Pound Puppies: Difference between revisions

* [[Spoiled Brat]]: [[Meaningful Name|Brattina]].

* [[That Makes Me Feel Angry]]: Katrina and Brattina can't go one episode without exclaiming how much they hate the Pound Puppies or all dogs in general.

'''Brattina:''' Eww! Pound Puppies! / They’re yucky, icky-poo! }}

* [[Valley Girl]]: Brattina.

* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]:

** From "Quintuplets":

'''Niblet:''' Wow! Can I get my picture on a bag of marshmallows, Lucky? 'Cause I love marshmallows! And I want to be fixed for life, too! ''(eyes dart back)'' I mean, not ''fixed'' fixed, but, you know... }}

** In "Bone Voyage", Lucky used a makeshift rope swing to rescue Rebound from her pursuers and place her next to Agatha. He finished by jumping off and landing next to Cookie. She's impressed with his performance.

** In "Mutternal Instincts", Lucky was giving kudos to Strudel and Cookie for a delivery system they developed. Niblet was quite proud of his dachshund teammate.

** Another from "Mutternal Instincts": Just before the shelter was to host a conference of Pound Puppies agents from around the world, eight puppies were brought to the pound by dog catcher Ketchum. When some of the team expressed doubt in their ability to get the puppies adopted and prepare for the meeting, Cookie challenged them:

* [[Hammerspace]]: The new adoptees are always given a Pound Puppy collar. Oftentimes, the collar is produced by one of the team members reaching to their side and turning back around with one in his or her mouth.

* [[Hidden Depths]]: Niblet can walk and dance quite well on his hind legs because he used to perform in the circus as a dancing dog. Strudel is quite knowledgeable about dog shows because she used to be a show dog herself (though she's quick to add she has never actually won). Squirt (aka Wings) was once a championship Frisb-- um, that is, Zoomit champion dog, thanks to his ears.

* [[Leaning on the Fourth Wall]]:

** Strudel and Cookie have this exchange in "Quintuplets":

'''Strudel:''' I said ''usually''. }}

** After placing Twiggy (see Parental Bonus below) with her person in "Taboo", the team talks about how good they are at their jobs, which they agree they couldn't do without Lucky, which in turn leads to this question:

* [[The Masquerade]]: Like their predecessors, these Pound Puppies also avoid directly talking to humans. Usually, the only time they will speak to a person is indirectly (i.e., when Strudel makes a call) or when their face is hidden (as Niblet did in "Snow Problem").

** {{spoiler|1=[[Broken Masquerade]]: In "Lucky Gets Adopted", Lucky resorts to talking to explain to his new human Dot why he (in part) ran away the first time, after she leashes him to her dresser to keep him from leaving again. Unlike Holly above, she doesn't know all dogs can talk, just Mr. Chewy McFluffster... um, Lucky.}}

* [[Parental Bonus]]:

** From "Quintuplets":

'''Guy:''' Just like you, babycakes. }}

** From "Rebel Without A Collar" (with a dash of [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]):

''(Niblet starts to run away. Cookie growls at him. Niblet laughs.)'' }}

** In "Taboo", the dog the team matches with a person before encountering the episode's namesake puppy is an Afghan with long, light brown fur named Twiggy. While [http://twiggylawson.co.uk/ her real-life namesake] is a beautiful and well-known model and singer, she isn't someone the average ten-year-old will be terribly familiar with.

** Similarly, the vehicle Mr. Julius (voiced by [[George Takei]]) drives in "My Fair Rebound" is easy to make out as a stand-in for a Hummer. While that is something kids might recognize, the implications of the Hummer being pink and Hummer owners supposedly compensating for something just might get by the young ones.

** In "Olaf In Love", the team based their attempts to help Olaf and his date connect on the dating shows Niblet likes to watch. Niblet knows what happens throughout the shows, which, according to him, ends with them saying "I love you", but is unsure of what happens after the credits. At the end of the episode {{spoiler|when Olaf and Gertrude, the town librarian get together}}, both he and Strudel express interest in finding out what happens after the credits.

* [[Partially-Civilized Animal|Partially Civilized Animals]]: Lucky's planning, Cookie's organization skills, Strudel's gadgets, Squirt's ability to find outside equipment (and both Strudel and Squirt's skill at utilizing networks of varying [[Speech-Impaired Animal|Speech Impaired Animals]]), and Niblet's ability to make a passable imitation of a human when necessary are but a few examples of why Lucky and the gang land here instead of [[Talking Animal]] territory. Watch closely, and you'll notice that the dogs will make slightly humanlike gestures, such as placing a paw or leg on or around a puppy in comfort or encouragement, or holding each other back with a leg.

