Dynomutt, Dog Wonder
A bumbling robotic dog aids a Batman-like hero.
Dynomutt, Dog Wonder is an American animated television series created by Joe Ruby and Ken Spears and produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. It aired on ABC from September 11, 1976, to October 1, 1977, centering on a Batman-esque superhero, 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. The show originally aired as a half-hour segment of The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour and later as a quarter-hour segment of Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics.
Quick Facts
- Runtime
- 22 minutes
- Genre
- Comedy / Sci-fi / Adventure / Superhero
- Creator
- Joe Ruby / Ken Spears
- Director
- Charles A. Nichols
- Executive Producer
- William Hanna / Joseph Barbera
- Composer
- Hoyt Curtin
- Voices
- Frank Welker / Gary Owens / Ron Feinberg / Larry McCormick
- Narrator
- Ron Feinberg
- Country
- United States
- Network
- ABC
- First Aired
- 1976-09-11
- Last Aired
- 1977-10-01
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Lore & Background
Millionaire socialite art dealer Radley Crown and his mechanical pet dog Dynomutt enjoy leisure time in their base of operations in Big City until alerted by the Falcon Flash. They then dash to the Falcon's Lair, switch to their secret identities—the Blue Falcon and Dynomutt, Dog Wonder—receive a report via TV screen from secret agent F.O.C.U.S. One, jump into the Falconcar, and speed into the fray against assorted evildoers. The first 10 minutes of each episode ends with a cliffhanger wherein the duo are subjected to a perilous fate resolved after the commercial.
Reader's Guide
Dynomutt, Dog Wonder is notable as a product of the 1970s Hanna-Barbera superhero trend, sharing the format of a comedic sidekick and a straight-laced hero. The show's use of a laugh track and cliffhanger structure mirrored the 1960s Batman TV series. Its integration with Scooby-Doo—featuring the Mystery Inc. gang as recurring characters and three crossover episodes—helped sustain its visibility. The series lasted 20 episodes, four more than Jabberjaw, and later aired in syndication and on Boomerang. Warner Bros. Television currently holds distribution rights. The characters have appeared in later shows such as Dexter's Laboratory, Johnny Bravo, Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, Robot Chicken, and Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated.
Did You Know?
- Frank Welker based Dynomutt's voice on the Gertrude and Heathcliff characters of Red Skelton.
- No origins for the Blue Falcon or Dynomutt are ever provided in the series.
- The show originally aired as part of The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour on ABC.
- One crossover episode, 'The Blue Falcon and Dynomutt Meet Scooby-Doo,' featured Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. gang.
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