Almost every hit show has an episode guide, so I decided to do one for "Road Rovers" But be warned! This page is filled with spoilers for each episode, so if you continue reading before you see the actual episode it will ruin it for you. I need to note that AIR DATES is when the show was first shown (there are two because in some areas of the country it was aired on Saturdays and others it was Sunday)
"Let's Hit The Road"
"Storm From The Pacific"
"A Hair Of The Dog That Bit You"
"Where Rovers Dare"
"Let Sleeping Dogs Lie"
"The Dog That Knew Too Much"
"Hunter's Heroes"
"Dawn Of The Groomer"
"Still A Few Bugs In The System"
"Reigning Cats and Dogs"
"Gold and Retrievers"
"Take Me To Your Leader"
"A Day In The Life"
TITLE: "Let's Hit The
Road"
Note: The title was later changed to "Let's Hit The Road -
Part 1"
EPISODE: #1
AIR DATES: 09-07-96 and 09-08-96
WRITTEN BY: Tom Ruegger and Mark Seidenberg
DIRECTED BY: Herb Moore
CAST (VOICES): Jess Harnell as Hunter,
Tress MacNeille as Colleen, Kevin M. Richardson as Exile, Jeff
Glen Bennett as Blitz, Frank Welker as Shag, Joseph Campanella as
The Master, Jim Cummings as General Parvo and Sheena Easton as
The Groomer
TODAY'S QUOTE: "Let Hercules himself
do what he may. The cat will meow and dog will have his
day." - William Shakespeare from "Hamlet"
SYNOPSIS: Professor Shepherd, a geneticist,
is forced to trade his Cano-Mutator for Scout's (Shepherd's dog)
life from a terrorist by the name of General Parvo. But instead
of returning his pet, Shepherd is given a bomb that destroys him
and his entire laboratory. One year later (that is seven dog
years), a cute Cocker Spaniel in Camden Maine turns into a
vicious beast. A Mysterious Figure informs us that "It has
begun". Meanwhile, in the middle of Siberia. A Pack of
Siberian Huskies are sleeping peacefully in the snow near a
shack. But one of them, who wears a red collar, wakes up from his
sleep. A bright light shines down on him and the voice of the
Mysterious Figure declares: "Exile. You have been
chosen". He responds with a howl. While in London England, a
lone Collie who is also wearing a red collar roams the streets
with a bone in her mouth. But she is confront by two mean looking
dogs who obviously want the bone. A fight follows and the Collie,
using her paws to deliver power blows, sends the attackers
scurrying. A bright light falls upon her and the voice of the
Mysterious Figure declares: "Colleen. You have been
chosen". She also responds with a howl. Meanwhile, in the
rolling hills of Switzerland. A large Sheepdog with a red collar
who apparently is suppose to be guarding a nearby flock of sheep
is sound a sleep. Howls off in the distance wakes him. Frighten,
he hides behind a tree. A bright light from above hits him and
the voice of the Mysterious Figure declares: "Shag. You have
been chosen". He reluctantly heads off. While in large city
in Germany, a thief is breaking into a car. He is rudely
interrupted by Doberman guard dog with a red collar. The dog
chases off the car thief. The bright light from above falls on
the Doberman and the voice of the Mysterious Figure declares:
"Blitz. You have been chosen". He howls, turns and
dashes towards the nearest subway station. Meanwhile, in the
animal control building in Los Angeles California. Two animal
control officers are about to put a Retriever (who wears a red
collar) and a crazy Rottweiler (who is strapped to a hand cart in
a strait jacket and a metal muzzle). As the dogs are lead to the
gas chamber, the Retriever manages to break free. The bright
light hits him and the voice of the Mysterious Figure declares:
"Hunter. You have been chosen" and tells him to run and
save himself. But instead Hunter rushes back to the Rottweiler,
knocks down the two animal control officers and grabs the hand
cart. He wheels his fellow dog to safety (making sure to pick up
Hunter's favorite tennis ball on the way). Later, deep below the
remains to Shepherd's Laboratory. There is a large set of
complexes built in the shape of huge fire hydrants in a cavern,
all the dogs that have been summoned meet here. All but the
Rottweiler (who remains strapped to the hand cart) enter strange
chambers. As the chambers come to life the voice of the
Mysterious Figure explains: "The Transdogmafier will change
your pure canine forms to a new species called
Cano-Sapiens." The dogs transform into clothed human-like
bodies which are covered with fur and tails, but they retain
their original heads. But Shag is clothesless and retains more
canine traits than human. The Mysterious Figure (who is humanoid
in appearance, has long hair and glowing eyes) appears and greets
the pack by calling them "Road Rovers" They greet him
and refer to him as the Master. Then each of the "Road
Rovers" demonstrates their special ability: Hunter with
super speed (he is so fast he leaves a flaming trail behind him),
Blitz with super powerful jaws, Colleen with super cunning and
agility (she proves that she is excellent at karate), Exile with
super strength and vision, and Shag with bravery (actually he is
a whimpering coward). The Master briefs the Rovers in on their
first mission: Not only has the Cocker Spaniel from Maine been
mutated, but also has a Dalmatian from the same city. Both
mutants have teamed up and, armed, hijacked a train carrying an
experimental gene splicing device called the Molecular Stabilizer
and have stolen it. The Rovers are to retrieve the stabilizer.
But when they learn that some of them may not be coming back
alive, they all have second thoughts about being a Road Rover.
For their services the Master offers: "Three meals a day, a
weekly bath and a carpet by the fire" plus homes for
everyone. They agree to stay on. They board their specialized
vehicles: Sky Rover (three seated jet able to do vertical take
offs) and the Street Rover (three seated three wheel car with
super speed capacity and air bags). The Rovers speed towards the
hijacked train. When they reach it they board it and confront the
mutants. Hunter manages to steal the Stabilizer but the mutants
are in hot pursuit. Meanwhile, Parvo, who is now a cyborg (has a
metal head, right fore arm and left lower leg), and his evil
female assistant Groomer are busy working on the Cano-Mutator
(which changes ordinary dogs into vicious mutants). Parvo states:
"I understand dogs. I understand their qualities. Their
strength. Their loyalty. Their canine loyalty. Control that and
you can control the world." But as it turns out the
Cano-Mutator has one flaw: A dog that goes through the process
will remain a Cano-Mutant for an unpredictable amount of time. It
is Parvo's hope that when his mutants return he can use the
Molecular Stabilizer to make the effect of the Cano-Mutator last.
Then he can form a huge army of Cano-Mutants and take over the
world. While back on the train, Hunter is cornered by the
mutants. Colleen leaps to his rescue and subdues one of the
mutants with karate. Unfortunately, the remaining mutant is
armed. Blitz rushes in biting, but is knocked from the train in
the battle. Fortunately, he extends large sharp claws and manages
to barely grab onto the train. By this time the other Cano-Mutant
has recovered. Exile uses his cold vision to freeze both mutants
in blocks of ice. But they manage to break free. They grab Blitz
and prepare to throw him from the train. Hunter is forced to
exchange the Molecular Stabilizer for Blitz's life. With the
stabilizer secured once again, the Cano-Mutants flee the train
and rush back to their master. Once he has what he wants, he
abandons his Cano-Mutants and leaves in his flying vehicle. As
Parvo relishes in his victory, he quickly learned that instead of
the Stabilizer he has been given a bomb (just like he did to
Shepherd). The bomb destroys his ship but Parvo and Groomer
survive and vow to fight another day. At the same moment the two
Cano-Mutants transform back to their original canine state. The
"Road Rovers" howl in victory and return to the Road
Rover Mission Control with the Stabilizer. The Master is pleased
and keeps his bargain. The "Road Rovers" will be called
on again to save the day, until then they will be returned to
their original Canine forms and live with the heads of state to
their respected countries. Muzzle (the Rottweiler) is to stay
with the Master to keep each other company. It is then we learn
that the Master is really Professor Shepherd (he refers to Muzzle
as Scout).
TITLE: "Storm From
The Pacific"
EPISODE: #2
AIR DATES: 09-14-96 and 09-15-96
WRITTEN BY: Earl Kress and Tom Ruegger
DIRECTED BY: Jon McClenahan
CAST (VOICES): Jess Harnell as Hunter,
Tress MacNeille as Colleen, Kevin M. Richardson as Exile, Jeff
Glen Bennett as Blitz, Frank Welker as Shag, Joseph Campanella as
The Master, Larry Drake as Captain Zachary Storm, Yoshio Be as
Communications Officer and Karla DeVito as Woman Soldier
HUNTER'S TOP 10 SUPER POWERS: 10) Super
Sniffing, 9) Super Tracking, 8) Super Retrieving, 7) Super
Swimming, 6) Super Fast, 5) Super Loyal, 4) Super Playful, 3)
Super Forgiving, 2) Super Friendly and 1) Super Lucky
SYNOPSIS: An American destroyer is
torpedoed and as the ship begins to sink, sailors guarding a
secret device are gassed by a mysterious figure. As the ship goes
down a strange sub speeds away. Meanwhile, at the Whitehouse.
Hunter, in his natural canine form, it swimming outdoors in a
large swimming pool with his favorite tennis ball in his mouth
(he is surrounded by Secret Service agents). Suddenly, a light
from above shines down on him and the Master's voice declares:
"Hunter. It's time boy" (apparently, only Hunter can
see the light and hear the voice). He leaps out of the pool and
dashes into some bushes. A large stone slides to reveal a tunnel.
Hunter leaps into the tunnel and appears in an underground room,
waiting here is a strange one dog vehicle. He jump into it and it
rushes him at very high speed through a series of underground
tubes. Hunter is whisked to Road Rover Mission Control. He leaps
into the Transdogmafier and is changed into his Cano-Sapien form.
He joins the rest of the Rovers and Muzzle who are happily eating
some of Shag's "Culinary masterpieces". But everyone's
tastes change when they learn he cooks everything in toilet
water. The Master then begins his briefing: A decoder for a
special defense satellite was stolen from the sunken destroyer.
