Oliver and Company: The Series

Oliver and Company: The Series (titled Oliver & Company in some territories) is an American animated comedy-drama television series, based on the 1988 Disney movie Oliver & Company, and picking up one year after the events of the film. It debuted on Toon Disney on August 7, 1998, three months prior to the film's tenth anniversary, and ended on March 10, 2000.

Plot
The series picks up one year after the events of the film, and revolves around Oliver and the gang and their adventures in New York City. The series also delves into the pasts of several members of the gang, particularly Dodger and Rita.

Characters
Protagonists


 * Oliver (Jason Marsden)-A young ginger cat, and the title character. Adopted by the wealthy Foxworth family, he lives a life of luxury, but also enjoys spending time with the gang of dogs who took him in.


 * Dodger (Jeff Bennett, Elizabeth Daily young)-A worldly Jack Russell Terrier, and leader of the gang. He is smart-mouthed but also charismatic and caring. His early life and that of the gang is touched on in several episodes, including how he became separated from his parents at a young age. In

Recurring characters
 * Rita (Cree Summer adult and young)-A sultry Afghan hound. She is joint leader of the gang alongside Dodger, and has a caring, maternal and cheeky side. On a number of occasions, it is implied that she and Dodger have feelings for each other, before later admitting their love for each other at the end of the episode "Dances With Poodles", and later taking in a stray puppy called Sam, who becomes their adopted son.
 * Francis (Kevin Michael Richardson, Tahj Mowry young)-A snobby, classy English Bulldog. He has a love of arts, particularly Shakespeare, and enjoys watching his plays on TV. It is revealed that he was once kept by an English businessman who abandoned him.
 * Einstein (Frank Welker, Andrew Lawrence young)-A dimwitted but kind Great Dane. He was the first dog that Fagin took in. It is revealed that he was owned by a man called David, who abandoned him when he became too large for his apartment.
 * Tito (Rob Paulsen, Tara Strong young)-A feisty, bubbly Chihuahua who speaks with a Chicano accent, and has a crush on Georgette, the Foxworth family poodle. He likes Latin music, and it was revealed he was born in Mexico, but was later abandoned by his owners, after they arrived in the USA.
 * Fagin (Dom DeLuise)-A homeless man and the gang's master. He is a goodhearted former thief and con artist, who is friends with the Foxworths. He now works as a janitor at a school in the Bronx.
 * Jenny Foxworth (Ashley Johnson)-A rich girl with a heart of gold who owns Oliver. Her parents are two rich businesspeople, and are often away.
 * Georgette (Kath Soucie, adult and young)-A spoilt, snobby poodle belonging to the Foxworths. She has a friendly rivalry with Oliver, and only tolerates the gang visiting because of her love for Tito. She has many ex-boyfriends.
 * Winston (Corey Burton)-Foxworth family butler. He looks after the house while Jenny' parents are away.
 * Mr. and Mrs. Foxworth (Jeff Bennett and Kath Soucie, respectively)-Jenny's wealthy parents. They make sporadic appearances throughout the series, and are usually away on business trips.
 * Tess (B.J. Ward)-Dodger's mother. She frequently appears in flashbacks to his childhood, before later making a full appearance in the episode "Mommy Dearest". Dodger was separated from her when he was very young, and when the two are initially reunited, they don't recognise each other until she tells him about her past. Dodger frequently visits her whenever he has problems.
 * Sam (Andrew Lawrence)-A young husky-cross puppy, who Dodger and Rita take in as an adoptive son, after he is separated from his mother.
 * Louie (Frank Welker)-A hot dog vendor who Dodger frequently robs from.
 * Old Murphy (Maurice LaMarche)-An elderly mixed-breed dog, who lives in an abandoned apartment block where several strays frequent. He frequently offers advice to other dogs.
 * Charlie (Rob Paulsen), Pamela Adlon young)-An Australian Shepherd who befriended Dodger after becoming separated from his parents as a puppy, and shares a similar experience, having lost his mother and father who tried to protect him from a gang of street dogs.