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1 Table of Contents

Teacher Notes…………………………………………………………3 Louisiana Content Standards and Benchmarks……………………4 101 Dalmatians History……………………………………………….5 Lesson Plans……………………………………………………………26 English Language Arts Benchmarks………………………………….28 More Lesson Plans…………………………………………………….29 English Language Arts Benchmarks………………………………….33 Mathematics Benchmarks………………………………….………….34 Teachingheart Teachers Share Ideas………………………………..35 101 Dalmatians Movie: Educational Activities and Games for 2 to 5 Year Olds………………………………………………………………...36 101 Dalmatians: Compare and Contrast……………………………..41 English Language Arts Benchmarks………………………………….75 Teaching the Compare and Contrast Essay through Modeling……76 English Language Arts Benchmarks………………………………….81 Additional Resources………………………………………………...... 82

2 Teacher’s Notes

Directed by Matias Grau, III Music and lyrics by Mel Leven, Randy Rogel, Richard Gibbs Brian Smith, Martin Lee Fuller, Dan Root Book adapted and additional lyrcs by Marcy Heisler Music adapted an arranged by Bryan Louiselle Based on the screenplay by Bill Peet

Based on the novel THE HUNDRED AND ONE DALMATIANS by Dodie Smith In a loving home in the city of London, Dalmatian parents, Pongo and Perdita happily raise their Dalmatian puppies, until the monstrous Cruella De Vil plots to steal them for her new fur coat! Join all the dogs of London, as they daringly rescue the puppies from Cruella and her bumbling henchmen. With a delightfully fun score, lovable characters, and one of the most deliciously evil villains in the Disney canon, this stage adaptation is certain to charm and delight all audiences!

JPAS Theatre Kids! are back again this season with two productions for kids by kids! Kids have been invited to participate in 101 DALMATIANS. There is no enrollment fee to participate. We will be offering performance opportunities next season. Be sure to visit www.jpas.org for Theatre Kids! Auditions and info for our upcoming season.

On a sad note, tragically, animal cruelty is a real phenomenon happing today all over the world. For an exposé linking 101 Dalmatians with data on cruelty to dogs and other animals, visit: http://redstarcafe.wordpress.com/category/film/ WARNING: Not for those who have a weak stomach or who are faint of heart.

On a lighter note, 101 Dalmatians has been adapted many times, from Dodie Smith’s book to a Disney film to a T.V. cartoon to a stage play. 101 Dalmatians History gives an overview of each of these adaptations. This section includes many illustrations.

The lesson plan section of this companion provides writing prompts, game ideas and math activities that focus on the 101 Dalmatians. This section includes activity sheets that can be photocopied and used with students. Two of the lessons, 101 Dalmatians: Compare and Contrast and Teaching the Compare and Contrast Essay through Modeling, provide ways of comparing and contrasting the book and the film version of 101 Dalmatians.

We welcome you to the magical world of Disney.

Enjoy!

3 L o u i s i a n a Educational Content Standards and Benchmarks

Content Standards and Benchmarks will follow each section of this companion. In the interest of brevity, Content Standards and Benchmarks will be listed for grades K-4 only. Most Content Standards and Benchmark coding for each subject is similar, and can be adapted for every grade level. As an example, English Language Arts Content Standard Three, “Students communicate using standard English grammar, usage, sentence structure, punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and handwriting, has corresponding Benchmarks across grade levels. The code is written ELA (English Language Arts,) 3 (Content Standard 3,) and E1 (grades 1-4.) The same Benchmark applies to all grade levels. Coding can be converted as follows: ELA-3-E1 Writing legibly, allowing margins and correct spacing between letters in a word and words in a sentence Grades 1-4 ELA-3-M1 Writing fluidly and legibly in cursive or printed form Grades 5-8 ELA-3-H1 Writing fluidly and legibly in cursive or printed form Grades 9-12

As another example:

Mathematics Content Standard NUMBER AND NUMBER RELATIONS, “In problem- solving investigations, students demonstrate an understanding of the real number system and communicate the relationships within that system using a variety of techniques and tools,” has corresponding Benchmarks across grade levels. The code is written N (Number and Number Relations,) 1 (Benchmark 1,) and E (grades 1-4.) The same Benchmark applies to all grade levels. Coding can be converted as follows: N-1-E Constructing number meaning and demonstrating that a number can be expressed in many different forms (e.g., standard notation, number words, number lines, geometrical representation, fractions, and decimals); Grades 1-4 N-1-M Demonstrating that a rational number can be expressed in many forms, and selecting an appropriate form for a given situation (e.g., fractions, decimals, and percents); Grades 5-8 N-1-H Demonstrating an understanding of the real number system; Grades 9-12

All Louisiana Content Standards and Benchmarks were retrieved from: http://mconn.doe.state.la.us/standards1.php

History

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5 The Book

The Hundred and One Dalmatians, or the Great Dog Robbery is a 1956 children's novel by Dodie Smith. A sequel entitled The Starlight Barking continues from the end of the first novel.

At a dinner party attended by the Dearly couple, Cruella de Vil expresses her dislike for animals; subsequently, the couple's new Dalmatian puppies disappear. The Dearly dogs are some of 97 puppies who are kidnapped or legally purchased from various owners, with the intention of skinning them for their fur. Through the co-operation of animals and the "Twilight Barking", the dogs are found in Suffolk, England, and a rescue ensues.

Plot

Pongo and Missis Pongo (or just Missis) are a pair of Dalmatians. They live with the newly married Mr and Mrs Dearly (their "pets"; dogs allow humans to think they are the owners when it is really the other way round) and their two nannies, Nanny Cook and Nanny Butler. Mr Dearly is a "financial wizard" who has been granted exemption from income tax for life and lent a house on the Outer Circle in Regent's Park in return for wiping out the government debt. Before marrying, the Dearlys lived in bachelor flats with their nannies. After marriage, they all move in together and the nannies decide to train as a cook and a butler to match their surnames.

Missis gives birth to a litter of 15 puppies, including the Cadpig, Lucky and Patch. The Dearlys are concerned that Missis will not be able to feed them all and the humans join in feeding them. Mrs Dearly looks for somebody to be a wet nurse, and by chance finds an abandoned Dalmatian mother in the middle of the road in the pouring rain. She has the dog treated by a vet and gives her the name Perdita, Latin for "lost". Later Perdita tells Pongo about her lost love and the circumstances that led to her being abandoned in the middle of the road.

Mr and Mrs Dearly are invited to a dinner party hosted by Cruella de Vil, an intimidating and very wealthy woman. They meet her furrier husband and her abused cat, and discover her love of pepper and very high temperatures, and her fixation with furs. They are disconcerted by her suggestion that animals which are not valuable should be drowned, including her own cat's kittens.

Shortly after the dinner party the puppies disappear. The humans fail to trace them but through the "Twilight Barking", a forum of communication in which dogs can relay messages to each other across the country, the dogs manage to track them down to Hell Hall, the ancestral home of the de Vil family in Suffolk.

6 Pongo and Missis try to explain to the Dearlys where the puppies are but fail. The dogs then decide to run away and find them. They explain to Perdita that she should stay behind and look after the Dearlys.

After a journey across country, they are met by the Colonel, an Old English Sheepdog who shows them Hell Hall and tells them its history. He tells them to rest overnight and that they will see their puppies the next day. They then discover there are 97 puppies including their own 15 and many others who later turn out to have been legally bought. They also discover Cadpig's love of television.

Cruella de Vil appears and tells the crooks in charge of Hell Hall that the dogs must be slaughtered and skinned as soon as possible because of the publicity surrounding the theft of the Dearlys' pups. Pongo and Missis devise an escape plan and agree that they must take all the puppies with them, not just their own 15. They escape on the day before Christmas Eve.

Cadpig is too weak to walk the long distance from Suffolk to London so she is lent a toy carriage by Tommy, the Colonel's 2 year old "pet". When the cart loses a wheel, they have a rest on the hassocks of a country church to escape the cold. The group almost meet Cruella as she drives towards a burning building; Pongo says that they need a miracle and find one when they are offered a lift in a removal van. Having previously rolled in soot to disguise their white hair, they hide in the darkness of the removal van with the help of a Staffordshire terrier whose pets are the movers.

When they return to London they find Cruella's (empty) house. Her cat is still there and invites them in to destroy Cruella's collection of animal skins and fur coats. She gladly joins in as revenge for her lost kittens.

The Dalmatians then return to the Dearlys' house where they are not recognized as they are still covered in soot. They try again, bursting through the door and rolling around on the floor to get rid of the soot. Mr Dearly then recognizes them and sends out for steaks to feed them.

Later the cat drops by to tell them Cruella has fled from Hell Hall. It has been put up for sale and Mr Dearly buys it with money he has been given by the government for sorting out another tax problem. He renames it as Hill Hall and intends to use it to start a "dynasty of Dalmatians" (and a "dynasty of Dearlys" to take care of them).

Finally, Perdita's lost love, Prince (the 101st Dalmatian) visits. His "pets" can clearly see that the two wish to be together and allow him to stay with the Dearlys.

Adaptations

Disney adapted the novel into an animated film, released to theaters on January 25, 1961 as One Hundred and One Dalmatians. It was re-issued to theaters in four times, in 1969,

7 1979, 1985, and 1991. The 1991 reissue was the twentieth highest earning film of the year for domestic earnings.[2]

References

1. ^ Gebert,, Michael (1996). The Encyclopedia of Movie Awards. St. Martin's Paperbacks. ISBN 0-668-05308-9. 2. ^ "1991 Domestic Grosses #1–50". Box Office Mojo. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=1991. Retrieved 2008-04-02.

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8 The Film

One Hundred and One Dalmatians, often abbreviated as 101 Dalmatians, is a 1961 American animated film produced by Walt Disney and based on the novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians by Dodie Smith. Seventeenth in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series, the film was originally released to theaters on January 25, 1961 by Buena Vista Distribution.

The film features Rod Taylor as the voice of Pongo, the first of the Dalmatians, and Betty Lou Gerson as the voice of the villainous Cruella de Vil. The plot centers on the fate of the kidnapped puppies of Pongo and Perdita.

Plot

Pongo is a dalmatian that lives in a London bachelor flat with his owner Roger Radcliffe, a songwriter. Bored with bachelor life, Pongo decides to find a wife for Roger and a mate for himself. While watching various female dog-human pairs out the window, he spots the perfect couple, a woman named Anita and her female dalmatian, Perdita. He quickly gets Roger out of the house and drags him through the park to arrange a meeting. Pongo accidentally causes both Roger and Anita to fall into a pond, but it works out well as the couple falls in love. Both the human couple and the dog couple marry.

Later, Perdita gives birth to 15 puppies. One almost dies, but Roger is able to revive it by rubbing it in a towel (because of which, they would name the pup, 'Lucky'). That same night, they are visited by Cruella De Vil, a wealthy former schoolmate of Anita's. She offers to buy the entire litter of puppies for a large sum, but Roger says they are not selling any of the puppies. Weeks later, she hires Jasper and Horace Badun to steal all of the puppies. When Scotland Yard is unable to prove she stole them or find the puppies, Pongo and Perdita use the "Twilight Bark", normally a canine gossip line, to ask for help from the other dogs in England.

9 Colonel, an old sheepdog, along with his compatriots Captain, a gray horse, and Sergeant Tibbs, a tabby cat, find the puppies in a place called Hell Hall (A.K.A The De Vil Place), along with other Dalmatian puppies that Cruella had purchased from various dog stores. Tibbs learns the puppies are going to be made into dog-skin fur coats and the Colonel quickly sends word back to London. Pongo and Perdita immediately leave London to retrieve their puppies. They arrive just as Horace and Jasper are about to kill the puppies. While the adult dogs attack the two men, Colonel and Tibbs guide them from the house.

After a happy reunion with their own puppies, the Pongos realize there are 84 other puppies with them. Horrified at Cruella's plans, they decide to adopt all of the puppies, certain that Roger and Anita would never reject them. The dogs begin making their way back to London, aided by other animals along the way, with Cruella and the Baduns giving chase. In one town, they cover themselves with soot so they appear to be labrador retrievers, then pile inside a moving van going back to London. As the van is leaving, melting snow clears off the soot and Cruella sees them. She follows the van in her car and rams it, but the Baduns, trying to cut off the van from above, end up colliding with her. Both vehicles crash into a deep ravine. Cruella yells in frustration as the van drives away.

