Dog City

Dog City
Dog City title screen
Also known as	Jim Henson's Dog City
Written by	Laraine Arkow, Terrie Collins, Marty Isenberg, Robert N. Skir, Robert Schechter, and Gary Sperling.^[1]
Starring	Muppet performers: Fran Brill Lisa Buckley Kevin Clash Joey Mazzarino Brian Muehl David Rudman
Voices of	Ron White Elizabeth Hanna Stuart Stone John Stocker James Rankin Stephen Ouimette Howard Jerome Paulina Gillis
Country of origin	United States Canada
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	31
Production
Executive producer(s)	Michael K. Frith Brian Henson Patrick Loubert Michael Hirsch Clive A. Smith
Production company(s)	Nelvana Limited Jim Henson Productions
Release
Original network	USA: FOX (Fox Kids)^[2] Canada: Teletoon
Original release	September 26, 1992 – November 26, 1994

TV 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 Yu inherits a bar-restaurant called the Dog House following the death of his Uncle Harry and is harassed for protection money by crime syndicate boss Bugsy Them (who was responsible for the death of Uncle Harry, who, as it turns out, was actually Ace's father). Refusing to pay or fight him, Bugsy kidnaps Ace's 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.^[3]

Characters

Ace Yu (performed by Kevin Clash) - A German Shepherd adopted by Chinese Pekingese parents. Although Ace's puppet is a Hand-Rod Puppet, it is later modified into a Live-Hand Puppet when it was used to play Elliot in the TV series.
Colleen (performed by Fran Brill) - A Rough Collie who serves as Ace's love interest.
Bugsy Them (performed by Jim Henson) - A vain bulldog crime boss who is proud of his tail. His puppet is later used to play Bruno in the TV series.
- Miss Belle (performed by Camille Bonora) - A poodle that is the key associate of Bugsy Them.
- Mad Dog (performed by Steve Whitmire) - Bugsy Them's dimwitted St. Bernard henchman. His puppet is later used to play Bowser in the TV series.
- Scruffy (performed by Gord Robertson) - Bugsy Them's henchman who is always scratching at his fleas.
- Laughing Boy (performed by Rickey Boyd) - Bugsy Them's henchman who is always laughing and cracking jokes.
Bubba (performed by Jerry Nelson) - The bartender at the Dog House. He is a recycled and modified version of the Wolfhound from The Muppet Show.
Mac (performed by Steve Whitmire) - The waiter at the Dog House. Although Steve Whitmire performed Mac in most scenes, Mac was performed by Rickey Boyd in scenes where Mac was sweeping.
Rowlf the Dog (performed by Jim Henson) - He is the narrator of the TV movie.

Dog City: The Movie also features cameos by Sprocket the Dog from Fraggle Rock, Lyle the Dog and Baskerville the Hound from The Muppet Show, a dog character that resembles Tramp from Lady and the Tramp, and a background pug that later appears in Jim Henson's Animal Show, Puppet Up!, and other Henson Alternative projects.

The Muppets of Ace Yu and his associates would make cameos in The Muppets at Walt Disney World and would later go on to become Eliot Shag and the other "real world" counterparts to the animated characters.

Dog City: The Movie (sans the framing sequences) was released to regions 1 and 2.

The company's YouTube channel has 6 clips from the pilot in a playlist called "Dogs of Anarchy!".^[4]

Plot

The animated portions of the show focused on a canine private investigator named Ace Hart. 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). Eliot would illustrate the stories while Ace would go traverse through it, occasionally breaking the fourth wall to speak with Eliot about the various troubles with the story. In one episode, Eliot even enters Dog City himself to join Ace in solving a mystery.

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 superintendent Bruno. Ace's love interest Rosie was based on Eliot's unrequited feelings for his neighbor 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.

