Delilah Dalmatian is a supporting character in 101 Dalmatian Street. She is a British nurse dog and the biological mother of Dylan. She is the wife of Doug, the mother to 99 puppies, and Dolly's step-mother. She was later confirmed to be the great-great-granddaughter of Pongo and Perdita.
Development and design[]
Early concept art for Delilah shows her with a more angular appearance, a standard blue collar, and a circle-shaped tag. She later appears in the 101 Dalmatian Street pitch reel, now with a green collar and a rectangle tag.
In her final design, Delilah is given a longer, thinner neck and a blue collar with a teal rectangle tag.
Background[]
Delilah is a warm, loving mother to her puppies and wife to Doug, though she is decisively the firmer parent while Doug is more playful and informal. Delilah works as a nurse dog for Doctor Dave, resulting in Delilah leaving for work very early in the morning and working long shifts. She places a great amount of trust and expectations in her oldest puppies Dylan and Dolly to take care of their younger siblings while she and Doug are away at their jobs.
Delilah is supportive and caring toward her husband, Doug. In "Snow Day," she and Doug team up to ready half of the pups for the snow. In "A Summer to Remember," Delilah and Doug try to find time alone during their vacation. In "Fetch" the couple celebrate their anniversary with a romantic date in the park. It is revealed in "Fetch" that Delilah and Doug's anniversary song is "We're Sending You Love."
Delilah also has loving and healthy relationships with her puppies. Although she is often busy at work, she still makes time for her children. This is evidenced in "Girls' Day Out," where she spends Mother's Day with Dolly. In "The Dog House," she unexpectedly leaves work and rushes back to 101 Dalmatian Street to protect her puppies from pest control.
Delilah can be uptight and firm, akin to her son Dylan. This is shown in "Snow Day," when she took charge of prepping the pups, and in "Girls' Day Out," where she snaps at Dolly for waking her up and upsetting her orchid allergies (not realizing Dolly had only been trying to give her a Mother's Day surprise).
Filmography[]
- 101 Dalmatian Street pitch reel
- 101 Dalmatian Street storyboard pilot
- 101 Dalmatian Street
- Theme song ("I've Got My Pups with Me")
- "Dog's Best Friend"
- "Boom Night"
- "Power to the Puppies"
- "Who the Dog Do You Think You Are?"
- "May Contain Nuts"
- "Winter Funderland"
- "Snow Day"
- "Perfect Match"
- "Girls' Day Out"
- "A Right Royal Rumble"
- "Fear Window"
- "The Dog House"
- "A Summer to Remember"
- "London, We Have a Problem"
- "It's My Party"
- "Fox in the Dog House"
- "Fetch"
- "Balancing Act"
- "Dawkins Strikes Back"
- "Poodlefall!" (voice only)
- "Yappily Ever After"
- "Dante's Inferno"
- "Better the De Vil You Know"
- "The De Vil Wears Puppies"
Book appearances[]
- Le Meilleur Ami du Chien
- L'Élection du Dalma-chef
- Das Haus der 101 Dalmatiner: Meine Freunde
- D is for Dalmatians
Notes[]
- Earlier episodes of the Brazilian Portuguese dub, Delilah's name is mistakingly changed to Perdita, her great-great-grandmother.
Foreign voice actors[]
- Sophie Landresse (French)
- Silvia Mißbach (German)
- Ágnes Bertalan (Hungarian)
- Ajeng Atmakusuma (Indonesian)
- Gilberta Crispino (Italian)
- Sakurako Kanako (Japanese)
- Benedicte Søreng (Norwegian)
- Magdalena Warzecha (Polish)
- Izabel Lira (Portuguese (Brazil))
- Susana Farrajota (Portuguese (Europe))
- Oana Mereuță (Romanian)
- Rosalba Sotelo (Spanish (Latin America))
- Catherina Martínez (Spanish (Spain))
- Vivian Cardinal (Swedish)
- Sansanee Tinkeeradit (Thai)
Names in other languages[]
- Brazilian Portuguese: Perdita (earlier episodes only)
- Chinese: 莉蒂雅 (Lìdìyǎ)