Earthhounds

Earthhounds

February 8, 1997 (estimated) TV Episode Dr. Xargle

Studio
CINAR Animation, HTV, King Rollo Films, Ravensburger
Animation studio
CINAR Animation

Synopsis

The Queegles are rehearsing a presentation about Earthhounds. Things do not run smoothly: Tardy Queegle falls asleep dressed as a dog, Xamster escapes from his cage, and suddenly, the stage is plunged into darkness. A quick transition to the field trip is called for, but somebody has put sugar in the spaceship engine so that it won't start, and Famished Queegle is making the dog's dinner in Dr. Xargle's mortarboard. They finally land at a dog show, where Nigel Spume tries out his alien detector and Matron wins a rosette. The dogs and Nigel Spume decide to give chase, and the Queegles hastily board the spaceship along with Stinkwbippy and Houndhops!

Characters

Dr. Xargle, Xamster, Cute, Nigel Spume, Rebel, Tardy Queegle, Famished Queegle, Matron, Monitor

Credits

Writing

Writer
Jeanne Willis (Original Books)

Production notes

Combined animatronics, cel animation and live action. Dr. Xargle and his students are animatronic puppets, while the students' lessons about Earth are animated. Live-action segments were handled by HTV, while Cinar handled animation.