101 Dalmatians: The Series
Seen it?1997 | 2 seasons | 22 min | Kids, Animation, Action & Adventure
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a short run with a modest audience, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for action fans, families and animation lovers.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- 2 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, short, snackable episodes, about 39 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-Y7. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
After foiling Cruella DeVil's plot to make a fur coat with the puppies' skins, the Dearly Family (Roger and Anita Dearly, Nanny, Pongo, Perdita, their 15 birth puppies and 84 adopted puppies) move to a new farm home in the country. Join Pongo and Perdy's pups, brave Lucky, tubby Rolly and Cadpig the runt, together with their chicken friend Spot, as they defend their new home from Cruella DeVil (Anita's boss and now new neighbor), continually get in and out of trouble, sneak into Grutely, and have all sorts of crazy adventures around the farm. Also along for the fun is Tripod, Patch, Two-Tone, Wizzer, Dipstick, Mooch, and the rest of their barnyard friends.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 2 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 62K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 2 is the high point.
Season 11997 · 21 episodes · 3.0 out of 10Monday- Season 21997 · 84 episodes · 3.6 out of 10Monday
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Cast & crew
Created by Jim Jinkins
- Kath SoucieAnita Dearly / Rolly / Cadpig (voice)
- Tara StrongSpot / Two-Tone / Vendela (voice)
- Jeff Bennett
- Frank WelkerScorch / Steven the Alligator (voice)
- April WinchellCruella de Vil (voice)
- Charlotte Rae
- Pamela Adlon
- Debi Mae West
- Christine Cavanaugh
- Cree Summer