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Dinky Dog
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Directed by Ray Patterson
Carl Urbano
Chris Cuddington
Voices of Frank Welker
Frank Nelson
Julie Bennett
Jackie Joseph
Theme music composer Hoyt Curtin
Composer(s) Hoyt Curtin
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of episodes 16 (32 segments)
Production
Executive producer(s) William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
Producer(s) Alex Lovy
Running time 11 minutes
Production company(s) Hanna-Barbera Pty. Ltd
Distributor Taft Broadcasting
Release
Original network CBS (1978–1981)
Original release September 9, 1978 (1978-09-09) – September 5, 1981 (1981-09-05)

Dinky Dog is a fun Saturday-morning animated series that was made by Hanna-Barbera Australia. It first aired on the CBS TV channel from September 9, 1978, to September 5, 1981. This show was special because it was the very first one that Hanna-Barbera created and produced in Australia!

Dinky Dog first appeared as a short, 11-minute story during The All New Popeye Hour. Later, in September 1981, The All New Popeye Hour became shorter and was renamed The Popeye and Olive Comedy Show. At that time, Dinky Dog got its own show! Each episode of Dinky Dog had two of these 11-minute stories, making a full half-hour of adventures.

Meet the Characters

This cartoon is all about two girls and their giant dog!

  • Sandy (voiced by Jackie Joseph) is a bit silly and has blonde hair.
  • Monica (voiced by Julie Bennett) is smart, sensible, and wears glasses.
  • They live with their Uncle Dudley (voiced by Frank Nelson).
  • And then there's Dinky (voiced by Frank Welker), a cute puppy who suddenly grows to be as big as a polar bear!

Dinky's Adventures

Sandy bought Dinky when he was a small puppy. But then, he grew super big! Now, Sandy often gets Monica involved in trying to fix all the messes Dinky makes. Their poor Uncle Dudley usually ends up paying for the damages!

Even though Dinky causes a lot of trouble, he always seems to fix things in a surprising way. Because of this, he usually gets forgiven, even if Uncle Dudley isn't too happy about it.

In the second part of the series, Uncle Dudley takes the girls on a trip around the world! They travel on a rented boat, which gives Dinky even more chances to cause funny mishaps in different countries.

Voice Cast

Here are the talented people who gave voices to the characters in Dinky Dog:

Main Voices

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