Afterward, serif letters and typewriter sound effects display the name of Dodie Smith, author of the original novel, The Hundred and One Dalmatians.ġ9. Peet’s credit is his own handwritten signature, reflecting that he penned the film’s story by hand on legal paper because he didn’t know how to use a typewriter. And a fully colored and detailed background location with foreground animation goes with the art direction and production design credit.ġ8. A loop of dogs runs to honor the character animators, letters twinkle in the names of the effects animators, Pongo and Perdita appear on a city street for the names of the layout technicians, color washes across the background for the names of the color stylist and background artists. A quick animation of Pongo’s head accompanies the names of the directing animators. Dalmatian spots form musical notes during the credit for the film’s music. In the final moments of The Wump World, the Wumps emerge from their hiding places and wander lost among the abandoned and inhospitable concrete wasteland, until they joyfully happen upon one last unspoiled remnant of their planet.ġ7. The Wump World follows an innocent society of capybara-like animals called Wumps, whose home is colonized into ruin by wasteful alien invaders who get back in their rocketships and find another planet to despoil the moment they have exhausted all the resources.ġ1. He went on to be a successful writer and illustrator of children’s books, including The Wump World.ġ0. Peet did quit just a few years after One Hundred and One Dalmatians came out, after arguing with Walt during the production of The Jungle Book. Peet nearly quit before he was promoted to the story department in time to work on Pinocchio.ĩ. Peet cut his teeth at Disney animation doing menial animation work on Donald Duck shorts.Ĩ. One Hundred and One Dalmatians was the first Disney animated feature to be written and storyboarded by one person, animator and writer Bill Peet.ħ. The Captain doesn't appear nor is he mentioned throughout the rest of the film after this scene.6. While the Baduns are distracted by the Colonel, the Captain, with Tibbs' help, manages to hit both of the villains in the rear with his back left hoof, sending them into the wall. The Captain, the Colonel, and Tibbs wish them good luck and promise to hold off Jasper and Horace. Then the Captain spots the Baduns coming in their truck, so Pongo, Perdita, and the puppies decide to leave. Later on, after Pongo and Perdita fight off Cruella's henchmen, Jasper an d Horace, and rescue their 15 puppies along with 84 puppies that were bought at the Pet Shop, they reconvene at the barn and graciously thank the Captain, the Colonel, and Tibbs for helping to rescue the puppies. The Colonel and Tibbs decide to investigate, leaving the Captain to be on alert for the Pongos. Just then, Tibbs sees a car coming and watches as it parks at Hell Hall. Later on, when the Colonel and Tibbs are waiting for the puppies' parents (the Pongos) to come and rescue them, the Captain asks the Colonel if they've come back, to which the Colonel says no. The Captain then points out that some smoke is coming out of the chimney, prompting the curious Colonel and Tibbs to investigate. Tibbs then informs the Captain and Colonel that he heard puppy barking over at Hell Hall (the Old De Vil Place) two nights ago, which the Colonel initially doesn't believe because no one has lived there for years. The Colonel barks in response to the alert and receives news from Towser that 15 puppies from London have been stolen. When Tibbs and the Colonel return, the Captain tells the Colonel that the alert is from Towser at Withermarsh. Tibbs the cat and orders him to report the alert to the Colonel, to which he does. The Captain first appears at the barn where he hears old Towser's bark and realizes it's an alert. Before residing on a farm, he apparently served in the British Army, due to the sign over the farm's gate that identifies the farm as belonging to a retired British cavalry officer.Īppearances One Hundred and One Dalmatians Like Tibbs and the Colonel, the Captain has been shown to be courageous and resourceful in rescuing the puppies from Cruella. However, his neighing is often used to get a sleeping Tibbs to wake up and report to the Colonel. He can be very bossy at times and is shown to have the ability to neigh loudly. The Captain serves as the Colonel's lieutenant and informs him or Tibbs whenever there is an alert.
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