T.U.F.F. Puppy

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T.U.F.F. Puppy
GenreComedy
Superhero
Action
Science fantasy
Slapstick
Surreal humor
Adventure
Spy-fi
Created byButch Hartman
Voices of
Theme music composer
ComposerGuy Moon
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes60 (115 segments) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerButch Hartman
Producers
  • Deirdre Brenner
  • Dave Thomas (S1-2)
  • Ray DeLaurentis (S2-3)
  • Randy Saba (S2-3)
Running time11 minutes (regular)
23 minutes (specials)
Production companies
Original release
Network
ReleaseOctober 2, 2010 (2010-10-02) –
April 4, 2015 (2015-04-04)

T.U.F.F. Puppy is an American animated television series created by Butch Hartman for Nickelodeon. It premiered on October 2, 2010, on Nickelodeon along with Planet Sheen, which premiered a half hour earlier. T.U.F.F. Puppy is Hartman's third animated series for Nickelodeon, after The Fairly OddParents and Danny Phantom and also before Bunsen Is a Beast. The series was cancelled after three seasons and aired its final episode on April 4, 2015.[1]

The first two seasons consist of 26 episodes each, and the third season consists of eight episodes, for a total of 60 episodes. As of January 1, 2024, it has been removed from Paramount+.

Plot[edit]

It is about is a dog named Dudley Puppy, who works as a spy for T.U.F.F. (Turbo Undercover Fighting Force).[2] His partner is Kitty Katswell.[3] Other helpers are The Chief and Keswick. This takes place in the fictional city of Petropolis (distinct from the Brazilian city of Petrópolis, which is named after Pedro II of Brazil), which is populated by anthropomorphic animals. As a member of T.U.F.F., Dudley helps Kitty protect Petropolis from various villains, such as Verminious Snaptrap and his crime organization D.O.O.M., The Chameleon, and Bird Brain.

Episodes[edit]

Main article: List of T.U.F.F. Puppy episodes
SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast airedNetwork
126[4]October 2, 2010 (2010-10-02)May 13, 2012 (2012-05-13)Nickelodeon
2269May 27, 2012 (2012-05-27)August 9, 2013 (2013-08-09)
17October 20, 2013 (2013-10-20)May 17, 2014 (2014-05-17)Nicktoons
38July 26, 2014 (2014-07-26)April 4, 2015 (2015-04-04)[5]

Characters[edit]

Main[edit]

T.U.F.F.[edit]

The Turbo Undercover Fighting Force (T.U.F.F.) is an organization that protects Petropolis from crime.

  • Dudley Puppy (voiced by Jerry Trainor) is the heart and soul of T.U.F.F.
  • Kitty Katswell (voiced by Grey DeLisle) is a female cat who is one of T.U.F.F.'s best agents and Dudley's partner and best friend.
  • Chief Herbert Dumbrowski (voiced by Daran Norris) is a tough and strict but good-natured flea who is the leader of T.U.F.F.
  • Keswick (voiced by Jeff Bennett) is the primary inventor and scientist of T.U.F.F. HQ.

Also in T.U.F.F. are various personnel that appear as background characters whether as agents, office workers, and/or scientists. Some of the minor members of T.U.F.F. that have been identified or mentioned include:

  • Agent Groundhog (voiced by Jeff Bennett) is a T.U.F.F. Agent who first made a cameo in "Hot Dog". He resides under an office printer and is the one who tells about the end of winter.
  • Agent Jumbo (voiced by Grey DeLisle) is an elephant T.U.F.F. Agent who has a fear of mice which would result in her jumping up when she sees them and accidentally crushing anyone.
  • Agent Moby (voiced by Matt Taylor) is a whale T.U.F.F. Agent who appeared in "A Doomed Christmas". Like Agent Jumbo, Agent Moby also has a tendency to accidentally crush the Chief.
  • Agent Nutz (voiced by Jeff Bennett) is a squirrel T.U.F.F. Agent who would always freak out about something completely random and blast it with his laser.
  • Tammy (voiced by Grey DeLisle) is a rabbit that works as a secretary at T.U.F.F.

Main villains[edit]

Snaptrap's Henchmen or D.O.O.M.[edit]
  • Larry (voiced by Jeff Bennett) is a shrew who is Verminious Snaptrap's brother-in-law.
  • Ollie (voiced by Jeff Bennett) is a sensible and smart British possum who is one of Snaptrap's main henchmen.
  • Francisco (voiced by Daran Norris) is an alligator who is one of Snaptrap's main henchmen.
  • Bad Dog (voiced by Daran Norris) is a pit bull.
  • Leather Teddy (voiced by Eric Bauza) is a leather clad blue bear and one of Snaptrap's henchmen. He wears an eyepatch.
  • The Mole (voiced by Matt Taylor) is a literal mole.
Bird Brain's Henchmen[edit]
  • Zippy (voiced by Grey DeLisle) is Bird Brain's scatterbrained hummingbird sidekick/partner.
  • Owl (voiced by Jeff Bennett).
  • Bat (voiced by Daran Norris impersonating Bela Lugosi).
  • Duck (voiced by Jeff Bennett).
  • Ewe (voiced by Grey DeLisle) is a female sheep.