The Road Rovers are to track down the enemy sub spotted leaving
the scene and retrieve the decoder. Blitz demands that he should
be leader since Hunter doesn't have any super powers. With a
quick burst of super speed Blitz is reminded that Hunters does
have super powers. The Doberman quickly withdraws his demand. As
the Rovers prepare to set out, Muzzle indicates he'd like to
come. But because of Blitz's insistence Hunter decides it is best
to keep Muzzle behind. But he has other planes, Muzzle sneaks
aboard the Sub Rover (Nine seated submarine powered by dog paddle
action) which then Colleen and Blitz board (after Colleen
pretends not to remember Blitz's name). Hunter, Exile and Shag
take the Cloud Rover (Four seated armed helicopter) and both
vehicles set off after the enemy sub. During the travel Colleen
continues to pretend to forget Blitz's name so she gives him a
new one (Stuffington Fluffy Pants). The Rovers track the enemy
sub to a pacific island. Exile uses his night vision to check out
the island. He sees that two enemy Helicopers are about to
attack. Hunter, who is at the controls, dodges the enemy while
Exile helps Shag prepare the "Anti-Aircraft Laser"
(laser bazooka). But Shag points it the wrong way and blows out
the front windshield. While they are all distracted, the
Helicopers shoot down the Cloud Rover. Meanwhile, the Sub Rover
has docked with the island. Blitz and Colleen rush to the crash
site. They are pleased to discover everyone is alive and unhurt.
In fact, things are better than expected: Exile declares that he
will have the Cloud Rover working in no time. At the same time
Shag has discovered a secret entrance to a large volcano on the
island which is guarded by two soldiers. The impatient Blitz, who
is always looking for an opportunity to bite some tooshie, rushes
the guards. But is stopped short by a gas grenade which puts him
to sleep. The guards drag the helpless Blitz inside. Colleen
suggests that they leave him but Hunter comes up with another
plan. While he dazzles the guards with his super speed, the other
Rovers will rush inside and rescue Blitz. But as the guards chase
Hunter they discover the Sub Rover. They loose interest in Hunter
and begin to investigate the submarine. But as they open the
hatch, Muzzle leaps out and rushes into the jungle. Hunter
rejoins the Rovers inside the secret complex below the volcano.
They are able to locate Blitz with little trouble (he is crying
like a baby) but in the process they are captured themselves. The
"Road Rovers" are thrown into a cell and are confronted
by Captain Zachary Storm. He explains that he plans to destroy
the United States with the defense satellite which the decoder is
for. Storm's beef is that because he opened fired without orders
in the Gulf War he was court marshaled and given a dishonorable
discharge (besides, he's also mad at the NFL for allowing the
Cleveland Browns to move to Baltimore). As Storm continues to
rants and rave, Muzzle sneaks around the large complex. Storm
sends the Rovers to their doom by releasing lava towards their
cell as he prepared to destroy ten key cities with the defense
satellite. Exile tries to hold off the lava by freezing it with
his cold vision, but it is a vain effort. When all seems lost
Muzzle comes to the rescue by pressing the button that not only
stops the lava but also opens the cell to the "Road
Rovers" But they aren't out of the woods yet. Storm and a
pair of guards pursue Muzzle and the Rovers, blasting at them
with lasers. Without any weapons the Rovers have one hope, use
their secret weapon against Storm. They free Muzzle from his
restraints and sic him on the baddies. The insane Rottweiler
cleans house and sends Storm and his goons fleeing. The Rovers
thank Muzzle for his assistance, re-restrain him and recover the
satellite decoder. But there is only a moment of peace, the
baddies have fled to the top of the volcano which sprouts giant
rotos, separates from the rest of the mountain and takes off.
Then Storm sets forth a chain reaction that causes the volcano to
erupt. The Rovers flee for their lives and board their vehicles.
But they quickly realize that Muzzle is not with them, he has
been left behind. Hunter has no choice (he is Super Loyal and
Muzzle is his best friend), he uses his super speed to race back
into the lava filled complex. He manages to save Muzzle but in
the process he finds himself on a high cliff with jagged rocks
below, in a matter of moments a wave of lava with incinerate them
both. Suddenly, the Cloud Rover (with Shag tied to one of the
landing skis) swoops down (with Exile at the controls) and Shag
grabs both Hunter and Muzzle. The Cloud Rover flies them all
safely away as the lava wave pours over the edge of the cliff.
The "Road Rovers" return to the Master. After Blitz
apologizes about his apprehension about Hunter and Muzzle being
part of the group, Colleen appreciates his efforts but still
refers to him as Fluffy. Blitz declares he is going to change his
name but Exile declares: "But I like Fluffy". The
Master congratulates the pack on a job well done and tells them
the decoder will be returned to the Navy. Hunter agrees but only
after they are done with it: Shag is using the satellite to keep
Storm and his flying volcano top at bay until the authorities can
pick him up.
TITLE: "A Hair Of The
Dog That Bit You"
EPISODE: #3
AIR DATES: 09-21-96 and 09-22-96
WRITTEN BY: John Ludin and Mark Seidenberg
DIRECTED BY: Scott Jeralds
CAST (VOICES): Jess Harnell as Hunter,
Tress MacNeille as Colleen, Kevin M. Richardson as Exile, Jeff
Glen Bennett as Blitz, Frank Welker as Shag, Joseph Campanella as
The Master, David Doyle as Professor Hubert and Rob Paulsen as
Wolf King
UNACCREDITED CAST (VOICES): Kevin M.
Richardson as Confuseus
TODAY'S QUOTE: "I saw a werewolf
drinking a Pina Colada at Trader Vic's
And his hair was
perfect." - Warren Zevon "Werewolves Of London"
SYNOPSIS: It is night in London England,
Charles and Di are finalizing their divorce. But as they walk to
the car, they are confronted by a Wolf (Charles thinks it is a
cute little dog). The wolf leaps upon both of them. Near by, an
American tourist is videotaping the sites (hoping to get it on
"American's Most Funniest Videos"). A pack of wolves
appear and attack the camera man. The wolves run wild as the
terrorize the entire city. But their fun comes to and end when
the Hunter (he scolds them), Colleen and Exile (all in their
Cano-Sapien forms) show up (they are all sporting new uniforms).
As a confrontation is imminent, Hunter whistles for
reinforcements. Shag, driving a double decker bus, races to the
call. Along with him is Blitz. The other Rovers jump on and they
begin to chase down the wild wolves. But it is apparent that
these are not ordinary wolves: They go on the offensive and a
pair jump on board and faces off with Exile. Down below, Shag
panics when he almost hits one of the wolves and flips the bus
onto its side. The wolf pack converges on the Rovers. Each pulls
out a Rover weapon and uses it on a different wolf: Colleen uses
"My Boyfriend" which fires large wet sponges that
knocks her wolf out of action; Hunter uses a Tennis Ball Shooter
to fire exploding tennis balls which blasts his wolf out of it;
Blitz uses "Tooshie Biting Bouquet" which fires a metal
ball with chomping teeth at his wolf but it manages to dodge the
attack; Hunter gives Shag the "Road Rover Missile
Launcher" but he points the barrel the wrong way and takes
out an abandoned building. Exile and Colleen must resort to
hand-to-hand combat. Things don't go too well until Exile uses
his heat vision to scare the wolves away. Proud at their work
they decide to head home. Back at Road Rover Mission Control the
Master is very disturb by the reports of roaming wolf packs and
the disappearance of the Royal Family. As Colleen examines
Exile's bruised and scratched body, she discovers a piece of fur
that doesn't belong to him. Figuring that it came from the wolves
and hoping to learn more about them, the fur is given to the
world's most advanced start-of-the-art DNA analyzer: Professor
Hubert, a Cano-Sapien who is a Bloodhound so he has the most
sensitive nose in the world. To identify exactly what kind of
animal they are dealing with, Hubert starts to compare the scent
of the sample fur to that of every creature on the planet (he has
a vast library of samples to compare to). The Rovers turn in. As
the Professor continues to work through the night, Shag gets up
for a late night snack. But in the kitchen he is confronted by a
wolf equivalent of a Cano-Sapien. Shag is chased all around the
complex but manages to loose his pursuer. So the wolf goes after
Blitz who, as he runs in terror, runs into Shag. The two run to
Hunter. They tell Hunter what happened but the only trace of the
wolf they can find is his mess which leads to Exile's room. But
when they burst in Exile is sound asleep and there is no sign of
the wolf. In the morning Hubert's declares that the sample fur
comes from a Werewolf. At the news, Exile hides in his room. When
the Rovers track him down he explains about the ancient legend of
the Werewolf, anyone bit or scratched by one will turn into one
every time the moon is full: Exile was scratched in the attack in
London. In an effort to find a cure, the Rovers seek the advise
of the "Great Wise Dog Of The Mountain": Confuseus. He
only helps the Rovers after he is given a box of cocktail weenies
(the cheesy kind). Confuseus explains (in wrap) that the only way
to counteract the effects of the Werewolf's Curse is to take the
drool of a Werewolf and mix it with swamp water and pour it on
the cursed one. But the Road Rovers are warned, they only have to
the setting of the next full moon or the Werewolf's Curse will be
permanent. Blitz and Colleen (who still refuses to remember
Blitz's name) board the Cloud Rover (Two seated helicopter with
twin rotors) as Hunter, Shag and Exile (who is tied and chained
to a chair) take the Sky Rover (Three seated jet differs from
previous model). The two vehicles race towards England to collect
some swamp water. But on the way the sun sets and the moon comes
up full. The good news is that Exile does not change into a
Werewolf. The bad news in that Colleen does (she was also
scratched in the battle in London). As Blitz tries to hold
Colleen off, Hunter and his group speed to the nearest bog and
collect swamp water. They then track the Cloud Rover to
Stonehenge, here all the Werewolves have gathered. Exile explains
it is time for them to pick their King and Queen. Blitz is found
unharmed and wants nothing more than to flee, but Hunter declares
that they aren't leaving without Colleen. As the moon sets and
the sun begins to rise the Rovers attack. Shag is able to use the
"Road Rover Missile Launcher" to blast a hole in the
ground (which corals the Werewolves). Hunter pours a little swamp
water on his favorite tennis ball and throws it into the mouth of
Colleen (Werewolf), she is changed back to her old Cano-Sapien
self. Hunter then uses his tennis ball and his Tennis Ball
Shooter to bounce the ball off all the Werewolves thus changing
everyone back to normal (including Di, Charles and the tourist).
