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''Pound Puppies'' is an American/Canadian animated series that premiered on Hub Network (as a Hub Original Series) on October 10, 2010, in the United States. ''Pound Puppies'' also aired on YTV in Canada and on Boomerang in the UK and Ireland. The series is produced by Hasbro Studios. It is the second series, after the 1986 series, to adapt Pound Puppies into a cartoon format. It is a kid-friendly cartoon, and is designed to appeal to children and their families. It has also featured very well-known voice actors, such as Betty White. ''Pound Puppies'' was originally a property of Tonka, but after Hasbro's acquisition of the company, it is now managed by the latter. For the first 7 episodes, 9 Story Entertainment did the animation production, but DHX Media/Vancouver took over production starting with episode 8.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.dhxmedia.com/animation/293-pound-puppies.html )〕 It bears some resemblance in plot style and music to the '60s TV series ''Hogan's Heroes'' and to films like ''Stalag 17'' and ''The Great Escape''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.filmscoremonthly.com/board/posts.cfm?threadID=87887&forumID=1&archive=0 )〕 It also, of course, seems inspired by the earlier Pound Puppies cartoon, such as the one episode, "Taboo", which was based on an episode from the 1986 version of the show. On July 9, 2012, it was announced that ''Pound Puppies'' was one of four original series from The Hub that won the CINE Golden Eagle Award for high quality production and storytelling.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.hubworld.com/hub-headlines-golden-eagle-awards-2012 )〕 In August 2012, it was announced that the season 1 episode "I Never Barked for My Father" was honored with the HUMANITAS Prize for excellence in writing for children's television animation.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/08/08/the-hub-tv-network-original-series-pound-puppies-from-hasbro-studios-honored-with-humanitas-prize/144309/ )〕 Season 3 premiered on June 1, 2013. ==Plot== The Pound Puppies is a group of dogs who spend most of their time at Shelter 17. Together with a group of squirrels recruited by Strudel, an incredibly smart Dachshund, they operate a secret and highly sophisticated underground facility beneath the pound, aimed at finding new owners for puppies or even grown up dogs that come to their pound. They rely on their motto, "A pup for every person, and a person for every pup". Although the facility is filled with advanced equipment (mainly built by Strudel and the squirrels) and is often shown bustling with activity, it consistently manages to avoid detection by the pound's clueless human staff. Several episodes have shown that there are multiple Pound Puppies units worldwide. There is also a similar organization, the "Kennel Kittens", which is a group of cats at the Happy Valley shelter that try to find forever homes for the kittens and cats that come their way. The Kennel Kittens have appeared in several episodes, and often mess up the Pound Puppies' missions. The Pound Puppies also have an unofficial side branch, the "Super Secret Pup Club".〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.hubworld.com/pound-puppies/shows/pound-puppies )〕 A recurring plot often involves the Pound Puppies helping dogs find loving homes and coming across various challenges as they do so. Once a dog is successfully matched with a new owner, the Pound Puppies give him/her a dog tag shaped like a dog house as a parting gift, along with the quote, "Once a pound puppy, always a pound puppy." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pound Puppies (2010 TV series)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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