''The Return of Dogtanian'' (Spanish: ''El retorno de D'Artacán'') is a 1989 Spanish-British children's
animated
Animation is a method by which still figures are manipulated to appear as moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited on film. Today, most ani ...
television series, and a sequel to the 1981 series ''
Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds
''Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds'' (Spanish: ''D'Artacán y los Tres Mosqueperros''; Japanese: ''ワンワン三銃士 Wan Wan Sanjuushi'', lit., ''Woof Woof Three Musketeers'') is a children's animated television series that adapts the cl ...
'', that continues the classic 1844
Alexandre Dumas story of
d'Artagnan
Charles de Batz de Castelmore (), also known as d'Artagnan and later Count d'Artagnan ( 1611 – 25 June 1673), was a French Musketeer who served Louis XIV as captain of the Musketeers of the Guard. He died at the siege of Maastricht in the ...
and ''
The Three Musketeers
''The Three Musketeers'' (french: Les Trois Mousquetaires, links=no, ) is a French historical adventure novel written in 1844 by French author Alexandre Dumas. It is in the swashbuckler genre, which has heroic, chivalrous swordsmen who fight ...
'', produced by Spanish studio
BRB Internacional
BRB Internacional S.A.U is a Spanish licensing and production company of animated television series as ''Around the World with Willy Fog'', ''Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds'' and ''The World of David the Gnome''. On 31 January 2018, WildBrain ...
,
Televisión Española
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and
Thames Television
Thames Television, commonly simplified to just Thames, was a franchise holder for a region of the British ITV television network serving London and surrounding areas from 30 July 1968 until the night of 31 December 1992.
Thames Television broa ...
with animation of
Wang Film Productions
Wang Film Productions Co., Ltd. (also known as Hong Guang Animation (宏廣) and Cuckoos' Nest Studio) is one of the oldest and most prolific Taiwanese-American animation studios since 1978. The company, based in Xindian, Taipei and Los Angeles, ...
and Morning Sun Animation.
In 1995, BRB Internacional released a television film edited from the series entitled ''Dogtanian: One For All and All For One''.
Production
In 1989 ''The Return of Dogtanian'' was produced by
BRB Internacional
BRB Internacional S.A.U is a Spanish licensing and production company of animated television series as ''Around the World with Willy Fog'', ''Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds'' and ''The World of David the Gnome''. On 31 January 2018, WildBrain ...
,
Televisión Española
Televisión Española (acronym TVE, branded tve, "Spanish Television") is Spain's national state-owned public television broadcaster and the oldest regular television service in the country. It was also the first regular television service in ...
and
Thames Television
Thames Television, commonly simplified to just Thames, was a franchise holder for a region of the British ITV television network serving London and surrounding areas from 30 July 1968 until the night of 31 December 1992.
Thames Television broa ...
with animation of
Wang Film Productions
Wang Film Productions Co., Ltd. (also known as Hong Guang Animation (宏廣) and Cuckoos' Nest Studio) is one of the oldest and most prolific Taiwanese-American animation studios since 1978. The company, based in Xindian, Taipei and Los Angeles, ...
and Morning Sun Animation. Like the first series, 26 episodes were produced. Its budget was 650 million
pesetas.
[
The story is loosely based on the novel '' The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later'' also by Alexandre Dumas, itself building on the myth of The Man in the Iron Mask. It picks up ten years after the first series story ends, with Dogtanian and Juliette now married and living together on the outskirts of Paris with their two children, Philippe and Fleur. The Muskehounds are reunited by Queen Anne when her husband starts acting suspiciously. Cardinal Richelieu is still featured, along with Milady and Widimer still loyal to him.
]Dave Mallow
Dave Mallow (born October 19, 1948) is a retired American voice actor.
Biography
Mallow's father worked in radio and television and was a 30-year on-air veteran at Chicago's WGN. After graduating from Maine South High School, Mallow attained a ...
and Doug Stone
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, who co-adapted the original scripts to English and co-directed, took over as the voices of Dogtanian, and Porthos, respectively. As it was produced in Taiwan
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by Wang Film Productions
Wang Film Productions Co., Ltd. (also known as Hong Guang Animation (宏廣) and Cuckoos' Nest Studio) is one of the oldest and most prolific Taiwanese-American animation studios since 1978. The company, based in Xindian, Taipei and Los Angeles, ...
and Morning Sun Animation, Nippon Animation
is a Japanese animation studio. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, with chief offices in the Ginza district of Chūō and production facilities in Tama City.
Nippon Animation is known for producing numerous anime series based on works of ...
