Pooch the Pup

{{Short description|1930s cartoon dog}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}} {{Infobox character | name = Pooch the Pup | image = PoochThePup.jpg | caption = Pooch the Pup (art by Walter Lantz Studios). This picture is used as the title card in Guild/Firelight reissues. | first = ''The Athlete'' (1932) | last = ''She Done Him Right'' (1933) | species = Dog | gender = Male | creator = Walter Lantz | voice = Joe Twerp (''King Klunk''; commentary voice) }}

'''Pooch the Pup''' is a cartoon animal character, an anthropomorphic dog, appearing in Walter Lantz cartoons during the studio's black-and-white era. The character appeared in 13 shorts made in 1932 and 1933.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lenburg |first1=Jeff |title=The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons |date=1999 |publisher=Checkmark Books |isbn=0-8160-3831-7 |accessdate=6 June 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780816038312/page/121/mode/2up |page=121}}</ref>

==Biography== In 1931, Walter Lantz was encountering slight financial troubles. One way to cope with the problems was to conceive a new series featuring a new character, thus leading to the appearance of Pooch the Pup. While Lantz went on to direct the Pooch the Pup shorts, his colleague Bill Nolan would focus on the long-running Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoons.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://lantz.goldenagecartoons.com/profiles/oswald/ | title = The Walter Lantz Cartune Encyclopedia: Cartune Profiles: Oswald the Lucky Rabbit | accessdate = 2011-06-03 | author = Pietro Shakarian | publisher = The Walter Lantz Cartune Encyclopedia | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110514220754/http://lantz.goldenagecartoons.com/profiles/oswald/ | archivedate = 14 May 2011 | df = dmy-all}}</ref>

When surprised about something, Pooch would say "Heh!" in a squeaky fashion. When his girlfriend is in trouble, he pounds his chest and makes a Tarzan-esque shout before moving.

Pooch made his debut in ''The Athlete''. Here, he was a white-furred bloodhound with long black ears. In ''Pin Feathers'', he had black fur, making him appear very similar to Oswald, except for his long, hairless tail.

Pooch's last short was in ''She Done Him Right'', a parody of the film called ''She Done Him Wrong''. Following his retirement from the screen, Oswald was seen in two cartoons wearing a jacket similar to Pooch's. It was suggested that the two Oswald shorts were initially designed to feature Pooch.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://lantz.goldenagecartoons.com/1933.html | title = The Walter Lantz Cartune Encyclopedia: 1933 | accessdate = 2011-06-03 | publisher = The Walter Lantz Cartune Encyclopedia | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110514201731/http://lantz.goldenagecartoons.com/1933.html | archivedate = 14 May 2011 | df = dmy-all}}</ref>

