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Dog Man: Grime and Punishment is the ninth book in the Dog Man series. It was released on September 1, 2020.
Synopsis[]
The Supa Buddies bamboozled the baddies, but all's not right in the world. Dog Man has a new problem to pound, and he's going to need his entire pack to help him. Will he go barking on the wrong tree?
Characters[]
- Dog Man
- Li'l Petey
- Petey
- 80-HD
- Chief
- Sarah Hatoff
- Zuzu
- Grampa
- Petey's Mother (mentioned)
- Munchy
- Flippy
- Molly
- Melvin
- The Baby Frogs
- New Mayor
- Big Jim
- Mean Officers
- Milly
- Buster
Summary[]
George and Harold: Celebrities at Large[]
George and Harold are selling comics at the mall, but then a mall worker (who later gets nicknamed Sherlock) finds them, accuses them of peddling wares, and calls the cops. When the cops come, instead of arresting George and Harold, they read their comics and love them, much to Sherlock's surprise. They buy the comics, and soon they tell others about George and Harold's comics, making the mall popular again. The mall manager orders "Sherlock" to bring them free food and stuff, much to Sherlock's dismay. George and Harold enjoy their root beer floats and start making a new Dog Man comic, which is the story told right below.
Chapter 1: Chief's Big Day[]
The City Hall collapsing and falling down.
One afternoon at the City Hall, the Mayor congratulates Chief for being the best chief in town. He then awards Chief with his very best friend, Dog Man. However, Dog Man does not show up for some reason. Chief calls out to Dog Man, who responds to him after digging up Mayor's rose garden and pounces on Mayor and Chief, getting them both dirty in the process. The Mayor gets angry over Dog Man's silly behavior and tells Chief that if he messes up one more time, he'll take away his badge. Chief reassures Mayor that Dog Man won't do anything like that again, but then Dog Man gets a hold of Mayor's hat. Chief tries to take the hat back from Dog Man, but they both pull too hard to the point where the hat gets ripped in half and Chief flies over to Mayor, where they then fall down the stairs and crash onto one of the building's pillars. This causes the City Hall to fall down and get destroyed, with the other cops running outside to safety. One of the lenses of Mayor's glasses gets cracked in the process. Luckily, Chief, Dog Man, and Mayor emerge from the debris intact. Mayor is angry over what just happened, until Dog Man swoops in and grabs Mayor's torn-in-half hat again, causing Chief to run after him.
Chapter 2: The Saddest Chapter Ever Written[]
The mean officers angrily drive Dog Man out.
That night, Chief and Dog Man arrive at the Mayor's house, and try to comfort him with flowers. Instead, the Mayor decides to fire Dog Man himself and takes away his badges since Chief couldn't do it. As Dog Man and Chief sadly start walking back to the cop station, Mayor walks back into his house, tells his stuffed bear Mr. Snookums about how great he is, and goes to sleep.
When they arrive back at the cop station, Chief helps Dog Man pack his belongings from his dirty desk. But then, Chief starts crying over the sadness of Dog Man getting fired, blaming it on his allergies. Almost all of the cops immediately get ''allergies'' too and start crying as well, starting to flood the entire building in the process. However, the Mean Officers aren't surprised about Dog Man getting fired since they thought he was an awful cop, especially after he broke the male Mean Officer's phone and pooped in Maude's filing cabinet again. They drive Dog Man out by scolding him for getting fired, making the other officers cry, and breaking Chief's heart. Dog Man sadly walks out and howls at the moon.
Chapter 3: The Chapter That's Totally Not as Sad as The Last One[]
Grampa finishes his new invention, called "The Mighty Motor Brain."
Dog Man comes home to Li'l Petey and 80-HD working on a story for Dog Man. Li'l Petey says to 80-HD, "It's our story. We can color it anyway we want!". Dog Man tells them what happened earlier, so Li'l Petey and 80-HD decide to cheer him up with their bedtime story. After Dog Man falls asleep, they both start to work on a new invention to help Dog Man get his job back.
Meanwhile, at Cat Jail, Grampa (aka Petey's father) is working on a new invention called the Mighty Motor Brain. Suddenly, Big Jim appears and annoys Grampa by singing the Itsy Bitsy Spider. Grampa shouts at him about how annoying Big Jim is, which hurts his feelings. Big Jim cries as Grampa finishes the Mighty Motor Brain. He then comforts Big Jim by saying that he needs him and tests the Motor Brain on him. As soon as Grampa turns the dial up to eleven, Big Jim becomes gigantic and strong. Big Jim now calls himself "SNUG", and starts to cuddle with Grampa. Grampa gets scared and tries to run from SNUG. Soon, he accidentally falls through the "Hang in There!" poster. Grampa then discovers that it's a secret escape room, and smiles evilly.
