Pound Puppies

For the 2010 cartoon series, see Pound Puppies (2010 TV series).

The official 1988 Pound Puppies relaunch series card on Cartoon Network.

Pound Puppies is a toyline sold by Tonka in the 1980s. It later inspired an animated TV special, an animated TV series, and a feature film. Shipments of the toys over five years generated sales of $300 million in 35 countries.^{[citation needed]}

The puppies have a variety of plush stuffed dog dolls with floppy ears and droopy eyes. They came in a variety of colors, some with spots. Each one comes in a carrying case with an adoption certificate. Smaller versions were also created (approximately 5 inches (13 cm) long), and a line of cats called Pound Pur-r-ries was also released. Each authentic puppy had a heart shaped emblem near its tail that sported a "PP" logo with either a dog (Puppies) or cat (Purries) peeking around it. In 1987, Hardee's restaurants also offered a series of Pound Puppies with their Children's Meals. Also, Pound Puppies continued to be popular in the early 1990s.

The "Pound Puppies" trademark is held by "Pound Puppies Inc".

Characters

Pound Puppies

Cooler (Beagle/bloodhound mix) - Cooler is the leader of the Pound Puppies. As his name would imply, Cooler has an outgoing and mellow personality and always keeps his head up even in the most daring situations. He also has a witty and sharp sense of humor compared to the other characters in the series, which is also backed up by his goofy Eddie Murphy-styled laugh. His battle cry is "Pound Puppies, let's start pounding!" In Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw, he wore a white leather jacket(He had a blue leather jacket in the TV Series) and was somewhat a little serious than in the TV Series. In the TV Special, he had a crush on Violet Vanderfeller and had a record of 762 escapes(Which Cooler refers as "A nasty habit I'm trying to quit"). Voiced by Dan Gilvezan in both the TV series and the TV Special. In Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw, Cooler was voiced by Brennan Howard and his singing voice was provided by Ashley Hall.

Nose Marie (Boxer/Bloodhound mix) - Nose Marie is the oldest female of the team. In the first series, she is flirtatious, has good etiquette, is a bit boastful at times, and is shown to have a crush on Cooler and other male dogs. In the second series however, she is kind, mature, and has a motherly role over the younger Pound Puppies. When running scared, she often screams out "Eek! Eek! Eek I say! Eek!". In the season 2 episode Nose Marie Day, the other Pound Puppies decided to dedicate a holiday in her honor. However, Nose Marie felt like the "relaxing is becoming downright exhuasting." When Nose Marie felt like she isn't wanted anymore, she runs away and was about to leave with Lisa, a little girl whose family is moving away. Just then, the Pound Puppies stopped Nose Marie because they want her to know that she is important to them and they wouldn't be the same without her. In the TV Special, Nose Marie was referred as "The Nose" and has a record of 15 escapes. In Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw, she wore a pink dress and is somewhat like Cooler's girlfriend(As she was in Season 1 of the TV Series). It is also revealed in the movie and in the TV Special that she can track a scent with her nose(According to Nose Marie, her nose knows best.) Voiced by Ruth Buzzi in the TV series and in Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw. Nose Marie was originally voiced by Joanne Worley with a Brooklyn accent in the TV Special.

Howler - (Pug) Howler is the inventor of the Pound Puppies squad. He's often inventing creations to solve the teams' problems. As his name implies, he often howls after the end of his sentences or at the end of an episode. In season 1, Howler often stutters in his sentences, which is backed up by his howling. In season 2, Howler is generally not the spotlight puppy and has appeared in less episodes than he did in Season 1. In Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw, Howler wore a green derby(red in the TV Series), a red shirt with short sleeves(yellow in the tv series), and had brown curly hair(yellow in the tv series) and is not the bravest puppy of the group. Voiced by Robert Morse. He was originally voiced by Frank Welker in the Pound Puppies TV Special and only howls. In Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw, Howler was voiced by Hal Rayle and his howling vocal effects were provided by Frank Welker.

Bright Eyes - (Yellow Labrador Retriever) Bright Eyes is the youngest female of the team, her namesake based on her bright blue eyes back in Season 1 and in the TV Special. She is sweet, passionate, and extremely energetic. A hobby of hers is cheerleading, which is seen as one of her roles in the show. At times, she may come across as rather naive and ditzy, but is always aware of what's going on in a situation. In Season 2, Bright Eyes is younger than she was in season 1. In the season 1 episode Bright Eyes, Come Home, Bright Eyes wanted to be adopted. After the incident during the episode, Bright Eyes decides to stay with the Pound Puppies. Her dream of being adopted was never mentioned for the remainder of the series. In Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw, she wore a green shirt(blue in season 2, originally green in season 1), a yellow skirt(blue in the TV series), and has white fur(Yellow in the TV Series). Voiced by Nancy Cartwright impersonating Mae Questel in the TV series and in Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw. Bright Eyes was originally voiced by Adrienne Alexander in the Pound Puppies TV Special.

Whopper (Golden retriever) - Whopper is the youngest of the Pound Puppies. He is often fantasizing and imagining nearly impossible situations, and telling little white lies. He wears a diaper even though he is officially a "kid". Whopper also has a brother-sister relationship with Bright Eyes, as they often share opinions, come to agreements, and experience things together. He also dresses up in many different outfits as alter-egos during a heroic or otherwise serious situation, which is used for comic-relief. In the present day storyline of Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw, he is an adult and shares the Bone of Scone story when he was a kid to his niece and nephew. Also, Whopper no longer wore a diaper and instead wears a blue shirt, blue pants, a blue cap, and is somewhat older than he was in the TV Series. Voiced by B.J. Ward in both the TV Series and Pound Puppies and The Legend of Big Paw.

Beamer (Scottish terrier/Siberian husky mix) Beamer is a happy go lucky puppy and behaves in a cheerful gentleman-like manner. Beamer likes to eat scones, crumpets, cookies and sandwiches. He is able to talk in other languages and accents besides his decidedly Scottish accent, for example French, Spanish, Welsh etc. His catchphrases are "Good tidings" and "Sometimes I did things that I'm not supposed to do, but I learn from them" and "It's awesome!" He will also say "Wow, that's really out of character" whenever he sees one of his friends behaving in a strange way and "Sweet Henrietta!". Beamer can also be fussy, clean and will not tolerate anything dirty. Sometimes, he has terrible classes. Beamer appeared in Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw. He is voiced by Greg Berg.

Barkerville (Shetland sheepdog) Barkerville or "Barky" by his friends is an upperclass snob like dog. Sometimes, he can be stubborn, smug and naughty, but is a kind dog at heart. He also acts like a gentleman toward women, especially Violet. Barkerville appeared in the Pound Puppies TV Special. Barkerville made a brief cameo appearance with Violet and Scrounger in Wagga Wagga at the beginning of Cooler's flashback. He is voiced by Alan Oppenheimer

Reflex (Yorkshire terrier) Reflex is a lovesick dog. His tactic is kissing all of his friends, which was followed by his catchphrase "I love you!" every time he hears a bell ring. His tactic can be also used whenever needed, but most of the time, instead of doing it for mischief he uses this tactic to make his friends happy whenever they feel sad. His tactic was also used to turn the other Pound Puppies back to normal when they were brainwashed by Marvin McNasty's Mean Machine. Reflex appeared in Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw. He is voiced by Hal Rayle.

