All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series

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All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series
All Dogs Go to Heaven - The Series (title card).jpg
This title card of the animated series is in the intro.
Format Animation
Created by Don Bluth
Directed by John Grusd
Gary Selvaggio
Starring Steven Weber
Dom DeLuise
Sheena Easton
Ernest Borgnine
Charles Nelson Reilly
Bebe Neuwirth
Country of origin  United States
Language(s) English
No. of seasons 3
No. of episodes 40 (List of episodes)
Production
Running time 22 min
Distributor MGM Worldwide Television Distribution
Claster Television, Inc.
Sony Pictures Television (2006-2007)
BBC Two (United Kingdom)
Broadcast
Original channel First-run syndication (1996-1997)
Fox Family Channel (1998-1999)
qubo (USA)
RTE Two (Ireland)
Audio format Stereo
First shown in 1996
Original run 1996 – 1999

All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series is an animated television series which aired from 1996 to 1998 in syndication and on the Fox Family Channel from 1998 to 1999, with 41 half-hour episodes produced in total. It was produced by MGM Animation and was distributed by Claster Television. Don Bluth’s 1989 animated feature All Dogs Go to Heaven featured a roguish German Shepherd mix named Charlie who died, went to heaven, conned his way back to Earth for vengeance on his killer, Carface and then found redemption through a little orphaned girl named Ann-Marie. The film was popular with audiences, spawning a sequel, All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 and this animated series.

The theme song for the series is "A Little Heaven", written by Lorraine Feather and Mark Watters. The singers were Gene Miller of Nashville, Clydene Jackson-Edwards and Carmen Twillie. Most of the voice actors from the feature films reprised their roles in the series, including Dom DeLuise, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Nelson Reilly, Bebe Neuwirth, Sheena Easton and Adam Wylie. Steven Weber provided the voice of Charlie B. Barkin, who was voiced in the films by Burt Reynolds and Charlie Sheen.

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[edit] Plot

The series makes many changes to the original films. For example, Charlie and Sasha were shown as being together at the end of the films, however, in the series, they seem to have never had a first date together. Also, in the films, Itchy decides to stay in heaven, but he is alive in the series, although it becomes clear later in the series why he is on earth instead of being in heaven. Charlie and Itchy live in San Francisco as guardian angels, being told of their missions by Anabelle. The series is a family sitcom, with Charlie and Itchy becoming embroiled in several misadventures in each episode, while trying to do the right thing. Charlie’s villainous rival Carface and his sidekick, Killer, also appeared in the series, as did Charlie’s dog friends, Sasha and Annabelle. The series also featured an antagonist named Belladonna, Annabelle's demonic cousin.

[edit] Characters

  • Charlie B. Barkin (voiced by Steven Weber) - A German Shepherd Dog/Collie hybrid who is the main protagonist of the series. His job as a guardian angel is to stop trouble, however he is constantly creating it as well. He seems to like double chili cheeseburgers.
  • Itchy Itchiford (voiced by Dom DeLuise) - A Dachshund who is Charlie's sidekick. He frequently serves as the voice of Charlie's much-ignored voice of reason.
  • Annabelle (voiced by Bebe Neuwirth) - The archangel Whippet. Annabelle pops up in the series on a regular basis to give Charlie and Itchy their assignments.
  • Sasha La Fleur (voiced by Sheena Easton) - An Irish Setter. At the end of All Dogs Go to Heaven 2, she and Charlie are implicitly married. In the series by contrast, she is Charlie's on-and-off girlfriend, and a rival on rare occasions.
  • David (voiced by Adam Wylie) - Also returning from All Dogs Go to Heaven 2, he is Charlie, Itchy and Sasha's close human friend who often suffers the consequences of Charlie's ill-conceived attempts to help him with his problems. Notably, he is not Charlie and Sasha's owner, even though he became their master at the end of the second film.
  • Winnifred Bessime de Winkerville (voiced by Tress MacNeille) - She prefers to be called "Bess", as opposed to her long-winded full name. She is Itchy's girlfriend in the series, having met him in "Cyrano de Barkinac". She seems to be unaware of Itchy's angelic activities, unlike Sasha, who is well aware of both dogs' exploits.
  • Carface Carruthers (voiced by Ernest Borgnine) - A Pitbull/Bulldog hybrid who is one of the main antagonists of the series. He runs a curio shop in the same building where he and Red ran their shady business in All Dogs Go to Heaven 2.
    • Killer (voiced by Charles Nelson Reilly) - A Schnauzer/Poodle hybrid and Carface's long suffering sidekick.
    • The Mean Street Dogs - A pack of Carface's thugs from New Orleans who bears particular animosity towards Charlie.
      • Otto - Leader of the Mean Street Dogs.
  • Belladonna (also voiced by Bebe Neuwirth) - A demon Whippet who is Annabelle's cousin and an expert electric guitarist. She serves as one of the main antagonist of the series.
  • Gerta (voiced by Tress MacNeille) - A waitress at The Flea Bite. She is Sasha's friend and confidant.
  • The Hellhound - A fusion of most of the cast. They had their skills and weaknesses.

[edit] Episodes

Further information: List of All Dogs Go to Heaven episodes

[edit] Principal voice actors

[edit] Additional voices

[edit] Crew

  • Maria Estrada - Casting and Voice Director
  • Gene Miller - Theme Song Performer
  • Clydene Jackson Edwards - Theme Song Performer
  • Carmen Twillie - Theme Song Performer

[edit] Home video history

In the 1990s, several VHS editions of the series were released, each containing two episodes. In 2006, two volumes of the series were released by MGM Home Entertainment, each containing four episodes. There are currently no plans to release more episodes of the series on DVD. The entire series is available for digital download on iTunes, available for free on hulu.com, and every episode is part of the Netflix "Watch Instantly" catalog.

In Spring 2011, the entire series became available on the website YouTube through MGM Digital Media.

[edit] Broadcasting History

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