# 2 Stupid Dogs (1993)

> Two dim-witted dogs, an excitable dachshund and a laid-back sheepdog, stumble into calamity across a string of commonplace, historic and fairy tale situations.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/1808

## Facts

- Seasons: 2
- Episodes: 52
- Episode runtime: 30 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: animation, comedy
- Created by: Donovan Cook
- Network: TBS, Syndication
- Cast: Brad Garrett, Mark Schiff, Brian Cummings, Jess Harnell, Jim Cummings, Tony Jay, Billy West, Lionel G. Wilson
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105928/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: mild
- Tone: silly, breezy, gently absurd, playful, cartoonish

## What critics say

Audiences rate the series as mixed to moderately positive, valuing its absurd slapstick and the dogs' escalating misadventures.

## Synopsis

2 Stupid Dogs (1993-1995) is an American animated comedy series created by Donovan Cook for TBS and syndication, produced by Hanna-Barbera Cartoons. Across two seasons and fifty-two half-hour episodes, it follows an overly excited dachshund called Little Dog, voiced by Mark Schiff, and his slow-paced sheepdog companion Big Dog, voiced by Brad Garrett. The engine of each episode is simple: the pair wander into a new situation, whether a drive-in, a shopping mall, a farm, a space shuttle or a game show, and their stupidity turns it into a calamity. Many episodes also parody familiar fairy tales and stories such as Little Red Riding Hood, Noah's ark and Hansel and Gretel. Each episode is a self-contained gag story, so the series works as an anthology of standalone sketches rather than one continuing narrative. The tone is breezy, silly and gently absurd, with bright slapstick energy suited to younger viewers. Fans of classic Hanna-Barbera chaos, Tom and Jerry, and Animaniacs will find the same kind of playful, gag-driven comedy here.

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