The Adventures of Detective DD is about a young black adventurous girl detective and her trusted puppy companion Tackleberry whom only speaks to her, going from solving imaginary cases to solving real ones.

Dorothy Ann McClinton was born in Mississippi in 1951. Raised and went to school in Compton, California. She worked for Long Beach Unified School District in physical education. She also worked for the Long Beach City College in the financial department. She's currently married to her husband Tony Lee McClinton and reside in Thousand Oaks, CA.