Prime VideoAll Dogs Go To Heaven: The Series (1996)
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Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.2
Overview
All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series is an animated television series which aired from 1996 to 1998 in syndication and on the Fox Family Channel from 1998 to 1999, with 41 half-hour episodes produced in total. It aired on Cartoon Network in 1999 to 2000. It was produced by MGM Animation and was distributed by Claster Television. Don Bluth’s 1989 animated feature All Dogs Go to Heaven featured a roguish German Shepherd named Charlie who died, went to heaven, conned his way back to Earth for vengeance on his killer Carface and then found redemption through a little orphaned girl named Ann-Marie. The film was popular with audiences, spawning a sequel, All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 and this animated series. The theme song for the series is "A Little Heaven", written by Lorraine Feather and Mark Watters. The singers were Gene Miller of Nashville, Clydene Jackson-Edwards and Carmen Twillie. Most of the voice actors from the feature films reprised their roles in the series, including Dom DeLuise, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Nelson Reilly, Bebe Neuwirth, Sheena Easton and Adam Wylie. Steven Weber provided the voice of Charlie B. Barkin, who was voiced in the films by Burt Reynolds and Charlie Sheen.
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Apple TVBias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive
Overview
All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series is an animated television series which aired from 1996 to 1998 in syndication and on the Fox Family Channel from 1998 to 1999, with 41 half-hour episodes produced in total. It aired on Cartoon Network in 1999 to 2000. It was produced by MGM Animation and was distributed by Claster Television. Don Bluth’s 1989 animated feature All Dogs Go to Heaven featured a roguish German Shepherd named Charlie who died, went to heaven, conned his way back to Earth for vengeance on his killer Carface and then found redemption through a little orphaned girl named Ann-Marie. The film was popular with audiences, spawning a sequel, All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 and this animated series. The theme song for the series is "A Little Heaven", written by Lorraine Feather and Mark Watters. The singers were Gene Miller of Nashville, Clydene Jackson-Edwards and Carmen Twillie. Most of the voice actors from the feature films reprised their roles in the series, including Dom DeLuise, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Nelson Reilly, Bebe Neuwirth, Sheena Easton and Adam Wylie. Steven Weber provided the voice of Charlie B. Barkin, who was voiced in the films by Burt Reynolds and Charlie Sheen.
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Leans Traditional
Primary
The series primarily focuses on universal moral lessons, individual accountability, and the importance of kindness and friendship, without explicitly promoting or critiquing any specific political ideology.
This animated series primarily features anthropomorphic animal characters, and its voice cast and limited human characters do not exhibit explicit diversity or intentional DEI-driven casting. The narrative focuses on moral lessons and adventure without critiquing traditional identities or centering explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The series consistently portrays a benevolent, just, and rewarding afterlife ('Heaven') overseen by angelic figures, directly aligning with core Christian concepts of divine order, moral accountability, and ultimate salvation for the good. The narrative affirms virtues associated with these beliefs.
All Dogs Go To Heaven: The Series, an animated children's show, does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative primarily focuses on the adventures of dogs performing good deeds, with no explicit or implicit representation of queer identities or relationships within its storylines or character arcs.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The series continues the story with established characters from the prior films, such as Charlie, Itchy, and Sasha, all of whom retain their original canonical genders. No legacy characters are portrayed with a different gender.
The series features anthropomorphic animal characters (dogs) who do not possess a human race. Therefore, the concept of a 'race swap' as defined does not apply to this production.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
6.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
6.5
5.9
Critic Ratings
N/A
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