Other Dogs

Uncle J.R. - Whopper's uncle, who was seen once in the episode Whopper Cries Uncle. Whopper and the Pound Puppies once tried to trick him into thinking Whopper was rich to impress him, but in the end, it turned out J.R. wasn't rich either. He later got adopted by a Texas family. Even though he may look and sound like a cow dog, he is actually from Milwaukee. Voiced by John Stephenson.

Biff Barker (Basset Hound) - Whopper's hero. He works in a TV show that is about ghost-catching. In real life, however, he is a coward. Biff was able to conquer his fear to save the Pound Puppies from being turned into fur coats. He appeared in Ghost Hounders. Voiced by Chuck McCann.

Zazu, the Fairy Dogmother - A scatterbrained fairy dog who appeared in The Fairy Dogmother. Everytime she tries to grant a wish to help the Pound Puppies, her wishes backfire. However, Zazu was able to master her magic and helped the Pound Puppies and Holly at the Prom. She made a brief return in Happy Howlidays. Zazu was voiced by Joan Gardner.

Teensy- A tiny puppy whom Nose Marie rescued from Catgut. He appeared in Little Big Dog. He was voiced by Lorenzo Music.

Toots- A girl dog who conned Bright Eyes into stealing. At the end, she was adopted by Mrs. Vanderspiff and went straight. She appeared in The Bright Eyes Mob. She was voiced by Dana Hill.

Sparky (Golden Retriever)- A puppy who is more like a fire dog than a retriever, much to Whopper's chagrin. He was then adopted by the Fire Department. He appeared in Where's the Fire?. Voiced by Gabriel Damon.

Lucy (Samoyed)- A pregnant dog. Her life partner is Rusty, a father-to-be. While pregnant, she had a terrible craving for a dog food and ice cream sundae (with chocolate syrup, limburger cheese, ketchup, gumdrops, etc.) According to Nose Marie and Holly, she was starving. At the end of Where Puppies Come From, she gave birth to three puppies, Candy, Mandy, and Andy. She, Rusty and their three children were later adopted in Pups on the Loose. Voiced by Patricia Parris.

Rusty (Plott Hound)- A father-to-be whose life partner is Lucy. At one point, Rusty was very nervous about having puppies. At the end of Where Puppies Come From, Lucy gave birth to Mandy, Candy, and Any. Along with Lucy, he and their children were later adopted in Pups on the Loose.

Candy, Mandy, and Andy(Samoyed/Plott Hound mix)- Puppy triplets who constantly bicker over everything (Who wanted to use green paint, who wanted to use flour, who wanted to lick the spoon, and which owner should they live with). However, their bickering got the better of them after they were nearly captured by Katrina and broke puppy power. When they heard that they have to be with an individual owner, they promised to work together and never argue ever again. They were born by Lucy and Rusty in Where Puppies Come From and adopted with their parents in Pups on the Loose.

No-Name (Later named King)- A dog who was stubborn and wouldn't want to be adopted. After seeing Cooler's unselfish deeds (telling kids to adopt dogs in Cage 1 and saving No-Name from getting stuck), No-Name became a good guy and was able to save Cooler from a terrible fate. He was then adopted by a girl named Carolyn and was named King. King appeared in the final episode Cooler, Come Back. King was voiced by Rob Paulsen (Though his name was uncredited at the end credits).

Princefeld- One of Toots' partners in crime. Along with Toots, he and the others were adopted and went straight. He appeared in The Bright Eyes Mob. He was voiced by Jim Cummings.

Shanna- A pregnant shar-pei who appeared in Snowbound Pound. Voiced by Linda Gary.

Penelope- Cooler's former girlfriend. Penelope was separated from Cooler during the Wagga-Wagga incident. She now has a husband and children. She appeared in Wagga Wagga. Voiced by Linda Gary.

Pupnik(Shiba)- A dog from Russia. He has a love interest for Bright Eyes during his time with Cooler and the gang while being pursued by Claw-Finger's henchmen. Pupnik appeared in Secret Agent Pup. Voiced by Pat Fraley.

Casey- A puppy who was separated from his master, Jonathon, during their camping trip. With help from the Pound Puppies, he was able to reunite with Jonathon and his family. He appeared in Casey, Come Home. Voiced by Danny Cooksey.

Beezer- A puppy who, at the beginning of The Wonderful World of Whopper, was "so bored I could scream" and she did. However, Whopper was able to get Beezer out of boredom and Beezer used her imagination to have fun. She was later adopted and with her owner, they had a wonderful imagination via The Wizard of Oz. Voiced by Allyce Beasley.

Itchy and Snichey(Doberman Pinchers)- Nabbit's two guard dogs who appeared in the Pound Puppies TV Special. Like Nabbit, they also have fleas. Note that Itchy has red eyes and Snichey has yellow eyes. They are voiced by Don Messick and Frank Welker respectively.

Violet Vanderfeller(Greyhound)- A dog from a rich family who was kidnapped by Flack and Tubbs as a ransom. However, Violet was able to escape from her kidnappers and landed in the City Pound. She had a crush on Cooler. At the end of the Pound Puppies TV Special, she was happily reunited with her owners. Up until the end of the TV Special, Cooler referred Violet as "Sam". Along with Barkerville and Scrounger, Violet made a brief cameo appearance in the Season 1episode Wagga Wagga at the beginning of Cooler's flashback. Voiced by Gail Matthius.

Louie- A dog who served food to Violet and Cooler. He speaks with a French accent. Louie appeared in the Pound Puppies TV Special. Voiced by Don Messick.

Scrounger(Beagle/Shar Pei Mix)- In the Pound Puppies TV Special, he was a member of the Pound Puppies with yellow fur and loves eating garbage. He had a record of 29 escapes. In the Season 1 episode Wagga Wagga, he makes a brief cameo appearance with Violet and Barkerville in the beginning of Cooler's flashback. Scrounger's guest starring role was in Garbage Night: The Musical. This time, Scrounger's fur is gray and his eating habits gave him frequent stomach aches. Despite his refusal of eating healthy foods earlier, the Pound Puppies were able to show him the truth behind eating junk food and Scrounger no longer eats garbage. He was later adopted by Melissa. He was voiced by Ron Palillo in the TV special and Gregg Berger in the TV series.

Big Paw(Newfoundland/Pug, Old English Sheepdog mix)- A giant dog who is the Guardian of the Bone of Scone. Big Paw was a friendly dog who was alone and had no friends. When the Pound Puppies told him that he is not really ugly, Big Paw became a good friend and an ally. At the end of Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw, he was adopted by the museum in order to keep the Bone of Scone from falling into the wrong hands. Big Paw was voiced by Tony Longo while his growling vocal effects were provided by Frank Welker and his singing voice was provided by Mark Vieha.

Collette(Saint-Usuge Spaniel)- A young mother of puppies. She and Whopper were kidnapped by Bones and Lumpy and were turned into guard dogs by Marvin McNasty's Mean Machine. Toward the end of the movie, Collette returned to normal after one of her puppies said "I love you" to her. She appeared in Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw. Voiced by Cathy Cavadini.

Florence(Golden Retriever)- A nurse dog who announces the birth of Collette's young puppies. She also attends to the birth of Collette's children. Her name is a play of Florence Nightingale, who was a well known English nurse. Florence appeared in Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw. Voiced by Susan Silo.

