History WesternAnimation / DogtanianAndTheThreeMuskehounds

* AbsurdlySharpBlade / ArtisticLicensePhysics / ImplausibleFencingPowers: In the intro Dogtanian tosses an apple into the air with the point of his sword and cuts through it eight times while it inexplicably hovers in the air unaffected by gravity and catches it on the point of his sword seemingly intact. He then blows on it and it becomes a shower of over fifty wafer thin slices that float down to the floor. So somehow Dogtanian is able to use a rapier (a type of sword that doesn't even have an ''edge''!) to slice through an apple, while it hovers in the air for no legitmate reason, using a number of cuts insufficient to make that many slices, to a degree of accuracy that permits each slice to be light and thin enough to float down in the air rather than falling to the ground normally, in such a way that the apple retains it's overall structure until he blows on it. Right...

This was a remarkably faithful 26-part adaptation (with some inevitable {{bowdlerisation}}; for instance, Dogtanian's love interest Juliette, is M. Bonacieux's niece rather than his wife), with one major difference: the principal characters are all anthropomorphic dogs, as is most of the supporting cast, with the occasional cat, pig, bear or rabbit.

* TenMinuteRetirement: Implied. After the attempt to poison Dogtanian at the end of the first series is thwarted, Widimer (after initially contemplating offing himself by drinking the poisoned wine rather than face Richelieu's wrath for yet another failure) declares that he never wants to see Richelieu again and runs off, shouting "long live freedom!" However, he's back working for Richelieu in the sequel, suggesting that even if he did leave Richelieu's service it was only for a short time.

** Widimer wants Dogtanian arrested for dueling with his men, saying that he drew his sword against the law. However, Dogtanian was unable to actually draw his sword due to it being stuck inside a scabbard, resulting in him dueling while it was still inside. [[note]]The sword Dogtanian inherits from his father gets broken in his first duel with Rochefort and, having arrived in Paris with only a few coins to his name, Dogtanian has to work for an armourer in exchange for a new sword. The one he obtains is cheap, of poor quality and gets bent out of shape whenever it is used, hence it getting stuck in its scabbard. Fortunately, he soon acquires a proper sword courtesy of Juliette.[[/note]] Widimer is forced to leave Dogtanian alone after the Musketeers point this out.

Anyone who grew up in the UK and Spain in the 1980s will almost certainly remember this show, as it seemed to be on permanent loop along with ''Anime/TheMysteriousCitiesOfGold'' and ''WesternAnimation/AroundTheWorldWithWillyFog''. It's not as well known in the United States, although the English dub was made in California (and features none other than Creator/CamClarke as the voice of Dogtanian). A sequel series was made in 1990 that continued with a new story based on ''The Vicomte de Bragelonne'', although changing "the man in the iron mask" for "the man in the golden muzzle".

A full-length [[AllCGICartoon all-CGI]] [[Film/DogtanianAndTheThreeMuskehounds animated film]] was announced in July 2018, and released in 2021. See the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOiwzSXRkh4 teaser trailer]].

A full-length [[AllCGICartoon all-CGI]] [[WesternAnimation/DogtanianAndTheThreeMuskehounds2021 animated film]] was announced in July 2018, and released in 2021. See the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOiwzSXRkh4 teaser trailer]].

-->--First verse of the opening theme

** Widimer wants Dogtanian arrested for dueling with his men, saying that he drew his sword against the law. However, Dogtanian was unable to actually draw his sword due to it being stuck inside a scabbard, resulting in him dueling while it was still inside. [[note]]The sword Dogtanian inherits from his father gets broken in his first duel with Rochefort and, having arrived in Paris with only a few coins to his name, he has to work for an armourer in exchange for a new sword. The one he obtains is cheap, of poor quality and gets bent out of shape whenever it is used, hence it getting stuck in its scabbard. Fortunately, he soon acquires a proper sword courtesy of Juliette.[[/note]] Widimer is forced to leave Dogtanian alone after the Musketeers point this out.

* NobleDemon[=/=]WorthyOpponent: Count Rochefort turns out to be a man of honour.

A full-length [[AllCGICartoon all-CGI]] [[WesternAnimation/DogtanianAndTheThreeMuskehounds2021 animated film]] was announced in July 2018, to be released in 2021. See the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOiwzSXRkh4 teaser trailer]].

On his journey he falls foul of [[TheDragon a mysterious cavalier]], the [[BadassMoustache Man with the Black Moustache]], and ends up walking to Paris with no money and a broken sword. He arrives at last and [[CrashIntoHello falls in]] with the [[PowerTrio trio]] of friends known as the Three Musketeers: TheLeader [[StandardizedLeader Porthos]], portly [[BigEater Athos]] and romantic [[BadassBookworm Aramis]] (the book roles of Athos and Porthos are swapped).

* ComingOfAgeStory: The entire series is this for Dogtanian. When we first encounter him, he's little more than a child and still play fights with wooden swords. In the final episode, by which time he has overcome many obstacles and proved himself in combat on multiple occasions, he becomes a fully fledged musketeer.

A full-length [[AllCGICartoon all-CGI]] [[Film/DogtanianAndTheThreeMuskehounds animated film]] was announced in July 2018, to be released in 2021. See the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOiwzSXRkh4 teaser trailer]].