Pup Academy
Created byAnna McRoberts
Starring
Voices of
  • Riley O'Donnell
  • Chance Hurstfield
  • Dylan Schombing
  • Brian George
Theme music composerMatthew Tishler
Opening theme"No Matter What"
by Dakota Lotus[1]
ComposerBrahm Wenger
Country of origin
  • Canada
  • United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes19
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Joanne Gerein
  • Michael Strange
CinematographyMark Irwin
Running time46 minutes
Production companyAir Bud Entertainment
Original release
Network
ReleaseAugust 26 (2019-08-26) –
December 15, 2019 (2019-12-15)

Pup Academy is a television series that premiered on Disney Channel in the United States and on TVOntario in Canada on August 26, 2019. The series stars Don Lake, Christian Convery, Aria Birch, Gabrielle Miller, Riley O'Donnell, Chance Hurstfield, Dylan Schombing, and Brian George.

Premise

Charlie is a man who has established a secret academy for puppies in a parallel world where they are educated on how to become dogs. His grandson, Morgan moves into his neighborhood and he enlists him to help educate the puppies, Spark, Corazon, and Whiz at the time when the bond between human and canine that is powered by the Canis Primus constellation starts to fade. This ties into a prophecy involving a boy and a stray puppy in which the Dean of Graduates (or D.O.G. for short) has to find that special stray, save Pup Academy, and restore the bond between humans and canines.

Cast and characters

Production

On October 15, 2018, it was announced that Disney and Netflix ordered Pup Academy, with a feature-length pilot, as well as 22 regular episodes.[2] Serving as Air Bud Entertainment's debut television series on Disney Channel, the series is executive produced by Anna McRoberts and Robert Vince and directed by Robert Vince.[3] On July 31, 2019, it was announced that the series would premiere on August 26, 2019; following the premiere, new episodes of the series resumed on September 4, 2019.[4] The series also began airing on TVOntario's TVOKids block in Canada on August 26, 2019.[5] Internationally, the show launched on Netflix in February 2020.[6]

Episodes

No.Title [7]Directed byWritten byOriginal air date [7]U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"The Stray's First Day"Robert Vince and Anna McRobertsAnna McRobertsAugust 26, 2019 (2019-08-26)0.38[8]
Guest stars: Michael Teigen as Clark, Lauren McGibbon as Lou, Nolan Hupp as James
2"Tell Us About Your Human Day"Robert VinceTom BergerSeptember 4, 2019 (2019-09-04)0.23[9]
3"Cooking Up Trouble"Anna McRobertsHeidi FossSeptember 5, 2019 (2019-09-05)0.24[10]
4"My Uncle Is Dude"Anna McRobertsStory by : Heidi Foss
Teleplay by : Heidi Foss and Anna McRoberts		September 6, 2019 (2019-09-06)0.20[11]
5"Oopsie!"Robert VinceCraig MartinSeptember 9, 2019 (2019-09-09)0.24[12]
6"Spark Strays"Robert VinceCraig MartinSeptember 10, 2019 (2019-09-10)0.18[13]
7"Izzy Gets Busy"Robert VinceKaren FowlerSeptember 11, 2019 (2019-09-11)0.28[14]
8"Kitten Academy"Anna McRobertsEric TothSeptember 12, 2019 (2019-09-12)0.29[15]
9"Into the Wildwood"Robert VinceTom BergerSeptember 16, 2019 (2019-09-16)0.19[16]
10"Secrets Unleashed"Stefan ScainiStory by : Jay Shore
Teleplay by : Tom Berger		September 17, 2019 (2019-09-17)0.25[17]
11"The Substitute"Stefan ScainiHeidi FossSeptember 18, 2019 (2019-09-18)0.26[18]
12"The Thing with King"Robert VinceAnna McRobertsSeptember 19, 2019 (2019-09-19)0.25[19]
13"The Constellation Fades"Stefan ScainiEric TothNovember 24, 2019 (2019-11-24)0.35[20]
14"Spark Wants Back"Stefan ScainiJay ShoreNovember 24, 2019 (2019-11-24)0.33[20]
15"The Day of the Stray"Stefan ScainiHeidi Foss and Eric TothDecember 1, 2019 (2019-12-01)0.39[21]
16"Skunked!"Stefan ScainiNathaniel MoherDecember 1, 2019 (2019-12-01)0.34[21]
17"The King Sting"Robert VinceRobert Vince and Piers RaeDecember 8, 2019 (2019-12-08)0.50[22]
18"Most Valuable Pup"Robert VinceUnknownDecember 8, 2019 (2019-12-08)0.43[22]
19"The Stray's Last Day"Robert VinceTeleplay by : Heidi Foss & Anna McRoberts and Piers Rae & Robert VinceDecember 15, 2019 (2019-12-15)0.47[23]

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per season of Pup Academy
Season Episodes First aired Last aired Avg. viewers
(millions)
Date Viewers
(millions) 		Date Viewers
(millions)
1 19 August 26, 2019 (2019-08-26) 0.38[8] December 15, 2019 (2019-12-15) 0.47[23] 0.30

References

  1. ^ Theme Song 🎶 ft. Dakota Lotus | Pup Academy | Disney Channel. Disney Channel. August 26, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2019 – via YouTube.
  2. ^ Nico Franks (October 15, 2018). "Disney, Netflix Adopt Talking Pups". C21Media. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  3. ^ "Disney Channel TV Series Being Shot in Oak Bay". Victoria News. October 19, 2018. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  4. ^ Ruben Perez Jr (July 31, 2019). "Air Bud Entertainment Announces First-Ever TV Series, Pup Academy Premiering Aug. 26 on Disney Channel". Entertainment Rocks. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  5. ^ New! Pup Academy – Coming Monday August 26 at 5 PM!. TVOKids. August 19, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2019 – via YouTube.
  6. ^ Rebecca Sun (July 30, 2019). "UTA Signs Air Bud Entertainment (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 28, 2019. The studio's latest project, the live-action series 'Pup Academy,' will premiere Aug. 26 on Disney Channel and worldwide on Netflix next February.
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