Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure

**Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure** is a 2001 American animated film directed by Darrell Rooney and Jeannine Roussel. It is the sequel to the 1955 film Lady the Tramp.

It focuses on Lady and Tramp's only son, mischievous teen-like Scamp, who longs for freedom from house rules and dreams of becoming a "wild dog". One day, Scamp runs away from home and joins the "Junkyard Dogs", led by street-smart Buster.

The film was released on February 27, 2001 as a direct-to-video.

## Plot

In 1912, just two days before the Fourth of July, Lady and Tramp have three well-mannered daughters, Annette, Collette, and Danielle, and a rambunctious son named Scamp. After Scamp makes a mess in the house, Jim Dear chains Scamp to the doghouse outside in order to let him earn some discipline. His parents, Tramp and Lady, are distraught that their son cannot settle down and follow house rules. Tramp tries to reason with Scamp, but he got very cross with his son's insistent desire to be a wild dog. Later, Scamp sees a pack of stray dogs, named the Junkyard Dogs, harassing the dogcatcher outside the yard and becomes intrigued. Scamp breaks free from his chain and runs off to find the pack. He finds a young member of the pack, Angel, and she takes him to the rest of the Junkyard Dogs. Meanwhile, Lady notices that Scamp has run away, and alerts Tramp.

Scamp attempts to join the Junkyard Dogs right away, but their leader, Buster, gives him a test in the alley, in which Scamp must successfully grab a tin can from a savage bullmastiff named Reggie. This results in Reggie chasing Scamp, but Reggie ends up getting caught by the dogcatcher. The Junkyard Dogs then head to a park, where Sparky, another member, tells a story about Tramp escaping from a group of dogcatchers. Buster, who was once good friends with Tramp, angrily explains that Tramp fell in love with Lady and became a house pet. Scamp is in awe that his father used to be a Junkyard Dog. After Scamp and Angel narrowly escape from a train and fall into a river, they start to fall in love.

Meanwhile, Scamp and Angel find Scamp's parents, along with Jim Dear, Darling, Jock, and Trusty, as they search for him. Angel, who was once a house pet herself, is disgusted that Scamp would choose living on the streets over a loving family. The next day, Buster gives Scamp his final test: to steal food from his family’s picnic. Scamp succeeds, but is caught by his father. Scamp confronts him and Buster convinces Scamp to stay a wild dog. To prove this, Buster bites Scamp's collar off and a disheartened Tramp leaves. Scamp celebrates his newfound freedom until Angel scolds him for leaving his family. Annoyed, Scamp inadvertently reveals that Angel wants to be a house dog. She runs off, and Scamp tries to find her, to no avail. Scamp is caught by the dogcatcher, with a shocked Angel looking on. She runs to find Tramp; the two set off to rescue Scamp. At the pound, Scamp is placed in the same kennel as Reggie. Tramp arrives and manages to fight him off to rescue his son, and the dogcatcher is defeated by Angel. While walking home, Scamp apologizes to his father for running away, and Tramp then apologizes back for losing his temper at him. After getting his collar back, Scamp gets Buster trapped under a pile of junk, which he will be abandoned as his punishment. Tramp then returns home with Scamp, and the family decides to adopt Angel. In the end, Buster's former gang members all find loving homes with new owners, leaving him in the junkyard all alone.

## Cast and Characters

* Scott Wolf as Scamp
* Alyssa Milano as Angel
* Chazz Palminteri as Buster
* Jeff Bennett as Tramp
* Jodi Benson as Lady
* Bill Fagerbakke as Mooch
* Mickey Rooney as Sparky
* Cathy Moriarty as Ruby
* Bronson Pinchot as Francois
* Debi Derryberry and Kath Soucie as Annette, Collette and Danielle
* Rob Paulsen as Otis
* Nick Jameson and Barbara Goodson as Jim Dear and Darling
* Andrew McDonough as Junior
* Tress MacNeille as Aunt Sarah
* Mary Kay Bergman and Tress MacNeille as Si and Am
* Jim Cummings as Tony
* Michael Gough as Joe
* Frank Welker as Reggie
* April Winchell as Mrs. Mahoney

## Music

The soundtrack of the film was released through Walt Disney Records. The score for it was mainly composed by Melissa Manchester and Norman Gimbel. But it was never released in stores for unknown reasons. The song Bella Notte from the original film is heard in the end credits sung by Joy Enriquez and Carlos Ponce.

## Reception

### Critical Response

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported that the film received a 45% approval rating with an average rating of 5.8 out of 10 based on 11 reviews.