Back in London, Roger and Anita are attempting to celebrate Christmas and Roger's first big hit, a song about Cruella, but they miss their canine friends. Suddenly barking is heard outside and after their nanny opens the door, the house is filled with dogs. After wiping away more of the soot, the couple is delighted to realize their companions have returned home. They decide to use the money from the song to buy a large house in the country so they can keep all 101 Dalmatians.

Production

The film is a landmark in animation history for many reasons. It is the first Disney animated film to be set in a contemporary setting. It is also the first Disney film created by a single story man (Bill Peet).[1]

Graphic reproduction

The production of the film also signaled a change in the graphic style of Disney's animation. Ub Iwerks, in charge of special processes at the studio, had been experimenting with Xerox photography to aid in animation.[2] By 1959 he had modified a Xerox camera to transfer drawings by animators directly to cels, eliminating the inking process and preserving the spontaneity of the penciled elements.[1][2]

The introduction of xerography eased graphic reproduction requirements, but at the price of being unable to deviate from a scratchy outline style because of the new (and time and money saving) technology's limitations.[2] Since the line would not have fit the "round" Disney drawing style used until then (with the exception of Sleeping Beauty), a more graphic, angular style was chosen for this and subsequent films. Rotoscoping, a technique formerly used for tracing live action human characters into animated drawings, became less important.

10 Another reason for its look was that the animators were used to producing sketchy drawings, as the clean-up was done in the process of transferring the drawings to the cels. With the hand inkers gone, the animation remained as the animators drew it. Later it became common to do clean-up on paper before the animation was copied, and with time and experience, the process improved.

According to Chuck Jones, Disney was able to bring the movie in for about half of what it would have cost if they'd had to animate all the dogs and spots.[3] The studio cut its animation department after the failure of the very expensive Sleeping Beauty, resulting in a reduction of staff from over 500 to less than 100. Walt Disney, who for some years had spent his attention more towards television and his Disneyland amusement park and less on his animated features, disliked this development. The "sketchy" graphic style would remain the norm at Disney for years until the technology improved prior to the release of The Rescuers. In later animated features the Xeroxed lines could be printed in different colors. Unlike previous Walt Disney animated features, One Hundred and One Dalmatians features only three songs, with just one, "Cruella De Vil", playing a big part in the film. Even this song isn't sung in one setting (a scene between Cruella and Anita splits it into two parts). The other two songs are "Kanine Krunchies Jingle" (sung by Lucille Bliss, who voiced Anastasia in Disney's 1950 film Cinderella), and "Dalmatian Plantation" in which only two lines are sung at the film's closure.

To achieve the spotted Dalmatians, the animators used to think of the spot pattern as a constellation. Once they had one "anchor spot", the next was placed in relation to that one spot, and so on and so on until the full pattern was achieved.[4] All total, 101 Dalmatians featured 6,469,952 spots, with Pongo sporting 72 spots, Perdita 68, and each puppy having 32.[5]

Live-action reference

As done with other Disney films, Walt Disney hired an actress to perform live-action scenes as a reference for the animation process. Actress Helene Stanley performed the live-action reference for the character of Anita. She did the same kind of work for the characters of Cinderella and Princess Aurora in Sleeping Beauty.[6]

According to Christopher Finch, author of The Art of Walt Disney:

Disney insisted that all scenes involving human characters should be shot first “ in live-action to determine that they would work before the expensive business of animation was permitted to start. The animators did not like this way of working, feeling it detracted from their ability to create character. [...] [The animators] understood the necessity for this approach and in retrospect acknowledged that Disney had handled things with considerable subtlety.[7][2] ”

11 Voice cast

 Rod Taylor - Pongo  Cate Bauer - Perdita  Betty Lou Gerson - Cruella De Vil; Miss Birdwell  Ben Wright - Roger Radcliffe  Lisa Davis - Anita Radcliffe  Martha Wentworth - Nanny  Frederick Worlock - Horace Badun; Inspector Craven  J. Pat O'Malley - Jasper Badun; Colonel  Thurl Ravenscroft - Captain  David Frankham - Sgt. Tibbs  Barbara Baird - Rolly  Mickey Maga - Patch  Sandra Abbott - Penny  Mimi Gibson - Lucky  Bill Lee - Roger (singing)

Release

One Hundred and One Dalmatians was first released to theaters on January 25, 1961. After its initial theatrical run, it was re-released to theaters four more times: January 1969, June 1979, December 1985, and July 1991.

One Hundred and One Dalmatians was released on VHS on April 10, 1992 as part of the Walt Disney Classics video series. It was re-released on March 9, 1999 as part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection video series. On December 19, 1999, it received its first DVD release as part of Disney's Limited Issue series. A 2-disc Platinum Edition DVD was released on March 4, 2008.

Reception

One Hundred and One Dalmatians was the tenth highest grossing film of 1961, accruing $6,400,000 in distributors' domestic (U.S. and Canada) rentals during its first year of release,[8] and one of the studio's most popular films of the decade. The film was re- issued to theaters in 1969, 1979, 1985, and 1991. The 1991 reissue was the twentieth highest earning film of the year for domestic earnings.[9] It has earned $215,880,014 in worldwide box office earnings during its lengthy history, and currently holds a 97% "fresh" rating from critics and users on Rotten Tomatoes.

Sequels and spin-offs

In the years since the original release of the movie, Disney has taken the property in various directions. The earliest of these endeavors was the live-action remake, 101 Dalmatians. Starring Glenn Close as Cruella De Vil, none of the animals talked in this

12 1996 edition. This version's success in theaters led to 102 Dalmatians, released on November 22, 2000.

After the first live-action version of the movie, a cartoon called 101 Dalmatians: The Series was launched. The designs of the characters were stylized further, to allow for economic animation, and appeal to the contemporary trends.

Most recently, 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure, the official sequel to the original animated film, was released straight-to-VHS/DVD on January 21, 2003.

References

1. ^ a b Thomas, Bob: "Chapter 7: The Postwar Films", page 106. Disney's Art of Animation: From Mickey Mouse to Hercules, 1997 2. ^ a b c d Finch, Christopher: "Chapter 8: Interruptions and Innovations", pages 245- 246. The Art of Walt Disney, 2004 3. ^ An Interview with Chuck Jones 4. ^ Encyclopaedia of Disney Animation 5. ^ 101 Dalmatians Original Animation Forensically Examined 6. ^ "Cinderella Character History". Disney Archives. http://disney.go.com/vault/archives/characters/cinderella/cinderella.html. 7. ^ "Walt's Masterworks: Cinderella". Disney Archives. http://disney.go.com/disneyatoz/familymuseum/collection/masterworks/cinderella /index.html. 8. ^ Gebert, Michael. The Encyclopedia of Movie Awards (listing of 'Box Office (Domestic Rentals)' for 1961, taken from Variety magazine), St. Martin's Paperbacks, 1996. ISBN 0-668-05308-9. "Rentals" refers to the distributor/studio's share of the box office gross, which, according to Gebert, is roughly half of the money generated by ticket sales. 9. ^ "1991 Domestic Grosses #1–50". Box Office Mojo. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=1991. Retrieved 2008-04-02.

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101 Dalmatians: By: dalmatianlover The T.V. Series

I'm sure most everybody remembers "The Disney Afternoon", and all those great cartoons that Disney has been making in the 80's and 90's. I remember them just as much, and they were all great. There is however, just one show that stands out to me more than any of the rest, and that is "101 Dalmatians".

I've seen a lot of movie-based TV shows in the past...pretty boring. But this one is different. I've been a fan of "101 Dalmatians" since 1991 when I saw the movie for the first time. When I saw the live-action remake in 1996, I was pretty disappointed, as it didn't really give that same feeling the animated movie gave me, but Glen Close did a really good job playing Cruella De Vil.

I started watching the series when it premiered in September of 1997. The series outdoes both of the movies taking the story to a whole new level. When people first hear about this series, some might think it's going to be about Pongo and Perdita with their 99 pups as they grow, learn and play. In some ways, it is, but the main cast of the show was narrowed down to four major characters, which are the ones seen in the picture above. As said in one of the episodes, the original plan was to have Pongo and Perdy be the stars of the show since they were the stars of the movie, but since the company was planning to make this a children's show, they wanted to have a younger perspective.

Each episode of "101 Dalmatians" is very original and mostly contains a lesson to learn in life. There are even enough cartoon

15 antics thrown in to amuse young children. I guess I'll talk more about this stuff later, so now let's take a look at the characters.

Let's start off with Lucky. As I've said before, the show focuses on four main pups; Lucky is their fearless leader. He's always been my favorite character on the show. Lucky is basically the Tom Sawyer of dalmatian puppies: adventurous, thrill-seeking, action-loving, and very enthusiastic. He's never afraid to be himself. There are a few flaws in his character to make him a little dislikable. For one thing, his obsession with the action he watches on TV (namely, Thunderbolt) makes him a little too adventurous. Whenever the main pups get into trouble or miss out on something, Lucky's usually the one at fault. Lucky also comes up with a lot of crazy ideas. He tried to drive a car once! Nonetheless, he's still a great character and a model for people who believe in heroism.

Cadpig is a character new to the screening universe of 101 Dalmatians. She's based on the character from the Dodie Smith novel the movie was based on. As her name suggests, Cadpig is the runt of the litter, and she's also the youngest of Perdita's 15 pups. Cadpig has a very unique personality. She's the little hippie of the four main pups. Some refer to her as the modern Gandhi. She has a calm demeanor, a total commitment to world peace, and a way of talking others into putting on a happy face. Cadpig also has incredible strength; several times in the series, she managed to support Lucky on her head without consequence (for a little pup, she sure can lift a lot). Overall, Cadpig is a great character, and most of the people who watch this series find her to be the main reason they watch the series. She's the most common favorite character on the show. I agree with those people who love her so much, for she has every right to be on this show, but my favorite is still Lucky.

Rolly is a pretty good supporting character. I'm sure most of you remember him from the original movie as the puppy that’s always hungry. Well, he's come to the series. His personality is a little different, but his appetite hasn't changed much. His character is in some ways weak, for he talks about food more often than anything else. He thinks with his stomach more often than he thinks with his brain. He is also very lazy. Rolly does have some strong points. When it comes to food, he has a lot of knowledge. He also has an incredible sense of smell, which often comes in handy for the other main pups. Rolly's probably most known for his memorable catch phrases such as, "Are you calling me fat?" and then of course, there's the ever so lovable and memorable, "Oh, papa!" He seems to be Lucky's best friend.

18 Now for the fourth main pup, Spot. Yes, I know, she's a chicken. Spot is a puppy-wannabe. I don't know how she got put into the cast, but I think it was just one day, she got acquainted with Lucky, Rolly and Cadpig, and before they knew it, they all became best friends. Spot is most likely the brain of the group; I believe this because she seems to have the most common sense of the four, and there were a couple of episodes where she calculated some things. I never liked Spot from the beginning. The show is supposed to be about dalmatian pups, but she's a chicken who doesn't even look like a chicken, she has an annoying voice, and she's always ends up stealing the show with her multiple talents. I think the series would have been okay without Spot. She's not my least favorite character on the show, but I love the other three main pups a lot better than her.

The show also had some supporting characters as well as guest characters. Some appeared regularly in about half of the episodes, and some only appeared in a couple. One character, for example, is Two-Tone. She's one of the other dalmatian puppies who had a really cool voice and a unique personality. She is supposedly in a romantic relationship with Lucky, and I think she deserved to have larger roles in some more episodes (she's mostly seen in the background in a lot of the episodes). Then of course, there are characters like Lieutenant Pug. Pug is my least favorite character on the series. He's a tough character who's always giving orders to the pups in a mean and strict manner. I never liked him because he always ruined the pups' fun. I think he's a disgrace to the series!

In addition to the main characters being so lovable and having such great personalities, a lot of the stuff on this series is very entertaining to watch. I really love most of the episodes, but some have pretty weak plots and not a lot of puppy action. I never liked any of the episodes where the main pups got separated, because those were just too painful and heartbreaking. There are also some episodes that are really not worth watching at all, for example, "Horace and Jasper's Big Career Move", which is, hands down, at the bottom of the barrel for the series.

