T.U.F.F. Puppy


T.U.F.F. Puppy is an American action animated comedy television series created by Butch Hartman for Nickelodeon. It premiered on October 2, 2010. T.U.F.F. Puppy is Hartman's third animated series for Nickelodeon, after The Fairly OddParents and Danny Phantom. The series was cancelled after its 3rd season and aired its final episode on April 4, 2015.
The first two seasons consist of 26 episodes each, and the third season consisted of eight episodes, for a total of 60 episodes.

Plot

The series' main character is a dim-witted but determined dog named Dudley Puppy who works as a spy for an organization called T.U.F.F.. His partner is a cat named Kitty Katswell. Other helpers are The Chief and Keswick. The series takes place in the fictional city of Petropolis, which is populated by anthropomorphic animals. As a member of T.U.F.F., Dudley Puppy helps Kitty Katswell protect Petropolis from various villains like Verminious Snaptrap, the Chameleon, and Birdbrain.

Episodes

Characters

Main

T.U.F.F.

The Turbo Undercover Fighting Force is an organization that protects Petropolis from crime.
Also in T.U.F.F. are various personnel that appear as background characters whether as agents, office workers, and/or scientists. Some of the minor members of T.U.F.F. that have been identified or mentioned include:

Other villains

said that he created the central character and wanted 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."
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.

Home media

Note: The episode "A Doomed Christmas" along with Christmas episodes of The Fairly OddParents and Fanboy & Chum Chum were supposed to be on the It's a SpongeBob Christmas! DVD, but they were dropped from the actual release. However, the Target exclusive of It's A SpongeBob Christmas! included the Christmas episodes of those shows on a bonus disc. It was unknown that whenever Nickelodeon will announce a Season 3 DVD release.

Reception

Critical

Following the show's premiere, the series received mixed reviews.
Emily Ashby of Common Sense Media gave the series 2 out of 5 stars; criticizing the “iffy messages” the show sends to kids and the frequent use of name calling, but adding, “Kitty’s attractive appearance and overly emotional response to Dudley’s successes are memorable.”

Ratings

The series premiere of T.U.F.F. Puppy drew 3.6 million viewers.

Awards and nominations

The series has won three Daytime Emmys and two Annie Awards.
YearAssociationCategoryNomineeResult
2011Annie AwardsBest Storyboarding in an Animated Television ProductionFred Gonzales
2011Annie AwardsCharacter Design in a Television ProductionErnie Gilbert
2011Annie AwardsCharacter Design in a Television ProductionGordon Hammond
2011Emmy AwardsEmmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in AnimationKaz Aizawa
2012Annie AwardsCharacter Design in a Television ProductionGordon Hammond and Mike Dougherty
2012Annie AwardsDirecting in a Television ProductionKen Bruce
2012Annie AwardsStoryboarding in a Television ProductionDave Thomas and Fred Gonzales
2012Annie AwardsWriting in a Television ProductionRay DeLaurentis, William Schifrin, and Kevin Sullivan for episode "Thunder Dog"
2012Emmy AwardsEmmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in AnimationErnie Gilbert
2012Emmy AwardsEmmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction and CompositionGuy Moon
2013Annie AwardsCharacter Design in an Animated Television/Broadcast ProductionGordon Hammond for episode "Dudley Do-Wrong"
2013Annie AwardsMusic in an Animated Television/Broadcast ProductionGuy Moon for episode "Mission: Really Big Mission"
2013Annie AwardsVoice Acting in an Animated Television/Broadcast ProductionJeff Bennett as "Keswick" for episode "Pup Daddy"
2013Emmy AwardsEmmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated ProgramJerry Trainor as "Dudley Puppy"