The Puppy's New Adventures - the 1982 animated series

November 22, 2020

The Puppy's New Adventures (translated: The Pup's New Adventures) is a 30-minute animated series produced by Ruby-Spears Enterprises (in association with Hanna-Barbera Productions for its first season only) and aired on ABC from September 25, 1982 to November 10, 1984 It is based on the characters of author Jane Thayer about Petey, a young dog who has become attached to a lonely orphan boy named Tommy.

History

Petey the puppy was originally introduced in four half-hour television specials that aired as part of the ABC series Weekend Specials from 1978 to 1981: The Puppy Who Wanted a Boy, The Puppy's Great Adventure, The Puppy's Amazing Rescue e The Puppy Saves the Circus.

Pup Who Wanted a Boy and its three sequels have often been re-aired on ABC Weekend Specials and have proved so popular with its annual replays that ABC has commissioned a television series. In September 1982, Petey could be seen weekly on The Puppy's New Adventures as part of the second half of The Scooby & Scrappy-Doo / Puppy Hour with Billy Jacoby voicing Petey and Nancy McKeon as his puppy girlfriend Dolly. The following year, Petey and his friends were given a half-hour time slot in a follow-up series with the new title The Puppy's Further Adventures. After the show's original programming, a rerun of both seasons aired under the title The Puppy's Great Adventures on ABC in 1984 and was re-aired on CBS in 1986.

Characters

Petey (voiced by Billy Jacoby): A Beagle puppy who is the young leader of the group and whose loyal and loving girlfriend is Dolly.
Dolly (voiced by Nancy McKeon): A female Spaniel Cross puppy who is cheerful and outgoing and is also Petey's girlfriend. She is the only woman in the group.
Duke (voiced by Michael Bell): A German Shepherd / Labrador Retriever mix who is the lancer of the group; he takes care of Petey and his other friends.
Dash (voiced by Michael Bell): a Greyhound who is elegant and fast and the smartest member of the group, but can be cowardly at times; however, he can be brave if he so chooses.
Lucky (voiced by Peter Cullen): a Saint Bernard who is the big shot of the group; he is strong, kind and wise, but not too bright.

Technical data and credits

Regia Charles A. Nichols (1982), Rudy Larriva, John Kimball (1983), Norma McCabe (1983)
Voices by Billy Jacoby, Nancy McKeon, Michael Bell, Peter Cullen
Narratto by Petey the Puppy (voiced by Billy Jacoby)
Music Dean Elliott
country of origin United States
Number of seasons 2
Number of episodes 21
Executive producers Joe Ruby and Ken Spears, Bill Hanna and Joseph Barbera (1982), Producers Joe Ruby and Ken Spears (1982), Mark Jones (1983)
Duration 30 minutes
Production company Ruby-Spears Enterprises, Hanna-Barbera Distributor World Vision Enterprises
Network original ABC
Original release September 25, 1982 - November 10, 1984