Dog Tales

Dog Tales
Production company	Warner Bros. Cartoons
Distributor	Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date	July 26, 1958
Run time	6:20
Starring	Mel Blanc Mary Jane Croft
Narrated by	Robert C. Bruce
Producer(s)	John W. Burton
Music composed by	Milt Franklyn
Story by	Tedd Pierce
Animation	George Grandpré Ted Bonnicksen Warren Batchelder Tom Ray
Director(s)	Robert McKimson
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Dog Tales is the three hundred and eighty-sixth Looney Tunes theatrical short. It was released by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on July 26, 1958. It was written by Tedd Pierce, produced by John W. Burton and directed by Robert McKimson.

Memorable quotes

"Elvis" dog: I'm nothin' but a hound dog!

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Narrator (voice only)	Robert C. Bruce
Brown dog	N/A
Newfoundland dog	N/A
"Oldfoundland" dog	N/A
Chihuahua	Mel Blanc
French Poodle	Mel Blanc
Female Poodle	N/A
Doberman Pinscher	N/A
Private Duane Doberman	Mel Blanc
"Elvis" dog	Mel Blanc
Scottish Terrier	N/A
Basset Hound	Mary Jane Croft
Victor Barky	Mel Blanc
Charlie Dog	Mel Blanc
Boy	N/A
Boy's cat	N/A
St. Bernard	N/A
Yosemite Sam	N/A
Coach dog	Mel Blanc
Laddie	Mel Blanc
Laddie's owner	Mel Blanc

Organizations

• Army K-9 Corps
• Daily Bugle (mentioned)

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Chihuahua's residence
    • Dog show
    • New York
    • Kentucky
      • Fort Knox
    • California
      • Redwood National Forest
      • Los Angeles
        • Laddie's residence

Objects

• Poinsettia
• Daily Bugle newspaper
• Laddie's bone

Music

The music was composed by Milt Franklyn.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: July 26, 1958

Behind the scenes

• The title is a pun on "dog tales." You're welcome.
• This short reuses animation from the following shorts:
  • The scene involving the chihuahua reuses the same interior background from The Slap-Hoppy Mouse.
  • Charlie's cameo is recycled from a scene in Chuck Jones' Often an Orphan. It also marks as his final appearance in the theatrical shorts, as well as his only classical appearance in a cartoon not directed by Jones.
  • During the scene where a pack of dogs chase a cat, an animation cycle of the pack is taken from Foxy by Proxy.
  • The scene of a St. Bernard rescuing Yosemite Sam is taken from Piker's Peak, with the removal of his gun from the former short. This also marks as the only McKimson-directed cartoon to feature Yosemite Sam.
• The French Poodle's voice is an impersonation on actor Maurice Chevalier, although it incidentally shares similarities with Pepé Le Pew.
• The "Elvis" dog is spoof of Elvis Presley and the song "Hound Dog," which he popularized in 1956.
• The Basset Hound is a reference to Cleo, a pet dog who appeared in the 1950s TV sitcom The People's Choice.
• Victor Barky is a spoof of actor and pianist Victor Borge, who was known by several nicknames such as "The Great Dane."

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