''Dog City'' is an

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that was produced by

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and

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in association with

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and

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and aired on

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from September 26, 1992, to November 26, 1994, and in Canada on YTV until 2000. The show contained both

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, and

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, similar to

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Television film

''Dog City'' was originally an hour-long live-action

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, broadcast on May 5, 1989, as an episode of ''

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'', featuring the characters as

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s. In ''Dog City: The Movie'', Ace Yu inherits a bar-restaurant called the Dog House following the death of his Uncle Harry and is harassed for

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by crime syndicate boss Bugsy Them (who was responsible for the death of Uncle Harry. Harry as it turns out, was actually Ace's father). Refusing to pay or fight him, Bugsy kidnaps Ace's love interest, Colleen. There are car chases and shoot-em-ups and rubber duckies involved in the action. In the end, Ace defeats Bugsy and gets the girl.

Characters

* Ace Yu (performed by

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) - A

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adopted by Chinese

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parents. Although Ace's puppet is a Hand-Rod Puppet, it is later modified into a Live-Hand Puppet when it was used to play Eliot in the TV series. * Colleen Barker (performed by

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) - A

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who serves as Ace's love interest. The name was later used in TV series. * Bugsy Them (performed by

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) - A vain

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who is proud of his tail. His puppet is later used to play Bruno in the TV series. **Miss Belle (performed by Camille Bonora) - A

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that is the key associate and the wife of Bugsy Them. ** Mad Dog (performed by

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) - Bugsy Them's dimwitted St. Bernard henchman. His puppet is later used to play Bowser in the TV series. ** Scruffy (performed by Gord Robertson) - Bugsy Them's henchman who is always scratching at his fleas. ** Laughing Boy (performed by Rickey Boyd) - Bugsy Them's henchman who is always laughing and cracking jokes. * Bubba (performed by

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) - The

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at the Dog House. He is a recycled and modified version of the Wolfhound from ''

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''. * Mac (performed by

) - The waiter at the Dog House. Although Steve Whitmire performed Mac in most scenes, Mac was performed by Rickey Boyd in a scene where he was sweeping. * Quackers (performed by Rob Mills) - Ace Yu's sailor duck doll. *

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(performed by

) - The piano-playing dog from

is the narrator of the TV movie. Dog City: The Movie also features cameos by Sprocket the Dog from ''

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'', Lyle the Dog and Baskerville the Hound from ''

'', a dog character that resembles Tramp from ''

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'', and a background

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that later appears in ''

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'', ''

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'', and other Henson Alternative projects. The Muppets of Ace Yu and his associates would make cameos in ''

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'' and would later go on to become Eliot Shag and the other "real world" counterparts to the animated characters. Dog City: The Movie (sans the framing sequences) was released to regions 1 and 2. The company's YouTube channel has 6 clips from the pilot in a playlist called "Dogs of Anarchy!".

Plot

The animated portions of the show focused on a canine

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named Ace Hart. The

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portions of the show focused on the interactions between Ace Hart and his

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Eliot Shag (who, like Ace, is a

). Eliot would illustrate the stories while Ace would go traverse through it, occasionally breaking the fourth wall to speak with Eliot about the various troubles with the story. In one episode, Eliot even enters Dog City himself to join Ace in solving a mystery. A recurring gag was that many of the characters in the cartoon were seemingly based on the residents of Eliot's apartment building. The

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series starring the

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parody ''Watchdog''.

Characters

Animated

* Ace Hart (voiced by

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who is a private-eye

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. * Rosie O'Gravy (voiced by

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) - A beautiful

who is the chief of detectives and Ace's love interest. * Eddie (voiced by Stuart Stone) - An

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news-pup who often tags along on Ace Hart's cases. * Bugsy Vile (voiced by John Stocker) - A

. As the "Dogfather of Crime," he is the main enemy of Ace Hart. ** Frisky (voiced by

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) - A chihuahua who is Bugsy Vile's excitable henchman. ** Mad Dog (voiced by

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) - Bugsy Vile's psychotic

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henchman. ** Bruiser (voiced by Howard Jerome) - Bruiser is Bugsy Vile's tough nephew and henchman. ** Kitty (voiced by Paulina Gillis) - A female

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who serves as Bugsy's

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. She owns The Kitty Cat Club which is often used as a hideout and front for Bugsy Vile's group. *

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Von Rottweiler (voiced by

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) - A villainous German

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who is the secondary enemy of Ace Hart. ** Leon Burger - A

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who serves as

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and henchman to Baron Von Rottweiler. He doesn't talk for some reason. *

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Kickbark (voiced by

) - The Mayor of Dog City. He is always undermining Rosie O'Gravy. ** Spunky the Flunky (voiced by John Stocker) - Mayor Kickbark's aide. * Dot (voiced by

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) - Rosie O'Gravy's cute and lovely niece. She often appears with Rosie in "The Adventures of Rosie and Dot" segments. Her only dialogue was "Why". * Steven (voiced by

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) - Steven was a canine watchman who was often seen in the animated segment with Yves. * Yves (voiced by

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) - A

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who debuted in the third season. He would try to steal something only to get thwarted comically by Steven. * Sam Spayed (voiced by

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) - An old police dog who served as a teacher and father figure to the young Ace Hart. His name is a pun on the

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character

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. * Sherlock Bones (voiced by

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) - An English

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detective who was a rival to Ace until he was exposed as an art thief. His name is a spoof of

