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 official premiere of the show was on March 18 in the UK and France, while airing on March 25 for other areas of Europe, and April 1 in Africa, with Latin America and Brazil in June.
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, as their human owner is rich and lives on an island. Said human owner is said to be named after Dodie Smith. The home is full of wacky inventions to make the dogs' lives easier, and they can order whatever they need, with a running joke at 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.
Da Vinci - An artistic Dalmatian puppy.
Dorothy - The youngest of the Dalmatian puppies, who loves to chew on things.
Outside the Dalmatians, there are supporting characters:
Clarissa, a snooty Corgi who lives next door to the Dalmatians.
Sid, a squirrel who has an obsession with nuts and is part of Fergus' Canal Crew.
Big Fee, a rat who lives in the forest and is part of Fergus' Canal Crew.
Roxy, a rottweiler who is Dolly's best friend.
Snowball, a small, feisty Pomeranian dog, and friend of Dolly.
Hansel, a husky whom Dolly has a crush on.
Constantin, an Asian cat who lives next door to the Dalmatians, and is a mentor of Deepak.
Hunter De Vil, a human boy who is the great nephew of Cruella De Vil.
Pearl, a police horse.
Godfrey, a guide dog.
Doctor Dave, a doctor who has Delilah as an assistant at the hospital.
Stanislav, who is Snowball's human and is the main merchant of Camden.
A Cornish Doberman named Spike.
Summer, a Cornish Border Collie.
Bessie, a Cornish cow.
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, and My Friends Tigger & 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 Junior, 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.
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 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 early 2019, some of the writers announced about a second season in the works [9] Along with Atomic Cartoons annoucing that another animation studio would be working on the season.[10] However, it was later announced to be canceled in June 2021.
Television series:101 Dalmatians: The Series • 101 Dalmatian Street Video Games:Animated StoryBook: 101 Dalmatians • Math Antics with Disney's 101 Dalmatians • Disney Hotshots: Disney's 101 Dalmatians • 101 Dalmatians: Escape from DeVil Manor • 102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue • 102 Dalmatians: Activity Center • 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure • Kingdom Hearts Books:Disney Princess Beginnings • Hello, Cruel Heart • Be Careful What You Wish Fur • Evil Thing: A Tale of That Devil Woman • Evil Thing: A Villains Graphic Novel
ABC Episodes: "Home is Where the Bark Is" • "He Followed Me Home" • "Love 'Em and Flea 'Em" • "Howl Noon" • "Easy on the Lies" • "Two for the Show" • "An Officer and a Gentledog" • "Bad to the Bone" • "Southern Fried Cruella" • "Swine Song" • "Watch for Falling Idols" • "The High Price of Fame" • "The Great Cat Invasion" • "No Train, No Gain" • "Rolly's Egg-Celent Adventure" • "Wild Chick Chase" • "The Dogs of DeVil" • "Dog's Best Friend" • "A Christmas Cruella" • "Out to Launch" • "Prophet and Loss" Syndicated Episodes: "You Slipped a Disk" • "Chow About That?" • "Tic Track Toe" • "Lucky All Star" • "Shake, Rattle, and Woof" • "Cadpig Behind Bars" • "Leisure Lawsuit" • "Purred It Through the Grapevine" • "Our Own Digs" • "Goose Pimples (Goose Pamples)" • "Two Faces of Anita" • "The Fungus Among Us" • "Market Mayhem" • "Lucky to be Alone" • "Four Stories Up" • "It's a Swamp Thing" • "Roll Out the Pork Barrel" • "Alive N' Chicken" • "Prima Doggy" • "You Say It's Your Birthday" • "Oozy Does It" • "Barnboozled" • "Citizen Canine" • "Full Metal Pullet" • "Dough the Right Thing" • "Frisky Business" • "Cadet of the Month" • "Valentine Daze" • "Close But No Cigar" • "Invasion of the Doggy Snatchers" • "Smoke Detectors" • "Lobster Tale" • "Double Dog Dare" • "Mooove It On Over" • "Shipwrecked" • "Mall Pups" • "Shrewzle Watch" • "The Life