Schap(Saint Bernard)- A dog who served as a hospital helper to the Pound Puppies when Cheep-Cheep, a bird rescued by Bright Eyes, got injured. He was later adopted at the end of The Bird Dog. Vocal effects provided by Frank Welker.

Fred(Shar Pei)- A young puppy who got loose and was chased by Katrina. Fortunately, Fred was rescued by Nose Marie. He was adopted by a girl named Lisa. He appeared in Nose Marie Day.

Thunderhawk(Siberian Husky)- A puppy who prefers the cold better than the heat. He participated in the Dog Sled Race at Alaska. When the Pound Puppies were in danger, he gave up the race in order to save them. Though he lost the race, Nanuk, his owner, still adopts him because of his bravery. Thunderhawk appears in Snow Puppies.

Spats(Miniature Austrailian Sheperd)- A girl dog whom Cooler and King met at the dog pound. When she was in cage one, Cooler was able to save Spats by telling a young boy to adopt her. She is last seen with her new owner in Cooler, Come Back.

Canine Cafe Trio- They were the owners of the self-proclaimed "Canine Cafe", where stray dogs eat nothing but junkfood. A male poodle was the waiter while his two assisstants were a female Nova-Scotia Duck-Trolling Retriever with a pink bow and a female Chihuahua/Terrier mix dog with a green bow. Like Scrounger, they used to eat junk food all the time. At the end of Garbage Night: The Musical, they learned their lesson and are now living with their owners at the Haven House Children's House. The poodle waiter was voiced by Rene Auberjonois.

Toby- A puppy who was adopted by Henry in Good Night, Sweet Pups.

Bessie- A girl puppy who was about to be adopted by Shannon when Katrina stopped her and her parents from adopting Bessie. Cooler and Nose Marie were able to deliver Bessie to Shannon at her house. Bessie appears in King Whopper.

Shaky(Chihuahua)- A puppy who was abandoned by its previous owners and was traumatized. When Shaky was afraid of humans, Cooler tells his story of how the pound came to be and how met Millicent and Holly. Shaky, convinced by Cooler's story, no longer fears humans. He appears in How to Found a Pound. Voiced by Frank Welker.

Buster- A puppy who often turns into a tornado and breaks everything. Buster is later adopted by the Bellveshires. He appears in From Wags to Riches. Voiced by Ronnie Schell.

Humans

Holly - A girl with the gift of Puppy power. She owned the puppy pound in season 1. She often helps Cooler and the gang foil Katrina. Katrina uses her as a slave for housework (in some ways similar to Cinderella). In "Fairy Dogmother" she has a crush on Mervin. In season 2, her hair style and clothes changed, and was a relatively minor character. It is unknown whether or not Holly's parents are alive. Their absence in the show is the likely reason why she is in Katrina's custody. Voiced by Ami Foster.

Millicent Trueblood - Katrina's wealthy and kind great-aunt and the founder of the Puppy Pound. She appeared in the second episode of the first season via flashback when Cooler told a pup about the Puppy Pound's foundation. Because she came from a very small family, Katrina was her only next of kin. Katrina believed she would inherit all her possessions (the Puppy Pound included)since her great-aunt had left no known will. However, after appearing to Cooler in a dream shortly after her passing, Holly and the dogs find Millicent's will, where she leaves her home to Katrina and the Puppy Pound to Holly. Millicent Trueblood is never mentioned in any other episode of the whole series. Voiced by June Lockhart.

Katrina Stoneheart - An evil woman who got most of Millicent Trueblood's fortune and the main villainess of the TV Series. It is obvious that she was based on Cruella de Vil. She often makes Holly work for her and do the chores she and Brattina should have done. She displays an immeasurable distaste for the Pound Puppies, and all things cute in general. Her main goal in Season 1 was to shut down the puppy pound(Ironically in Season 2, for some unknown reason, she owns a puppy pound of her own). In season 2, her main goal shifted to capturing Cooler and the Pound Puppies and locking them up or even killing them. Also in season two, her catchphrase is "Mutts Drive Me Nuts!" In Season 1, Katrina was shown to be clever, manipulative and sneaky, but in Season 2, she seemed to be far less competent. In Good Night, Sweet Pups, she is allergic to penguins. Voiced by Pat Carroll.

Brattina - Katrina's equally evil minion. She is Katrina's daughter despite there being no physical resemblance between her and her mother. She often gloats with Catgut when they're winning, but is equally quick to whine and cry when they ultimately lose. Her catchphrase is Icky-Poo! Like Katrina, she hates dogs. When Katrina yells at her for one reason or another, she often replies with something like "Scream in my ears, why don'tcha!" She also constantly refers to Katrina as "Mommy Dearest". She also has a crush on Mervin, but then she fell in love with Captain Slaughter. The whereabouts of Brattina's father are unknown. In season 2, she started wearing a jacket. Voiced by Adrienne Alexander.

Captain Slaughter - A sea captain that Katrina often hired to get rid of the Pound Puppies. He has a claw-like metallic right hand and his face was never shown. Slaughter was assumed to have lost his original hand years ago to a train accident while he was chasing Cooler. Slaughter has harbored an intense hatred for Cooler ever since. He appeared in four Season 1 episodes: In Pups We Trust, Wagga Wagga, the Star Pup, and The Captain and the Cats. He disappeared in Season 2. Voiced by Peter Cullen in a deeper voice.

Mervin -a young blonde boy who Holly and Brattina have a crush on. He tried to ask Holly out to a school dance, but he was to afraid to ask, which leads him to go with Brattina instead. He fell in love with Brattina after Zazu's spell went wrong. The spell was later broken and he dances with Holly. He appeared in Fairy Dogmother. Voiced by Danny Cooksey.

Carolyn- A blond girl who met Cooler and No-name(King) at the dog pound. She later adopted No-Name and named him King after Cooler was saved from the red leash. Carolyn appeared in Cooler Come Home.

Henry- An Asian-American boy who adopted Toby. He appeared in Good Night, Sweet Pups. Henry was voiced by Mitsuru Yamahata.

Colin- A brown-haired boy who had an invisible friend, Sam the Stegosaurus. He later adopted Buddy. He appeared in The Invisible Friend. Voiced by Dana Hill.

Jonathon- A boy whose dog, Casey, got lost after he and his family were on a camping trip. He is later reunited with Casey. He appeared in Casey, Come Home. Voiced by Joshua Horowitz.

Mayor Fist- A mayor who was the judge at the Annual Pet Talent Show. He appeared in Bright Lights, Bright Eyes. His original appearance was in The Pound Puppies TV Special. Note in the special, he has a son named Arnold Fist. Voiced by Sorrell Booke(His voice was uncredited at the end credits of Season 2).

Mr. Nabbit- A dog catcher. He appeared in Snowbound Pound trying to repair the furnace but his attempts keep failing. In the TV special, he had a much larger role as a dog catcher who also behaves like a dog(having fleas and all). Note also in the TV special, he has two doberman pinchers named Itchy and Snitchy. His full name is Daphne Nabbit. Voiced by Henry Gibson in the TV Special and by Frank Welker in the episode Snowbound Pound.

Tammy and Jeff- Two teenagers who run the adoption bazaar in Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw, replacing Holly's role as owner of the Puppy Pound in Season 1. It is unclear whether Tammy and Jeff are siblings or girlfriend and boyfriend respectively. They are voiced by Janice Kawaye and Joey Dedio respectively.

