2 Stupid Dogs is an American animated television series created and designed by Donovan Cook and produced by Hanna-Barbera Cartoons. It originally ran from September 5, 1993, to May 15, 1995, on TBS as a part of their Sunday Morning in Front of the TV block and in syndication. The show's main segments feature two unnamed dogs, called "The Big Dog" and "The Little Dog" in the credits (voiced by Brad Garrett and Mark Schiff, respectively).[1]
September 5, 1993 (1993-09-05) – February 13, 1995 (1995-02-13)
The show has been described as "Hanna-Barbera's answer to Ren and Stimpy",[2] a hit show that premiered two years earlier in 1991 on Nickelodeon. Like Ren & Stimpy, the Dogs characters are not very bright, the show is scored with jazz music, and the comedy style leans on gross-out body-secretion humor. Asked about the comparison, Hanna-Barbera CEO Fred Seibert was unconcerned, saying that it was "like Pearl Jam worrying about being compared to Nirvana."[2] Ironically, following his dismissal from Nickelodeon, Ren and Stimpy creator John Kricfalusi was credited as contributing "bad taste" gags to a few episodes of Dogs.
A backup segment, Super Secret Secret Squirrel (a sequel series to Secret Squirrel), is shown in between the main 2 Stupid Dogs cartoons in the first season's episodes, similar to early Hanna-Barbera cartoons from the 1960s.
The show is about two unnamed dogs—neither of whom, as the title states, is very intelligent—and their everyday misadventures. The Big Dog tends to talk much less than the Little Dog. When the Big Dog talks, he usually talks about food. The animation style in the first season is unusual for the time: a very flat and simplistic style similar to the early Hanna-Barbera cartoons of the 1950s and 1960s, but with early 1990s humor and sensibility. The wilder, more absurd second season has more fluid and exaggerated character animation.
Characters
The Big Dog (voiced by Brad Garrett) is a large grey Old English Sheepdog with a purple nose. He is much stronger and significantly more stoic and reserved than the Little Dog, and speaks much less – on occasion, he has also been shown to be surprisingly smarter than the Little Dog.
The Little Dog (voiced by Mark Schiff), a small, tawny-colored Dachshund, is much more energetic and hyperactive than the Big Dog. The Little Dog is very scared of cats, and when a cat (usually the same cat) appears, it is the Big Dog who scares it away.
The Cat is a small innocent cat which the Little Dog is terrified of, despite it being harmless. The Big Dog's bark causes the Cat to freeze in terror; however, the Cat is not afraid of the Big Dog unless he barks.
Mr. Hollywood (voiced by Brian Cummings) is a large man who is both arrogant and loud, and likes to point out others' mistakes. He has a completely different job in each appearance, including teacher, farmer, casino manager, Noah and pet shop salesman. When pointing out others' mistakes he will first say, "Well now, isn't that cute..." and then yell out, "...BUT IT'S WRONG!!!", usually accompanied by a blaring foghorn.
Cubby (voiced by Rob Paulsen) is a fat, spotty man with big glasses, blonde hair and blue lips. In the episodes that he appears in, he works different jobs, like Mr. Hollywood.
Kenny Fowler (voiced by Jarrett Lennon) is a small skinny kid with nerdy glasses, who is often pushed around by Buzz and often falls down.
Buzz (voiced by Whit Hertford) is a school bully who picks on Kenny and says "What a Fowler!" whenever Kenny falls or makes a mistake.
Buffy Ziegenhagen (voiced by Tawni Tamietti) is a girl in Kenny's class who he has a crush on and who has a secret crush on him.
Red (voiced by Candi Milo) is a small, meek little girl that the dogs sometimes encounter in the woods. When she speaks, she shouts one word (sometimes two) in the sentence very loudly compared to the quiet tone of voice she usually has. Trying to visit her grandmother, she ends up in trouble due to her bad eyesight and the dogs' stupidity.
^Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 667. ISBN978-1538103739.
^ abErickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 876–878. ISBN978-1476665993.