, the Japanese studio which produced the first series, was not involved in the sequel.
Cast
* Aramis
René d'Herblay, alias Aramis, is a fictional character in the novels ''The Three Musketeers'' (1844), '' Twenty Years After'' (1845), and '' The Vicomte de Bragelonne'' (1847-1850) by Alexandre Dumas, père. He and the other two musketeers, A ...
– Eddie Frierson
Eddie Frierson is an American voice actor and writer. He has provided voices for such films as ''Wreck-It Ralph'', ''Hotel Transylvania'', ''The Princess and the Frog'', ''ParaNorman'', ''Curious George'', ''Tangled'' the video games '' Medal of ...
* Juliette – Rebecca Forstadt
Rebecca Forstadt is an American voice actress, best known for playing young female roles in various animated series. After studying theater at Orange Coast College, in Costa Mesa, California, Forstadt began her acting career by working at Knott' ...
* Pip – Steve Kramer
* Widimer – Mike Reynolds
* Cardinal Richelieu – Kerrigan Mahan
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* Queen Anne – Robin Levenson
* King Louis King Louis may refer to:
Kings
* Louis I (disambiguation), multiple kings with the name
* Louis II (disambiguation), multiple kings with the name
* Louis III (disambiguation), multiple kings with the name
* Louis IV (disambiguation), multiple ...
– Simon Prescott
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Filmography Anime
*'' Akira'' – Dr. ...
* Narrator – Michael McConnohie
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* Dogtanian – Dave Mallow
Dave Mallow (born October 19, 1948) is a retired American voice actor.
Biography
Mallow's father worked in radio and television and was a 30-year on-air veteran at Chicago's WGN. After graduating from Maine South High School, Mallow attained a ...
* Porthos
Porthos, Baron du Vallon de Bracieux de Pierrefonds is a fictional character in the novels ''The Three Musketeers'' (1844), '' Twenty Years After'' (1845), and '' The Vicomte de Bragelonne'' (1847-1850) by Alexandre Dumas, père. He and the othe ...
– Doug Stone
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* Anthos – Michael Sorich
Michael John Sorich ( , born March 23, 1958) is an American actor, writer and director.
Biography
Sorich has been a prominent and ever-present voice actor for many different characters in the ''Power Rangers'' franchise (until the end of the '' W ...
* Beajeaux – Steve Bulen
* Elexy – Robert Axelrod
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* Philippe – Brianne Siddall
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Episode list
# "At France's Service"
# "In Paris Again"
# "Bad News"
# "The Gold Muzzle"
# "The Rescue Mission"
# "A Secret Forever"
# "The Magician's Cave"
# "The King Been Poisoned"
# "A Special Visit"
# "Change of Plans"
# "The Impostor"
# "One More in the Group"
# "Trapped by Blanbec"
# "A Surprise for Richelieu"
# "Pedrigreen Hood"
# "Widimer Complicates Things"
# "The Best Archer"
# "Rescuing Dogtanian"
# "The King's Cousin"
# "A Robbery in the Dance"
# "The Black Rose"
# "A Terrific Surprise"
# "Fleur Kidnapping"
# "Where is Fleur?"
# "The Rescue of Fleur"
# "Tréville's Successor"
Television film
In 1995, BRB Internacional released a television film edited from the series entitled ''Dogtanian: One For All and All For One'', with completely different voice actors and a few name changes from the original series.
Home media
DVD releases
This series was only released as a box-set and not as individual volumes. There are 4 disks in the set. Unlike the first series which is in Region 0 format, the second series was released in Region 2 format. The DVD of the TV movie was also released in Region 0.
* The television films ''Dogtanian: Special'' and ''Dogtanian: One For All And All For One''. 26 July 2004.
* Dogtanian – The Complete Second Series Boxset. 4 July 2005.
In November 2010, a version that contains both series and both television films was released exclusively for HMV
Sunrise Records and Entertainment, trading as HMV (for His Master's Voice), is a British music and entertainment retailer, currently operating exclusively in the United Kingdom.
The first HMV-branded store was opened by the Gramophone Company ...
. Later, the complete box set was made available at other retailers.
VOD
Nowadays the series is still being broadcast on different platforms such as YouTube
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and Netflix
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.
References
External links
Official page
at BRB International
BRB Internacional S.A.U is a Spanish licensing and production company of animated television series as ''Around the World with Willy Fog'', '' Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds'' and '' The World of David the Gnome''. On 31 January 2018, WildBra ...
Muskehounds.com
*
Dogtanian.net
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