Scruff (TV series)

Scruff
Scruff (taken from a screenshot of "A Circus Dog")
Also known as	Rovelló
Genre	Children's animation
Created by	Josep Vallverdú
Directed by	Antoni D'Ocon
Voices of	Audíoprojetas-Galletly, Barcelona
Opening theme	"Hey, I'm Scruff"
Ending theme	"Happiness is a smile away"
Composer(s)	Theo Jaskolowskí, Guy Wenger
Country of origin	Spain
Original language(s)	Catalan
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	105 (list of episodes)
Production
Location(s)	Studío La Galera, Barcelona
Cinematography	Davíd Alcarría, Victor Maldonado
Editor(s)	Xavier Blanch (La Galera)
Running time	30 mins
Release
Picture format	4:3 PAL
Original release	2000 – 2003
External links
Production website

Scruff is a 2000 television series by D'ocon entertainment based on a 1993 book by Cressida Cowell. It features the story of a puppy, Scruff, who is adopted by a farmworker named Peter. The show was directed by Antoni D'Ocon. The show was distributed in English by BKN. The series' animation is provided by Toon Boom Harmony creating the 2D traditional animated characters and a 3D computer-generated background.

A family of tourists lose their puppy. After a long night lost in the forest, the puppy is found by Peter, a young country worker who adopts him and takes him to his aunt and uncle's farmhouse. The adoptive country folks are totally baffled as to what kind of breed he is, although slowly but surely they discover his skills, which include acrobatics and the ability of sniffing out all kinds of forest fruits albeit in a happy go lucky sometimes haphazard way.

Named 'Scruff' he lives amidst livestock, poultry and a couple of other dogs called Sanda and Tricks, who will all be his new family. Each episode features a new adventure for Scruff. He will learn about the farm through the farm animals and pets, about the forest with the wild animals, and in the village he will meet human beings.

Notice: The voice actors of every characters is uncredited in the English dub.

A set of six DVDs was released between 2005-2007 by Image Entertainment. These DVDs didn't have captions. The next line of Scruff DVDs was released in September and November 2009. Recently, the entire second season has been released on a 4-Disc set. Currently, 69 of the episodes are available on disc. The new line of Scruff DVDs, will feature Scruff's five television movies.

DVDs Released by Image Entertainment.

Prizes Galore: Fugitives, Prizes Galore, All Because of A Mushroom Omelette, Going Up the Rock, Where's Miaow.

Too Much Sun: It's Time to Say Goodbye, Unless & Unnecessary, Too Much Sun, The Last of His Kind, A Testing Time.

Smells Like An Adventure: The Hero of Navell, Scruff & Peter Ltd., That's Not For Playing With, Smells Like an Adventure, Princess Always On His Mind.

What Will We Do With this Dog?: Wanted, A Home, What Will We Do With This Dog, The Course of Three Dogs, Craving for Eggs, Christmas is Almost Here!

Staking Out Territory: A Canned Tail, The Runaway, Shackled by Fear, Staking Out Territory, Two Families, Just One Dog