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Johnson b Guy Moon c Country of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishNo of seasons2No of episodes26 d list of episodes ProductionExecutive producerBuzz PotamkinProducersDonovan Cook e Larry HuberRunning time22 minutes f Production companyHanna Barbera CartoonsDistributorTurner Entertainment Turner Program ServicesReleaseOriginal networkTBSAudio formatStereoOriginal releaseSeptember 5 1993 1993 09 05 February 13 1995 1995 02 13 The show has been described as Hanna Barbera s answer to Ren and Stimpy 2 a hit show that premiered two years earlier in 1991 on Nickelodeon Like Ren amp Stimpy the Dogs characters are not very bright the show is scored with jazz music and the comedy style leans on gross out body secretion humor Asked about the comparison Hanna Barbera CEO Fred Seibert was unconcerned saying that it was like Pearl Jam worrying about being compared to Nirvana 2 Ironically following his dismissal from Nickelodeon Ren and Stimpy creator John Kricfalusi was credited as contributing bad taste gags to a few episodes of Dogs A backup segment Super Secret Secret Squirrel a sequel series to Secret Squirrel is shown in between the main 2 Stupid Dogs cartoons in the first season s episodes similar to early Hanna Barbera cartoons from the 1960s The show entirely used digital ink and paint in every episode Contents 1 Plot 2 Characters 3 Episodes 4 Home media 5 Reception 5 1 Accolades 6 See also 7 Notes 8 References 9 External linksPlot EditThe show is about two unnamed dogs neither of whom as the title states is very intelligent and their everyday misadventures The Big Dog tends to talk much less than the Little Dog When the Big Dog talks he usually talks about food The animation style in the first season is unusual for the time a very flat and simplistic style similar to the early Hanna Barbera cartoons of the 1950s and 1960s but with early 1990s humor and sensibility The wilder more absurd second season has more fluid and exaggerated character animation Characters EditThe Big Dog voiced by Brad Garrett is a large grey Old English Sheepdog with a purple nose He is much stronger and significantly more stoic and reserved than the Little Dog and speaks much less on occasion he has also been shown to be surprisingly smarter than the Little Dog The Little Dog voiced by Mark Schiff a small tawny colored Dachshund is much more energetic and hyperactive than the Big Dog The Little Dog is very scared of cats and when a cat usually the same cat appears it is the Big Dog who scares it away The Cat is a small innocent cat which the Little Dog is terrified of despite it being harmless The Big Dog s bark causes the Cat to freeze in terror however the Cat is not afraid of the Big Dog unless he barks Mr Hollywood voiced by Brian Cummings is a large man who is both arrogant and loud and likes to point out others mistakes He has a completely different job in each appearance including teacher farmer casino manager Noah and pet shop salesman When pointing out others mistakes he will first say Well now isn t that cute and then yell out BUT IT S WRONG usually accompanied by a blaring foghorn Cubby voiced by Rob Paulsen is a fat spotty man with big glasses blonde hair and blue lips In the episodes that he appears in he works different jobs like Mr Hollywood Kenny Fowler voiced by Jarrett Lennon is a small skinny kid with nerdy glasses who is often pushed around by Buzz and often falls down Buzz voiced by Whit Hertford is a school bully who picks on Kenny and says What a Fowler whenever Kenny falls or makes a mistake Buffy Ziegenhagen voiced by Tawni Tamietti is a girl in Kenny s class who he has a crush on and who has a secret crush on him Red voiced by Candi Milo is a small meek little girl that the dogs sometimes encounter in the woods When she speaks she shouts one word sometimes two in the sentence very loudly compared to the quiet tone of voice she usually has Trying to visit her grandmother she ends up in trouble due to her bad eyesight and the dogs stupidity Episodes EditMain article List of 2 Stupid Dogs episodes SeasonEpisodesOriginally airedFirst airedLast aired113September 5 1993 1993 09 05 November 28 1993 1993 11 28 213September 5 1994 1994 09 05 February 13 1995 1995 02 13 Home media EditOn August 14 2018 Warner Bros Home Entertainment via the Warner Archive Collection released the first season of the series as 2 Stupid Dogs Secret Squirrel Show Volume One on DVD 3 Reception EditMartin Dr Toon Goodman of Animation World Magazine described 2 Stupid Dogs as one of two clones of The Ren amp Stimpy Show the other one being The Shnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show 4 The series was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award but lost to Rugrats Accolades Edit Date Award Category Nominee s Result1994 Annie Awards Best Individual Achievement for Artistic Excellence in the Field of Animation Paul Rudish NominatedDaytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Film Sound Mixing Rex Slinkard and James L Aicholtz Nominated1995 Outstanding Achievement in Animation Todd Frederiksen Miles Thompson Tony Craig Mark Saraceni Rob Renzetti and Donovan Cook NominatedSee also Edit Cartoon portal Television portal United States portal 1990s portalList of works produced by Hanna Barbera Productions List of Hanna Barbera charactersNotes Edit Episodes 1 4 Episodes 5 26 Additional music 39 segments Season 1 supervising producer season 2 7 minutes per segmentReferences Edit Perlmutter David 2018 The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows Rowman amp Littlefield p 667 ISBN 978 1538103739 a b Erickson Hal 2005 Television Cartoon Shows An Illustrated Encyclopedia 1949 Through 2003 2nd ed McFarland amp Co pp 876 878 ISBN 978 1476665993 2 Stupid Dogs Secret Squirrel Show Volume One ASIN B07FQ1B9Z8 Goodman Martin March 2001 Cartoons Aren t Real Ren and Stimpy in Review Animation World Magazine No 5 12 Archived from the original on 2001 12 27 Retrieved 2022 12 05 External links Edit Wikiquote has quotations related to 2 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