Foofur

Foofur is an American animated children's television series from Kissyfur creator Phil Mendez and was produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions with SEPP International S.A. Airing on NBC from 1986 to 1988, the show was about the everyday misadventures of the skinny blue protagonist dog in Willowby. A comic book series, based on the cartoon, was produced by and released from Star Comics (an imprint of Marvel Comics).

Plot
In the town of Willowby, a tall skinny blue bloodhound named Foofur (voiced by Frank Welker) has taken refuge in a mansion, in 32 Maple Street, which is also his birthplace. In Foofur's group is his niece Rocki (voiced by Christina Lange), Fencer the Cat (voiced by Eugene Williams), a bulldog named Louis (voiced by Richard Gautier) with his girlfriend, an Old English Sheepdog named Annabell, (voiced by Susan Tolsky), and a cocker spaniel named Hazel (voiced by Pat Carroll) with her husband, a miniature schnauzer named Fritz-Carlos (voiced by Jonathan Schmock). Also, a basset hound named Dolly (voiced by Susan Blu), is the object of Foofur and Burt's affections.

Foofur and his friends, however, have an enemy in a woman named Mrs. Amelia Escrow (voiced by Susan Silo) and her pet Chihuahua named Pepe (voiced by Don Messick), as Pepe tries to expose Foofur's illegal roommates – but always to no avail. Mrs. Escrow has tried many times to sell the estate, but unknown to her, Foofur and his friends keep the house from being bought, as they also protect their home from rodents like the Rat Brothers Baby (voiced by Peter Cullen), Chucky (voiced by Allan Melvin), and Sammy (voiced by Chick Vennera) who tend to mess with Fencer, other cats like Vinnie (voiced by Peter Cullen) and his Cat Pack, and greedy humans. While trying to stop Mrs. Escrow, Foofur tries to evade having his friends captured by the Bowser Busters' dog catchers Mel (voiced by David Doyle) and Harvey (voiced by Michael Bell). In addition, an Afghan Hound named Burt (voiced by William Callaway) also antagonizes Foofur and competes with him to win Dolly's love.

Characters

 * Foofur (voiced by Frank Welker): A blue bloodhound who has taken refuge in a mansion, in 32 Maple Street, which is also his birthplace.
 * Rocki (voiced by Christina Lange): an indigo bloodhound puppy and Foofur's niece.
 * Louis (voiced by Richard Gautier): A street-smart bulldog.
 * Annabell (voiced by Susan Tolsky): A sensitive Old English Sheepdog and Louis' girlfriend.
 * Hazel (voiced by Pat Carroll): A cocker spaniel and Fritz-Carlos' wife.
 * Fritz-Carlos (voiced by Jonathan Schmock): A miniature schnauzer and Hazel's husband.
 * Fencer (voiced by Eugene Williams): A cat with a penchant for the Martial arts.
 * Irma: A dog who is a mother to four puppies.
 * Pepe (voiced by Don Messick): A chihuahua and Mrs. Amelia Escrow's dog who tries to expose Foofur and his roommates.
 * Burt (voiced by William Callaway): An arrogant Afghan Hound who tries to win Dolly's love.
 * Dolly (voiced by Susan Blu): A basset hound who the object of Foofur and Burt's affections.
 * Norris: A beagle puppy who is also a mascot for a dog food company.
 * Bertie and Bernie: Two beagles belonging to a judge.
 * Harry: An easily scared dog.
 * Pam: A Pekingese.
 * Celia: A poodle.
 * Brenda: A terrier.
 * Brigette: A poodle, who belongs to Mrs. Escrow's Cousin, Roberto.
 * Lucy: A poodle who lives in a pawn shop.
 * Muffy: A poodle.
 * Jojo: A Scottish Terrier.
 * Sarge: A Doberman Pinscher.
 * Dobkins: A St. Bernard.
 * Trendy: A Siberian Husky.
 * Blaze: A German Shepherd.
 * Lorenzo: A dalmatian.
 * Otto: A Labrador Retriever.
 * Rover Cleveland: An elderly dog.
 * Tugboat: Foofur's brother and Rocki's father.
 * Phyllis: Foofur's sister.
 * Obscura: A cat, belonging to a fortune teller.
 * Cleo: A violet cat belonging to an archaeologist.
 * Willy: A fox kit, trying to avoid the fox hunters.
 * Duke: A singing mouse.
 * Killer (voiced by Jerry Houser): A harmless St. Bernard.
 * Brisbane: A dog.
 * Rat Brothers Baby (voiced by Peter Cullen), Chucky (voiced by Allan Melvin) and Sammy (voiced by Chick Vennera): Three rats who tend to mess with Fencer.
 * Boombah: A rat who is an opportunist.
 * Pops: A rat who lives in the Willowby Train Station.
 * Vinnie (voiced by Peter Cullen): Leader of a cat gang and one of the enemies of Foofur and his friends.
 * Mrs. Amelia Escrow (voiced by Susan Silo): A woman who has tried many times to sell the mansion, but unknown to her, Foofur and his friends keep the house from being bought.
 * Mr. Mutton: A smuggler of London.
 * Mel (voiced by David Doyle) and Harvey (voiced by Michael Bell): The Bowser Busters' dog catchers.

