My oldest granddaughter sent this cute cartoon canine visual to me via Instagram the other day. I hit the heart icon, gave it a smiley face, and went on about my scrolling business.
Then I went back to it.
I’m familiar with Blue of Blue’s Clues, in the middle, because Blue was the blue cartoon dog of my granddaughter’s young childhood. I have to admit I don’t know the blue dog on the right. My initial smiley face response to this image was from the nostalgia of seeing Huckleberry Hound.
That’s why I looked at it again. I grew up in the era of the 1960s Saturday morning cartoons. I have warm, fuzzy, and happy memories of those mornings.
I visited a Wikipedia list of cartoon dogs to refresh my cartoon-dogs memories. It was a delightful jaunt down Memory Lane of when cartoons were cartoons.
Alphabetically, here is my list of childhood cartoon canine friends.
- Astro – Jetsons (Great Dane
- Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy – Quick Draw McGraw Show (Dachshunds)
- Bandit – Johnny Quest (Bulldog) (My favorite)
- Butch and Son – Looneytoons (Bulldogs)
- Deputy Dawg – Deputy Dawg Show (indeterminate breed)
- Droopy – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer character appearing in a variety of productions (Bassett Hound)
- Huckleberry Hound – Huckleberry Hound Show (Bluetick Coonhound)
- K-9 – Looney Toones (Marvin the Martian’s dog)
- Mr. Peabody – Rocky and Bullwinkle Show (Beagle)
- Spike and Tyke – Tom and Jerry (Bulldogs)
- Spike and Chester – Looneytoons (Bulldog and Terrier)
- Scooby-Doo – Scooby-Doo (Great Dane)
- Underdog – Underdog (Beagle)
What I love about these old cartoons is the parallel layers of humor. There is a layer for kids, and a layer for adults. This clip is the absolute best to illustrate that. Pay close attention to what Sylvester says between 1:06 and 1:11 (ish).
HAHAHAHAHA
Linda and Dawn brought us today’s canine prompt.
Until next time,
Kaye Spencer
writing through history one romance upon a time