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T.U.F.F. Puppy
Genre	Animated comedy Superhero Action Science fantasy Slapstick Surreal humor Adventure Spy-fi
Created by	Butch Hartman
Voices of	Jerry Trainor Grey DeLisle Daran Norris Jeff Bennett Maddie Taylor
Theme music composer	Adam Schlesinger Butch Hartman
Composer	Guy Moon
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	60 (115 segments) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer	Butch Hartman
Producers	Deirdre Brenner Dave Thomas (seasons 1–2) Ray DeLaurentis (seasons 2–3) Randy Saba (seasons 2–3)
Running time	11 minutes (regular) 23 minutes (specials)
Production companies	Billionfold Inc. Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Original release
Network	Nickelodeon
Release	October 2, 2010 (2010-10-02) – August 9, 2013 (2013-08-09)
Network	Nicktoons
Release	October 20, 2013 (2013-10-20) – April 4, 2015 (2015-04-04)

T.U.F.F. Puppy is an American action animated children's television series created by Butch Hartman. It premiered on October 2, 2010, along with Planet Sheen, which premiered a half hour earlier. T.U.F.F. Puppy is Hartman's third animated show for Nickelodeon, after The Fairly OddParents and Danny Phantom and also before Bunsen is a Beast. The show was cancelled after 3 seasons and aired its final episode on April 4, 2015.

The show is about a dog named Dudley Puppy, who works as a spy for T.U.F.F. HQ.^[1] His partner is Kitty Katswell, a cat.^[2] Other helpers are The Chief and Keswick. This takes place in the fictional city of Petropolis (distinct from the Brazilian city of Petrópolis, which is named after Pedro II of Brazil), which is populated by anthropomorphic animals. As a member of T.U.F.F. HQ, Dudley helps Kitty protect Petropolis from villains, such as Verminious Snaptrap, The Chameleon, Bird Brain, Larry, Ollie, Francisco, Zippy, Owl, Bad Dog, and Skunk.

The Turbo Undercover Fighting Force (T.U.F.F.) headquarters (HQ) is an organization that protects Petropolis from crime.

• Dudley Puppy (voiced by Jerry Trainor) is a white ixed-breed dog who wears a black t-shirt.
• Kitty Katswell (voiced by Grey DeLisle) is a tan cat who's Dudley Puppy's partner.
• The Chief (voiced by Daran Norris) is a good-natured flea who leads T.U.F.F. HQ.
• Keswick (voiced by Jeff Bennett) is a prairie dog who's a scientist with glasses.

Also in T.U.F.F. are various personnel that appear as background characters whether as agents, office workers, and/or scientists. Some of the minor members of T.U.F.F. that have been identified or mentioned include:

• Agent Groundhog (voiced by Jeff Bennett) is a T.U.F.F. Agent who first made a cameo in "Hot Dog". He resides under an office printer and is the one who tells about the end of winter.
• Agent Jumbo (voiced by Grey DeLisle) is an elephant T.U.F.F. Agent who has a fear of mice which would result in her jumping up when she sees them and accidentally crushing anyone.
• Agent Moby (voiced by Maddie Taylor) is a big whale T.U.F.F. Agent who might appear in the special episode "A Doomed Christmas". Like Agent Jumbo, Agent Moby also has a tendency to accidentally crush The Chief.
• Agent Nutz (voiced by Jeff Bennett) is a squirrel T.U.F.F. Agent who would always freak out about something completely random and blast it with his laser.
• Tammy (voiced by Grey DeLisle) is a rabbit that works as a secretary at T.U.F.F. HQ.

