Poochini

Poochini (also known as Poochini's Yard) is an animated television series which was originally aired worldwide on February 2, 2000, but it did not air in the United States until September 7, 2002.^[1] The series follows the life of a grey black-eared hound mix named Poochini who runs away from home after his rich owner dies, gets captured by the dog pound and is adopted by an average American family.^[2]

Poochini
Genre	Comedy Animated sitcom
Created by	Dave Thomas
Developed by	Robin Steele
Directed by	Dave Thomas Dave Marshall
Starring	Billy West Dee Bradley Baker Leslie Carrara-Rudolph Jeff Bennett John Cygan Maurice LaMarche
Composers	Rusty Andrews Brad Carow Bill Fulton John Gonzalez
Country of origin	United States Germany Netherlands
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	26 (78 segments)
Production
Executive producers	Ian Ensslen Jeff Fino Dr. Sylvia Rothblum
Producers	Thomas Haffa Kaye Robinson Dr. Sylvia Rothblum Jeffrey C. Ulin
Running time	22 minutes (7 minutes per segment)
Production companies	Wild Brain EM.TV Wavery B.V. Production
Original release
Network	Syndication
Release	February 2, 2000 (2000-02-02) – March 1, 2003 (2003-03-01)

Despite being created and co-produced by the San Francisco-based entertainment company Wild Brain, Poochini was not shown in the United States for over two years after its production. Co-produced and internationally distributed by Munich-based media group EM.TV^[3] and distributed by The Television Syndication Company for US syndication, Poochini is based on the award-winning pilot short A Dog Cartoon (1999).

Poochini had only made 26 episodes with the final one airing in the United States on March 1, 2003. The series was aired on syndication, The WB 100+ Station Group in the United States, Teletoon in Canada, Nickelodeon in Latin America, ITV1 (CITV) in the United Kingdom, TG4 (Cúla4) in Ireland, Télétoon+ (formerly Télétoon) and TF1 (TF! Jeunesse) in France, Junior and ProSieben in Germany, MTV3 in Finland, M-Net (K-T.V.) in Africa, Disney Channel and Boomerang in Asia, MBC 3 in the Middle East, Arutz HaYeladim in Israel, Dubai TV in the United Arab Emirates, IRIB TV2 in Iran, Cartoon Network India and Cartoon Network Pakistan in South Asia, CCTV-14, Dragon Club and Shanghai Toonmax Cartoon TV in China, Nickelodeon Australia & New Zealand in Oceania, the Seven Network in Australia and TVNZ in New Zealand and ANTV in Indonesia.

It was directed by Dave Marshall and Dave Thomas.^[4] The series was one of the final projects of the background artist named Maurice Noble, who is credited as a design and color consultant.

Voice cast

• Billy West - Poochini, Walter White, Mr. Garvey, Lockjaw
• Dee Bradley Baker - Billy White, Bunk, Knucklehead, Snubnose
• Maurice LaMarche - Dirt
• Leslie Carrara-Rudolph - Wendy White
• Jeff Bennett - Additional Voices
• John Cygan - Additional Voices
• Daran Norris - Additional Voices
• Grey DeLisle - Additional Voices
• Kath Soucie - Additional Voices
• Corey Burton - Additional Voices
• Rob Paulsen - Additional Voices

Episodes

All episodes directed by Dave Marshall and Dave Thomas.

