices of
ComposerHoyt Curtin
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Mitch Schauer
  • For Tonka Corporation:
  • Lois Hanrahan
  • Ray McDonald (co-producer)
EditorGil Iverson
Running time36 min.
Production companies
Original release
NetworkSyndication
Release
  • October 26, 1985 (1985-10-26)

The Pound Puppies is an animated television special, produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, based on the popular toy line from Tonka, which aired in syndication on October 26, 1985, paired with Star Fairies.[1] The story is a spoof of the 1963 film The Great Escape.[2]

Characters in the special included the Fonzie-styled leader Cooler (voiced by Dan Gilvezan), the cheerleader Bright Eyes (voiced by Adrienne Alexander), and a dog with a very nasal like New York accent known only as "The Nose" (voiced by Joanne Worley), and the goofy inventor aptly named Howler (voiced by Frank Welker), who can only howl.

Plot

A female dog from a wealthy aristocratic family named Violet Vanderfeller is being pursued by dognappers when she is picked up and taken to the city pound. There, she meets the gang and discovers their mission to find homes for themselves. The film plot centers on Violet (whom Cooler insists on referring to as "Sam") attempting to reunite with her family, ultimately succeeding. Two other dogs appeared in the special. They were the upper-class snob Barkerville and the garbage-can-digging Scrounger.

Voice cast

Home media

The special was released on VHS in 1986 by Family Home Entertainment and is available on a DVD which comes with certain Pound Puppies toys.

References

  1. ^ Woolery, George W. (1989). Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First Twenty-Five Years, 1962-1987. Scarecrow Press. pp. 313–314. ISBN 0-8108-2198-2. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  2. ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 638–639. ISBN 978-1476665993.

External links

Pound Puppies
Animated television series and films in mid-1980s tied in to Hasbro properties
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