• D.O.O.M. (short for Diabolical Order of Mayhem) is an evil organization that are the main enemies of T.U.F.F.
  • Verminious Snaptrap (voiced by Maddie Taylor) is an evil rat who is leader of the Diabolical Order of Mayhem and one of the main antagonists of the series.
  • Larry (voiced by Jeff Bennett) is a shrew and Snaptrap's brother-in-law who is often mistreated by him.
  • Ollie (voiced by Jeff Bennett) is a sensible and smart British possum who is one of Snaptrap's main henchmen.
  • Francisco (voiced by Daran Norris) is a green alligator with red and yellow eyes who is another one of Snaptrap's main henchmen.
  • Bad Dog (voiced by Jeff Bennett in the first appearance, Daran Norris in later appearances) is a pit bull who is one of Snaptrap's henchmen. The character was dropped after the first season.
  • Leather Teddy (voiced by Eric Bauza) is a leather clad blue bear and one of Snaptrap's henchmen. He wears an eyepatch despite having a working eye. The character was dropped after the first season.
  • The Mole (voiced by Maddie Taylor) is a literal mole who is a spy for Snaptrap. The character was dropped after the first season.
• The Chameleon (voiced by Daran Norris impersonating Peter Lorre) is an evil green chameleon who is one of the main antagonists of the series. He wear a molecular transformation suit which allows him to blend in with walls and disguise himself as anything or anyone.
• Bird Brain (voiced by Rob Paulsen) is an evil blue-bottomed booby bird criminal genius who can't fly naturally and is one of the main antagonists of the series.
  • Zippy (voiced by Grey DeLisle) is Bird Brain's scatterbrained hummingbird sidekick/partner.
  • Owl (voiced by Jeff Bennett) is an owl who mostly quotes "Who".
  • Bat (voiced by Daran Norris impersonating Bela Lugosi) is a bat in sunglasses who often quotes "Where".
  • Duck (voiced by Jeff Bennett) is a duck whose name causes the rest of Bird Brain's henchmen to actually duck.
  • Ewe (voiced by Grey DeLisle) is a female sheep.
• R.I.T.A. (voiced by Grey DeLisle) is a super-intelligent toaster created by Keswick.
• Snowflake and Slush (voiced by Mary Birdsong and Dave Boat) are evil rabbit siblings.
• Dr. Rabies and Madame Catastrophe (voiced by Jerry Trainor and Grey DeLisle) are two villains who resemble Dudley Puppy and Kitty Katswell with eyepatches and goatees.
• Crazy Horse (voiced by Daran Norris) is a horse who uses chainsaws.
• Jack Rabbit (voiced by Daran Norris) is Kitty's T.U.F.F. partner.
• The Caped Cod (voiced by Chris Parnell in the first appearance, Mick Wingert in later appearance) is a crazy cod who thinks he is the ruler of the seven seas.
• The Stink Bug (voiced by Carlos Alazraqui) is Petropolis' worst smelling villain.
• Desirah (voiced by Kari Wahlgren) is a golden jackal genie who grants wishes to masters and mistresses.
• Lunch Lady Bug (voiced by Candi Milo) is a ladybug who worked as a lunch lady at Petropolis High School and makes disgusting food that only Dudley likes.
• F.L.O.P.P. (short for Fiendish League of Potential Perpetrators) is a criminal organization that would often do minor criminal activities.
  • Meerkat (voiced by Daran Norris impersonating Paul Lynde) is a meerkat with a black cowboy hat who is the eccentric leader of F.L.O.P.P.
  • Wanna-Bee (voiced by Jerry Trainor) is a bee with a high voice who is a member of F.L.O.P.P.
  • Escape Goat (voiced by Maddie Taylor impersonating Paul Reubens) is an escape artist goat who is a member of F.L.O.P.P.
• Quacky the Duck (voiced by Maddie Taylor impersonating Bobcat Goldthwaite) was originally a kid show host seen in "Kid Stuff" until he later went rogue when he heard that his show was getting cancelled.
  • The Sharing Moose (voiced by Jeff Bennett) is a moose that is the buff and violent best friend of Quacky the Duck.
• Katty Katswell (voiced by Grey DeLisle) is Kitty Katswell's evil twin sister.

• Peg Puppy (voiced by Leslie Carrara-Rudolph) is Dudley's overprotective mother.
• Mrs. Katswell (voiced by Grey DeLisle) is Kitty and Katty Katswell's mother.
• Wolf Spitzer (voiced by Daran Norris) is a wolf who is Petropolis local news reporter for KPET News; the character is an obvious parody of CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer.
• Eric (voiced by Daran Norris) is a buff cat who delivers the water to T.U.F.F.
• Bob Barky (voiced by Daran Norris) is a dog game show host who hosts various game shows in Petropolis..
• Phil (voiced by Maddie Taylor) is a bulldog who is Dudley's friend.
• Mr. Wong (voiced by Maddie Taylor) is a duck who is the owner of "Wong's Chinese Buffet".

