Dalmatian family

Disney Channel YouTube video

A rare shot featuring nearly every Dalmatian family member, seen here watching fireworks in "Boom Night."

The Dalmatian family is a large family of exactly 101 dogs that live at 101 Dalmatian Street in Camden Town. They are the central characters of 101 Dalmatian Street.

Delilah, the great-great-granddaughter of Pongo and Perdita, and her husband, Doug, are the parents of the 99 puppies. All the puppies' names start with the letter "D," creating alliteration with the family surname Dalmatian. Eldest puppies Dylan and Dolly take care of their younger siblings while their parents are at work.

Early in production for the series, it was decided that not every Dalmatian should be given distinct personalities. Instead, only twenty of the 101 characters were fully individualized.

Origins

Before the two met, Delilah and Doug had fifteen puppies each, including Dylan and Dolly. After Delilah and Doug got together, they had another fifteen puppies before adopting 54 more from rescue shelters or by taking in strays.

According to the series' bible, the Dalmatians' owner is a wealthy artist named Dodie McDot. Dodie lives on a far-away island and communicates with his dogs via phone. Because of Dodie's fame in the art world, he was able to purchase a townhouse for Delilah and her family to stay and adapt to. Eventually, Dodie's fame died down, resulting in the loss of his money. Because of this, Delilah, Doug, and Triple D became the main source of income for the family.

Current members

Individual characters

Da Vinci

Dallas

Dante

Dawkins

Dee Dee

Deepak

Déjà Vu

Delgado

Delilah

Destiny

Diesel

Dimitri 1

Dimitri 2

Dimitri 3

Dizzy

DJ

Dolly

Dorothy

Doug

Dylan

Background characters

Main article: Puppy Ensemble

Dafydd Dai-ichi Dakota Daley Dalmar Dalston Damian Dandy Dane Dani Daoud Daphne Dapple Dara Darby Darcy Darien Darius Dax Dean

Debbie-Lee Debbie-Lou Debbie-May December Dechang Declan Delphie Delta Deneesha Denim Denver Denzel Derek Desiree Desmond Deuce Devon Diamond Diana Dibs

Diego Dieter Dijon Dilma Dimple Dinga Dingo Dinlo Dionne Disco Ditto Divya Dixie Dobie Dodger Dolce Vita Dominique Domino Donburi Donna-Maria

Donny Donut Doreen Doris Dorset Drake Drama Drew Dubaku Duchess Duck Duffy Duke Dulcinea Dumpling Duncan Dupont Durian Dusty Dutch Dvorak

Notes

Sketches for "Dáteshpeare."

• The June 7, 2016 draft of the 101 Dalmatian Street bible lists several ideas for individualized Dalmatian puppies who don't appear in the final series (though some of their names are listed in the song "In the House"). These include:
  • Dizzy, "the youngest of the middle-pups [who has] been stuck to Dawkins like glue since the day he was born. Rambunctious, bouncy and butter-pawed, he's quite possibly the worst 'lab assistant' ever. If he can press the wrong button, pull a lever too soon, spill, lick, or leap when he shouldn't, you just KNOW he's gonna do it. Look out! Sometimes Dawkins can be kind of a know-it-all (especially with Dylan), but Dizzy never fails to bring out her soft side." (Name reused for Dizzy.)
  • Dixie 'n' Darnell, who "like digging up the yard and strewing bones, chew toys and doggy bowls everywhere and anywhere." (Likely reworked into Dizzy and Dee Dee.)
  • Donald, "the four-legged filing cabinet who remembers every single family member's history, place in the birth order, and who got what where why and when with tedious accuracy. He was born a mere mili-second after Dylan and feels robbed of the eldest son role - which HE would perform MUCH more perfectly."
  • Dvorak, "who loves to play the tuba. He couldn’t play a COOL instrument? No?" (Likely reworked into DJ.)
• During the BAFTA Kids TV Preview for 101 Dalmatian Street in 2019, hostess Harriet Carmichael asked for a volunteer from the audience to "be a brand new Dalmatian character." A child from the audience posed as reference for an impromptu sketch of a Dalmatian puppy named "Dáteshpeare," illustrated by storyboard artist Althea Aseoche.