| Dynomutt, Dog Wonder | |
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 Title card | |
| Also known as | The Blue Falcon & Dynomutt |
| Genre | Comedy Sci-fi Adventure |
| Created by | |
| Directed by | Charles A. Nichols |
| Voices of | |
| Narrated by | Ron Feinberg |
| Composer | Hoyt Curtin |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company | Hanna-Barbera Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | September 11, 1976 (1976-09-11) – October 1, 1977 (1977-10-01) |
| Related | |
Dynomutt, Dog Wonder is an Americananimated television series created byJoe Ruby andKen Spears and produced byHanna-Barbera Productions that aired onABC from September 11, 1976, to October 1, 1977.[1] The show centers on aBatman-esquesuperhero, the Blue Falcon, and his assistant, Dynomutt, a bumbling, yet effective robotic dog who can produce a seemingly infinite number of mechanical devices from his body.[2] As with many other animated superheroes of the era, no origins for the characters are ever provided.
Dynomutt was originally broadcast as a half-hour segment ofThe Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour (1976–77), and a quarter-hour segment of its later expanded formScooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics (1977–78); it would later be rerun and syndicated on its own from 1978 on. The cast ofThe Scooby-Doo Show appeared as recurring characters onDynomutt, assisting the Daring Duo in cracking their crimes. Originally distributed by Hanna-Barbera's then-parent companyTaft Broadcasting,Warner Bros. Television currently holds the distribution rights to the series.
Millionaire socialiteart dealer Radley Crown (voiced byGary Owens) and his mechanical pet dog Dynomutt (voiced byFrank Welker, who got the inspiration for the voice from the Gertrude and Heathcliff characters ofRed Skelton) enjoy leisure time in their base of operations in Big City until alerted by the Falcon Flash. They then immediately dash to the Falcon's Lair (situated in Crown's penthouse), where they switch to their secret identities, the Blue Falcon and Dynomutt, Dog Wonder, respectively.[3] The Blue Falcon and Dynomutt receive the report via TV screen from the secret GHQ of secret agent F.O.C.U.S. One (voiced byRon Feinberg), jumps into the Falconcar and speeds into the fray against assorted evildoers.
In a coup similar to the 1960sBatman TV series, the first 10 minutes ofDynomutt ends with a cliffhanger wherein the Daring Duo, in the clutches of their foes, are subjected to a perilous fate which is resolved immediately after the commercial. Like many animated series created by Hanna-Barbera in the 1970s, the show contains alaugh track created by the studio.
The metallic dog employs a system of miniaturized transistors that allow him to extend his limbs or neck and use them to perform extraordinary feats; however, none of them ever work properly. "B.F." (as Dynomutt lovingly refers to him) is more Dynomutt's victim than his master, forever being hamstrung by the latter's insufferably clumsy mechanized mishaps, which often results in the Blue Falcon calling Dynomutt "Dog Blunder". Nevertheless, Dynomutt and the Blue Falcon, equipped with their arsenal of super gadgetry, manage to get the situation well in hand.
Three episodes had a crossover withScooby-Doo.
