this was far better

this was the nighttime special which launched pound puppies to the public In the era when there really were three broadcast networks cartoon specials were pretty easy to air on tv. After all, if you did not like this, your viewing choices were going to be pretty limited for the night.

A wealthy dog named Violet Vanderfeller (combo of Vanderbilt and Rockerfeller) gets picked up and sent to the city pound by mistake.

She discovers how the 'other' side (aka the 99 percent) lives while trying to get home. Yes it's routine and drab but there is a nice doc. Because "Happy Days" was still in the public memory, Cooler the leader of the gang is a blatant rip off of 'Fonzie' down to his jacket and accent. The only thing missing is a bike lol

Am curious why they scrapped the human characters in this and went with an entirely different background for the regular cartoon series. And there was no explanation for their sudden disappearance either. Yes even I noticed this as a little kid.