Marvin McNasty-The main villain of Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw who is the descendant of Sir McNasty. He has two stupid henchmen named Lumpy and Bones, who usually goof up McNasty's schemes. Marvin is allergic to cats. He stole half of the bone of scone and invented the Mean Machine to turn puppies into vicious guard dogs. Ironically, at the end of the movie, after the bone of scone was back together, he and his henchmen were reformed by his own machine and helps Tammy and Jeff at the adoption bazaar. Marvin and Sir McNasty were voiced by George Rose, while Lumpy and Bones were voiced by Wayne Scherzer and Frank Welker respectively.

Arthur- A boy who became king after pulling Excaliber out of the stone, foiling Sir McNasty's schemes. Arthur has a dog named Digalot, who was Cooler's ancestor. He appeared in Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw and was voiced by James Swodec.

Flack and Tubbs- Two dognappers who were wanted in seven states for grand theft dog-napping. They dognapped Violet as a ransom to the Vanderfellers. Thankfully, Violet was able to escape from them. Flack is a long-nosed skinny man with a goatee while Tubbs is a large fat man whose stupidity goofs up their plot to kidnap Violet. They are last seen arrested by the police at the end of the Pound Puppies TV Special. they are voiced by Charlie Adler and Avery Schreiber respectively.

Bigelow- A 15-year experienced pound superviser in the Pound Puppies TV Special. He was appointed to be a garbage man by Mayor Fist because the Mayor's son, Arnold, was tired of garbage. After an incident, Mayor Fist fired Bigelow. At the end of the TV Special, he was mistaken for capturing Flack and Tubbs and got his original job back at the pound superviser. His pet cat, Catgut, would later appear in the TV series as Katrina Stoneheart's pet. Voiced by Jonathan Winters.

Arnold Fist- Snobby and haughty son of the Mayor who once worked as a garbageman. He was next in becoming pound superviser after Bigelow got fired. Later, his dream was dashed to bits when Bigalow was hired once again after Flack and Tubbs were arrested. Arnold appeared in the Pound Puppies TV Special. Voiced by Ed Begley, Jr..

Mother Superior- A kind-hearted nun who runs a children's orphanage. The children later adopted puppies. Mother Superior appeared in the Pound Puppies TV Special. She was voiced by June Foray.

Dr. Weston- A brown-haired veterinarian of the City Pound who was referred in the Pound Puppies TV Special's title sequence as "The Doc". Secretly, she is a good friend of the Pound Puppies. In one case, she helped Cooler escape solitary confinement when Cooler played his sick act and Dr. Weston diagnosed his case as "Cathasiga Nula Maniana", fooling Bigalow and Nabbit. After Nabbit and Bigalow left, Dr. Weston awarded Cooler with a cheese-flavored dog bone. An Asian-American Dr. Weston appeared in the season 1 episode Snowbound Pound. She was later remade as an African American veterinarian named Dr. Simon, who only appeared in the Season 2 episodes Whopper gets the Point and Bright Lights, Bright Eyes. Voiced by Victoria Carroll in the TV Special and by Haunani Minn in Snowbound Pound.

Sam Quintin- A jewelery thief hired by Katrina in her plot to close Holly's puppy pound. He fooled Holly and the Pound Puppies into thinking that he was a movie director and tricked Bright eyes into stealing the jewels. He is also known as "Quick Fingers" Quintin. After Holly and the Pound Puppies learned about Sam's true intentions, he was arrested by the police. He appeared in Bright Eyes, Come Home. Voiced by Barry Dennen.

Melissa- A blonde-haired girl who lived at the Haven House Children's Home. She wished for a puppy of her own. At the end of Garbage Night: The Musical, She adopted Scrounger. Voiced by Russi Taylor.

Shannon- A curly-haired girl who wanted to adopt Bessie. However, Katrina stopped her and her parents before they decided to adopt Bessie by telling them that the dogs aren't for sale. At the end of King Whopper, Cooler and Nose Marie delivered Bessie to Shannon. Shannon's father was voiced by Frank Welker.

Jerry- A blond haired boy who appeared in Kid in a Doghouse. His hobbies are reading comic books and skateboarding. When he requested to the Pound Puppies that he should be "adopted" with his new dog Blue, the Pound Puppies find it unorthodox, but agreed anyway. When they learned that Jerry was too lazy to do chores and he ran away from home, the Pound Puppies used reverse psychology in order to get Jerry to do chores. Afterwards, Jerry promised to do his chores(including taking care of Blue) and was reunited with his parents. Jerry was voiced by Edan Gross and his father was voiced by Frank Welker.

Lisa- An African American girl whose family is moving to another town. When Nose Marie ran away from the Pound, Lisa adopted her. Then, just before the plane took off, the Pound Puppies stopped Nose Marie and told her that they need her very much. Lisa instead adopted Freddie and moved away. Lisa appeared in Nose Marie Day. Voiced by Deonca Brown.

Chief Williams- An African-American police chief who was referred in the Pound Puppies title sequence as "the Chief". He has a wife and a bi-spectacled daughter named Sarah, who loves puppies. At first, Chief Williams didn't want Sarah to have a puppy because he thinks they eat too much. However, when a life-time supply of dog food is shipped along with a puppy delivered to Sarah, Chief Williams changed his mind. Chief Williams often wondered about Mayor Fist's strange behavior when he was called in the middle of the night about a high-speed chase involving Bigelow. He is last seen arresting Flack and Tubbs for grand theft dog-napping in seven states at the end of the Pound Puppies TV Special. Voiced by Garrett Morris.

Cats

Catgut (Siamese)- Katrina Stonehart's evil cat who constantly tries to cause trouble for the Pound Puppies. Catgut was originally Bigalow's pet cat in the Pound Puppies TV Special. Vocal effects provided by Frank Welker in the TV series and in the TV Special.

Tuffy (Turkish Angora)- A cat who was mistaken for a dog when he was very dirty. Before he was clean, he was mistaken for a dog by Whopper and became friends with him. However, after he was clean, Whopper was no longer his friend. After Tuffy saved Whopper and Bright Eyes from Catgut, Tuffy and Whopper were once again friends. He was the first cat to be adopted from the puppy pound. Note that he hates taking baths. He appeared in Tuffy Gets Fluffy. Voiced by Frank Welker.

Hairball (Nebelung)- A cat who, hence his name, hacks a hairball. He has a girlfriend named Charlamange. He appeared in Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw. Voiced by Frank Welker.

Charlamange (Colorpoint Shorthair)- Hairball's girlfriend. She and Hairball are also known as a two cat group called Pound Purries. Charlamange is sometimes tomboyish. She appeared in Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw. Voiced by Cathy Cavadini.

Mouseketeers- A trio of cats whom the Pound Puppies met in The Captain and the Cats. The reason why they want Captain Slaughter to catch them is because they suspect he kidnapped their mentor, Dumas. Mouseketeer #1 has grey fur and wears a blue hat. Mouseketeer #2 has yellow fur and resembles Oliver Hardy. Mouseketeer #3 is a girl cat with orange fur and wears a green bonnet. Their unusual battle cry is "All for One! One for All! And a partridge in a pear tree!"

