Scruff (TV series) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Scruff
Scruff as shown in the episode “A Circus Dog”
Genre	Children's animation
Created by	Josep Vallverdú
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
Production location(s)	Studío La Galera, Barcelona
Cinematography	Davíd Alcarría, Victor Maldonado
Editor(s)	Xavier Blanch (La Galera)
Running time	30 mins
Production company(s)	D'Ocon Films
Distributor	D'Ocon Films (Spanish-speaking countries) BKN International (Worldwide)
Release
Original network	Televisió de Catalunya RTVE
Picture format	4:3 PAL
Original release	2000 (2000) – 2003 (2003)

Scruff is a fun animated TV show from Spain that first aired in 2000. It was made by D'Ocon Films and is based on a book by Josep Vallverdú. The story is all about a cute puppy named Scruff. A kind farmer named Peter adopts Scruff. The show uses a cool mix of traditional 2D animation for characters and 3D computer backgrounds. Antoni D'Ocon directed the series.

About the Show's Story

Where Scruff's Adventures Happen

The story begins when a tourist family loses their puppy in a forest. After a long search, a young country worker named Peter finds the puppy. Peter takes the puppy to his aunt and uncle's farmhouse and names him Scruff.

Peter and his family soon discover Scruff's special talents. He is great at acrobatics and can even sniff out different forest fruits! Scruff lives on the farm with other animals, including two dogs named Sanda and Tricks. They become like family to him. Each episode brings a new adventure for Scruff. He learns about farm life from the animals and explores the forest with wild creatures. He also meets people in the nearby village.

Meet the Characters

• Scruff – A curious young puppy. His playful nature sometimes gets him into funny trouble. He is a mix of different dog breeds. Scruff is not good at tracking or guarding, but he is amazing at acrobatics and finding forest fruits.
• Strummer – A tiny flea who lives on Scruff. He often gives Scruff advice and plays the guitar. Scruff sometimes gets annoyed with Strummer.
• Peter – Scruff's owner. He is a lot like Scruff and dreams of joining a circus.
• Uncle Ron and Aunt Lil – Peter's aunt and uncle. They own Tolosa Farm and are a typical farm couple.
• Sanda – The most grown-up dog on the farm. She acts as a watchdog and helps track things. When Scruff arrives, Sanda takes him in like her own son. She is very kind, but Scruff can sometimes test her patience. She is a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever.
• Tricks – Sanda's son and Scruff's best friend. Even though they are close, Tricks sometimes feels a bit jealous of Scruff. Still, he always joins Scruff in his adventures. He is a Vizsla puppy.
• Miaow – Uncle Ron and Aunt Lil's pet cat. He does not really like the dogs on the farm, especially Scruff.
• White Socks – A fox who lives in the forest near the farm. He is a rare type of fox, and many hunters try to catch him but never succeed. He thinks the farm animals do not know much about the wild. Even though he can be selfish, he has a soft spot for Scruff and often helps him.
• Haunty The Hound – The 300-year-old ghost of a hound dog. He lives in the farmhouse cellar. Only Scruff, Strummer, and later White Socks, know he exists. He has interesting ideas about life because he lived with both wild and farm animals in his past.
• Holly – Peter's girlfriend. She is kind and down-to-earth. Peter's quick decisions sometimes bother her, but she truly loves him.
• Princess – Holly's pet dog, a Pumi. At first, she seems a bit snobby, but she later falls in love with Scruff.
• Mr. Canute – Holly's father. He is a rich man who does not approve of Peter's working-class background or his relationship with Holly.
• Buttons – A mushroom seller. He tries to make money in any way he can, sometimes even illegally. He often tries to capture Scruff for scientific research.
• Truffles – Buttons' dog, who helps him sniff out mushrooms. Truffles is a Bouvier des Flandres. He does not agree with his owner's dishonest actions but stays with him out of loyalty. He later becomes romantically involved with Sanda.
• One-Man Circus – A dishonest clown. He is determined to kidnap Scruff because Scruff is a rare dog breed. He wants Scruff to be the star of his circus.
• The Rats – A group of rodents who cause trouble around the farm.

Other Adventures and Movies

Scruff's Movies

Six movies were made for television based on the Scruff series:

• Scruff: A Christmas Tale
• Scruff's Halloween
• Scruff in a Midsummer Night's Dream
• Scruff: Cinderella's Carnival
• Scruff and the Legend of St. George
• Scruff: Christmas without Claus

These movies were all released on DVD by Image Entertainment.

Scruff on DVD

A collection of six DVDs was released between 2005 and 2007 by Image Entertainment. Later, more Scruff DVDs came out in 2009. The entire second season was also released as a 4-Disc set. Now, all 69 episodes are available on DVD. The newer DVD sets also include five of Scruff's television movies.

Here are some of the 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!
• Circus Dog: Preying Around, A Circus Dog, The Circus Star, Fox Hunting, Bringing the Flock Home
• Staking Out Territory: A Canned Tail, The Runaway, Shackled by Fear, Staking Out Territory, Two Families, Just One Dog

See also

In Spanish: Scruff para niños