''The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs'' is an American children's

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, produced by

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, that aired on

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from 1998 to 1999. Ownership of the series passed to

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in 2001 when Disney acquired

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, which also includes

. The series is not available on

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. The Spy Dogs are a secret organization of dogs that are dedicated to protecting their world, without letting their masters know about their activities. They battle a variety of enemies, including Baron Bone, Catastrophe, and Ernst Stavro Blowfish.

Characters

All anthropomorphic animals are intelligent enough to walk on two legs and talk. The first season of ''The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs'' used traditional

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, but the second season used the

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process.

Main operatives

*Dog Zero (voiced by Adam West) - A dog of an unknown breed; who is the leader of the Spy Dogs. Although he is never seen, Dog Zero appears to be a

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. *Ralph (voiced by

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) - A dog from the United States; who is a high-ranking Spy Dog. Ralph is the leader of the group. He is very sensible and cares about other individuals' feelings. Ralph appears to be a Labrador Retriever/ Dalmatian mix. He has a brother, named Mange; who is a Chesapeake Bay Retriever. *Mitzy (voiced by

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) - A pink

terrier Terrier (from Latin ''terra'', 'earth') is a type of dog originally bred to hunt vermin. A terrier is a dog of any one of many breeds or landraces of the terrier type, which are typically small, wiry, game, and fearless. Terrier breeds vary ...

from America; who is a high-ranking Spy Dog. She is very skilled in martial arts. Mitzy appears to be a

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) - A dog from the United States; who is a Spy Dog-in-training. He is the comic relief of the group and is known to eat anything. Scribble appears to be a

Beagle The beagle is a breed of small scent hound, similar in appearance to the much larger foxhound. The beagle was developed primarily for hunting hare, known as beagling. Possessing a great sense of smell and superior tracking instincts, the ...

mix. *Angus (voiced by Jim Ward) - A

Scottish Terrier The Scottish Terrier ( gd, Abhag Albannach; also known as the Aberdeen Terrier), popularly called the Scottie, is a breed of dog. Initially one of the highland breeds of terrier that were grouped under the name of ''Skye Terrier'', it is one o ...

from Scotland; who is the technological genius of the Spy Dogs. He is the second comic relief; second only to Scribble. He has a mother; who is also from Scotland. *Von Rabie (voiced by

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) - A dog of unknown breed (meant to be a

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and

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in a Brooklyn accent) - A

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mix; who is brave. He is ready to take on anything or anybody. *Stahl (voiced by

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) - A

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probably from Germany; who is an operative and paranormal specialist. He is very brave and confident. *Noodle (voiced by

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) - A Poodle/Bichon Frise mix from France; who likes to cook. He sometimes has a tendency to worry. *B.A.R.K. Squad -

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dogs. They always wear blue goggles, helmets and waistcoats. **Furry (voiced by

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) - A Doberman Pinscher; who is the leader of the B.A.R.K. Squad. **Dallas - A Pointer. **Rock - A

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. **Buck - A St. Bernard. **Hatchet (voiced by Billy West) - A

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Other operatives

*Ayanna (voiced by

) - A

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from India. *Chukchi (voiced by

) - A Siberian Husky from Antarctica who is an operative at Ice Station Husky. *DahgChow - A

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from China. *Erin (voiced by

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in an Irish accent) - An

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from Ireland. Ralph has a crush on her. *Kelly, Jill and Bree (voiced by

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) - Three identical

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s. *Sir William (voiced by

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) - A

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) - Ralph's brother. A Chesapeake Bay Retriever. *Talker (voiced by

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) - He is a

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. *Alley (voiced by

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) - All she needs a good friend. A Jack Russell Terrier *Rosey (voiced by

) - She is a Chihuahua. *Fetch (voiced by

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) - A Labrador Retriever. *Nessie (voiced by Tress MacNeille) - She is a

who was mistaken for the Loch Ness Monster. *Lunar Rover - He is a Great Dane. *Nine (voiced by

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) - She is a Basset Hound. Dog Zero's friend. *Three - He is a Dalmatian. Dog Zero's friend. *Red Shirt - He is a Border Terrier. *Renfield - He is a Golden Lab. *Sweet L. Dingo - She is a Dingo. *Garm - A Rottweiler. *

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- A Russian accented Husky mix. *Sebastian - A Vizsla mix. *Scuzzy Duz (voiced by Jim Cummings) - A Bulldog mix and a parody of

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. *Standard Issue Puppy - A Greyhound puppy. *Stinky Pie (voiced by Billy West). *Saber-Toothed Mouse (voiced by Jim Cummings) *

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(voiced by

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). *Pappy - Boston Terrier. *Surveillance *Amerigo Dog Poochie (voiced by Adam West) *Italian Dog (voiced by Jeff Bennett) *Egyptian Dog (voiced by Jeff Bennett) *Dog Inmates (voiced by Jeff Bennett)

Humans

*Gordon (voiced by Adam West) - Ralph's owner. *Arty (voiced by

) - Scribble's owner. *Arty's Mom (voiced by

) - The unnamed mother of Arty. *Sue (voiced by Mary Kay Bergman) - Mitzy's owner. *Captain Earwig / Virgil (voiced by

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) - A superhero. *Frank's Owner (voiced by

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) - The unnamed owner of Frank. *

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(voiced by David McDermott) *Kerry - The female character. *Shelia (voice by Tress MacNeille) - Von Rabie's owner. *Big Jim Jones (voiced by Jess Harnell) *

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(voiced by Maurice LaMarche) *

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(voiced by Billy West) *

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(voiced by Adam West) *Scuzzy Duzz's owner (voiced by Mary Kay Bergman) - A bespectacled short girl who slightly resembles

