T.U.F.F. Puppy

T.U.F.F. Puppy
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Genre	Action Adventure Comedy
Created by	Butch Hartman
Written by	Butch Hartman Ray DeLaurentis Will Schifrin Kevin Sullivan
Directed by	Butch Hartman Gary Conrad Michelle Bryan Ken Bruce
Starring	Jerry Trainor Grey DeLisle Daran Norris Jeff Bennett Matthew W. Taylor
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	11 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer	Butch Hartman
Producers	Deirdre Brenner Dave Thomas George Goodchild
Running time	approx. 22-26 minutes
Production companies	Billionfold, Inc. Nickelodeon Animation Studios
Original release
Network	Nickelodeon
Release	October 2, 2010 – present

T.U.F.F. Puppy is an American animated television series created by Butch Hartman. It debuted on October 2, 2010 on Nickelodeon after the premiere of Planet Sheen. T.U.F.F. Puppy aired on Nickelodeon Canada on January 7, 2011.

Plot

The show's main character is a dog named Dudley Puppy (voiced by iCarly's Jerry Trainor), who works as a secret agent for an organization called T.U.F.F. (Turbo Undercover Fighting Force). His partner is a cat named Kitty Katswell (voiced by Grey DeLisle). The show takes place in a fictional city called Petropolis, which is populated by animal characters.

Characters

Protagonists

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The main characters of T.U.F.F. Puppy. From left to right: Kitty, Keswick, the Chief and Dudley.

• Dudley Puppy (voiced by Jerry Trainor) - The main protagonist dimwitted and hyperactive white mixed-breed dog who wears nothing more than a black shirt and has a habit of chewing on his butt. Keswick's DNA analyzation shows that Dudley is the "perfect mix of every breed of dog known to man". Since each breed of dog has a special trait, (Bloodhound's sensitive nose, Greyhound's speed, German Shepherd's bravery) Dudley's overall "natural" skills makes him a formidable agent. Dudley is also quite gluttonous and childish which often is displayed by his lack of self control whenever he's hungry. However, despite his eccentric personality; his bravery and natural skills are an asset to T.U.F.F. in times of need. His catchphrase is "Hi gee gee", and he often speaks it whenever he's ready to jet out of the area. In "Thunder Dog", he's shown to be afraid of thunder, but quickly overcomes it with Kitty's help.

• Kitty Katswell (voiced by Grey DeLisle) - The secondary protagonist and she is T.U.F.F.'s number one agent and is Dudley's partner and best friend. Skilled in various fighting styles and use of firearms, short tempered, and easily startled, this feline is a force to be reckoned with. Not much is known about her past yet; but a few episodes mention that her birthdays as a child have been horrendous, and she spent eight years in Secret Agent College. Being a cat, she naturally fights with Dudley on various occasions; usually in kiddish slap fights as if they were siblings. However, as the episodes progressed, she warms up more and more to Dudley as he presents his courage, skill, and respect for her and T.U.F.F. and they later become heartfelt friends. She often wears a black spy suit over her white turtle neck, white boots, a white hairband, and white gloves-although she has been seen in other various disguises.

• Keswick (voiced by Jeff Bennett), works for the T.U.F.F headquarters as their primary inventor and scientist. Usually, when he speaks, he stutters and is similar to Jerry Lewis' on-screen persona. A running gag is that no one knows Keswick's species. So far, it's shown that he has a pouch, gills, webbed feet, and can lay an egg. In "Dog Dish", it's revealed that he has a brother-in-law, Stan, so that confirms he has a sibling or is married.

• The Chief (voiced by Daran Norris) - A tough but good-natured flea who runs T.U.F.F. headquarters. In "Internal Affairs", it's revealed that his real name is Herbert Dumbrowski, he has a bionic foot, and has short term memory loss.

Antagonists

Verminious Snaptrap

An evil rat and leader of the Diabolical Order of Mayhem (D.O.O.M), Snaptrap serves as the main antagonist in the series. Ironically, despite being a rat, he is allergic to cheese. Like his archnemesis Dudley Puppy, he is hyperactive, immature, and not too bright. A running gag is Snaptrap throwing Larry, Kitty, Dudley and anyone else into his shark tank. In "Operation: Happy Birthday", it's revealed that he still lives with his mother. Later on, in "Dog Dish", it's revealed that she buys all of Snaptrap's evil gadgets. That same episode shows that he has a blog, and that he uses his gadgets for incredibly stupid plans, such as sneaking into movie theaters. In "Forget Me Mutt", it's shown that he's verbally abused by his mother, and in "Mind Trap", he's shown to go dumpster diving for food. Voiced by Matthew W. Taylor.