Characters

Animated

Ace Hart (voiced by Ron White) - A German Shepherd who is the protagonist of the series. He is a private-eye detective.
Chief Rosie O'Gravy (voiced by Elizabeth Hanna) - A beautiful Rough Collie who is the chief of detectives.
Eddie (voiced by Stuart Stone) - An English Springer Spaniel news-pup who often tags along on Ace Hart's cases.
Bugsy Vile (voiced by John Stocker) - A bulldog who is the primary antagonist of the series. Bugsy Vile is a crime boss who is the "Dogfather of Crime."
- Frisky (voiced by James Rankin) - A chihuahua who is Bugsy Vile's excitable henchman.
- Mad Dog (voiced by Stephen Ouimette) - Bugsy Vile's psychotic mongrel henchman.
- Bruiser (voiced by Howard Jerome) - Bruiser is Bugsy Vile's tough nephew and henchman.
- Kitty (voiced by Paulina Gillis) - A female cat who serves as Bugsy's moll.
Baron Von Rottweiler (voiced by Dan Hennessey) - A Rottweiler who is the secondary antagonist of the series.
- Leon Burger - A dachshund who serves as valet and henchman to Baron Von Rottweiler. He doesn't talk for some reason.
Mayor Kickbark (voiced by Stephen Ouimette) - The Mayor of Dog City. He is always undermining Rosie O'Gravy.
- Spunky the Flunky (voiced by John Stocker) - Mayor Kickbark's aide.
Dot (voiced by Tara Strong) - Rosie O'Gravy's cute and lovely niece. She often appears with Rosie in "The Adventures of Rosie and Dot" segments. Her only dialogue was "Why".
Steven (voiced by George Buza) - Steven was a canine watchman who was often seen in the animated segment with Yves.
Yves (voiced by Rino Romano) - A cat burglar who debuted in the third season. He would try to steal something only to get thwarted comically by Steven.
Sam Spayed - An old police dog who served as a teacher and father figure to the young Ace Hart. His name is a pun on the Dashiell Hammett character Sam Spade.
Sherlock Bones (voiced by Scott McNeil) - An English bloodhound detective who was a rival to Ace until he was exposed as an art thief. His name is a spoof of Sherlock Holmes.
Woof Pack - A team of superhero dogs. The group was featured in comic vignettes, approaching mundane tasks like grocery shopping from a superheroic perspective.
- Watch Dog - Watchdog is a superhero who is a parody of Batman where his name is take on Alan Moore's graphic novel Watchmen. Watch Dog carries hourglasses which act as gas canisters, and constantly uses time and clock related gadgets and metaphors. In "Who Watches the Watch Dog," Watch Dog's creator Fob Canine (a caricature of Bob Kane) posed as Watch Dog where he has his fellow comic book artist pose as the Labrador Gang in order to get Watch Dog to be popular again. Watch Dog is also the leader of the superhero group called the Woof Pack when the "Woof Pack" segments debuted in Season 3.
- Plastic Lassie - A collie with the power of elasticity and member of the Woof Pack.
- Pectoral Pooch - A dog with super-strength and member of the Woof Pack.
- Hear Boy - A sound-sensitive superhero and member of the Woof Pack.
- Wonder Whelp - The smallest, and youngest member of the Woof Pack.

Muppets

Eliot Shag (performed by Kevin Clash) - A German Shepherd who is the animator of Ace Hart's adventures. He often communicates with Ace Hart and would be interrupted by his girlfriend or Bruno.^[5] In "Who Watches the Watch Dog," it is revealed that Elliot is a fan of a superhero called the Hooded Hound. Seeing as Eliot is a Live-Hand Muppet, Kevin Clash is assisted in operating Eliot by Don Reardon who operates Eliot's right hand.
Colleen Barker (performed by Fran Brill) - A collie who was Eliot's on-and-off girlfriend. She moved away from the apartment when the character was dropped by Season Two. She was the first inspiration for Rosie O'Gravy.
Terri Springer (performed by Fran Brill) - Terri Springer is an English Springer Spaniel who debuts in Season Two. She is Eliot's neighbor, Artie's mother, and a beautiful businesswoman. She served as the new inspiration for Rosie O'Gravy.
Artie Springer (performed by Joey Mazzarino) - An English Springer Spaniel, Artie Springer is Eliot's young friend and son of Terri Springer. His favorite squeaky toy, a yellow rabbit called Mr Mookie, eventually starred in its own cartoon. Artie's puppet was previously seen as a background character in the original special. He served as the inspiration for Eddie.
Bruno (performed by Brian Muehl) - Bruno is a bulldog who is the surly building superintendent of the apartment that Eliot lives in. He served as the inspiration for Bugsy Vile.
- Bowser (performed by David Rudman) - Bowser is a St. Bernard who is the hulking slow-witted handyman and Bruno's assistant. He served as the inspiration for Bruiser.
Ms. Fluffé (performed by Lisa Buckley) - A cat who is the landlady of the apartment that Eliot lives in. She served as the inspiration for Kitty.

