"We can cover more ground if we work together!"
"Hmmm, I'll bark if I need you... which is unlikely."
-Krypto and Ace, during their first meeting
The Dark Hound Strikes! is ninth episode from the first season of Krypto the Superdog.
Summary[]
Krypto becomes Bat-Hound's partner when they chase after Joker's hyenas.
Plot[]
While flying over Metropolis, on patrol, Krypto receives a sound wave from his super hearing and is nearly hit by a flying batarang that whizzes past him. He realizes that someone is trying to get his attention and follows the batarang and happens upon a mysterious figure atop a building and clashes with none other than Bat Hound in person. After Krypto compliments the Bat Hound's outfit, the latter introduces himself and explains, that the Joker is planning a robbery in Metropolis, therefore Ace is leading an investigation with the help of local snitches. Krypto offers help, but the Bat Hound declines and glides away.
There is a panic inside one of the buildings. A rat named Jimmy is trying to obtain profit from the situation, when Ace interrupts him. Pressing on Jimmy reveals, that Batman's arch enemy named Joker has dispatches his pet hyenas to Metropolis in apparently nefarious purposes. Jimmy is left free to fend for himself. The rat was not lying, Bud and Lou indeed are present at the fair, pretending to be Tanzanian Giggle Hounds. The hyenas secretly poison other dog show participants with a sleeping gas, which allows them to reach a money bag. Their plan is interrupted by Ace and Krypto, who make their entrance shortly before Bud manages to claim the loot. After a brief chat, a fight breaks in. Ace overpowers Bud, but only for a moment- the hyena uses his electroshock collar to repel the Bat-Hound. Lou causes large tubular objects to collapse upon unconscious people and dogs to distract Krypto. Hopefully, nobody gets injured due to Superdog's best efforts.
Krypto and Ace chase Joker's hyenas on top of the building, when the dog show was taking place. Despite being surrounded, Lou sneakingly turns on an electromagnetic field, which stops the heroes. With the canine heroes immobilized, Bud ejects them high in the skies using a huge magnetic-engined frisbee. After considerable amount of struggle, Ace develops an idea - Krypto has to disable the frisbee's magnetic engine with his laser gaze before they reach the warp space. Krypto carries out the plan and it works, when the frisbee starts to lose height. Krypto manages to maneuver the disc without causing Ace to fall off the frisbee. The Bat-Hound compliments the Superdog, then he states that they should give hyenas their toy back.
Bud and Lou have managed to abandon the building with stolen money. They keep striking jokes while running, until they spot danger in the skies. A moment later, they get pinned down by the frisbee they previously used to get rid of Krypto and Ace. The hyenas are weeping of defeat as they are taken to the Metropolis Zoo. With the menace solved, the dog show can be resumed. After a brief chat, Krypto and Ace depart from one another. The episode ends with Ace watching Krypto fly in the night.
Characters[]
Main Characters[]
- Krypto
- Ace the Bat-Hound (First Appearance)
- Bud and Lou (First Appearance)
- Jimmy the Rat (First Appearance)
Minor Characters[]
- Metropolis citizens (including dog show judges)
- Dogs at the dog show
Quotes[]
Krypto: (to Ace the Bat-Hound) Nice costume. Batty but bold.
Ace the Bat-Hound: (introduces himself) Ace the Bat-Hound.
Krypto: (to Ace the Bat-Hound) I've heard of you. You’re Batman’s pet.
Ace the Bat-Hound: Partner, some people say pet, But I assure you it’s partner.
Krypto: Ok, partner. So, what brings you in Metropolis?
Ace the Bat-Hound: Trouble, Batman’s enemy The Joker is planning a robbery in your town.
Ace the Bat-Hound: I’m not sure what it is, but I hear it involves dogs. I'm telling you this, so you'll keep your eyes open.
Trivia[]
- The title of this episode is created in a similar manner to Batman: The Brave and the Bold episodes.
- Jimmy the Rat, along Bud and Lou. are introduced in this episode.
- The balloon, which was used to spread sleeping gas on the participants, has a dog head painted with a grin similar to the one Joker strikes.
- The relationship between Ace the Bat-Hound and Batman is not precised in the episode - Ace twice claims that they are just partners, but when caught with guard down, he does call Batman his "master".
Goofs/Errors[]
- It is kind of strange that with all his strength, Krypto was unable to break free from the magnet.
Notes[]
- The last time this episode (along with Dog-Gone Kevin) aired on Boomerang was January 3, 2014.
- Bud and Lou are wearing Joy-Buzzer collars, preventing Ace from seizing them.
- This episode features the first apperence of Ace the Bat-Hound and Jimmy the Rat.
- The Joker's hyenas appear in this episode as the villains. They are named Bud and Lou.
- Bat Hound often refers to Bruce Wayne as a partner rather than as a master.