Red

Red

October 10, 1993 TV Episode 2 Stupid Dogs

Studio
Hanna-Barbera Studios
Animation studio
Mr. Big Cartoons, Wang Film Production Co.
Distributor
Turner Program Services, Inc., Telepictures Distribution

Synopsis

Two dim-witted canines get into so much trouble, in their never ending search for food, fun and just plain stupidity!! You just can't get enough of them.

Characters

Big Dog, Little Dog, Red

Credits

Directing

Director
Donovan Cook

Producing

Producer
Donovan Cook, Larry Huber
Executive Producer
Buzz Potamkin

Writing

Writer
Richard Pursel, Lane Raichert

Music

Music
Vaughn Johnson
Theme Music
Chris Desmond, Tom Seifert
Additional Music By
Guy Moon

Editing

Editor
Tim Iverson (Supervising Editor)

Crew

Story Editor
Mark Saraceni
2 Stupid Dogs Co-Developed By
Mark Saraceni
Supervising Animation Director
Joanna Romersa
Animation Director
Genndy Tartakovsky
Art Direction
Craig McCracken
Storyboards
Ashly Branon, Genndy Tartakovsky
Animatics By
Dan Smith, Mike Andrews
Recording Director
Stu Rosen
Casting Director
Kris Zimmerman
Talent Coordinator
Jill Ziegenhagen
Supervising Recording Engineer
Edwin Collins
Recording Engineer
Alvy Dorman
Design Supervisor
Bob Onorato
Designers
Julian Chaney, Todd Fredericksen
Design Assistants
Dana Jo Granger, Donna Zeller
Background Supervisor
Al Gmuer
Backgrounds
Maryann Thomas, Joe Binggelli, Bonnie Callahan, Ruben Chavez, Richard Daskas, Natalie Franscioni-Karp, Tim Maloney, Andy Phillipson, Patti Phillipson, Leonard Robledo, Ron Roesh
Color Stylists, 2 Stupid Dogs
Kim Taylor, Carol Wyatt
Ink And Paint Supervisor
Alison Leopold
Color Key
Karen Greslie
Xerography
Star Wirth
Director Of Music Production
Bodie Chandler
Animation Checking Supervisor
Jan Adams
Animation Checking
Beth Goodwin, Sara Bleick, Track Readers, Larry Cowan, Kay Douglas, Jim Hearn, Carol Iverson, Kerry Iverson
Post Production Supervisor
Tom Gleason
Post Production Coordinator
Jeanne Roussel
Music Editing
Three Rivers Editorial
Re-Recording Mixer
James Aicholtz, Rex Slinkard
Video Tape Editor
John Trautman
Program Executive
Margot McDonough
Production Executive
Catherine Winder
Production Supervisor
Debby Hindman
Unit Production Coordinators, 2 Stupid Dogs
Jason Rote
Production Assistants
Sandy Benenati, Valerie Menk, Linda Moore, Gail Prewitt
Special Thanks To
Barry Johnson, Mark Kennedy, Chris Ure
Overseas Production Supervisor
Bob Marples
Overseas Layout Directors
Lennie Graves, Craig Handley
Overseas Animation Directors
Lennie Graves, Steve Lumley
Tidbits of Poor Taste Supplied by
John Kricfalusi
Crew
Austrailia, Taiwan

Companies and other credits

  • Sound Editing, 2 Stupid Dogs: 21st Century Sound Design
  • Produced In Association With:
  • Mr. Big Cartoons
  • Wang Film Production Co
  • Copyright © 1993 Hanna-Barbera Cartoons
  • Inc
  • All Rights Reserved

Production notes

2 Stupid Dogs was a show about just that: Little Dog and Big Dog, two canines with a nose for trouble and not enough brains to get out of it. The show was a break from Hanna-Barbera's traditional style, animated more along the lines of Ren and Stimpy than Scooby-Doo. The show also shared Ren and Stimpy's taste for booger jokes and potty humor mingled into plot-free exercises in unbridled wackiness.

The premise was simple: Little Dog was the loudmouth with a deathly fear of cats, Big Dog was his mellow companion. A broad-shouldered human named Hollywood appeared on most episodes to antagonize the dogs, uttering his instant catchphrase, "Isn't that cute... But it's WROOOONG!!" The show was filled with throwaway one-liners that fans have been bandying about ever since: "It tastes like caca," "Where's the food?" "(Monkey to astronaut): I think you've been drinking too much Tang," and Little Dog's catchphrase, "Ball!"

2 Stupid Dogs also brought the return of a little-known character from the Hanna-Barbera archives: Secret Squirrel. Each episode of 2 Stupid Dogs featured a Super Secret Squirrel segment, spoofing the 1960's spy craze with the title squirrel, his bull superior Chief, and his Peter Lorre-inspired assistant Morocco Mole.

2 Stupid Dogs endeared themselves to viewers with their endlessly hilarious stupidity. In one episode, Little Dog tried to use a hand puppet to fool a cat into thinking there was food in another alley. After a brief conversation with his puppet, Little Dog fooled himself instead, calling the puppet a liar when the truth came out.

After two seasons of original episodes in syndication, the show moved to Cartoon Network.