Chapter 4: The Dog in the Hat[]
Dog Man (Cat Man), Li'l Petey, and 80-HD patting, hugging and slurping on Petey.
Li'l Petey and 80-HD have done the finishing touches to their new invention: a helmet for Dog Man to be disguised as "Cat Man". Soon after Dog Man tries on the helmet, Petey arrives to take Li'l Petey to get some gelato. He notices that Dog Man is wearing a cat disguise, and Li'l Petey explains why. Petey gives some advice just to not stick his tongue out, and don't roll in any dead fish. Dog Man heads to the police force, while Petey and Li'l Petey go get some gelato.
Chapter 5: A Buncha Stuff that Happened Next[]
"Cat Man" arrives at the police force.
Dog Man arrives at Cops, and the whole building has been flooded by tears. He finds Chief crying with a picture of him, and starts to grab it, then rips it. The helmet pops off, and Chief worries that the mayor will see him. Suddenly, the mayor comes, and Chief quickly puts the helmet back on. The mayor asks if he's found a replacement for Dog Man. Chief is about to answer, but the mayor notices Dog Man disguised as a cat and decides to hire him. The mayor quickly runs off to tell Mr Snookums, and Chief exclaims "Oh boy, this is gonna be great!" Meanwhile, Petey tells Li'l Petey that he wants to work on a robot with him, but Li'l Petey says he has a comic club meeting. Petey feels dismayed, and Li'l Petey asks why they can't visit Grampa, and Li'l Petey just asks "Why?", until Petey is fed up. Petey asks Li'l Petey not to spill his gelato on him, but it happens anyway.
Meanwhile, at Cat Jail, Grampa is happy to have found Big Jim's secret tunnel. He asks SNUG for the Motor Brain, and SNUG obeys and gives it to Grampa, turning back to Big Jim in the process. Grampa puts it on, and gets bigger and bigger until he is CRUD.
Chapter 6: The Incorrigible Crud[]
A typical Sarah Hatoff news report.
CRUD runs out of the secret room and starts smashing buildings and terrorizing the city. Meanwhile, Petey is very angry at Li'l Petey for spilling the gelato on him. He rinses himself off and says he forgives Li'l Petey though Grampa doesn't deserve forgiveness. However, Li'l Petey says he forgave him a long time ago, tormenting Petey. Petey blabs about how Grampa doesn't deserve forgiveness, until Li'l Petey changes the subject to catching worms.
Meanwhile, CRUD has finished robbing a bank, and Sarah Hatoff interviews him, asking how it feels. CRUD says he likes it, but feels lonely and wants a sidekick. Chief and Dog Man see the report through the television at the cops station and decide that Dog Man should go undercover as CRUD's evil cat buddy.
Chapter 7: Cat Man[]
Dog Man as Cat Man. (The picture is a reference to the cover of the first book in the series.)
Meanwhile, Li'l Petey is still asking ''why'' over and over, and Petey answers that sometimes you couldn't forgive someone, and all you had left was hate. Li'l Petey asks about love, and Petey tells him that love was for happy people like Li'l Petey. He tells Li'l Petey had he lived an easy life, but he didn't. saying that Grampa was extremely abusive to him, and even more to his mom. Li'l Petey then asks why he hasn't got to see his grandma, and Petey responds in silence.
Meanwhile, Sarah is still interviewing CRUD. CRUD is telling her that the only reason he was so evil was that he didn't have a friend, and Sarah suggests that he finds one. Dog Man arrives, disguised as Cat Man. CRUD is filled with joy, grabs Dog Man, then stops at a bookstore to smash. But Dog Man then ties CRUD's tail to a fire hydrant and cuffs him. The Mayor is watching the news report and tells Mr. Snookums how he hired "Cat Man", and how he's the greatest. CRUD gets angry and doesn't allow himself to be captured, so he uses his strength to throw Dog Man around. Eventually, CRUD hitting Dog Man onto the ground, causing his cat helmet to fall off, revealing his identity to the Mayor. Sarah proceeds to help Dog Man, while the Mayor angrily runs out of his house, wanting to destroy him.