What disappoints me about this series is the fact that it had a very short run and it never really became popular. The world of entertainment kept trying to interest me with real popular shows

20 like "The Simpsons" and "Spongebob", which I have no interest in and wish to stick with old school stuff like this. Only 65 episodes were made for this series. Some were full-length episodes while the rest contained two short episodes in one. Combined, they made 105 episodes. It was in March of 1998 when the supposed final episode, "Dalmatian Vacation", aired. I really think they could have kept this series running a little longer. Besides, there was a lot of stuff I wanted to see happen in the series that never did happen! There is one major thing that they were forgetting about. Merchandising! The real money is made from merchandising! To my best knowledge, very little was made for "101 Dalmatians", and that's why it never became so popular. In January 1998, the McDonald's Happy Meal had those little flip-cars. If you're a fan of the series and want to see what those were like, there's always the chance of finding them on eBay. There were also a couple of children's activity books, which were released quietly; they didn't sell too great. It also disappoints me the fact that none of the episodes were released on video. The only episode that ever came out on video was the Christmas special, and I think that video sold pretty well. I'm personally not a fan of the Christmas special since I found it to be not as original as the other episodes.

The series was active in 1997 and early 1998 in production. During this time, it was being shown Saturday mornings on ABC and weekday afternoons in syndication. Back in this time, it was actually worth it to get up at 7 A.M. on Saturday mornings! At

21 the end of summer of 1998, the show was taken off of syndication, but it continued to show on ABC (but at a more pleasing time). As the 90's came to a close, it moved to the Disney Channel in some countries and Toon Disney in other countries. Sadly, the show was taken off the air for good on January 31, 2006, just one day after my 21st birthday! Thankfully, I managed to save a lot of the episodes on a tape when I had the chance to just incase such happened. I only saved the episodes I liked the most, including my all-time favorite episode, "Leisure Lawsuit."

In conclusion, I just want to say that "101 Dalmatians" is overall a wonderful series. If you haven't seen the series and know someone who is a fan of it, they will very likely have a lot of the episodes on tape. Otherwise, the best you can do is just pray that in time, the series will come out on DVD.

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22 THE PLAY

Story

In a loving home on the edge of Regent's Park in the city of London, Dalmatian parents, Pongo and Perdita, happily raise their fifteen Dalmatian puppies.

Nanny cares for the lot of them, including their human pets: Roger, a composer, and Anita, an artist. As part of the family’s routine, they all watch and sing along joyfully with their favourite television program. After Thunderbolt, the puppies watch and sing along with a commercial for their favourite snack – delicious Kanine Krunchies.

One day, their fabulously rich neighbor, the abominable Cruella De Vil, stops by to pay Roger and Anita a visit. Ever out for herself, Cruella notices the puppies as a potential source for her new black-spotted fur coat! Roger tells her the puppies are not for sale, even after Cruella offers him three zillion pounds in exchange. Angrily, Cruella storms off, and Roger writes an impromptu song about Ms. De Vil’s ridiculous meanness, which the whole family joins in singing.

Not deterred at all, Cruella plots with her bumbling henchmen, Horace and Jasper, to steal the puppies.

With Nanny and Anita out of the house and Roger asleep at the piano, Horace and Jasper sneak into the house, and use delicious Kanine Krunchies to lure the puppies out of the house and into their getaway truck . The truck speeds away, with Horace and Jasper driving the puppies to Cruella’s fur vault.

Realising their beloved puppies have been stolen, Pongo and Perdita telegraph a distress call to all the dogs of London using the Twilight Bark, for if anyone can rescue the puppies on time, the dogs of London can.

Despite the fact that she's now wanted by the police, Cruella is determined to get her glorious new fur coat. She imagines how sensational she will be, once she finally has the coat of her dreams. Meanwhile, the London dogs, led by the resourceful cat, Sergeant Tibbs, slowly sneak the puppies out of the vault.

The puppies, including the dozens of other Dalmatians Cruella had locked up, have been rescued from the vault. Realising the puppies are gone, Cruella screams, ordering her henchmen to chase after them. To everyone’s surpise, the dogs turn the tables on our villains, trampling them and holding them for capture. Just then, Roger and Anita arrive with the police, ready to take Cruella and her toady accomplices to jail.

Free from Cruella’s evil plans, Roger, Anita, and Nanny decide to adopt the other Dalmatians Cruella had stolen – bringing the total number of Dalmatians in their home to 101! They will buy a big place in the country to accommodate all the dogs, and live together, happily ever after. As the curtain falls, the Dalmatians celebrate their new life together.

Musical Numbers

1. Dalmatian Conga. 2. Thunderbolt Adventure Hour 3. Kanine Krunchies 4. Cruella De Vil 5. Cruella's Scheme 6. Kanine Krunchies Reprise 7. The Fur Vault 8. Twilight Bark 9. My Beautiful Coat 10. The Chase 11. Dalmatian Plantation 12. Finale 13. Bow Wows

CHARACTERS

 CRUELLA DE VIL - Solo Singing  ROGER - a composer, owner of the Dalmatians - Solo Singing  ANITA - an artist, owner of the Dalmatians - Solo Singing  PONGO - the Dalmatians' father  PERDITA - the Dalmatians' mother  PENNY - a Dalmatian puppy  PEPPER - a Dalmatian puppy  PATCH - a Dalmatian puppy  LUCKY - a Dalmatian puppy  DOTTIE - a Dalmatian puppy  SPARKY - a Dalmatian puppy  KIRBY - a Dalmatian puppy  ENSEMBLE OF PUPPIES  NANNY  HORACE Cruella's henchman  JASPER Cruella's henchman  VARIOUS CANINE NARRATORS  THUNDERBOLT and DOG CHORUS Television "wonder dog"  SCOTTIES  POODLES

24  CHIHUAHUAS  SERGEANT TIBBS - a cat  POLICEMAN  DOG CATCHER

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Lesson Plans

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26 A Month of Writing Prompts

For each of the 31 days of May, thought-provoking prompts that will motivate your students to react in writing. by James Wayne Regular contributor to the Gazette May 1, 2009

The character trait for May is; TEMPERANCE.

 Appropriate reactions to events in our lives  Moderation  Avoidance of extremes

May 3:

 Dodie Smith, who wrote 101 Dalmatians, was born in 1896. What is your favorite breed of dog? Why do you prefer that breed? (If you don't like dogs, give reasons you prefer some other pet.)

RETRIEVED FROM: http://teachers.net/gazette/MAY09/wayne/ Many, many additional writing prompts for the month of May can be found on this site.

27 English Language Arts Benchmarks

Writing/Proofreading

ELA-3-E1 − writing legibly;

ELA-3-E2 − demonstrating use of punctuation (e.g., comma, apostrophe, period, question mark, exclamation mark), capitalization, and abbreviations in final drafts of writing assignments;

ELA-3-E5 − spelling accurately using strategies (e.g., letter-sound correspondence, hearing and recording sounds in sequence, spelling patterns, pronunciation) and resources (e.g., glossary, dictionary) when necessary

Reading Activities: For Read-In Day

** Have a Dalmatian party. Celebrate "101 Reasons to Read" with a Dalmatian Celebration.

**Read for 101 minutes.

**Write songs, poems, and stories about dogs.

**Invite a local veterinarian or dog trainer to be your special reading guest.

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29 The activities suggested on the following pages can be modified from 100 to 101. As an example:

Have students fill in the blanks to the statement. I could carry 101 ______, but I couldn't carry 101______! I could eat 101 ______, but I couldn't eat 101 ______! I could put 101 ______in my desk, but I couldn't put 101 ______in my desk! I wish I had 101 ______, but I am glad that I do not have 101 ______!

Teaching Heart's 100 Days of School Page Ideas, lessons, printables, and more to use on your 100th day of school!

Here are a few ideas to make the 100th day of school in your classroom tons of fun!

30 Update: Jan. 2009

The 100th Day of School Rules!

I think today is quite cool. It is our 100th day of school. Should we celebrate by jumping in a pool? I think that might be too cool!

Instead, let's count to 100 ten times. Let's see if we can make 100 rhymes.

There is so much we can do with our number! There is no time to slumber, when you are playing with our magic number.

Yesterday was our 99th day of school. I know that because I am not a fool. Yes, today we are celebrating the 100th day of school! Doesn't that rule?

POEM BY: Colleen Gallagher Copyright @ 2004 - 2009

Some of my favorite ideas

Collect your catalogs from home. Give each child a catalog and tell them to go shopping. They can spend 100 dollars. Instruct them to cut out the items they would buy and their prices. Have them glue their pictures to a piece of paper. Have them share what they purchased with your class!!!

Have students fill in the blanks to the statement. I could carry 100 ______, but I couldn't carry 100 ______! I could eat 100 ______, but I couldn't eat 100 ______! I could put 100 ______in my desk, but I couldn't put 100 ______in my desk! I wish I had 100 ______, but I am glad that I do not have 100 ______!

31 Split students into teams of five. Give them a cup of individually wrapped pieces of candy. Ask them to split the candy up evenly amoung the group. Have them write about how they went about splitting their candy up.

Have your students draw what they look like now and what they may look like in 100 years!

Have your students guess how old you will be in 100 years.

How long does it take your students to write your name 100 times???

Give your students old magazines. Have each student cut out 100 words they can read without help. Have them glue their words to another sheet of paper!

Discuss what was happening 100 years ago.

Pile up 100 pennies and measure them.

32 English Language Arts Benchmarks

Standard 1: Reading and Responding

ELA-1-E5 − reading, comprehending, and responding to written, spoken, and visual texts in extended passages;

Writing/Proofreading

ELA-3-E1 − writing legibly;

ELA-3-E2 − demonstrating use of punctuation (e.g., comma, apostrophe, period, question mark, exclamation mark), capitalization, and abbreviations in final drafts of writing assignments;

33 Mathematics Benchmarks

Measurement

M-1-E − applying (measure or solve measurement problem) the concepts of length (inches, feet, yards, miles, millimeters, centimeters, decimeters, meters, kilometers), area, volume, capacity (cups, liquid pints and quarts, gallons, milliliters, liters), weight (ounces, pounds, tons, grams, kilograms), mass, time (seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, years), money, and temperature (Celsius and Fahrenheit) to real-world experiences;

M-3-E − using estimation skills to describe, order, and compare measures of length, capacity, weight/mass, time, and temperature;

Teachingheart Teachers Share Ideas!

You are never too old for the 100th day. We have the children estimate how far 100 blocks will line up in our hall. They mark their spot on an adding machine tape which we have rolled out by drawing a line and writing their names. Then we award the tape to the child who came the closest. This goes with our measurement and estimation activities. We also make headbands counting by 5's. Then we attach a pair of goggles that read 100. The two zeros are the holes for the eyes. We have them make patterns on the band and the goggles. We laminate the goggles so they like eyeglasses. We have the children write - "What life will be like in 100 years (what will be invented and what will be outdated). We have them draw a picture of what they think they will look like in 100 years. Our math coordinator dresses as Count 100 and reads a story about 100 to the children. My favorite is Chicken Stew. Hope this helps you convince your principal. Dianne

If you want to do something different for the 100th day you can celebrate 101 days of school instead. I teach second grade and we are doing that. Last year we had the kids bring in a white t- shirt and we painted spots on them to make them look like the 101 Dalmatians. I did not want to do that this year, instead I am having them come in dressed like they are 101 years old and then they will write about it. I am also asking the parents/kids to send in a food item such as pretzels, m&m's, etc so that we can count to see how many servings each child will get in our class. Eileen

I agree that they are never too old for celebrating. A few years back I had the kids write on hearts 100 reasons why we love our school. I got literally 100's of reasons. We did this for K-6 grade. I had the teachers laminate them and put them in the hall in the shape of a great big heart. I didn't tell the pricipal what I was doing and it even surprised him. It recieved much attention from the press and school board which did alot to lift school spirit in the school right before our standardized testing began. The kids loved it and have asked every year what we are going to do next. Even the pricipal wanted every

35 one of the hearts. My class pasted them in a notebook for him to keep. Janna

Our 100th day celebration includes the kids counting out 100 snacks from ten bowls (fruit loops, pretzels, raisins, chocolate chips, etc.) But, what was really fun was our fashion show. We have the kids decorate a plain shirt or hat with 100 things. They write it up on an index card and it is read during their walk down the "runway". I have a slideshow on my site from last year. (it may load slowly) http://www.smithsroom.com/downloads/100%20day.pdf Melissa Smith 1st Grade / TN www.smithsroom.com

Regarding 100 th day. One of the activities I do is have a dollar dig!. I have a box filled with pennies and in groups of 2, my students get to reach in and grab what they think is exactly 100 pennies! The partner checks as they count together. We complete a chart of greater than or less than $1.00. Of course, anyone who has the exact amount wins a crispy new dollar bill! In over 30 years of teaching I have probably given out less than $5.00, but my former students all remember it! Hope this helps. I too am on the look out for new ideas for Hundreds Day! Karen

-I really like this idea but I have a few questions. Do they get to grab with both hands? Can they go back for more if they think what they have isn't enough? Thanks for the great new idea. Linda

The dollar dig works like this:. a pair of students, only one at a time gets to reach in and pull pennies. He can use two hands if they like, but only one chance for the dig! The partner supervises and helps to count. When they think they have a $1.00, I get called over to double check and everyone watches as I have the winner double check! It is a lot of fun!

