Reduce, Re-use, Retrieve
- Studio
- Nelvana Limited, Jim Henson Productions, Channel 4, Global Television, Autonomous Stations of Spain, Canal-Spain.
Synopsis
Artie has every doggie in the building recycling, but not before he makes life miserable, especially for Eliot!
Meanwhile, Ace Hart uncovers another plot by the Baron Bon Rottweiler to take over the world when all the trees in Dog City are treenapped.
"Rosie and Dot" go camping beside the Bugsy Vile gang, and Mad Dog pays homage to Argbor Day by reciting a poem. And another installment of Yves and Steven finds a cat burglar's attempts to steal the prize possession foiled by Steven.
Meanwhile, Ace Hart uncovers another plot by the Baron Bon Rottweiler to take over the world when all the trees in Dog City are treenapped.
"Rosie and Dot" go camping beside the Bugsy Vile gang, and Mad Dog pays homage to Argbor Day by reciting a poem. And another installment of Yves and Steven finds a cat burglar's attempts to steal the prize possession foiled by Steven.
Characters
Ace Hart, Eddie, Chief Rosie O'Gravy, Bugsy Vile, Frisky, Mad Dog, Bruiser, Kitty, Eliot Shag, Artie Springer, Terri Springer, Colleen, Bruno, Bowser, Ms. Fluffe
Credits
Directing
- Director
- John Van Bruggen
Producing
- Producer
- Stephen Hodgins
Writing
- Writer
- Marty Isenberg, Robert N. Skir
- Story Editor
- Peter Sauder
Voices
- Voice
- Ron White (Ace Hart), Stuart Stone (Eddie), Elizabeth Hanna (Chief Rosie O'Gravy), John Stocker (Bugsy Vile), James Rankin (Frisky), Stephen Ouimette (Mad Dog), Howard Jerome (Bruiser), Paulina Gillis (Kitty)
- Muppet Cast
- Kevin Clash (Eliot Shag), Joey Mazzarino (Artie Springer), Fran Brill (Terri Springer, Colleen), Brian Muehl (Bruno), David Rudman (Bowser), Lisa Buckley (Ms. Fluffe)
Music
- Music
- Philip Balsam
Animation
- Animator
- David Boudreau, Robin Budd, Gerry Fournier, Steve Whitehouse (Key Animators)
- Puppeter
- Kevin Clash
- Assistant Puppeter
- Don Reardon
Production notes
This series, a combination of puppetry and cel animation, centers around Ace Hart, a cartoon canine private eye, and his creator, Eliot Shag, a Muppet dog animator. In each episode, Eliot translates his own dilemmas into Ace's more adventurous exploits.
The third (and final) season saw the introduction of several new elements, characters, and mini-series. Besides "Mr. Moogie," there were periodic appearances of "Yves 'N' Steven" (a sci-fi, dog-and-cat battle); Dot, Rosie's niece; and "His Master's Choice Theatre," hosted by Bugsy Vile (fracturings of famous literary classics). The series already having provided a challenge in weaving two story threads, the extra elements gave the episodes a somewhat disjointed feel.
The third (and final) season saw the introduction of several new elements, characters, and mini-series. Besides "Mr. Moogie," there were periodic appearances of "Yves 'N' Steven" (a sci-fi, dog-and-cat battle); Dot, Rosie's niece; and "His Master's Choice Theatre," hosted by Bugsy Vile (fracturings of famous literary classics). The series already having provided a challenge in weaving two story threads, the extra elements gave the episodes a somewhat disjointed feel.