Doggy Day School

Doggy Day School
The main characters from left to right: Lois, Lucas, Suki (in back), Lucas (in front), Lili, Koda, and Rosie
Created byCathy Moss
Written by
  • Daryl Susan Brown
  • Thomas LaPierre
  • Katherine Sandford
  • Cathy Moss
  • Jordan Wheeler
  • Gisela Marques
  • Fernando Salem
  • Stephan Dubreuil
  • Gerard Lewis
  • Manon Berthelet
  • Muguette Berthelet
Directed by
  • Stefan Leblanc
  • Marcelo de Moura
Voices of
Composers
  • Paulo Tatit
  • Sandra Peres
  • Fabio Martins
  • Jonas Tatit
  • Akira Ueno
Country of origin
  • Brazil
  • Canada
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes52
Production
Executive producers
  • Vivianne Morin
  • Louis Laverdière
  • Lorraine Richard
  • Gil Ribeiro
  • João Daniel Tikhomiroff
  • Michel Tikhomiroff
Producers
  • Tiago Mello
  • Greg Dummett
  • Louise Richard
EditorThiago Salerno
Running time11 minutes[1][2]
Production companies
  • Mixer Films[3]
  • Cité-Amérique[3]
Original release
NetworkNickelodeon (Brazil)
TVOKids (Canada)
Release12 October 2009 (2009-10-12)[3] –
October 27, 2011 (2011-10-27)
Related
Doki
Fishtronaut
My Big Big Friend
Trunk Train

Doggy Day School (Escuela para perros in Latin America, or Escola Pra Cachorro on Brazil) is an animated children's television series created by Cathy Moss, who also created Franny's Feet.

It debuted on Nickelodeon in Brazil on 12 October 2009.[3]

Premise

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Doggy Day School revolves around five dogs, Lucas, Lili, Koda, Suki, and Pedro, who go to a day school owned by Rosie every morning. The group of puppies learn about each other and the world they live in, all while having various adventures together.[2][4]

Characters

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Main

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  • Lucas (voiced by Sonja Ball) is a dalmatian dog, and the mascot of the group. He is easily excitable and curious, even in the most serious situations.[5]
  • Lili (voiced by Angela Galuppo) is a charming and delicate miniature poodle. Sometimes she gets bossy, and she loves to gossip. She is also full of fun ideas.[5]
  • Koda (voiced by Mark Hauser) is a siberian husky who loves adventure. He has a big imagination and a desire to become a superhero.[5]
  • Suki (voiced by Sonja Ball) is a Newfoundland dog. She is very docile and sensitive, as she is always willing to help the other puppies.[5]
  • Pedro (voiced by Mark Hauser) is a basset hound. He is the intelligent street dog of the group, and he loves to eat biscuits.[5]
  • Rosie (voiced by Kaniehtiio Horn) is the owner of the day school who looks after the pets.

Recurring

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  • Lois is a cat and a bad neighbor to the dogs, she lives in the pet store next door.
  • Vlad (voiced by Mark Hauser) is a stunt dog movie star who frequently visits the daycare and demonstrates his tricks for the group.
  • Daisy is an Afghan. She appears in the episode "Food for Thought".

Episodes

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Series premiered in Brazil on 12 October 2009.

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
12612 October 2009 (2009-10-12)28 December 2009 (2009-12-28)
22611 October 2010 (2010-10-11)27 October 2011 (2011-10-27)

Season 1 (2009)

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No.TitleWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
1"Pig Deal"Cathy Moss12 October 2009 (2009-10-12)101
2"Small is Beautiful"Cathy Moss12 October 2009 (2009-10-12)102
3"Sports Day"Manon & Muguette Berthelet (writing) and Thomas Lapierre (translation)12 October 2009 (2009-10-12)103
4"Do the Itch"Gerard Lewis12 October 2009 (2009-10-12)104
5"Super Koda!"Katherine Sandford19 October 2009 (2009-10-19)105
6"Diamond Lili"Katherine Sandford19 October 2009 (2009-10-19)106
7"Hidden Talent"Cathy Moss26 October 2009 (2009-10-26)107
8"Pedro's Secret"Katherine Sandford26 October 2009 (2009-10-26)108
9"Oodles of Poodles"Cathy Moss2 November 2009 (2009-11-02)109
10"Food for Thought"Cathy Moss2 November 2009 (2009-11-02)110
11"Bath Time"Cathy Moss9 November 2009 (2009-11-09)111
12"Koda and the Three Bears"Gerard Lewis9 November 2009 (2009-11-09)112
13"Cone Head"Jordan Wheeler16 November 2009 (2009-11-16)113
14"Magic Lamp"Manon & Muguette Berthelet (writing) and Thomas Lapierre (translation)16 November 2009 (2009-11-16)115
15"Best in Show"Manon & Muguette Berthelet (writing) and Thomas Lapierre (translation)23 November 2009 (2009-11-23)114
16"Patience Lucas!"Manon & Muguette Berthelet (writing) and Thomas Lapierre (translation)23 November 2009 (2009-11-23)116
17"Bossy Boots!"Cathy Moss30 November 2009 (2009-11-30)117
18"Rosie's Gift"Gisela Marques30 November 2009 (2009-11-30)118
19"The Runaround"Gerard Lewis7 December 2009 (2009-12-07)119
20"Something's Fishy"Cathy Moss7 December 2009 (2009-12-07)120
21"Zippy the Turtle"Katherine Sandford14 December 2009 (2009-12-14)121
22"Good Enough"Jordan Wheeler14 December 2009 (2009-12-14)122
23"My First Day"Fernando Salem (writing) and Gisela Marques (translation)21 December 2009 (2009-12-21)123
24"Let's Get Ready"Cathy Moss21 December 2009 (2009-12-21)124
25"Dogs with Jobs"Manon & Muguette Berthelet (writing) and Thomas LaPierre (translation)28 December 2009 (2009-12-28)125
26"Visit to the Vet"Cathy Moss28 December 2009 (2009-12-28)126