We talk about the math term "googol" which is a 1 followed by a hundred zeros. We use an adding machine tape and make our own googol and see how long it is. it really stayed with some of the kids because a third grader asked if we were going to make googols for our hundred day celebration. Mary/IA

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36 Favorite 100th Day Books

More 100 Days Resources

101 Dalmatians Movie: Educational Activities and Games for 2 to 5 Year Olds

Let's face it, kids love movies, but it's been proven that they should watch no more than 2 hours of TV a day. So why not combine their love of a movie and activities that will help them learn and grow? Following are suggestions for the movie 101 Dalmations released in 1961. These activities would also work well for preschool classes and party games for this age group. Watch the movie

Let your kids watch the show while you prepare the activities for the rest of the day or attend to other responsibilities.

Rhyme Activities Teach your child these rhymes. They'll love doing the actions and the time they get to spend with you while they learn.

One little, two little, three little kittens (hold up three fingers)

Were napping in the sun (pretend to be sleeping)

One little, two little, three little puppies (hold up three fingers)

Said, "Let's have some fun."

Up to the kittens the puppies went creeping (make your fingers creep up your arm)

As quiet as could be.

One little, two little, three little kittens

Went scampering up a tree! (wiggle your fingers in the air)

Old Mother Hubbard (pretend to walk with a cane) Went to the cupboard (pretend to open a cupboard) To get her poor doggie a bone, When she got there The cupboard was bare (shake your head) So the poor little doggie had none. (hold your hands out)

Craft Activity Print out an outline of three or four dogs or draw them yourself. Give your child some crayons and ask them to put a certain number of spots on the first dog, another number on the next dog and so on. If they are having a hard time, help them count.

Get a white piece of paper and cut out a strip long enough to go around your child's head. Cut out two floppy dog ear shapes too. Let your child draw spots on the band and ears. Staple the ears to the ban on opposite sides and staple the band together so that it fits your child. Then let them pretend to be a dog. Encourage them to do things like roll over, bark and sit.

Read a Book

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Comparisons: The Book and the Movie

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40 101 Dalmatians: Compare and Contrast Lesson Written by: Karel Sloane-Boekbinder

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Often when stories are adapted from books into film screen writers use creative license and change the story. When Dodie Smith’s book The Hundred and One Dalmatians, or the Great Dog Robbery was adapted for the screen, several elements of the story changed. This lesson helps students compare and contract the book and the film version of The Hundred and One Dalmatians.

Prior to reading the book, write a list of characters where it will be viewable to the whole class, on a dry erase board, smart board or chalkboard. Review the list of characters with the class. The character list includes:

 Pongo  Missus  Perdita  Mrs. Dearly  Mr. Dearly  Cruella De Vil  Nanny Cook  Nanny Butler  Cruella De Vil’s cat  Colonel  Cadpig  Cruella De Vil’s husband  Patch  Lucky

41 Read The Hundred and One Dalmatians, or the Great Dog Robbery by Dodie Smith.

Erase the list of character names from the book. Prior to reading the script from the film, write a list of characters where it will be viewable to the whole class, on a dry erase board, smart board or chalkboard. Review the list of characters with the class. Ask students if they notice any similarities; any differences. The character list includes:

 Pongo  Perdita  Cruella De Vil  Roger Radcliffe  Anita Radcliffe  Nanny  Horace Badun  Jasper Badun  Colonel  Captain  Sgt. Tibbs  Rolly  Patch  Penny  Lucky

Read the script from the film The Hundred and One Dalmatians (a copy of the script has been provided along with the lesson handouts) Erase the list of character names from the film. Distribute “101 Dalmatians: Compare and Contrast Study Questions.” Give students time to complete the study questions. Using the “101 Dalmatians: Compare and Contrast Study Questions Answer sheet,” review the answers with the class. Distribute “101 Dalmatians: Compare and Contrast Characters” activity sheets. Ask students to fill in as many details as they can remember about each character. Give students time to complete the sheets. Review the answers with the class. Distribute “101 Dalmatians: Compare and Contrast Vin Diagram” activity sheets. Ask students to fill in as many details as they can remember about the book and the film. Details from the

42 book go in the left circle; details from the film go in the right circle. Explain that any details that are the same in both the book and the film go in the center where the two circles overlap. Give students time to complete the sheets. Review the answers with the class.

43 101 Dalmatians: Compare and Contrast Study Questions

Name______

1. In which version of the story does the character Rodger Radcliff appear?

2. What does Rodger Radcliff do for a living?

3. Who is Mr. Dearly?

4. Who is Missis?

5. Who is Cruella de Vil?

6. What does Perdita mean?

7. Who is Cadpig?

8. Who is Prince?

9. Who is Sergeant Tibs?

10. What does Cruella de Vil’s husband do for a living?

44 101 Dalmatians: Compare and Contrast Study Questions Answer Sheet

1--Rodger Radcliff appears in the film. He is Pongo’s “pet.” 2--Rodger Radcliff is a composer who writes songs. 3--Mr. Dearly appears in the book. He is Pongo’s “pet.” 4--Missis appears in the book. She is Pongo’s wife. 5--Cruella de Vil is a character who appears in both the book and the film. She creates a plot to make the Dalmatian puppies into fur coats. 6--Perdita means lost in Latin. In the book, Perdita is an abandoned dog Mrs. Dearly finds and brings home to help Missis care for her puppies. In the film, Perdita’s “pet” marries Rodger Radcliff and Perdita becomes Mrs. Pongo. 7--Cadpig means “runt.” Cadpig appears as a main character in the book. In the film, Cadpig is not named as a character, however, the 15th puppy, the one that almost dies is the smallest, or runt of the litter. 8--Prince appears in the book. Prince is Perdita’s lost love.

45 9--Sergeant Tibs appears in the film. He is a cat who leads the rescue mission of all the Dalmatian puppies from Hell Hall. 10--Cruella de Vil’s husband appears in the book. He is a furrier, a person that makes, repairs, alters, or cleans fur garments.

46 101 Dalmatians: Compare and Contrast Characters Name______Below are several characters from 101 Dalmatians. The characters listed on the left appear in the book. The characters on the right appear in the film. Underneath the character names, use each box to write a detail about the character.

Mr. Dearly Rodger Radcliff

Mrs. Dearly Anita Radcliff

Perdita (Book) Perdita (Film)

Cruella de Vil’s Cat Sergeant Tibs

47 101 Dalmatians Compare and Contrast Vin Diagram

Name______

"101 Dalmatians “101” " Book Film

101 Dalmatians Script

The 101 Dalmatians script from the 1961 animated Disney movie.

Script Typed by typed by Cristina Sánchez Arteaga of Wilfried's Disney Database Characters who support Pongo & Perdita Characters who support Cruella De Vil Other characters

Non dialogue elements are underlined italic written

Pongo was a handsome Dalmatian. He owns Roger Radcliff, a nice young bachelor musician who was gentle, obedient and unusually intelligent. In fact, Pongo thinks at times he is almost canine. They live in a nice little house near regents Park in London, but it has become very lonely for both of them. My story begins in London, not so very long ago. Yet so much has happened since then, that it seems like an eternity. At that time I lived with my pet in a bachelor flat just off Regents Park. It was a beautiful spring day, a tedious time of the year for bachelors. Oh… that’s my pet, Roger. Roger Radcliff, a musician of sorts. Ha-ha. No, no, I’m the one with spots. My name’s Pongo. As far as I could see the old notion that “a bachelor’s life was so glamorous and carefree” was all nonsense. It was downright dull sighs It was plain to see that my old pet needed someone. If it were left up to Roger, we’d be bachelors forever. He was married to his work, writing songs. Songs about romance… of all things, something he knew absolutely nothing about Roger’s playing piano Oh, he’s intelligent enough as humans so. And I think you could say, Roger is a rather handsome animal in his way. I could see no Pongo reason why my pet didn’t deserve an attractive mate, but al least I was determinated to do my best. Of course, dogs are a pretty poor judge of human beauty, but I had a rough idea of what to look for He’s looking out from the window spotting the candidates We see an Afghan Hmm! Unusual breed chuckles Very unusual. Hmm! Oh, surely not. Well now, what have we here? Hmm. Well, a little… too short coupled. Nope! I say! Well, I do say! Now there’s a fancy breed. Hmm. Perhaps a little too fancy. Yes, much too fancy. Oh! Too old. Too young. It was a problem, a real problem. Well, now that’s a bit more like it! It’s a Dalmatian The most beautiful creature on four legs! Now if only the girl… Well! She’s very lovely too! It was almost too good to be true. I’d never find another pair like that, not if I looked for a hundred years. Ah, they’re heading for the park. A perfect meeting place… if I can

49 only arrange it. Uh-oh, but Roger never stopped work ‘til after 5:00. That could be too late He changes the time and barks attracting Roger’s attention . Looking the clock After 5:00 already. Fancy that. All right Pongo, all right Roger boy. Pongo’s barking and yipping Pongo boy! Take it easy! What’s all the hurry? Pongo boy, slow down. I was afraid we’d missed them. Perhaps they passed on by the park. Then suddenly… I spotted them. It was a perfect situation if I planned it right. I couldn’t depend on Roger. I knew what he’d do. He’d settle on the grass, Pongo puff his pipe and that would be it. No, it was all up to me. Well as they pass, Anita and Perdita take notice of them At first I had no particular plan just anything to attract attention. You know stir things up a bit He takes off Roger’s hat . Pongo, you silly old thing! C’mon! Let’s have it, boy. Pongo! yipping Pongo! Roger He leaves the hat on the bench where Anita’s seated . For a while it seemed to work. At least they had seen one another. Things Pongo were going along first-rate. But for some strange reason they left! Roger C’mon, you old renegade. We’re going home. But I wasn’t giving up. I was determinated that somehow they just had to Pongo meet. Roger Oh! Anita Ohhh! Roger I beg your pardon. Please, excuse me. Anita I must say, what on earth! Roger Oh dear! Anita Oh really! Good heavens! Roger Oooh! Ahh! Ahh! Perdita tries to stop them and she breaks Anita’s dress. The pair Anita end up toppling into a pond Oh, oh. Oh my new spring suit and my new hat! Ah, ah… I’m terribly sorry. Please, let me help you I’m so sorry. I don’t Roger know what’s come over him. I’m so sorry. He’s never acted this way before. Oh, never mind! Never mind! Please, just go away. You’ve done enough. Anita Please? Oh! she takes her handkerchief that is wet . Roger Oh, I say. Here, take mine it’s wet too Anita Oh! they laugh. For the very first time Perdita looks to Pongo In a few weeks there was a double wedding for Pongo and Perdita, Roger and Anita, and the dogs settled down to a life of pleasant domesticity with their happy pets.

