T.U.F.F. Puppy
T.U.F.F. Puppy is an American action animated children's television series created by Butch Hartman. It premiered on October 2, 2010, along with Planet Sheen, which premiered a half hour earlier. T.U.F.F. Puppy is Hartman's third animated show for Nickelodeon, after The Fairly OddParents and Danny Phantom and also before Bunsen Is a Beast. The show was cancelled after 3 seasons and aired its final episode on April 4, 2015.
Plot
The show is about a dog named Dudley Puppy, who works as a spy for T.U.F.F. HQ. His partner is Kitty Katswell, a cat. Other helpers are The Chief and Keswick. This takes place in the fictional city of Petropolis, populated by anthropomorphic animals. As a member of T.U.F.F. HQ, Dudley helps Kitty protect Petropolis from villains, such as Verminious Snaptrap, The Chameleon, Bird Brain, Larry, Ollie, Francisco, Zippy, Owl, Bad Dog, and Skunk.Characters
T.U.F.F.
The Turbo Undercover Fighting Force headquarters is an organization that protects Petropolis from crime.- Dudley Puppy is a white mixed-breed dog who wears a black t-shirt.
- Kitty Katswell is a tan cat who's Dudley Puppy's partner.
- The Chief is a good-natured flea who leads T.U.F.F. HQ.
- Keswick is a prairie dog who's a scientist with glasses.
- Agent Groundhog is a T.U.F.F. Agent who first made a cameo in "Hot Dog". He resides under an office printer and is the one who tells about the end of winter.
- Agent Jumbo is an elephant T.U.F.F. Agent who has a fear of mice which would result in her jumping up when she sees them and accidentally crushing anyone.
- Agent Moby is a big whale T.U.F.F. Agent who might appear in the special episode "A Doomed Christmas". Like Agent Jumbo, Agent Moby also has a tendency to accidentally crush The Chief.
- Agent Nutz is a squirrel T.U.F.F. Agent who would always freak out about something completely random and blast it with his laser.
- Tammy is a rabbit that works as a secretary at T.U.F.F. HQ.
Villains
- D.O.O.M. is an evil organization that are the main enemies of T.U.F.F.
- * Verminious Snaptrap is an evil rat who is leader of the Diabolical Order of Mayhem and one of the main antagonists of the series.
- * Larry is a shrew and Snaptrap's brother-in-law who is often mistreated by him.
- * Ollie is a sensible and smart British possum who is one of Snaptrap's main henchmen.
- * Francisco is a green alligator with red and yellow eyes who is another one of Snaptrap's main henchmen.
- * Bad Dog is a pit bull who is one of Snaptrap's henchmen. The character was dropped after the first season.
- * Leather Teddy is a leather clad blue bear and one of Snaptrap's henchmen. He wears an eyepatch despite having a working eye. The character was dropped after the first season.
- * The Mole is a literal mole who is a spy for Snaptrap. The character was dropped after the first season.
- The Chameleon is an evil green chameleon who is one of the main antagonists of the series. He wear a molecular transformation suit which allows him to blend in with walls and disguise himself as anything or anyone.
- Bird Brain is an evil blue-bottomed booby bird criminal genius who can't fly naturally and is one of the main antagonists of the series.
- * Zippy is Bird Brain's scatterbrained hummingbird sidekick/partner.
- * Owl is an owl who mostly quotes "Who".
- * Bat is a bat in sunglasses who often quotes "Where".
- * Duck is a duck whose name causes the rest of Bird Brain's henchmen to actually duck.
- * Ewe is a female sheep.
- R.I.T.A. is a super-intelligent toaster created by Keswick.
- Snowflake and Slush are evil rabbit siblings.
- Dr. Rabies and Madame Catastrophe are two villains who resemble Dudley Puppy and Kitty Katswell with eyepatches and goatees.
- Crazy Horse is a horse who uses chainsaws.
- Jack Rabbit is Kitty's T.U.F.F. partner.
- The Caped Cod is a crazy cod who thinks he is the ruler of the seven seas.
- The Stink Bug is Petropolis' worst smelling villain.
- Desirah is a golden jackal genie who grants wishes to masters and mistresses.
- Lunch Lady Bug is a ladybug who worked as a lunch lady at Petropolis High School and makes disgusting food that only Dudley likes.
- F.L.O.P.P. is a criminal organization that would often do minor criminal activities.
- * Meerkat is a meerkat with a black cowboy hat who is the eccentric leader of F.L.O.P.P.
- * Wanna-Bee is a bee with a high voice who is a member of F.L.O.P.P.
- * Escape Goat is an escape artist goat who is a member of F.L.O.P.P.
- Quacky the Duck was originally a kid show host seen in "Kid Stuff" until he later went rogue when he heard that his show was getting cancelled.
- * The Sharing Moose is a moose that is the buff and violent best friend of Quacky the Duck.
- Katty Katswell is Kitty Katswell's evil twin sister.
Recurring characters
- Peg Puppy is Dudley's overprotective mother.
- Mrs. Katswell is Kitty and Katty Katswell's mother.
- Wolf Spitzer is a wolf who is Petropolis local news reporter for KPET News.
- Eric is a buff cat who delivers the water to T.U.F.F.
- Bob Barky is a dog game show host who hosts various game shows in Petropolis..
- Phil is a bulldog who is Dudley's friend.
- Mr. Wong is a duck who is the owner of "Wong's Chinese Buffet".
Production
Around 2008–2009, Butch Hartman began production of his third show for Nickelodeon, T.U.F.F. Puppy. He said that he had created the central character wanting to make a crime-fighting show based on him. Because his previous animated series Danny Phantom already involved superheroes, Hartman decided that he would focus on making Dudley a secret agent. He pitched the series to Nickelodeon as "Get Smart with a dog." The show premiered in 2010 alongside the Jimmy Neutron spin-off Planet Sheen. The show ended five years later on Nickelodeon's spinoff network, Nicktoons.Eric Bauza, was originally chosen to be the voice of Dudley Puppy, but the creators didn't feel that he was right for the character and Jerry Trainor was chosen instead.
The original title of the show was Stud Puppy.