Chapter 8: Big Fight[]
Mayor arresting the good guys.
Back at the Lab, Li'l Petey is still asking why he's never met his Gramma. Petey tells him that Grampa abandoned him and his mom when she was sick. Li'l Petey asks if she got better, but he does not answer. Petey explains to Li'l Petey: ''Look, kid... Sometimes bad things happen... And you just can't forgive... And you can't forget! Sometimes all you have left is hate!''. Li'l Petey answers " I don't know, Papa. Hate has caused a lot of problems in this world, but it hasn't solved one yet".
Meanwhile, CRUD, hating his new buddy, is about to destroy Dog Man, but Sarah and Zuzu jump in and start attacking CRUD. Chief tries to join in, but is stopped by the Mayor. The Mayor tells him that Dog Man impersonated as a cop, which is criminal activity in his eyes, and if he helped him, Chief would get arrested alongside Dog Man. Despite hearing this, Chief happily says he will help Dog Man and runs to join the fight. The Mayor becomes outraged that they are helping Dog Man and orders three cops to arrest them or they'll be fired. The cops cuff all of them, prompting CRUD to get away. The Mayor says it's their fault because they helped Dog Man, a "criminal". They are loaded into a cop truck and are about to be driven to jail. As the cops start driving away, they end up covering the Mayor in dust, much to the Mayor's chagrin.
Meanwhile, CRUD runs and finds a gift shop selling living spray, with the city's third largest lunch bag on display. This gives CRUD an idea...
Chapter 9: The Lunch Bag of Motorbrain[]
Flippy teaching Molly and the 21 other frogs about adverbs. (Note that the baby frogs are in different colors before the change in the next book, Cat Kid Comic Club.)
CRUD sprays living spray on the lunch bag, making it come to life as "Munchy". Munchy is hungry, so he grabs a building and eats it. He then gets thirsty, so he grabs a factory chimney and uses it to drink nuclear juice from a power plant. CRUD tells him to stop, as the nuclear juice will give Munchy a bellyache. But it was too late. The nuclear juice causes Munchy to spit flames everywhere, setting the Mayor's house on fire in the process. CRUD tells Munchy to run and drink from the pond over there, so he does.
Meanwhile, at the pond over there, Flippy is teaching the 22 baby frogs about adverbs. One of the frogs named Melvin (a know-it-all) keeps on answering the questions, much to Flippy's boredom and Molly's annoyance. Suddenly, Melvin and the other baby frogs notice Munchy and get scared. Flippy is confused at first, but is then grabbed by Munchy. The baby frogs run quickly, jump high, and hide surreptitiously into the tall grass.
Chapter 10: 80-HD Power[]
80-HD's show made from Claymation.
Meanwhile, 80-HD is watching the news from the TV at Dog Man's house. He finds out that CRUD is on the loose, Munchy is attacking, and the good guys are heading to jail. This prompts 80-HD to take action and fly over to Petey's lab, where Petey and Li'l Petey are building a meerkat robot. 80-HD crashes through the wall, making a hole in Petey's lab in the process. An annoyed Petey tells 80-HD that he has a door. 80-HD uses cereal boxes, art supplies, and crayons to put on a stop motion show in order to tell Petey and Li'l Petey about the situation. Petey responds by saying that he could've just drawn a picture. As 80-HD, Li'l Petey, and Petey fly out to save the world, 80-HD makes another hole in Petey's lab. Petey reminds 80-HD about using the door, which prompts 80-HD to fly back into Petey's lab, creating a third hole in the process. 80-HD goes downstairs and uses the door. He then winds up breaking the door as soon as he starts flying again, much to Petey's chagrin.
Soon, Petey, Li'l Petey, and 80-HD arrive at the pond where they meet Molly, who is trying the save Flippy from Munchy. Li'l Petey and 80-HD decide to help by getting out their superhero costumes. Petey notices this and tells everyone that Li'l Petey shows love when everything is going well, but shows hate when he comes face-to-face with pure evil. Therefore, he concludes that only hate can defeat hate. Li'l Petey, Molly, and 80-HD don't know if he's right or not, so they decide to find out.
Chapter 11: Love vs. Hate: Who Will Win?[]
The frogs drawing on Munchy.