Recurring and one-off characters[edit]

Other villains[edit]

  • R.I.T.A. (voiced by Grey DeLisle) is a super-intelligent toaster created by Keswick.
  • Snowflake and Slush (voiced by Mary Birdsong and Dave Boat respectively) are evil rabbit siblings.
  • Dr. Rabies and Madame Catastrophe (voiced by Jerry Trainor and Grey DeLisle respectively) are two villains who resemble Dudley Puppy and Kitty Katswell with eyepatches and goatees.
  • Crazy Horse (voiced by Daran Norris) is a horse who uses chainsaws.
  • Jack Rabbit (voiced by Daran Norris) is Kitty's former T.U.F.F. partner.
  • The Caped Cod (voiced by Chris Parnell and later by Mick Wingert) is a crazy cod who thinks he is the ruler of the seven seas.
  • The Stink Bug (voiced by Carlos Alazraqui) is Petropolis' worst smelling villain.
  • Lunch Lady Bug (voiced by Candi Milo) is a ladybug who worked as a lunch lady at Petropolis High School and makes disgusting food that only Dudley likes.
  • Quacky the Duck (voiced by Matt Taylor) was originally a kid show host seen in "Kid Stuff".
  • The Sharing Moose (voiced by Jeff Bennett) is a moose that is the buff and violent best friend of Quacky the Duck.
  • Katty Katswell (voiced by Grey DeLisle) is Kitty's evil twin sister.

F.L.O.P.P. – Short for Fiendish League of Potential Perpetrators, F.L.O.P.P. is a criminal organization that would often do minor criminal activities.

  • Meerkat (voiced by Daran Norris) is a meerkat with a black cowboy hat who is the eccentric leader of F.L.O.P.P.
  • Wanna-Bee (voiced by Jerry Trainor) is a bee who is a member of F.L.O.P.P.
  • Escape Goat (voiced by Matt Taylor) is an escape artist goat who is a member of F.L.O.P.P.

Citizens of Petropolis[edit]

  • Peg Puppy (voiced by Leslie Carrara-Rudolph) is Dudley's overprotective mother.
  • Mrs. Katswell (voiced by Grey DeLisle) is Kitty and Katty's mother.
  • Wolf Spitzer (voiced by Daran Norris) is a gray wolf who is Petropolis local news reporter for KPET News.
  • Eric (voiced by Daran Norris) is a buff cat who delivers the water to T.U.F.F.
  • Bob Barky (voiced by Daran Norris) is a dog game show host who hosts various game shows in Petropolis..
  • Phil (voiced by Matt Taylor) is a bulldog who is Dudley's friend.
  • Mr. Wong (voiced by Matt Taylor) is a duck who is the owner of "Wong's Chinese Buffet".

Production[edit]

Butch Hartman said that he created the central character and wanted to make a crime-fighting show based on him. Because his previous animated series Danny Phantom already involved superheroes, Hartman decided that he would focus on making Dudley a secret agent. He pitched the series to Nickelodeon as "Get Smart with a dog."[6]

Eric Bauza, (who voices Foop in The Fairly OddParents and Leather Teddy in T.U.F.F. Puppy), was originally chosen to be the voice of Dudley Puppy, but the creators didn't feel that he was right for the character and Jerry Trainor was chosen instead.[6]

The original title of the show was Stud Puppy.[7]

Home media[edit]

T.U.F.F. Puppy home video releases
Season Episodes Years active Release dates
 United States
1 26 2010–12 iCarly: Season 2, Volume 3: April 5, 2011
Episodes: "Purr-fect Partners" / "Doom-mates"
SpongeBob SquarePants: Heroes of Bikini Bottom: June 14, 2011
Episodes: "Mall Rat" / "Operation: Happy Birthday"
SpongeBob SquarePants: Frozen Face-Off: January 10, 2012
Episodes: "Snappy Campers" / "Lucky Duck"
It's a Nicktoons Christmas!: October 30, 2012
Episodes: "A Doomed Christmas"
Note: This disc was exclusively included with copies of the It's a SpongeBob Christmas! DVD sold at Target.
The Complete First Season: June 23, 2014[8]
Episodes: Entire season included
2 26 2012–14 January 8, 2015[9]

Note: The episode "A Doomed Christmas" along with Christmas episodes of The Fairly OddParents and Fanboy & Chum Chum were supposed to be on the It's a SpongeBob Christmas! DVD, but they were dropped from the actual release.[10] However, the Target exclusive of It's A SpongeBob Christmas! included the Christmas episodes of those shows on a bonus disc. It's currently unknown if Nickelodeon will ever announce a Season 3 DVD release.

