Rover (1979 TV series)

Rover (formerly known as Rover, Max, and Lavender in the first two seasons) is a Filipino-American animated television series created by Remy de Los Santos. It aired on MegaManila Television and National Television on December 30, 1979, and concluded on February 23, 1986.

It was based on De Los Santos's popular eponymous comic that debuted in 1976. It was unanimously regarded as Remy de Los Santos's signature television series. It was widely acclaimed by viewers and critics for its humor and drama. The television series covers the first three chapters of the comic series between 1976 and 1978 (Prologue, College and Going To Australia). The series continued in the 1991 animated television series, Separated Best Friends, and the final animated series to cover the original 1976 series, Rover and Max, which was released in 2017.

Premise
The series revolves around a struggling senior-high-school musician named Rover, a depressed but docile red fox, who is always problematic about his future life and career. He is always accompanied by his friend Max, a former classmate from elementary, a grey wolf who is usually sympathetic to him, and Lavender, an eccentric, optimistic and friendly Siberian husky, who is Max's older sister.

Episodes
Most episodes of Rover last 15-17 minutes. The first two seasons of the show covers the first chapter (Prologue) of the eponymous comic series. The first season began on December 30, 1979, with the episode "Prologue" and ended on March 2, 1980, with "Rover's First and Last Concert". The second season began on December 28, 1980, with the episode "Should I Sell My Guitar?" and ended on March 1, 1981, with "Graduating". The third season began on December 27, 1981, with the episode "Eighteen", and ended on February 28, 1982, with "The Only Fox in the Room". The fourth season began on December 26, 1982