50 Wilt thou love her, comfort her, honour and keep her in sickness and in Priest health; and forsaking all others keep thee only unto her so long as ye both shall live? Roger I will. For the first six months or so we lived in a small house near the park, a modest little place but just right for two couples who were just starting out. Pongo In the window we see Perdita and Pongo resting. She sighs happily Perdita, darling, are you all right? chuckles Oh, of course, dear. After all, dogs were having puppies long before Perdita our time. He chuckles happily Oh, that’s Nanny, a wonderful cook and housekeeper. Pongo She’s such a kind understanding soul. You know, at times she seems almost canine. Anita Roger, dear, tea time! Tea time! Still playing piano Be down in a minute. Ta-tum-ti-ta-tum whistling Do you Roger like my new song. Anita Ta-tum-ti-ta-tum. Such clever lyrics. Roger Ho ho! Chuckles Melody first, my dear. And then the lyrics, hm? car horn Perdita Oh, Pongo… it’s her. It’s that devil woman A car stops in front of the house Oh, must be Cruella, your dearly devoted old schoolmate, Cruella de Vil. Roger That’s it! Cruella de Vil Cruella de Vil if she doesn't scare you no evil thing will Anita Oh Roger To see her is to take a sudden chill Anita Oh Cruella Cruella she's like a spider waiting for the... kill Anita Roger, she'll hear you Look out for Cruella de Vil Anita Let her in, Nanny. Cruella Anita, darling! Anita How are you? Miserable as usual. Perfectly wretched! Where are they? Where are they? For Cruella heaven sakes, where are they? Anita Who, Cruella? The puppies! in loud rude voice The puppies! Not time for games. Where are Cruella the little brutes? Anita Oh, it’ll be al least three weeks. No rushing these things, you know.

51 Cruella chuckles Anita, you’re such a wit. Here, dog, here. Here dog Pongo growls Anita Cruella, isn’t that a new fur coat? Oh, my only true love, darling. I live for furs. I worship furs! Aaaah…. After Cruella all, is there a woman in all this wretched world who doesn’t? Anita Oh, I’d like a nice fur but there are many other things… Sweet, simple Anita chuckles I know, I know! This horrid little house is your Cruella dreamed castle. Ha, ha, ha! And poor Roger is your bold and fearless Sir Galahad! Ha ha ha! Anita Oh Cruella! Then of course you have your little spotted friends. Oh yes, I must say… Cruella such a perfectly beautiful coats. Anita Won’t you have some tea? I’ve got to run. Let me know when the puppies arrive. You will, won’t you Cruella dear? Anita Yes Cruella. Don’t forget, it’s a promise. See you in three weeks. Cheerio, cheerio darling Cruella she slams the door Anita Oooh! At first you think Cruella is a devil but after time Roger has worn away the shock you come to realize you've seen her kind of eyes watching you from underneath a rock You're no help

this vampire bat this inhuman beast she ought to be locked up Anita and never released the world was such a wholesome place until Cruella Cruella de Vil Anita They kiss Oh Roger, you are an idiot! They laugh In the kitchen.

52 Pongo Perdy? That’s witch! That devil woman. She wants our puppies. That’s all she’s Perdita after. Oh, don’t worry, Perdy. They’re on to her. Nothing’s going to happen to our Pongo puppies. What does she want with them? She can’t possibly love them. Oh Pongo Perdita crying I was so happy at first, but now I--- Oh, I--- I wish we weren’t having any. A raining night. Perdita’s going to have her puppies. She’s been helped by Anita and Nanny while Pongo and his pet waits patiently in the next room. Poor Perdita. Of course she had no choice. The puppies arrived right on Pongo schedule one wild and stormy night in October. Roger Ooh! Steady, boy. He’s puffing his pipe and Pongo licks his hand Nanny The puppies are here! shouting Oh--- the puppies are here! Roger H-H-How many? Nanny Eight. Roger Eight? By George, Pongo! Eight puppies! Nanny Ten! Anita Eleven! Nanny Eleven. Roger Eleven? Eleven puppies, Pongo boy! Wait a minute now, wait a minute… thirteen!. No, no, no fourteen, ohhh, Nanny fifteen! Roger Fifteen? Nanny And the mother’s doing fine, love. Oh, you lucky thing, you. Fifteen puppies? Why, Pongo boy, That’s marvellous! It’s fabulous! Why, Roger you old rascal! She enters sobbing with something in her hands Fourteen. Just fourteen. We Nanny lost one. Oh, poor little thing. Oh, pongo. It’s just one of those things. And yet? And yet I wonder… he Roger tries to resuscitate him and he does! Look Pongo! Anita! Nanny! Fifteen! We still have fifteen! Anita Oh Roger, he’s all right! Thank heaven! Roger See? He’s just as good as new. Can you imagine, Roger, fifteen puppies! Suddenly a sinister shadow appears Anita in the door and a wellknown voice ask

53 Fifteen! Fifteen puppies! How marvellous! How marvellous, how perfectly… Cruella she sees the puppy Ugh! The devil take it! They’re mongrels… no spots! No spots at all! What a horrid little white rat! Ugh! Nanny They’re not mongrels! They’ll get their spots. Just wait and see. Anita That’s right. They’ll have their spots in a few weeks. Oh, well, in that case I’ll take them all. The whole litter. Just name your Cruella price, dear Anita I’m afraid we can’t give them up. Poor Perdita. She’d be heartbroken. Anita, don’t be ridiculous. You can’t afford to keep them. You can scarcely Cruella feed yourselves. Anita I’m sure we’ll get along. Chuckling Yes, I know! I know! Roger’s… Roger’s songs! laughing Enough of this nonsense I’ll pay you twice what they’re worth. I’m being more than Cruella generous. Blast this pen. Blast this wretched, wretched pen! she puts ink spots in Roger and Pongo who are so furious When can the puppies leave their mother? Two weeks? Three weeks? Roger Never. Cruella What? Roger We’re n-n-not selling the puppies. Not a single one. D-do you understand? Cruella chuckling Anita, is he serious? I really don’t know Roger. Anita Well, Cruella, he--- Cruella Surely he must be joking! No, no, no. I-I-I-I mean it. You’re not getting one. N-n-not one. And that’s--- Roger final! Pongo nods his head Shouts Why, you horrid man! You… you… Al right, keep the little beasts for all I care. Do as you like with them. Dorwn them! But I warn you, Anita. I’m Cruella through with all of you! I’ll get even. Just wait. You’ll be sorry, you fools! You, you idiots! she slams the door Anita embracing Roger Oh Roger! You were magnificent, darling! Nanny Oh he was a bloomin’ hero, ma’am. Indeed he was. A bloomin’ hero! he runs to tell Perdita the good news Perdy? Perdy darling? Perdy, we’re keeping the puppies every single one of them. My ol’ pet Roger, he told that Pongo devil woman off. He told her off, Perdy. She’s gone darling, she’s gone for good. Oh Pongo Now she’s happy sights Some weeks later our dogs are watching Perdita their favourite TV programm. Puppies C’mon, Thunderbolt. C’mon, Thunderbolt Go get him, Thunder After him,

54 boy He’ll get that dirty ol’ horse thief Old Thunderbolt’s the greatest dog in the whole world. He’s even better than Dad. No dog’s better than Dad Pongo smiles proudly What’s he going to do, Dad? Pongo Shhh, shhh. Let’s just wait and see, eh? Puppy Look at him run, the old coward. That old Dirty Dawson! The yellow-livered old skunk! I’d like to tear his Patch gizzard out. Why, Patch, where did you ever hear such talk? Certainly not from your Perdita mother. Penny Watch out, Thunder! Don’t worry Penny. He’ll get that yellow-livered---- oh, well, he’ll get him, Patch all right. Puppies Lucky, Lucky, get down. We can’t see. Mother, make him get down. Perdita C’mon, Lucky. Down, dear. Puppy Missed him. Missed him by a mile. Rolly I’m hungry, mother. I’m hungry. Perdita Now Rolly, you’ve just had your dinner. Rolly But I am just the same I’m so hungry I could eat… a whole elephant. Puppies Shh! There he is, behind that rock! gunshot Oh dear, he shot poor Thunder He missed him! Ol’ Thunder’s pretending… I think, see? What did I tell Patch you? That’s one of his tricks. Puppy Lucky, get down. TV Ha-ha-ha! Lucky whimpers and yipps Rolly I’m hungry mother, I really am. TV Don’t miss next week’s exciting episode. Who will triumph? Patch Ol’ Thunder always wins! … and speaking of champions, friends, Kanine Krunchies is the champion of all dog biscuits.

Kanine krunchies Can’t be beat TV They make each meal A special treat Happy dogs are those Who eat nutritions Kanine Krunchies Pongo Uh, Perdy, we better get these little nippers off to bed if we’re going for a w-

55 a-l-k. Puppies We want to go, mother. Can we mother? We never get to go. Perdita Come along children. Bed time. Patch But we’re not a yawn bit sleepy. We want to go for a walk in the park. Puppy Dad, can we? Better do as your mother says. One, two, three, four, five, six… seven, eight, Pongo nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen… Rolly I’m not sleepy. I’m hungry. Pongo … fourteen, Hmmm? TV So do what all The smarts dogs do And you’ll free great The whole day through You can be a champion too If you eat Kanine Krunchies Now remember, friends, just send five--- Pongo turning off the TV Lucky, you little rascal, let’s go. Pongo and Perdita take Roger and Anita for their customary walk in the park. But there is car from where two men spy them. One tall and skinny and one short fat. There they go, Horace, me lad, out for their evening constitutional. A lovely Jasper pair of turtledoves. Around the corner and off to the park. Horace Yeah, I don’t like it, Jasper. One more pinch and they’ll throw the keys away. Jasper Oh, come off it, Horace. We’re getting plenty of boodle. Horace Yes, but… I’ve been thinking. You’ve been thinking? Now look here, I warned you about thinking. I’ve got the knob for this job, so let’s get on with it. Ah, nobody home but the little Jasper ol’ cook. You just leave her to ol’ Jasper. He can handle her real diplomatic- like. Horace Yeah, but I still don’t like it. At the home. There, here. Now Patch you settle down chuckles Oh dear. Go to sleep now. Nanny Close your little eyes. That’s a good little one Door bell Now, who do you suppose? she opens the door . Jasper Good evening ma’am. We’re here to inspect the wiring and the switches. Horace We’re from the gas company. Jasper Electric, electric. Horace Electric company. Nanny Oh, but we didn’t call for any inspection.

56 Oh, yes ma’am, you see, there’s a new act just been passed in parliament Jasper Comes under the heading of defence od the realm act from section 29, very important it’s the law and it’s for your safety, ma’am. Well, I don’t care what Parliament realm or whatever it says. You’re not Nanny coming in here, not with the mister and missus gone. Now, come off it, Ducky. We got no time to palaver. We got a job to do. Jasper Excuse me! They enter by the force What’s the matter with you two? You got cloth ears? I say you’re not coming Nanny in here. Jasper Oh, she’s a regular, little Tartar, ain’t she Horace? Ha-ha-ha! Don’t you dare go up there, you long-legged lummox! Now I mean it! If Nanny you… if you don’t get out of this house I’ll call the police, I will. Now be off with you, you big weagel! She’s locked in the cellar Now, you’ve been and gone and done it. You’ve cut me to the quick, Lady. Jasper Why I wouldn’t stay here if you asked me to. Not even for a cup of tea. Whoa! Horace, me lad, I’ve got a sneaky suspicion we’re not welcome here. Horace Pack up we’re leaving. Sharp’s the word and quicks the action. Nanny Let me out! Help! I’ll call the police! Help! Jasper Good night, Ducky. Ta-ta! Oh those good-for-nothing-hoodlums! Electric company? Hm. They’re nothing but common sneak thieves. I’ll bet they made off with the good silver, why I bet they took every last… Oh! The puppies! They’re gone! Nanny Patch? Lucky? Rolly? Ah! They took the puppies! Oh… whatever will I do? Those scoundrels! They stole the puppies! Coming out the house Police! Help! The puppies! Police! Somebody help me! Help! Help! Help! Cruella’s home. She’s reading the papers. “Dognapping” Can you imagine such a thing? “Fifteen puppies stolen”, they are darling little things. Anita…. Ha-ha-ha… and her bashful Beethoven! Ha Cruella ha ha! Pipe and all! Ha ha ha ha! Oh Roger you are a fool! Ha ha ha ha phone ringing Hello? Jasper! Jasper, you idiot! How dare you call here? Jasper We don’t want no more of this year. We want our boodle! Horace We’ll settle for half! Cruella Not one schilling ‘til the job’s done. Horace Jasper! Cruella Understand? Horace Jasper! Jasper But it’s in the blinking papers, pictures and all!