==Filmography== thumb|250px|right|A later version of Pooch the Pup (center) as seen in ''King Klunk''. His girlfriend (right) is identical to Oswald's from 1933 with the only differences being the garments. * ''The Athlete'' (August 29, 1932)<ref name="autogenerated1">[http://lantz.goldenagecartoons.com/1932.html The Walter Lantz Cartune Encyclopedia: 1932] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325202903/http://lantz.goldenagecartoons.com/1932.html|date=25 March 2012}}</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/20120719012413/http://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/2494-Athlete.html The Athlete (1932) - from the Pooch the Pup Theatrical Cartoon Series], ''Big Cartoon DataBase''</ref> * ''The Butcher Boy'' (September 26, 1932)<ref name=autogenerated1 /><ref>[https://archive.today/20120720082540/http://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/2478-Butcher_Boy.html The Butcher Boy (1932) - from the Pooch the Pup Theatrical Cartoon Series], ''bcdb.com''</ref> * ''The Crowd Snores'' (October 24, 1932)<ref name=autogenerated1 /><ref>[https://archive.today/20120727235657/http://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/2471-Crowd_Snores.html The Crowd Snores (1932) - from the Pooch the Pup Theatrical Cartoon Series], ''bcdb.com''</ref> * ''The Under Dog'' (November 7, 1932)<ref name=autogenerated1 /><ref>[https://archive.today/20120730111351/http://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/5156-Underdog.html The Underdog (The Under Dog) (1932) - from the Pooch the Pup Theatrical Cartoon Series], ''bcdb.com''</ref> * ''Cats and Dogs'' (December 5, 1932)<ref name=autogenerated1 /><ref>[https://archive.today/20120723122042/http://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/2653-Cats_And_Dogs.html Cats And Dogs (1932) - from the Pooch the Pup Theatrical Cartoon Series], ''bcdb.com''</ref> * ''Merry Dog'' (January 2, 1933)<ref name="autogenerated2">[http://lantz.goldenagecartoons.com/1933.html The Walter Lantz Cartune Encyclopedia: 1933] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514201731/http://lantz.goldenagecartoons.com/1933.html|date=14 May 2011}}</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/20120728161823/http://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/2797-Merry_Dog.html Merry Dog (1933) - from the Pooch the Pup Theatrical Cartoon Series], ''bcdb.com''</ref> * ''The Terrible Troubadour'' (January 30, 1933)<ref name=autogenerated2 /><ref>[https://archive.today/20120722070028/http://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/5153-Terrible_Troubadour.html The Terrible Troubadour (1933) - from the Pooch the Pup Theatrical Cartoon Series], ''bcdb.com''</ref> * ''The Lumber Champ'' (March 13, 1933)<ref name=autogenerated2 /><ref>[https://archive.today/20120720163345/http://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/2449-Lumber_Champ.html The Lumber Champ (1933) - from the Pooch the Pup Theatrical Cartoon Series], ''bcdb.com''</ref> * ''Nature's Workshop'' (June 5, 1933)<ref name=autogenerated2 /><ref>[https://archive.today/20120719044014/http://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/2779-Natures_Workshop.html Nature's Workshop (1933) - from the Pooch the Pup Theatrical Cartoon Series], ''bcdb.com''</ref> * ''Pin Feathers'' (July 3, 1933)<ref name=autogenerated2 /><ref>[https://archive.today/20120907132443/http://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/2745-Pin-Feathers.html Pin-Feathers (1933) - from the Pooch the Pup Theatrical Cartoon Series], ''bcdb.com''</ref> * ''Hot and Cold'' (August 14, 1933)<ref name=autogenerated2 /><ref>[https://archive.today/20120723011232/http://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/2862-Hot_And_Cold.html Hot And Cold (S.O.S. Icicle) (1933) - from the Pooch the Pup Theatrical Cartoon Series], ''bcdb.com''</ref> * ''King Klunk'' (September 4, 1933)<ref name=autogenerated2 /><ref>[https://archive.today/20120722175452/http://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/2830-King_Klunk.html King Klunk (1933) - from the Pooch the Pup Theatrical Cartoon Series], ''bcdb.com''</ref> * ''She Done Him Right'' (October 9, 1933)<ref name=autogenerated2 /><ref>[https://archive.today/20120721140843/http://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/2552-She_Done_Him_Right.html She Done Him Right (1933) - from the Pooch the Pup Theatrical Cartoon Series], ''bcdb.com''</ref>

Note: One source listed ''S.O.S. Icicle'' (May 8, 1933) as a separate cartoon,<ref>[https://archive.today/20120720133344/http://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/2566-SOS_Icicle.html S.O.S. Icicle (1933) - from the Pooch the Pup Theatrical Cartoon Series], ''bcdb.com''</ref> while another claimed it was a working title for ''Hot & Cold''.<ref name=autogenerated2 />

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== External links == * [https://web.archive.org/web/20101219063815/http://lantz.goldenagecartoons.com/ The Walter Lantz-o-Pedia]

Category:Anthropomorphic dogs Category:Film characters introduced in 1932 Category:Walter Lantz Productions characters Category:Animated characters introduced in 1932 Category:Characters created by Walter Lantz