The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs
The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs is an American children's animated series, produced by Saban Entertainment, that aired on Fox Kids from 1998 to 1999.
The Spy Dogs are a secret organization of dogs that are dedicated to protecting their world, without letting their masters know about their activities. They battle a variety of enemies, including Baron Bone, Catastrophe, and Ernst Stavro Blowfish.
Characters
All anthropomorphic animals are intelligent enough to walk on two legs and talk. The first season of The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs used traditional cel animation, but the second season used the digital ink and paint process.Main operatives
- Dog Zero - A dog of an unknown breed who is the Leader of the Spy Dogs. Although never seen, Dog Zero appears to be a bloodhound.
- Ralph - A dog from the United States who is a high-ranking Spy Dog. Ralph is the leader of the group. He is very sensible and cares about other people's feelings. Ralph appears to be a Labrador Retriever/Dalmatian mix. He has a brother named Mange, who is a Chesapeake Bay Retriever.
- Mitzy - A pink terrier from America who is a high-ranking Spy Dog. She is very skilled at martial arts. Mitzy appears to be a Yorkshire Terrier.
- Scribble - A dog from the United States who is a Spy Dog-in-Training. He is the comic relief of the group and is known to eat anything. Scribble appears to be a Beagle mix.
- Angus - A Scottish Terrier from Scotland who is the technological genius of the Spy Dogs. He is the spunky comic relief, next to Scribble. He has a mother who is also from Scotland.
- Von Rabie - A dog of unknown breed from the United States who is an operative of the Spy Dogs. He is the genius bruiser of the group.
- Frank - A Staffordshire Bull Terrier/Dachshund mix who is brave. He is ready to take on anything or anybody.
- Stahl - A German Shepherd probably from Germany who is an operative and paranormal specialist. He is very brave and confident.
- Noodle - A Poodle/Bichon Frise mix from France who likes to cook. He has a tendency to worry sometimes.
- B.A.R.K. Squad - S.W.A.T. or Marine dogs. They always wear blue goggles, helmets and waistcoats.
- * Furry - A Doberman Pinscher who is the leader of the B.A.R.K. Squad.
- * Dallas - A Pointer
- * Rock - A Newfoundland Dog.
- * Buck - A St. Bernard.
- * Hatchet - A Shar Pei.
Other operatives
- Ayanna - A Basenji from India.
- Chukchi - A Siberian Husky from Antarctica who is an operative at Ice Station Husky.
- DahgChow - A Chow Chow from China.
- Erin - An Irish Setter from Ireland. Ralph has a crush on her.
- Kelly, Jill and Bree - Three identical Afghan Hounds.
- Sir William - A Mastiff/Bulldog mix from England who is very intelligent. He is often careful and overprotective at times.
- Mange / Musher X - Ralph's brother. A Chesapeake Bay Retriever.
- Talker - He is a Golden Retriever
- Alley - All she needs a good friend. A Jack Russell Terrier
- Rosey - She is a Chihuahua.
- Fetch - A Labrador Retriever
- Nessie - She is a Dachshund who was mistaken for the Loch Ness Monster.
- Lunar Rover - He is a Great Dane.
- Nine - She is a Basset Hound. Dog Zero's friend
- Three - He is a Dalmatian. Dog Zero's friend
- Red Shirt - He is a Border Terrier.
- Renfield - He is a Golden Lab.
- Sweet L. Dingo - She is a Dingo.
- Garm - A Rottweiler
- Laika - A Russian accented Husky mix
- Sebastian - A Vizsla mix
- Scuzzy Duz - A Bulldog mix and a parody of Scooby-Doo.
- Standard Issue Puppy - A Greyhound puppy.
- Stinky Pie
- Anubis
- Pappy - Boston Terrier
- Surveilance -
- Amerigo Dog Poochie
- Italian Dog
- Egyptian Dog
- Dog Inmates
Humans
- Gordon - Ralph's owner.
- Arty - Scribble's owner.
- Arty's Mom - The unnamed mother of Arty.
- Sue - Mitzy's owner.
- Captain Earwig / Virgil - A superhero.
- Frank's Owner - The unnamed owner of Frank.
- Santa Claus
- Kerry - The female character
- Von Rabie's Owner - The unnamed owner of Von Rabie.
- Big Jim Jones
- Christopher Columbus
- William Shakespeare
- Leonardo da Vinci
Villains
- Catastrophe - The nemesis of the Spy Dogs organization who serves as the primary antagonist of the series. He is a cat with prosthetic mechanical tail which he wore because his natural one was bitten off by a dog or lost in an accident in a rocking chair testing facility. He tried to take over the world with an army of mummy cats and Bastet. His metal tail suggests he is a parody of Dr. No, while he is sometimes seen stroking a mouse similar to Ernst Stavro Blofeld's white cat.