57 Cruella Hang the papers! It’ll be forgotten tomorrow! Horace I don’t like it? Jasper Shut up, you idiot! Cruella What? Jasper Oh no! Not you miss. I mean Horace! Cruella Why, why you imbecile! she phones Anita Roger It’s Scotland Yard. Maybe they found something. Hello Inspector? Cruella Is Anita There? Roger Who? Cruella Anita! Roger It’s for you. Anita Hello? Cruella Anita, darling! Anita Oh Cruella! Cruella What a dreadful thing. I just saw the papers. I couldn’t believe it! Anita Yes Cruella. It was quite a shock. What is what she want? Is she calling to confess. The Radcliffs, Pongo and Roger Perdita are desolated by the loss. Roger is sure that Cruella is behind it Anita Roger, please! Roger Oh, she’s a shy one! She is… Anita Yes, we’re doing everything possible. Cruella Have you called the police? Anita Yes, we-we called Scotland Yard but I’m afraid--- Roger Where are they? Anita To Roger You idiot! Cruella Anita! Sorry, Cruella, Yes, if there’s any news we’ll let you know. Thank you Anita Cruella. Roger, I admit she’s excentric but she’s not a thief. Roger Well, she’s number one suspect in my book. Anita She’s been investigated by Scotland Yard. What more do you want? Roger Oh, I don’t know darling. I don’t know. Anita Oh, Roger. What’ll we do? What’ll we do? Pongo taking Perdita into his confidence Perdy, I’m afraid it’s all up to us.

58 Perdita Oh, Pongo. Isn’t there any hope? Pongo Well, yes. There’s the twilight bark. Perdita The twilight bark? That’s only a gossip chain. Darling, it’s the very fastest way to send news. If our puppies are anywhere Pongo in the city, the London dogs will know. We’ll send the word tonight, when our pets take us for a walk in the park. In the park, Pongo barks as loud as he can. He does to north, south, east and west. Perdita There’s no one out tonight. I’m afraid it’s too cold. We’ve got to keep trying, Perdy he continues barking and someone answer Pongo him Perdy, we’re in luck! It’s the Great Dane at Hampstead. Pongo, quiet, boy! Do you want to stir up the whole neighbourhood? Come Roger on, Pongo. Anita Perdy! Come on. Let’s go! Pongo, you old idiot! Pongo continues barking and howling Come Roger on, now, we’re going home! Terrier What is it, Danny? Who’s on the telegraph? Great It’s Pongo. Regents Park. It’s an all-dog alert. Dane Terrier What’s it all about? Tell me, Danny, tell me! Tell me! Great Wait a minute, wait a minute. Well now, hmm, that is something. Dane Terrier What Danny? What’s something? Great Fifteen Dalmatian puppies. Stolen! Dane Terrier Have they called the police? Scotland Yard? Great The humans tried everything. Now it’s up to us dogs and the twilight bark. Dane Terrier I’ll sound the alert! yipping Great Woof! Woof! howling Dane Ahhh barks From the Great Dane, to a terrier, to a Scottie, to an Afghan to a Terrier barge dog of no discernable bloodlines but much intelligence, the alert pass Prissy’s Prissy, come in here! pet Coco’s pet Coco! Be quiet now! All the city is in alert. All the London’s dogs bark the word.

59 Aw, shut up! Man Quiet! Will you be quiet? Countryside. Barking continues. Lucy Towser, what’s going on? What is it? What’s all the gossip? Towser ‘Taint no gossip, Lucy. It be all the way from London. Lucy You don’t say! Towser Fifteen puppies stolen! There’s no puppies around here, not since Nellie’s last little and they all are Lucy grown. Well, then we’d best send the word along. It be up to me to reach the Towser Colonel! He be the only one in barking range. Lucy You’ll never reach him at this hour. Towser Well I can try! I’ll bark all night if I have to. Ahem. barks Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Sounds like old Towser. It’s an alert. Sergeant! Sergeant Captain Tibs! I say Sergeant! neighing Tibs Oh, yes Captain! Captain Barking signal. It’s an alert. Report to the Colonel at once. Yes, righto, sir. Right away sir! Colonel? I say, Colonel! Colonel sir? Tibs Colonel? Colonel What? Who goes there? Tibs Sergeant Tibs reporting, sir. Colonel Tibs? Tibs? Oh, yes, Sergeant Tibs! Tibs Colonel, sir. Colonel Look here, Tibs. What’s the idea of barking in at this hour’s night? Tibs But Colonel… Colonel Hold on, Sergeant. You hear that? Sounds like an alert. Tibs Yes, colonel. Colonel We’d better look into it. Come along, on the double. Tibs Yes sir, righto sir. Captain It’s old Towser down at Withermarsh, sir. By Jove, yes! So it is. Well, I’ll see what he wants. Ahem! Woof, woof, Colonel woof! Woof, woof, woof! Towser It be the Colonel! The old boy himself. He wants the message.

60 Lucy You’d better make it loud or he’ll never get it. Towser barks the message Colonel One long howl, two short. One yip and a woof. Tibs Two yips sir. Captain What’s the word, Colonel? Colonel It’s from London. Tibs It must be important. Yes. I’ll get the rest of it. Ahem! Woof, woof, woof! distant barking sounds Colonel like a number. Three fives is thirteen Tibs That’s fifteen, sir. Fifteen, of course, fifteen barking continues Yes… dot, spot… spotted Colonel puddings, poodles. No, puddles! Captain Puddles, sir? Colonel Fifteen spotted puddles stolen? Oh, balderdash! Tibs Better double-check it, Colonel. Oh, yes. I suppose I’d better. Woof, woof, woof. Two woofs, one yip and a Colonel woof. Tibs It sounds like puppies. Colonel Of course, puppies. Tibs I just remembered. Two nights past, I heard puppy barking at Hell Hall. You mean the old De Vil place? Nonsense, Tibs! No one’s lived there for Colonel years. Captain Hold on! There’s smike coming from the chimney! By Jove! That’s strange… strange indeed. Ahem. Well, I suppose we’d better Colonel investigate. I’ll send word for ol’ Towser to stand by. Roof! Roo-roo-roof! Towser Please, stand… by. Lucy What’s he mean by that? Towser I don’t know. Oh… maybe the ol’ boy’s found something! Lucy Oh, I do hope so. Hell Hall Colonel They say the ol’ place is haunted or bewitched or some such fiddle faddle. Tibs Fiddle faddle and rot, sir. Just the same, Sergeant, use extreme caution. No telling what hocus pocus Colonel you might run into. Well, blast it all, Tibs. On the double, man. On the double.

61 Yes sir. Right away sir he crawls through an open window and finds himself Tibs in a room full of Dalmatian puppies Psst. Rover! Spotty! Puppy Hum. What? Tibs Are you one of the fifteen stolen puppies? Puppy We’re not stolen. We’re bought and paid for. There’s 99 of us all together. Tibs Ninety nine! How ‘bout that bunch of little ones? They have names and collars. They’re Puppy not from the pet shops. Tibs Fifteen of ‘em. Puppy We never counted them. They’re over there by the TV. Tibs I’s better count ‘em. Puppy Watch out for the Baduns. Tibs Baduns? Puppy Those two blokes, Horace and Jasper. They’re mean ones, they are. Hey, look Horace! Watch me pot. His Lordship smack on the conk. Ha ha ha Jasper ha. How’s that for callin’ ‘em eh? Ha ha ha ha! Tibs whispering One, two, three, four, five, six... Horace Hey Jasper! Give us a swig. Just a short one. Now Horace, this hogwash ain’t fit for a bloke like yourself. Besides you’d Jasper get crumbs in it, you cabbage head! All right! Guzzle the whole works. I hope it gives you colly wobbles, that’s Horace what Rolly eats his sandwich Hey Jasper, did you… Tibs Six, seven, eight, nine, ten, elen… Hey, get down, you little runt! And stay down Patch faces him Go on, get out Horace of here or I’ll black your other peeper. Where was I? Nine… three more. Twelve and one, two, three. That’s fifteen! Tibs They’re the ones! Taking Tibs as a bottle Blimey! What the… Horace, look what we git! A Jasper tabby cat! all the puppies barking and yipping Ha ha ha! Ho ho ho! How’d you like a tabby cat stew? Or a cat Cassarole? Ha ha ha a la mode! London. The twilight bark is working and soon the Pongos know the good news. Perdita What is it Pongo? What is it? Pongo It’s the Great Dane. He has news for us. He’ll meet us at Primrose Hill. Perdita How’ll we get out? Pongo The back bedroom window. It’s always open a wee bit. C’mon.

62 Primrose Hill. Great Woof! Woof! Pongos, you’ve made it. Good. Dane Pongo What’s the word? What’s the news? Perdita Have they found our puppies? Great They’ve been located somewhere north of here in Suffolk. Dane Perdita Oh, thank heaven! Great Can you leave tonight? Dane Pongo Oh yes, of course. Perdita We can leave right away. Good. I’ll go along as far as Caruden Road and give you instructions. When Great you reach Withermarsh contact old Towser. He’ll direct you to the Colonel Dane and the Colonel will take you to your puppies at the De Vil place. Perdita De Vil? Pongo The De Vil place? Perdita Oh Pongo, it was her! Great Oh, someone you know? Dane Pongo Precisely, there’s no time to explain they run Perdita I hope we’re not too late. Good luck Pongo! If you lose your way contact the barking chain. They’ll be Great standing by! Pongo and Perdy continue running during the whole night. It Dane doesn’t matter the rain, or the snow… Captain Any news Colonel? No. Not a blast thing. They’re lost or captured, or something or other. Who Colonel knows what. Tibs Colonel, here comes a car. Colonel Oh, come now, Tibs. Don’t be ridiculous. They wouldn’t be driving. Tibs Yes, I know sir but it’s heading for Hell Hall. It… it’s stopping at the gate! It is? Well, blast it all! Better see what’s up. On the double man. On the Colonel double! Tibs Yes sir! Colonel Take over, Captain.

63 Captain Righto, sir. Hell Hall. Cruella’s arrived. TV I’m sorry Mr. Simpkin. The answer is no, no, no. Six down, four to go. Cruella I’ve got no time to argue. It’s got to be done tonight. TV … it must be a yes or no question, Inspector? Cruella Do you understand? Tonight! Horace But they ain’t big enough. Jasper You couldn’t get half a dozen coats out of the whole caboodle. Tibs Coats! Dog-skin coats? We’ll settle for half a dozen! We can’t wait! The police are everywhere. I Cruella want the job done tonight! Horace How’re we gonna do it? Any way you like. Poison them, drown them, bash them in the head. You got Cruella any chloroform? Jasper Not a drop. Horace And no ether “ee-ther” Jasper Eye-ther. Cruella I don’t care how you kill the beasts, but do it… and do it now! Jasper Aw, please, miss. Have pity. Can we see the rest of the show first? Horace We want to see “What’s my crime?” Now, listen, you idiots! I’ll be back in the morning and the job better be done Cruella or I’ll… I’ll call the police! Do you understand? Horace I think she means it. Jasper Ah… we’ll get on with it as soon as the show’s over. TV …will you please sign in, sir? whispering Hey kids, you’d better get out of here if you want to save your Tibs skin. Puppy But how? Shhh. There’s a hole in the wall, there by the door. C’mon shake a leg. Psst. Tibs Kids, follow me. Horace Hey Jasper, look! Ha ha ha ha! It’s old Meathead. Jasper Yeah, what do you know…. Old Meathead Fauncewater? Tibs C’mon, don’t crowd. One at a time. One at a time! TV Now for our last contestant, this evening meet Mr. Percival Fauncewater. Mr.

