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Introduction 

Road Rovers was an American Animation Television series produced and written by Tom Ruegger. It broadcasted on Kids' WB. There were originally a total number of 13 episodes, 30 minutes each, that aired between September 2, 1996 - February 22, 1997.

It starred actors named Jess Harnell, Tress MacNeille, Jeff Bennett, Kevin Micheal Richardson, Frank Welker, Joseph Campanella, and Jim Cummings.

The Show follows the adventures of the Road Rovers, a team of five super-powered crime fighting anthromorphic canines (dogs), also known as "cano-sapiens". They are all of different breeds. They were created by Professor William F. Shepherd, also known as "The Master". This show had a great mix of comedy and action/adventure.

Plot

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One year prior to the creation of the Road Rovers, Professor Shepherd by a man named General Parvo, who demands the Professor's experimental machine, called the "transdogmafier", in exchange for Shepherd's pet. The Professor gives in, but is easily tricked when he finds out the pet carrier was a bomb instead. He tries to excape but the bomb destroys his lab which caused the lab to sink into the ground. After a year later, there were sitings of normal dogs becoming mutant canines. Professor Shepherd knew Parvo was behind this and decides to stop him before he goes too far. He then selects five dogs from around the world to be drafted into the team of Road Rovers, so that they can fight this new threat. Once they arrive at his new, secret underground lab, he uses his new transdogmifier on the five, turning them into cano-sapiens. Cano-sapiens look like normal clothed humans except that they have retained all the trademark aspects of the dogs they came from, such as a tail, fur, distinctive ears and head, etc. Their personality before the transformation also remains intact. They also can speak English now and possess super powers, which regulars do not have.

Professor Shepherd briefs them on their situation, and agrees to turn them back into their normal forms if they succeed in their mission. After hearing of the dangers inherent in their first mission, the Road Rovers are hesitant to help Shepherd, but he reassures them and gains their trust by offering them meals and weekly baths.

Their first assignment is to stop General Parvo from obtaining a Molecular Stabilizer that will allow him to make the effects of his cano-mutator permanent. The Rovers nearly succeed in their task but are forced to hand over the stabilizer to Parvo in exchange for one of their own. As Parvo delights in his victory he realizes the stabilizer has been exchanged for a bomb. The bomb destroys Parvo's ship but he vows to continue fighting.

Back at "Mission Control" (or Road Rover headquarters), the Master keeps his end of the deal, returns the five dogs back to their normal canine form and places them in homes of the World Leaders.