- Deputy Dawg
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Deputy Dawg Format Comedy Created by Terrytoons Starring Dayton Allen Country of origin 
United StatesNo. of episodes 13 Production Running time 4-6 minutes Broadcast Original channel CBS Original run September 8, 1962 – May 25, 1963 Deputy Dawg is a Terrytoons cartoon character featured on the animated television series of the same name in an original TV weekly run from 8 September 1962 to 25 May 1963, with no episodes on 8 December to 29 December 1962, resuming on 5 January 1963. The cartoons are between four and six minutes long, and were packaged three at a time and shown as a half-hour program in syndication. The show was produced by CBS and was the professional animation debut of Ralph Bakshi (as inbetweener) of Fritz the Cat fame. There were also 5 titles that were released theatrically, for show in cinemas & were not part of the original TV package.
The character of Deputy Dawg (a dog) is a deputy sheriff in the Mississippi bayous of the United States. The other main characters are the 'varmints' Muskie Muskrat, Moley Mole, Possible 'Possum, Ty Coon, Vincent van Gopher, Pig Newton, and Dawg's boss the Sheriff, as well as Mrs. Deputy. Deputy Dawg was voiced by Dayton Allen, a prolific Hollywood voice actor who voiced many Terrytoons characters in television and theatrical shorts in the 1950s and 1960s.
Much of the comedy is sight gag/action based with some focused around comical accents and stereotypical southern characteristics. Many of the storylines involve Deputy Dawg protecting his produce from Muskie and Vince, battling with some of the peculiar locals and trying to please the Sheriff. However, most of the crimes committed by Muskie and Vince weren't treated seriously, and Deputy Dawg was on friendly terms with them most of the time (except when he had to perform his duties as a lawman and keep them from causing trouble). Deputy Dawg would pal around with Muskie and Vince just as often as he would lock them up in the Jailhouse, and the trio would often engage in their favorite pastime, fishin' for catfish.
The central location for many of the yarns is the Jailhouse.
Contents
TV Episodes
- Shotgun Shambles/Space Varmit/The Yoke's on You
- Li'l Whooper/Seize You Later, Alligator/Welcome Mischa Mouse
- Cotton Pickin' Picnic/Henhouse Hassle/Law and Disorder
- Deputy Dawg's Nephew/Friend Fox/Rabid Rebel
- Aig Plant/Dog-Gone Catfish/National Spoof Day
- Kin Folk/Penguin Panic/People's Choice
- Lynx, the Jinx/The Bird Burglar/Watermelon Watcher
- Dragon My Foot/Star for a Day/The Two Inch Inchworm
- Honey Tree/Where There's Smoke/Nobody's Ghoul
- Oil Tycoons/Rebel Trouble/Big Chief, No Treaty
- Beaver Battle/Ship Aha Ha/The Fragrant Vagrant
- Noise Annoys/Peanut Pilferer/Tenneessee Walkin' Horse
- Little Red Fool House/Mr. Moose/National Lazy Day
- Echo Park/Physical Fatness/Astronut
- Corn Cribber/Heat Wave/Herman the Hermit
- Dagnabit, Rabbit/Long Island Duckling/Tents Moments
- Dry Spell/Orbit a Little Bit/Tourist Tirade
- Low Man Lawman/Safe and Insane 4th/Terrific Traffic
- Open Wide/The Catfish Poachin' Pelican/The Milkweed from Space
- Bad Luck Day/Royal Southern Dismounted Police/Stuck Duck
- Champion Whopper Teller/Go Go Gor-rilla/Grandpa Law
- Daddy Frog Legs/On the Lam with Ham/Science Friction
- Just Ghost to Show You/Lawman to the Rescue/Mama Magnolia's Pecan Pies
- Feud for Thought/Peach Plunkin' Kangaroo/The Never Glades
- Diamonds in the Rough/Double Barreled Boom Boom/The Poster Caper
- Chicken Bull/Spare That Tree/The Pig Rustler
- Catfish Crisis/Hex Marks the Spot/Something to Crow About
- How Biz Whiz/Pitch Hittin' for a Pigeon/Save Ol' Piney
- Mountain Melvin Meets Hairy Harry/Mule-Itary Maneuvers/Protestin' Pilot
- All Tuckered Out/Millionaire Deputy/The Hungry Astronut
- Museum of the South/Scare Cure/The Great Train Robbery
- Corn Pone Limited/Space Invitation/You're Fired and I'm Fired
- Imperfect Crime/Obnoxious Obie/The Pink Flamingo
- Elusive Louie/The Governor's Guide/Home Cookin'
2 extra titles also exist: 'Duped Deputy' and 'Creek Mud Monster'.
There are 6 more cartoons that received a Theatrical Release in 1962-63:
- Where There's Smoke,
- Nobody's Ghoul,
- Rebel Trouble,
- Big Chief No Treaty,
- Astronut.
- Shotgun Shambles
Credits
- Direction: Art Bartsch, Bob Kuwahara, Connie Rasinski, Dave Tendlar
- Story Supervisor: Tom Morrison
- Stories by Larz Bourne
- Animation: Cosmo Anzilotti, Ralph Bakshi, Doug Crane, Mannie Davis
- Backgrounds: Bill Focht, John Zago
- 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
References
External links
Categories:- 1950s American animated television series
- 1960s American animated television series
- 1970s American animated television series
- 1959 television series debuts
- 1972 television series endings
- Animated characters
- CBS network shows
- Fictional dogs
- NBC network shows
- Terrytoons
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