Paw Patrol


Paw Patrol is a Canadian children's animated television series created by Keith Chapman and produced by Spin Master Entertainment, with animation provided by Guru Studio. In Canada, the series is primarily broadcast on TVOntario as part of the TVOKids programing block. TVO first ran previews of the show in August 2013. The series premiered on Nickelodeon's Nick Jr. in the United States on August 12, 2013.
The series focuses on a young boy named Ryder who leads a crew of search and rescue dogs that call themselves the Paw Patrol. They work together on missions to protect the shoreside community of Adventure Bay and surrounding areas. Each dog has a specific set of skills based on emergency services professions, such as a firefighter, a police officer, and an aviation pilot. They all reside in doghouses that transform into customized vehicles or "pupmobiles" for their missions. They are also equipped with special hi-tech backpacks called "pup packs" that contain tools relating to their respective job.
Since its debut, the series has developed into a media franchise, generating millions of dollars in revenue from toy sales for Spin Master and has increased the company's presence in the preschool toy market. The franchise includes a feature film which released in August 2021, followed by a sequel, The Mighty Movie, on September 29, 2023, another upcoming sequel The Dino Movie, set to be released on July 31, 2026, and a spin-off series based on one of the show's main characters titled Rubble & Crew which premiered in February 2023. The show celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2023. The show, and its associated products, have received a variety of awards and nominations from associations such as the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
The series is currently on its twelfth season, which began airing in July 2025. In early February 2023, series creator Keith Chapman said in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter magazine that the series could still be on television for another ten years or more.

Plot

Each episode of Paw Patrol follows a similar pattern. Episodes normally open with a scene depicting the dogs going about their everyday lives in Adventure Bay, often playing with dog toys or going to the local playground. Ryder, a ten-year-old boy, is advised of a problem by receiving a call for help or by witnessing a situation himself. His most frequent callers are an accident-prone marine biologist named Cap'n Turbot and the town's mayor, Mayor Goodway. Ryder always alerts the dogs via their blinking pup tags. The team members report to their base, the Lookout, and enter its elevator. Marshall typically arrives last causing a humorous mishap that makes the other pups laugh as the elevator rises, although Rubble causes the elevator gag in some episodes. When they reach the top floor, they arrange themselves in a line. Chase announces that the team is ready for action as Ryder tells the pups what has happened. He chooses several members of the team, normally two first responders, to help solve whatever problem has emerged. They ride a slide down to their vehicles and complete their mission. The Paw Patrol's missions include rescuing people, stopping different dangers, and thwarting the devious plots of Mayor Humdinger of Foggy Bottom in later episodes. When they have finished, Ryder says his catchphrase "Whenever you're in trouble, just yelp for help!". Then Ryder congratulates the pups.
Later episodes have the show having a sub-series that is themed around it.

Episodes

Characters

Paw Patrol

Original members

  • Ryder is a tech-savvy and gifted 10-year-old boy who is the leader of the Paw Patrol. His main vehicle is the red ATV that can transform into a PWC and snowmobile.
  • Chase is a 7-year-old German shepherd who serves as a police pup, spy pup, and the second-in-command of the Paw Patrol. He is Ryder's best friend. He has a good sense of smell and sight, but also suffers from cat and feather allergies. His main vehicle is a blue 4x4 police truck that can transform into a spy truck as of season 2.
  • Marshall is a clumsy but competent 6-year-old Dalmatian who serves as a firefighter and paramedic pup. He arrives last and always causes a humorous mishap with the other pups in the Lookout's elevator or the Paw Patroller. His main vehicle is a red fire truck that can transform into an ambulance as of season 2.
  • Skye is a 7-year-old Cockapoo who serves as the team's air rescue pup. She tends to do backflips. She feared eagles before the Jet to the Rescue special. She usually pilots a grey helicopter with pink highlights.
  • Rocky is a 6-year-old mixed-breed who serves as a recycling and handyman pup. He dislikes getting wet during water missions except on certain occasions, like when he becomes a mer-pup or the Sea Patrol and Aqua Pups sub-series. His main vehicle is a lime-green recycling truck, which is a cross between a garbage truck and a forklift that can transform into a tugboat as of season 3.
  • Rubble is a 5-year-old Bulldog who serves as a construction pup and a DJ expert. His main vehicle is a yellow tracked bucket loader that usually has a drill and later has a crane attachment as of season 2.
  • Zuma is a 5-year-old chocolate Labrador who serves as an aquatic rescue pup. His main vehicle is an orange-colored hovercraft that can run quite well on land as well as water, can launch lifebuoys, and can transform into a submarine that is equipped with a large claw-arm as of season 2.

