101 Dalmatians: The Series

**101 Dalmatians: The Series** is an American television series created by Jim Jinkins and David Campbell. It is based on the 1961 film One Hundred and One Dalmatians.

It focuses on three puppies: Lucky, Rolly and Cadpig.

The series premiered on ABC on September 1, 1997 and aired for two seasons on Syndication until March 4, 1998.

## Plot

The show focuses primarily on three particular puppies; Lucky, TV addict leader and unconventional hero, Rolly, his fat cheerful laid-back and always-hungry brother, and Cadpig, their uncanny but loveable sister who is the runt of the family. The three siblings are often joined by Spot, a chicken who wants to be a dog and a member of the Bark Brigade. Early promotional material had listed dictatorial Penny and mischievous Patch as two other puppy cast members, but the highlighted puppies were whittled down to three so Penny was dropped and Patch became extra in the show. Unlike the original film but like the 1996 live-action film, the series is set in the United States in the 1990s, on the Dearly Farm.

Other puppies appearing in the show have included the fearless, three-legged Tripod, the friendly dim-witted Dipstick, the constantly urinating Wizzer, the fashion-conscious diva Two-Tone, and the Sheepdog mix, Mooch, who serves as the farm's bully. Patch also makes occasional appearances, though with a different personality than originally promoted. The show seems to be a blending of both the animated film and the live-action film, so the potential exists for other puppies from the films to appear, especially Freckles, Pepper, Penny, Jewel, and Fidget.

## Cast and Characters

### Main

* Pamela Adlon and Debi Mae West as Lucky
* Kath Soucie as Cadpig / Rolly
* Tara Strong as Spot
* Jeff Bennett as Roger
* April Winchell as Cruella De Vil
* David L. Lander as Horace

### Recurring

* Charlotte Rae as Nanny
* Kevin Schon as Pongo
* Pam Dawber as Perdita
* Danny Cooksey
* Tara Strong as Two-Tone
* Thom Adcox-Hernandez as Dipstick
* Pamela Adlon as Wizzer
* Toran Caudell as Tripod
* Frank Welker as Captain / Thunderbolt / Steven the Alligator / Cydne
* Jeff Bennett as Lieutenant Pug / Swamp Rat
* Tress MacNeille as Cornelia
* Paddi Edwards as Lucy
* Jim Cummings as Mayor Ed Pig
* Christine Cavanaugh as Dumpling
* April Winchell as Princess
* Marla Gibbs as Duchess

## Episodes

See Also: List of 101 Dalmatians: The Series Episodes

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## Release

The show debuted in syndication on the Disney-Kellogg Alliance block on September 1, 1997, running episodes five days a week; this was the second season. Two weeks later, the first season aired on ABC's One Saturday Morning programming block. That season was originally going to air on ABC on September 6, 1997, but was delayed a week due to the untimely death of Princess Diana.

In total, 65 half-hour episodes with 105 episode segments were produced. The first season contained 12 episodes: 3 full-length episodes, and 9 that contained 2 segments each. Meanwhile, the second season contained 53 episodes: 22 full-length episodes, and 31 that contained 2 segments each. On March 4, 1998, the show aired its last episode with reruns continuing to play in syndication through August 28, 1998.

Reruns continued to play on ABC until 1999. Reruns of the show also aired on Disney Channel from 1998 to 1999 and Toon Disney from September 1, 1998 to March 9, 2007.

On March 23, 2012, the show returned to television as a launch title for the Disney Junior channel, but, like Timon & Pumbaa, only about half of the episodes aired, and most of the ones that did air were edited down (this was most likely due to scenes that were dubbed inappropriate for pre-schoolers). On September 3, 2013, the series was removed from Disney Junior's line-up.

### Home Media

While the series as a whole never made a true home media release either on VHS or DVD, the episode, "A Christmas Cruella", was released on VHS in 1998, which also contained the episode "Coup De Vil" as a bonus episode. This was also released on DVD in the UK.

The 3-part series finale, "Dalmatian Vacation", was also released on VHS and Laserdisc in Japan, which included two songs that were exclusive to this release and not on the TV broadcasts of the trilogy of episodes.

### Streaming

Currently, all of the episodes are available on the iTunes Store and Amazon Prime Video since February 2017 in HD and SD formats, with the exception of "Alive N' Chicken"/"Prima Doggy".

On May 8, 2020, the entire series became available on Disney+ in Australia, and on the US version of Disney+ on June 19, 2020, with all 65 episodes arranged in release date order, listed as one season. In addition, "Alive N' Chicken"/"Prima Doggy" is among the episodes available to stream, a rare instance from Disney+ for a television series that is available to purchase digitally elsewhere, but for a particular episode that was banned, being available to stream on the platform.