Back at Road Rover Mission Control the Master congratulates them
all for a good job.
TITLE: "Where Rovers
Dare"
EPISODE: #4
AIR DATES: 10-12-96 and 10-13-96
WRITTEN BY: Brian Chin and Tom Ruegger
DIRECTED BY: Herb Moore
CAST (VOICES): Jess Harnell as Hunter,
Tress MacNeille as Colleen, Kevin M. Richardson as Exile, Jeff
Glen Bennett as Blitz, Frank Welker as Shag, Joseph Campanella as
The Master, George Dzundza as Gustav Havoc, Brian George as
Lieutenant Skeam, Rob Paulsen as Katzenstoki Ambassador and
Victor Brandt as Eisnearian Ambassador
TODAY'S QUOTE: "And Caesar's spirit,
ranging for revenge
Shall in these confines with a
monarch's voice cry `Havoc!' and let slip the dogs of war" -
Julius Caesar, III, i, Line 270 By William Shakespeare
SYNOPSIS: Long ago, the nations of Eisneria
and Katzenstok lived in peace and friendship next to each other.
But that was changed when the golden bridge that connected the
countries was destroyed by war. The only remnant of those
peaceful days is the ancient "Scepter of the Valley".
Until recently the scepter has been enshrined in Katzenstok's
capital. But the scepter has been stolen. At the United Nations,
Katzenstok accuses Eisneria of stealing it. Katzenstok warns that
if the scepter is not returned by noon the following day they
will declare war on Eisneria. The representative from the United
States reassures that their top agents are working on getting the
scepter back. Enter the Road Rovers: Colleen and Hunter are
chased across snow covered mountains, on single seated motorcycle
styled sleds which is driven by a lone traction wheel, by
soldiers in heavily armed snow-terrain vehicles. The Rovers are
barely able to join up with Shag and Exile in the Tank Rover
(Four seated tank-like vehicle designed for the use in snow). But
as they try to flee the vehicle is hit by a missile and tumbles
down the mountain side. It comes to rest on a high cliff, it
teeters perilously on the edge. To make matters worse one of the
pursuers fires a missile and knocks the Tank Rover over the edge.
As the vehicle plummets, Hunter takes the controls and it
transforms into a large helicopter. The Rovers fly away, but the
pursuers refuse to quit. After they drive their snow bound
vehicles off the cliff they sprout wings and rockets engines.
They begin to fly and continue their pursuit. They shoot the Tank
Rover down. As it tumbles down the mountain, Hunter works at the
controls again and the vehicle changes into a large sled. As they
sled down the mountain Exile breaks into a rendition of
"Jingle Balls". Exile then uses his heat vision to
dispense with the baddie's vehicles. The group joins up with
Blitz and Muzzle, Hunter displays the scepter proudly. A new
group of pursuers appear and everyone climbs aboard a large black
jet which seats all six. Colleen reminds Blitz (whose name she
has forgotten again) of the urgency of their mission (he would
rather bite baddie tooshies) and the jet takes off. Again the
pursuing snow vehicle convert into flying vehicles and go after
the Rovers. Also again the "Road Rovers" are shot out
of the sky. As the craft plummets towards the ground (and after
they all scream uncontrollably) Blitz grabs Colleen's hand and
declares his dying love for her. Unfortunately, in the rush he
has actually grabbed Exile's hand instead in which he responds:
"Please consider therapy". As the craft is about to
crash into a mountain top Hunter fires some missiles and blasts
the earth in their path. He manages to crash land in the soft
snow. But this doesn't halt the pursuers. Before the Rovers can
radio for help they are forced to flee into a near by abandoned
village. As more enemy troops rush in and surround the area the
field commander, Lieutenant Skeam, reports into his commander:
Gustav Havoc, a rebel arms dealer. It was he who stole the
scepter in an effort to lure both countries into war, forcing
them to buy arms from him. As the solders begin to search the
town, some wolves come down from the mountains looking for food.
As the Rovers make a break for it, one of the wolves are caught
in the crossfire. Colleen operates on the wolf as Shag and Exile
assist. They finish just it time because enemy tanks are moving.
Colleen grabs the recovering wolf and the chase is on again. The
Rovers manage to commandeer an enemy truck and speed out of the
village, but the tanks continue to pursue. In the process Hunter,
Colleen and Exile put in a little 60's nostalgic. The tanks fires
and hits their truck, disabling it. The Rovers jump out and are
on foot again (Colleen still carrying the injured wolf). Gustav,
in a helicopter, corners the "Road Rovers" and they are
captured. After he lands, Gustav demands that Hunter hands over
the scepter but the point is moot now. The hurt wolf awakens and
begins to howl. All around wolves appear and begin to growl at
Gustav. He and Skeam make a mad dash for the helicopter. But it
is too late, the wolves already have control of it. The UN
arrives just in time (to save the baddies). The scepter is
returned to its rightful place, overlooking the river separating
both Katzenstok and Eisneria. Magically, the golden bridge that
was destroyed long ago forms and connects the two countries once
again. Peace has been restored.
TITLE: "Let Sleeping
Dogs Lie"
EPISODE: #5
AIR DATES: 10-26-96 and 10-27-96
WRITTEN BY: Nick DuBois
DIRECTED BY: Blair Peters
CAST (VOICES): Jess Harnell as Hunter,
Tress MacNeille as Colleen, Kevin M. Richardson as Exile, Jeff
Glen Bennett as Blitz, Frank Welker as Shag, Joseph Campanella as
The Master, Jim Cummings as General Parvo and Sheena Easton as
The Groomer
TODAY'S QUOTE: "Let sleeping dogs
lie
Who wants to rouse 'em?" - from "David
Copperfield" By Charles Dickens
SYNOPSIS: In the past 24 hours Ninjas (or
"guys in pajamas") have broken into four museums around
the world and have stolen artifacts of the Kurikawa: The most
powerful Samurais of ancient Japan. Only one Kurikawa artifact
remains: A statue of Buddha which is in Japan. The Master orders
the "Road Rovers" to guard the statue. The Rovers speed
to their target in the Sonic Rover (six seated super sonic jet).
During the trip Exile is reading the famous children's book
"Go, Dog. Go!" (he can not understand why the boy dog
doesn't like the hat of the girl dog). The Rovers arrive at the
statue ahead of the Ninjas. Suddenly, Ninjas come out of the wood
work and a fight ensues. Exile tries to freeze one of them but he
easily busts through the ice with his sword. Next up to bat is
Blitz you fires his "Tooshie Biting Bouquet" (a gun
that fires a metal ball with chomping teeth) at one of the
Ninjas. The Ninja runs for his life until another throws a
throwing star at the chomper and hits it, it spins out of
control. But when it regains itself the chomper begins to chase
after Shag. Hunter quickly pulls out a Frisbee weapon and throws
it at the Chomper, he hits his mark. The chomper bounces off a
few pillars and then explodes. Colleen gets into the act and,
using her karate (and famous songs), sends one of the Ninjas (who
was about to behead Shag) flying into a pillar. In order to
protect the statue, Hunter grabs it and races for the door. But
before he can reach the exit a Ninja throws a smoke bomb and the
entire room is filled with smoke. When the smoke clears, both the
Ninjas and the statue are gone. It is then Hunter realizes that
the Ninjas smell like dogs. He is able to track their scent to a
cave. Exile panics when he realizes that Blitz is missing
(Colleen couldn't be happier), but Blitz pulls up in a 6 x 6
Rover vehicle. They all pile in and drive into the cave. To their
dismay, the cave splits off into many caves. To cover more
ground, Hunter and Shag set off on foot while the rest venture
off in the vehicle. Hunter and Shag comes across a huge all
terrain vehicle. Meanwhile, Colleen's group is being pursued by
some sort of tunneling machine. She easily dispatches it by
pressing a button which fires at missile and destroys the
pursuing machine. While back with Hunter and Shag, they sneak
aboard the large Ninja infested vehicle. Hunter takes care of two
of the guards by rolling a tennis ball to them which then opens
up and releases sleeping gas. They take their clothes and pose as
Ninjas. As they venture deeper into the vehicle, they learn that
it is Parvo (who unexplainably is coughing all the time) and his
assistant Groomer who is behind everything. Parvo wanted all the
artifacts because when they are all placed together they form
some sort of map. Plus they learn the Ninjas are really
Cano-Mutants. But before they can report any of this the Rovers
are exposed and captured. Parvo has the vehicle move to a sealed
cave entrance which is shrouded with mist. A smaller vehicle
ventures out of the large one and sucks up all the mist, then the
cave is blasted open. A huge dinosaur creeps out of the cave.
Hunter and Shag are sent to the Cano-Mutator (so they can be
transformed into Cano-Mutants). Meanwhile, Parvo follows the
dinosaur which leads them to another cave filled with large
dino-eggs (which is what Parvo is really after). Groomer sets off
in a smaller vehicle to take out the dinosaur (the mother) per
Parvo's orders. But the beast easily crushes the vehicle and
sends Groomer scurrying just in time for Colleen's group to run
across the monster. It chases them as they speed away. Not even
Exile firing the "Road Rover Missile Launcher" will
slow the dinosaur down. Their vehicle is eventually stepped on by
the monster. While, back with Hunter and Shag. They are led to
the Cano-Mutator but are able to turn the tables on their
capturers and lock them up. Back in the nest, Parvo is collecting
the eggs which he plans to hatch and use the monsters to rule the
world. Hunter and Shag show up to his dismay. Parvo cracks open
one of the eggs and releases a baby dinosaur. Shag deals with the
baby as Hunter goes after Parvo (who is fleeing in a truck full
of the eggs). As he is about to board the mother vehicle a
battered Groomer shows up along with the mother dinosaur. The
baddies flee back into the vehicle and are forced to fly away by
the dinosaur (leaving the egg filled truck behind). Hunter
commandeers the truck as Colleen, Exile and Blitz pull up in the
badly battered Rover vehicle. Hunter explains that they must get
the eggs back in the cave then they can use the machine that
sucked up all the mist to fill the cave with the mist which makes
the eggs and dinosaur sleep (he overheard Parvo stating this).