* [[Ping-Pong Naivete]]: Niblet is clearly not the smartest dog in the group, and there are times you might wonder if he ate paint chips as a puppy. Yet, there are others, like his analysis of his situation in "King of the Heap" or the pep talk to the eponymous dog in "Zoltron", or even jokes he makes (see "Parental Bonus" above for an example), that are far above his normal advertised intelligence.

* [[Pounds Are Animal Prisons]]: Captured worrywart Buddy initially thinks Shelter 17 is one in "Rebel Without A Collar". Strudel helps to convince him otherwise.

** The Canine Capture and Removal Center in "I Never Barked For My Father" very much is. Dog catcher Ketchum of the Canine Capture and Removal Team looks like a stereotypical Hollywood sheriff.

** When Milton Feltwaddle returns to take over Shelter 17 in "McLeish Unleashed" when McLeish is promoted, he ''does'' turn the pound into a prison.

* [[Precious Puppies]]: An in-universe example: The [[Woobie of the Week|puppies]] Lucky and his crew match with their designated persons improves the lives of both.

* [[Shout-Out]]:

** In "Snow Problem", after the team had a rough first day of sled racing, Lucky tried a pep talk:

'''Niblet:''' [[Lassie (TV series)|Who's Timmy?]]<br />

'''Squirt:''' Beats me. }}

** In "The K9 Kid", the featured puppy of the episode wanted to become a police dog. Upon approaching some rambunctious fellow future adoptees who have broken a garden gnome, she said:

** When Feltwaddle uses his computer to match dogs and potential adoptees in "McLeish Unleashed", the first human is paired with a [[Scooby Doo|large brown dog with a blue Pound Puppies collar]].

** It ''could'' be a coincidence, but in "Mutternal Instincts", Olaf mentioned he was going to send adoption flyers to a [[Recess|Third Street School]].

* [[Big Ball of Violence]]: The fight that the Pound Puppies and Kennel Kittens get into after Ace, the Kennel Kittens leader, spit in Lucky's face for a reason he couldn't even give at the end of "Catcalls".

** The climax of "Rebel Without A Collar" could have very much been this if it wasn't for Cookie:

(Lucky [[Berserk Button|growls harshly at him]] and soon everyone in the room except Cookie is growling at each other. The hamster ''prays for dear life''.)<br />

'''Cookie:''' '''KNOCK IT OFF! ALL OF YOU!!''' }}

* [[Broken Aesop]]: In "The Really Weird Dog", Squirt gets a lesson about racism after encountering a friendly alligator. Given the way cats and coyotes are treated on the show, this kind of rings hollow.

* [[Cannot Spit It Out]]: Lucky has a pretty hard time telling Cookie the team needs her in "Rebel Without a Collar". He finds it impossible to admit saying that ''he'' does as well. {{spoiler|He manages do to the former by the end of the episode. Not so much the latter.}}

'''Strudel:''' But how can you expect someone to know something if you never tell them? }}

* [[Canada, Eh?]]: The Royal Canadian Pound Puppies in "Homeward Pound".

** The musher Jean-Luc Glacier in "Snow Problem" is the French Canadian version.

** Rover {{spoiler|the alligator}} in "The Really Weird Dog". He even says "aboot".

** Lucky also sometimes has shades of this, due to his voice actor, Eric McCormack, being Canadian. He will spout out an "abote" from time to time.

* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: When Toyoshiko realizes she has been recording images that could, in Lucky and Squirt's opinion, "ruin the whole operation", she does herself what Lucky insisted should have been done in the first place. {{spoiler|She erases her own memory, via a giant magnet.}} Strudel sheds some tears, and there is a chance [[Tear Jerker|you might as well]]. {{spoiler|Strudel brought Toyo back after removing her capture card.}}

* [[Hey, That's My Line!]]: Said word-for-word by Lucky after [[Similar Squad|Kennel Kitten leader Ace]] said "Go, cats, go!" when it came time to repair some damage both teams caused.

** Lucky also had his [[Catch Phrase]] stolen three times in "Snow Problem": once by Niblet and twice by the puppy Tundra, the second of which he didn't mind at all.

* [[Hollywood Nerd]]: Captain Randy in the episode "Zoltron", Type 1. [[Geek Physiques|Fat physique]], dressed in a uniform similar to those from [[Enterprise]], paused like Kirk, had a "Captain's Log", wanted to mind-meld with the titular dog, watched "[[Star Trek|Star]] [[Star Trek: Voyager|Voyage:]] [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Deep Space 90]]", referred to his mother's garage as the Autopod, excited over seeing a {{spoiler|phony}} flying saucer (even going so far as to say he was okay with the beings in the saucer experimenting on him). And this line, after the saucer disappeared {{spoiler|and Zoltron escaped}}:

** Mr. Geekman (yes, that's his name) from the episode "Taboo" is another Type 1. Skinny with large frame glasses, the clumsy bicycle-riding math teacher had been searching for the "perfect as pi" puppy for seven years. At least he's married.