Molly, 80-HD, and Li'l Petey think about what they love. They then realize that they love to draw. So Molly, 80-HD, and Li'l Petey draw what the love on Munchy's butt. Soon, Molly tells Munchy that he has drawings on his butt. Munchy is so embarrassed, that he lets go of Flippy and covers his shame. Flippy reassures Molly that he's fine and calls out to the other frogs that it's safe. The 21 frogs then join in and draw the things that they love on Munchy. Soon, Munchy is covered with drawings and runs away in embarrassment when Molly asks if he wants to join the comic club. The frogs wave goodbye to Munchy as Li'l Petey tells Petey that love won. Petey responds by saying "Love got lucky!" Suddenly, CRUD appears with the cop truck, holding Dog Man, Chief, Sarah, Zuzu, and the three cops hostage and stating that luck will always run out. Li'l Petey tells Petey that it's his battle to fight, and Petey becomes nervous.
Chapter 12: The Ultimate Showdown[]
Petey faces Grampa/CRUD.
Petey is hesitant that he can do it. Li'l Petey answers, "It's your story, Papa. You can color it any way you want." Petey attempts to confront CRUD, but CRUD tells Petey that he's got his friends. Petey says, "Technically, they aren't really my friends," so CRUD responds by throwing the truck with the hostages, thinking that Petey wouldn't mind if he did that. Flippy and Molly fly after the truck to catch it and save the hostages, while Big Jim is searching for Grampa. Petey becomes ashamed and walks back to Li'l Petey and 80-HD, exclaiming that he couldn't love the way Li'l Petey loves. Li'l Petey comforts Petey by telling him that he doesn't have to and that he just had to let go of the hate. Petey walks up to CRUD one more time and tells him that he was done hating him. CRUD is ecstatic over this and asks if Petey will love him. Petey responds by saying "No" and instead forgives him. CRUD is so shocked over Petey's forgiveness, that he takes off the Motor Brain and gets angry at Petey for forgiving him, turning back into Grampa in the process. Petey is unfazed by this and proceeds to walk away with Li'l Petey, as Grampa shouts at Petey to come back and fight. Li'l Petey says goodnight to all of his friends as he and Petey start walking back to their lab.
Chapter 13: Three Endings[]
The First Ending: Grampa's Story[]
Grampa is angry that Petey didn't fight, so he kicks the Motor Brain away and walks away from the scene. The Motor Brain lands near Big Jim, so he puts it back on and becomes SNUG again. SNUG then starts to chase Grampa so he can cuddle with him, much to Grampa's horror.
The Second Ending: Dog Man's Story[]
80-HD helps Dog Man, Chief, Sarah, and Zuzu break out of the cop truck. However, as soon as Chief, Sarah, and Zuzu land on the ground, they are confronted by the Mayor. Suddenly, Dog Man lands on a mud puddle and splatters mud onto himself, his friends, and the Mayor. The Mayor gets angry and is about to give Dog Man a huge punishment, but a cop interrupts and tells Mayor that his house is on fire (because of Munchy's actions earlier in Chapter 9). The Mayor runs into his burning house to save Mr. Snookums as Chief tries to stop him. Chief, Sarah, and Zuzu don't know how to save Mayor as the flames are too hot. But then, Dog Man zooms into the burning house and is able to save the Mayor from certain death. Chief, Sarah, and Zuzu are relieved that they are both okay. Sarah tells Mayor that they are sorry about his house, but the Mayor doesn't care about his house and thinks that Mr. Snookums was burnt to a crisp. He blames it on Dog Man, until Dog Man coughs out Mr. Snookums, revealing that he also saved Mr. Snookums from the fire. The Mayor is so relieved and happy that Mr. Snookums is safe, that he thanks Dog Man, and calls him the best dog-headed cop in town.
The Third Ending: Li'l Petey's Story[]
Petey and Li'l Petey visiting the grave, while the wind blows in.
Petey and Li'l Petey arrive home, but Petey only walks in to grab some flowers in a vase. They then head over to a cemetery and see Petey's mother's grave. Petey puts the flowers next to his mother's grave and says that he hasn't been here since he was a kid. Li'l Petey asks if his Gramma is in the grave, but Petey tells him that she's in his heart now, and in Li'l Petey's heart as well. A strong wind blows and a red leaf lands on Petey's head. Li'l Petey grabs the leaf and asks Petey if his Gramma is in there too. Petey replies, "Well, it's your story, kid. You can color it any way you want." Petey and Li'l Petey start walking back home, enjoying the pleasantness of nature while doing so.
