1 9 8 9 (USA)
26 x 15 minute episodes
This animated series from CBS debuted on 16 September 1989, the same day as The California Raisin Show and Dink the Little Dinosaur.
Rude dog (voiced by Rob Paulsen) was a cool, smart dog with a Brooklyn accent who drove around in a pink 1956 Cadillac and lived in a converted auto shop with the Dweebs – a motley bunch of seven offbeat mutts who were constantly getting into (and out of) trouble.
The Dweebs included a stuttering Dachshund named Caboose (voiced by Frank Welker); the uptight British Bulldog Winston (voiced by Peter Cullen); a Smooth Fox Terrier called Reggie (voiced by Mendi Segal channelling his best Jack Nicholson); a Great Dane from the Deep South named Barney (voiced by Dave Coulier); a Beagle called Satch (voiced by Jim Cummings impersonating Ed Wynn); a friendly Chihuahua named Tweek (voiced by Hank Saroyan), and a Chinese Crested mix called Ditzy Kibble (voiced by Ellen Gerstell).
The group spent much of their time trying to avoid dogcatcher Herman P Rockbottom III (also voiced by Peter Cullen), who was assisted by his dog, Rot T Weiller, who had the IQ of a bowl of water.
The Dweebs also had to contend with their neighbourhood nemesis – Seymour, the attack cat (also voiced by Frank Welker).
Rude Dog had a girlfriend named Gloria (also voiced by Ellen Gerstell).
Rude Dog
Rob Paulsen
Herman P Rockbottom III
Peter Cullen
Reggie
Mendi Segal
Winston
Peter Cullen
Caboose
Frank Welker
Barney
Dave Coulier
Satch
Jim Cummings
Tweek
Hank Saroyan
Ditzy Kibble
Ellen Gerstell
Gloria
Ellen Gerstell
Episodes
Hello, Mr Kitty? | The Fish Who Went Moo | Dweebiest Dog on the Beach | Dweeb-Illac Dilemma | No Dweebs Aloud | Ding-a-Ling Kitty | War of the Dweebs | Dweebs in Space | Nightmare on Dweeb Street | Dweebsy Kinda Love | Call of the Dweeb | Dumbbell Dweeb | Waiter, There’s a Dweeb in My Soup! | Boardwalk Boss | To Kibble or Not to Kibble | Dweebsday Afternoon | Dweebochondriacs | Surprise, You’re Itch! | Leave It to Tweek | Polly Wanna Dweeb? | Winston’s Family Tree | Pretty Dweebs All in a Row | The Hiccuping Bandit | Dweeb Your Manners | Tuesday the 14th, Part Dweeb | Home Sweet Dweeb