Dog City

Dog City

1992
Dog City
Dog City

Dog City

7.2 | en | Animation

Dog City is a television series that was produced by Nelvana Limited and Jim Henson Productions and aired on FOX from September 26, 1992 to January 28, 1995, and in Canada on Global in 1993, then on Teletoon until 2000. The show contained both animation by Nelvana, and puppetry by Jim Henson Productions. This was the first Jim Henson animated series since Muppet Babies and the animated Fraggle Rock.

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Seasons & Episodes

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EP8  The Dog Days of Summer Vacation
Nov. 26,1994
The Dog Days of Summer Vacation

It's the summer and everyone is excited, about to disperse on their vacations. Eliot however is stuck behind doing a show so he sends Ace and Rosie on a vacation, accompanied by Eddie and Dot.

EP7  No Pain, No Brain
Nov. 19,1994
No Pain, No Brain

Eliot kicks off a crash exercise course with Artie as his trainer so he can run with Terri in the Dog City marathon and learns that you can't get in shape overnight. Ace Hart gets his fair share of exercise at the Fido Olympics, as he tries to solve the mysterious disappearance of the athletes and ends up competing against Bugsy Vile! Mr. Moggie takes his turn at exercise in the time-honored tale of "The Tortoise and the Hare." And we are introduced to the Woof Pack superheroes - lead by the Watch Dog, and followed by Pectoral Pooch, Plastic Lassie, Wonder Whelp and Hear Boy!

EP6  Future Schlock
Nov. 12,1994
Future Schlock

Eliot and Artie help each other overcome their fear of the future. While Ace and Eddie chase Rottweilers most recently commissioned world domination device -- a doggie door time portal machine. Yves la Chance's ancestor carries on the family name as the greatest cat burglar in the cosmos - but Stevens great great grandson hasn't changed a bit. He still dresses in the same uniform and still foils Yves attempts at every comic turn. Rosie and Dot take a trip to a futuristic amusement park where Rosie demonstrates to Dot, with the help of the Vile gang, how crime will be cleaned up in the future.

EP5  Reduce, Re-use, Retrieve
Nov. 05,1994
Reduce, Re-use, Retrieve

Artie has every doggie in the building recycling, but not before he makes life miserable, especially for Eliot!Meanwhile, Ace Hart uncovers another plot by the Baron Bon Rottweiler to take over the world when all the trees in Dog City are tree napped. "Rosie and Dot" go camping beside the Bugsy Vile gang and Mad Dog pays homage to Argbor Day by reciting a poem, and another installment of Yves and Steven finds cat burglar's attempts to steal the prize possession, foiled by Steven.

EP4  Howl the Conquering Hero
Oct. 08,1994
Howl the Conquering Hero

Eliot helps Artie to understand that a hero doesn't have to be a superhero. Sometimes heroes are just ordinary dogs doing ordinary things, like his mom, Terri. Ace and Bugsy battle it out for the "Hero of the Year " award. Mr. Moogie saves the day by shrinking himself small enough to go into the stomach of the Presidog to fight a patch of bad grass. We also meet with the Woof Pack as they go rocketing off to the supermarket in search of biscuits.

EP3  Comedy of Horrors
Oct. 01,1994
Comedy of Horrors

Eliot salutes the horror genre in this chiller thriller, but strange things start happening in his own building as Artie, Bruno and Eliot begin to think that Bruiser has gone mad in a case of mistaken identity. Meanwhile Ace Hart and Eddie have stumbled onto a plot by Rottweiler to take over the world with his Sci - Fido monster and Rosie as it's bride! Mr. Moggie takes us on an adventure under the bed as he confronts and triumphs over "The Thing under the bed." Our Dog City cast also puts a slant on their version of the well-known Edgar Allan Poe-em, "The Tell Tale Heart, Liver and Egg."

EP2  Doggy See, Doggy Do
Sep. 24,1994
Doggy See, Doggy Do

Eliot shows Artie that learning can be fun after Terri voices her concern over Artie's poor math grade. Meanwhile, Ace Hart tries to solve a case involving Bernie, the big pink star of the wildly popular kiddy show and discovers it's the Vile gang. We also meet Bugsy vile in "His Master's Choice Theater" as he reads to us a twisted version of Aesop's fable. We also learn about proper puppy behavior in "Good Doggie, Bad Doggie, " where Ace Hart & Mad Dog demonstrate the fine points of puppy etiquette. And finally Mr. Moogie learns about math by diving into a blackboard and tackling multiplication.

EP1  The New Litter
Sep. 17,1994
The New Litter

Ace Hart adventures in Jurassic Bark complete with the Bugsy Vile gang, while Eliot helps Artie grapple with the trials and tribulations of creativity. We also meet new characters for this season such as Yves'n Steven-Yves, a cat burglar whose attempts at stealing the guarded prized possession are always foiled by Steven, the happy go lucky guard dog. We get an introduction to Dot, Rosie's niece in the adventures of "Rosie and Dot." Finally we meet Mr. Moogie, Artie's animated squeaky toy.

