If you own a pet dog you probably like cartoon dogs a lot as well. One of the astounding things about cartoon dogs is how humanized they were in character but if you really think about it we also humanize our pets in a similar way …here are some of my favorite animated canines from eras gone by.
Ruff from ,Ruff n’ Reddy was probably the first of the funny cartoon dogs. He was a Hanna and Barbera cartoon that was paired by a bossy cat named ,Reddy, that was coincidentally colored red. This dog first made his appearance on television in the fall of 1957. Ruff was also interactive with a live host who asked him questions to which Ruff would provide dumb answers.
The second big animated television cartoon dog was Huckleberry Hound was not that much different in looks than Ruff from Ruff n’Reddy. This is not surprising as this cartoon series was all made by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera’s. In fact the only difference might have been that this dog had a Southern draw. Another interesting fact about this show is that it was the first television show to win an Emmy for animation. Before that only Disney movies got that honor.
Another one of my favorite dogs was Mr. Peabody, the smart white dog with the whiny voice and glasses that starred in ,Mr. Peabody’s Improbable History, This was about a famous time traveling dog and his pet boy Sherman who he time traveled with in his Wayback machine. This cartoon series started in 1959.
Once he was released from the confines of the back pages of the Funny papers Snoopy also became a well-known funny dog on the small screen. The famous beagle and his creator Charles Schulz won and Emmy in 1964 for the show ,A Charlie Brown Christmas., You might also remember this dog ‘s imitation of a World War I Flying Ace named the Red Baron.
No blog on cartoon dogs can be complete without mentioning Dino. Dino’s breed was technically a ,Snorkasoraus, and he was purple. His famous bit was trampling his owner Fred Flintstone in the opening credits. He was also famous for his bark that sounded like ,rubba, rubba, rubba, Dino also talked in some episodes and his voice was bestowed by the fey and dry sounding Las Vegas style comedian Phil Silvers.
Yet another great cartoon dog was of course Scooby Doo. This star of ,Scooby Doo Where Are You?, Scooby had a cute little ,intellectual, sidekick named Scrappy and a not so bright country cousin called Scooby Dum.
My favorite dog of all time however has to be Ren from ,Ren and Stimpy,. This emaciated sharp-witted Chihuahua was companion to an overweight cat with bad breath. To me the two of them seemed more human then most human beings.
Some other very famous cartoon funny dogs include Deputy Dawg from the Hi and Lois comic strip, Underdog from the cartoon series and Otto from the Beetle Bailey comic strip.