Episodes

Season 1: 1992–93

Nº	Ep	Title	Air date
1	1	"The Big Squeak"	September 26, 1992 (1992-09-26)
Bugsy Vile steals all the squeaky toys in the hope of finding one that will unlock a millionaire's safe.
2	2	"Taming of the Screw"	October 3, 1992 (1992-10-03)
Ace Hart is persuaded to capture escaped lunatic Screwy Louie before Bugsy's gang can recruit him.
3	3	"Meat the Butcher"	October 10, 1992 (1992-10-10)
When Elliot's boss wants an Ace Hart adventure with violence, Elliot takes up Ace's advice and animates an episode where Ace is attacked by a psychopathic hitman named Meat the Butcher.
4	4	"Disobedience School"	October 17, 1992 (1992-10-17)
Bugsy takes over a school with the intent of corrupting young pups into robbing the bank. Unknown to him, all of his pupils (except Eddie) are cops in disguise.
5	5	"The Dog Pound"	October 31, 1992 (1992-10-31)
Ace Hart is sent to jail for stealing a priceless slipper and must prove his innocence.
6	6	"Radio Dazed"	November 14, 1992 (1992-11-14)
A series of suspicious accidents threaten to put Dog City's radio station off air.
7	7	"The Bloodhound"	November 21, 1992 (1992-11-21)
When Elliot gets suspicious of Colleen's new boyfriend, he animates an Ace Hart adventure where he tracks down a vampire called the Bloodhound.
8	8	"Adventures in Puppysitting"	November 28, 1992 (1992-11-28)
Bugsy recruits master thief Puppy-faced Felson who specialists in disguising himself as a baby so he can steal jewelery from wealthy heiresses.
9	9	"Ya Gotta Have Hart"	December 19, 1992 (1992-12-19)
When Elliot Shag and Ace object to Elliot's boss on the changes of the Ace Hart cartoons, both of them end up fired. In order to pay the rent, Elliot animates Ace into performing in different commercials, French films, and nursery rhymes. Meanwhile, Bruno, who wanted to kick out Elliot anyway, plots to kick Elliot out regardless of status.
10	10	"In Your Dreams"	January 9, 1993 (1993-01-09)
After a long hard day of drawing a new Ace Hart adventure, Elliot Shag falls asleep at his drawing table where he appears as a cartoon in Ace Hart's world.
11	11	"Rocketship K-9"	January 16, 1993 (1993-01-16)
When Bruno is convinced that aliens are going to invade, Elliot Shag animates an Ace Hart cartoon where Ace has to save the moon from Bugsy Vile, Baron von Rottweiler, and a Russian cat agent named Bestov Breed.
12	12	"Cats 'n' Dogs"	January 23, 1993 (1993-01-23)
During Elliot's infestation of fleas, Bruno suspects that the cats are responsible, causing Ms. Fluffé to fire him. This gives Elliot the idea of an Ace Hart cartoon where Bugsy Vile is in a gang war with the East Side Cats led by Claude Baddeley.
13	13	"Is It Arf?"	January 30, 1993 (1993-01-30)
Ace meets rival detective Sherlock Bones at the time when an art thief is at large.

