''Pound Puppies'' (known as ''All New Pound Puppies'' in its second season) was an American animated series made by
Hanna-Barbera Productions
Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. ( ) was an American animation studio and production company which was active from 1957 to 2001. It was founded on July 7, 1957, by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera following the decision of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to c ...
and based on the
toy line
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by
Tonka
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as the sequel to the 1985
television special
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.
Broadcast on
ABC
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ABC or abc may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Broadcasting
* American Broadcasting Company, a commercial U.S. TV broadcaster
** Disney–ABC Television ...
from September 13, 1986 until December 19, 1987,
it was the first cartoon adaptation based on the franchise, the second being the
2010 series. 26 episodes (36 segments in total) were produced.
Plot
Cast
Main cast voices:
*
Adrienne Alexander - Bright Eyes (TV special only), Brattina
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Ruth Buzzi
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- Nose Marie
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Pat Carroll
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- Katrina Stoneheart
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Nancy Cartwright
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- Bright Eyes
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Peter Cullen
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- Captain Slaughter
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Ami Foster
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Biography
Foster, a native of California, won the National Tap Dance Championship after which she was discove ...
- Holly
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Dan Gilvezan
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- Cooler, Bruno (in "The Bright Eyes Mob")
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Robert Morse
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- Howler, Barkerville (Wagga Wagga)
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B. J. Ward - Whopper
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Frank Welker
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- Catgut, Scrounger (season one)
Additional voices
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Chad Allen (Season 1) -
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René Auberjonois
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Bever-Leigh Banfield (Season 2) -
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Allyce Beasley
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(Season 2) - Beezer
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Brice Beckham
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Greg Berg
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- Beamer (uncredited)
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Gregg Berger
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(Season 2) - Scrounger
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Denoca Brown (Season 2) -
*
Steve Bulen (Season 1) -
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Arthur Burghardt
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Kristina Chan Kristina may refer to:
Places
*the Swedish name of Ristiina, a town in Finland
People
*the Swedish name of Christina of Sweden
* Kristina (born 1987), Slovak singer
*Kristina Adolphson (born 1937), Swedish actress
*Kristina Apgar (born 1985), Amer ...
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Danny Cooksey
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Brian Cummings
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Jim Cummings (Season 2) -
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Gabriel Damon
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Biography
Damo ...
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Barry Dennen
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Life and career
Dennen was born in Chicag ...
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Bob DoQui (Season 1) -
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Casey Ellison
Casey Ellison (born March 2, 1976) is a former American child actor best known for his role as Allen Anderson on ''Punky Brewster''. In 1986 he left the show because he was disgruntled.
Career
Ellison had a recurring minor role on '' Mr. B ...
(Season 1) -
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Dick Erdman
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Pat Fraley (Season 1) -
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Lauri Fraser Lauri may refer to:
* Lauri (given name), including a list of people with the name
* Lauri (surname), including a list of people with the name
* Lauri, Põlva County, a village in Estonia
* Lauri, Rapla County, a village in Estonia
* Lauri, Võru ...
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Joan Gardner (Season 1) -
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Linda Gary
Linda Gary (born Linda Gary Dewoskin, November 4, 1944 – October 5, 1995) was an American actress.
Career
Live-action appearances
Gary worked as a voice-over artist in animation and also appeared in two live-action films, 1977's ''Joyride T ...
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Phillip Glasser
Phillip Alexander Glasser (born October 4, 1978) is an American producer and a former actor. He is best known for providing the voice of Fievel Mousekewitz in ''An American Tail
''An American Tail'' is a 1986 American animated musical adventur ...
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Justin Gocke Justin Gocke (January 31, 1978 – September 8, 2014) was an American actor.
Justin Gocke was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Steve and Loren Gocke. As a former child actor, he is known for his role as Brandon Capwell (1987–1993) on ...
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Benji Gregory
Benjamin Gregory Hertzberg (born May 26, 1978), known professionally as Benji Gregory is a former American actor. He is best known for playing the role of Brian Tanner on the sitcom '' ALF''.
Life and career
Gregory was born in Los Angeles, Cali ...
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Edan Gross
Edan Gross (born October 10, 1978) is an American businessman and former child actor.
Career
He appeared in many guest spots on television programs in the 1980s and 1990s including ''Cheers'', '' Murphy Brown'', ''The Golden Girls'', ''Empty N ...
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Kathleen Helppie
Kathleen may refer to:
People
* Kathleen (given name)
* Kathleen (singer), Canadian pop singer Places
* Kathleen, Alberta, Canada
* Kathleen, Georgia, United States
* Kathleen, Florida, United States
* Kathleen High School (Lakeland, Flori ...
