Fluppy Dogs

Fluppy Dogs

Year: 1986

Runtime: 46 mins

Language: English

Director: Fred Wolf

FantasyAdventureAnimationFamily

Originally conceived as the pilot for Disney’s third television animated series, the story follows five pastel‑colored, talking Fluppy dogs who slip through an interdimensional doorway into our world. There they befriend 10‑year‑old Jamie and his neighbor Claire, and together they must protect the Fluppy dogs from the sinister exotic‑animal collector Wagstaff while searching for the portal that will return the canine visitors to their own dimension.

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1

Escape from the mountain world

The Fluppies, living on a perilous mountain world, activate a crystal key to open inter-dimensional doorways. They flee through the portals, seeking safety from the dangerous weather. Their escape leads them into a jungle world where they are pursued by a large purple predator.

Opening sequence Mountain world
2

Pursuit through the Jungle world

Chased by a big purple dinosaur-like creature, the Fluppies scramble to find another portal. They manage to slip away but realize their dangers on this world and set course for another exit.

After escape from mountain world Jungle world
3

Arrival in Earth and the supermarket

The Fluppies locate a new portal that dumps them into a supermarket on Earth. They are mistaken for regular dogs by humans and soon find themselves in trouble.

Moment of arrival Earth - Supermarket
4

Captured and placed in a pound

Mistaken for regular dogs, the Fluppies are captured and placed in a pound. Before capture, Wagstaff notices a shouting Fluffy which triggers his interest.

After arrival on Earth Pound
5

Wagstaff learns about the Fluppies

Wagstaff, a ruthless businessman with a mansion full of exotic animals, discovers the talking dogs in an old book and vows to add the Fluppies to his collection. This discovery sets him on a path to capture them.

After discovery in old book Wagstaff Mansion
6

Jamie meets Stanley and plans to help

Stanley convinces Jamie to help him and his companions, hoping to someday free the others. Jamie can only afford to buy one Fluppy, Tippi, to keep as a pet for his son, but Claire eagerly agrees to take Tippi in.

Early after capture Jamie's home
7

Night escape plan and reveal to Claire

That night, Stanley's and the Fluppies' heads scratching triggers the bed's flight ability, and they learn to control it. They decide to break out of the pound that night with Jamie's help, revealing their true nature to Claire.

Night Jamie's house
8

Breakout from the pound

Stanley and Tippi lead the escape, freeing the other Fluppies and narrowly avoiding Wagstaff as the pound is opened to recapture them. The daring escape triggers a chaotic chase that tests their teamwork.

Night Pound
9

Journey to another portal

The Fluppies depart Earth to find another interdimensional portal to return home, enlisting Jamie's help. They travel until they reach a water world where they are flooded and must return to Jamie’s home to dry out.

After departure from Earth Water world
10

Falumpus appears in the basement

Back at Jamie's house, the Fluppies discover another portal inside the basement, but opening it releases a rambunctious creature called Falumpus that fills the house with chaos. They manage to pacify it with flowers while avoiding Jamie's mother’s ire.

Inside the house Jamie's basement
11

Hide Falumpus and continue the search

Some Fluppies stay behind to keep Falumpus calm, while others continue the portal search alone, hoping to reach their home dimension. Jamie and Claire assist covertly, keeping Falumpus hidden.

Following days Jamie's home
12

Library portal and Wagstaff captures Ozzie

The group tracks the portal to a library in their quest to return home, but Wagstaff captures Ozzie, forcing Stanley and Tippi to seek Claire’s help. Jamie watches as they depart in Claire's car, pursuing the fugitives on the Falumpus.

During quest Library
13

Confrontation at Wagstaff's home

Wagstaff anticipates the kids' plan and traps Stanley and Tippi at his mansion. He threatens arrest for breaking and entering, creating a desperate stalemate.

Climax Wagstaff Mansion
14

Desperate plan and portal break

In a last-ditch move, the Fluppies convince Wagstaff to let the kids say goodbye, scratching their heads to trigger a magical tearing of Wagstaff's house into the air. They reach the portal at the library and crash-land the building in front of it, escaping to their home dimension.

Climax Library front
15

Winter reunion and a stabilized portal

Months later in winter, Jamie and Claire have grown close but miss their Fluppie friends. Stanley appears with the other Fluppies and reveals he found a way to stabilize the portal between Earth and their homeworld, allowing hundreds of Fluppies to pass through and tour Earth.

Months later in winter Earth and Fluppie homeworld

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