You Save" • "Spots and Shots" • "On the Lamb" • "Treasure of Swamp Island" • "Lord of the Termites" • "Fountain of Youth" • "Walk a Mile in My Tracks" • "Cruella World" • "Hail to the Chief" • "Food for Thought" • "The Maltese Chicken" • "Film Fatale" • "My Fair Chicken" • "Snow Bounders" • "Gnaw or Never" • "Poison Ivy" • "Twelve Angry Pups" • "The Good-bye Chick" • "Robo-Rolly" • "Splishing and Splashing" • "Virtual Lucky" • "Cupid Pups" • "The Artist Formerly Known as Spot" • "The Nose Knows" • "K is for Kibble" • "Humanitarian of the Year" • "Beauty Pageant Pandemonium" • "Hog-Tied" • "Coup DeVil" • "Every Little Crooked Nanny" • "Cone Head" • "Channels" • "Un-Lucky" • "The Making of..." • "Best of Show" • "Walk on the Wild Side" • "Horace and Jasper's Big Career Move" • "DeVil-Age Elder" • "Jurassic Bark" • "My Fair Moochie" • "Dog Food Day Afternoon" • "Spot's Fairy God-Chicken" • "Good Neighbor Cruella" • "Animal House Party" • "Dalmatian Vacation, Part I - Road Warriors" • "Dalmatian Vacation, Part II - Cross-Country Calamity" • "Dalmatian Vacation, Part III - Dearly Beloved" 101 Dalmatian Street Shorts: "Merry Pups" • "Muddy Pups" • "Prank Pups" • "Ransom Pups" • "Target Pups" • "Yoga Pups" • "Jurassic Pups" "Space Pups" • "Disco Pups" • "Diva Pups"
Season One: "Dog's Best Friend" • "Boom Night" • "Power to the Puppies" • "Who The Dog Do You Think You Are?" • "Walkies on the Wild Side" • "May Contain Nuts" • "Winter Funderland" • "Snow Day" • "Perfect Match" • "All Fired Up" • "Poetry Scam" • "Crushed Out" • "Girls' Day Out" • "The Woof Factor" • "The Nose Job" • "My Fair Dolly" • "Flea-Mageddon" • "A Right Royal Rumble" • "Dal-Martians" • "A Date with Destiny... Dallas and Déjà Vu" • The Wow of Miaow • Fear Window • The Dog House • A Summer to Remember • Long Tongue Day • Doggy Da Vinci • London, We Have a Problem • It's My Party • Fox in the Dog House • Fetch • Don't Push Your Luck • The Curse of the Ferrydog • The Walls Are Alive • Diamond Dogs • Ride Along • Poodlewolf • The Longest Night • Balancing Act • Dawkins Strikes Back • Poodlefall! • Dotty Dancing • Yappily Ever After • D-Factor • Puppy Dreams • Dante's Inferno • Better the De Vil You Know • The De Vil Wears Puppies
Locations
London • Regents Park • Hell Hall • Dinsford • Dearly Farm • Gruteley County • Cherry Tree Farm • House of DeVil • 101 Dalmatian Street • 2nd Time Around • Liberty London • Smith & Wollensky • House of Baroness • John's Apartmnt
Animated Storybook:I Love Fur • Puppies, Oh, Puppies • Twilight Bark • Up the Stair • Cover Yourselves with Soot Television series:1-0-1 • Dalmatian Vacation • Surf Puppies • I Got My Pups with Me • It's a Dog's Life • In the House • Dolly's Rap • Dogs are Out for Summer Sun • It's a Prank • We're Sending You Love Deleted:Don't Buy a Parrot from a Sailor • March of the One Hundred and One • Cheerio, Good-Bye, Toodle-oo, Hip Hip! • One Hundred and One • The Creation of Cruella De Vil
One Day at Disney • Dolphin Reef • Elephant • Diving With Dolphins • In the Footsteps of Elephant • Penguins: Life on the Edge • Howard • Inside Pixar • Wolfgang • PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation • Director by Night • Idina Menzel: Which Way to the Stage? • Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl
Shorts
Marvel Studios: Expanding the Universe • Lamp Life • Once Upon a Snowman • 22 vs. Earth • Ciao Alberto • Remembering • Zen - Grogu and Dust Bunnies
Marvel's Hero Project • The Imagineering Story • The World According to Jeff Goldblum • Pick of the Litter • Disney Insider • Prop Culture • Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian • It's a Dog's Life with Bill Farmer • Muppets Now • Earth to Ned • The Magic of Disney's Animal Kingdom • 616 • Into the Unknown: Making Frozen II • Marvel Studios: Legends • Behind the Attraction
Arendelle Castle Yule Log • Dory's Reef Cam • Black Is King • The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special • High School Musical: The Musical: The Holiday Special • Muppets Haunted Mansion