Hunter delivers the eggs to the cave with mama dino in hot
pursuit. But when he arrives he discovers that the eggs have all
hatched. Fortunately, the other "Road Rovers" arrive
and release the mist back into the cavern. Mother and all the
baby dinosaurs fall into a deep sleep. To make sure no one
disturbs them the entrance to the cave is sealed once again.
After returning to Road Rover Mission Control, the Rovers use the
Transdogmafier to turn the Cano-Mutants back to their original
canine forms. But Exile is in tears, he has finished reading
"Go, Dog. Go!" and is very pleased to learn that the
boy dog actually did like the hat of the girl dog very
much. As a reward for a good job done the Master gives all the
Rovers a doggie treat.
TITLE: "The Dog That
Knew Too Much"
EPISODE: #6
AIR DATES: 11-02-96 and 11-03-96
WRITTEN BY: Earl Kress and Mark Seidenberg
DIRECTED BY: Jon McClenahan
CAST (VOICES): Jess Harnell as Hunter,
Tress MacNeille as Colleen, Kevin M. Richardson as Exile, Jeff
Glen Bennett as Blitz, Frank Welker as Shag, Joseph Campanella as
The Master, Jim Cummings as General Parvo, Sheena Easton as The
Groomer, John Rubinow as Prosecutor, Stephen Furst as Sport,
Elizabeth Lamers as Olivia Peru and Ed Gilbert as Judge Fore
UNACCREDITED CAST (VOICES): Ed Gilbert as
Donavon Bell
COLLEEN'S TOP FIVE LEAST FAVORITE ROAD ROVERS:
"5) What's-his-name, 4) Mr. Fluffy Pants, 3) Blinky, 2)
Blintz and 1) Blister"
SYNOPSIS: In a warehouse on the seedy side
of Miami Florida, Donavon Bell has collected a vast number of
dogs which he has stolen from their rightful owners. But as he
phones his buyer to arrange a pickup a snag pops up: Olivia Peru
breaks into the warehouse and frees her stolen dog Sport. But
before they can escape, Donavon grabs Olivia and threatens to
shut her mouth for good. Sport flees on the command of his master
and leave Olivia to he fate. Later, in court, Donavon is charged
with the disappearance of Olivia. The problem is the prosecution
has no hard evidence and a smug Donavon knows this. There was
only one witness: Sport. But his attitude changes when his lawyer
shows him a newspaper with talking dogs: The Road Rovers. Donavon
demands that Sport be found. Later, Sport who is all alone, wet
and cold is chased and finally capture by a gang of Donavon's
thugs on motorcycles. But before they can escape with their
helpless victim, the "Road Rovers" appear. They rush to
Sport's defense: Exile and Shag on a Rover three wheel motorcycle
while Hunter, Blitz and Colleen speed in the Street Rover (three
seated three wheel car with super speed capacity and air bags).
Colleen manages to grab Sport as they pass. But the baddies don't
give up easy, they begin to chase. The "Road Rovers"
manage to dispense with most of their pursuers, the last two they
ditch by driving off the end of a pier. But where the baddies
drive into the ocean, the Street Rover sprouts wings and flies
while the Exile's motorcycle converts into a jet ski and he and
Shag sail away. Later, back at Road Rover Mission Control. Sport
tells the Rovers and the Master all that he saw in the Donavon's
warehouse (Hunter interprets). He is the perfect witness to
convict Donavon. Problem is that he is a dog, no human can
understand him. But the Master has an answer for that: The
Transdogmafier. Sport is changed into a Cano-Sapien. Now that
Sport can talk, it's off to Miami in the Turbojet Rover (Six
seated jet) so he can testify. But on the way there they are
attacked by a trio of attack jet fighters which begin to fire
missiles at them. Hunter manages to dodge all of their attacks,
then it his turn to go on the offensive. He shoots one of the
fighters down but as the pilot bails out he lands on the wing of
the Turbojet Rover. The pilot pulls out a laser pistol and begins
blasting the jet. Colleen takes control of the Turbojet Rover as
Hunter goes out onto the wing to confront the enemy pilot. He
tries to dispose of the baddie with a pistol version of his
Tennis Ball Shooter, but the target ducks and Hunter blasts the
tail of the Turbojet Rover instead. The pilot jumps him and they
both tumble off the wing and plummet towards their doom. Hunter
pops a hidden parachute and begins to float to safety, but the
relentless pilot grabs onto him as he falls past. A struggle
ensues but ends quickly when the pilot pulls out a laser wand and
slices the strings of Hunter's parachute. He then lets go of
Hunter and uses his own parachute to float safety to the ground
while Hunter falls towards his demise. Fortunately, Colleen
swoops the Turbojet Rover down, Shag grabs and pulls Hunter back
inside. The remain two fighter blast the Turbojet Rover with
missiles and it crashes into the ocean. But once it is underwater
it transforms into a submarine. The gang speeds directly to
Miami. When they hit the beach a large burrowing tank surfaces
from under the sand, it has large Road Rover emblem which has the
universal "not" symbol over it (a red circle with a
slash through it). Hatches on the vehicle open and Parvo (who
still has coughing fits) and Groomer appear with Olivia in toe, a
group of baddies appear behind them as well. As it turns out
Sport is working for the baddies (in his collar is a homing
device), in exchange for leading Parvo to the "Road
Rovers" Parvo will let Sport and Olivia go. But Parvo
refuses to hold his end of the bargain, Olivia and Sport know too
much about his operation (Parvo was Donavon's buyer). Both they
and the "Road Rovers" must be disposed of. But before
the baddie can do anything, the Rovers make a break for it.
Hunter takes care of the minor baddies with his Tennis Ball
Shooter while Colleen frees Sport and Olivia. The Rovers then
commandeer some vehicles and flee, but Parvo and Groomer are in
hot pursuit in their tank. They duck into the everglades and when
the tank tries to follow Exile uses his cold vision to turn the
swamp water to ice. The tank slides out of control and comes to a
stop in quicksand. As Parvo and Groomer abandon the sinking tank
the Rover race to Miami. Sport testifies, Donavon is convicted
and set to prison. Sport and the Rovers return to the Master
where Sport is changed back to his original canine form.
TITLE: "Hunter's
Heroes"
EPISODE: #7
AIR DATES: 11-09-96 and 11/10/96
WRITTEN BY: John Ludin and Mark Seidenberg
DIRECTED BY: Scott Jeralds
CAST (VOICES): Jess Harnell as Hunter,
Tress MacNeille as Colleen, Kevin M. Richardson as Exile, Jeff
Glen Bennett as Blitz, Frank Welker as Shag, Joseph Campanella as
The Master, Jim Cummings as General Parvo, Sheena Easton as The
Groomer and Phil Hayes as Sgt. Curse
UNCREDITED CAST (VOICES): Jeff Glen Bennett
as Hawkins
SHAG'S TOUPEE PROVIDED BY: "The Hair
Club For Dogs"
SYNOPSIS: At a secret installation, which
is guarded by Cano-Mutants, Sergeant Curse is unloading a truck
full of stolen dogs. One of which is Shag. As the prisoners are
lined up some of them make a break for it but are easily
captured. Groomer appears and explains that "No one has ever
escaped from here... Alive". She looks over the prisoners
but only Shag impresses her. Fortunately, she doesn't recognize
him. He and the rest of the prisoners are locked up in a cell
that has laser beams for bars. Groomer joins Parvo (who still has
coughing attacks) and tells him they added 300 new dogs to their
prison. In a quiet moment, we learn that the two baddies have a
mushy and weird thing for each other. Parvo later explains his
plans are per usually: Change the dogs into Cano-Mutants and use
them as an army to takeover the world. His plan is in the final
stage, in the morning the Cano-Mutants will be disbursed among
the continents of the world. During the night, when the guards
are asleep, Shag has a scratching fit. Colleen, who is in
camouflage to match Shag's fur and has been on his back all
along, comes out of hiding. She contacts the Rovers (via her
headset radio) and tell them she is in position and ready to bust
out. She uses an ingenious compact mirror device to deflect the
lasers beam bars and creates an exit. But the other prisoners
bolts and set off the alarm. Shag and Colleen run for it but
there are guards all over the place. Fortunately, they are able
to elude them all (thanks mostly to Colleen's cunning).
