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Deputy Dawg

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Deputy Dawg
Deputy Dawg
Created byLarz Bourne
StarringDayton Allen
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes104
Production
Executive producerBill Weiss
Running time4–6 minutes
Production companyTerrytoons
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseJanuary 1, 1960 (January 1, 1960) –
December 31, 1964 (December 31, 1964)

Deputy Dawg is a Terrytoons cartoon character, featured on the animated television series of the same name that aired from 1960 to 1964.[1]

Background

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The character of Deputy Dawg originated in 1959 as part of a projected series entitled Possible Possum, intended as a component of the Captain Kangaroo Show. Larz Bourne came up with the series concept and drew the first storyboards. Midway through production, the project was overhauled as a standalone series; Deputy Dawg became the star, and "Possible" was rechristened Muskie Muskrat, to avoid comparisons with Walt Kelly's comic strip character Pogo Possum.[2] A later, less Kelly-inspired Terrytoons character would eventually take the Possible Possum name.

The Deputy Dawg Show first ran weekly from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1964. Each episode has a Deputy Dawg cartoon, followed by Sidney the Elephant. The British television debut came on BBC Television on August 31, 1963.[3]

The cartoons are between four and six minutes long, and were packaged three at a time and shown as a half-hour program. The show was produced by CBS and was the professional animation debut of Ralph Bakshi (as animator) of adult animation fame.

The cartoons originally featured Deputy Dawg, an anthropomorphic dog, as a deputy sheriff in Florida, although as the episodes progressed, the location changed to Mississippi, and later to Tennessee. The other main characters are the "varmints" Muskie Muskrat, Ty Coon, Vincent van Gopher, and Pig Newton, as well as Dawg's boss the Sheriff and his wife Mrs. Deputy.[4] A wilder addition to the cast was the "space varmint" Astronut, a mischievous alien visitor who was later given his own spin-off show.

Deputy Dawg was voiced by Dayton Allen, a prolific voice actor who voiced many Terrytoons characters in television and theatrical shorts in the 1950s and 1960s.[5]

Much of the comedy in the cartoons is sight gag/action-based, with additional humor provided by comical dialects and stereotypical southern characteristics. Many storylines involve Deputy Dawg battling with peculiar locals and trying to please the Sheriff, as well as protecting his produce from Muskie and Vince.[6] However, most of Muskie's and Vince's crimes are not taken very seriously, enabling Deputy Dawg to pal around with them when they are not causing trouble. The trio often engage in their favorite pastime, fishing for catfish.

Musical direction was by Terrytoons standby Philip A. Scheib, who at the time had recently worked on the Oscar-nominated Terrytoons shorts Sidney's Family Tree (1958) and The Juggler of Our Lady (1958). The Deputy Dawg musical accompaniment often features a distinctive bass harmonica.[7]

Deputy Dawg later appeared in episodes of the 1987 series Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures.

Deputy Dawg also appeared in the 1999 pilot Curbside.[8]

Home video

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Children's Video issued "Terrytoons Good Guys" compilation VHS tapes in 1985 which included one Deputy Dawg cartoon per tape.

Video Treasures issued five "Deputy Dawg" VHS tapes in 1989. The tape catalogue numbers are listed below for the titles released.

Episode guide

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Season 1 (1960)

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Title Directed by Story by Date Prod.

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VHS tape number
1 The Yoke's On You Dave Tendlar Larz Bourne 1960 657
2 Space Varmint Connie Rasinski 659
3 Shotgun Shambles Dave Tendlar 660
4 Seize You Later, Alligator 663
5 Li'l Whooper 666
6 Welcome, Mischa Mouse Martin Taras 672 TT 2606
7 Cotton-Pickin' Picnic Connie Rasinski Eli Bauer 673
8 Henhouse Hassle Mannie Davis Larz Bourne 674
9 Law and Disorder Dave Tendlar Bob Kuwahara 675
10 Rabid Rebel Mannie Davis Larz Bourne 676
11 Friend Fox Dave Tendlar Eli Bauer 677 TT 2603
12 Deputy Dawg's Nephew Mannie Davis Bob Kuwahara 683 TT 2606
13 Dog-Gone Catfish Connie Rasinski Larz Bourne 684 TT 2603
14 National Spoof Day Mannie Davis Eli Bauer 685 TT 2607
15 Aig Plant Dave Tendlar Larz Bourne 691
16 Creek Mud Monster Connie Rasinski Eli Bauer 693
17 Duped Deputy Mannie Davis Al Bertino & Dick Kinney 694
18 Home Cookin' Dave Tendlar Larz Bourne 695
19 Penguin Panic Mannie Davis Bob Kuwahara 697 TT 2603
20 People's Choice Connie Rasinski Al Bertino & Dick Kinney 698
21 Kin Folk Dave Tendlar 700
22 Lynx, th' Jinx Mannie Davis Larz Bourne 701 TT 2607
23 The Bird Burglar Dave Tendlar Kin Platt 703 TT 2603
24 Watermelon Watcher Connie Rasinski Larz Bourne 704 n/a
25 Dragon, My Foot Mannie Davis Eli Bauer 705
26 Star for a Day Connie Rasinski Al Bertino & Dick Kinney 706

