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The 99 Puppies are based on their appearance in Walt Disney's 1961 film ''{{w|One Hundred and One Dalmatians}}'', which was in turn based on the 1956 book ''The Hundred and One Dalmatians'' by Dodie Smith. The puppies' main characteristics, along with some of their names, remained for the transition from book to film. However, the film added two dalmatian pups to the book's original count of ninety-seven; in the original book, two additional adult dalmatians round off the total one-hundred-and-one, as the four adults were merged into Pongo and Perdita for the film. | The 99 Puppies are based on their appearance in Walt Disney's 1961 film ''{{w|One Hundred and One Dalmatians}}'', which was in turn based on the 1956 book ''The Hundred and One Dalmatians'' by Dodie Smith. The puppies' main characteristics, along with some of their names, remained for the transition from book to film. However, the film added two dalmatian pups to the book's original count of ninety-seven; in the original book, two additional adult dalmatians round off the total one-hundred-and-one, as the four adults were merged into Pongo and Perdita for the film. | ||
In the film, Pongo and Perdita have | In the film, Pongo and Perdita have fifteen puppies. These puppies are later kidnapped by Cruella Deville alongside eighty-four additional puppies to be killed and skinned for dalmatian-skinned clothing. After the defeat of Cruella, owners Roger and Anita decide to adopt the additional puppies, bringing the grand total of dalmatians to one-hundred-and-one. | ||
==Notes and references== | ==Notes and references== | ||