Kicked off the boat in Italy, Charlie forces himself upon a pizzeria owner. The pizzeria owner tricks Charlie into holding the Leaning Tower of Pisa which the former mistook as if it's falling, leaving Charlie stranded at the side of the tower, where the dog's calls for help fall on deaf ears. Cartoons with layouts by Robert Gribbroek, Cartoons with backgrounds by Philip DeGuard, Cartoons with sound effects edited by Treg Brown, Cartoons with orchestrations by Milt Franklyn, Cartoons with characters voiced by Mel Blanc, Looney Tunes: Assorted Nuts: Memorable Supporting Players and Cult Classics From the Looney Tunes Vault, https://chart.copyrightdata.com/CopyrightCatalogRenewals.html, https://looneytunes.fandom.com/wiki/A_Hound_for_Trouble?oldid=222876, Charlie would work as a waiter in an Italian restaurant once again in the 2000 direct-to-video feature film. [6] Jones also starred Charlie without Porky in a couple of shorts: Dog Gone South (26 August 1950)[7] which sees Yankee Charlie searching for a fine gentleman of the Southern United States, and A Hound for Trouble (28 April 1951)[8] which sends Charlie to Italy where he searches for a master who speaks English. Jones shelved the Charlie Dog series of films in the 1950s, along with other characters he had introduced, such as The Three Bears and Hubie and Bertie. "[4] The film was a success, and Jones would create two more Charlie Dog/Porky Pig cartoons in 1949: Awful Orphan (29 January)[5] and Often an Orphan (13 August). As he did for so many other Looney Tunes characters, Chuck Jones took Clampett's hound and transformed him into something new. Bob Clampett minted the scenario that Charlie Dog would later inherit in his cartoon short Porky's Pooch, first released on 27 December 1941. Mel Blanc would provide the dog's gruff, Brooklyn-Bugs Bunny-like voice and accent which became Charlie's standard voice. He was turning his efforts to new characters, such as Pepé Le Pew and Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner. Fifty percent pointer—dere it is! Charlie makes a brief cameo appearance (via re-used animation from Often an Orphan) in the Bob McKimson-directed short Dog Tales (1958). Then Butch disguises as Mammy and Tom falls for the trap too. He was seen in a pet store where he was attacked by Henery Hawk (who was looking for a chicken at the time when Porky Pig was being a father figure to him). Mel Blanc would provide the dog's gruff, Brooklyn-Bugs Bunny-like voice and accent which became Charlie's standard voice. Spike the Bulldog and Chester the Terrier, Merrie Melodies Starring Bugs Bunny & Friends, The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie, Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales, Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation, Baby Looney Tunes' Eggs-traordinary Adventure, The Gold Diggers' Song (We're in the Money), The Dover Boys at Pimento University or The Rivals of Roquefort Hall, Raggedy Ann and Andy in The Great Santa Claus Caper, Raggedy Ann and Andy in The Pumpkin Who Couldn't Smile, Chuck Jones: Extremes & Inbetweens – A Life in Animation, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Charlie_Dog&oldid=981917142, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 5 October 2020, at 04:24. Fifty percent Doberman Pinscher! Both cats spot Mammy, and thinking it’s the other cat still in disguise, they start to violently …. In that cartoon, a homeless hound pulls out all the stops to get adopted by bachelor Porky Pig. Butch finally gets ahold of Jerry and brings it to Mammy, who is actually Tom in disguise, so Tom clobbers Butch and takes the mouse. Development. Charlie Dog (also Charlie or Charles the Dog) is an animated cartoon fictional character in the Warner Brothers Looney Tunes series of cartoons. [3] In that cartoon, a homeless hound pulls out all the stops to get adopted by bachelor Porky Pig. A Hound for Trouble is a 1951 Merrie Melodies short directed by Chuck Jones. Bob Clampett minted the scenario that Charlie Dog would later inherit in his cartoon short Porky's Pooch, first released on 27 December 1941. Looney Tunes Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. Donning his best Italian accent and garb, Charlie sets to work as a waiter, astonishing and horrifying the customers with his barefoot grape-stomping and musical rendition of "Atsa Matta for You?" 8thManDVD.com™ Cartoon Channel 5,290,556 views "); when reminded by others that he is not a Labrador retriever, his response would be, "Look, if you doubt my woid, get me a Labrador and I'll retrieve it for you. A sleepy man demands total quiet from hotel manager Elmer Fudd, but bellhop Daffy's noisy antics keep prompting the exasperated guest to sock Elmer in the face. The character was featured in five cartoons between 1947 and 1951.[2]. To this end, Charlie is willing to pull out all the stops, from pulling "the big soulful eyes routine" to boasting of his pedigree ("Fifty percent Collie! But, mostly, I'm all Labrador Retriever! Mammy is tired of Jerry always eating her food and ruining her kitchen, so she gives her two cats, Tom & Butch, a warning: whoever catches the mouse gets to stay, but the one that doesn’t is out. A Hound for Trouble is a 1951 Merrie Melodies short directed by Chuck Jones. Later the cats fight for Jerry, and the mouse tricks them to constantly hit each other (in a looped animated sequence). Tom and Butch begin their search for Jerry, but the mouse proves himself smarter by hitting the cats with mallets and making the oven explode. — though in reality, he is just a slick-talking mutt who rarely realizes that his own aggressive obnoxiousness is sabotaging his appeal to any potential guardian. Kicked off the boat in Italy, Charlie forces himself upon a pizzeria owner. When they manage to catch the mouse they decide to battle on a duel and the winner takes all, but Tom tries to cheat and his plan backfires. Dat's fair, isn't it?" The copyright was renewed on December 27, 1977. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Butch runs with Jerry but hits a plank and Jerry escapes, so the two cats are back at looking for Jerry. Mammy is tired of Jerry always eating her food and ruining her kitchen, so she gives her two cats, Tom & Butch, a warning: whoever catches the mouse gets to stay, but the one that doesn’t is out. Recent Warner Brothers merchandising and series and films such as episodes of Tiny Toon Adventures, and Space Jam (1996) in the crowd scenes, The Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries in the episode Yelp (here performed by Joe Alaskey), and Tweety's High-Flying Adventure (2000) in Italy have brought Charlie back out of retirement. In these cartoons, Charlie Dog is defined by one desire: to find himself a master. Fifty percent setter, Irish Setter! Dere it is! Dere it is! The Frisky Puppy character that Jones paired with Claude Cat in several '50s shorts bears a close physical resemblance to Charlie. The gang takes a detour to a dog show that's being menaced by a hideous Cat Creature. Donning his best Italian accent and garb, Charlie sets to work as a waiter, astonishing and horrifying the customers with his barefoot grape-stomping and musical rendition of "Atsa Matta for You?" LOONEY TUNES (Looney Toons): BUGS BUNNY - The Wacky Wabbit (1942) (Remastered) (HD 1080p) - Duration: 7:33. Charlie Dog made a cameo in The Looney Tunes Show episode "Father Figures." Jones first used the dog in Little Orphan Airedale (4 October 1947) which saw Clampett's "Rover" renamed "Charlie. Especially in the Porky Pig shorts, the pig would usually try to mail him out of the country, usually accompanied by Porky laughing evilly and maniacally, only to have Charlie return dressed in the costume of that place he was sent, which would make Porky even more determined to get rid of him. Fifty Percent Boxer!