    Occasional members

  • Captain Horatio Turbot is the Paw Patrol's most frequent caller and an occasional member of the team in the Merpup-themed special episodes. He is a sea captain and marine biologist who knows all kinds of animal facts and runs a lighthouse on Seal Island. His main vehicle is a boat called the Flounder. He was added to the opening theme in season 3 along with Everest.
  • Robo-Dog is a robotic dog introduced in "Pups Save Ryder's Robot." He drives the Paw Patrol's larger vehicles, like the Paw Patroller. Unlike the other dogs, Robo-Dog communicates only in robotic barks, which everyone else appears to understand.
  • Everest is an 8-year-old purple-hued Siberian husky who serves as a mountain rescue pup in emergencies relating to snow, ice, or mountains. She was introduced in the episode "The New Pup" where she helps the Paw Patrol on a mission and originally lived at the South Pole. Along with Cap'n Turbot, she was added to the opening theme in season 3. Her main vehicle is a silver snowcat with bright teal and orange highlights, which is equipped with a trail-clearing claw.
  • Tracker is a 4-year-old brown-and-white potcake dog who serves as a jungle rescue pup. He is the youngest pup on the Paw Patrol and was introduced in the season 3 episode "Tracker Joins the Pups". He was originally shown to be afraid of the dark until he faced that fear. His main vehicle is a white and green jeep in zebra print. He is bilingual, speaking both Spanish and English.
  • Tuck and Ella are two golden retriever siblings who are known as the Mighty Twins. A meteor gave them superpowers, with Tuck being able to shrink and Ella being able to grow. They were introduced in the season 6 episode "Mighty Pups, Super Paws: Pups Meet the Mighty Twins," where they help the Mighty Pups fight their archenemy, the Ladybird. Their vehicle is a sky blue "Mighty Car" that splits into two "Mighty Motorcycles".
  • Rex is a paraplegic Bernese mountain dog who uses a high-tech dog wheelchair to get around. He serves as an expert on dinosaurs, where he can understand their language and operates in the Dino Wilds, where dinosaurs still live. Rex was introduced in the season 7 episode "Dino Rescue: Pups and the Lost Dino Eggs," where he and Ryder introduce the Paw Patrol to the Dino Wilds and Cap'n Turbot's relatives who operated there. His vehicle is an azure and chartreuse Stegosaurus-plated off-road vehicle that has a ramp that allows him to enter and exit it.
  • The Cat Pack is a group of talking cats formed by Wild who sometimes help out the pups. Each of its members has high-tech armor and vehicles that are modeled after a big cat. The Cat Pack as a group first appeared in the "Paw Patrol, Cat Pack" sub-series.
  • * Wild is a ginger tabby cat who is the first cat member of the Paw Patrol and leader of the Cat Pack. Formerly known as Wild Cat, he is graceful and smooth but has a fear of mice. He was introduced in the season 7 episode "Moto Pups: Pups vs. the Ruff-Ruff Pack". By season 9, Wild was revealed to have founded the Cat Pack and has begun using armor that grants him the speed of a cheetah. His vehicle was a gray motorcycle with retractable gripper claws in its tires and it got replaced with a gold and dark brown cheetah-themed version of it after a robotic tiger ate his original motorcycle.
  • * Rory is a British shorthair and a member of the Cat Pack. She dislikes sitting still and loves to take cat naps and exercise. Her armor is modeled after a white tiger and she possesses tiger-like pouncing abilities. Her vehicle is a white, black, and light blue tiger-themed car with similar abilities.
  • * Shade is a tuxedo cat and a member of the Cat Pack. She has purple and black-spotted headphones where she listens to music, yarn balls, laser pointers, and climbing skills. Her armor is modeled after a jaguar and she possesses jaguar-like stealth. Her vehicle is a purple and black jaguar-themed car with similar abilities.
  • * Leo is a tabby cat and a member of the Cat Pack. Like Wild, he is shown to have a fear of mice. His armor is modeled after a lion, and he possesses lion-like strength. His vehicle is a yellow, white, and black lion-themed off-road vehicle that possesses similar abilities to him.
  • Liberty is a long-haired Dachshund from Adventure City. She was introduced in Paw Patrol: The Movie where she helped the Paw Patrol at the time when Mayor Humdinger was the Mayor of Adventure City. She later appears in Season 9 ownwards. Her main vehicle is a coral-pink scooter with blue and white highlights.
  • Al is a Basset hound truck driver with trucking experience and even speaks trucker. He was introduced in the season 9 episode "Big Truck Pups: Pups Stop a Flood" where he helped the Paw Patrol and Mayor Goodway prevent a dam from bursting. His vehicle is a gray and red big truck with two grabber claws.
  • Coral is a Cockapoo and a mer-pup from Puplantis, later revealed to be Skye's long-lost cousin. She was introduced in the season 9 episode "Aqua Pups: Pups Save a Floating Castle" where she assisted her cousin and her team in saving what was for the longest time her home. Her vehicle is a teal, silver, and purple submarine in the shape of a seahorse which can also transform into a motorcycle for land travel.
  • Roxi is a Samoyed with monster trucker experience and a bit of a comedian. She was introduced in the season 10 episode "Rescue Wheels: Pups Save Adventure Bay!" where she helps the Paw Patrol stop her rival Boomer from his chaotic stunts in Adventure Bay. Her vehicle is a purple and pink monster truck with purple star-patterned tires.
  • "The Crew" is Rubble's family and construction crew in the nearby Builder Cove, originating from the spin-off series.
  • * Charger is an excitable french bulldog with a prosthetic left-side hind leg, and one of Rubble's four cousins. He first appears in the main series in Season 9's "Charger Visits the Pups".
  • * Motor is a young Ca de Bou with a childish personality and a love of smashing things, and one of Rubble's four cousins. She first appears in the main series in Season 11's "Pups vs. the Robo-Ducky".
  • * Mix is an artistic and creative english bulldog, and one of Rubble's four cousins. She first appears in the main series in Season 12's "Pups Save the Hum-Sprayer".