Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw is a 1988 animated feature film distributed by TriStar Pictures. The film is based on the Tonka/Mattel toy line and Hanna-Barbera television series of the same name. It was directed by Pierre DeCelles, and stars the voices of Brennan Howard, B. J. Ward, and Tony Longo. The film's story centers on a magical artifact called the Bone of Scone, a reference to the Stone of Scone in Irish and Scottish Legend that gives "Puppy Power" to the Pound Puppies and Pound Purries . However, a villain named Marvin McNasty plans to take it and use it for world... domination. Without the Bone of Scone, humans will not understand what the animals are saying and, if it is broken, Puppy Power will forever be lost. The Legend of Big Paw was the last theatrically released animated feature from the late 1980s to promote a major toy line, a common trend in the American cartoon industry during that time. The film did not fare well with critics or audiences during its original release, and grossed only US$500,000 domestically. It premiered on DVD in North America on October 24, 2006. In present-day 1988, Whopper is taking his niece and nephew to the museum.
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| Release date: | March 18, 1988 |
| Directed by: | Pierre DeCelles |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 76 Minutes |
| Producer: | Donald Kushner, Peter Locke |
| Editor: | John Blizek |
| Music by: | Sam Winans, Bill Reichenbach, Jr., Richard Kosinski |
| Screenplay by: | Terrence McDonnell, Jim Carlson |
| Adapted from: | Pound Puppies |
| Genre: | Musical, Children's, Comedy, Animation |