101 Dalmatians (franchise)

101 Dalmatians is an American franchise owned by The Walt Disney Company, based on Dodie Smith's 1956 novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians. It began in 1961 with the release of Walt Disney's 17th animated feature One Hundred and One Dalmatians. After the release, various adaptations, spin-offs, and other media and merchandise have been released over the years.
==Titles==
===Films===
*One Hundred and One Dalmatians is the original film of the franchise. It is an American adventure comedy film that was produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation, and directed by Wolfgang Reitherman, Hamilton Luske, and Clyde Geronimi. The movie was originally released to theaters on January 25, 1961 by Buena Vista Distribution Pictures, and it is the 17th film in the Walt Disney Feature Animation.
*'101 Dalmatians' is a live-action remake of the original animated film. It was written and produced by John Hughes and directed by Stephen Herek, and stars Gleen Close as Cruella De Vil, Jeff Daniels as Roger, and Joely Richardson as Anita. The movie was released to theaters on November 27, 1996, by Walt Disney Pictures.
*102 Dalmatians is a live-action sequel to the 1996 live-action remake. The movie was directed by Kevin Lima and starred Gleen Close respiring her role as Cruella. The movie was released on November 17, 2000 by Walt Disney Pictures.
*101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure is a direct-to-video sequel to the original 1961 animated film. It was produced by Disney Television Animation and released by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on VHS and DVD on January 21, 2003. It was directed by Jim Kammerud and Brain Smith, and produced by Carolyn Bates and Leslie Hough. A special edition DVD with the game "Patch's Twilight Bark" was released on September 16, 2008.
*Cruella is a live-action crime comedy film that tells an origin story of Cruella De Vil. The movie was directed by Craig Gillespi and starred Emma Stone as Cruella. The movie was released on May 28, 2021.
*Cruella 2 is an upcoming sequel to the original Cruella movie.
===Shorts===
*The Further Adventures of Thunderbolt is an animated short film based on early drafts of the scene which follows the events directly from where they are seen in the original movie. It was released on the Walt Disney Diamond Edition release of One Hundred and One Dalmatians that was released on February 10, 2015.
===Television===
*101 Dalmatians: The Series is an animated television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. The series follows the adventures of three particular puppies: Lucky, Rolly, and Cadpig. The Three siblings are often joined by their friend Spot, a chicken who wants to be a dog. 101 Dalmatians: The Series premiered on September 13, 1997, appearing on ABC's One Saturday Morning lineup. Reruns will play on ABC until 1999. In 1998, the show was shown on Disney Channel and Toon Disney until 2006. In 2012, Disney Jr. would rerun the episodes until 2013.
*101 Dalmatian Street is a Canadian/British animated television series, set in 21th century London. The series follows Dylan and his sister Dolly, who are descendants of Pongo and Perdita. 101 Dalmatian Street premiered on March 18, 2019 in the UK and France, while airing on March 25 for other areas in Europe, April 1 in Africa, and Latin America and Brazil in June.
===Games===
*Animated StoryBook: 101 Dalmatians is a video game that was developed by Disney Interactive Studios, Inc. and published in 1997. The game can have young readers improve their comprehension, vocabulary, and problem-solving skills. During the game, players can join Pongo, Perdita, and their puppies while matching wits with Cruella De Vil.
*Math Antics with Disney's 101 Dalmatians is a video game developed by Appaloosa Interactive and published by Sega on the Sega Pico in North America in 1996 and Japan in 1997. The game follows the plot of the original animated 101 Dalmatians film. The player has an option to choose the Easy or Hard difficulty setting, and must solve twelve different mini games. There is also an optional painting mini game by the end of the game.
*Disney Hotshots: Disney's 101 Dalmatians is a video game in the Disney Hotshots series. It is a CD compilation that was released in 2003 and contains two games: 101 Dalmatians: Animated Storybook and 101 Dalmatians: Print Studio, which were released originally in 1997.
*101 Dalmatians: Escape from DeVil Manor is a computer game created by Disney Interactive. This game is based on the 1996 live-action remake of the original animated movie, while the designs of the characters were based on the original animated movie. The game focuses on two Dalmatian puppies, Patches and Whizzer on an adventure to escape from captivity of Cruella De Vil's mansion.
*102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue is an action-platform video game based on the sequel to the live-action remake of the original animated movie. The game loosely follows the movie's plot. The player can choose the role of one of the two Dalmatian puppies: Oddball or Domino, who head out to rescue their siblings, who have been kidnapped by Cruella De Vil.
*102 Dalmatians: Activity Center is a Disney Interactive PC game that was released in February of 2001. In this game, the players can play various different mini-games.
*Kingdom Hearts features Pongo, Perdita, and the Dalmatian puppies. After their world has been destroyed, Pongo and Perdita are transported to Traverse Town while the 99 Dalmatian puppies have been separated and scattered in different worlds, so Sora, Donald, and Goofy are tasked to find the puppies through their travels to the worlds and return them back to Pongo and Perdita.
*101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure is a action-adventure/platforming video game based on the sequel to the original 1961 animated movie. It was developed by Digital Eclipse Software, Inc. and published by Eidos Interactive for the PlayStation platform. It was released on November 20, 2003 exclusively in North America.
==Other media==
Both Patch and Cruella De Vil are the icons of the films with Patch being the most iconic Dalmatian puppy from Pongo and Perdita's litter, featuring a line of merchandise including dolls, t-shirts, sweaters, and mugs, and even staring in the sequel to the original One Hundred and One Dalmatians film. Cruella, on the other hand, is part of the line-up as a primary member of the Disney Villains franchise.
Many characters from the franchise appear in the Disney One Saturday Morning series House of Mouse. Pongo, Perdita, and Colonel appear in the series' spin-off film Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse, and Cruella appears as one of the main villains in Mickey's House of Villains.
One Hundred and One Dalmatians has a small pressence a small presence in Disney Parks and Resorts mainly through shops and occasional shows. Cruella is the only meet and greet character from the franchise and is usually seen on Main Street U.S.A.
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