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Lise Hilboldt
Lise Hilboldt (born January 7, 1954) is an American actress. She had a leading role in the romantic comedy film '' Sweet Liberty'' (1986), co-starring with writer-director Alan Alda and Michael Caine, and was featured in ''Noon Wine'' (1985).
Ca ...
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Dana Hill
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(Season 2) - Toots (in "The Bright Eyes Mob")
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Josh Horowitz
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People A–J
* "Josh", an early pseudonym of S ...
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Ernie Hudson
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Erv Immerman
Erv or ERV may refer to:
People
* Ervin (given name)
* Erv Brame (1901–1949), American baseball player
* Erv Dusak (1920–1994), American baseball player
* Erv Kanemoto (born 1943), American Grand Prix motorcycle mechanic and team owner
* Er ...
(Season 2) -
*
Vaughn Jelks
Vaughn may refer to:
Places in the United States
*Vaughn, California, former name of Bodfish, California
*Vaughn, Montana
*Vaughn, New Mexico
*Vaughn, Oregon
*Vaughn, Pennsylvania
*Vaughn, Virginia
*Vaughn, Washington
Name
*Vaughn (surname), lis ...
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Thy Lee (Season 2) -
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Katie Leigh
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Michael Lembeck
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Life and career
Lembeck was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Caroline Dubs and ...
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Marilyn Lightstone
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Biography Early life and education
Born in Montreal, Quebec, Marilyn Lightstone graduated from Baron Byng High School in 1957. She went on t ...
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Nancy Linari
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June Lockhart
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(Season 1) - Millicent Trueblood
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Chuck McCann (Season 1) -
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David Mendenhall
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Early life and acting career
...
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Don Messick - Louie,
Scooby-Doo
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(in "Secret Agent Pup", uncredited)
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Haunani Minn
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Brian Stokes Mitchell
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Lorenzo Music (Season 2) - Teensy (in "Little Big Dog")
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Patty Parris (Season 2) -
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Philip Proctor
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Career
Of the four members of Firesign Theatre, Proctor has had ...
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Clive Revill
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Susan Rhee
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Roger Rose
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Ann Ryerson
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Ronnie Schell
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(Season 1) -
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Kath Soucie Kath or KATH may refer to:
* Kath (city), the historical capital of Khwarezm
* Kath (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname
* KATH-TV, the NBC TV station in Juneau, Alaska
* KATH (AM)
KATH (910 kHz) is an ...
(Season 2) - Arf (in "The Rescue Pups")
*
Leslie Speights
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* Leslie (name), a name and list of people with the given name or surname, including fictional characters
Families
* Clan Leslie, a Scottish clan with the motto "grip fast"
* Leslie (Russian nobility), a Russian noble family ...
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John Stephenson (Season 1) - Uncle J.R. (in "Whopper Cries Uncle")
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Lauren Taylor (Season 2) -
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Russi Taylor (Season 2) - Melissa (in "Garbage Night: The Musical")
*
Janice Tori (Season 2) -
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Marcelo Tubert
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Biography Early life and career
Born in Córdoba, Argentina, Tubert's mother, Miriam Tubert, is an actress who did a great deal of stage work and had her own children ...
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R. J. Williams
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Early life and education
RJ Williams was born in Los Angeles, Californi ...
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Mitsuru Yamahata
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Possible writings
*, "full/fullness"
*, "grow/raise"
*, "light flow"
People with the name
*, Japanese manga author
*, Japanese professional foot ...
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Dion Zamora
Dion may refer to:
People
Ancient
*Dion (mythology), a king in Laconia and husband of Iphitea, the daughter of Prognaus
*Dion of Syracuse (408–354 BC), ancient Greek politician
*Dio of Alexandria, first century BC, ancient Greek philosoph ...
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Patric Zimmerman
Patric Laine Zimmerman (born October 10, 1954 in Los Angeles, California) is a retired American voice actor.
Career
Due to Daws Butler's death in 1988, he voiced Elroy Jetson in the 1990 film ''Jetsons: The Movie''. He also did the voices of Au ...
(Season 1) - Shaky (in "How to Found a Pound")
Episodes
Season 1 (1986)
Season 2 (1987)
In this season, with the exception of the final 3 episodes, episodes are now split into 2 11-minute segments.
Home media
Various episodes of the show had been released on VHS between 1988 and 1990 by
Family Home Entertainment
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History
The company was founde ...
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See also
*
List of Pound Puppies characters
References
External links
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