* [[I Remember It Like It Was Yesterday]]: In his eponymous episode, Taboo begins his story of becoming an unlucky dog with his birth.

'''Strudel:''' Shh. }}

* [[Interspecies Romance]]: Madame Pickypuss describes Mr. Cuddlesworth as her "best friend" in the middle of "The Prince and the Pupper". However, toward the end of the episode, when Squirt told Cuddlesworth there was a fat cat at home waiting to get her claws on him, his tail wagged vigorously. To top it off, the last three lines of the episode were these:

'''Madame Pickypuss:''' Me-''ow''. }}

** Also hinted in "Kennel Kittens Return", between {{spoiler|Squirt}} and Fluffy.

* [[The Jinx]]: The eponymous puppy of "Taboo" thinks he is. Bad things just seemed to follow him around....

* [[Lame Rhyme Dodge]]: In "Nightmare on Pound Street," Niblet commits one:

'''Niblet''': Um...did I say 'creepy?' 'Cause I meant *thinks for a minute* 'sleepy!' Yeah, I meant sleepy-looking. }}

* [[Little Girls Kick Shins]]: McLeish knows that firsthand about his niece, Tabitha (from "A Nightmare On Pound Street").

* [[Never Say "Die"]]: Perhaps pushed ever so much closer to being discredited. In "Homeward Pound", Squirt was struggling to keep from hitting the bottom of a waterfall.

** On the other hand, when Toyoshiko decided to delete her own memory in her eponymous episode, Strudel says that Toyo "erased herself". Of course, as Toyo was a robot dog, it was an appropriate description.

* [[Oblivious to Love]]: Lucky, in "Olaf In Love". Though both he and Cookie nervously denied their feelings when Kiki, the featured puppy, made mention of them being "more than friends", Cookie pointedly brought up of Lucky's blindness to her (his?) feelings, in relation to Olaf {{spoiler|dating city librarian Gertrude Washburn}}.

* [[Singing Voice Dissonance]]: When Olaf sang to the pound's Japanese visitors in "Toyoshiko!", he sang alto/countertenor, as compared to his normal mid-ranged male speaking voice.

* [[Tastes Like Purple]]: Niblet in "Toyoshiko!". When Strudel and Toyo have a bonding moment after building a machine, they neglected to give their sheepdog helper the okay to let go of the rope. (To be fair to the big guy, it probably would be rather hard to describe the feeling of potential mouth rope burn...)

* [[Thinking Out Loud]]: In "Bone Voyage", Mrs. McLeish received a day spa treatment during a cruise courtesy of the ship's captain, who was smitten with her. While relaxing after a cucumber facial, Agatha, thinking she was speaking to the ship masseuse, said that while she could appreciate the captain's love of the ship, she couldn't really enjoy herself without her puppy. {{spoiler|1=Rebound, who was afraid Mrs. McLeish was leaving her for good and followed her onto the ship, was there to hear her.}}

* [[Those Wily Coyotes]]: Appear in "Rebel Without A Collar". The coyotes that patrol the "No Dog Zone" crossed in "The Prince and the Pupper" are also crafty, but it turns out it's in a slightly different sense.

* [[When You Coming Home, Dad?]]: When Lucky was a puppy, his father would be gone for hours or even days at a time, until one day he left for good. (Also see Disappeared Dad and Daddy Had A Good Reason For Abandoning You [includes a spoiler].)

* [[Won't Take Yes for An Answer]]: Strudel in "Dogs On A Wire". After expressing her frustration on not going on missions, Lucky offers her the chance to help lost dog Chuckles return to the circus.

'''Strudel:''' ''(rolls eyes)'' Oh, ''sure''. Pick Strudel like you always... ''(brightens)'' Me?! Are you sure? }}

* [[You Never Did That for Me]]: Lucky's feelings in "I Never Barked For My Father" on how Slick treated tagalong puppy Chip as compared to him when he was younger. As you might expect, it's much more complicated than that. {{spoiler|Chip is Slick's son and hence Lucky's brother. Slick never told Chip because he didn't want him to feel the same way about him as Lucky did.}}

* [[You Won't Like How I Taste]]: Squirt when facing a bear in "Homeward Pound".

 

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