The Puppy's New Adventures (partially found original English dub of American animated TV series; 1978-1983)
Status: Partially Found
The Puppy's New Adventures is a 1982, American, adventure, mystery, family, animated, television series. It is a spin-off of the ABC Weekend Special, The Puppy Who Wanted A Boy, which is based on the book by Jayne Thayer.[1] That special was followed by three more: The Puppy's Great Adventure, The Puppy's Amazing Rescue, and The Puppy Saves The Circus. In the second season, the show was re-titled The Puppy's Further Adventures. It was co-produced by Ruby-Spears and Hanna-Barbera during the first season whereas the second season was produced by Ruby-Spears alone. It ran for two seasons and 21 episodes.[2]
Plot
In the first season, five dogs (Petey, Polly, Duke, Dash, and Lucky) go traveling around the world searching for Petey's owner, a boy named Tommy, after getting separated from him in a storm at sea. Along the way and at the same time, the canines also stop criminals and help others in need. Petey and Tommy eventually reunite. In the second season, the dogs travel with Tommy's family around the U.S. and continue doing much of the same things the quintet did in the previous season.
Episodes
ABC Weekend Specials (1978–81)
The Puppy was originally introduced in four half-hour television specials which aired as part of ABC Weekend Specials.
| # | Title | OriginalAirDate | Availability |
| 1 | The Puppy Who Wanted a Boy | May 6, 1978 | Lost |
| 2 | The Puppy's Great Adventure | May 12, 1979 | Lost |
| 3 | The Puppy's Amazing Rescue | January 26, 1980 | Lost |
| 4 | The Puppy Saves the Circus | September 12, 1981 | Lost |
The Puppy's New Adventures (1982)
The first season featured Petey and Dolly's family moving overseas by ship; their friends Duke, Dash and Lucky stowed away on the same ship. All five dogs were stranded together when a lightning bolt knocked them overboard. Every episode consisted of the dogs looking for Tommy and his family, winding up in places as diverse as East Berlin, Australia, Hong Kong, Hawaii and usually helping out a local group of people or animals.
| # | Title | OriginalAirDate | Availability |
| 1 | The Treasure of the Ancient Ruins | September 25, 1982 | Lost |
| 2 | The Puppy's Dangerous Mission | October 2, 1982 | Lost |
| 3 | An American Puppy in Paris | October 9, 1982 | Lost |
| 4 | The Puppy and the Pirates | October 16, 1982 | Lost |
| 5 | The Mystery of the Wailing Cat | October 23, 1982 | Lost |
| 6 | The Puppy's Australian Adventure | October 30, 1982 | Lost |
| 7 | Puppy and the Reluctant Bull | November 6, 1982 | Lost |
| 8 | The Puppy's Hong Kong Adventure | November 13, 1982 | Lost |
| 9 | Honolulu Puppy | November 20, 1982 | Lost |
| 10 | The Puppy's Great Escape | November 27, 1982 | Lost |
| 11 | The Puppy's Great Race | December 4, 1982 | Lost |
| 12 | The Puppy's Amazon Adventure | December 11, 1982 | Lost |
| 13 | Petey and the 101 Seals | December 18, 1982 | Lost |
The Puppy's Further Adventures (1983)
The second season opened with a two-part episode in which the dogs are finally reunited with Tommy's family. The rest of the season featured the dogs' adventures with the family while travelling all around the United States. The season opener introduced Glyder, a puppy with ears so large he could fly like Dumbo. Glyder re-appeared in two other episodes.
| # | Title | OriginalAirDate | Availability |
| 14 | Glyder, the Misfit Puppy | September 10, 1983 | Lost |
| 15 | Puppy Goes Home | September 17, 1983 | Lost |
| 16 | Puppy and the Badlands | September 24, 1983 | Lost |
| 17 | Puppy in Omega World | October 1, 1983 | Lost |
| 18 | Puppy and the Spies | October 8, 1983 | Lost |
| 19 | Puppy Goes to College | October 15, 1983 | Lost |
| 20 | Puppy and the Brown Eyed Girl | October 22, 1983 | Lost |
| 21 | Biggest Diamond in the World | October 29, 1983 | Lost |
Status
Some of the first season episodes are available (The Puppy's Dangerous Mission, The Puppy's Great Escape, The Puppy and The Reluctant Bull, and Petey and The 101 Seals) on Youtube. Most of the second season episodes are also available except for Puppy and The Brown Eyed Girl. The missing episodes have yet to be found.