The Store Sign even has an Image of the two resembling the Painting. American Gothic Couple: The couple who run the local market resemble the American Gothic Couple.This of course comes back to bite him when he comes down with the very unusual condition (pink spots, green fur, and an itchy and blue clown-like nose) that the shot would have prevented. Afraid of Needles: "Spots And Shots" features Lucky doing everything he can to avoid getting a shot from the visiting veterinarian.It lasts until the beginning of the next episode because she's the primary villain and Status Quo Is God. Aesop Amnesia: For the Yet Another Christmas Carol episode, Cruella is shown the errors of her greedy, selfish ways via the visit from three ghosts and at the end she's being a genuinely nice person.(Well, it is from most of the same writers and artists of Sabrina: The Animated Series.) When she finally kicks the habit, she takes up gum chewing, and the episode ends with Cruella moving back in with Anita until she can quit chewing gum. Addiction Displacement: In "Smoke Detectors", Cruella de Vil attempts to quit smoking, and moves in with Anita until she can.Tripod, despite being one leg short of his ninety eight siblings.Interestingly, she actually seems to remember his name when she's particularly scheming against the Dearlys or on one notable instance when she believes Roger to be her secret admirer. Accidental Misnaming: A Running Gag with Cruella is that she usually refers to Roger by other names that begin with "R", generally out of apathy.They do appear in the flashback sequences, but they also appear briefly at the very end, and Lucky has one little speaking part. In "Horace and Jasper's Big Career Move", the main pups are absent for a majority of the episode.In episodes such as "Smoke Detectors", "Frisky Business" & "Cadet of The Month", Horace appears, but not Jasper.Lucky does not have any lines in "A Christmas Cruella".
Spot is absent in "You Slipped a Disk" and in "Cadpig Behind Bars".In "Home is Where the Bark Is", Spot is out of commission, but she is shown for a split second at one point in the episode.In the final episode "Dalmatian Vacation Part 3" however, he does admit to having feelings towards her. Cruella De Vil towards any man that she may develop a fancy for, particularly towards the sailor, Starbuck, as seen in the episodes "Shipwrecked" and "Valentine's Daze" as he is absolutely frightened of her.Dumpling has a very outspoken crush on Lucky which he does not return.