Road Rovers

This cartoon series was excellent while it lasted. The premise is relatively simple: dogs who live with heads of state transform into partial humans, fight crime, and go back to their pampered existences. The comedy was amusing for almost all age levels, giving adults as many laughs as children. Given its ratings for the time, it is a surprise that the show was cancelled, but then again, there's the WB for you. If you can only see one episode, watch "A Day in the Life", the last of the cartoons, for an idea of the Road Rovers at their best. Good luck finding a videotape, though...

How did Road Rovers get greenlit? What was their goal?

Well anyway, we have some very cute and sexy cartoon humanoid dogs who are so buff and humanoid they quantify as people. Does that sound like a Cronenberg flick? Well it should because that is what happens.

They go around saying dog puns and such and kicking butt.

The animation is standard 90's stuff. Lot's of detail, lush painted backdrops, not very punchy animation because it's probably rushed into planning so we get floaty animation with many frames.

The one thing that I think that bothers me most is the accents. All the characters act like their national stereotype which was something I was uncomfortable with but I was 5 in the year 2000 so what do I know?

Road rovers is one of the many shows that live in the back of my mind.

For a while, I was so mad at Warner Brothers for cancelling this show after only one season. This was one terrific show! It had side-splitting comedy and action, and yet there were one or two moments that actually made you STOP laughing, too. All of the voices were excellent and the music added a lot to the fun. If you like action/comedies that don't take themselves too seriously, try to check this one out on Cartoon Network.

This show had it all. An original premise and intelligent humor. It's a pity this show only lasted one season. Great voices, animation and music. Each episode had a great story and had a great mixture of comedy, action and violence. Catch the reruns on Cartoon Network.

This was along with Freakazoid one of the funniest cartoons I have ever witnessed. Pity it didn't run longer.

Hunter- is an all American hound. a little dim sometimes but still a good leader.

Blitz- Doberman. Sounds like a cross between Arnold Schwarzenegger and both Hanz and Franz from the old SNL skits. Has an obssesion with biting the enemies 'tushies'.

Exile- Siberian husky from Russia. Got slang mixed up constaintly.

Colleen- The female of the group. A Collie naturally. Expert in judo and totally ignors Blitz.

Shag- Sheepdog. Big hairy and has a coat with with items.

Muzzle- Deranged rotweiler. Just plain nuts.

Master- the human who created the rovers and and is their 'boss' er.. master.

The show is hilarious. For example here is a quick scene from one episode:

(They are surrounding a building) Blitz: I'll bite anything that comes out of the rear. Exile: Frued would have field day with nut boy like you.