Dogs in American Animation (Part 3)
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Hong Kong Phooey
Only Hanna Barbera Studious could have thought to take the 1970’s fads of “blacksploitation†and Kung Fu movies and make it into a kids cartoon show. They pulled it off, though, with this “number one super guy†that was voiced by the late, great Scatman Crothers. By day he’s a mild mannered janitor working at the police station, but whenever there’s trouble he jumps into the filing cabinet, dons a mask and a gi, and emerges as… a dog in a gi that knows kung fu. Good times all around.
Muttley
Appearing as the sidekick of the eternally villainous Dick Dastardly, Muttley the dog never said a word, but his wheezy snicker rings in the memory of anyone who ever saw an episode of The Wacky Races, The Perils of Penelope Pitstop, or Stop That Pigeon.