Larry

Snaptrap's dimwitted brother-in-law, Larry's married to Snaptrap's sister, and often infuriates his boss by talking back to him or doing something stupid, which results in him getting thrown into the shark tank. Voiced by either Gilbert Gottfried or Jeff Bennett.

Ollie

A British possum, Ollie is Snaptrap's voice of reason, whom he often ignores. A recurring gag in the series is that Ollie is the one who accidentally gives Snaptrap something cheese related, either forgetting about his boss's cheese allergy, or Snaptrap idiotcally forgetting it himself. Another gag involving him is that Ollie is the one who gives Snaptrap the ideas for his evil plans, due to a misunderstanding that Snaptrap has already come up with a plan, only to reveal it's just something he likes to do (i.e. in "Iron Mutt", he thinks that Snaptrap has planned to trap the principal of the local high school due to to the large mousetrap and the dress he's wearing, which Snaptrap quickly covers up buy saying that WAS his plan). Voiced by Jeff Bennett.

Francisco

A crocodile with a stereotypical Chicago accent. Voiced by Daran Norris.

Bad Dog

A Pit Bull D.O.O.M agent. Voiced by Riley Inge.

The Chameleon

An evil chameleon in a molecular transformation suit. In the episode, "Doom-mates" his name is pronounced," The Cham-e-leon". He talks like Peter Lorre and eats any bug he sees, a trait used against him several times. His relationship with the rest of D.O.O.M. seems rather strained, since he tends to work separately from the others and once planned for them and T.U.F.F. to destroy each other. As a running gag, he often tries to wear a pair of special glasses or goggles, only to have his eyes go around or through them. Voiced by Daran Norris.

Bird Brain

An evil bird genius who can't fly. He has an assisstant named Zippy who claims he can fly if he just believes he can. He claims to be a Blue-bottomed Booby, and he's the most competent villain. Voiced by Rob Paulsen.

Zippy

Bird Brain's scatterbrained hummingbird sidekick, who constantly encourages him to fly, despite the fact that his species is incapable of it. Voiced by Grey DeLisle.

Owl and Bat

Bird Brain's more recent henchmen. They are both very incompetent, often infuriating their boss by saying, "Who?" and "Where?", respectively, to which Zippy occasionally adds "Why?" Bat is suggested to be blind, although he occasionally does his job exactly as told, implying that he has some vision.

Jack Rabbit

A former elite T.U.F.F. agent (now a S.T.U.F.F., or "Super Turbo Undercover Fighting Force" agent) who is a parody of James Bond, he had turned evil, attempting to drain secret agents' brains and sell their secrets to villains. Greedy, arrogant, and dishonest, Jack attempted to lure Kitty into a trap so he could steal her information, but was defeated by Dudley and Keswick. Voiced by Daran Norris.

R.I.T.A.

A super-intelligent toaster created by Keswick, R.I.T.A. attempted to take over the city, only to fall to her doom on a cliff. voiced by Grey DeLisle.

Episodes

Main article: List of T.U.F.F. Puppy episodes

The premiere episode of T.U.F.F. Puppy drew 3.6 million viewers.

Production

Butch Hartman said that he created the central character and wanted to make a crime-fighting show based on him. Because his previous show Danny Phantom already involved superheroes, Hartman decided that he would focus on making Dudley a secret agent. He pitched the show to Nickelodeon as "Get Smart with a dog."

Eric Bauza was originally chosen to voice Dudley, but the creators did not feel that he was right for the character.

Cast

• Jerry Trainor as Dudley Puppy
• Grey DeLisle as Kitty Katswell, R.I.T.A., Zippy, additional voices
• Daran Norris as The Chief, Francisco, The Chameleon, Jack Rabbit
• Jeff Bennett as Keswick. Larry, Ollie, Agent Nutz, additional voices
• Matthew W. Taylor as Verminious Snaptrap
• Leslie Carrara-Rudolph as Peg Puppy
• Rob Paulsen as Bird Brain, himself

External links

• T.U.F.F. Puppy at Nickelodeon
• T.U.F.F. Puppy at IMDb
• T.U.F.F. Puppy at TV.com