The episode titles given reflect Hanna-Barbera studio records. No on-screen titles were given for this series.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | |
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| 1 | 1 | "Everyone Hyde!"1 | September 11, 1976 (1976-09-11) | |
Willie the Weasel has created a formula that turns him intoMr. Hyde. While the Blue Falcon and Dynomutt are on the trail of the mysterious Mr. Hyde, they encounter the Mystery, Inc. gang andScooby-Doo (who are unaware that Mr. Hyde is a supervillain and not one of their typical "spooks"). InThe New Scooby-Doo Movies-fashion, they team up with the Blue Falcon and Dynomutt (who happens to be Scooby's hero) to stop Mr. Hyde, who has threatened to turn the population of the entire city into "Mr. Hydes" unless he is proclaimed mayor. Fred and the others find a clue (which turns out to be Willie the Weasel's glove), and the Blue Falcon deduces that Willie is Mr. Hyde. The Blue Falcon and Dynomutt have Mr. Hyde proclaimed mayor and pretend to turn themselves in so that Mr. Hyde will lead them to his secret lair and trick him into showing them the antidote to the Hyde formula. Willie the Weasel and his canine partner-in-crime "Snitch" manage to escape. The Blue Falcon and Dynomutt head to the Mayor's mansion to stop Hyde from retrieving his stolen loot. The Mystery, Inc. gang set up one of their infamous "Scooby traps" while the Blue Falcon and Dynomutt confront Mr. Hyde and Snitch. Dynomutt captures Snitch while the Blue Falcon and the Mystery, Inc. crew capture Willie the Weasel/Mr. Hyde. Note: This episode is a crossover betweenDynomutt, Dog Wonder andScooby-Doo. | ||||
| 2 | 2 | "What Now, Lowbrow?"1 | September 18, 1976 (1976-09-18) | |
Acaveman-like criminal named Lowbrow wants to become the King of Crime and steals some books that will help him in his quest. The Blue Falcon and Dynomutt end up assisted by Mystery, Inc. to stop Lowbrow. Note: This episode is another crossover betweenDynomutt, Dog Wonder andScooby-Doo. | ||||
| 3 | 3 | "The Great Brain... Train Robbery" | September 25, 1976 (1976-09-25) | |
The Gimmick is a criminal mastermind who uses his prowess of gadgets to create havoc in the city and dares the police to stop him from stealing a train car with a prince inside. Note:Mumbly makes a cameo at the end of the episode. | ||||
| 4 | 4 | "The Day and Night Crawler" | October 2, 1976 (1976-10-02) | |
A talkingworm called the Worm and his henchman Grub use a digging machine called the Wormborer to spring Bugsy Busby and Roto Chopper from prison in a plot to steal a super-computer. | ||||
| 5 | 5 | "The Harbor Robber" | October 9, 1976 (1976-10-09) | |
A fish-themed villain named Fishface plans to steal Big City's oil and hold it for ransom. | ||||
| 6 | 6 | "Sinister Symphony" | October 16, 1976 (1976-10-16) | |
Manyfaces uses his talent for disguises to trick Dynomutt into arresting the Blue Falcon, Mayor Gaunt, and theChief of Police. | ||||
| 7 | 7 | "Don't Bug Superthug" | October 23, 1976 (1976-10-23) | |
Superthug and his henchman Zorkon have created a super-dynamicsteel skeleton and plan to use it to steal Big City's steel supply to mass-produce an army of steel skeletons. | ||||
| 8 | 8 | "Factory Recall" | October 30, 1976 (1976-10-30) | |
The Blue Falcon loses his Falcon Communicator while he and Dynomutt are fighting Mr. Cool. Mr. Cool then makes the Blue Falcon think that he is F.O.C.U.S. One claiming that Dynomutt needs to be recalled to where he was made. With Dynomutt reprogrammed and now under his control, Mr. Cool has Dynomutt dispose of the Blue Falcon while he initiates a plot to freeze Big City. | ||||
| 9 | 9 | "The Queen Hornet" | November 6, 1976 (1976-11-06) | |
The Blue Falcon and Dynomutt attempt to get evidence that will put the Queen Hornet in prison. | ||||
| 10 | 10 | "The Wizard of Ooze"1 | November 13, 1976 (1976-11-13) | |
The Swamp Rat and his henchman Mudmouth plan to flood Big City by using stolen pumps to send half the water in Bogmeyer Swamp into Big City to start a crime spree. The Blue Falcon and Dynomutt, team-up once again withScooby-Doo and Mystery, Inc. to stop the villains before Big City becomes Bog City. Note: This episode is the third crossover betweenDynomutt, Dog Wonder andScooby-Doo. | ||||