No.	Title	Written by	Storyboard by
1	Abandoned	Matt Wayne	Jim Smith
	The Gopher	Richard Carradine & Benny Coma	Lyndon Ruddy
	The Cone	Richard Carradine & Benny Coma	John Korellis
2	Squeaky Fromage	Matt Wayne	John Martin
	Puppy Obey	Richard Purcell	Ian Freedman
	Christmas Tree	Robert Montalbano	Glen Lovett
3	Peanut Butter	Richard Carradine & Benny Coma	Glen Lovett
	The Visitor	Matt Wayne	Lyndon Ruddy
	Flea Collar	Robert Montalbano	John Korellis
4	Dog Wanted	Robert Montalbano	Carlos Baeza
	Pleasant Puppy Dreams	Richard Purcell	Glen Lovett
	Stray Dog	Richard Carradine & Benny Coma	Li Hong
5	The Tail	Richard Carradine & Benny Coma	Simon O'Leary
	Albino Alligator	Richard Carradine & Benny Coma	Chris Hauge
	Dog Show	Richard Carradine & Benny Coma	Lyndon Ruddy
6	Mad Dog on Duty	Robert Montalbano	Ian Freedman
	The Baldness	Richard Carradine & Benny Coma	Carlos Baeza
	Doggie Day Afternoon	Robert Montalbano	John Korellis
7	Foamer	Robert Montalbano	John Martin
	The Dog House of Tomorrow	Matt Wayne	Glen Lovett
	Puppy Love	Robert Montalbano	Li Hong
8	Extreme Poochini Wrestling	Richard Purcell	Simon O'Leary
	The Guru	Charles Schneider	Lyndon Ruddy
	Psychic Dog	Richard Carradine & Benny Coma	Carlos Baeza
9	Barking Orders	Robert Montalbano	Li Hong
	Fallout Shelter	Charles Schneider	Maxwell Atoms
	Leash Law	Charles Schneider	Ian Freedman
10	The Checkers Dog	Richard Carradine & Benny Coma	John Martin
	Dog Pile	Robert Montalbano	Glen Lovett
	The Skunk	Richard Carradine & Benny Coma	David Feiss
11	Bone Sweet Bone	Charles Schneider	Carlos Baeza
	Three Bad Dogs	Matt Wayne	Simon O'Leary
	Pyro Pooch	Robert Montalbano	Lyndon Ruddy
12	Amnesiac Dog	Richard Carradine & Benny Coma	Maxwell Atoms
	Massive Hounds	Robert Montalbano	Li Hong
	Pet Smells	Matt Wayne	Ian Freedman
13	Freak Week	Charles Schneider	Glen Lovett
	Meat Madness	Ariel Prendergast	Chris Hauge
	Vomitron	Richard Pursel	John Martin
14	Piranha	Charles Schneider	Ian Freedman
	League of Dogs	Richard Pursel	Maxwell Atoms
	Hosed	Ariel Prendergast	Chris Hauge
15	Heatwave	Ariel Prendergast	Carlos Baeza
	Love Cats	Robert Montalbano	John Martin
	Tar Dog	Richard Carradine & Benny Coma	Glen Lovett
16	Night of Terror	Charles Schneider	Carlos Baeza
	Queen Bee	Richard Carradine & Benny Coma	David Feiss
	Remote Control	Ariel Prendergast	Li Hong
17	Diva Dog	Richard Pursel	Stephen DeStefano
	Poolside Poochini	Ariel Prendergast	Chris Hauge
	Newsboy Rampage	Matt Wayne	Larry Scholl
18	Coffee Dog	Richard Carradine & Benny Coma	Maxwell Atoms
	Robot Dog	Richard Carradine & Benny Coma	Li Hong
	Bed Time	Richard Carradine & Benny Coma	Ian Freedman
19	Garden Guardian	Ariel Prendergast	Chris Hauge
	Hurricane Poochini	Ariel Prendergast	Ian Freedman
	Yard Sale of the Century	Matt Wayne	Li Hong
20	A Hound in One	Ariel Prendergast	Glen Lovett
	Poochersize	Ariel Prendergast	John Martin
	Super Hearing Dog	Robert Montalbano	Chris Hauge
21	Boning Up	Robert Montalbano	Mike Stern
	Night Crawlers	Ariel Prendergast	Maxwell Atoms
	The Flying Dog	Richard Carradine & Benny Coma	Glen Lovett
22	Recyclers	Ariel Prendergast	Larry Scholl
	Chili Dog	Robert Montalbano	Maxwell Atoms
	You Dirty Rat	Charles Schneider	Carlos Baeza
23	The Dogsitter	Ariel Prendergast	Aaron Springer
	The Servant	Ariel Prendergast	Chris Hauge
	Phobic Family	Richard Carradine & Benny Coma	Carlos Baeza
24	Carry On	Robert Montalbano	Maxwell Atoms
	Dognapped	Robert Montalbano	Ed Bell
	Hi-Class Hi-Jinx	Charles Schneider	Ian Freedman
25	Nurture Dog	Richard Carradine & Benny Coma	Li Hong
	Whitesylvania Forever	Matt Wayne	Chris Hauge
	Born Again Dog	Richard Carradine & Benny Coma	Glen Lovett
26	Butterfly Season	Ariel Prendergast	Aaron Springer
	Leaf Me Alone	Ariel Prendergast	Maxwell Atoms
	Paranoid Dog	Richard Carradine & Benny Coma	Carlos Baeza

References

1. History of Wild Brain at wildbrain.com Archived 2007-02-16 at the Wayback Machine Accessed February 13th, 2007
2. Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 471. ISBN 978-1538103739.
3. "Wild Brain Storms Ahead" August 25th, 1999 San Francisco Chronicle article by David Lazarus - Accessed February 13th, 2007
4. Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. p. 631. ISBN 978-1476665993.

External links

• Poochini's Yard at IMDb