Season 2: 1993

Nº	Ep	Title	Air date
14	1	"Boss Bruiser"	September 18, 1993 (1993-09-18)
When Bruno gets fired, the job of maintenance falls to Bowser. This inspires Elliot to animate an Ace Hart cartoon where Bruiser is put in charge of Bugsy Vile's gang.
15	2	"Springer Fever"	September 25, 1993 (1993-09-25)
Bugsy Vile throws Dog City into chaos by kidnapping the Mayor's secretary. Colleen dumps Elliot and he gets a new love interest: Artie's mum Terri.
16	3	"Much Ado About Mad Dog"	October 2, 1993 (1993-10-02)
Ace gains a new ally after saving Mad Dog from drowning. In this episode, it is revealed Mad Dog quotes William Shakespeare's lines when hit over the head. In the real world, Terri is approached by Colonel Claghound who wants to make a business deal with her. Note: Colonel Claghound is a recycled version of Lyle the Dog from The Muppet Show.
17	4	"Of Mutts and Mayors"	October 9, 1993 (1993-10-09)
Bugsy cheats in the election and becomes mayor of Dog City. Ace and Rosie are fired from the police force and declared outlaws.
18	5	"Who Watches the Watchdog?"	October 16, 1993 (1993-10-16)
While Elliot repairs Artie's Bite-Man figure, it inspires him to make an Ace Hart cartoon where Ace accompanies Eddie to a comic convention where Bugsy Vile competes with the Labrador Gang to steal the 100 rarest comics. Note: One of the guest at the comic book convention is called Stan Flea, who is a homage to Stan Lee. There is also Mongrel Comics (a parody of Marvel Comics) which published the Whippet (who vaguely resembles The Spirit, but whose costume and whip-like tail are a tribute to Indiana Jones) and Weiner Dog (a rubbery canine a la Plastic Man or Mister Fantastic).
19	6	"The Great Dane Curse"	October 23, 1993 (1993-10-23)
Ace Hart is hired to protect a wealthy heiress from assassins and her controlling father. Unknown to Ace, her boyfriend is Bruiser.
20	7	"Out of the Mouths of Pups"	October 30, 1993 (1993-10-30)
Elliot's fans (including Artie) mail him ideas for new Ace Hart episodes, which he attempts to incorporate into his latest cartoon.
21	8	"Farewell, My Rosie"	November 6, 1993 (1993-11-06)
Rosie disappears on the same day as Ace's party. Ace discovers she was Bugsy Vile's prom date and nearly married Baron Von Rottweiler.
22	9	"Old Dogs, New Tricks"	November 13, 1993 (1993-11-13)
Elliot Shag teams up with his old animation teacher Scratch McCollie in order to do an Ace Hart cartoon where Ace teams up with Sam Spayed. Note: Scratch McCollie is a refurbished version of the Wolfhound from The Muppet Show.
23	10	"Sick as a Dog"	November 20, 1993 (1993-11-20)
When Elliot Shag is sick and unable to make his deadline, his neighbors help to make an Ace Hart cartoon where they each take turns animating.

Season 3: 1994

Nº	Ep	Title	Air date
24	1	"The New Litter"	September 17, 1994 (1994-09-17)
Ace and Eddie visit Jurassic Park and Bugsy steals the secret chemical for cloning dinosaurs. Artie creates his own cartoon featuring the squeaky toy Mr. Mookie.
25	2	"Doggy See, Doggy Do"	September 24, 1994 (1994-09-24)
Ace pursues a criminal posing as a children's TV star. Artie gets bad grades in school and is grounded.
26	3	"Comedy of Horrors"	October 1, 1994 (1994-10-01)
Baron Von Rottweiler steals Eddie's brain and tries to force Rosie to marry his monster. An escaped lunatic resembling Bowser terrorizes Elliot, Artie and Bruno. Note: This cartoon pays homage to several classic horror movies, including Frankenstein, Nosferatu, The Wolf Man, The Shining, Godzilla, Roger Corman's adaption of the Edgar Allan Poe series, and Friday the 13th.
27	4	"Howl the Conquering Hero"	October 8, 1994 (1994-10-08)
Elliot helps Artie understand that a hero doesn't always have to be a superhero. This gives Elliot the idea to animate an Ace Hart cartoon where Ace and Bugsy Vile compete for the Hero of the Year award.
28	5	"Reduce, Re-Use, Retrieve"	November 5, 1994 (1994-11-05)
Artie tries to get the other apartment residents to recycle. This gives Elliot the inspiration to animate an Ace Hart cartoon where Ace uncovers a plot by Baron von Rottweiler to take over the world by stealing the world's trees. In the latest adventures of "The Adventures of Rosie and Dot," Rosie and Dot go camping in the same forest as Bugsy Vile's gang. In "Yves 'n Steven," Yves' plot to steal prized possessions is comically thwarted by Steven.
29	6	"Future Schlock"	November 12, 1994 (1994-11-12)
Baron Rottweiler builds a time machine and travels back to the 1600s where he uses squeaky toys to buy America from the Native American wolves.
30	7	"No Pain, No Brain"	November 19, 1994 (1994-11-19)
Bugsy and Ace compete in the Olympic games. Artie, Bruno and Bowser help Elliot get in shape for the Marathon.
31	8	"Dog Days of Summer Vacation"	November 26, 1994 (1994-11-26)
Elliot, Artie, and Terri plan a vacation, which inspires an episode where Ace has to take on the Vandalizer, a crooked canine that wrecks vacations for others.

