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Road Rovers is a cartoon by Warner Bros. Animation, starring a group of crime-fighting canines out to save the world from evil. The show ran from 1996 to 1997 over a short span of 13 episodes. The show was an excellent mix of both action and humor, keeping kids and adults alike amused and entertained thoroughly. With plenty of suspense, witty jokes and punchlines, and a great medley of memorable characters, Road Rovers was indeed an intriguing and laughter-filled cartoon that has continued to have a huge following with kids and adults of all ages. |
Professor William Shephard, a promising scientist, created a machine called the transdogmafier. This device could alter the forms of canines to have humanistic traits and forms. When an evil villian called General Parvo kidnaps Shephard's dog in ransom for the transdogmafier blueprints, Shephard submits and hands them over, only to find he had been double-crossed. As a result, his lab is destroyed, leaving little remaining... |
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One year later, five canines are summoned to the remains of the lab, which has surprisingly been rebuilt underground by Shephard (who amazingly survived the destruction of his lab a year prior). These five dogs are Hunter the mutt, Colleen the collie, Exile the Siberian husky, Blitz the doberman, and Shag the sheepdog. With them is also a rottweiler named Muzzle. Shephard, now referred to as "The Master", has the canines enter the newly-built transdogmafiers, turning them into "canosapiens" (human-like dogs). Each of the dogs had its own unique special powers, all of great use to the group. Muzzle remained unchanged, though... |
| The dogs, now called Road Rovers, are sent on their first mission to stop Parvo from gaining a gene-splicing device. When the Rovers return victorious, each is given a home with the world leader of their respective countries of origin. And with that begin the adventures and exploits of the Road Rovers. |  |
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As short-lived as the show was, Road Rovers had much promise and potential and still does, although the possibility of new episodes is still unknown. Regardless, it has remained a favorite among people all over the world. Having been broadcast in numerous different languages besides English and gaining more fans by the day, it just goes to show that Road Rovers will continue to be enjoyed by the young and old alike. |
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