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Villains

*Catastrophe (voiced by

) - The nemesis of the Spy Dogs organization who serves as the primary antagonist of the series. He is a

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with

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mechanical

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which he wore because his natural one was bitten off by a dog or lost in an accident in a

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testing facility. He tried to take over the world with an army of mummy cats and

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. His metal tail suggests he is a parody of Dr. No, while he is sometimes seen stroking a mouse similar to

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's white cat. **Maws - Catastrophe's assistant with big teeth. He is a spoof of

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. **Oddball - Catastrophe's muscular Siamese cat henchman with a bowler hat and blue bowtie. Based on the villain

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with the trademark bowler hat. * Bast - The leader of the Cat Mummies who Catastrophe once enlisted. **Cat Mummies (voiced by

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) - A bunch of mummified cats. *

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Bone (voiced by

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) - A human who attempted to corner the market in beef by luring all the

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in the world with a giant ball of cud. **Miss Tenderloin (voiced by

) - Baron Bone's female servant. **Chuck - Baron Bone's henchman. *Chauncey - An incredibly lucky, silent and charismatic runaway Super Prototype Mobile-Suit Human "mindless automaton". In order to keep him under control, Mitzy warehoused Chauncey by making him the President of the United States. He is a parody of Chauncey Gardiner from the

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and the movie "

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" (his debut episode was actually called "Being" and had many similarities with novel/movie). *Colosatron - A computer that wanted to take over the world. Its name and goal are taken from the film '' Colossus: The Forbin Project''. *D'Cell (voiced by

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) - A human who tried to steal every new gadget in the world so he would be on the cutting edge of technology. *Ernest Anyway - A

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who successfully captured

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, a

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, and his mother (Ernest's comment about it was "Don't ask"). He tried to capture the

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(which turned out to be an elongated

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named Nessie) only to be thwarted by Ralph and Erin. His name is a parody of writer

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. *Ernst Stavro Blowfish (voiced by

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) - He took control of all the fast food restaurants in the world just because he thinks he is evil. Named after

. **Septic and Incus - Two scientists that work for Blowfish. *Mistress Pavlov (voiced by

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) - She tried to use her hypnotic powers to have the owners of dogs do her bidding. A joke on the Pavlov's Dog psychology experiment. *Oatz Couture (voiced by

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) - She created clothes for dogs that were provoking diseases. **Taylor (voiced by

) - Oatz Couture's assistant. *Porkzilla (vocal effects provided by

) - He is not really evil. After he drank a special potion made by two girls on a turnip farm to grow bigger, he became huge and went to the city to eat. Porkzilla is a spoof of

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. **Twin Girls - The creators of Porkzilla. *

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- A quartet of witch doctors in suits that work as

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at the Ferret Network. After Ralph and Stahl expose their plans to hypnotize the TV viewers, they are fired by the Ferret Network's CEO. **Witch Doctor Brad (voiced by Maurice LaMarche) - Leader of Witch Doctor. **Witch Doctor Chad (voiced by Pat Fraley) - Witch Doctor's Henchman. **Witch Doctor Seymour - Witch Doctor's Henchman. **Witch Doctor Thad - Witch Doctor's Henchman. *Space

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s (voiced by

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and

) - They tried to bury the world in slime to recreate their home world which was destroyed. Also tried to mutate the children of the world into Space Slugs by tainting lunchroom food in schools. *The

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Nation (voiced by

and

) - A race of fleas. *Granny Larceny (voiced by

) - An old lady criminal who uses her babies to commit crimes. **Pookie, Wookums and Coochy - Granny Larceny's grand-babies who are programmed to commit crimes. Pookie is a master of the rattle-chuks. Wookums is a master of diaper-fu. Coochy has the ability of sticky drool. *Al Catraz (voiced by

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) - The strict owner of the dog kennel where Ralph was dropped off while his owners were going on vacation. Al was displeased that his father had his dog inherit his fortune instead of Al. **Security Guard - Al Catraz's henchmen. *Timmy (voiced by Mary Kay Bergman) - he was not really evil, he was so much of a danger to himself and those around him he had to be stopped. *Bank Robbers (voiced by Jim Cummings) *Counterfeiters (voiced by Billy West and Tom Kenny)

Technology

*Dog tags - communicators. *Hydrant - hydrant samurai. *Humanesks - androids large enough to be piloted by one or two spydogs, depending on model. The slimmer models are for one spydog, and the more obese models carry a co-pilot. *Pet Store Plane - planes. Usually used to transport cargo. *Toilets - invented as water bowls and communication devices. *Mitzi's hair bow - binoculars, boomerang, throwing knife, circular saw. *B.A.R.K. uses rocket propelled grenades, rifles and

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Bones

*Bone bomb - bone that explodes. *Flash bone - big flash that can temporary blind someone. *Bone phone - telephone.

Episode list

Season 1 (1998–1999)

#K-9/Postal (September 12, 1998) #Hair/Homework (September 19, 1998) #Bone/Time (September 26, 1998) #Earnest/Spin (October 3, 1998) #Twilight/Fetch (October 10, 1998) #Small/Water (November 7, 1998) #I.H.R.F./Oatz (November 14, 1998) #D'Cell/Halfday (November 28, 1998) #Zero/Pups (January 30, 1999) #Obedience/DoggyLand (February 6, 1999) #Lunch/Iditarod (February 13, 1999) #Porkzilla/Money (February 20, 1999) #Mange/Scribble (February 27, 1999)

Season 2 (1999)

#Tusk/Install #Charlie/Automutt #Granny/Founders #Tail/Tomorrow #Howl/Thirteen #Escape/Exposed #Virgil/Bunny #DNA/Santa #B.A.R.K./Being

References

External links

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