Cast

Muppet performers

Fran Brill - Terri Springer, Colleen Barker
Lisa Buckley - Ms. Fluffé
Kevin Clash - Eliot Shag
John Kennedy -
Noel MacNeal - Doctor (ep. 23)
Jim Martin -
Joey Mazzarino - Artie Springer
Brian Muehl - Bruno
Carmen Osbahr -
Don Reardon - Assistant Puppeteer for Eliot Shag
Martin P. Robinson - Mr. McTaggert (ep. 6), Scratch McCollie (ep. 23)
David Rudman - Bowser, Bram (ep. 7) Colonel Claghound (ep. 16)

Voices

George Buza - Steven
Paulina Gillis - Kitty
Elizabeth Hanna - Rosie O'Gravy
Dan Hennessey - Baron Von Rottweiler, Meat the Butcher (ep. 3), Additional Voices
Howard Jerome - Bruiser
Stephen Ouimette - Mad Dog, Mayor Kickbark
James Rankin - Frisky, Screwy Louie (ep. 2)
Rino Romano as Yves
John Stocker as Bugsy Vile, Spunky the Flunky
Stuart Stone as Eddie
Tara Strong as Dot
Ron White as Ace Hart

Additional voices

Credits

Season One

Executive Producers: Michael K. Frith, Brian Henson, Patrick Loubert, Michael Hirsh, 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
Voice Talent: Ron White, Elizabeth Hanna, Stuart Stone, John Stocker, James Rankin, Howard Jerome, Paulina Gillis, Stephen Ouimette
Casting and Voice Director: Jessie Thomson
Voice Coach: 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 Maciulis
Supervising Pre-Production Editor: Darrell MacDonald
Supervising Breakdown Editor: Rick Dubiel
Recording and Transfer Technician: Mike Reid
Muppet Segments
- For Jim Henson Productions: David Gumpel, Pat Nugent, Jim Lewis, Kathleen Davis
- Production Designer: Chas Plummer
- Muppet Workshop: Rollin Krewson
- Production Coordinator: Jennie Lupinacci
- Muppet Coordinator: Kevin Clash
- Muppet Performers: Kevin Clash, Fran Brill, Joey Mazzarino, Brian Meehl, with Martin P. Robinson, David Rudman, 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

Season Two

Executive Producers: Michael K. Frith, Brian Henson, Patrick Loubert, Michael Hirsh, 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
Voice Talent: Ron White, Elizabeth Hanna, Stuart Stone, John Stocker, James Rankin, Howard Jerome, Paulina Gillis, Stephen Ouimette
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
- Muppet Performers: Kevin Clash, Fran Brill, Joey Mazzarino, Brian Meehl, David Rudman, Lisa Buckley with Martin P. Robinson, Don Reardon, Jim Martin, Noel MacNeal, Carmen Osbahr
- 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 Autonomous Stations of Spain and Canal (Spain).