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. * Woof Pack - A team of superhero dogs. The group was featured in comic vignettes, approaching mundane tasks like grocery shopping from a superheroic perspective. ** Watch Dog (voiced by

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) - Watchdog is a superhero who is a parody of

where his name is take on

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's graphic novel ''

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''. Watch Dog carries hourglasses which act as gas canisters, and constantly uses time and clock related gadgets and metaphors. In "Who Watches the Watch Dog," Watch Dog's creator Fob Canine (a caricature of

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) posed as Watch Dog where he has his fellow comic book artist pose as the Labrador Gang in order to get Watch Dog to be popular again. Watch Dog is also the leader of the superhero group called the Woof Pack when the "Woof Pack" segments debuted in Season 3. ** Plastic Lassie - A

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with the power of elasticity and member of the Woof Pack. ** Pectoral Pooch - A dog with super-strength and member of the Woof Pack. ** Hear Boy - A sound-sensitive superhero and member of the Woof Pack. ** Wonder Whelp - The smallest, and youngest member of the Woof Pack.

Muppets

* Eliot Shag (performed by

) - A

who is the animator of Ace Hart's adventures. He often communicates with Ace Hart and would be interrupted by his girlfriend or Bruno. In "Who Watches the Watch Dog," it is revealed that Elliot is a fan of a superhero called the Hooded Hound. Seeing as Eliot is a Live-Hand Muppet, Kevin Clash is assisted in operating Eliot by Don Reardon who operates Eliot's right hand. * Artie Springer (performed by

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) - An

, Artie Springer is Eliot's young friend and son of Terri Springer. His favorite

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, a yellow rabbit called Mr Mookie, eventually starred in its own cartoon. Artie's puppet was previously seen as a background character in the original special. He served as the inspiration for Eddie. * Colleen Barker (performed by

) - A

who is Eliot's neighbor and girlfriend. She is said to have moved away from the apartment when the character was dropped by Season Two. She was the first inspiration for Rosie O'Gravy. * Terri Springer (performed by

) - Terri Springer is an

who debuts in Season Two. She is Eliot's neighbor, Artie's mother, and a beautiful businesswoman. She served as the new inspiration for Rosie O'Gravy. * Bruno (performed by

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) - Bruno is a

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of the apartment that Eliot lives in and has a tendency to hassle Elliot. He served as the inspiration for Bugsy Vile. ** Bowser (performed by

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) - Bowser is a St. Bernard who is the hulking slow-witted

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and Bruno's assistant who has a tendency to aide of hinder him. He served as the inspiration for Bruiser. * Ms. Fluffé (performed by

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(season 1 only) and

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) - A

who is the

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of the apartment that Eliot lives in. Ms. Fluffé often comes in conflict with Bruno over building policies and his tendency towards incompetence where Bruno generally kowtows to her. She served as the inspiration for Kitty.

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (1992–93)

Season 2 (1993)

Season 3 (1994)

Cast

Muppet performers

as Terri Springer, Colleen Barker *

as Ms. Fluffé (Seasons 2 and 3) *

as Eliot Shag * John Kennedy as Additional characters *

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as Doctor (ep. 23) * Jim Martin as Bob Katz (ep. 12) *

as Artie Springer *

as Bruno *

Carmen Osbahr Carmen Osbahr-Vertiz (born April 21, 1962) is a Mexican-born American puppeteer, singer and voice actress who has performed Rosita in the popular hit children's series ''Sesame Street'', since 1991. Osbahr has also performed Kiki Flores in ''Th ...

as Additional characters * Don Reardon as Assistant Puppeteer for Eliot Shag * Martin P. Robinson as Mr. McTaggert (ep. 6), Scratch McCollie (ep. 23) *

as Bowser, Bram (ep. 7) Colonel Claghound (ep. 16)

Voices

as Steven * Tara Charendoff as Dot * Paulina Gillis as Kitty *

as Rosie O'Gravy *

as Baron Von Rottweiler, Meat the Butcher (ep. 3), Additional Voices * Howard Jerome as Bruiser *

as Mad Dog, Mayor Kickbark * James Rankin as Frisky, Screwy Louie (ep. 2) *

as Yves * John Stocker as Bugsy Vile, Spunky the Flunky * Stuart Stone as Eddie *

as Ace Hart

Additional voices

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* Colin Fox as Claude Baddeley (ep. 12) *

as Fob Canine/Watchdog * Keith Knight *

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* Ron Rubin *

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Home releases

Two VHS tapes with two episodes each were released by

Sony Wonder Sony Wonder (founded as Sony Kids’ Music) is the kids and family entertainment label of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and the former record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Despite the similarity in name, Sony Wonder is not direct ...

. ''Much Ado About Mad Dog'' contains the episodes ''Much Ado About Mad Dog'' and ''Old Dogs, New Tricks''. ''The Big Squeak'' contains the episodes ''The Big Squeak'' and ''Boss Bruiser''. Another tape, ''Disobedience School'' was released in the UK through

and contains the episodes ''Disobedience School'', ''The Dog Pound'', and ''Radio Daze''. Dog City: The Movie was released to UK exclusive region 2 DVD, and a Region 1 DVD was released on June 8, 2010, though the series has not had any DVD release. Most episodes of all three seasons are available from

Amazon Video on Demand Amazon Prime Video, also known simply as Prime Video, is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming and rental service of Amazon offered as a standalone service or as part of Amazon's Prime subscription. The service pri ...

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