Dog's Best Friend

**"Dog's Best Friend"** is the first episode of *101 Dalmatian Street*, especially as the official start for the show and the first season, as well as the first part of the first episode of the Disney+ release.

The episode originally aired as a sneak peek on December 14, 2018, before making its official premiere on March 18, 2019 alongside "Boom Night". In the United States, it premiered alongside "Boom Night", "Muddy Pups", "Power to the Puppies" and "Who the Dog Do You Think You Are?" on March 29, 2021.

## Characters

**Characters:** Dylan, Dolly, Dizzy, Dee Dee, Doug, Delilah, Destiny, Dallas, Déjà Vu, Dawkins, Mr. Fuzzy, Clarissa, Hugo

**Background characters:** Diesel, Dorothy, Arabella, Prunella, Hunter

## Voice Cast

* Josh Brener as Dylan
* Michaela Dietz as Dolly
* Matt Wilkinson as Mr. Fuzzy
* Nefeli Karakosta as Dizzy
* Florrie Wilkinson as Dee Dee
* Rhashan Stone as Doug
* Ella Kenion as Delilah
* Lauren Donzis as Destiny and Déjà Vu
* Abigale Zoe Lewis as Dallas
* Rhys Isaac-Jones as Dawkins

## International release

### Names in other languages

* Bulgarian: *Най-добрият приятел на кучето* (transcription: *Naĭ-dobriyat priyatel na kucheto*)
* Cantonese: 最好的朋友 (pinyn: *zuì hǎo de péngyǒu*)
* Czech: *Nejlepší přítel psa*
* Danish: *Hundens bedste ven*
* Dutch: *Hondenvriend*
* Finnish: *Koiran paras ystävä*
* French: *Le Meilleur Ami du chien*
* German: *Des Hundes bester Freund*
* Hebrew: חברו הטוב של הכלב
* Hungarian: *A kutya legjobb barátja*
* Italian: *Il miglior amico del cane*
* Japanese: 初めての＂ペット＂ (romanisation: *hajimete no "petto"*)
* Korean: 최고의 애완 동물 (romanisation: *choegoui aewan dongmul*)
* Mandarin: 最好的朋友 (pinyn: *zuì hǎo de péngyǒu*)
* Norwegian: *Hundens beste venn*
* Polish: *Najlepszy przyjaciel psa*
* Portuguese (Brazilian): *O Melhor Amigo do Cachorro*
* Portuguese (European): *O Melhor Amigo do Cão*
* Romanian: *Cel mai bun prieten al câinelui*
* Russian: *Лучший друг собаки* (transcription: *Luchshiy drug sobaki*)
* Spanish (European): *El mejor amigo del perro*
* Spanish (Latin American): *El mejor amigo del perro*
* Swedish: *Hundens bästa vän*
* Vietnamese: *Bạn thân của loài chó*

## Trivia

* One of the photos which Mr. Fuzzy looks at is of Pongo and Perdita.
	+ One of the other photos is that of Dylan's original design.
* Doug being covered in soot is a possible homage to the climax of *101 Dalmatians*, where the Dalmatians disguise themselves as labradors.
* While this may be their first appearances, neither Clarissa nor Hunter have any spoken lines of dialogue.
* This episode bares an identical title with one from its predecessor series, *101 Dalmatians: The Series*.
* This is the first episode to air on a Friday, at least as a sneak peek.
* In Southeast Asia, Doug's line "*The poor, dumb creature.*" was censored, with "*dumb*" being muted, only in the English audio track.
* As a sneak peek, this is the only episode to air in 2018.
* This is the only appearance of Dijon.
* When this episode made its official premiere, its sister episode "Boom Night" was shown first. Later airings, premieres outside of the UK and streaming services corrected this error.

## See also

* Dog's Best Friend/Gallery
* Dog's Best Friend/Plot
* Dog's Best Friend/Transcript

## References

1. ↑ "101 Dalmatian Street (A Dog's Best Friend) on Disney Channel, Fri 14 Dec 4:31pm". *TV Guide UK*. Retrieved on 2018 December 16.