Dog Collared

Dog Collared
Production company	Warner Bros. Cartoons
Distributor	Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date	December 2, 1950
Starring	Mel Blanc
Producer(s)	Edward Selzer
Music composed by	Carl Stalling
Story by	Warren Foster
Animation	Charles McKimson Rob Scribner Phil De Lara Manuel Perez J.C. Melendez
Director(s)	Robert McKimson
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Dog Collared is the three hundred and thirty-fifth Merrie Melodies theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on December 2, 1950. It was written by Warren Foster, produced by Edward Selzer and directed by Robert McKimson.

It's Be Kind to Animals Week and an affectionate, big dog starts following Porky when he gives him a bone. Porky doesn't want a pet, but when he hears about a $5,000 reward for the dog he saw before, the plucky pig tries to bring him to his owner.

Memorable quotes

Dog: Well, fat boy, you got yourself a dog!

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Porky Pig	Mel Blanc
TV announcer	Mel Blanc
Butler	Mel Blanc
Dog	Mel Blanc

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • City
    • Porky's residence
    • Mansion

Objects

• Bone

Vehicles

• Porky's car

Music

The music was composed by Carl Stalling.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: December 2, 1950

Behind the scenes

• The title is a pun of a dog collar.
• The working title was "Man's Pest Friend."
• The unnamed dog from this cartoon has a personality very similar to that of Charlie Dog, a creation of Chuck Jones, and the entire cartoon's scenario in general plays out like a typical Charlie Dog & Porky Pig cartoon, with the dog having a fanatical desire to get Porky to adopt him as his pet in spite of Porky's refusal, right down to acting dramatically to earn his sympathy.
• This is one of only three cartoons released in 1950 not to bear the all-green color rings scheme, the others being Hillbilly Hare and the last cartoon of 1950, Two's A Crowd.
• This was the last of four shorts where Manuel Perez animates for Robert McKimson. He would move back to work for Friz Freleng's unit starting with the 1951 Looney Tunes cartoon, Canned Feud.

Home availability

• In the United States:
  • November 6, 2012: Warner Home Video releases Looney Tunes Super Stars' Porky & Friends: Hilarious Ham on DVD.