Shipper on Deck: Subverted; although he actively works as matchmaker for Roger and Anita, he doesn't specifically ship them, he just wants Roger to end up with somebody.
Alternately, he only shipped them so he could ship himself with Perdita.
Composite Character: Missis was Pongo's wife in the books. Perdita was another dog to nurse the puppies. The movies and TV series made them one character (Perdita).
Voiced by: Lisa Davis (Anita), Cate Bauer (Perdita)
Adaptation Name Change: Anita was just "Mrs. Dearly" in the book. Perdita was called "Missis": Dodie Smith wrote Walt Disney about her unhappiness at this name change.
Adult Fear: The puppies being taken. Anita feels it just as bad as Perdita.
Battle Couple: Perdita, with Pongo. A lot more impressive than it sounds.
Born Lucky: Save for a few bad moments, karmic or not, in the series.
Celebrity Is Overrated: He finds this out the hard way in "Prima Doggy" when being the Kanine Krunchies advert dog leads to tiring stunts on the whim of Cecil B. De Vil.
Cheshire Cat Grin: Has an almost pervy one when something particularly fortuitous is happening for him
Determinator: If Lucky has a particular goal in mind, be it seeing the new Thunderbolt film or ensuring they don't have to eat a generic brand dog food, he'll do everything to try meeting it. Such as how he'll risk getting caught by Cruella to retrieve Roger's video game project from Scorch. Or fearlessly attempt to retrieve Nanny's purse from a mugger all by himself.
Disney Death: Has one immediately after being born, which gives him his name.
Fanboy: Of Thunderbolt, and to a lesser extent Go-Go
Meaningful Name: The spots on his back form a horseshoe pattern. However, it's much more likely he got his name from what happened when he was first born, as the movie is careful to point out that Dalmatian spots don't show up until a few weeks after birth.
Not So Different: "Citizen Canine" reveals that he's not all too different than Ed Pig when he runs for the position of Mayor, making bogus promises and attempting to enforce unfair laws on a whim.
Hidden Depths: Generally calm and collected, Cadpig has a bit of an angry and dark side to work out (especially when it entails things like a desire to rule the world through manipulating the President's dog). Lampshaded in the first episode when a mugger steals Nanny's purse.
Give back that purse, you BIG JERK! {She pauses and then, in a cute tone to us} Oh, I gotta work on my inner hostility.
Hypocritical Humor: The little pup often preaches world peace and conflict resolution through nonviolent means, and often afterwards will threaten bodily harm towards anyone who upsets her or her family.
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Though to a much lesser degree than Lucky, she could be a Jerkass at times. Like when she psyches out the other competitors at a Kanine Krunchies audition via backhanded comments about their acts. Or repeatedly insults Rolly's desire to become Chief Firedog by pointing out that she's imagining him as the "hopeless dreamer" he is.
Meaningful Name: Her name came from a term used in England for a runt in a litter of pigs. This isn't explained in the TV show.
Nightmare Face: Cadpig has one of the most expressive faces out of the cast, so these were inevitable. Her most notable one featured bloodshot eyes and a Slasher Smile of shark-like teeth.
Nightmare Fuel Station Attendant: Cadpig can be quite creepy at times when her darker side comes to the surface. Such as how she expressed a disturbing delight in using Valentine's Day as an excuse to guilt trip and psyche out people.
Stop Helping Me!: Cadpig has her heart in the right place, but her frequent attempts to help people usually only make things worse due to her refusal to listen to anyone questioning her methods. Two particular examples include where she tried to free a pet lobster and incited a feud between two cows that escalated into a farm-wide conflict when she came in to "help" just as said cows were settling their differences.
Rolly
Berserk Button: Don't mess with food in front of him in the animated series, or call him fat.
Lt. Pug: Nobody's ever seen [Lockjaw]. But I've heard him, stomping through the night, looking for his favorite dish. Chicken Veronica with a bed of marinated puppies!
Flanderization: In the books, he was only pudgy and not a big eater. In the movies, he becomes a big eater, and in the TV series, he's pretty much OBSESSED with food.
Lucky: That's not fair! Whatever happened to justice? Whatever happened to honor?
Rolly: [thinking] Whatever happened to that little piece of fat you get in pork and beans?
The Lancer: In the episode "Dog's Best Friend" Lucky calls him his best friend.
A bit redundant considering they're brothers, that. Even so, it's their bond and the personality contrast that makes him qualify for this trope.
The Load: At times, his inability to resist the scent and/or presence of food will make things much harder for the pups.
Stout Strength: Rolly is a chubby pup, but he is also one of the strongest.
