History WesternAnimation / OneHundredAndOneDalmatiansTheSeries

* AnAesop: In almost every episode. (Well, it ''is'' from most of the same writers and artists of ''WesternAnimation/SabrinaTheAnimatedSeries''.)

** [[AnAesop The lesson]] of "Bad To The Bone". Tired of being called a Cremepuff by his friends and being teased by Mooch, Rolly tries to prove that he's tough by fighting Cydne the snake. Rolly ends up faking the fight by fighting one of Cydne's discarded skins and being deemed a tough guy by Mooch and his gang. Rolly changes his look and personality to fit in with his new friends, all the while his old friends rebuke him for his changes. Cydne exposes Rolly for his lie and Rolly learns that it is better to be a Creampuff than to live a lie.

The success of the live-action ''[[Film/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians1996 101 Dalmatians]]'' prompted a spin-off AnimatedSeries that ran in both syndication (as part of what remained of WesternAnimation/TheDisneyAfternoon) and as part of Creator/{{ABC}}'s Creator/OneSaturdayMorning lineup in the 1997-98 season. This was produced by Jumbo Pictures, the firm that produced ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/PBAndJOtter''.

The series takes place in an odd AlternateContinuity of sorts after the movie where the Dearly Family (originally Radcliffe in the films) have moved to a farm to house their large canine family. Despite the title, the show actually focuses on four characters: Lucky, Cadpig, Rolly and Spot (who is actually a chicken but nevertheless their friend) and their misadventures interacting with the other puppies and livestock around the farm. While also dealing with Cruella de Vil who, of course, still has her eyes on the puppies for her own schemes.

* LimitedAnimation: This show has a more [[Creator/ColumbiaCartoons UPA]]-stylized look than the film it's based on, with the character designs and backgrounds being more abstract. The animation quality is conventional for the most part, but sometimes, since the show contains many animation directors, it may look rough or not have many frames per second.

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* AnimationBump: The show's animation quality is all over the place, due to multiple Animation teams working on the show. Some episodes' animation is noticeably more lavish than others.

* {{Catchphrase}}: Rolly has two known catchphrases: "Oh, papa!" and "Are you calling me fat?" The pups have also said, "Holy Chimichanga!" a couple of times, but that one didn't really catch on.

* OffModel:
** The episodes animated by Creator/WangFilmProductions and Creator/KokoEnterprises come into this, albeit for different reasons. Also in play due to other [[labelnote:studios]]mostly Creator/TamaProductions, Creator/HanhoHeungUp, Creator/ToonCity and Creator/PlusOneAnimation[[/labelnote]] being involved.
** The quality of the animation varies heavily, though it's justified as there were many studios working on the show, it had to be produced at a quick rate to get the episodes airing every weekday, and it gets difficult having to draw a large number of dogs all the same breed.

** Rolly has a doll of WesternAnimationMickeyMouse in "Roll Out the Pork Barrel".

* ShoutOut:
** In "Mall Pups," Lt. Pug is knocked into a basket of toys which includes a [[Franchise/ToyStory Woody doll]].
** While she doesn't refer to it by name, Cadpig refers to seeing ''{{WesternAnimation/Cinderella}}'' when she suggests that the pups should make a dress for Amber, Roger & Anita's niece.
** The mermaid on Captain Ahab's ship is [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989 Ariel]].
** [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994 Pumbaa]] makes a cameo in "Good Neighbor Cruella".
** Rolly has a doll of MickeyMouse in "Roll Out the Pork Barrel".
** The episode "The Making of..." has several shout-outs to other shows, movies and cartoons, like ''[[Series/TheBradyBunch The Dearly Bunch]]'', ''[[Film/RamboFirstBloodPartII First Bloodhound: Part Two]]'', ''[[Series/DoogieHowserMD Doggie Houser, M.D. (Medical Dog)]]'', ''[[Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey 2001 Dalmatians]]'', a ''[[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Simpsons]]''-styled [[CouchGag couch gag]], a [[WesternAnimation/WileECoyoteAndTheRoadRunner Road Runner]] mockup and ''[[Creator/DavidLetterman The Cruella Show]]''.