Unfortunately, they are unable to elude the advanced security
systems of the prison. Pinned down by laser fire, they only have
one hope: Shag's Road Rover Missile Launcher. But once again he
has forgotten which way to point it. Colleen takes over, she is
not only able to blast the security systems but also a very large
hole leading to the outside (which Shag gives her a very
deserving "Best in Blasting" trophy). Meanwhile,
Sergeant Curse is returning to the prison. But he stops his truck
when he spots a young lady leaning under the hood of her car
(apparently she is having car trouble). He offers to lend a hand
but instead Hunter appears and gasses Curse using his gas bomb
tennis ball and his Tennis Ball Shooter. As the Sergeant snoozes
Exile and Blitz appear and remove the young lady from under the
hood, it turns out that it was just a mannequin. Back inside the
prison, Groomer is sending a group of dogs through the
Cano-Mutator. Elsewhere, Parvo is trying to extort more money
from his followers (people who have paid to be in Parvo's new
world order). Back with the Rovers, they are driving a Rover car
and come up with a way to get Colleen, Shag and the rest of
Parvo's prisoners out. The vehicle begins to burrow under the
ground and tunnels right underneath the prison. They leave the
car and force their way up through a floor panel. Unfortunately,
they come up in the guard barracks. About 50 Cano-Mutants with
heavy weapons aim at Exile, Hunter and Blitz. The Rovers leap
into action, split up and run for their lives. Naturally, the
Cano-Mutants pursue. Hunter deals with his pursuer by using one
of his exploding tennis balls, Blitz frightens his away using his
super claws and teeth and Exile losses his by making the floor
icy with his cold vision. Back with Shag and Colleen, they have
been spotted and the guards are in hot pursuit. Shag dives into a
room to come face to face with Groomer. As it turns out, she was
looking for him. She feels that he needs to shave a few pounds,
of hair that is. She begins by giving Shag a flattop (Edward
Scissorhand style), he flees in terror knocking her into an
auto-clipping unit (which she enjoys way too much). Colleen joins
up with Hunter and his group, so does Shag. The Rovers begin to
"do what dogs do": Dig. While Colleen and Exile break
into (thanks to Exile's heat vision) the security section and
sabotage all the security systems which opens the cells for all
10,000 canine prisoners. The dogs begin to escape through the
tunnel Hunter, Shag and Blitz has dug. But in the middle of the
escape attempt Groomer discovers them. Before she can blow the
whistle, Blitz fires a homing spikes ball at her. She is barely
able to elude the pursuing ball. Unfortunately (or maybe
fortunately), she does this by running into on of the cells and
is locked inside. Meanwhile, Shag tunnels up to the surface just
short of the surrounding forest and is spotted by the guard in a
tower. Worst yet is he is stuck halfway out of the hole and the
guard is shooting at him. Colleen rushes to his aid, she throws a
pair of grenade shaped bones up into the tower. They explode and
create a giant gas cloud that obscures Shag and the tunnel exit
from the guard. Shag breaks free and the dogs rash into the
forest. While back in the complex, Exile is doing some more
sabotage. At that same moment, Parvo relishes in his realization
that in a few short hours the world will be his. His mood changes
when he notices all the cells of his prison are empty. Exile's
sabotage takes full effect as the prison is destroyed in a series
of explosions. Parvo and Groomer arise from the ruins, he blames
her for everything. Later, back at Road Rover Mission Control.
The Master congratulates Hunter, Exile, Blitz, Colleen and Shag
on another job well done. All the dogs are safe and back with
their masters.
TITLE: "Dawn Of The
Groomer"
Note: The title was later changed to "Dawn Of The Groomer -
Part 2"
EPISODE: #8
AIR DATES: 11-16-96 and 11/17/96
WRITTEN BY: Mark Seidenberg
DIRECTED BY: Herb Moore
CAST (VOICES): Jess Harnell as Hunter,
Tress MacNeille as Colleen, Kevin M. Richardson as Exile, Jeff
Glen Bennett as Blitz, Frank Welker as Shag, Joseph Campanella as
The Master, Jim Cummings as General Parvo and Sheena Easton as
The Groomer
TODAY'S QUOTE: "Outside of a dog a
book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it is too dark to
read" - Groucho Marx
SYNOPSIS: In 3000 B.C. the ancient ritual
of eternal life is talking place in a large city in Egypt. But
when the participates can not complete the ritual the entire city
is buried in a massive sand storm. 5000 years later (that is
35,000 in dog years), the Rovers are busy in New York City. They
are pursuing, in the Street Rover (three seated three wheel car
with jet propulsion), two Cano-Mutants in a mini van through the
streets of the city. With Colleen at the wheel Hunter is having
puppies (no pun intended), she isn't that good of a driver.
During the chase Hunter and Groomer face off with powerful
weapons (Hunter takes out a billboard advertising the play
"Cats"). Exile, Shag and Blitz joins the chase in a
taxi cab (with a driver that can't speak a word or English).
After a merry chase they catch up with Groomer. But before they
can do anything, they are diverted by some cats. The Rovers take
time out to chase the felines (dogs will be dogs). The fun stops
when Shag spots Groomer and the Cano-Mutants collecting cats. He
runs in terror and hides in a mini van: The same one that Groomer
came in. The baddies. with their feline cargo, jump in and drive
(flies) away with Shag (unknown to them). The van is taken to a
large fortress. There Groomer has a discussion with Parvo on how
they can use Felo-Mutants, cats that have been sent through the
Cano-Mutator (Transcatmutation), can be used to take over the
world. She sends three cats through and they are transformed into
cat mutants. Though they appear to be rivals of Cano-Mutants,
Parvo is dead set against it (you can't control cats). Meanwhile,
the "Road Rovers" arrive at the fortress (they followed
a homing signal in Shag's collar) in Tri Rovers* (two seated
motorcycle like vehicles with tank trends and a single driving
wheel). Back in the fortress, the alarm sounds. Needless to say
Parvo is upset. Groomer sends the Felo-mutants out after the
"Road Rovers" but they easily deal with them (they dump
a water tank of water on them - cats hate water). Parvo is upset
that they failed but pleased that they did (to prove his point
that dogs are better than cats). He orders Groomer to get rid of
the Felo-Mutants, but she refuses. She quits, takes her mutants
and boards a flying craft (along with the Cano-Mutator) to
Parvo's dismay. But as she flees the craft is destroyed by a
hidden bomb (planted by Parvo). The Rovers find Shag safe and
sound. Seven years later (that's one year for humans), operatives
for the "Road Rovers" (Cano-Sapiens) have found no sign
of Parvo in this time. But what they have found are disturbing
reports of Felo-Mutants near Cairo. The Rovers race to Egypt in
the Turbojet Rover (Six seated jet). But as they fly over some
ancient ruins the craft is hit by lasers. As Hunter battles at
the controls, the rest of the Rovers bailout (on Hunters orders)
using Wing Rovers* (one dog jet packs). Hunter manages to land
the Turbojet Rover but in the meantime Colleen and Blitz are
captured by Felo-Mutants and are taken inside the ruins. They are
brought before Groomer who is now dressed up like an Egyptian
queen. She explains to them that she is going to complete the
ritual (which was started at the beginning of the episode). But
to do that a sacrifice is needed: A canine sacrifice. She will
use the Rovers for it. Blitz desperately tries to convince
Groomer he is not a Road Rover nor a dog. In a rare instance,
Colleen actually knowledges his existence and that he is a Road
Rover (Poor Blitz). The two captive Rovers are strung up over
boiling lava. As Groomer recites the chant for the ritual, the
prisoners are slowly lowered towards the lava. To everyone's
amazement the ritual appears to be working. Three mummies come to
life and step forward. But Groomer's hopes are dashed when the
mummies turn out to be doggies (Hunter, Shag and Blitz). Hunter
uses his Tennis Ball shooter to bring down the house (literally).
As everyone flees, Shag saves Colleen and Blitz from the lava.
The "Road Rovers" board the Turbojet Rover and fly away
as a giant sand storm kicks up. Groomer flees into the desert and
the ancient city is once again buried. Alone, lost, without water
she does the unspeakable. She uses a radio to call Parvo (who is
orbiting the earth in a giant bulldog spaceship, but he ignores
her. Back at Road Rover Mission Control, all is back to normal.
Parvo and Groomer have been defeated and Colleen is turning up
her snout to all of Blitz's advancements. Back in Egypt, Parvo's
spacecraft lands and picks up Groomer. She begs for forgiveness.
Parvo explains that he hates cats. At that moment Parvo coughs up
a fur ball. Embarrassed, he removes his helmet to exposes his
real form: He is part cat (has feline ears). The two baddies huge
each other and make up. The screen fades and "To be
continued..." appears on the screen.
TITLE: "Still A Few
Bugs In The System"
EPISODE: #9
AIR DATES: 11-23-96 and 11-24-96
WRITTEN BY: Nick DuBois
DIRECTED BY: Brad Neave
CAST (VOICES): Jess Harnell as Hunter,
Tress MacNeille as Colleen, Kevin M. Richardson as Exile, Jeff
Glen Bennett as Blitz, Frank Welker as Shag, Joseph Campanella as
The Master, Jim Cummings as General Parvo, Sheena Easton as The
Groomer and Steven Franken as Professor Eugene Atwater
UNCREDITED CAST (VOICES): Frank Welker as
Flea
" No bugs were mistreated in the making of this motion
picture. We encourage all of our viewers to be kind to bugs.
Especially, since they may one day take over the world. Thank
you."
SYNOPSIS: At the Be-Gone Chemical
factory the "Road Rovers" are in the process of
shutting down another one of General Parvo's operations. At
first, the Rovers have little trouble dealing with the
Cano-Mutants guarding the facility. But when Parvo sends in
reinforcements the Cano-Sapiens are overwhelmed. So they release
Muzzle on them and he cleans house. With Parvo's plans once again
foiled, he flees. In the process he decides that he may be
looking at the whole world domination thing wrong. Later,
Professor Eugene Atwater is giving a speech on bugs. He believes
that with war, toxic waste and nuclear war ravaging the earth the
only way humans will be able to survive is to become bugs. But
when he asks for funding for his research he is laughed at by
all. All but one. Groomer hands him a blank check from Gen-Par
Industries (General Parvo). Atwater is able to continue his work.
A year later (that's seven in dog years). Atwater has set up a
vast lab in which he has exposed his bugs to vast amounts of
radiation which has surprisingly made the strong and resilient.
Parvo, Greta (his pet Rottweiler) and Groomer pay the professor a
visit. They take the super bugs and send them through a modified
version of the Cano-Mutator (the "Bug Habichi"). The
tiny bugs are transformed into a giant Flea, Tick and Mange.
