List of Famous Dogs and Dog Names

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Actual Dogs in Movies Famous during the 1990s

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Pilot
Mr. Rochester's dog in the TV series (British) Jane Eyre; about a young governess who falls in love with her brooding and complex master; based upon the book by Charlotte Bronte. In the book the dog is a Newfoundland; in other films other kinds of dogs.
BREED: Landseer Newfoundland (Irish Wolfhound in some portrayals) YEARS:

Jip (Book )
Dog of David's first wife, Dora, in the movies and TV series based on the book David Copperfield; about the life of English chap in the early 19th century; written by Charles Dickens.
BREED: Unkown (Spaniel in the book) YEARS:

Patrasche (1999 movie )
Nello's companion in the Japanese animated TV series A Dog of Flanders and the movie version made in 1999, and earlier films; about a Flemish boy and his dog; based on the book by Marie Louise de la Ramée under the Japanese pseudonym Ouida.
BREED: Bouvier des Flandres YEARS:

White Fang (Animated TV )
A wolf-dog during the Klondike Gold Rush at the end of the 19th century in the book, the movie and the animated TV series White Fang; about a wild dog's journey to domestication; original story written by Jack London.
BREED: Wolf-dog Hybrid YEARS:

Sandy (1982 movie )
Annie's dog in comics Little Orphan Annie on radio, in the Broadway musical Annie, and in the movies (1982, 1999 and 2014); created by Harold Gray.
BREED: Airedale mix YEARS:

Daisy (Movie )
The family dog in the comic strip and the movie Blondie; about the Bumsteads, Dagwood and Blondie and their two children; created by Chic Young.
BREED: Generic YEARS:

Devil (Movie )
The Phantom's dog in the comic strip and the movie serial The Phantom; about a masked crimefighter based upon the comics; created by Lee Falk. In the series the dog is played by Ace the Wonder Dog.
BREED: German Shepherd YEARS:

Genevieve (Movie poster )
Madeline's dog in the children's book series, in the movie, and animated TV series for children Madeline; about a girl who lives in Paris and attends a boarding school; written by Ludwig Bemelmans.
BREED: Generic YEARS:

Ruff (Movie )
The family dog in the comic strip, the movie, the TV series, and animated TV series Dennis the Menace; about a boy who causes problems for everyone; created by Hank Ketcham.
BREED: Briard YEARS:

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Lucky (Movie )
The Doctor's dog in the movie Dr. Dolittle and sequels, about a doctor who discovers he can talk to animals; starred Eddie Murphy; based loosely on the children's book written by Hugh Lofting. (In the 1967 movie and the animated TV series (1970), the dog's name is Jip.)
BREED: Mixed breed YEARS:

Red Dog (Movie )
The dog who unites the people of Dampier, Western Australia, in the movie Red Dog; based on the book Red Dog written by Louis de Bernières which was based upon a real life dog called Red Dog.
BREED: Kelpie-Cattle Dog mix YEARS:

Fluke (Movie )
The reincarnated human in the movie Fluke; about a workaholic who dies in an auto accident and comes back to life as a dog; based on the book by James Herbert.
BREED: Golden Retriever YEARS:

Katie (Movie )
The Nielsen's dog in the book and the movie What Dreams May Come; about a death in the family... in fact several; starring Robin Williams; based on a novel by Richard Matheson.
BREED: Dalmatian YEARS:

Fly (Book cover )
Babe's companion in the movie and the book Babe; about a pig who befriends a dog that teaches him to herd sheep; the book was titled The Sheep-Pig; by Dick King-Smith. (Also in the movie is dog Rex.)
BREED: Border Collie YEARS:

Einstein (Book cover )
Doc Brown's dog in the movie Back to the Future and its sequels about traveling back in time; starring Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd.
BREED: Bearded Collie YEARS:

Einstein (Book cover )
In the book Watchers; about a boy who takes in a stray dog finding out that its an ultra-intelligent runaway from a genetic research lab; written by Dean Koontz; later in the movie and three sequels loosely based upon the book; by Walt Disney.
BREED: Golden Retriever YEARS:

Jerry Lee (Book cover )
A police dog in the movie K9; about a mischievous drug-sniffy dog.... Sequels include K-911 in 1999 and K-9: P.I. in 2002; starring Jim Belushi.
BREED: German Shepherd YEARS:

Quark (Book cover )
Wayne's dog in the movie and the TV series Honey I Shrunk the Kids; about an inventor who accidentally shrinks and his neighbor's kids whose voices can only be heard by the dog.
BREED: Jack Russell Terrier in the movie, Border Terrier in the TV series YEARS:

Chips (Book cover )
Soldier Danny's dog in the movie Chips the War Dog; based upon the real dog Chips.
BREED: German Shepherd YEARS:

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Cora (Book cover )
Sam's vision of a dog in the book and the movie for TV by Hallmark To Dance with the White Dog; about a mysterious dog that the old man starts to see after his wife Cora dies... which apparently is her; the book by Terry Kay; the movie starring Hume Cronym and Jessica Tandy.
BREED: Unknown YEARS:

Sammy (Book cover )
The Burrow's family dog in the movie Mr. Destiny; about a man who gets to see how his life might have been had he hit a home run in high school instead of striking out; starring Jim Belushi.
BREED: Mixed breed YEARS:

White Dog (Book cover )
The dog that comes into Sam's life in the movie To Dance with the White Dog; about a old man whose wife has died and taken possession of a stray dog's body so she can keep an eye on her widowed husband; based upon the novel by Terry Kay.
BREED: Australian Shepherd YEARS:

Bingo (Book cover )
A runaway circus dog in the movie Bingo! who saves the life a young boy; starring Cindy Williams.
BREED: Collie mix YEARS:

Rimshot (Book cover )
Ernest's dog in the movie Ernest Scared Stupid; a horror comedy about a screwball who unleashes an ugly troll that plots to turn children into wooden dolls; starring Jim Varney.
BREED: Jack Russell Terrier YEARS:

Beethoven (Book cover )
The Newton's dog in the movie Beethoven and its five sequels. (Also in the second movie are dogs Missy, Chubby, Dolly, Tchaikovsky, and Moe. And in the fourth movie dog Michelangelo. See also the animated television series entry Beethoven.)
BREED: St. Bernard YEARS:

Napoleon (Book cover )
Madam Van Dougan's dog in the movie Once Upon a Crime; about a couple who find a dog with a $5000 reward whose owner turns up murdered; starring Richard Lewis, John Candy, James Belushi, Cybill Shepherd, and others.
BREED: Dachshund YEARS:

Shane (Book cover )
The family dog in the movie Radio Flyer; about two brothers who imagine that their Radio Flyer wagon can fly and that in it they can escape their tormenting stepfather; narrated by Tom Hanks.
BREED: German Shepherd YEARS:

Beast (Book cover )
The dog beyond the fence in the movie The Sandlot; about a bunch of boys playing baseball and having to deal with the a ferocious dog who has their ball.
BREED: Mastiff English YEARS:

Chance (Book cover )
The Hunter family dog in the movie Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey ; a remake of the 1963 movie The Incredible Journey based on the book by Sheila Burnford. (In the earlier movie and book Chance is Luath a Labrador Retriever.)
BREED: Bulldog American YEARS:

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Hercules (Book cover )
Mr. Mertle's dog in the movies The Sandlot; about a group of young baseball players during the summer of 1962.
BREED: English Mastiff YEARS:

Hintza (Book cover )
Harry's dog in the movie A Far Off Place. Survivors of a massacre must flee across the kalahari desert; starring Reese Witherspoon.
BREED: Rhodesian Ridgeback YEARS:

Max (Book cover )
The genetically altered dog in the movie Man's Best Friend; about a dog that turns from man's best friend into man's worst nightmare as he attacks everything that moves; starring Ally Sheedy.
BREED: Tibetan Mastiff YEARS:

Shadow (Book cover )
Jamie's dog in the movie Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey; a remake of the 1963 movie based on the book by Sheila Burnford titled The Incredible Journey. (In the earlier movie and book Shadow is Bodger a Bull Terrier. Also in the movie are dogs Riley and others.)
BREED: Golden Retriever YEARS:

