One Hundred and One Dalmatians (franchise)

This article is about the Disney media franchise. For the 1961 animated film, see One Hundred and One Dalmatians. For other uses, see 101 Dalmatians.
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
Creator Dodie Smith
Walt Disney
Original work The Hundred and One Dalmatians 
by Dodie Smith
Print publications
Novels The Hundred and One Dalmatians
The Starlight Barking
Films and television
Films One Hundred and One Dalmatians
Live-action feature
102 Dalmatians
101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure
Descendants
Animated series 101 Dalmatians: The Series
Theatrical presentations
Musicals The 101 Dalmatians Musical
Games
Video games 101 Dalmatians Print Studio
Disney's Animated Storybook: 101 Dalmatians
101 Dalmatians: Escape from DeVil Manor
102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue
Audio
Soundtracks One Hundred and One Dalmatians

One Hundred and One Dalmatians (also known as 101 Dalmatians) is a franchise that commenced in 1961 with the release of the titular theatrical film. It is often associated with Disney, though not all media related to this property have been released by that company.

Books the series was based on

Dodie Smith's books were the source material for the franchise.

The Hundred and One Dalmatians

The Hundred and One Dalmatians, or the Great Dog Robbery is a 1956 children's novel by Dodie Smith about the robbery of the titular family of 101 Dalmatian dogs.

The Starlight Barking

The Starlight Barking is a 1967 children's novel by Dodie Smith. It is a sequel to The Hundred and One Dalmatians, although it has not been used as source material in any films in the franchise.

Animated films

One Hundred and One Dalmatians

One Hundred and One Dalmatians, often abbreviated as 101 Dalmatians, is a 1961 American animated family comedy film produced by Walt Disney based on the heartwarming novel by Dodie Smith. The 17th in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series, the film was originally released to theaters on January 25, 1961 by Buena Vista Distribution.

In a Disney animation classic, Dalmatian Pongo is tired of his bachelor-dog life. He spies lovely Perdita and maneuvers his master, Roger, into meeting Perdita's owner, Anita. The owners fall in love and marry, keeping Pongo and Perdita together too. After Perdita gives birth to a litter of 15 puppies, Anita's old school friend Cruella De Vil wants to buy them all. Roger declines her offer, so Cruella hires the criminal Badun brothers to steal them – so she can have a fur coat.

101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure

101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure (also known as 101 Dalmatians: The Animated Sequel) is a 2003 American direct-to-video animated adventure film produced by Disney Television Animation, and released by Walt Disney Home Entertainment on January 21, 2003. The film is the sequel to the 1961 Disney animated film 101 Dalmatians.

A scrappy puppy tries to rescue his siblings after evil Cruella kidnaps them.

Live action films

101 Dalmatians

101 Dalmatians is a 1996 American live-action comedy film written and produced by John Hughes and directed by Stephen Herek. It is the second adaptation of Dodie Smith's 1956 novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians produced by Walt Disney Pictures following the 1961 animated comedy film of the same name. The film stars Glenn Close as the iconic villainess Cruella de Vil, and Jeff Daniels as Roger, the owner of the 101 dalmatians.

Fashion designer Anita and computer-game writer Roger meet, fall in love and marry along with their dalmatians Perdita and Pongo. The dogs' puppies are kidnapped by Anita's boss Cruella De Vil, who is stealing young dalmatians to make the coat she has set her heart on. Pongo and Perdita set out to find and rescue all ninety-nine pups from their fearsome captors.

102 Dalmatians

102 Dalmatians is a 2000 American live-action family comedy film directed by Kevin Lima in his directorial debut and produced by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the sequel to the 1996 film 101 Dalmatians and stars Glenn Close reprising her role as Cruella de Vil as she attempts to steal puppies for her "grandest" fur coat yet. Glenn Close and Tim McInnerny were the only actors from the first film to return for the sequel.

In this all-new comedy tale, Cruella De Vil is released from prison on good behavior vowing that she will have nothing to do with fur ever again. She, however, cannot keep this promise and is soon plotting another "fur-ocious" scheme to get her ultimate Dalmatian coat. The fun and adventure shift into high gear as Cruella and the dogs romp through Paris.

Descendants

Descendants is a 2015 American live-action musical television film based on the lives of the children of various Disney heroes and villains when they attend the same prep school.

Ben, the teenaged son of King Beast and Queen Belle, invites the exiled children of defeated villains to attend a prep school with the heroes' children.

TV series

101 Dalmatians: The Series

101 Dalmatians: The Series is an animated whimsical television series produced by Disney Television Animation in association with Jumbo Pictures, and ran from 1997-8. It is based upon the 1961 Disney animated comedy feature and its 1996 live-action remake.

101 Dalmatians: The Series follows the adventures of the numerous puppies. Three puppies in particular – Lucky, Rolly and Cadpig – are the main focus of the show along with their friend Spot, a chicken who wants to be a dog.

Video games

101 Dalmatians Print Studio (1997)

101 Dalmatians Print Studio is a part of the Disney's Print Studio series of games released by Disney Interactive.

Disney's Animated Storybook: 101 Dalmatians (1997)

Disney's Animated Storybook: 101 Dalmatians is a point-and-click video game released by Disney Interactive for the PC. It retold the plot of the 1996 live action film through an animated storybook with interactive games, and songs.

101 Dalmatians: Escape from DeVil Manor (1997)

101 Dalmatians: Escape from DeVil Manor is a computer game created by Disney Interactive. The game was based on the 1996 live-action movie, although the character designs were based on the animated film.

102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue (2000)

102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue is a video game based on the live-action Disney film 102 Dalmatians. It made its debut in 2000 on the Sega Dreamcast and Sony PlayStation.

102 Dalmatians Activity Center (2000)

102 Dalmatians Activity Center is a part of the Disney's Activity Center series of games released by Disney Interactive.

Stage musical

The 101 Dalmatians Musical

The 101 Dalmatians Musical is a musical produced by Luis Alvarez, directed by Jerry Zaks, and sponsored by Purina Dog Chow. The music written by former Styx member Dennis DeYoung, who also co-wrote the lyrics with the musical's book author B.T. McNicholl.

Music

One Hundred and One Dalmatians soundtrack

The One Hundred and One Dalmatians soundtrack was released in 1961.

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