Season 2 (1961–1962)

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VHS tape number
27 1 Th' Two Inch Inchworm Connie Rasinski Larz Bourne 1961 731
28 2 Nobody's Ghost Dave Tendlar 732
29 3 Honey Tree Art Bartsch 733
30 4 Where There's Smoke Bob Kuwahara 734
31 5 Oil Tycoons Tom Golden 735
32 6 Rebel Trouble Dave Tendlar 736
33 7 Big Chief No Treaty Bob Kuwahara 737
34 8 Beaver Battle Dave Tendlar 738
35 9 Ship Aha Ha Bob Kuwahara 739
36 10 The Fragrant Vagrant Tom Golden 740 TT 2604
37 11 Noise Annoys Connie Rasinski 741
38 12 Tennessee Walkin' Horse Bob Kuwahara 742
39 13 Peanut Pilferer Bill Tytla 743
40 14 Mr. Moose Bob Kuwahara 744
41 15 National Lazy Day 745
42 16 Little Red Fool House Dave Tendlar 1962 746
43 17 Astronut Connie Rasinski 747
44 18 Echo Park Dave Tendlar 748
45 19 Physical Fatness Bob Kuwahara 749 TT 2604
46 20 Corn Cribber Dave Tendlar 750
47 21 Herman the Hermit Connie Rasinski 751
48 22 Heat Wave Dave Tendlar 752
49 23 Long Island Duckling Connie Rasinski 753
50 24 Tents Moments Bill Tytla 754
51 25 Dangnabit, Rabbit Dave Tendlar 755
52 26 Tourist Tirade 756

Season 3 (1963-1964)

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Title Directed by Story by Animator Date Prod.