TV special

The Pound Puppies
Genre	Animated TV special
Directed by	Alan Zaslove
Produced by	Mitch Schauer
Written by	Tom Ruegger
Starring	Adrienne Alexander Dan Gilvezan Gail Matthius Don Messick Alan Oppenheimer Ron Palillo Frank Welker Jo Anne Worley
Music by	Hoyt Curtin
Country	United States Taiwan (overseas animation)
Language	English
Original channel	ABC
Release date	October 1985
Followed by	Pound Puppies (series)

In 1985, Hanna-Barbera made an animated television special, which aired in syndication that October, paired with Star Fairies. Characters in the television special included the Fonzie-styled leader Cooler (voiced by Dan Gilvezan), the cheerleader Bright Eyes (voiced by Adrienne Alexander), and a dog with a very nasal like New York accent known only as "The Nose" (voiced by Jo Anne Worley), and the goofy inventor aptly named Howler (voiced by Frank Welker), who can only howl.

A female dog from a wealthy aristocratic family named Violet Vanderfeller (voiced by Gail Matthius) is being pursued by dognappers when she is picked up and taken to the city pound. There, she meets the gang and discovers their mission to find homes for themselves. The film plot centers on Violet (whom Cooler insists on referring to as "Sam") attempting to reunite with her family, ultimately succeeding. Two other dogs appeared in the special. They were the upperclass snob Barkerville (voiced by Alan Oppenheimer) and the garbage-can-digging Scrounger (voiced by Ron Palillo), who later appeared in the season 2 episode Garbage Night: The Musical. The three of them appeared briefly in a flashback in the episode Wagga Wagga. The Mayor (voiced by Sorrell Booke) made a cameo appearance in Bright Lights, Bright Eyes as one of the judges of the pet talent show, Mayor Fist.

This special was released on VHS in 1986 by Family Home Entertainment and is available on a DVD which comes with certain Pound Puppies toys.

The characters Bright Eyes (voiced by Adrienne Alexander), Howler (voiced by Frank Welker), and The Nose/Nose Marie (voiced by Jo Anne Worley) would be voiced by different actors in the regular series, although Adreinne Alexander and Frank Welker would return as Brattina and Catgut respectively.

TV series

Pound Puppies
Also known as	All New Pound Puppies
Genre	Cartoon series
Written by	Tom Ruegger Earl Kress
Directed by	Don Lusk, et al
Voices of	Adrienne Alexander Ruth Buzzi Pat Carroll Nancy Cartwright Peter Cullen Ami Foster Dan Gilvezan Robert Morse B.J. Ward Frank Welker
Composer(s)	Hoyt Curtin
Country of origin	United States Taiwan (overseas animation)
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	36
Production
Executive producer(s)	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
Producer(s)	Kay Wright
Production company(s)	Hanna-Barbera Tonka Wang Film Productions Cuckoo's Nest Studios
Distributor	Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Broadcast
Original channel	ABC
Original run	September 13, 1986 (1986-09-13) – December 19, 1987 (1987-12-19)
Chronology
Preceded by	The Pound Puppies (TV special)

After the success of the special, Hanna-Barbera gained the rights to create an animated TV series in 1986. Loosely based on the special, the series was broadcast on ABC between September 1986 and February 1989. In this series no mention is made of Violet's whereabouts. This series found itself under a lot of competition from competitors such as Fluppy Dogs (Disney), which was also adapted into a TV special, but was not made into a regular series.

Season 1

The first season introduced Cooler (who now has a characteristic "Eddie Murphy"-style laugh), "The Nose" (now called "Nose Marie", and now sporting a southern accent sounding like Vivien Leigh's Scarlett O'Hara character from Selznick International Pictures' "Gone with the Wind"), Bright Eyes, and Howler (voiced by Robert Morse whose character now speaks instead of just howling), who return from the TV special (with slightly different character designs), along with Whopper (voiced by B.J. Ward), a new character who is known for telling tall tales. Whopper is usually seen with Bright Eyes, and the two of them share a brother/sister relationship. The show also debuted the evil Katrina Stonehart (voiced by Pat Carroll) with her equally evil daughter Brattina (voiced by Adrienne Alexander, who originally voiced Bright Eyes), Catgut the cat (who appeared in the T.V. special as the pet cat of the City pound's supervisor Bigelow (voiced by Jonathan Winters) and was redesigned and played by Frank Welker), and Holly, a friend of the Pound Puppies who originally ran the Puppy Pound. Other characters included the horrific Captain Slaughter (voiced by Peter Cullen), who only appeared in four episodes (not counting the Christmas episode entitled Happy Howlidays in Katrina's dream sequence) in season one, and who was responsible for the destruction of the puppies' hometown of Wagga-Wagga. Katrina and Brattina were constantly planning to tear down the pound where the animals lived while organizing themselves to be adopted out to loving families.

Five characters from the TV Special who either guest starred and made cameo appearances in the Season 1 episodes were Nabbit(Originally voiced by Henry Gibson), Dr. Weston (Originally voiced by Victoria Carroll), Violet(Voiced by Gail Matthius), Barkerville (Voiced by Alan Oppenheimer), and Scrounger (Voiced by Ron Pallilo). Nabbit (Voiced by Frank Welker) guest starred in Snowbound Pound trying to repair the furnace while an Asian-American version of Dr. Weston (Voiced by Haunani Minn) also appeared in the same episode. Scrounger, Barkerville, and Violet made a brief cameo appearance in Wagga Wagga in the beginning of Cooler's flashback. At the end of the episode, the Pound Puppies Pet Care Corner takes place where it teaches kids how to take care of their pets by finding solutions to otherwise unsuitable situations.

Holly is a ward of Katrina Stonehart, after the possible death of her parents. But like the puppies' former protector Millicent Trueblood, she possesses the gift of 'puppy power' (A term first used as a "Battle cry" of sorts by the character Scrappy-Doo in the "Scooby & Scrappy Doo Show" and the spinoffs) enabling her to talk to Cooler and the gang.

In an original concept, Brattina was originally created as Holly's sister and Katrina was their godmother. This explains why Brattina bears no physical resemblance with Katrina. She was later changed into Katrina's daughter when the writers decided that would work better for the show and it would be more believable to fans. Because this was decided at the very last minute, there was no time to redesign Brattina to make her resemble Katrina so her original design remained.