THE END
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Trivia[]
- The title is a spoof of Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky.
- There is also a chapter title in a Captain Underpants book called Crime and Punishment.
- This is the first time Dav Pilkey illustrated the cover digitally while he's on Dog Man's Do Good Book Tour in 2019.[1]
- Chapter 4's title is based on The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss.
- Chapter 6's title is a reference to the Marvel superhero character "The Incredible Hulk".
- Chapter 7's picture is similar to the book cover from the first Dog Man book.
- Chapter 9's title is based on The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo.
- When George and Harold are selling comics, their stand has the same design to Lucy's psychiatrist booth from Peanuts.
- In the recap, when Grampa says "Petey, I am your father!", this is a reference to Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, though Petey says "Hey! This didn't happen!"
- In Chapter 3, Li'l Petey and 80-HD color a red tree. This could be foreshadowing to Petey taking Li'l Petey to his grandmother's grave under the red tree.
- On page 128, the pot of flowers that Petey put on his mother's grave is seen on the cupboard when washing the plates.
- On page 162, when Li'l Petey asks if Petey got his centimeters and millimeters mixed up again, it is a reference to page 93 of Dog Man: Brawl Of The Wild, where Li'l Petey points out the flaws on Petey's blueprints.
- Li'l Petey's words on page 130 were taken from the following quote:
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- Chapter 12 was based on this precept:
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- Part 3 of the final chapter was inspired by this poem:
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- Coincidentally, all three poets/actresses are deceased.
- This is the last appearance of George and Harold, as well as having the last story recap (now replaced with Meet the Cast) in the book series.
Goofs/Errors[]
- On page 31, where the City Hall gets destroyed, the door is purple on the first panel, but then it is the same color as its outside walls on the second panel.
- On page 33, the brim of the officers’ hats are absent.
- On page 46, the chapter starts off by saying "Meanwhile...", which doesn't make sense considering the fact that the page follows up on Dog Man directly from page 44.
- On the fourth panel of page 48, the stripes on Li’l Petey’s left arm are missing.
- On a few panels from pages 52 and 53, Grampa’s nose is orange instead of black.
- On the first panel of page 55, Grampa's two whiskers on his right side are missing.
- On the last panel of page 129, the counter that Petey should be sitting against is missing.
- On the three middle panels of page 140, Grampa/CRUD's whiskers are inverted. (He has three whiskers on the left and two whiskers on the right.)
- On the fourth panel of page 153, where Molly is trying to explain what an adverb is, Melvin's arm is light green instead of orange.
- On the fourth panel of page 155, the baby frog sitting to the left of Melvin is light green instead of turquoise.
- On page 174, when Petey says “He could’ve just drawn a picture”, his arms aren’t evenly attached to his body.
- On page 204, Molly is blue instead of green.
- On the first panel of page 209, Grampa’s tail end is flat (much like Petey’s tail) instead of round.
- Li'l Petey's eyebrows are sometimes missing. (Most notably on the second panel of page 49.)
Trailer Transcript[]
Dav Pilkey's Dog Man is back! Part dog, part man, and all hero! This time, Dog Man's digging drives the meanie Mayor mad! Luckily, the Supa Buddies have the purr-fect plan to help the hound! But it backfires when Grampa turns into the crazed Crud, a giant lunch bag comes to life, and the mayor sends the good guys away! Now, it's Petey's story to tell as he faces off with his father to save his frenemies! Find out what happens in Dog Man: Grime and Punishment. Be a Supa Buddy!
Amazon Description[]
Dog Man's really done it this time! He hands over his badge and clears out his desk, but while he may be out of a job, he's not yet out of hope. With his friends at his side, can Dog Man dig himself out of this hole and paw his way back onto the force?
References[]
| Dog Man Books |
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| Dog Man (2016) | Dog Man: Unleashed (2016) | Dog Man: A Tale of Two Kitties (2017) | Dog Man and Cat Kid (2017) | Dog Man: Lord of the Fleas (2018) | Dog Man: Brawl of the Wild (2018) | Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls (2019) | Dog Man: Fetch-22 (2019) | Dog Man: Grime and Punishment (2020) | Dog Man: Mothering Heights (2021) | Dog Man: Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea (2023) | Dog Man: The Scarlet Shedder (2024) | Dog Man: Big Jim Begins (2024) | Dog Man: Big Jim Believes (2025) | Dog Man: A Sprinkle in Time (2026) |