Dog City
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Dog City is a television series that aired on FOX from 1992 to 1995, and in Canada on Global in 1993, then on Teletoon until 2000. The show contained both animation, done by Nelvana and Fox Kids, and puppetry, done by Jim Henson Productions. The animated portions of the show focused on a canine private detective named Ace Heart. The Muppet portions of the show focused on the interactions between Ace Hart and his animator Eliot Shag (who, like Ace, is a German Shepherd). This would be the first Jim Henson animated series since Muppet Babies and Fraggle Rock: the animated series.
A recurring gag was that many of the characters in the cartoon were seemingly based on the residents of Eliot's apartment building. The bulldog crime-boss Bugsy Vile was inspired by the building's grouchy bulldog super, Bruno; Ace's love interest, Rosie, was based on Eliot's unrequited feelings for his neighbour Colleen, and so on. The Muppet characters were unaware of this; in the first episode Bruno asks Eliot how a loser like him could have created a great character like Bugsy. Eliot replies "Sometimes it's just staring you in the face".
Later series included segments from other shows Eliot worked on, including skits featuring the main Dog City characters and a superhero series starring the Batman parody Watchdog.
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[edit] Characters
[edit] Animated
- Ace Heart, voiced by Ron White
- Chief Rosie O'Gravy, voiced by Elizabeth Hanna
- Eddie, voiced by Stuart Stone
- Bugsy Vile, voiced by John Stocker
- Frisky, voiced by James Rankin
- Mad Dog, voiced by Stephen Ouimette
- Bruiser, voiced by Howard Jerome
- Kitty, voiced by Paulina Gillis
- Baron Von Rottweiler, voiced by Stephen Ouimette
- Mayor Kickbark, voiced by Len Carlson
- Dot, voiced by Tara Strong
- Yves, voiced by Rino Romano
- Steven, voiced by Len Carlson
[edit] Muppets
- Eliot Shag, performed by Kevin Clash
- Colleen and Terri Springer, performed by Fran Brill
- Artie Springer, performed by Joey Mazzarino
- Bruno, performed by Brian Muehl
- Bowser, performed by David Rudman
- Ms Fluffe, performed by Lisa Buckley
[edit] The Movie
Dog City was originally a thirty nine minute long TV movie, broadcast in 1989 as an episode of The Jim Henson Hour, featuring the characters as puppets. In Dog City THE MOVIE Ace is harassed for protection money by crime synidicate boss Bugsy. Refusing to pay or fight him, Bugsy kidnaps Aces 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.
- Ace Yu, voiced by Kevin Clash
- Frisky, voiced by Dave Goelz
- Eddie, voiced by Kathryn Mullen
- Mad Dog, voiced by Steve Whitmire
- Bugsy Them, voiced by Jim Henson
- Colleen, voiced by Fran Brill
- Rowlf the Dog, voiced by Jim Henson
The Muppets of Ace and his associates would go on to become Eliot Shag and the other "real world" counterparts to the animated characters.
[edit] Episode guide
[edit] Season 1
- 1.The Big Squeak
- 2.Taming of the Screw
- 3.Meat the Butcher
- 4.Disobedience School
- 5.The Dog Pound
- 6.Radio Dazed
- 7.The Bloodhound
- 8.Adventures in Puppysitting
- 9.Ya Gotta Have a Heart
- 10.In Your Dreams
- 11.Rocketship K-9
- 12.Cats 'n' Dogs
- 13.Is It Arf?
[edit] Season 2
- 14.Boss Bruiser
- 15.Springer Fever
- 16.Much Ado About Mad Dog
- 17.Of Mutts and Mayors
- 18.Who Watches the Watchdog?