Episode titles for Season 1 (1986)

No.	Production Code	Title	Airdate
1	333-221	Bright Eyes, Come Home	September 13, 1986
2	333-223	How to Found a Pound	September 20, 1986
3	333-234	From Wags to Riches	September 27, 1986
4	333-235	Snowbound Pound	October 4, 1986
5	333-237	The Fairy Dogmother	October 11, 1986
6	333-236	Whopper Cries Uncle	October 18, 1986
7	333-238	In Pups We Trust	October 25, 1986
8	333-240	The Captain and the Cats	November 1, 1986
9	333-239	Secret Agent Pup	November 8, 1986
10	333-241	Wagga Wagga	November 15, 1986
11	333-242	The Star Pup	November 22, 1986
12	333-243	Happy Howlidays	November 29, 1986
13	333-244	Ghost Hounders	December 6, 1986

Season 2

The series later underwent a significant overhaul for the program's second season, where it was retitled All New Pound Puppies. Several of the characters were given very different backgrounds, appearances and personality traits. For example, Bright Eyes was significantly younger and had updated clothing. Nose Marie had changed as well. She dropped her strapless purple dress and flirtatious manner with Cooler in favor of a 1950s sitcom style mom dress with apron, becoming a surrogate mother to Whopper, Bright Eyes and the rest of the puppies. However, Nose Marie did retain the roots of her southern belle style and her manners. Howler's personality didn't change, but he became more AWOL in this season. Cooler, Whopper, Katrina, Brattina (who started wearing a jacket) and Catgut remained the same. Holly grew longer hair and wore sneakers and jeans (wore shorts in season one). Also, Captain Slaughter no longer appeared in the series. He was killed off because the writers were unable to think of ideas for him and Peter Cullen was also unavailable to record the voice. It is possible that the driver of the Dog Snatcher van may have been driven by an unseen Captain Slaughter. The Pound Puppies Pet Care Corner that would appear at the end of the show was also removed from the series. Most significant of all however, was that the Puppy Pound was now owned by Katrina Stoneheart who treats the Puppy Pound like (and has the appearance of) a prison, and now seeks to lock up Cooler and the gang forever. No explanation is given as to how Katrina ended up taking over the Puppy Pound from Holly or why she doesn't shut it down like she intended to do in Season 1. In fact, neither Katrina's intentions of shutting down the Puppy Pound or Holly's previous ownership of it are ever mentioned in Season 2. This is because the two seasons do not have the same continuity and therefore are two completely different shows. Two characters from TV Special who guest starred in the Season 2 episodes were Mayor Fist(Voiced by Sorrell Booke) and Scrounger(Originally voiced by Ron Palillo). Mayor Fist guest starred in Bright Lights, Bright Eyes as one of the judges of the Annual Pet Talent Show. Mayor Fist only said one line "My fellow Americans.." before he was interrupted by Dr. Simon. Dr. Weston, the veterinarian was renamed Dr. Simon and appears in Whopper Gets the Point and Bright Lights, Bright Eyes. Scrounger(Voiced by Gregg Berger) made a larger appearance in Garbage Night: the Musical than he did in Wagga Wagga, an episode from Season 1. Only this time, Scrounger's fur was gray instead of orange(yellow in the TV Special).

Episode titles for Season 2 (1987)

No.	Title	Airdate
14	Whopper Gets the Point / The Bird Dog	September 26, 1987
15	Tail of the Pup / King Whopper	October 3, 1987
16	Tuffy Gets Fluffy / Casey, Come Home	October 10, 1987
17	Where Do Puppies Come From? / Pups on the Loose	October 17, 1987
18	The Invisible Friend / Kid in the Doghouse	October 24, 1987
19	Little Big Dog / The Bright Eyes Mob	October 31, 1987
20	Good Night, Sweet Pups / The Rescue Pups	November 7, 1987
21	Nose Marie Day / Snow Puppies	November 14, 1987
22	Where's the Fire? / The Wonderful World of Whopper	November 21, 1987
23	Bright Lights, Bright Eyes / Dog and Caterpillar	November 28, 1987
24	Garbage Night: The Musical	December 5, 1987
25	Peter Pup	December 12, 1987
26	Cooler, Come Back	December 19, 1987

Episode Synopses

Episode 1: Bright Eyes, Come Home- The episode begins when two feline bullies(donning red eyes) are ready to beat up Bright Eyes. Cooler rescues Bright Eyes in the nick of time. Down in the sewers, Cooler wants to know where Bright Eyes has been. Bright Eyes explains the reason why is because she wants to be adopted. Cooler then carries Bright Eyes and they went back to the Puppy Pound. Today is Adoption Day at Holly's Puppy Pound and every puppy is excited, including Bright Eyes. However, the celebration is broken when the evil Katrina Stoneheart, along her nasty daughter Brattina, and their vicious cat, Catgut, came to ruin the fun. Katrina brings Holly, her goddaughter, an electric bill that reads $200 dollars for electricity to rub salt on the wounds. Holly, unfortunately, doesn't have enough money to pay the bill. Katrina warns Holly that if the bill isn't paid, the pound will be shut down. Even worse, the pound will be turned over to Katrina. Holly informs her evil guardian that she'll have the $200 by tonight. Later, Holly announces to the visitors that today is the Adoption Day Extravaganza. Holly then shows all the puppies(Bright Eyes included) at the show. All the puppies except Bright Eyes were adopted. Bright Eyes was disheartened, saying to herself "Who wants to get adopted anyway?". Although Holly and the others were able to get enough money to pay the bill, Bright Eyes was still heartbroken. Later, Samuel Quintin, a movie director from Hollywood, arrives and sees Bright Eyes as an actress. Bright Eyes, hearing what Quintin said, packed her bags and said goodbye to her friends, but not before Cooler tells her that he'll be there if she runs into trouble again. As soon as Bright Eyes leaves, Katrina appears again. Then, even worse, all the money from Adoption Day was stolen. Katrina warns Holly that if the bill isn't paid in a week, she gets the pound and Holly gets canned. That night, Whopper tells his idea to his friends that the same movie director from earlier is rich and Howler sends the message to Bright Eyes that they need money or the pound will be closed for good. However, the dogs from across the country never heard of Sam Quintin. Meanwhile, at a nearby jewelry store, Sam Quintin tricks Bright Eyes into stealing the jewels, making her believe that she is an actress. Back at the Pound, Holly and Cooler couldn't believe what they saw and heard! It is revealed that Sam Quintinn was hired by Katrina Stoneheart as a plot to shut down the pound and that Sam had stolen all the money Holly and the Pound Puppies earned, not to mention framing Bright Eyes into stealing jewelry. The Pound Puppies disguised themselves as mild-mannered strangers in trenchcoats(with the exception of Whopper in his superhero costume) while Holly prints the newspapers. At a harbor, the Pound Puppies go inside the Bark and Growl Cafe, a restaurant where only the toughest hang out. However, as soon as they came in, a group of vicious dogs surround the Pound Puppies. Then, Cooler saved the gang by turning on a juke box and everyone starts dancing. Soon, the group of dogs then tells the Pound Puppies that they had a run-in with Sam "Quick Fingers" Quintin and they want to see him locked up. They then agree to help the Pound Puppies find Bright Eyes. The Pound Puppies were able to sneak around Quintin's house and came to Bright Eyes. Bright Eyes was happy to see the Pound Puppies, and reveals that she was bored of being an actress. Bright Eyes was then shocked after the Pound Puppies handed her a copy of the newspapers and read about her being a criminal. She then decides to give up her "career as an actress" and go in on the Pound Puppies' plan in order to clear her name. Meanwhile, Sam Quintinn reads a newspaper article about Katrina buying a large ruby and enlists Bright Eyes to do the job. At Katrina's house, Sam tells Bright Eyes to steal Katrina's ruby while he rolls the camera. As Sam follows Bright eyes in the house, he is surrounded by the Pound Puppies, their allies, and Holly, who reveals to Quintin that there is no ruby. As the other dogs, who were tricked by Quintin, beat him up in the darkness, Katrina, Brattina, and Catgut were awoke by the noise downstairs. As Brattina called the police, Katrina and Catgut finds Quintin hanging on the chandelier. The police then captures Sam Quintin and arrested him. Holly, after overhearing that her aunt had hired Sam Quintin, tells Katrina that now that the reward will pay off the bill, the Pound will remain open(much to the chagrin of Katrina). Bright Eyes was happy to be home and decides to stay with the Pound Puppies.

