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'''''2 Stupid Dogs''''' is an American [[animated television series]] created and designed by [[Donovan Cook]] and produced by [[Hanna-Barbera|Hanna-Barbera Cartoons]]. It originally ran from September 5, 1993, to May 15, 1995, on [[TBS (American TV channel)|TBS]] as a part of their ''Sunday Morning in Front of the TV'' block and in syndication. The show's main segments feature two unnamed dogs, called the "Little Dog" and the "Big Dog" in the credits (voiced by Mark Schiff and [[Brad Garrett]], respectively).<ref name="Perlmutter">{{Cite book |last=Perlmutter |first=David |title=The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows |date=2018 |publisher=[[Rowman & Littlefield]] |isbn=978-1538103739 |page=667}}</ref> The show entirely used [[
The show has been described as "Hanna-Barbera's answer to ''[[The Ren & Stimpy Show|Ren and Stimpy]]''",<ref name="Erickson">{{Cite book |last=Erickson |first=Hal |title=Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 |date=2005 |publisher=[[McFarland & Company]] |isbn=978-1476665993 |edition=2nd |pages=876–878}}</ref> a hit show that premiered two years earlier in 1991 on [[Nickelodeon]]. Like ''Ren & Stimpy'', the ''Dogs'' characters are not very bright, the show is scored with jazz music, and the comedy style leans on [[Gross out|gross-out]] body-secretion humor. Asked about the comparison, Hanna-Barbera CEO [[Fred Seibert]] was unconcerned, saying that it was "like [[Pearl Jam]] worrying about being compared to [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]]."<ref name=Erickson/> Ironically, following his dismissal from [[Nickelodeon]], ''Ren and Stimpy'' creator [[John Kricfalusi]] was credited as contributing "bad taste" gags to a few episodes of ''Dogs''.
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