101 Dalmatian Street is inspired by Dodie Smith's 1956 novel and Walt Disney's 1961One Hundred and One Dalmatians, but it has been updated and moved to contemporary London. It depicts the adventures of the eldest Dalmatian siblingsDylan and Dolly, parents Doug and Delilah, and 97 younger puppies, all with names beginning with "D", who live all by themselves at the titular address. It is produced by London's Passion Animation Studios, written by Maria O'Loughlin, and directed by Miklos Weigert.[1]
There is to be a total of 52 episodes, and each will run for ten minutes.[2] The show was originally scheduled for release in fall 2018, but was delayed to 2019. The show did get a sneak peek preview on December 14, 2018, with the episode "Dog's Best Friend", "Boom Night", and "Merry Pups" on Disney ChannelUK, Europe, Middle East, and Africa.
The series became available on the Disney+ streaming service in the United States & Canada on February 28, 2020.[3][4][5]
In June 2021, a representative of Disney Television Animation News reached out to the producers during Annecy 2021 and announced that Disney cancelled the series after one season due to low ratings in North America.[6] This was also confirmed by series director Miklós Weigert, who had no plans in doing a second season.[7]
During the Annecy Film Festival in 2018, details about the story of the show were announced. In modern day, the Twilight Bark has become a worldwide barking chain called the "World Wide Woof", and an American Dalmatian named Doug moves to London to become a fire dog, before meeting and marrying Delilah, a British Dalmatian who works as a nurse dog in a London hospital and is also one of the descendants of Pongo and Perdita.
The Dalmatian family live by themselves in a house in London, and while never mentioned in the series, the series bible does confirm they have a human called Dodie McDot, an eccentric and reclusive artist with a life-long polka-dot fixation, who bankrolled this house for his original model and her brood. But the art world grew bored of him, and he ran low on money. He communicates with the Dalmatian family via telephone, video calls or international bank transfers. The home is full of wacky inventions to make the dogs' lives easier, and they can order whatever they need, with a running joke about how the house is a nightmare for the mailman.[8]
The two Dalmatians both have their own litter of fifteen puppies from previous marriages, with their combined litters, another litter of fifteen, and adoptions from strays or shelters adding up to 99 puppies.
Some of these puppies include:
Dylan - One of the eldest, a pedantic Dalmatian puppy who dreams about being the first dog on Mars.
Dolly - One of the eldest, a rebellious tomboy Dalmatian puppy who comes up with insane ideas.
Dizzy & Dee Dee - A pair of mischievous Dalmatian puppies who are Dolly's sidekicks.
Dawkins - A rather geeky Dalmatian puppy who is Dylan's underappreciated sidekick.
Diesel - A silly Dalmatian puppy who loves to play in the dirt.
Dante - A black Dalmatian puppy with white spots who is a bit of a goth. A bit paranoid and not the most positive pup, Dante constantly believes the world is coming to an end.
Destiny, Dallas, and Déjà Vu - A group of over the top Dalmatian puppy triplets dubbed the "Triple-D", each with their own collars and tags to tell them apart. Destiny wears hearts on her collar and tag, Dallas has diamonds on hers, and Déjà Vu has circles on hers. All three are media stars.
Dimitri 1, 2, and 3 - Another group of Dalmatian puppy triplets often seen playing with each other. Each is told apart by the black fur patch on their eyes, the number of white sports on the left ear and gold chain.
Delgado - A Dalmatian puppy who uses a wheelchair, and has a very charismatic personality. He is the fastest of his siblings.
D.J. - A Dalmatian puppy who loves music and is often seen wearing headphones.
Deepak - A Dalmatian puppy with a yin-yang coat who tries to keep calm.
The show's initial antagonist was Hunter but the episode "London, We Have a Problem" reveals that Hunter is working for his great-aunt: Cruella De Vil, who returns as the main antagonist for the Season One climax multi-parter.
This is also the second cartoon to be based on One Hundred and One Dalmatians, preceded by 101 Dalmatians: The Series back in the 1990s.
This also makes One Hundred and One Dalmatians the fifth Disney franchise/film to have more than one television series based on the films of the franchise itself, the first four being The Jungle Book (TaleSpin and Jungle Cubs), Lilo & Stitch (which has three of them; Lilo & Stitch: The Series, Stitch!, and Stitch & Ai), The Lion King (Timon & Pumbaa and The Lion Guard), and Winnie the Pooh (Welcome to Pooh Corner, The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, The Book of Pooh, My Friends Tigger & Pooh and Playdate with Winnie the Pooh).
Alongside Jake and the Never Land Pirates, The Lion Guard and Timon & Pumbaa, this is one of four shows derived from Disney animated films to not be centered on any of its protagonists or deuteragonists.