Patch
Ascended Extra: In the 2003 direct-to-video sequel of the 1961 animated movie
The Big Guy: In the books and the TV series, where he's more muscular than the other puppies.
What Could Have Been: In the TV series, he was originally going to be one of the main puppies, but was demoted to extra due to Disney's fear of having too many major characters.
What Could Have Been: She was going to appear in the TV series as one of the main pups, along with Lucky, Cadpig, Rolly, Spot, and Patch, but then Disney/Jumbo Pictures thought they'd have too many main characters. Unlike Patch, who became a minor pup, Penny never appeared.
Freckles
The Cameo: He never appeared in the TV series as a minor pup, however he made a very brief cameo in "You Say it's Your Birthday"
Meaningful Name: He has a few tiny spots sprinkled around his nose, like freckles.
Whizzer
Canon Immigrant: He was introduced in the 1996 live-action movie and was later added to the TV series.
Spell My Name with an S: Official materials list his name as "Whizzer" while other materials, fan works, and even one occasion in the show lists it as "Wizzer".
All Girls Want Bad Boys: There's her periodic attraction to Mooch to consider, which gets into What Does She See in Him? territory considering how he's as rude to her as everyone else. This is particularly demonstrated in "Twelve Angry Pups" when she's uncertain about finding him guilty because he "looks bad yet also cute".
Canon Immigrant: She was introduced in the 1996 live-action movie and was later added to the TV series and the 2003 animated sequel.
Green Eyes: Only in the TV show. In the 1996 live-action movie, she has brown eyes like the rest of the puppies.
Character Development: He starts out as a cocky, kiss-up to Lt. Pug. In "Lucky All-Star", these traits start to fade. It seems zig-zagged throughout the series, but this is mainly due to the mess-up with the airing order.
Hypocritical Humor: Tripod is chosen to be the neutral judge of the episode "Walk a Mile in my Tracks" where Lt. Pug is challenged to work through Spot's mother's daily routine. Despite repeatedly emphasizing his impartial status, he later disguises himself as a koala that attacks Spot so that her mother will give Pug his job back. His reason? So he can remain second-in-command.
Unfortunate Name: Calling a three-legged pup "Tripod" seems like the equivalent of calling a kid in a chair "Wheels". Tripod isn't deterred by it though.
Spot
Butt Monkey: Spot is usually the one who gets roughed up the most throughout their misadventures and often has the most grueling jobs. Not to mention how various creatures constantly attempt to eat her.
Does This Remind You of Anything?: One Spot-centric episode centers around her desire to be a dog as opposed to a chicken. This greatly offends her mother who tries to force Spot to engage in typical chicken activities like egg-sitting.
Metaphorgotten: As Pullet Marlow, Spot attempts to make clever metaphors of the situation, but often fails at it. To quote Cadpig, she's "metaphorically challenged".
Private Eye Monologue: Spot naturally adopts this practice when she dons her private investigator persona Pullet Marlow. This is lampshaded in "K for Kibble" when Swamp Rat questions part of it and Spot comments it's intended to be an inner monologue.
True Art Is Incomprehensible: "The Artist Formerly Known as Spot" centers around Spot creating what are seen as "masterpieces" by Cruella's art appreciator when it's really just her brushing her feathers in random patterns. True to the trope, every attendee of the gallery devoted to Spot's pieces comment at great length about the artistic styles at work. invoked
With Friends Like These: At times, Spot is treated as the Butt Monkey even among the three pups. But it is made clear that they will go to great lengths to help her, and she'd return the favor.
Cruella de Vil
"Poison them, drown them, bash them in the head... I don't care how you kill the little beasts, but do it, and do it now!"
Voiced by: Betty Lou Gerson (101 Dalmatians); April Winchell (101 Dalmatians: The Series); Susanne Blakeslee (since 1999)
Adaptational Attractiveness: In the cartoon, she looks like this◊. But in the special "Disney Villains Designer Collection", she looks like this◊. You know what? Fuck dalmatians.
Villain Decay: In the TV series, her only goal is to get the Dearly's off the farm because it's her land, which is nothing compared to how she wants to kill the puppies and make them into a fur coat in the other versions of the franchise. This however, seems to be the result of Moral Guardians not wanting a vicious puppy killer on a Saturday Morning cartoon.
The Napoleon: Spectacularly demonstrated in the episode "Full Metal Pullet" when he repeatedly smacks his head against a stump and gets mad at Sergeant Tibs for helping him get atop it.
The Neidermeyer: While the Bark Brigade isn't an official military group, he fits the role quite well given the (completely justified) contempt he receives from his "cadets".
Shell-Shocked Veteran: He'll flip out over crazy ideas and is constantly paranoid of cats making their move.
