"Home is Where the Bark Is", the first official episode of "101 Dalmatians", and also, coincidentally, one of the very best. This episode captures a lot of essence of the animated movie, and it's probably the closest the series ever gets to the movie. It also shows a fine example of what kind of fun lies ahead in the series.
We start off in the big city, where the dalmatians were living where the movie left off. When Roger and Anita find a house in the country they decide to move to (which was also said in the movie), three specific pups, Lucky, Cadpig and Rolly, are not pleased to hear such. Once they move to the farm, they try to get aquainted with the other animals living on the farm (most of which happen to be the same animals that Pongo and Perdita met in the movie). Well, in summary, the three pups just don't like it, so the next day, they decide to go back to their own home.
This, I might also add, is one of the three episodes in the entire series where Spot doesn't play a role in the plot. She is seen for a split second in this episode, yet she doesn't speak, she just clucks, so if you missed her, than you blinked.
When the pups return to their old brownstone, they discover that it's not as fun any more. There are more important things than comfort: family. This is when Lucky decides to make the decision that they're going back home. We see in this episode that Lucky is really the one who makes all the decisions while Cadpig and Rolly just follow him; this makes it very understandable that Lucky is the leader. I must admit, the various attempts the pups made to get out of the brownstone were entertaining to watch. The little short stack they made to get out through the chimeny is likely to be a foreshadowing of "Leisure Lawsuit". (*wink, wink*)
While I'm not really as interested in Cruella as I am with the puppies, the scheme she pulled off in this episode was very well thought out. It really expresses how villainous she can be. We also sort of get an idea as to why Cruella wants to get the farm from the Dearly's since the original owners wouldn't sell it to her.
In the end, the pups decide that they moved to a good home, and they end up getting used to the surroundings and make good friends (more or less) with the other animals.
In conclusion, if you're getting started with this series, this episode, by all means, is a perfect place to start. It shows a perfect example of what kind of fun is in store for you on this series. "Home is Where the Bark Is" has hands down earned my reccomendation.
"I'm having trouble getting centered! It's all this unfamiliarity! I need a sense of place!"
-Don't worry. You're guaranteed to get used to it. "Home is Where the Bark Is"moreless
Episode Summary
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The Dearlys finally decide to move into General Smedley's old farm. However, Lucky, Rolly and Cadpig don't want to move, as they love the city and decide to go back to their old home. However, when Cruella finds out that the Dalmatians have returned to their old house, she hatches a plan to use them to get the Dearlys to sell her their farm so she can expand her property. Will Cruella be able to steal the farm or will the pups realize the folly of their ways and return home in time?moreless
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Pamela Adlon
voice of Lucky
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Jim Cummings
Colonel, Ed Pig
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Cree Summer
Various Voices including Princess
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Frank Welker
Thunerbolt/Steven/Scorch/Cynde
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Charlotte Rae
Nanny
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Pam Dawber
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Lucky's plot to escape from the house through the chimeny was not very well thought out. The chimeny is really tall, so there is no way the main pups would have been permitted to get up that high if they stacked up on one another. Adding on, how did Lucky expect to get Rolly and Cadpig out of there if he didn't have a rope with him?
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While Lucky is holding Cadpig over the toilet, Rolly's pupils are colored blue rather than their usual black.
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When the pups are looking up the chimeny, all three of them walk into the fireplace, but when the camera shifts to outside the fireplace, only Rolly is in the fireplace, but Lucky and Cadpig are suddenly outside of it.
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How did some of the pups survive from a high leap off the combine?
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When Lucky says "I've got an idea!", his collar appears, despite the fact that Cruella snatched their collars earlier.
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Cruella: Welcome wagon! A special cake for my new neighbors! Roger (reading the cake): Happy Bar-Mitzvah, Howard?! Cruella: Well, it's the only thing they had at that old donut shack up in Grutely.
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Cadpig: I'm hungry; both physically and spiritually. I still miss my friends.
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Cruella: I picked the wrong week to quit smoking.
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Lucky: Who cares about the food? I'm just glad we're home. Rolly: I care about the food!
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Cadpig: I gotta work on my underlying hostility.
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Rolly: I'm getting a cramp here! Cadpig: I'm getting a cramp too! A big giant smile cramp!
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Lucky: (on being covered in soot) This feels very familiar.
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Cadpig (while struggling over the weight of her brothers): Shouldn't I have been on top?
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Lucky: You get cable? Mooch: What's cable?
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Cadpig (speaking towards a couple cows): Hello. My name is Cadpig, and you two are, cows! (Cadpig then puts nametags on their noses that say "cow") Nametags will help us bond in a friendly yet functional fashion.
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Awards and Nominations: - Won the 1998 Silver Angel Award for "Excellence in Media" - Nominated for the 1998 Annie Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Television Production"
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Cruella's Memo: Come up with another diabolical scheme to steal this farm.
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Cruella's Memo: Buy that doughnut shack in Grutely and fire everybody.
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This episode was originally scheduled to air on September 6, 1997, but it was delayed due to Princess Diana's death on September 1.
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Spot is not absent in this episode. She's seen for a split second during the scene where the main pups are trying to sleep but can't due to the noise.
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Jock from "Lady and the Tramp" makes a cameo appearance.
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The Series Premiere.
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Cruella: I picked the wrong week to quit smoking. This is a reference to the movie Airplane, where the character Steve Mccrosky keeps saying things like "I picked the wrong week to quit smoking/amphetamines/sniffing airplane glue".
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When Lucky comments on being covered in soot looking like a Labrador Retriever, he is making a reference to the original Disney's 101 Dalmatians movie from 1961.
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In '101 Dalmatians 2: Patch's London Adventure', the plot involving the Dearlys moving into their new home on the farm was borrowed from this episode.
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The title of this episode is a play on the old saying, 'home is where the heart is'.
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