Wowser is a big white dog who has a big appetite and lives with his owner Professor Dinghy, who tries to sometimes solves eveyone's problems; and lives right next door to Beatrice, an old lady with brown hair and an apron; Linda Lovely and her brother Bob; and Ratso Catso, a black-and-white cat who often ruins Wowser's day or sometimes sabotages Professor Dinghy's inventions.
Characters
Wowser is the main character. A large, tall, white dog, he has a good-natured personality but a humongous appetite who often tries to have a good day, only to get annoyed by Ratso or Beatrice. He often tests out Dinghy's inventions. Japanese voice actor: Naoki Tatsuta. English voice actor: Jeff Winkless.
Professor Dinghy is Wowser's owner who has a big white moustache and wears a pink sweater. He is a genius inventor, although his eccentric creations usually backfire on him due to people using the wrong way or Ratso infering with them. He mostly likes to use Wowser to check his inventions. Japanese voice actor: Kaneta Kimotsuki. English voice actor: Simon Prescott.
Ratso Catso is an annoying black-and-white neighbourhood cat who appears to be Wowser's rival or sometimes his friend, and often pretends to be nice and sabotages the Professor's inventions. Japanese voice actress: Rika Matsumoto. English voice actor: Robert Axelrod.
Linda Lovely is a teenager who seems to take quite a fancy interest towards Wowser. Japanese voice actress: Mīna Tominaga. English voice actress: Wendee Swan.
Beatrice is a rather a plump tall bossy middle aged woman who is often very rude to Wowser. She also seems to have secret crush on Dinghy. Japanese voice actress: Kazuko Sugiyama. English voice actress: Barbara Goodson.
Officer Whistle is a policeman who keeps a whistle in his mouth which is used to tell people off when there is trouble about. Japanese voice actor: Kōichi Yamadera. English voice actor: Mike Reynolds.
Foreign versions
The English-language version was produced by Saban Entertainment. Retitled Wowser, the series aired in 1989 on The Family Channel. The dub changed the names of the characters and replaced the original music and also had some scenes removed or edited, such as one scene in "The Hip Hippos" where Dinghy beats Wowser on the head, and another scene in "Slap Happy Birthday" where a chicken attacks Beatrice, causing her to crash and rip and ruin her dress. In the UK, it aired on ITV and later on Channel 4 in the early and mid 1990s, and two videos of the series were released in two volumes. In the U.S. in 1990 and 1991, the videos of the Wowser series were released in four volumes, and also in episodes of the running time of 30 minutes and 60 minutes. In Canada, it aired on YTV between 1990 and 1993. The series were also dubbed to Arabic in Jordan, and released throughout many countries of the Arab world. This version was named Ka'abool. The series was also dubbed in Euskera, titled as "Dommel artzain txakurra". The series was also dubbed in Dutch, titled as Dommel and aired by BRT, VARA and Kindernet from 1989 to 2003 and when Kindernet relaunched as Nickelodeon Kindernet on Comedy Central from May 2011 up until the block ended on 31 October 2013. Since 2015, the series airs on Pebble TV. The series was also dubbed in Italian, titled as "Teodoro e l'invenzione che non va".
Songs
Japanese version
Opening song: "Fly away - Yume no Hikouki" Sung by Mitsuko Horie Lyrics by Arisu Satou Composed by Takanori Arisawa Arranged by Seichi Kyouda Ending song: "GO! GO! My Friend" Sung by Mitsuko Horie Lyrics by Arisu Satou Composed by Takanori Arisawa Arranged by Seichi Kyouda Theme Song Production by Nippon Columbia