Main

 * Frank Welker – Foofur
 * Michael Bell – Harvey
 * Susan Blu – Dolly
 * William Callaway – Burt
 * Pat Carroll – Hazel
 * Peter Cullen – Baby, Vinnie
 * David Doyle – Mel
 * Richard Gautier – Louis
 * Christina Lange – Rocki
 * Allan Melvin – Chucky
 * Don Messick – Pepe
 * Jonathan Schmock – Fritz Carlos
 * Susan Silo – Mrs. Escrow
 * Susan Tolsky – Annabell
 * Chick Vennera – Sam
 * Eugene Williams – Fencer

Additional

 * David Ackroyd –
 * Jered Barclay –
 * Roscoe Lee Brown –
 * Arthur Burghardt –
 * Hamilton Camp –
 * Victoria Carroll –
 * Cheryl Chase –
 * Danny Cooksey –
 * Jim Cummings –
 * Linda Dangcil –
 * Jennifer Darling –
 * Walker Edmiston –
 * Casey Ellison –
 * John Erwin –
 * Miriam Flynn –
 * June Foray –
 * George Furth –
 * Melanie Gaffin –
 * Henry Gibson –
 * Scott Grimes –
 * Edan Gross –
 * Jonathan Harris – Lance Lyons
 * Phil Hartman –
 * Jerry Houser – Killer the St. Bernard (in "Pepe's Pet Peeve")
 * Vincent Howard –
 * Arte Johnson –
 * Aron Kincaid –
 * Keland Love –
 * Allan Lurie –
 * Jim MacGeorge –
 * Robert Mandan –
 * Kenneth Mars –
 * Terrence McGovern –
 * Brian Stokes Mitchell –
 * Pedro Montero –
 * Lynne Moody –
 * Pat Musick –
 * Frank Nelson – Dr. Pavlov (in "A Little Off the Top")
 * Louis Nye –
 * Nicholas Omana –
 * Rob Paulsen –
 * Josh Rodine –
 * Percy Rodrigues –
 * Alexandra Stoddart –
 * Larry Storch –
 * Mark L. Taylor –
 * Sal Viscuso –
 * B.J. Ward –
 * Lennie Weinrib –

Home media
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, a number of episodes of the series were released on VHS in the United States by Celebrity Home Entertainment's Just for Kids label.

Legal activity
Foofur played a role in the case Nationwide Insurance v. Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, 116 F.3d 1154 (7th Cir., 1997). The case dealt with an insurer's duty to defend an insured party in light of the insured's intentional acts of property damage. The insured, a drunken college student, spelled out "FOO" – meaning "foo", a word derived from Foofur – on the artificial turf football field of Memorial Stadium with lighter fluid burning the letters into the turf. He caused $600,000 damage to the AstroTurf. The court held that such an act was not within the insurance policy's liability coverage.