64 Percival Fauncewater if the panel fails to guess your unusual crime in ten questions you will receive two weeks vacation at a seaside resort all expenses paid. That is after you’ve paid your debt to society. Now, who will take the first question? Inspector? TV Could your crime be classified as larceny? A theft burglary? (Inspector) Tibs Straighten out! Form a queue… along the wall. Snap it up. Mr. Fauncewater is a burglar by trade but in this case his crime was not a TV burglary. I’m sorry, the answer is no Jasper and Horace laugh One down, nine to go. Miss Birdwell? TV (Mrs. If your crime wasn’t robbery did you… oh dear, what I mean is, do Birdwell) something of a violent nature, that is… TV Come, Miss Birdwell we’re running short of time. TV (Mrs. Oh yes, of course. So sorry. Did you do someone in? Birdwell) Tibs Oh. TV I’m sorry, the answer is no. Two down eight to go. Mrs. Simpkins? Tibs to Lucky Psst. Hey kid, let’s go. TV (Mrs. All right then. Could it be a violation of a city ordinance? Simpkins) TV … eh no. Horace Hey get out of the way, you little runt! TV Three down, seven to go. Inspector? TV Very confusing, I must say. Surely this crime could… (Inspector) TV I’m terribly sorry I’m afraid we’ve run out of time. (Buzzer) Horace Ain’t that always the way! Would it be possible for Mr. Fauncewater to come back next week? Then we TV could finish out little game. Good night audience. See you next week at this same time on “What’s my crime?” Ah, oh well. C’mon Horace. Let’s go on with it I’ll pop’em on the head, you Jasper do the skinnin’ Horace Oh no, you don’t Jasper! I’ll pop ‘em off and you do the skinnin’ Hey Horace! Look! They’re gone. They flew the coop. Right out through this Jasper hole. Here, grab a torch. We’ll run ‘em down before you can say “Bob’s your uncle” They discover the puppies climbing stairs up There they go, Horace,

65 up the stairs whistling Here puppies, here puppies! C’mon now. Don’t go hiding from ol’ uncle Jasper, he-he. I ain’t gonna hurt you. Horace I thought we was gonna pop ‘em off. Shut up! Take a squint in there. I’ll check these other two rooms whistling Here puppies! Come on out! Come on wherever you are They go out from Jasper under the bed Horace! Oh! It’s the mangy tabby cat. He’s the ringleader! Head ‘em off. Head ‘em--- You bungling blockhead! Tibs Back here! Back here! Shhh. Here they come. Double-crossin’ little twerps, pullin’ a snitch on us! After we took care of Jasper ‘em. Horace There’s gratitude for you. It ain’t fair Jasper. Jasper Horace! There they go! Colonel Sergeant? I say Sergeant! Tibs Sorry. No time to explain. Busy sir. Shut the door, Horace. We’ll close in on ‘em. Enough of this “ring around Jasper the rosy”. Crossroads. Perdita Oh Pongo, I’m afraid we’re lost. Pongo It can’t be far barks Colonel By Jove! It can’t be the Pongos barks answering Grr. howls Pongo It’s the Colonel. C’mon this way. Colonel? Are you the Colonel? Colonel At Hell Hall’s gates Oh, Pingo! Uh-uh Pongo? Perdita Our puppies, are they all right? No time to explain. There’s trouble. A big hullabaloo. Come along! Follow Colonel me! Ah ha ha ha. Now we’ve got ‘em Horace. They’ve run out the room In that moment the Pongos arrive as two snarling furies crash through the window Jasper and hurl themselves at the men to save the puppies What have we got here? A couple of spotted hyenas? C’mon Horace. Give ‘em what for. I’m right behind you, lad. Uh… oh! You clumsy clod! Horace I’ll knock the spots off you. Let go! Let go! Colonel Well, by George! You mangry mongrel! I’ll knock your blinkin’ block off Pongo bites him Jasper Aww! Colonel Blast ‘em Tibs. Give ‘em what for. Tibs No, no, Colonel! Retreat, retreat! He lead the puppies out through the open

66 window Colonel Yes, oh yes of course. Retreat! Retreat on the double! Horace Help, Jasper! Get me out of here! Jasper Hey Horace, they’re fighting dirty. Horace Oh, oh, oh! He falls over the fire Oh, oh, oh. Jasper! Jasper Horace! Pongo C’mon Perdy. Let’s go. Jasper I’ll skin every one of them spotted hyenas if it’s the last thing I do. Dad! Mother! Puppies I missed you mommy! Here we are mommy! Perdita Oh, my darlings…. My darlings. Lucky How’d you find us? Pongo Ha-ha. Lucky! Patch! Pepper! Puppies Oh daddy! Pongo And Rolly, you rascal! Rolly Did you bring me anything to eat? Pongo Ha ha! Everybody here? All fifteen? Patch Twice that many Dad. Now there’s 99 of us! Pongo What’ Nine--- ninety nine! Oh, where did they all come from? Perdita What would she want with so many? Puppy She’s gonna make coats out of us. Perdita She couldn’t they’re shocked Tibs That’s right. Dog-skins coats. Colonel Oh, dog-skins coats! Come on, Tibs! Tibs But it’s true, sir. Patch Horace and Jasper, were gonna pop us off and… skin us! Perdita She’s a devil! A witch! What’ll we do? Pongo We have to get back to London, somehow. Patch What about the others? What’ll they do? Perdy, we’ll take them home with us… al of them. Our pets would never turn Pongo them out. Captain Colonel, sir, lights on the road. It’s a truck headin’ this way.

67 Tibs It’s the Baduns, Horace and Jasper. They’re following our tracks. Colonel Well, we’ve got ‘em outnumbered, tibs. When I give the signal we’ll attack. Tibs Colonel, sir. I’m afraid that would be disastrous. Colonel Ahem! Oh, think so? Pongo He’s right. We’d better run for it. Tibs Out the back, across the pasture. Pongo Thank you, Sergeant, Colonel, Captain. Perdita Bless you all! Pongo How can we ever repay you? Colonel Ahem! Oh no, nothing at all! All in the line of duty. Tibs That’s right sir… routine. Captain Better be off. There they come. Perdita C’mon kids, hurry. Tibs Good luck, Pongos! And never fear. We’ll hold them off ‘till the bitter end Captain gives the Colonel signal Now, what’s this? Out of my way you barking haysack or I’ll knock your Jasper blinckin’ block off! Horace They ain’t here. Jasper They’re hiding in the hay. Give me a match. We’ll burn ‘em out. Tibs Ready Captain? Aim… fire one. Fire two. Hey there they go, the little sneaks. C’mon Horace, back to the truck. We’ll Jasper head ‘em off in half a mile in a bridge They gotta be around here, somewhere. Horace Jasper, I’ve been thinking. Jasper Now Horace. Horace What if they went down the froze-up creek… so’s not to leave their tracks? Jasper Oh, Horace, you idiot! Dogs ain’t that smart. Pongo All clear, Perdy. All clear. Puppies We gave ‘em the slip! Didn’t we dad? They didn’t even see us, Patch! Perdita Shhh children. Children, shh. Puppy My feet are slippery. I wish we could walk on the snow.

68 Pongo No son, we can’t leave tracks. Cruella Well, any sign of them? Not so much as one blooming footprint. And we’ve been up and down every Jasper road in the all county. Horace We are froze stiff. We’ re giving up. OH no, you don’t! We’ll find the mongrels if it takes ‘till next Christmas. Cruella Now get going and watch your driving! Do you wanna get nabbed by the police? Pongo 93, 94, 95, 96, 97 98 Oh Lucky! C’mon Lucky boy! We can’t give up now. I’m tried and I’m hungry and my tail’s froze and my nose is froze and my Lucky ears are froze. And my toes are froze. Barking Pongo! Pongo! Pongo! Oh we’d just about lost hope. We have Collie shelter for you at the dairy barn across the road. Oh thank goodness. Perdy! Perdy! This way Perdy! The dairy barn across the Pongo road. Perdita C’mon kids. Pongo It’s not far. C’mon, this way. Follow the Collie. Just look Queenie. Have you ever seen so many puppies? Oh aren’t they adorable! Cows Perfectly darling. The poor dears. They’re completely worn out and half frozen Perdita They all here Pongo? Pongo Yes dear. All 99 accounted for. Cow The famous Pongos. We were so worried about you. Collie Been trying to reach you. Afraid you’ve been captured. Cows How did you make it all this way? And in such dreadful weather. With all those little ones. Rolly I’m hungry mother. I’m hungry. Puppies I’m hungry too mother. Mother, we’re hungry. We’re all hungry. Perdita I’m sorry children Cow Do they like warm milk? It’s fresh Perdita Oh! Rolly Where is it? Puppy Where is the milk? Cow Come and get it, kids. It’s on the house.

69 This way children. Around this way. Now, don’t crowd. You’ll have to take Perdita turns. Rolly wait your turn dear. Cow Don’t worry kids. There’s plenty for all. Oooh! The little darlings. Collie Pongo, a few scraps I saved for you and the missus. Pongo Oh, thank you. Collie It’s not much but it might hold you as far as Dinsford. Pongo Huh? Dinsford? Collie There’s a Labrador there. His pet is a grocer. Pongo yawning Oh I--- I’m terrible sorry. Quite all right, quite all right. Get some rest and don’t worry I’ll be standing Collie watch. Perdita I don’t know what we’d have done if… We’re very honored to be of service. We’re sorry we can’t do more. Anyone who would think of hurting theses dear little puppies Cows Shh! Duchess! They’re so dear. I wish they could stay with us for always. Princess, shhh. Quiet everyone. Let them sleep, the poor things. They’re so exhausted and they have such a long way to go. Next morning. They cross a road. A car is approaching. It’s Cruella. Pongo Hurry kids, hurry! He tries to disguise their tracks Well now, what have we here? Well… so they thought they could outwit Cruella Cruella. Ha ha ha ha! Jasper! Horace! Here’s their tracks heading for the village! Jasper Blimey! It’s them, all right. Work your way south on the side roads. I’ll take the main road. See you in Cruella Dinsford. Dinsford. Labrador’s barking and waiting for the Pongos. Labrador Pongo, I’ve got a ride home for you. Pongo A ride home? Perdy, did you hear that? Perdita For all of us? Puppy You mean, we don’t have to walk any more? Labrador Yes, if we can manage it. We’d better hurry. Perdita We’ve got a ride home! C’mon children. See the van down the street? It’s going to London as soon as the engine’s Labrador repaired and there’s room for all of you.

70 Perdita Pongo! There’s Cruella! Pongo Yes… and Jasper and Horace. Perdita Pongo, how will we get to the van? Pongo I don’t know, Perdy but somehow we’ve got to. Lucky Mother, dad, Patch pushed me in the fireplace. Patch Lucky pushed me first. Lucky Did not! Patch Did too! Lucky Did not! Patch Did too! Lucky Did not! Perdita Please, children, don’t quarrel. Pongo Say….! Perdy I’ve got an idea he rolls in soot Perdita Pongo! What on earth…. Pongo Look, I’m a Labrador! We’ll all roll in soot. We’ll be Labradors! Labrador Say, That’s an idea! Pongo C’mon kids! Roll in the soot! You mean, you want us to get dirty? Puppies Did you hear that, Freckles? Dad wants us to get dirty. Mother, should we? Perdita Do as your father says. This’ll be fun. Puppies I’ll always wanted to get good and dirty. Pongo That’s the stuff. The blacker the better! I’m ready! Puppies Me too! How’s this Dad? Wait! That’s enough. Not too many at a time. Uh-oh. Rolly, hold on. You’re Pongo only half done. Labrador And now stay right with me, kids. Puppies We’re gonna fool the ol’ mad lady. Perdita Pongo… I’m so afraid. seeing the “black” dogs Oh Jasper, do you suppose they disguised Horace themselves?

71 sarcastically Say now, Horace. That’s just what they did. Dogs is always Jasper painting themselves black! You idiot! Well, so far so good. C’mon, Perdy. Better get on your makeup. I’ll go ahead Pongo with the next bunch. Cruella Jasper! Horace! Well? Jasper Be reasonable, miss. Horace We’re froze to our bones. Jasper We’re been out all night and all day, with nothin’ to eat. They’re somewhere in this village, and we’re going to find them. Now get Cruella going! Pongo Do you think they’ve seen us? Labrador No, but we’re running out of time. Man Try ‘er again, mate. Pongo Hurry Perdy. The van’s about ready to leave. Labrador Better hurry. Pongo I’ll get the rest Man That ought to do. She’ll get you back to London. Labrador Better get aboard, miss. Horace Hey Jasper they try to open the door Jasper C’mon Horace. Pongo Hurry kids! C’mon kids. Run on ahead. Puppy She’s watching us, Dad. Pongo Keep going. Keep going. Cruella It can’t be! It’s impossible! Labrador Run for it! Hey have been discovered Cruella Jasper! Horace! Jasper! There they go… in the van! After them! After them! Perdita Pongo! There she is… Cruella! Cruella drives like the maniac she is, trying to force the furniture van off the road. The efforts of the Baduns to help her succeed only in creating a huge smash-up between their truck and her car. Driver Hey, lady! What in thunder are you trying to do? Crazy woman driver! Perdita Pongo! Look! Horace Jasper! Jasper Ain’t nothin’ to it. I’ll give him a nudge and shove him in the dirt.

