Poochini's Yard

infobox television |
show_name = Poochini's Yard


caption =
format = Animated children's television series
runtime = 30 mins
creators =
starring = Billy West
Dee Bradley Baker
Maurice LaMarche
Leslie Carrara
country = flagicon|USA USA
network =
first_aired = February 1, 2000
last_aired = March 1, 2003
num_episodes = 26
imdb_id = 0352090

"Poochini's Yard" (aka "Poochini") is an animated children's television series which originally aired globally in 2000, but was not shown in the United States for the first time until September 1, 2002 [ [http://www.wildbrain.com/about_us/index.html History of Wild Brain at wildbrain.com] Accessed February 13th, 2007] . The series follows the life of a dog who runs away from home, gets captured by the dog pound, and is adopted by an average American family after his rich owner dies.

Though it was created and co-produced by San Francisco-based entertainment company Wild Brain, "Poochini" was not shown in the United States for over two years after its production. The Christmas Tree and Coffee Dog are available (though hard to track down) on video and DVD. Co-produced, and internationally distributed, by Munich-based media group EM.TV [ [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1999/08/25/BU32983.DTL&type=art "Wild Brain Storms Ahead"] August 25th, 1999 San Francisco Chronicle article by David Lazarus - Accessed February 13th, 2007] , "Poochini" was based on the award-winning short "A Dog Cartoon".

The series had just 26 episodes with the last one airing in the United States on March 1, 2003.

It was directed by Dave Marshall and Dave Thomas.

Voice cast

* Billy West - Poochini, Walter White, Mr. Garvey, Lockjaw
* Dee Bradley Baker - Billy White, Bunk, Knucklehead, Snubnose
* Maurice LaMarche - Dirt
* Leslie Carrara - Wendy White

References