Puppy Dog Pals
Puppy Dog Pals is an American computer-animated children's television series created by Harland Williams. The series debuted on Disney Junior in the United States on April 14, 2017.
Plot
Puppy Dog Pals is about Bingo and Rolly, two pug puppy brothers who have fun traveling around their neighborhood and the world when their owner Bob leaves home. They also have a kitty sister named Hissy and a robot dog named A.R.F..Characters
Main
- Bingo - A blackish grayish pug with a blue lightning collar who is more mature than his twin brother Rolly. He is the leader of Rolly and himself. Bingo is always ready to go on missions with his brother to help someone in need.
- Rolly - A fawn pug with a red collar with a gold bone on it. He isn't as smart as Bingo but is very silly. He is Bingo's twin brother. Rolly loves to chew on everything he can find and it's a bad habit.
- Bob - The owner of Bingo, Rolly, Hissy, and A.R.F. He works as an industrial designer/product designer a.k.a. an "inventor." In the season 2 premiere "A New Pup in Town," Bob modified the fence between his and Chloe's house, so that Keia can play with Bingo, Rolly and Hissy and they can all visit each other's homes without having to dig under the fence and made a new collar for Keia, which she wears during missions with Bingo and Rolly.
- Hissy - A cynical purple tabby cat who cares for Bingo and Rolly like a big sister. In some episodes, she ends up going along with Bingo and Rolly on their missions. She and Cupcake are the only animals with unnatural fur color.
- A.R.F. – A robotic dog that Bob invented. He first appears in the episode "A.R.F." and was updated by Bob in "Go Dog Go." He always refers to himself in the third person in every episode with the exception of "Go Dog Go" and "How ARF Got His Voice Back."
- Keia - A new puppy owned by Bob's next door neighbors, Chloe and her mother. Keia also becomes close friends with Bingo, Rolly and Hissy ever since she met them. She is also known for wearing a turquoise colored long-sleeved shirt and wearing a pink collar with a gold star on it. She first appeared in "A New Pup in Town."
- Strawberry - A ladybug who, like Bingo, Rolly and Hissy, is a close friend of Keia's, so much so that Strawberry hangs around with Keia most of the time. Like Keia, Strawberry has also made her debut in "A New Pup in Town." Keia has given the ladybug the name "Strawberry" because, according to Keia, she looks like a strawberry due to her red body with black spots.
Recurring
- Cupcake - A bitter pink Maltese dog who likes to bully other animals, especially Bingo and Rolly. She becomes more of a friend after "The Fang Fairy."
- Rufus - An oafish bulldog who is Cupcake's minion. He has been known to chase Bingo and Rolly multiple times, but in "Haunted Howl-O-Ween," after Rolly removed Chloe's costume off him, he helped them return it.
- Captain Dog - The star of the pups' favorite television show.
- Frank Exposition - A man who is usually seen vacationing with his wife, Esther, during Bingo and Rolly's missions. In "A Pyramid Scheme," he gets tangled in ribbons, which leads to Bingo and Rolly mistaking him for a mummy.
- Esther Exposition - Frank's wife. In "Hissy's Big Day," she is shown to have a pet iguana named Iggy.
- Bulworth - The junkyard dog.
- Johnathan - Bingo and Rolly's wisecracking seagull friend.
- Chloe - A little girl who is Bob's neighbor. As of Season 2, Chloe and her mother are the owners of Keia, a new puppy who also becomes best friends with Bob's pets.
- Strider the Sheepdog - A fast-talking sheep herding dog who appears in the episodes "Counting Sheep" and "Rhapsody in Pug."
- Lollie - A black and white Cavalier King Charles female puppy wearing a green collar whose back legs are paralyzed.
- Ana - Lollie's owner and Bob's love interest first seen in "Adopt-a-Palooza."
- Hedgie - A brown hedgehog who is great friends with the pups and he gives great advice.
Episodes
Broadcast
The series premiered on Disney Junior in the United States on April 14, 2017 and on Disney Junior in Canada on April 23. Playtime with Puppy Dog Pals aired on Tiny Pop to advertise season 2 with the new puppy, Keia. On August 24, 2017, Disney Junior renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on October 12, 2018. On September 7, 2018, a third season was commissioned; it began airing on November 8, 2019. On October 30, 2019, a fourth season was commissioned after it was previously announced in June that the series was being cancelled after three seasons.Home media
Home media is distributed by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment.Region | Title | Episode | Season | Running time | Released | Ref. |
1 | Going on a Mission! | 6 | 1 | 183 minutes | ||
1 | Playtime with Puppy Dog Pals | 6 | 1 | 183 minutes |