Season Three

Executive Producers: Michael K. Frith, Brian Henson, Patrick Loubert, Michael Hirsh, Clive A. Smith
Supervising Producer: Stephen Hodgins
Coordinating Producer: Patricia R. Burns
Producer: Marianne Culbert
Director: David Pemberton
Assistant Director: John Flagg
Story Editor: J.D. Smith
Casting and Voice Director: Jessie Thomson
Voice Talent: Ron White, Elizabeth Hanna, Stuart Stone, John Stocker, James Rankin, Howard Jerome, Paulina Gillis, Stephen Ouimette, Rino Romano, George Buza
Production Supervisor: Steve Chadwick
Unit Director: Michael Eames
Coordinators: Patricia Drury (production), Erika Strobel (script), Don Lauder (storyboard), Carolyn Walters (design)
Storyboard Artists: Robert Walton, Dave Thomas, Lyndon Ruddy, Robert Rivard, Vincenzo Natali, Arna Selznick, Keith Ingham
Layout Supervisor: Genni Selby
Layout Artists: Ted Collyer, Fred Wilmot, Blayne Burnside, Rob Sadler, Kevin Klis, Terry Rotsaert, Ron Wilson, Frank Ramirez, Steve Remen
Colour Design: Karyn Booth-Chadwick
Background Design: Mike Hitchcox
Design Supervisor: Doug Thoms
Designers: Edward Lee, Brad Coombs, Didier Loubat, Robert Davies, Richard Weston
Posers: Niall Johnston, Lynn Reist, Maureen Shelleau
Paint Supervisor: Mary Bertoia
Supervising Editor: Rob Kirkpatrick
Post Production Managers: Ruth Pond, Lan Lamon
Supervising Sound Editor: Steven Cole
Picture Editor: Algis Maciulis
Supervising Pre-Production Editor: Darrell MacDonald
Supervising Breakdown Editor: Rick Dubiel
Recording/Transfer Technician: Sheila Murray
Re-Recording Engineer: Tony Van den Akker
Muppet Segments
- For Jim Henson Productions: David Gumpel, Pat Nugent, Kevin Clash, Katherleen Davis
- Production Designer: Chas Plummer
- Muppet Workshop: Rollin Krewson, Fred Buchholz
- Production Coordinator: Jennie Lupinacci
- Muppet Performers: Kevin Clash, Fran Brill, Joey Mazzarino, Brian Meehl, David Rudman, Lisa Buckley with Don Reardon, John Kennedy
Theme Music by: Phil Balsam
Score Produced by: Acrobat Music
Additional Production Facilities: Hanho Heung Up Co., Ltd
Negative Cutting Services: Catherine Rankin Productions
A Nelvana Production in association with Jim Henson Productions
The Autonomous Stations of Spain and Canal (Spain).

Reception

Dog City received generally positive reviews from critics, holding a 7.6 on IMDb. Fans, meanwhile, liked the idea of a cartoon conversing with his animator and the parallels between the cartoon and the "real" world.

Video releases

Two VHS tapes with two episodes each were released by Sony Wonder. Much Ado About Mad Dog contains the episodes Much Ado About Mad Dog and Old Dogs, New Tricks. The Big Squeak contains the episodes The Big Squeak and Boss Bruiser. Another tape, Disobedience School was released in the UK through Channel 4 and contains the episodes Disobedience School, The Dog Pound, and Radio Daze.

Dog City: The Movie was released to UK exclusive region 2 DVD, and a Region 1 DVD was released on June 8, 2010, though the series has not had any DVD release. Most episodes of all three seasons are available from Amazon Video on Demand.

References

↑ Erickson, Hal (1993). Television Cartoon Shows An Illustrated Encyclopedia 1949-1993. McFarland and Company Inc., Publishers. ISBN 0-7864-0029-3.
↑ Stevens, Mary (February 5, 1993). "It's Not Easy Being A Henson". The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2012-03-17.
↑ "Jim Henson's Dog City: The Movie". DVD Talk. Retrieved 2012-03-17.
↑ Dogs of Anarchy
↑ Erickson, Hal (1993). Television Cartoon Shows An Illustrated Encyclopedia 1949-1993. McFarland and Company Inc., Publishers. ISBN 0-7864-0029-3.

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Specials	Hey, Cinderella! (1969) The Muppets on Puppets (1970) The Frog Prince (1971) The Muppet Musicians of Bremen (1972) The Muppets Valentine Show (1974) Out to Lunch (1974) The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence (1975) Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (TV program) (1977) John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together (1979) The Muppets Go Hollywood (1979) The Muppets Go to the Movies (1981) The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show (1982) Rocky Mountain Holiday (1983) The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1986) The Tale of the Bunny Picnic (1986) A Muppet Family Christmas (1987) Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue (1990) The Earth Day Special (1990) The Muppets at Walt Disney World (1990) The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson (1990) Studio DC: Almost Live (2008) A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa (2008) Lady Gaga and the Muppets' Holiday Spectacular (2013)

Films

Feature	The Muppet Movie (1979) The Great Muppet Caper (1981) The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984) The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) Muppet Treasure Island (1996) Muppets from Space (1999) The Muppets (2011) Muppets Most Wanted (2014)

TV	It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002) The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005)

Direct-to- video	Billy Bunny's Animal Songs (1993) Muppet Classic Theater (1994) Kermit's Swamp Years (2002)