Episode 2: How to Found a Pound- This episode tells a story of how the Pound Puppies came to be, how Holly became owner of the Pound, and how Katrina vows revenge against the Pound Puppies.

Episode 3: From Wags to Riches

Episode 4: Snowbound Pound

Episode 5: The Fairy Dogmother

Episode 6: Whopper Cries Uncle

Episode 7: In Pups We Trust

Episode 8: the Captain and the Cats

Episode 9: Secret Agent Pup

Episode 10: Wagga Wagga

Episode 11: The Star Pup

Episode 12: Happy Howlidays

Episode 13: Ghost Hounders

Episode 14: Whopper Gets the Point/ The Bird Dog

Episode 15: Tail of the Pup/ King Whopper

Episode 16: Tuffy Gets Fluffy/ Casey, Come Home

Episode 17: Where Do Puppies Come From?/ Pups on the Loose : Part One: Where Do Puppies Come From?- Two dogs, Lucy and Rusty, arrive at Katrina's puppy pound. Holly tells Lucy and Rusty that everything will be all right, when Katrina shouts at Holly to get away from Lucy and Rusty. To add salt on the wound, Brattina and Catgut arrive on their Cap-o-Copter to chase Lucy and Rusty to the cages. After Katrina, Brattina, and Catgut leave, Holly reassures Lucy and Rusty not to worry. A trap door opens and Lucy and Rusty slide down into the Pound Puppies' secret headquarters. Lucy then faints. As the Pound Puppies find Lucy and Rusty, Lucy explains to the Pound Puppies that she is expecting baby puppies. Cooler and Nose Marie then wheel Lucy to bed. Bright Eyes and Whopper were curious about one thing: where do puppies come from? Later, they asked Cooler about the origin of puppies. Cooler tells them, in song, about the birds and the bees. Afterwards, Bright Eyes and Whopper thought that "Birds and Bees" meant that puppies come from honey made by bees and went to the kitchen to find honey. Meanwhile, Holly and Nose Marie are by Lucy's bedside. Lucy tells them that she wants a dog food and ice cream sundae with chocolate syrup, limburger cheese, coconut, ketchup, gumdrops, dill pickles, cherries, and beef gravy. After Nose Marie served the dog food and ice cream sundae to Lucy, Lucy ate the whole thing in one bite. Holly and Nose Marie were caught off guard by Lucy's appetite, knowing that "She was hungry!" After Holly went to the kitchen to get whip cream for another dog food and ice cream sundae, she finds that Bright Eyes and Whopper were looking for honey because of the "birds and bees." Holly then explains to them that the birds and bees were a myth, like the stork. She also tells them that the stork brings babies down the chimney. That night, Lucy is in labor and Cooler, Holly, Nose Marie were informed by Rusty that the puppies are expected to be born. Meanwhile, Bright Eyes and Whopper rush outside to find a "stork", which is actually a weather vane, on the top of Katrina's house. They climbed to the top, unaware that Cat Gut and Brattina were on to them with their Cap-o-copter. Bright Eyes and Whopper fell down the chimney and into the living room, only to find a jar of honey and Katrina. Katrina grabs a pillow and Whopper accidentally spills honey on her, covering her with honey and feathers. While Bright Eyes and Whopper make their escape, Brattina's Cap-o-copter accidentally grabs Katrina and the chase resumes outside. After putting down Katrina, the Cap-o-copter had Bright Eyes and Whopper cornered, but not before Cooler rescues Bright Eyes and Whopper in time. Back at the headquarters, Bright Eyes and Whopper told the others that they were confused about the birth of puppies. It was then that Cooler and then others decided to show Bright Eyes and Whopper where puppies come from. As the camera cuts to the door, Lucy gave birth to 3 little puppies. The camera then cuts to Cooler and others, with Rusty, a proud father, Lucy, a happy mother, and three adorable puppies. Part Two: Pups on the Loose- A sequel to Where Do Puppies Come From?. At the Pound Puppies' Secret Headquarters, Rusty and Lucy asked Cooler and Nose Marie to babysit the puppies while they were going to find their bones. As soon as Cooler and Nose Marie accepted, a whirlwind appears and sends Cooler, Nose Marie, Bright Eyes, and Whopper in a spin. The whirlwind is actually Rusty and Lucy's triplet puppies, Candy, Andy, and Mandy, and Rusty tells them to stop. Candy, Andy, and Mandy revealed that they were fighting with each other. Lucy informs them that she and Rusty will be outside finding their bones and the triplets make their promise to be good. However, as Lucy and Rusty, with Cooler, leave via Pupscalator, the triplets immediately glare at each other and their fight resumes. While Cooler escorts Lucy and Rusty to the safest exit, Katrina was demonstrating the Roveroper, an invention that uses a rope to catch dogs, and uses Brattina as her test subject. After Lucy and Rusty left, Cooler notices Katrina and her Roveroper and gives chase. Cooler gets away afterwards. Back at the Pound Puppies' Headquarters, he noticed that Candy, Mandy, and Andy were still fighting with each other and as soon as they're finished, "they fight some more." Nose Marie came up with an idea that, with Candy, Mandy, and Andy's help, the gang should plan a surprise party for Rusty and Lucy. First, Bright Eyes and Whopper helped Candy, Mandy, and Andy with the decorations. The decorations were a mess, thanks to the triplets' fighting. Later, Nose Marie asks them to help her bake a cake for Lucy and Rusty. The triplets were too busy fighting over who should lick the spoon. The triplets rush outside and the Pound Puppies rush after them, only to find Candy, Mandy, and Andy in danger of getting caught by Katrina and her Roveroper. Cooler saves the day by distracting Katrina while Candy, Mandy, and Andy make their escape. Later, despite almost getting caught, the triplets were still fighting over the spoon incident. Holly came up with an idea that the gang should head to the Hall of Puppy Power in order to resolve the triplets' fighting. Later, Cooler and the gang tell the triplets that puppy power will show them a new master if they think hard. However, the triplets' fighting got the better of them, for they have broken puppy power. After Cooler informs them the they'll each be living separately, the triplets were shocked and revealed that they can't stand being without each other. Cooler then tells them that if they promise to get along, they will find a new master together. Candy, Mandy, and Andy finally decided that they should not only get along with each other, but also live with a new master, whether a boy or girl. After Lucy and Rusty returned, they learned that the triplets finally stopped fighting and puppy power returned to normal. Later at a farm, Lucy, Rusty, Candy, Mandy, and Andy are living with their new masters while on the top of the hill, The Pound Puppies know that, according to Cooler, "When it comes to teamwork, we Pound Puppies are a winning team."