| 11 | 11 | "Tin Kong" | November 20, 1976 (1976-11-20) | |
A hackmovie director named Eric von Flick plans to make a movie calledThe Total Destruction of Big City starring his robotic creation, Tin Kong. | ||||
| 12 | 12 | "The Awful Ordeal with the Head of Steel"2 | November 25, 1976 (1976-11-25) | |
A mysterious criminal named Ironface seeks revenge on Big City by capturing theDistrict Attorney, theWarden of Rockatraz,Detective Malloy, Mayor Gaunt,Judge Grater, Chief of Police Grisby, and the ChiefProsecutor, as well as the Blue Falcon and Dynomutt who it blames for its incarceration. When the Blue Falcon and Dynomutt get captured, they work to free themselves and the other captives. Then they defeat Ironface and its minions as the Blue Falcon unmasks Ironface to be Serpent Lady. | ||||
| 13 | 13 | "The Blue Falcon vs. the Red Vulture" | November 27, 1976 (1976-11-27) | |
The Red Vulture steals two of the world's most powerful super-jet engines, with plans to use them for his Vulturejet and, in turn, dominate the airways. | ||||
| 14 | 14 | "The Injustice League of America"3 | December 4, 1976 (1976-12-04) | |
Fishface, Gimmick, Lowbrow, Queen Hornet, Superthug, and Worm have escaped from Big City Prison and formed the Injustice League of America. They plan to commit a major crime spree and dispose of the Blue Falcon and Dynomutt. Note: the titular villain group has no connection to theDC Comicsvillain group of the same name. | ||||
| 15 | 15 | "Lighter Than Air Raid"3 | December 11, 1976 (1976-12-11) | |
An evil genius of the airways named the Blimp is stealing Big City's supply of helium. | ||||
| 16 | 16 | "The Prophet Profits"3 | December 18, 1976 (1976-12-18) | |
The Prophet sets up his own disasters, which he can predict for Mayor Gaunt and charge him $500,000 for every prediction he wants to know. | ||||
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | |
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| 17 | 1 | "Beastwoman" | September 10, 1977 (1977-09-10) | |
Ajungle girl-themed villain named Beastwoman uses her multi-frequency Beast Whistle to have the animals at Big CityZoo break out of their cages and drive the people out of Big City. When Dynomutt falls victim to the Beast Whistle, it is up to his master the Blue Falcon to stop her. | ||||
| 18 | 2 | "The Glob" | September 17, 1977 (1977-09-17) | |
The Glob (a.k.a. Norbert Prindle) and his gang plan to steal the Baltese Falcon. | ||||
| 19 | 3 | "Madame Ape Face" | September 24, 1977 (1977-09-24) | |
Anape-faced woman named Madame Ape Face is using a device to help her steal the faces of beautiful starlets of Big City. | ||||
| 20 | 4 | "Shadowman" | October 1, 1977 (1977-10-01) | |
Shadowman mysteriously knows all of the plans of the Crime Commission and plans to commit a crime spree where one of them frames Mayor Gaunt. | ||||
These four new episodes were also aired under the new titleThe Blue Falcon & Dynomutt. All in all,Dynomutt, Dog Wonder lasted 20 episodes in total, four episodes more thanJabberjaw.
Dynomutt, Dog Wonder originally aired in these following formats onABC andNBC:
Dynomutt also aired onUSA Cartoon Express during the 1980s.
Between January 2 and March 9, 2008, repeats ofDynomutt, Dog Wonder were shown onBoomerang. On June 4, 2009,Dynomutt, Dog Wonder returned to Boomerang and aired Thursdays through Sundays at 10am Eastern. But the show stopped airing on Boomerang due to the re-branding that happened on January 19, 2015, that also removed many other older shows.
All 16 episodes of the first season were released in a DVD setThe Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour: The Complete Series from Warner Home Video.
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| Radley Crown | |
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| Dynomutt, Dog WonderandScooby-Doo character | |
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| Created by | Joe Ruby Ken Spears |
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| Species | Human |
| Gender | Male |
| Significantother | Dynomutt |
| Relatives | Brian Crown (son) |