Music

Albums	The Muppet Show (1977) The Muppet Show 2 (1978) The Muppet Movie: Original Soundtrack Recording (1979) John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together (1979) The Great Muppet Caper: The Original Soundtrack (1981) The Muppets Take Manhattan: The Original Soundtrack (1984) The Muppet Christmas Carol: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1992) Ol' Brown Ears is Back (1993) Muppet Beach Party (1993) Muppet Hits (1993) Muppet Hits Take 2 (1994) Kermit Unpigged (1994) The Muppet Treasure Island: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1996) The Muppet Show: Music, Mayhem, and More (2002) Best of the Muppets featuring The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005) The Muppets: A Green and Red Christmas (2006) A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa (2008) Muppets: The Green Album (2011) The Muppets (2011) Muppets Most Wanted (2014)

Songs	"The Muppet Show Theme" "Rainbow Connection" "Bein' Green" "Mahna Mahna" "When the River Meets the Sea" "Never Before, Never Again" "I Hope That Somethin' Better Comes Along" "I'm Going to Go Back There Someday" "Bohemian Rhapsody" "Man or Muppet"

Web series

Statler and Waldorf: From the Balcony (2005–06)
The Muppets Kitchen with Cat Cora (2010)

Video games

Muppet Adventure: Chaos at the Carnival (1989)
Muppets Inside (1996)
Muppet RaceMania (2000)
Muppet Monster Adventure (2000)
Spy Muppets: License to Croak (2003)
Muppets Party Cruise (2003)
Disney Universe (2011)
Muppets Movie Adventures (2014)

Other media

Muppet*Vision 3D (1991–present)
Muppet Mobile Lab (2007–present)
The Muppets Present...Great Moments in American History (2016-present)
Comics series
Before You Leap

Muppets portal

The Jim Henson Company

Henson Family

Major works

The Muppets† Sesame Street‡

TV series	Fraggle Rock (1983–1987) Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series (1987–1988) The Storyteller (1988–1991) The Jim Henson Hour (1989) The Ghost of Faffner Hall (1989) Jim Henson's Mother Goose Stories (1990–1992) Dinosaurs (1991–1994) Dog City (1992–1993) CityKids (1993–1994) Secret Life of Toys (1994) Jim Henson's Animal Show (1994–1997) Aliens in the Family (1996) The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss (1996–1998) Bear in the Big Blue House † (1997–2006) Brats of the Lost Nebula (1998) Farscape (1998–2002) Construction Site (1999) Family Rules (1999) Mopatop's Shop (1999–2005) The Fearing Mind (2000) The Hoobs (2001–2002) Telling Stories with Tomie dePaola (2001) Animal Jam (2002) Five Minutes More (2006) Jim Henson's Pajanimals (2008, 2011–2013) Sid the Science Kid (2008–2013) Dinosaur Train (2009–present) Me and My Monsters (2010–2011) That Puppet Game Show (2013–2014) The Doozers (2013–2014) Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge (2014) Hi Opie! (2014–present) Splash and Bubbles (2016) Julie's Greenroom (2017)

TV specials	The Great Santa Claus Switch (1970) Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (1977) The Christmas Toy (1986) Monster Maker (1989) The Song of the Cloud Forest (1989) Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree (1995)

Theatrical films	The Dark Crystal (1982) Labyrinth (1986) The Witches (1990) Buddy (1997) Rat (2000) Good Boy! (2003) Five Children and It (2004) MirrorMask (2005) Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2014)

Other projects	Time Piece (1965, short film) The Cube (1969, teleplay) Gulliver's Travels (1996, miniseries) Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story (2001, miniseries) Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars (2004, miniseries) The Sam Plenty Cavalcade of Action Show Plus Singing! (2008, web series) Unstable Fables (2008, DTV film) Oscar's Hotel for Fantastical Creatures (2015, web series) Turkey Hollow (2015, TV film)

Henson Alternative	Puppet Up! (2006–present) Late Night Liars (2010) Simian Undercover Detective Squad (2011) Neil's Puppet Dreams (2012–2013) No, You Shut Up! (2013–2016) Good Morning Today (2013–2014)

Divisions

† Sold to The Walt Disney Company in 2004, ‡ Muppet characters only; sold to Sesame Workshop in 2000

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