Episode 18: The Invisible Friend/Kid in the Doghouse

Episode 19: Little Big Dog/ The Bright Eyes Mob

Episode 20: Good Night, Sweet Pups/The Rescue Pups- Part One: Good Night, Sweet Pups- The episode starts in Whopper's dream, where Whopper is king of his own kingdom. He meets up with Cooler and picks dog bones with him from a tree. The tree suddenly turns into a shadowy monster with red eyes. The monster grabs Cooler and traps Whopper, warning him that "there's no escape, little doggie!" The camera dissolves out of Whopper's dream, where Whopper is whimpering and howling. Awoke by the noise, Howler and Bright Eyes are concerned that Whopper is crying in his sleep. Meanwhile, after Cooler and Nose Marie delivered a puppy named Toby to a boy named Henry, they hear Whopper howling and ran back to the Pound Puppy Headquarters. Whopper's howling even wakes up Katrina Stoneheart, who vows to get even with Whopper for disturbing her sleep. Back at the Pound Puppy Headquarters, Whopper wakes up from his nightmare and tells everyone that "something" was after him. Cooler suggests that they should solve Whopper's nightmare problem at the Hall of Puppy Power. With the aid of Puppy Power, Cooler and the gang fell asleep and the camera dissolves into Whopper's second dream. Inside the dream, they discovered the conviences Whopper has in his dream: A fountain complete with dog bones, a bed to sleep in, and a cat to chase. However, their discovery is cut short by Brattina(In the form of a spider), Katrina(In the form of a witch), and Catgut(In the form of a giant cat). It wasn't long until the Pound Puppies are face-to-face with the same monster from Whopper's previous nightmare. Now that the Pound Puppies knew that the monster was none other than Whopper's fear of the dark, they immediately evacuated out of the nightmare and back into reality with Puppy Power. After reassuring Whopper that the dark is nothing to be afraid of, Cooler and the others head to the basement of Katrina's house. Later, Katrina, Brattina, and Catgut, in their pajamas, are seen outside looking for the Pound Puppies. They immediately spot the Pound Puppies by the cellar door and hide in the basement. As the Pound Puppies head down into the basement, Katrina, Brattina, and Catgut surprised and caught everyone except Whopper, who rushes out of the basement while Katrina calls Doo-Dah Doggie Delivery Service to ship the rest of the Pound Puppies to Antarctica. After discovering Katrina's plot, Whopper heads back into the dark basement. With Cooler, Nose Marie, Howler, and Bright Eyes in the bag, Whopper has to rescue them. With the help of his friends, Whopper was able to conquer his fear of the dark and free the rest of the Pound Puppies. They then hide and, after Katrina arrives in the basement, give her the same surprise she gave them earlier and put her in a bag. Moments later, a deliveryman from Doo-Dah Doggie Delivery Service arrives. Mistaking Katrina inside the bag as the Pound Puppies, he takes the bag and ships her to Antarctica, where she sneezes from penguin feathers. Back at the Pound Puppy Headquarters, Whopper is able to sleep without anymore nightmares and even without a nightlight.

Episode 21: Nose Marie Day/Snow Puppies

Episode 22: Where's the Fire?/ The Wonderful World of Whopper

Episode 23: Bright Lights, Bright Eyes/ Dog and Caterpillar

Episode 24: Garbage Night: The Musical- The only musical episode ever produced. It was nighttime at the Haven House Children's Home, a girl named Melissa was wishing for adopting a puppy ("Someone Somewhere"). At the Pound Puppies Headquarters, Holly arrives to take the Pound Puppies out for dinner because of their hard work. The Pound Puppies then got dressed for dinner and went with Holly out the headquarters and out of the pound ("Putting on the Dog"). Meanwhile, Katrina turns her van into a garbage truck, hoping to capture some garbage-loving dogs and to get even with the Pound Puppies("Mutts Drive Me Nuts!"). Holly and the Pound Puppies arrive at the entrance of the Pets Are People Too Restaurant, where they serve only healthy food, but Whopper prefers to eat junk food. As they were about to go in, a poodle stops them and asks them for someplace else to eat. The poodle then escorts the gang to an alley, where dogs eat nothing but garbage all the time. The poodle and his two partners reveal to be employees of the self-proclaimed Canine Cafe ("At the Canine Cafe"). Then, out pops a dog named Scrounger, who really loves eating garbage. Seeing Scrounger's stomach ache, the Pound Puppies and Holly knew that Scrounger, along with the three employees, are "Junk-Food Junkies". They then offered the "Junk-Food Junkies" to come to the Puppy Pound for a new home and healthy food. However, Scrounger declines the offer and reveals his passion for eating trash ("I'm Just a Junk-Food Junky"). Unbelievably, even Whopper approves the whole idea about eating junk food. Meanwhile, Katrina reveals her plot to get even with Cooler and his friends. She even dreams of turning them into a fur coat.("I'm Going to Lock those Mutts right up in my Pound"). She orders Brattina to unleash the garbage smell to lure Scrounger, Whopper, and the "Junk-Food Junkies" to the van and capture them. A moment later, Whopper, Scrounger, and the other "Junk Food Junkies" are inside a cage. A trap door opens and the five "Junk-Food Junkies" slide down into the Pound Puppy Headquarters and land in some desks. The Pound Puppies taught the "junk-food junkies" how bad junk food can be. With Howler's Pup-o-Scope, they demonstrated how healthy foods can help their bodies and how junk food can ruin their bodies ("On the Inside of your Outside"). Horrified, Whopper, Scrounger, and the other "Junk-Food Junkies" pleaded to Cooler and the others to help them become healthy. In no time at all, Scrounger, Whopper, and the other three dogs were no longer "Junk-Food Junkies". At the Hall of Puppy Power, Scrounger and his friends wished for a loving master and Puppy Power revealed Melissa and her friends at the Haven House Children's House ("Someone, Somewhere Reprise"). Later, Holly, the Pound Puppies and the others tiptoe out of the pound, only to be spotted by Katrina, Brattina, and Catgut. Cooler and the gang immediately started running throughout the city ("Let's Start Pounding"). While Cooler distracts Katrina, Brattina, and Catgut, Holly and the others escort Scrounger and the other former "Junk-Food junkies" to safety. That morning at the Haven House Children's Home, Melissa and the other children find Scrounger and the others, knowing that her wish came true. As Melissa offers Scrounger a lollipop, Scrounger declines the lollipop. He then promises he'll never eat junk food ever again now the Pound Puppies helped him saw the potential dangers of eating junk food ("I'm Just a Health Food Hounddog").

Episode 25: Peter Pup

Episode 26: Cooler, Come back

Feature film

In 1988, TriStar Pictures released a Pound Puppies movie titled Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw. It was produced by Atlantic Releasing, Carolco, Family Home Entertainment and Kushner-Locke with The Maltese Companies.

Critical and box office reception

The film was panned by critics, and poorly received at the box office. Shoddy animation, character inconsistencies, and a color palette that differed from the show's were among the chief complaints. The movie was also not part of the show's continuity.

Fans were also confused by the apparent romantic pairing of Nose Marie and Cooler, which contradicted events that had taken place in the first season of the series. In addition, the movie is set in the 1950s with the story being narrated by Whopper, who in the present day is now an older dog who tells the story to his nephew and niece. The new characters that were introduced in the movie were Beamer, Reflex, Marvin McNasty(Replacing Katrina Stoneheart's role as villain), Lumpy, Bones, Jeff, Tammy, The Pound Purries(Hairball and Charlamange), Collette, and Big Paw. Also, Holly, Katrina and Brattina, along with Catgut, do not appear at all in the movie.

External links

• Official Website
• Pound Puppies - Galoob (Archive)
• Pound Puppies at the Internet Movie Database
• The Pound Puppies (TV special) at the Internet Movie Database
• Pound Puppies at TV.com