Dynomutt

Real Name: Dynomutt

Identity/Class: Cyborg dog

Occupation: Sidekick

Affiliations: Blue Falcon (wealthy art dealer Bradley Crown); Scooby Doo, Mystery Inc. (Velma Dinkley, Norville "Shaggy" Rogers, Daphne Blake, Fred Jones); Focus One; Dexter

Enemies: Manyfaces; Harvey Birdman; Mr Hyde; Hyde Dog; The Gimmick; The Worm; Fishface; Superthug; Zorkon; Mr.Cool; Queen Hornet; Swamp Rat; Mudmouth; Tin Kong; Iron Face; Serpent Lady; Red Vulture; The Injustice League of America (Fishface, The Worm, The Queen Hornet, Lowbrow, Superthug, and The Gimmick); The Blimp; The Prophet; Beastwoman; The Glob; Madame Ape Face; The Shadowman

Known Relatives: None known

Aliases: The Dog Wonder

Base of Operations: Falcon's Lair, Big City

First Appearance: Dynomutt, the Dog Wonder Episode #1 "Everyone Hyde" - a segment of "The Scooby Doo / Dynomutt Show" (Hanna-Barbera for ABC, September 11th 1976)

Powers/Abilities: Dynomutt has telescopic bionic limbs, able to extend to incredible lengths. His neck is similarly equipped. The limbs are equipped like swiss army knives with a variety of tools, with his paws being able to transform into knives and mallets. He can fly by turning his limbs into dyno-jets. His bionics had a tendency to malfunction.History: Dynomutt is the pet doberman of wealthy socialite Radley Crown. Unbeknownst to the public he is also the sidekick to Radley's alter ego, the heroic Blue Falcon. When Big City is threatened Mayor Gaunt would activate the Falcon Flash, alerting the duo to the crisis. Then the two would head to the Falcon's Lair (hidden within Radley's penthouse), don their costumes and race off in the Falconcar to confront whatever villain was planning an evil scheme, with Blue Falcon saving the day, usually in spite of rather than because of, the aid of his loyal partner. They often received information about the threats they faced through a telelink to secret agent Focus One.

(Scooby's Laff-A-Lympics) The Blue Falcon and Dynomutt lend their old friend Scooby a hand by joining his team with his Olympic style games show.

(Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law) The Falcon and Dynomutt join the same lawfirm as former superhero Birdman (now known as Harvey Birdman), but Dynomutt gets on Harvey's nerves. When the cyber-hound is found mangled and destroyed, Harvey Birdman is accused of his murder and tried for the crime.

(Dexter's Laboratory) With Dynomutt destroyed, Blue Falcon turned to boy genius Dexter to repair him. At first Dexter decided to build the Falcon a more efficient, Robocop-style sidekick, but when it went berserk, he reactivated Dynomutt.

Comments: Dynomutt was voiced by Frank Welker in the original series, and by Andre Sogliuzzo in the Harvey Birdman episodes. Focus One was voiced by Ron Feinberg, who also worked as the show's narrator.

There were twenty episodes of the show (sixteen half hour episodes from the first season, and four twenty-two minute ones titled The Blue Falcon and Dynomutt). The characters also served as team members for Scooby's team on the All-Star Laff-A-Lympics, then much later guest starred on Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law, where they joined Birdman's law firm and that hero was accused of murdering Dynomutt! Most recently they've been the stars of an on-line adventure on the Cartoon Network site.

CLARIFICATIONS: Blue Falcon and Dynomutt should not to be confused with

• Batman and Robin, who clearly served as their inspiration.

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