Season 2 (2010-2011)

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No.TitleWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
1"Pedro's Faux-Paw"Cathy MossOctober 11, 2010 (2010-10-11)201
2"The Misunderstanding"Manon & Muguette Berthelet (writing) and Thomas Lapierre (translation)October 12, 2010 (2010-10-12)202
3"Sorry Story"Cathy MossOctober 13, 2010 (2010-10-13)203
4"Detective Dogs"Katherine SandfordOctober 14, 2010 (2010-10-14)204
5"The New Substitute"Katherine SandfordOctober 15, 2010 (2010-10-15)205
6"Unfair Trade"Gerard LewisOctober 18, 2010 (2010-10-18)206
7"Star Trouble"Cathy MossOctober 19, 2010 (2010-10-19)207
8"Robot Dog"Cathy MossOctober 20, 2010 (2010-10-20)208
9"Giggly Pig"Cathy MossOctober 20, 2010 (2010-10-20)209
10"Pedro's Pretend"Cathy MossOctober 21, 2010 (2010-10-21)210
11"Cat on the Mat"Cathy MossOctober 22, 2010 (2010-10-22)211
12"Pirate Vlad"Katherine SandfordOctober 25, 2010 (2010-10-25)212
13"A Heroic Rescue"Manon & Muguette Berthelet (writing) and Thomas Lapierre (translation)October 10, 2011 (2011-10-10)213
14"Share Affair"Cathy MossOctober 11, 2011 (2011-10-11)215
15"Too Hot to Trot!"Cathy MossOctober 12, 2011 (2011-10-12)214
16"Silent Lucas"Katherine SandfordOctober 13, 2011 (2011-10-13)216
17"Lucas Saves the Day"Cathy MossOctober 14, 2011 (2011-10-14)217
18"Mixed Biscuits"Cathy MossOctober 17, 2011 (2011-10-17)218
19"Where is Rosie's Hat?"Cathy MossOctober 18, 2011 (2011-10-18)219
20"Fish Sees the World"Cathy MossOctober 19, 2011 (2011-10-19)220
21"Carnival"Cathy MossOctober 20, 2011 (2011-10-20)221
22"A Home for Hank"Cathy MossOctober 21, 2011 (2011-10-21)222
23"Little Lucas"Manon & Muguette Berthelet (writing) and Thomas Lapierre (translation)October 24, 2011 (2011-10-24)223
24"A Cheater in the Pack"Manon & Muguette Berthelet (writing) and Thomas Lapierre (translation)October 25, 2011 (2011-10-25)224
25"Dogs with Jobs"Cathy MossOctober 26, 2011 (2011-10-26)225
26"Visit to the Vet"Gerard Lewis, Daryl Susan Brown and Stephan Dubreuil (writing and translation)October 27, 2011 (2011-10-27)226

Broadcast

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Doggy Day School debuted on Nickelodeon in Brazil on 12 October 2009, however the series was dubbed in Brazilian Portuguese. The series aired in its original English-language version on TVOKids, Knowledge Kids and the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network in Canada from 2010 to 2019.

References

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  1. ^ "Doggy Day School – Attraction Distribution". attractiondistribution.ca. 3 March 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Escola para Cachorro (Doggy Day School) – Mixer Films". mixer.com.br.
  3. ^ a b c d "Toon Boom Sets Up Doggy Day School Pipeline". animationmagazine.net. 1 October 2009.
  4. ^ "Doggy Day School". knowledgekids.ca. 15 April 2016.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Escuela para Perros Episodios Completos y Clips – Mundonick Latinoamérica". mundonick.com.
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