Atwater protests that this is not what his work was suppose to
produce. Parvo decides to quiet him and sics the Killer Flea on
him. But the monster regards Atwater as a father and goes after
Parvo instead. The General saves his skin by offering to continue
to fund the professor's work. A bargain is struck. Later, the T-Bone
dog biscuit factory is destroyed. The Master sends the Rovers out
to investigate. Once they fly to the site of destruction, they
find huge tracks leading into the forest. The "Road
Rovers" follow the tracks which leads to Atwater's lab at
Gen-Par Inc. But when they break in Parvo sics the mutant bugs on
them. This is little concern for the Rovers. After all, they have
Muzzle. They sic him on the monsters. The Rottweiler does fairly
well with dealing with the mutants until he runs across Greta and
he instantly falls in love, he has no desire to fight (Parvo's
plan is working perfectly). The bugs go after the "Road
Rovers" despite Atwater's protest. Just when things seem
their darkest, the Professor tells his pets to stop. The killer
bugs agree, "dogs are not our true enemy". All the bugs
flee but Parvo, Groomer and Greta (after abandoning Muzzle) are
hot pursuit. The Rovers are not far behind (toting a heart broken
Muzzle). Everyone meets at the Up-State Nuclear Power Plant. The
Mutant Bugs plan on destroying the reactor cord and starting a
nuclear winter. The other two bugs keep the "Road
Rovers" busy while Flea heads for the reactor. In order to
keep Muzzle busy, Greta is released to do her job. But in the
heat of battle Hunter interrupts their romantic interlude. Greta
goes off in a huff and Muzzle explodes in a furry of rage (even
by Muzzle standards). He attack Parvo's ship and begins to tear
it apart. Hunter, in an anti-radiation suit, confronts Flea in
the core. Hunter tries to soothe the beast with a Ringo
Starr/John Lennon impersonation but he doesn't respond. In the
struggle the Mutant Bug destroys the catwalk Hunter is standing
on. While hanging from one hand he pulls out a small gun from a
hidden compartment in his suit and fires it at Flea. The tiny gun
packs quite a wallop. Not only does it blast the bug from the
reactor core but back out into the parking lot. The Killer Bug is
shaken up but not out. He picks up a large concrete block and
prepare to throw it at Colleen. Atwater tries to intervene but
the remains of the block (which Colleen karate chops into smaller
hunks) hit Atwater and knocks him down. Flea vows to destroy all
the Rovers in a nuclear winter. Exile uses his Cold vision to
freeze all the rampaging bugs into blocks of ice. Back with
Parvo's ship, Muzzle takes a break from mass destruction to look
at Greta through a windows. The two look loving at each other,
but Muzzle comes to his senses and turns his nose up on her and
leaves. Parvo escapes in his badly damaged ship. Later, back at
Road Rover Mission Control. Shag uses the Transdogmafiers to
turns the Mutant bugs back into regular ones. The Rovers mail
them to the Sunnyville Sanitarium. There, they are reunited with
Professor Atwater (who is now a patient there). They are all one
big happy (and insane) family.
TITLE: "Reigning
Cats and Dogs"
Note: The title was later changed to "Reigning Cats and Dogs
- Part 3"
EPISODE: #10
AIR DATES: 02-01-97 and 02-02-97
WRITTEN BY: Mark Seidenberg and Tom Ruegger
DIRECTED BY: Herb Moore
CAST (VOICES): Jess Harnell as Hunter,
Tress MacNeille as Colleen, Kevin M. Richardson as Exile, Jeff
Glen Bennett as Blitz, Frank Welker as Shag, Joseph Campanella as
The Master, Jim Cummings as General Parvo, Sheena Easton as The
Groomer and Michael McKean as Dr. Jeffrey Otitus
TODAY'S QUOTES: "I know Sir John will
go, though he was sure it would rain cats and dogs" - From
"Polite Conversation" by Jonathan Swift
"If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he
will not bite you. This is the principle difference between a dog
and a man." - From "Fudd'nhead Wilson" by Mark
Twain
"If a dog jumps in your lap, it is because he is fond of
you. But if a cat does the same thing it is because your lap is
warm." - From "Dialogues" by Alfred North
Whitehead
SYNOPSIS: The Rovers search the Cosmos in a
spaceship (it looks like a dog with a Frisbee in its mouth) for
Parvo. After Hunter does a Shatner impersonation, Parvo's ship
(shaped like a bulldog) ambushes the Rovers. In desperation, the
saucer (Frisbee) section of the ship disengages with the Rovers
in it. Parvo takes chase. In the heat of the battle both ships
are sucked into a black hole. Hunter manages to steer the ship
out of the black hole but Parvo's ship isn't as lucky, they pass
all the way through. Afterwards, Parvo contemplates how he can
use the power of the black hole to his advantage. Back at Parvo's
secret head quarters, he takes himself through the
Transdogmafier. He has been treating himself in an effort to
remove all his feline traits (so he'll be a REAL man). Parvo has
constructed a time transforming device (a time machine). To test
it, he sends a statue of himself back to November 26, 1922. Back
on that exact date, King Tut's tomb is being opened. There,
Parvo's statute is found. With the test a complete success, Parvo
plans to go back into time and kill Professor Shepherd (before he
became the Master). If there is no Shepherd there is no
"Road Rovers" No "Road Rovers" and Parvo can
take over the world. But before he sets out to change history, he
treats himself to one more treatment in the Transdogmafier. But
during the process the Rovers attack. As the base is pounded by
the attack, the controls to the Transdogmafier slip into reversed
and Parvo is changed back into his original form: A cat. As
Groomer picks up her former boss, he scratches her face. In
anger, she tosses the cat onto the pad of the time machine and
the cat is mistakenly sent back into time. It appears in Socorro,
New Mexico 8 dog years ago. It finds its way to Shepherd's house
where it is attack but Scout (a Rottweiler). Shepherd comes to
the cat's rescue (not realizing it is Parvo) and takes it in. He
names it Boots. Back in the present, the battle rages on. Groomer
is deploying Cano-Mutants against the Rovers. The Cocker Spaniel
(Fluffy) and Dalmatian Cano-Mutants from the first episode run
into the Rovers. Colleen recognizes them and they her, they turn
and flee in terror (she kicked their butts back then). While back
in the past, Shepherd is working hard on his Transdogmafier
project at his lab. He is interrupted by Jeffrey Ottius who is
the one who arranged for Shepherd's funding. Jeffrey is only
interested in making money while Shepherd's only concern is the
good of the world. He explains that the unit is ready for testing
and that he's got some candidates in mind (on the computer he
displays the current "Road Rovers") Later, Jeffrey has
his own plans for Shepherd's invention. He finds an interested
party in buying the plans for it but they want proof first. To do
so, Jeffrey attempts to capture and send Scout through the
Transdogmafier. But when Scout is too much of a match for
Jeffrey, he takes Boots instead. The cat is sent through the
processes and transformed into the Parvo we all know and love.
Parvo forces Jeffrey to construct the Transdogmafier from memory.
To test it, they dognap Scout and send him through the machine.
But all that happens is that Scout turns insane. Back in the
present, Muzzle is brought up to handle some Cano-Mutants (who
run in fear). As the Rovers burst in the main lab Groomer sends
herself back in time, she joins up with Jeffrey and Parvo. He
changes help (gets rid of Jeffrey and keeps Groomer). Parvo
phones Shepherd and offers an exchange: Scout's life for the
plans to the Transdogmafier. Reluctantly, he agrees. Just then
the "Road Rovers" (traveling through time) appear. But
as they are about to nab Parvo and Groomer, he uses a gun to
bring down the house on the Rovers (literally). Scout breaks free
and makes a run for it. Desperately needing the mutt (to trade
for the plans), Parvo and Groomer give chase in a truck. The
Rovers dig themselves out and pursue in a jeep. As the chase
progresses Shag types out a letter (on a laptop/printer
computer), puts it in an envelope and mails it. Back in the
present, the Master is losing contact with the Rovers on his time
machine. He is forced to bring the Rovers back prematurely. The
Jeep, now driverless, crashes into Parvo's truck and both
vehicles are destroyed. This allows Scout to escape. In fear, he
hops a train. But Parvo isn't beaten yet. He tricks Shepherd into
thinking he still has Scout (Groomer barks over the phone). But
before the exchange, Shepherd receives and opens the letter from
Shag. It warns him not to trust Parvo. Back in the present, the
Rovers are bummed out because Parvo got away. But the Master is
very pleased, he shows them the letter from Shag and explains
that this saved his life (back in the first episode he was tipped
off that Parvo was going to blow up his lab). So the Rovers go
golfing. Back in the past, Scout finds himself in Los Angles,
California. There, he is captured animal control personal of the
city. He is thrown into a truck with other dogs. One of them is
about to attack Scout, but a Pre-Cano-Sapien Hunter jumps out of
a cage and defends him. It is then we realize that Scout is
Muzzle. The show ends with Hunter and Scout as buddies.
TITLE: "Gold and
Retrievers"
EPISODE: #11
AIR DATES: 02-08-97 and 02-09-97
WRITTEN BY: Jeff Kwitny and Tom Ruegger
DIRECTED BY: Jon McClenahan
CAST (VOICES): Jess Harnell as Hunter,
Tress MacNeille as Colleen, Kevin M. Richardson as Exile, Jeff
Glen Bennett as Blitz, Frank Welker as Shag, Joseph Campanella as
The Master, Jim Cummings as General Parvo, Sheena Easton as The
Groomer, Maurice Lamarche as Malcomb Lamarche, Kaylan Romero as
Luka and Lara Cody as Sydney The Archaeologist
UNCREDITED CAST (VOICES): Jeff Glen Bennett
as Digit and Frank Welker as The President
TODAY'S QUOTES: "Dedicated to
Oso"
SYNOPSIS: The episode begins as Luka (a
small South American boy) recounts a reoccurring dream to his
seeing eye dog Oso. In the dream are the "Road Rovers"
a strange looking golden pyramid and Oso. The boy is clueless on
the meaning of the dream other than the structure in the dream is
the Great Pyramid of Hope. It will grant anyone one wish whose
heart is true. The boy states that if he was granted a wish he
would wish that Oso would live forever. On the way home through
the thick South American jungle, a giant fish mutant appears and
Oso attacks. Meanwhile, in the financial world everything is
going to pot. Gold is being flooded in causing financial up
heave. In the Oval Office, the president is on the phone talking
to British Prime Minster who shares her concerns. Hunter is at
the president's feet chewing on a tennis ball as Colleen is being
petted by the Prime Minister (both are in their pre-Cano-Sapien
form). Blitz, Exile and Shag are with their masters as they
discuss the same problem over the phone. After everyone leaves a
bright light shines down on Hunter and the Master's voice says:
"Hunter. The time has come." and he races away. The
bright light shines on Colleen as she rests and the Master's
voice is heard saying: "Colleen. You're needed." She
too races away. Then the bright light shines on Blitz and the
Master says: "Blitz. Prepare for battle." And he races
away. The light next falls on Exile which the Master tells him:
"Exile. Report to Headquarters." And he races from the
room. Lastly, the light falls onto a sleeping Shag. It takes the
Master several tries but he is finally able to wake up Shag who
starts whining and complaining. All of the Rovers race to Mission
Control viva their underground dog shaped vehicles (as seen in
"Storm From The Pacific"). They then all jump into
their Transdogmafier and are transformed into the "Road
Rovers" we all know and love. They get right down to
business: Wanting to have lunch. But the Master stops them
because their is more urgent business at hand (to Shag's dismay).