Reception[edit]

Critical[edit]

Following the show's premiere, the series received mixed to positive reviews.[citation needed]

Emily Ashby of Common Sense Media gave the series 2 out of 5 stars; criticizing the “iffy messages” the show sends to kids and the frequent use of name calling, but adding, “Kitty's attractive appearance and overly emotional response to Dudley's successes are memorable.”[11]

Ratings[edit]

The series premiere of T.U.F.F. Puppy drew 3.6 million viewers.[12]

Awards and nominations[edit]

Year Award Category Nominee Result Ref.
2011 38th Annie Awards Outstanding Achievement in Storyboarding in an Animated Television Production Fred Gonzales Won [13]
Outstanding Achievement in Character Design in a Television Production Ernie Gilbert Won
Gordon Hammond Nominated
38th Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation Kaz Aizawa Won [14]
2012 39th Annie Awards Outstanding Achievement in Character Design in a Television Production Gordon Hammond and Mike Dougherty Nominated [15]
Outstanding Achievement in Directing in a Television Production Ken Bruce Nominated
Outstanding Achievement in Storyboarding in a Television Production Dave Thomas and Fred Gonzales Nominated
Outstanding Achievement in Writing in a Television Production Ray DeLaurentis, William Schifrin, and Kevin Sullivan for episode "Thunder Dog" Nominated
39th Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation Ernie Gilbert Won [16]
Outstanding Music Direction and Composition Guy Moon Nominated
2013 40th Annie Awards Outstanding Achievement in Character Design in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production Gordon Hammond for episode "Dudley Do-Wrong" Nominated [17]
Outstanding Achievement in Music in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production Guy Moon for episode "Mission: Really Big Mission" Nominated
Outstanding Achievement in Voice Acting in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production Jeff Bennett as "Keswick" for episode "Pup Daddy" Nominated
40th Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program Jerry Trainor as "Dudley Puppy" Nominated [18]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Credited as Matt Taylor

References[edit]

  1. ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 663–664. ISBN 978-1538103739.
  2. ^ "iCarly's Jerry Trainor Stars in Nicktoons T.U.F.F. Puppy 2010". Animation World Network. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
  3. ^ Reiter, Amy (16 September 2010). "Fall TV preview: Kid-oriented shows There are many new children's series to choose from on Disney, Nickelodeon, PBS and Cartoon Network". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
  4. ^ "T.U.F.F. Puppy: Season 1: Jerry Trainor, Grey DeLisle, Daran Norris, Michelle Bryan, Ken Bruce, Butch Hartman, Ray De Laurentis, William Schifrin, Kevin Sullivan: Movies & TV". Amazon. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
  5. ^ "T.U.F.F. Puppy Schedule – TV Listings". LocateTV.com. Archived from the original on March 15, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Interview with Butch Hartman". Toon Zone. 29 September 2010. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
  7. ^ Butch Hartman [@realhartman] (November 4, 2017). "The original title of TUFF PUPPY was..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ^ "T.U.F.F. Puppy: The Complete First Season". Amazon. 23 June 2014.
  9. ^ "T.U.F.F. Puppy: The Complete Second Season". Amazon. 8 January 2015.
  10. ^ Lambert, David (August 6, 2012). "SpongeBob SquarePants - 'It's a SpongeBob Christmas! this Fall, on DVD...AND on Blu-ray Disc!!". TV Shows on DVD. Archived from the original on January 4, 2013. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  11. ^ Ashby, Emily (2 October 2010). "T.U.F.F. Puppy review". Common Sense Media.
  12. ^ Gervais, Lisa (October 21, 2010). ""Fairly Odd Parents" creator comes home for Macomb Community College speaker series". Macomb Daily. Archived from the original on June 30, 2012. Retrieved December 8, 2010.
  13. ^ "38th Annual Annie Awards Legacy Past Nominees & Winners". annieawards.org. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  14. ^ "THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES ANNOUNCES THE 38TH ANNUAL DAYTIME ENTERTAINMENT EMMY® AWARD NOMINATIONS, WAYNE BRADY TO HOST THE LIVE TELECAST". Emmy Online. Archived from the original on August 16, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  15. ^ "39th Annual Annie Awards Legacy Past Nominees & Winners". annieawards.org. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  16. ^ "THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES ANNOUNCES THE 39TH ANNUAL DAYTIME ENTERTAINMENT EMMY® AWARD NOMINATIONS". Emmy Online. Archived from the original on July 24, 2019. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  17. ^ "40th Annual Annie Awards Legacy Past Nominees & Winners". annieawards.org. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  18. ^ "40TH ANNUAL DAYTIME ENTERTAINMENT EMMY® AWARDS NOMINATIONS". Emmy Online. Retrieved October 18, 2020.

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