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'''''Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds''''' is a 1981 cartoon [[Animated Adaptation|based on the novel]] ''[[The Three Musketeers (
This was a remarkably faithful 26-part adaptation (with some inevitable [[Bowdlerisation]]; for instance, Dogtanian's love interest Juliette, is M. Bonacieux's niece rather than his wife), with one major difference: the principal characters are all dogs, as is most of the supporting cast, with the occasional cat, pig, bear or rabbit.
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On his journey he falls foul of [[The Dragon|a mysterious cavalier]], the [[Badass Moustache|Man with the Black Moustache]], and ends up walking to Paris with no money and a broken sword. He arrives at last and [[Crash Into Hello|falls in]] with the [[Power Trio|trio]] of friends known as the Three Musketeers: leader [[Standardized Leader|Porthos]], portly [[Big Eater|Athos]] and romantic [[Badass Bookworm|Aramis]] (the book roles of Athos and Porthos are swapped).
Dogtanian's spirit and swordsmanship soon make him an indispensible part of the team, and he settles down to a life of duelling with the Cardinal's Guards, wooing the lovely [[
Anyone who grew up in the UK and Spain in the 1980s will almost certainly remember this show, as it seemed to be on permanent loop along with ''[[
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* [[Art Evolution]] - The 1990 sequel series switched from Japanese studio [[Nippon Animation]] to Taiwanese studio [[Wang Film Productions]]. As such, Wang's animation is much noticeably different than Nippon's in color and design.
* [[The Big Guy]] - Athos.
* [[The Casanova]] - Aramis.
* [[Cats Are Mean]] - Milady, a feline, is notably more devious than the other baddies.
* [[Chased
* [[Crash Into Hello]]
* [[The Dragon]] - Count Rochefort
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** Also, the musketeers were called "mosqueperros", a pun using "mosqueteros" ("musketeer" in Spanish) and "perros" ("dogs").
** The three musketeers had punny names in Spanish too: Antos, Pontos and Amis. The puns come from the original character names and dog breed names.
* [[
* [[Frothy Mugs of Water]] - Averted: "they drink their beer and swear they're faithful to their King". Also, Athos is shown visibly drunk on at least one occasion.
* [[Funny Animal]]▼
* [[Fully-Dressed Cartoon Animal]]: Everyone except...
** [[Half-Dressed Cartoon Animal|Half Dressed Cartoon Animals]]: The Muskehounds don't wear pants.
▲* [[Funny Animal]]
* [[Kid Hero]] - Dogtanian is the only Muskehound cadet who gets to hang out with the fully-fledged Musketeers.
* [[Master Swordsman]] - All the heroes, especially Dogtanian and Aramis.
▲* [[Power Trio]] - The Three Musketeers, with Porthos as the Ego, Aramis as the Superego and Athos as the Id.
* [[Quirky Miniboss Squad]] - Richelieu's minions Widimer, Rochefort and Milady.
* [[Right-Hand-Cat]] - Richelieu has a raven, presumably because a non-anthropomorphic cat would be [[Furry Confusion|too confusing]].
* [[Rookie Red Ranger]] - Dogtanian.
* [[Small Annoying Creature]] - Pip the mouse (whose surname is Squeak).
* [[Villain
* [[Worthy Opponent]] - Count Rochefort, who turns out to be a man of honour.▼
* [[World's Strongest Man]] - Athos again.
▲* [[Worthy Opponent]] - Count Rochefort, who turns out to be a man of honour.
* [[Wouldn't Hurt a Child]] - This is where Richelieu draws the line, even if they're Dogtanian's kids.
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