The Master briefs them explaining that if the flow of gold is not
stopped into the free market a global collapse of economics will
happen. Apparently, the gold is coming from South America deep in
the Brazen rain forest. The Master orders them to stop the flow
of gold. Hunter tries to squeeze lunch in before they set out but
the Master sets them straight. The Rovers board the Pack Rover (a
cargo jet) and fly to South America. Once the jet reaches
coordinates provided by the Master Hunter attempts a landing, but
of course it ends up as a crash landing. The Rovers pull out the
Hover Rover and the Hydro Rover* (speed boat) and sets them up in
the Amazon river. But before they can set out they are attacked
by the fish creature (the one that Oso attacked). The Rovers jump
into their vehicles and speed down the river. But more of the
creatures appear (on jet skis) and take pursuit. One of them
jumps aboard the Hydro Rover but Colleen dispatches it using her
Martial Art skills. At the same time, another jumps aboard the
Hover Rover. Muzzle hops (since he is still strapped to his cart)
forward and knocks the creature into the turbo fan of the
hovercraft which does a number on the creature's rear area, it
jumps off the vehicle in pain. Back on the Hydro Rover, Hunter is
throwing discs at the still pursuing creatures. They all catch
them in their mouths and they explode ("Sushi
anyone?"). In a lull of the action, Shag's cellular phone
rings. He has a brief unintelligible conversation. Meanwhile, in
an effort to dispatch with the rest of the pursuing creatures
Blitz uses his Puppy Blaster* (a laser pistol) on them.
Unfortunately, he misses and hits the Hydro Rover. The craft
lurches to one side throwing out Hunter, Colleen and Shag. Then
crashes into a rock and explodes. Later, Hunter confronts Blitz
and demands he hand his weapon over. He refuses. Colleen settles
the matter by screaming at Blitz (which sends him reeling into
the river). The Rovers set out on foot but quickly step into a
pit trap. Later, they are tied up and are being lowered into a
blazing fire. The villagers that captured them think the Rovers
are the monsters. But just as they are about to reach the flames
Luka shows up and convinces the villagers that the Rovers do not
sound or smell like the creatures so they are let free. Luka's
mother explains that he is blind but has seen many visions, like
the dream at the beginning of the story. He also explains that
the monsters took Oso (who has been his pal for the past 14
years). This ticks off the Rovers. They set out on the river
again. Colleen and Hunter lead the way in a canoe while the rest
follow in the Hover Rover. Colleen uses a sensing device to find
the source of the gold. It is a huge complex in the middle of the
river. After gassing some mutant guards, the Rovers sneak in. As
they search the place they discover that all the ancient
treasures of the area are being melted down into gold bars. They
also discover who is behind the entire operation: General Parvo.
He had originally come to the rain forest to find new biological
weapons but instead found the Great Pyramid of Hope and all it's
treasures. At that point he has a confrontation with Sydney, an
Archaeologist. She is angered that all the treasures she has
uncovered Parvo is melting down. Parvo shelves the discussion and
moves to more pressing matters. Tonight is the night when the
moon will align with the pyramid and awaken it granting the
wisher one wish. At that point Digit, Parvo's financial adviser,
reminds the General that they have placed investments on
purchasing several parts of the world but they need to ship all
the gold tonight including the pyramid. Sydney protests but is
overruled by Parvo. He reassures Digit everything will be sent
after the ceremony tonight. At that moment, Shag's phone starts
ringing again exposing the Rover's hiding place in the ceiling.
Groomer whips out her laser and blasts a hole in the roof. Shag,
Hunter and Colleen fall through and land before the baddies. The
Rovers race away and Groomer sends her fish mutants after them.
Then her, Parvo, Digit and Sydney drive over to the pyramid. Back
with the Rovers, Hunter tracks down Oso and Colleen frees him.
The gang races for the Hover Rover (where Exile, Blitz and Muzzle
are waiting in). But just as they are about to reach it, the
mutants attack them. Oso turns and flees, Colleen and Hunter
follow. The mutants surround Shag and set to attack. Exile and
Blitz set Muzzle free and he "Muzzles them" (the
mutants). The monsters flee the scene. Oso leads Hunter and
Colleen to the Great Pyramid. Also here is Parvo and his gang,
ready to have his wish granted. Sydney pleas with the General one
last time to spare the pyramid like he promised when she agreed
to help him, but he'll have nothing with it. He wants total world
domination (what else?). The pyramid comes to life and looks deep
into Parvo's heart. Since his heart is not true, the eye of the
pyramid blasts him. The eye then moves upon Oso and looks into
his heart, a wish is granted. Then the ground beneath the pyramid
opens up and swallows it. Hunter and the gang race back to the
Hover Rover while Parvo and his gang wallow in defeat. The Hover
Rover races away and sprouts wings, it flies into the night sky.
The Rovers go back the village and return Oso to Luka. To
everyone's surprise Luka can now see. This was Oso's wish. After
all these years he can see Oso and now instead of Oso taking care
of Luka, he can take care of Oso. Back at Road Rover Mission
Control, the Master congratulates the Rovers on another
successful mission. The financial markets of the world have been
stabilized and the world is saved. Once again, Shag's phone
rings. He leads everyone into the next room where massive
quantities of food are waiting for them. All the calls that Shag
has been getting have been from the caterers. Everyone digs in.
TITLE: "Take Me To
Your Leader"
EPISODE: #12
AIR DATES: 02-15-97 and 02-16-97
WRITTEN BY: Mark Seidenberg and Nick DuBois
DIRECTED BY: Brian Chin and Scott Jeralds
CAST (VOICES): Jess Harnell as Hunter,
Tress MacNeille as Colleen, Kevin M. Richardson as Exile, Jeff
Glen Bennett as Blitz, Frank Welker as Shag, Joseph Campanella as
The Master, Sheena Easton as Mrs. British Prime Minister, Maurice
Lamarche as Russian President, Larry Drake as Captain Zachary
Storm and Steven Franken as Professor Eugene Atwater
UNCREDITED CAST (VOICES): Joe Campanella as
the German Chancellor, Jeff Bennett as the Swiss president,
Sheena Easton as Persia (the dog commanding the space vessel) and
Frank Welker as The President
TODAY'S QUOTES: "The more I see the
representatives of the people, the more I admire my dogs." -
from "Count D'Orsay, Letter To John Foster" by Alphonse
De Lamartime
SYNOPSIS: In Hungry Moose, Montana. Captain
Zachary Storm in sentenced to life in a Federal prison for
treason against the United States (see "Storm From The
Pacific") without the possibility of parole. But as he is
escorted away, a spaceship appears blasting the roof of the
courthouse open and zaps Storm into oblivion. It then proceeds to
blast the rest of the town. Later, at Camp David. The heads of
state for the United States, England, Germany, Russia and
Switzerland have gathered. Along with Hunter, Colleen, Blitz,
Exile and Shag (in their non-Cano-Sapien forms). A Spaceship has
been appearing all around the world. The crises is so unnerving
that Nato forces have be activated. The leaders pledge to unite
against any threat. That night, as all are asleep, the spaceship
appears. The secret service urges the President and the others to
take cover but he refuses. They need to get to the bottom of this
once and for all. The President steps forward (since he can't
find Hillary), so do all the other leaders. They board the ship
and are confronted by a group of armored humanoids. Through
electronic means, they link into all the brains of the leaders.
Afterwards, the Leaders return to the camp and the spaceship
leaves. When the Secret Service asks what the aliens want, the
President replies: "Unconditional Surrender". Later,
the world leaders accuse each other with conspirering with the
aliens for world power (the dogs are doing the same). In the end
they all declare war on each other. Just then, a bright light
shines down on the canines. The Master's voice declares
"Rovers. This is a red alert. It's time to save the
world." Later, at Road Rover Mission Control. The Rovers
(now in Cano-Sapien form) are briefed by the Master. He orders
them to track down the UFO. The gang, along with Muzzle, boards
their frisbee-like spaceship (as seen in "Reigning Cats and
Dogs") and heads for the sky. With the help of the Road
Rover satellite, the Rovers are able to track down the UFO to
"Greatest Lakes". But as they close in the spaceship
attack theirs. It is no match, the Rover craft is shot out of the
sky. On Hunter's orders, everyone but he and Colleen abandons
ship using parachutes. The Rover Vehicle crashes into the lake
(with Hunter and Colleen still inside). But the paratroopers can
not escape, the UFO picks them up. The leader of the aliens (also
in full body armor) orders the prisoners sent through his Neural
Brain Scrambler to insure their loyalty to him. But just then the
Rover saucer craft shows up and starts blasting away at the UFO.