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VHS tape number
53 1 Orbit a Little Bit Bob Kuwahara Larz Bourne Cosmo Anzilotti 1963 768
54 2 Dry Spell Dave Tendlar Dave Tendlar 769
55 3 Terrific Traffic Bob Kuwahara Cosmo Anzilotti 772
56 4 Safe an' Insane 4th Ralph Bakshi 773
57 5 Lowman Lawman 775
58 6 Open Wide Dave Tendlar Dave Tendlar 786
59 7 The Catfish Poachin' Pelican Bob Kuwahara Mannie Davis 787
60 8 The Milkweed from Space Dave Tendlar Dave Tendlar 788
61 9 Bad Luck Day Bob Kuwahara Cosmo Anzilotti 789
62 10 Royal Southern Dismounted Police 790
63 11 Stuck Duck Ralph Bakshi 792
64 12 Go-Go Gorilla Dave Tendlar Dave Tendlar 793 TT 2604
65 13 Grandpa Law Bob Kuwahara Mannie Davis 794
66 14 The Champion Whopper Teller Art Bartsch Art Bartsch 795
67 15 Daddy Frog Legs Bob Kuwahara Cosmo Anzilotti 796
68 16 Science Friction Ralph Bakshi 797
69 17 On the Lam with the Ham Connie Rasinski Connie Rasinski 798 TT 2604
70 18 Just Ghost T' Show You Dave Tendlar Dave Tendlar 799
71 19 Mama Magnolia's Pecan Pies Bob Kuwahara Mannie Davis 800 TT 2604
72 20 Lawman to the Rescue Cosmo Anzilotti 801
73 21 Peach Pluckin' Kangaroo Ralph Bakshi 802
74 22 The Neverglades Cosmo Anzilotti 803
75 23 Feud for Thought Kin Platt Mannie Davis 1964 804
76 24 The Poster Caper Larz Bourne 805
77 25 Diamonds in the Rough Ralph Bakshi Ralph Bakshi 806
78 26 Double Barreled Boom-Boom Art Bartsch Art Davis 807
79 27 Spare That Tree Cosmo Anzilotti Kin Platt Cosmo Anzilotti 808
80 28 The Pig Rustler Bob Kuwahara Larz Bourne Bard Wiggenhorn 809
81 29 Chicken Bull 810
82 30 Hex Marks the Spot Kin Platt Cosmo Anzilotti 811
83 31 Something to Crow About Cosmo Anzilotti Larz Bourne 812
84 32 Catfish Crisis Art Bartsch Alan Zaslove 813
85 33 Show Biz Whiz Ralph Bakshi Jack Mercer Ralph Bakshi 814
86 34 Save Ol' Piney Larz Bourne 815
87 35 Pinch Hittin' for a Pigeon Art Bartsch Alan Zaslove 816 TT 2604
88 36 Mountain Melvin Meets Hairy Harry Bob Kuwahara Mannie Davis 817
89 37 Protestin' Pilot Bard Wiggenhorn 818
90 38 Mule-itary Maneuvers Art Bartsch Jack Mercer John Gentilella 819
91 39 Millionaire Deputy Connie Rasinski Kin Platt Connie Rasinski 820
92 40 All Tuckered Out Bob Kuwahara Larz Bourne Mannie Davis 821
93 41 Th' Hungry Astronut Dave Tendlar Dave Tendlar 822
94 42 Museum of th' South Bob Kuwahara Bard Wiggenhorn 823
95 43 Scare Cure Ralph Bakshi 824
96 44 The Great Grain Robbery Connie Rasinski Connie Rasinski 825
97 45 Corn Pone Limited Art Bartsch John Gentilella 826
98 46 Space Invitation Bob Kuwahara Cosmo Anzilotti 827
99 47 You're Fired and I'm Tired Mannie Davis 828
100 48 The Pink Flamingo Art Bartsch 829
101 49 Imperfect Crime Bernie Kahn John Gentilella 830
102 50 Obnoxious Obie Bob Kuwahara Larz Bourne Ralph Bakshi 831
103 51 Elusive Louie Cosmo Anzilotti 832
104 52 The Governor's Guide Art Bartsch John Gentilella 833

Credits

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  • Direction: Art Bartsch, Bob Kuwahara, Connie Rasinski, Dave Tendlar, Mannie Davis, Ralph Bakshi
  • Story supervisor: Tom Morrison
  • Stories: Larz Bourne, Eli Bauer, Bob Kuwahara, Al Bertino, Dick Kinney
  • Animation: Cosmo Anzilotti, Ralph Bakshi, Doug Crane, Mannie Davis, Eddie Donnelly, Dick Hall, John Gentilella, Larry Silverman
  • Design and layout supervisor: Art Bartsch
  • Design and layout: Martin Strudler, John Zago
  • Backgrounds: Bill Focht, Bill Hilliker
  • Music: Phil Scheib
  • Voices: Dayton Allen
  • Photography: George Davis, Ted Moskowitz, Joseph Rasinski
  • Editing: George McAvoy, Jack MacConnell
  • Production manager: Frank Schudde
  • Executive producer: Bill Weiss

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 151–152. ISBN 978-1538103739.
  2. ^ The Secret Origin of Deputy Dawg
  3. ^ Sheridan, Simon (2004). The A–Z of Classic Children's Television: From Alberto Frog to Zebedee. Reynolds & Hearn Ltd. pp. 100–101. ISBN 1903111277.
  4. ^ Hyatt, Wesley (1997). The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television. Watson-Guptill Publications. p. 123. ISBN 978-0823083152. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  5. ^ Woolery, George W. (1983). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981. Scarecrow Press. pp. 79-80. ISBN 0-8108-1557-5. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  6. ^ Rovin, Jeff (1991). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Cartoon Animals. Prentice Hall Press. pp. 65-66. ISBN 0-13-275561-0. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Philip A. Scheib". IMDb.
  8. ^ DataBase, The Big Cartoon. "Curbside (Nickelodeon)". Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB).[dead link‍]
  9. ^ a b c Brubaker, Charles (2021-05-17). "A Deputy Dawg Follow-Up". Cartoon Research. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
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