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Released: 1992-09-26 | Released Producted By: Nelvana , Jim Henson Productions Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:
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Dog City is a television series that was produced by Nelvana Limited and Jim Henson Productions and aired on FOX from September 26, 1992 to January 28, 1995, and in Canada on Global in 1993, then on Teletoon until 2000. The show contained both animation by Nelvana, and puppetry by Jim Henson Productions. This was the first Jim Henson animated series since Muppet Babies and the animated Fraggle Rock.

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Cast

Ron White , Elizabeth Hanna , John Stocker

Director

Michael K. Frith

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Nelvana , Jim Henson Productions

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Reviews

Derek MacDonell (ThePaladin1) A great show that has unfortunately fallen into obscurity. It was an effective mix of Jim Henson's Muppets, for the "real" segments, and traditional cell animation for the "cartoon".It focused alternately on the life of animator Elliot Shag and the adventures of his creation, the Marlowe-esc Ace Hart "Private Eye... Dog". Elements of Elliot's real life often seeped into the plots of his cartoons. For example most characters were based on people he knows, though the Muppet characters seemed unaware of this. Likewise, the "Ace" characters were unaware of anything outside their world, with the exception of Ace himself who served as Elliot's more confident alter ego and was fully aware of the situation. Though there were frequent problems, most situations were eventually resolved in both spheres.Sometimes it's debatable exactly who was creating the cartoon as Ace, his friends, and his enemies were very distinct characters going confidently, if unaware, through the situations set for them. The frequent "fourth wall" interactions between Ace and Elliot, often literally stopping the show, were some of the best parts of Dog City. Sometimes neither of them knew how it was going to end and the usual debates over plot points gave both their own views.The cartoon plots were light hearted parodies of the noir genre, usually focusing on Ace's efforts against "senseless" crime boss Bugsy (based on Elliot's grouchy landlord Bruno) with the help of his strong willed love interest Police Chief Rosie O'Gravy (inspired by the animator's feelings for his neighbor Colleen) and plucky newsboy Eddie (who resembled the young delivery boy Arnie).Though the writing was sometimes patchy it was usually funny and kept interesting by the characters. The show jumped the shark later in the run and started including more filler material but still retained some of its sparkle. Voice acting was a cut above the norm and the memorable saxophone based theme song rounded out a solid and sometimes great show. Like most reviewers I wish it would be released as a set.
Chance Furlong An extremely bizarre set-up that worked more often than not. Eliot Shag, a Muppet, was the sole animator (and, one would assume, did all the voices?) for an animated noir series starring Ace Hart, Private Eye Dog. Ace functioned as Eliot's alter ego - suave where Eliot was unsure - and would occasionally stop the action of the cartoon to argue plot points with his creator. This provided the show with its best moments: Ace wanting to use a .45 despite Eliot's steadfast rule against guns, Ace's refusal to do anything "science-fiction-y", and of course Ace's frustration of never getting together with police-dog Rosie. Some excellent characters in this show. I for one hate the ubiquitous "cutesy" kids that these shows always have, but Artie (and his animated counterpart Eddie) managed to be fun and endearing rather than annoying. Replacing the rather innocuous Colleen with the more headstrong Terri was a good move. The writers apparently tried to "up the hip quotient" on Eliot in the second season, ditching his sweater and giving him a Hawaiian shirt. I actually preferred him more as the awkward loner, but that was fine. Like many shows of its ilk, it did run out of steam at the end, padding itself out with pointless bits like "Madog's Poetry Corner" and "Terri & Dot". Still, a definite cut above most of the other animated/children's programs of the day. Cool-as-heck theme song, too.
Lupercali Superior mix of muppetry and traditional animation. I'm only familiar with Dog City from the four episodes available on VHS, but these were enough to make me wish someone had released the whole series on tape. The characters are good, the dialog often sophisticated and should appeal to adults as well as kids (especially adults with an interest in the animation industry. The scenes where Ace Heart (the main animated character) converses from his storyboard with Elliot (the main muppet character, his animator) are great. Ditto the way events oin the animator's 'real world' seque into plot arcs in the animation series-within-a-series. Very clever and appealing all round.I'm not a huge muppet/Henson fan, but this one was cool. Shame it never got the recognition it deserved.8 out of 10 for an animated TV series.
Op_Prime I know, I know. A dog that solves mysteries. Of course Scooby Doo is going to pop into your mind when you hear that and you probably think this show is not original. Well it is. As the plot describes the show, Ace Hart is the creation of Elliot Shag (a muppet) and the two often talk with each other. This was a funny program but it has since dropped off the face of the Earth, never to be seen again. Too bad.