- * Maws - Catastrophe's assistant with big teeth. He is a spoof of Jaws.
- * Oddball - Catastrophe's muscular Siamese cat henchman with a bowler hat and blue bowtie. Based on the villain Oddjob with the trademark bowler hat.
- Bast - The leader of the Cat Mummies who Catastrophe once enlisted.
- * Cat Mummies - A bunch of mummified cats.
- Baron Bone - A human who attempted to corner the market in beef by luring all the cows in the world with a giant ball of cud.
- * Miss Tenderloin - Baron Bone's female servant.
- * Chuck - Baron Bone's henchman.
- Chauncey - An incredibly lucky, silent and charismatic runaway Super Prototype Mobile-Suit Human "mindless automaton". In order to keep him under control, Mitzy warehoused Chauncey by making him the President of the United States. He is a parody of Chauncey Gardiner from the novel and the movie "Being There".
- Colosatron - A computer that wanted to take over the world. Its name and goal are taken from the film .
- D'Cell - A human who tried to steal every new gadget in the world so he would be on the cutting edge of technology.
- * Housewife - D'Cell's henchwoman
- Ernest Anyway - A hunter who successfully captured Bigfoot, Mokele-mbembe, a Yeti, and his mother. He tried to capture the Loch Ness Monster only to be thwarted by Ralph and Erin. His name is a parody of writer Ernest Hemingway.
- Ernst Stavro Blowfish - He took control of all the fast food restaurants in the world just because he thinks he is evil. Named after Ernst Stavro Blofeld.
- * Septic and Incus - Two scientists that work for Blowfish.
- Mistress Pavlov - She tried to use her hypnotic powers to have the owners of dogs do her bidding. A joke on the Pavlov's Dog psychology experiment.
- Oatz Couture - She created clothes for dogs that were provoking diseases.
- * Taylor - Oatz Couture's assistant.
- Porkzilla - He is not really evil. After he drank a special potion made by two girls on a turnip farm to grow bigger, he became huge and went to the city to eat. Porkzilla is a spoof of Godzilla.
- * Twin Girls - The creations of Porkzilla
- Witch Doctors - A quartet of witch doctors in suits that work as Spin Doctors at the Ferret Network. After Ralph and Stahl expose their plans to hypnotize the TV viewers, they are fired by the Ferret Network's CEO.
- * Witch Doctor Brad - Leader of Witch Doctor
- * Witch Doctor Chad - Witch Doctor's Henchman
- * Witch Doctor Seymour - Witch Doctor's Henchman
- * Witch Doctor Thad - Witch Doctor's Henchman
- Space Slugs - They tried to bury the world in slime to recreate their home world which was destroyed. Also tried to mutate the children of the world into Space Slugs by tainting lunchroom food in schools.
- The Flea Nation - A race of fleas.
- Granny Larceny - An old lady criminal who uses her babies to commit crimes.
- * Pookie, Wookums, and Coochy - Granny Larceny's grand-babies who are programmed to commit crimes. Pookie is a master of the rattle-chuks. Wookums is a master of diaper-fu. Coochy has the ability of sticky drool.
- Al Catraz - The strict owner of the dog kennel where Ralph was dropped off while his owners were going on vacation. Al was displeased that his father had his dog inherit his fortune instead of Al.
- * Security Guard - Al Catraz's henchmen
- Timmy - he was not really evil, he was so much of a danger to himself and those around him he had to be stopped
- Bank Robbers
Technology
- Dog tags - communicators
- Hydrant - hydrant samurai
- Humanesks - androids large enough to be piloted by one or two spydogs, depending on model. The slimmer models are for one spydog, and the more obese models carry a co-pilot.
- Pet Store Plane - planes. Usually used to transport cargo.
- Toilets - invented as water bowls and communication devices
- Mitzi's hair bow - binoculars, boomerang, throwing knife, circular saw
Bones
- Bone bomb - bone that explodes
- Flash bone - big flash that can temporary blind someone
- Bone phone - telephone
Episode list
Season 1 (1998–1999)
- K-9 / Postal
- Hair / Homework
- Bone / Time
- Earnest / Spin
- Twilight / Fetch
- Small / Water
- I.H.R.F. / Oatz
- D'Cell / Halfday
- Zero / Pups
- Obedience / DoggyLand
- Lunch / Iditarod
- Porkzilla / Money
- Mange / Scribble
Season 2 (1999)
- Tusk / Install
- Charlie / Automutt
- Granny / Founders
- Tail / Tomorrow
- Howl / Thirteen
- Escape / Exposed
- Virgil / Bunny
- DNA / Santa
- B.A.R.K. / Being