Hunter and Colleen were able to pump out the water of the downed
ship. But it is still no match for the alien craft so Hunter
flies the ship towards space, the aliens pursue. But it is a
trap. The Rover craft joins up with the Enterprise-Like spaceship
(from "Reigning Cats and Dogs"). There the Space Rovers
(Cano-Sapiens that wear uniforms like that from Star Trek: The
Next Generation) are in control. Colleen and Hunter blast their
way in and free their friends. A battle ensues. As alien reinforcements arrive Exile frees Muzzle so he can "Muzzle
them". Muzzle cleans house. As the alien leader tries to
escape Hunter throws a frisbee weapon at him. It knocks off his
helmet to reveal that the leader is Storm. He faked his death and
all the humanoids are not aliens at all. Cornered, Storm begins a
self-destruct sequence. Hunter grabs Storm, he and the rest of
the Rovers dash back aboard their ship. They speed away just as
Storm's ship explodes. The United States Navy picks up all of
Storm's mercenaries who ejetisoned. Storm himself is brought back
to Hungry Moose, Montana. There he is sentenced to another life
term without the possibility of parole. Storm is sent to the
Sunnyville Sanitarium and locked in a padded room. But he
continues to declare that he will have his revenge. Back at Road
Rover Mission Control, the Master congratulates the Rovers on a
job well done. Hunter, to everyone's dismay, declares for a group
hug. Later around the earth, the world leaders settle in for the
night with their pooches (back in non-Cano-Sapien form)... But
wait! The show isn't over yet. Back at the metal hospital, Storm
is gloating. He reveals to fellow inmate Professor Eugene Atwater
(as see in "Still A Few Bugs In The System") that that
night during the lunar eclipse a post hypnotic suggestion will
become active in all of the world leaders (Storm planted it when
they came aboard his ship). Their will be war! Sure enough,
during the lunar eclipse the leaders begin to order their nuclear
arsenals to be launched at each other. Fortunately, the Master
has learned of Storm's plan of destruction (by a security camera
in his cell). He calls the "Road Rovers" into action.
But there is not enough time for them to rush to Road Rover
Mission Control, Transdogmafy and return to stop their masters.
They must do it as normal dogs. As the missiles prepare to
launch, the world leaders begin to phone in the verification
codes. Through distraction and all out attacks, the dogs are able
to keep the leaders busy until the lunar eclipse passes. It is
then that the post hypnotic suggestion passes and they return to
normal. All of the strikes are called off. The world is once
again saved! The next day the dogs are rewarded for the deeds of
valor. The Master congratulates them all... But we're still not
done! Back at the Sunnyville Sanitarium, Storm continues to rant
an rave about how he will be back. Atwater tells him to be quiet
and then continues to talk to his bugs, telling them which of
them can have what country when he takes over the world. Storm
protests declaring the world is his. A few others jump in and
claim the world (including Brain from "Pinky and the
Brain"). The episode concludes with the "Pinky and the
Brain" theme... There. Now the episode is finally over!
TITLE: "A Day In The
Life"
EPISODE: #13
AIR DATES: 02-22-97 and 02-23-97
WRITTEN BY: Tom Ruegger
DIRECTED BY: Scott Jeralds
CAST (VOICES): Jess Harnell as Hunter,
Tress MacNeille as Colleen, Kevin M. Richardson as Exile, Jeff
Glen Bennett as Blitz, Frank Welker as Shag, Joseph Campanella as
The Master, Sheena Easton as the Groomer, Rob Paulsen as Gas
Station Attendant and Maurice Lamarche as Radio Announcer
UNCREDITED CAST (VOICES): Maurice LaMarche
as Sam Donaldson and Jim Cummings as General Parvo
GREAT DOG JOKE: Q: Woof Woof Woof Bark Bark
Woof?
A: Arf Arf Woof!
TODAY'S QUOTES: "The papa's name is
"Sonvo" so here's the switch, the kid's middle name is
Sonov-Ovitch!"
(Note: This scene was later cut from the episode due to alleged public pressure from parents)
SYNOPSIS: It is 6:00am in Shag's bedroom.
His radio alarm clock goes off so he hits the snooze button. At
6:10am he does the same. But at 6:20 he blasts it while a Howard
Stern like Dj is speaking (wish I could do that for real). At
7:00am the Rovers meet in the dinning area of Road Rover Mission
Control. Colleen confuses Blitz with yet another silly name and
Blitz ends with a fat lip. At 7:15am everyone digs into
breakfast. At 7:30 Blitz and Muzzle line up outside the washroom,
Shag is hogging the toilet (more like drinking out of it). At
8:00am the Master briefs the Rovers and gives them there agenda.
The major points are freeing hostages, attending a peace signing
and track down a UFO. But as the are about to break, Blitz puts
up a fuss about on why he isn't the leader. Hunter applies a
little distraction to clear up the matter. At 8:30am the Rovers
are finally on the road (sky), flying to their first destination.
It is Colleen's turn to complain (she wants to fly) and the first
of many jokes are recycled. At 9:00am Exile is desperately trying to get in the bathroom aboard the jet but once again Shag
is inside drinking from the toilet. At 9:30am the boys are
relaxing playing some games while Hunter is busy working on his
laptop. But when questioned on what he is doing Hunter becomes
very defensive. As he tries to leave in a huff Hunter drops a
picture from his files, it is of a female Golden Retriever. Blitz
sees it and teases Hunter about having a girlfriend. The boys
have a good laugh but Colleen is devastated (she wants to be
Hunter's girlfriend). At 10:30am Exile and Shag have a refreshing
moment together. 10:35am the jet lands near a building guarded by
many soldiers who have hostages. Hunter comes up with an original
plan: Try to sneak in. Though this doesn't impress anyone. At
11:00am the Rovers sneak inside. At 11;07am the Rovers are in the
thick of battle. Colleen is kung fuing the dickens out of the
soldiers while Exile is freezing everyone with his cold vision
while Blitz is chasing the rest of the guards around while trying
to bite them in the tooshies. Else where Hunter and Shag frees
the hostages. At 11:12am the Rovers are whisking the hostages
away. At 11:58am the Rovers are flying away from the White House
after returning the former hostages to the president. As the
Master congratulates the Rovers (via a video screen) the UFO they
were suppose to track down appears and attempts to capture their
plane. At 12:03pm the UFO is chasing the Rover's plane and trying
to blast it out of the sky. As Hunter flies the plane and dodges
the attacks Colleen presses a button on the control panel and
their jet speeds away at super speed, losing the UFO. The gang
stops at Chunky Lunky and picks lunch to go but Blitz doesn't get
the peppermint shake he ordered. At 12:35pm the Rovers are busy
eating in flight. But Exile makes a horrifying discovery. The
name of the item he is eating is called a hotdog. He freaks out thinking he is eating a real dog. At 1:00pm the jet is parked in
front of a gas station where Hunter refills the plane as Shag
uses the time to feed his face as Blitz uses the bathroom (what
is it with all these scenes with bathrooms?). After the potty
break they are all off and flying again. At 2:00pm everyone is
taking a nap while Exile flies the plane and Hunter his working
on his laptop again. Exile questions him about the dog in the
picture. Colleen wakes up in time to hear that Hunter has been
trying to track down this dog for a long time. She lives in
Wyoming. Exile urges him to go and visit her. Hunter wants to but
there isn't any time since he is a Road Rover. Exile decides to make
time, he turns the plane around and heads for Wyoming. Colleen is
not pleased at all. At 4:30pm Hunter sits on a hill and looks
down at a farm, in the farmyard is the dog from the picture. She
is barking at him. Colleen asks Hunter why he doesn't go down
there. He is tongue tied. Against Colleen's better judgment, both
she and Exile urge him to go down and talk to the dog. While he
is making a visit the rest the Rovers will handle the peace
treaty signing. He agrees to go down. As Colleen leaves a tear
forms in her eye. Hunter meets with the dog and as it turns out
it is his mother. They have a tender reunion. At 5:45pm the
Rovers are flying away from a successful peace conference and
over Yellowstone. The only mishap was when Shag bumped into Sam
Donaldson and knocked off his toupee. It landed on Blitz who
proceeded to attack it. Just then the UFO appears again and this
time it is successful in capturing their craft. At 6:00pm Blitz
is being interrogated by an unknown voice behind a oneway mirror.
The voice wants to know the secrets of the "Road
Rovers" but instead Blitz babbles on and on. At 6:15pm
Colleen is being interrogated by the mysterious voice. But like
Blitz all she reveals is a lot of trivial things about herself.
At 6:30pm Exile is the next to be questioned by the unseen voice.
After learning Exile's real name (Exilo Mikhailovich SanHusky).
But the scene quickly deteriorates into a song about where
Russians get their names from. (Note: This scene was cut after
the first airing of this episode due to alleged public pressure
from parents) At 6:45pm Muzzle is interrogated but he reveals
nothing. Not that he doesn't say anything it is just that no one
understands him. At 6:47pm it is Shag's turn. He spills his guts
(with Colleen interpreting). He tells the voice how to make his
Kung Pow Chicken (mixed with toilet water). Finally, the
mysterious voice reveals himself. It is Parvo (surprised?). He
declares the Rovers have had their fun. Now it's his and
Groomer's turn. At 7:00pm Hunter is with his mother on the farm
explaining how he found her. Suddenly, his dog tag starts
flashing signaling the Rovers are in trouble. Hunter rushes off
(after promising his mother that he'll be careful). At 8:00pm the
rest of the Rovers find themselves tied up and dangling over a
pit of lava in a forest. Cano-Mutants are everywhere. Parvo asks
for any last requests. Blitz responds with asking for a
peppermint milkshake. He is denied. The Rovers are lowered
towards the lava. Just then a crop duster appears with Hunter at
the controls. He dusts the Mutants and Parvo, then frees
the Rovers. Hunter proceeds to Muzzle Parvo and Groomer
(Yes! At last!). At 9:00pm the Rovers are flying home. When asked
how everything went on the farm Hunter explains that the dog is
not his girlfriend but his mother. When Hunter asks Colleen who
she thought the dog was Blitz explains that she thought it was
her girlfriend. She process to pummel Blitz into a bulkhead. But
she feels guilty about the unprovoked attack and apologizes
calling him Blitz (another first). At 11:00pm the Rovers are back
at Mission Control having peppermint milkshakes. Exile confesses
that he likes Blitz's discovery. Outside, Colleen confronts
Hunter and asks him if he would like to take a walk with her. He
is overjoyed. The next scene Colleen is still in her Cano-Sapien
form while Hunter is not. She walks him on the beach with a
leash. Back in the bathroom Shag is busy drinking out of the
toilet while Exile is desperately trying to get in. The Master
explains that the Rovers may be a little strange at times but
deep down they're all "Good good dogs".