Future Schlock
- Studio
- Nelvana Limited, Jim Henson Productions, Channel 4, Global Television, Autonomous Stations of Spain, Canal-Spain.
Synopsis
Eliot and Artie help each other overcome their fear of the future.
Meanwhile, Ace and Eddie chase Rottweiler's most recently commissioned world domination device- a doggie door time portal machine.
Yves la Chance's ancestor carries on the family name as the greatest cat burglar in the cosmos- but Steven's great-great-grandson hasn't changed a bit. He still dresses in the same uniform, and he still foils Yves' attempts at every comic turn.
Rosie and Dot take a trip to a futuristic amusement park where Rosie demonstrates to Dot, with the help of the Vile gang, how crime will be cleaned up in the future.
Meanwhile, Ace and Eddie chase Rottweiler's most recently commissioned world domination device- a doggie door time portal machine.
Yves la Chance's ancestor carries on the family name as the greatest cat burglar in the cosmos- but Steven's great-great-grandson hasn't changed a bit. He still dresses in the same uniform, and he still foils Yves' attempts at every comic turn.
Rosie and Dot take a trip to a futuristic amusement park where Rosie demonstrates to Dot, with the help of the Vile gang, how crime will be cleaned up in the future.
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
Animation
- Animator
- David Boudreau, Robin Budd, Gerry Fournier, Steve Whitehouse (Key Animators)
- Puppeter
- Kevin Clash
- Assistant Puppeter
- Don Reardon
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
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.