This is the second animated Disney show to air on all three main Disney Channels on cable television: Disney Channel, Disney Jr., and Disney XD; the first being The 7D.
According to the creators, only the events of the first animated 101 Dalmatians film happened in the show's timeline, meaning 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure is non-canon in the "101 Dalmatian Street" continuity (despite Patch's London Adventure being the first movie's official sequel).
This is one of the few series based on a Disney property not to be produced or involve Disney Television Animation in any way, as this series is fully produced by Atomic Cartoons and Passion Animation Studios. It is also one of the few European co-productions in which Disney is involved so far.
The majority of the voice cast are English natives who are participating in their first Disney-related project. Many of them have worked together on television shows, such as Thomas the Tank Engine and video games, such as Xenoblade Chronicles.
The series takes place almost sixty years after the original film.
The opening intro features Dolly on the street trying to corral her siblings to follow her; behind her are four humans walking across the street, one of them being barefoot. This is a pop culture reference to the famous Abbey Road image of the Beatles from the 1969album of the same name.
There were originally 26 half-hour episodes, but it changed into 52 11-minute episodes. There were also gonna be two specials instead of five.
In the original series pitch, some Dalmatian characters were proposed but either do not show up in the series, or were adjusted:
Dawkins was originally going to be a girl pup, with a male Dizzy as her klutzy assistant.
Donald, a pup who has an encyclopedic knowledge of the other pups, from their history, birth order and who they get which traits or features from. He would have been a millisecond younger than Dylan, making him feel robbed of being the eldest son role.
Dvorak, who loves to play the tuba. This potentially evolved to become DJ.
Dixie & Darnell, a duo of pups who may have become Dizzy & Dee Dee later in production.
The original pitch document includes springboards for several episodes, which were modified into other episodes. These include:
"Over The Garden Wall": When one too many frisbees gets flung over the garden wall, Clarissa Corgi and her human install nets, sensors, lights and infra-red equipment to prevent any further incursions. But when Dorothy's blankie accidentally ends up in Clarissa's garden, Dolly & Dylan need to brave the security to get it back. Part of this premise is adapted into Diamond Dogs.
"Cone of Shame": When Dylan has to have an operation, he ends up in the cone of shame.
"Go The Dot to Sleep": During a full moon, Dylan can't stop everyone howling, but dog catchers are on the prowl because Clarissa has been informed that the Dalmatians have no human. Part of this is adapted in The Dog House.
"You've Got Mail": Dylan discovers that Triple-D have been ambushing the mailman, leading to a shortage of kibble. He needs to teach them to be better with the postman.
"Pet Psychic": Damon (Hunter) De Vil hires a pet psychic to help him infiltrate the film set where the triplets are shooting. This was partially adapted into A Date with Destiny...Dallas and Déjà Vu.
"Whistle Blower": Constantin buys a dog whistle to mess with his neighbors. When Dylan and Daisy (Dolly's original name) realize this, they work to get the whistle away from him.
"Daisy Downer": When Daisy loses an athletics competition, Dylan helps her accept failure.
"Dorothy's First Dot": Dylan worries that Dorothy's first dot hasn't appeared.
"Puppy Love": Daisy gets her first crush on Heathcliff the Husky. This may have partially been worked into Poetry Scam.
"Birthday Blues": It's Dylan's birthday, but he has fourteen litter mates he shares it with, leading him to not feeling like a special boy. This may have been adapted to become It's My Party.
In early 2019, some of the writers announced about a second season in the works [9], along with Atomic Cartoons announcing that another animation studio would be working on the season.[10] However, it was later announced to be canceled in June 2021.
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Series poster
Series logo and house
Dylan, and Dolly
Family image
Promo banner featuring Delgado, D.J., Dawkins, Da Vinci, Dylan and Dolly
Pearl the Police Horse and Portia Poodle
Sid the Squirrel and Dylan
Dolly and Prunella Pug
Dolly
Dylan
The Triple-Ds
The Triple-Ds
Spike the Doberman
Summer The Cornish Border Collie
Portia Poodle
Banner on Disney Deluxe
Disney+ promo
Disney+ UK promo
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Body Language Basics
101 Dalmatian Street Crowd Scene Page.
Paws Page
Character layout and posing
Dog Acting Page.
101 Dalmatian Street Opening Pose Structure.
Videos[]
101 Dalmatian Street Pilot Episode (FOUND!!)
101 Dalmatian Street Theme Song
101 Dalmatian Street Meet the Gang! 👋 Disney Channel UK
101 Dalmatian Street Olly Murs in the Studio 🎧 Disney Channel UK
101 Dalmatian Street - Spotting Disney XD (Promo)-2
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