- 19.The Great Dane Curse
- 20.Out of the Mouths of Pups
- 21.Farewell My Rosie
- 22.Old Dogs New Tricks
- 23.Sick as a Dog
[edit] Season 3
- 24.The New Litter
- 25.Doggy See Doggy Do
- 26.Comedy of Horrors
- 27.Howl the Conquering Hero
- 28.Reduce, Re-Use, Retrieve
- 29.Future Schlock
- 30.No Pain, No Brain
- 31.Dog Days of Summer Vacation
[edit] Credits
[edit] Series 1
- Executive Producers: Michael K. Frith, Brian Henson, Patrick Loubert, Michael Hirsch, Clive A. Smith
- Produced by: Stephen Hodgins
- Coordinating Producer: Patricia R. Burns
- Line Producer: Hasmi Giakoumis
- Associate Producer: Neil Court
- Directed by: John Van Bruggen
- Assistant Directors: Dave Pemberton, Steve Whitehouse
- Story Editors: J.D. Smith, Peter Sauder
- Casting: Jessie Thomson
- Voice Director: Kathryn Mullen
- Unit Director: Brad Goodchild
- Unit Manager: Kokila Jeffrey
- Production Manager: Ruta Cube
- Production Supervisor: Steve Chadwick
- Coordinators: Jocelyn Hamilton (production), Erik Strobel (script), Shelly Theaker (storyboard), Tyler Baylis (design), Shelley Morrow (layout)
- Storyboard Artists: Frank Lintzen, John Flagg, Arna Selznick, Andrew Tan, Vincenzo Natali, Bob Smith, Robert Rivard
- Storyboard Cleanup Supervisor: Dave Quensnelle
- Background Artist: Clive Powsey
- Paint Supervisor: Mary Bertoia
- Layout Artists: Dermot Walshe, Kevin Klis, Glenn Chadwick, Daniel Poitras, Gord McBride, Steve Remen, John Lei, Paul Bouchard, Brad Graham, Mike Halley
- Layout Supervisor: Lyndon Ruddy
- Color Designer: Jo-Anne Merrill
- Designers: Charles E. Bastien, Jens Pindal, Leif Norheim, Kevin Fraser, Scott Bennett
- Key Animators: Niall Johnston, Gerry Fournier, John De Klein, Paul Riley, Mike Tweedle, Scott Glynn, Dave Boudreau, Bill Zeats, Alan Knappett, Brad Goodchild, Lynn Reist, Dennis Gonzales
- Post Production Supervisor: Rob Kirkpatrick
- Post Production Manager: Lan Lamon
- Supervising Sound Editor: Steve Cole
- Picture Editor: Algis Magiulis
- Supervising Pre-Production Editor: Darrell MacDonald
- Supervising Breakdown Editor: Rick Dubiel
- Recording and Transfer Technician: Mike Reid
Muppet Segments
- Production Coordinator: Jennie Lupinacci
- Puppeteer: Kevin Clash
- Additional Puppeteer: Don Reardon
- Executives in Charge of Production: Jim Lewis, Ritamarie Peruggi, David Gumpel, Pat Nugent
- Production Designer: Lyndon Mosse
- Theme by: Philip Balsam
- Score Composed by: Acrobat Music
- Additional Production Facility: Hanho Heung Up Co. Ltd
- Negative Cutting Services: Catherine Rankin Productions
- Laboratories: Magnetic North, The Filmhouse Group, Access Post Production Audio Inc., Studio 306
[edit] Series 2
- Executive Producers: Michael K. Frith, Brian Henson, Patrick Loubert, Michael Hirsch, Clive A. Smith
- Supervising Producer: Stephen Hodgins
- Coordinating Producer: Patrica R. Burns
- Producer: Merle-Anne Ridley
- Director: John Van Bruggen
- Assistant Director: Dave Pemberton
- Story Editor: J.D. Smith
- Casting and Voice Director: Jessie Thomson
- Production Supervisor: Steve Chadwick
- Production Manager: Ruta Cube
- Unit Director: Brad Goodchild
- Coordinators: Asha Daniere (production), Erika Strobel (script), Laurie Towata (storyboard), Aidan Closs (layout), Patty Beausoleil (design)
- Storyboard Artists: John Flagg, Frank Lintzen, Vincenzo Natali, Dave Pemberton, Robert Rivard, Arna Selznick, Bob Smith, Doug Thoms
- Storyboard Cleanup Supervisor: Dave Thomas
- Layout Supervisor: Tony Tarantini
- Layout Artists: Dale Desrochers, Chad Hicks, Brian Lee, John Lei, Jeff Lyons, Mary Lyons, Chris Minz, Brian Poehlman, Affee Yepp
- Color Design: Jo-Anne Merrill
- Background Design: Clive Powsey
- Design Supervisor: Doug Thoms
- Designers: Dave Boudreau, Trevor Davies, Kevin Fraser, Stephanie Gignac, Steve Manning, Robert Walton, Richard Weston
- Key Animators: Dave Boudreau, Robin Budd, Shane Doyle, Gerry Fournier, Brad Goodchild, John Hill, Niall Johnston, Rick Marshall, Lynn Reist, Cynthia Ward, Jamie Whitney, Steve Whitehouse
- Paint Supervisor: Mary Bertoia
- Supervising Editor: Rob Kirkpatrick
- Post Production Managers: Marianne Culbert, Lan Lamon
- Supervising Sound Editor: Steven Cole
- Picture Editors: Algis Maciulis, Karen Lawrie
- Supervising Pre-Production Editor: Darrell MacDonald
- Supervising Breakdown Editor: Rick Dubiel
- Recording/Transfer Technician: Mike Reid
- Re-Recording Engineer: Tony Van den Akker
Muppet Segments
- For Jim Henson Productions: David Gumpel, Pat Nugent, Jim Lewis, Kathleen Davis
- Production Designer: Lyndon Mosse
- Muppet Workshop: Rollin Krewson
- Production Coordinator: Jennie Lupinacci
- Puppet Coordinator: Kevin Clash
- Theme Music by: Phil Balsam
- Score Produced by: Acrobat Music
- Additional Production Facilities: Hanho Heung Up Co. Ltd, Bardel Animation
- Negative Cutting Services: Catherine Rankin Productions
- Laboratories: Magnetic North, The Filmhouse Group, Access Post Production Audio, Inc., Studio 306
- A Nelvana Production in association with Jim Henson Productions.
- The Global Television Network, a member of the CanWest Global System.
- The Autonomous Stations of Spain and Canal (Spain).
[edit] External links
Dog City
- Episode list
- TV.Com: Dog City
- All Things Animated: Dog City
- Nelvana's Page on Dog City
- Dog City at the Internet Movie Database