Baby (Book cover )
Pogue's dog in the movie Clean Slate; about a private eye who suffers total amnesia every day and gets entangled in a murder case; starring Dana Carvey.
BREED: Jack Russell Terrier YEARS:

Barkley (Book cover )
Pogue's dog one-eyed dog in the movie Clean Slate; a private detective who forgets everything when he goes to sleep and becomes the key witness in a murder trial.
BREED: Jack Russell Terrier YEARS:

Beau (Book cover )
Will's lead sled dog in the movie Iron Will; about a man who needs money and so joins a cross country dogsled race.
BREED: Siberian Husky YEARS:

Gus (Book cover )
Will's dog in the movie Iron Will. about a guy who decides to join a cross country dogsled race; starring Mackenzie Astin and Kevin Spacey.
BREED: Siberian Husky YEARS:

Maggie (Book cover )
The family dog in the movie The Wild River; about a husband and wife and son on a white water rafting trip who encounter two men who turn out to be armed killers; starring Meryl Streep and Kevin Bacon.
BREED: Labrador Retriever YEARS:

Sherlock (Book cover )
Billy's talking dog in the movie for TV Sherlock: Undercover Dog; about a boy and his detective dog who rescue a kidnapped detective and catch the bad guys.
BREED: Mixed breed YEARS:

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Yellow (Book cover )
Angus' dog in the movie Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog; about a boy and his dog who become stranded when turbulent waters capsize their boat; starring Jesse Bradford.
BREED: Golden Labrador YEARS:

Betty Jane (Book cover )
McCloud's dog in the dream in the movie Three Wishes; about a drifter and his dog who temporarily move in with a family who discover the magic of kindness.
BREED: Portuguese Podengo YEARS:

Duke (Book cover )
Julie's dog in the movie Bad Boys; about two hip detectives trying to protect a witness to a murder while investigating a case of stolen heroin; starring Will Smith and Téa_Leoni.
BREED: Mixed breed YEARS:

Hardly Boys (Book cover )
Photographer William Wegman's dogs dressed up as people in the movie The Hardly Boys in Hardly Gold where the Hardly family has to solve some mysteries while on vacation at the Hardly Inn in Maine.
BREED: Weimaraner YEARS:

Milo (Animated TV )
Stanley Ipkiss' dog in the movie and in the animated TV series The Mask; about a bank clerk who is transformed into a manic super-hero when he wears a mysterious mask; starring Jim Carrey.
BREED: Jack Russell Terrier YEARS:

Mr. Twixzle (Animated TV )
The kids' dog in the movie Rent-a-Kid; about a salesman who hatches a scheme to rent out the kids to prospective adoptive parents; starring Leslie Nielsen.
BREED: Great Dane YEARS:

Napoleon (Animated TV )
A pup who wishes to be with the wild dogs in the movie Napoleon; about the adventures of a dog and his parrot friend who float away from their family in a ballon.
BREED: Golden Retriever YEARS:

Reno (Animated TV )
Jake's partner in the movie Top Dog; about a cop and his dog who go after a Neo-Nazi group; starring Chuck Norris.
BREED: Briard YEARS:

Rufus (Animated TV )
Fluke's friend in the movie Fluke; about a workaholic who dies in an auto accident and comes back to life as a dog; based on the book by James Herbert.
BREED: St. Bernard YEARS:

Skip (Animated TV )
Willie's childhood dog in the movie and book My Dog Skip; about a boy and his dog in a small sleepy Southern town; an autobiographical story by Willie Morris.
BREED: Jack Russell Terrier YEARS:

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Zip (Animated TV )
Lewis' faithful companion in the movie Last of the Dogmen; about a bounty hunter who is hired to track down three fugitives but when he finds them mysteriously murdered; starring Tom Berenger and Barbara Hershey.
BREED: Australian Cattle Dog YEARS:

Boomer (Animated TV )
The Hiller family dog in the movie Independence Day; about aliens invading Earth and causing havoc; starring Will Smith.
BREED: Labrador Retriever YEARS:

Hank (Animated TV )
Brian's dog in the movie The Truth About Cats & Dogs; about a successful radio-show host with low self-esteem who asks her modeling friend to impersonate her when she is suppose to meet a handsome man; starring Janeane Garofalo and Uma Thurman.
BREED: Great Dane YEARS:

Hector (Animated TV )
The family dog in the movie for TV Heck’s Way Home; about a dog who escapes from the pound to journey his way back to his family; starring Alan Arkin.
BREED: Border Collie YEARS:

Jake (Animated TV )
Mike's dog in the movie The Last Chance Detectives: Escape from Fire Lake; about a boy and his dog who are kidnapped by two bank robbers and left in the desert to die; starring Anthony De Longis.
BREED: Border Collie YEARS:

Pongo and Perdy (Animated TV )
The Dearly's dogs in the movie 101 Dalmatians; about two Dalmatians and their 15 puppies; based on the story by Dodie Smith; starring Glenn Close and Jeff Daniels.
BREED: Dalmatians YEARS:

Poppy (Animated TV )
Nathalie Lake's dog in the movie Mars Attacks!; about Martians who surround the planet with an armada of flying saucers; starring Jack Nicholson and Glenn Close. The dog actually belonged to director Tim Burton. (Also in the movie is dog Rusty.)
BREED: Chihuahua YEARS:

Sparky (Animated TV )
Frank's dog in the movie Michael; about three tabloid reporters who find out the Archangel Michael is on vacation living with an old woman; starring John Travolta, Andie MacDowell and William Hurt.
BREED: Jack Russell Terrier YEARS:

Thor (Animated TV )
The family dog in the movie Bad Moon; about a man dealing with a werewolf curse; based on the novel by Wayne Smith; starring Mariel Hemingway.
BREED: German Shepherd YEARS:

Angus (Animated TV )
Mr. Magoo's dog in the movie Mr. Magoo; about a myopic millionaire (based upon the cartoon character) who defeats jewel smugglers in his usual bumbling manner; starring Leslie Nielson.
BREED: Bulldog YEARS:

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Buddy (Animated TV )
A dog who has the uncanny ability to play basketball in the movie Air Bud.
BREED: Golden Retriever YEARS:

Fang (Animated TV )
Hagrid's pet in the books and in the movies Harry Potter; a fantasy series about young children learning to become wizards; written by the British author J. K. Rowling.
BREED: Neapolitan Mastiff YEARS:

Frank the Pug (Animated TV )
A alien in disguise in the movie Men in Black. Frank is also in the 2002 sequel and the 2007 movie Frank. (More about Frank.)
BREED: Pug YEARS:

Fred (Animated TV )
Snow's dog in the movie Smokey and the Bandit; a science fiction comedy about buddies running a tractor trailer full of beer over county lines in hot pursuit by a sheriff; starring Sally field and Burt Reynolds.
BREED: Basset Hound YEARS:

Lucky (Animated TV )
An invisible dog in the movie My Magic Dog; about a dog who comes to a lonely young heir's rescue by preventing the lad's greedy aunt from bilking him out of his fortune. (Also known as My Ghost Dog.)
BREED: Golden Retriever YEARS:

Rusty (Animated TV )
The family dog in the movie Rusty: The Great Rescue; about a courageous canine who protects his family from bad guys; starring Hal Holbrook and Rue McClanahan. (Released with the title Rusty: A Dog's Tale.)
BREED: Beagle YEARS:

Shiloh (Animated TV )
Marty's dog in the movie Shiloh and its sequels Shiloh Season and Saving Shiloh; about the adventures of a boy and his dog; starring Michael Moriarty and Blake Heron; based on the books by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor.
BREED: Beagle YEARS:

Skipper (Animated TV )
The captain's dog in the movie Robinson Crusoe; a loose adaptation of Daniel Defoe's classic novel; starring Pierce Brosnan.
BREED: Welsh Corgi YEARS:

Verdell (Animated TV )
Simon's dog in the movie As good As It Gets; about a single mother, a misanthropic author, and a gay artist who form an unlikely friendship; starring Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt.
BREED: Brussels Griffon YEARS:

Zeus (Animated TV )
Terry's dog in the movie Zeus and Roxanne; about the friendship between a dog and a dolphin and a marine biologist and the dog's owner; starring Steve Guttenberg and Kathleen Quinlan.
BREED: Portuguese Podengo YEARS:

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Brinkley (Animated TV )
Joe's dog in the movie You've Got Mail; about two letter-writing lovers completely unaware they are emailing each other; starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan.
BREED: Golden Retriever YEARS:

Einstein (Animated TV )
Joey's dog in the movie for TV Breakfast with Einstein; about a talking dog who wreaks havoc on the household, making noise, tearing up furniture and more.
BREED: Havanese probably YEARS:

Flealick (Animated TV )
One of Babe's friends in the movie Babe: Pig in the City; about Babe the pig who has to go to the big city to save the farm. (Also in the movie are dogs Nigel a Bulldog, Alan a Neapolitan Mastiff, Punk a Poodle, and Snoopy a Beagle.)
BREED: Jack Russell Terrier YEARS:

Lucky (Animated TV )
The heir to his deceased master's fortune in the movie for TV You Lucky Dog; about a dog psychiatrist who is famous for literally being able to read dog's minds; starring Kirk Cameron.
BREED: St. Bernard mix YEARS:

Mogley (Animated TV )
Andy's dog in the movie Dog Park; about a guy who loses his dog when he loses his girl; starring Luke Wilson.... (Also in the movie are dogs Peanut, Dew, Lily, Monte, and Poopy.)
BREED: Border Collie mix YEARS:

P. B. (Animated TV )
One of the talking animals in the movie Babe: Pig in the City; about Babe the pig who has to go to the big city to save the farm. (Also in the movie are dogs Nigel a Bulldog, Alan a Neapolitan Mastiff, Punk a Poodle, and Snoopy a Beagle.)
BREED: Bull Terrier YEARS:

Porsche (Animated TV )
The Reynolds family dog in the movie Enemy of the State; about a lawyer who accidentally receives key evidence to a crime and is pursued by a crooked politician's ruffians; starring Will Smith and Gene Hackman.
BREED: Pomeranian YEARS:

Puffy (Animated TV )
Magda's dog in the movie Something About Mary; about a guy who meets a girl from high school where his prior date with her was a embarrassing disaster; starring Ben Stiller and Cameron Diaz.
BREED: Border Terrier YEARS:

Rowdy (Animated TV )
Jay's companion in the movie Summer of the Monkeys; about a boy who hopes to buy a horse with the reward for returning lost circus chimps but inevitably befriends the chimps and can't bear to part with them.
BREED: Mixed breed YEARS:

Beck (Movie )
Ryusuke's dog in the Japanese comic books, animated TV series and the movie Beck about a teenage boy and his pursuit of a music career.
BREED: Generic YEARS:

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Buck (Movie )
Guardian of a camp of gold miners in the movie Buck and the Magic Bracelet; about a boy and his dog who, after narrowly escaping from an attack on the camp, use a shaman's magical bracelet to hunt down the assailants.
BREED: German Shepherd YEARS:

Checkers (Movie )
The President's dog in the movie Dick about two teenage girls who uncover the Watergate coverup and are given the job of walking Checkers; starring Kirsten Dunst.
BREED: German Shorthaired Pointer YEARS:

Francis (Movie )
Mary's dog in the movie Superstar about a homely girl who wants to become a superstar by performing in her school's talent show; starring Will Ferrell and Molly Shannon.
BREED: Mexican Hairless YEARS:

Hubert (Movie )
The heir to a fortune in the movie The Duke; about a dog Hubert inheriting an English country mansion. (Also in the movie are a Poodle Coquette and a Basset Hound Daisy.)
BREED: Black and Tan Coonhound YEARS:

Jack (Movie )
Lila's dog in the movie Lost & Found; about a restaurant owner who is in love with his new neighbor and attempts to get her affections by kidnapping her dog and offering to help her find him; starring David Spade.
BREED: Cairn Terrier YEARS:

Jessie (Movie )
The narrating dog in the movie for TV Animal Farm; about animals on a farm who revolt against their human owner and end up with a tyranny; base on George Orwell's book of the same name.
BREED: Border Collie YEARS:

Lincoln (Movie )
Clay's dog in the movie Soccer Dog-The Movie; about an adopted boy whose dog has an uncanny ability to play soccer.
BREED: Portuguese Podengo YEARS:

Lucky (Movie )
Alma's dog in the movie The Dogwalker; about a down-on-his-luck Los Angeles schemer whose luck changes when he rescues an elderly matron who has been knocked down by her misbehaving dog. (Not to be confused with the 2002 movie.)
BREED: Bullmastiff YEARS:

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Also see: Dogs in Comics, Dogs in Movies, Dogs in Books, Dogs On TV, Complete List

First Earliest Date on each page
1.	1847 (Pilot)
2.	1967 (Lucky)
3.	1990 (Cora)
4.	1993 (Hercules)
5.	1994 (Yellow)
6.	1995 (Zip)
7.	1997 (Buddy)
8.	1998 (Brinkley)
9.	1999 (Buck)
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Earliest Date (Dog Name)
1.	1847 (Pilot)
2.	1850 (Jip)
3.	1872 (Patrasche)
4.	1906 (White Fang)
5.	1925 (Sandy)
6.	1930 (Daisy)
7.	1936 (Devil)
8.	1939 (Genevieve)
9.	1951 (Ruff)
10.	1967 (Lucky)
11.	1971 (Red Dog)
12.	1977 (Fluke)
13.	1978 (Katie)
14.	1983 (Fly)
15.	1985 (Einstein)
16.	1988 (Einstein)
17.	1989 (Jerry Lee)
18.	1989 (Quark)
19.	1990 (Chips)
20.	1990 (Cora)
21.	1990 (Sammy)
22.	1990 (White Dog)
23.	1991 (Bingo)
24.	1991 (Rimshot)
25.	1992 (Beethoven)
26.	1992 (Napoleon)
27.	1992 (Shane)
28.	1993 (Beast)
29.	1993 (Chance)
30.	1993 (Hercules)
31.	1993 (Hintza)
32.	1993 (Max)
33.	1993 (Shadow)
34.	1994 (Baby)
35.	1994 (Barkley)
36.	1994 (Beau)
37.	1994 (Gus)
38.	1994 (Maggie)
39.	1994 (Sherlock)
40.	1994 (Yellow)
41.	1995 (Betty Jane)
42.	1995 (Duke)
43.	1995 (Hardly Boys)
44.	1995 (Milo)
45.	1995 (Mr. Twixzle)
46.	1995 (Napoleon)
47.	1995 (Reno)
48.	1995 (Rufus)
49.	1995 (Skip)
50.	1995 (Zip)
51.	1996 (Boomer)
52.	1996 (Hank)
53.	1996 (Hector)
54.	1996 (Jake)
55.	1996 (Pongo and Perdy)
56.	1996 (Poppy)
57.	1996 (Sparky)
58.	1996 (Thor)
59.	1997 (Angus)
60.	1997 (Buddy)
61.	1997 (Fang)
62.	1997 (Frank the Pug)
63.	1997 (Fred)
64.	1997 (Lucky)
65.	1997 (Rusty)
66.	1997 (Shiloh)
67.	1997 (Skipper)
68.	1997 (Verdell)
69.	1997 (Zeus)
70.	1998 (Brinkley)
71.	1998 (Einstein)
72.	1998 (Flealick)
73.	1998 (Lucky)
74.	1998 (Mogley)
75.	1998 (P. B.)
76.	1998 (Porsche)
77.	1998 (Puffy)
78.	1998 (Rowdy)
79.	1999 (Beck)
80.	1999 (Buck)
81.	1999 (Checkers)
82.	1999 (Francis)
83.	1999 (Hubert)
84.	1999 (Jack)
85.	1999 (Jessie)
86.	1999 (Lincoln)
87.	1999 (Lucky)