Pound Puppies (film)

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Pound Puppies
VHS cover
Genre
Based on
Tonka
Written byTom Ruegger
Directed byAlan Zaslove
Voices of
ComposerHoyt Curtin
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
Producers
EditorGil Iverson
Running time36 min.
Production companies
Original release
NetworkSyndication
ReleaseOctober 26, 1985 (1985-10-26)

Pound Puppies is an animated television special, produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, based on the popular toy line from Tonka, which aired in syndication on October 26, 1985, paired with Star Fairies.[1] The story is a spoof of the 1963 film The Great Escape.[2]

Characters in the special included the

Joanne Worley), and the goofy inventor aptly named Howler (voiced by Frank Welker
), who can only howl.

Plot

A female dog from a wealthy aristocratic family named Violet Vanderfeller is being pursued by dognappers when she is picked up and taken to the city pound. There, she meets the gang and discovers their mission to find homes for themselves. The film plot centers on Violet (whom Cooler insists on referring to as "Sam") attempting to reunite with her family, ultimately succeeding. Two other dogs appeared in the special. They were the upper-class snob Barkerville and the garbage-can-digging Scrounger.

Voice cast

Home media

The special was released on VHS in 1986 by Family Home Entertainment and is available on a DVD which comes with certain Pound Puppies toys.

References

  1. ISBN 0-8108-2198-2
    . Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  2. ISBN 978-1476665993
    .
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