Butch Hartman said that he created the central character and wanted to make a crime-fighting show based on him. Because his previous animated series Danny Phantom already involved superheroes, Hartman decided that he would focus on making Dudley a secret agent. He pitched the series to Nickelodeon as "Get Smart with a dog."^[5]

Eric Bauza, (who voices Foop in The Fairly OddParents and Leather Teddy in T.U.F.F. Puppy), was originally chosen to be the voice of Dudley Puppy, but the creators didn't feel that he was right for the character and Jerry Trainor was chosen instead.^[5]

The original title of the show was Stud Puppy.^[6]

T.U.F.F. Puppy home video releases

Season		Episodes	Years active	Release dates
				United States
	1	26	2010–12	iCarly: Season 2, Volume 3: April 5, 2011 Episodes: "Purr-fect Partners" / "Doom-mates" SpongeBob SquarePants: Heroes of Bikini Bottom: June 14, 2011 Episodes: "Mall Rat" / "Operation: Happy Birthday" SpongeBob SquarePants: Frozen Face-Off: January 10, 2012 Episodes: "Snappy Campers" / "Lucky Duck" It's a Nicktoons Christmas!: October 30, 2012 Episodes: "A Doomed Christmas" Note: This disc was exclusively included with copies of the It's a SpongeBob Christmas! DVD sold at Target. The Complete First Season: June 23, 2014[7] Episodes: Entire season included
	2	26	2012–14	The Complete Second Season: January 8, 2015[8] Episodes: Entire season included

Note: The episode "A Doomed Christmas" along with Christmas episodes of The Fairly OddParents and Fanboy & Chum Chum were supposed to be on the It's a SpongeBob Christmas! DVD, but they were dropped from the actual release.^[9] However, the Target exclusive of It's A SpongeBob Christmas! included the Christmas episodes of those shows on a bonus disc. It's currently unknown if Nickelodeon will ever announce a Season 3 DVD release.

Following the show's premiere, the series received mixed to positive reviews.^{[citation needed]}

Emily Ashby of Common Sense Media gave the series 2 out of 5 stars; criticizing the “iffy messages” the show sends to kids and the frequent use of name calling, but adding, “Kitty's attractive appearance and overly emotional response to Dudley's successes are memorable.”^[10]

The series premiere of T.U.F.F. Puppy drew 3.6 million viewers.^[11]

Year	Award	Category	Nominee	Result	Ref.
2011	38th Annie Awards	Outstanding Achievement in Storyboarding in an Animated Television Production	Fred Gonzales	Won	[12]
		Outstanding Achievement in Character Design in a Television Production	Ernie Gilbert	Won
			Gordon Hammond	Nominated
	38th Daytime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation	Kaz Aizawa	Won	[13]
2012	39th Annie Awards	Outstanding Achievement in Character Design in a Television Production	Gordon Hammond and Mike Dougherty	Nominated	[14]
		Outstanding Achievement in Directing in a Television Production	Ken Bruce	Nominated
		Outstanding Achievement in Storyboarding in a Television Production	Dave Thomas and Fred Gonzales	Nominated
		Outstanding Achievement in Writing in a Television Production	Ray DeLaurentis, William Schifrin, and Kevin Sullivan for episode "Thunder Dog"	Nominated
	39th Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards	Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation	Ernie Gilbert	Won	[15]
		Outstanding Music Direction and Composition	Guy Moon	Nominated
2013	40th Annie Awards	Outstanding Achievement in Character Design in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production	Gordon Hammond for episode "Dudley Do-Wrong"	Nominated	[16]
		Outstanding Achievement in Music in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production	Guy Moon for episode "Mission: Really Big Mission"	Nominated
		Outstanding Achievement in Voice Acting in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production	Jeff Bennett as "Keswick" for episode "Pup Daddy"	Nominated
	40th Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards	Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program	Jerry Trainor as "Dudley Puppy"	Nominated	[17]

• T.U.F.F. Puppy at IMDb