72 Pongo Perdy, watch out! Horace Jasper! Jasper Horace! they crash Cruella You idiots! You fools! sobbing You imbeciles! Jasper Oh, shut up! London. Radcliffs home. They are mourning the loss not only the puppies but now also of the two adult Dalmatians. But then there is the sound of barking from without. Pongo, Perdita and 99 puppies burst into the room, and a delighted pair of Radcliffs determine to keep all of them. You’ve seen her kind of eyes Watchin’ you from Radio Underneath a rock Cruella de Vil Cruella de… Roger, after all that’s your first big hit. It’s made more money than we ever Anita dreamed of. Roger Yes, I know. I still can’t believe…. That Pongo and Perdita would run away. Here’s a bit of Christmas cheer for you. If there’s anything to be cheerful Nanny about sobbing Oh those dear little things. Sometimes, at night, I can hear them barking, but it always turns out I’m dreaming they hear real barkings . Anita Roger, what on earth… Roger They’re Labradors! Nanny No, no, they’re covered with soot. Look, here’s Lucky! Roger Pongo boy, is that you? Ph Pongo, Pongo! Ho ho, it’s Pongo! Anita And Perdy, my darling! And Patch, and Rolly, and Penny and Freckles. They’re all here, the little Nanny dears. Roger It’s a miracle! Anita What a wonderful Christmas present! Nanny And look! … there’s a whole lot more! Roger Look Anita, puppies everywhere! Anita There must be 100 of them! Nanny One, two, three and four is seven. Eight, nine continues counting Roger Two, four, six and three is nine plus two is eleven. Nanny Thirty six and eleven that’s forty seven! Anita Fourteen, eighteen Roger!

73 Roger That’s sixty five! Nanny Ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen! Anita Wait a minute, wait a minute, six more. Roger Let’s see, that’s 84 and fifteen plus two…. One hundred and one! Anita One hundred and one? Where did they all come from? Roger Oh Pongo, you old rascal! Anita What will we do with them? Roger We’ll keep ‘em. Anita In this little house? We’ll buy a big place in the country. We’ll have a plantation… a Dalmatian Roger plantation. Anita Oh, Roger, that’s truly an inspiration. Nanny It’ll be a sensation! We’ll have a Dalmatian plantation. A Dalmatian plantation, I say.

Roger We'll have a Dalmatian plantation where our population can roam I'm hungry mother Rolly our whole aggregation will love our plantation home Pongo Woo-woo-woo-woo Perdita oo-oo-oo Dalmatian plantation home THE END

RETRIEVED FROM: http://animationarchive.net/Feature%20Films/101%20Dalmatians/Script/

74 English Language Arts Benchmarks

Standard 1: Reading and Responding ELA-1-E4 − identifying story elements (e.g., setting, plot, character, theme) and literary devices (e.g., figurative language, dialogue) within a selection;

ELA-1-E5 − reading, comprehending, and responding to written, spoken, and visual texts in extended passages;

ELA-1-E7 − reading with fluency for various purposes (e.g., enjoying, learning, problem solving)

Standard 7: Reading and Responding

ELA-7-E1 − using comprehension strategies (e.g., sequencing, predicting, drawing conclusions, comparing and contrasting, making inferences, determining main ideas) in contexts;

ELA-7-E2 − problem solving by using reasoning skills, life experiences, and available information;

Teaching the Compare and Contrast Essay through Modeling

Overview Together, students and teacher create the first half of a draft of a comparison and contrast essay. During the modeling, students observe what writers do when revising a draft as they reread and write. They will begin to explore the techniques that writers use, such as rearranging or clarifying words or sentences. Students then apply the techniques by continuing the draft independently.

From Theory to Practice When I model the writing process for my class, I can see the light bulb moments in the students’ faces as they think of ways to apply what is being demonstrated in their own writing. In her book Conversations, Regie Routman explains why this modeling process is so successful: "It has always been our job to teach directly and explicitly in response to students' needs—carefully demonstrating, specifically showing how, clearly explaining. Whatever we want our students to do well, we first have to show them how. Of all the changes I have made in my teaching, adding explicit demonstration to everything I teach has been the single most important factor in increasing students' literacy" (24).

Further, writing out loud with students gives me an opportunity to show my enjoyment for the writing process. Students see that revision and editing are part of the fun, and that even teachers don’t get it correct the first time. As an added bonus, students are frequently more eager to share personal writings with me for feedback once they see this process modeled.

Further Reading Routman, Regie. 1999. Conversations: Strategies for Teaching, Learning, and Evaluating. Heinneman.

Student Objectives Students will

 define the characteristics of a comparison/contrast essay.  generate ideas for the group composition and their own essays as the process is modeled.  develop a final copy of a comparison/contrast paper.

Instructional Plan Resources

 LCD Projector hooked to a computer with a word processor, or an overhead projector  General classroom supplies (pencils, paper, etc.)  Venn Diagram Student Interactive  Comparison and Contrast Guide  Compare and Contrast Map

76  (optional) Compare and Contrast Chart Graphic Organizer  (optional) Comparison and Contrast Rubric

Preparation

1. Set the projector up so that the teacher is facing the class and able to type the text (or write easily on the overhead) and the class is able to follow along. 2. Familiarize yourself with the basic commands of the word processor on the computer that you're using. 3. Test the Venn Diagram Student Interactive, Comparison and Contrast Guide, and Compare and Contrast Map on your computers to familiarize yourself with the tools and ensure that you have the Flash plug-in installed. You can download the plug-in from the technical support page. 4. Prior to this lesson, students should have learned how to write introductions and conclusions. The ReadWriteThink lesson Leading to Great Places in the Elementary Classroom can be a useful resource for exploring introductory sentences.

Instruction and Activities

Session One

1. Hold up or display two different objects for students to focus on as they explore the meaning of the terms compare and contrast. You might choose two different beverage options (juice versus milk), two candy bars (Milky Way versus Reese's Cups), or two different television programs (SpongeBob SquarePants versus The Rugrats). Be sure to choose items which students are familiar with so that the process of comparing the objects will be clearer to them. 2. Make two columns on the board or chart paper and invite students to brainstorm characteristics of first one of the objects (e.g., juice) and then the other object (e.g., milk). Invite students to add and revise information as they work, moving between the two columns. 3. If students need help building the lists of characteristics, ask leading questions such as "How do you decide which beverage you want to drink?" or "How do you decide which candy bar to buy?" 4. Ask students to identify characteristics that are included in both of the columns. Either mark these similarities using a different colored pen, or create a new chart with the column headings of "Comparison" and "Contrast." 5. Based on the information in the lists, lead a class discussion on the definitions of the words compare and contrast. Refer to examples on the charts to clarify the difference between the two terms. 6. As a class, brainstorm other ways students compare and contrast in their daily lives (sports teams, restaurants, toys, books, etc.). You can do this by pairing students in groups or 2-4 having them compose a list as a group and then as a coming together as a class to share ideas.

77 7. From there, you will brainstorm and generate a class definition of compare and contrast making sure they understand why comparing and contrasting is important by using examples as needed.

Session Two and Three

1. Use the Comparison and Contrast Guide to review information from the first class session as needed. 2. You can decide or allow the class to help you decide two things to compare and contrast for the class essay. 3. Use the "Graphic Organizer" tab on the Comparison and Contrast Guide to introduce the 2-Circle Venn Diagram. Alternately, you can use the Compare and Contrast Chart Graphic Organizer if you prefer. 4. Open the Venn Diagram Student Interactive. Alternately, you can draw a simple graphic organizer on the chalkboard of a Venn diagram (two overlapping circles). 5. Label the circles and brainstorm as a class what is different about your topics and drag the ideas to the appropriate circle and what is the same about your topic and drag those ideas to the overlapping part of the circles. 6. Print out the Venn Diagram, and make copies for students to use in later sessions. 7. Use the "Organizing a Paper" tab on the Comparison and Contrast Guide and the Compare and Contrast Map to introduce the Similarities-to-Differences structure. 8. Open a new word processor file, where you'll compose the first sections of the essay as a group. 9. Brainstorm an interesting lead with the class. Have several people give ideas and model for the class how to rearrange ideas and thoughts to come up with the best and most interesting beginning and continue writing as a class from there. 10. Demonstrate cut, copy, and paste commands for your word processor software. 11. As you write with your class, feel free to delete ideas and change them as better ones come up and reread what has been written before asking for the next idea to be sure that the thoughts flow nicely. Refer back to the Venn Diagram as necessary. 12. Use the "Transitions" tab on the Comparison and Contrast Guide to introduce the use of transitional words to increase coherence. 13. Save your class draft of the introduction and the section on similarities. If possible, share the file with students, so that they can continue writing the text in their own copy of the file. Alternately, print the file and makes copies for students. 14. Ask the students to continue the essay using the beginning that you've written together. They can add the section on differences and the conclusion in class or as homework. 15. Use the Comparison and Contrast Guide to review information as needed. Use the "Checklist" tab to explain the requirements for the finished essay. If desired, share the Comparison and Contrast Rubric with students as well. 16. Show students how to access the Comparison and Contrast Guide so that they can refer to the resource as they like while writing. 17. If students work in class, circulate among students, giving ideas and help.

78 Extension Activities

 Write another comparison and contrast essay, using the whole-to-whole or point- by-point organization explained in the "Organizing a Paper" tab on the Comparison and Contrast Guide.

 Have students write a compare and contrast essay in a different content area. See the list below for a sampling of topics that can be compared.

History historical figures, maps of different time periods, states, time periods, books on the same historical subject

Science scientists, weather patterns, plants in habitats

Art paintings, artists' lives, different techniques

Reading two different authors, two stories by the same author, books on the same topic by different authors, a book and the movie made from it Web Resources Learning Tip #26: Comparison Strategies Support Reading, Writing, and Learning http://www.kidbibs.com/learningtips/lt26.htm This site provides a number of resources appropriate for teaching comparison- contrast in the elementary classroom, including picture books which explore the topic. Note that the site includes links purchase the books on Amazon.com.

Comparison/Contrast Essays, from LEO: Literacy Education Online http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/acadwrite/comparcontrast.html This explanation of comparison-contrast provides advanced examples of the basic structures for the essay. The site is part of the St. Cloud State University Writing Center.

Three-Part Format: Comparison/Contrast http://www.odessa.edu/dept/english/mjordan/Compare-contrast.htm This detailed explanation of comparison/contrast essays from Odessa College can provide complete information for teachers to review before teaching the essay.

Student Assessment/Reflections If possible, it is great to read the essay with the student individually and provide direct feedback. When this option is not available, constructive written comments are helpful. As you read the essays, keep notes on the aspects to review and share with the class later. For more structured feedback, use the Comparison and Contrast Rubric.

After you have finished responding to the essays, review them with the class, adding

79 advice as needed. You might go back and model an area where students needed more practice. Alternately, you can use the Comparison and Contrast Tour to review the area.

NCTE/IRA Standards 3 - Students apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and appreciate texts. They draw on their prior experience, their interactions with other readers and writers, their knowledge of word meaning and of other texts, their word identification strategies, and their understanding of textual features (e.g., sound-letter correspondence, sentence structure, context, graphics).

4 - Students adjust their use of spoken, written, and visual language (e.g., conventions, style, vocabulary) to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purposes.

5 - Students employ a wide range of strategies as they write and use different writing process elements appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes.

6 - Students apply knowledge of language structure, language conventions (e.g., spelling and punctuation), media techniques, figurative language, and genre to create, critique, and discuss print and nonprint texts.

RETRIEVED FROM: http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=275

80 English Language Arts Benchmarks

Standard 1: Reading and Responding

ELA-1-E5 − reading, comprehending, and responding to written, spoken, and visual texts in extended passages;

ELA-1-E7 − reading with fluency for various purposes (e.g., enjoying, learning, problem solving)

Standard 7: Reading and Responding

ELA-7-E1 − using comprehension strategies (e.g., sequencing, predicting, drawing conclusions, comparing and contrasting, making inferences, determining main ideas) in contexts;

Writing/Proofreading

ELA-3-E1 − writing legibly;

ELA-3-E2 − demonstrating use of punctuation (e.g., comma, apostrophe, period, question mark, exclamation mark), capitalization, and abbreviations in final drafts of writing assignments;

81 Additional Resources

These links all require teacher registration to access resources:

101 Dalmatians Worksheet: http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=28979

101 Dalmatians Worksheet: http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=58028

101 Dalmatians and Counting: http://www.lessonplanet.com/search?keywords=french+vocabulary& media=lesson&page=7&rating=3&search_type=related