Deputy Dawg Explained

Runtime:	4–6 minutes
Creator:	Larz Bourne
Executive Producer:	Bill Weiss
Starring:	Dayton Allen
Company:	Terrytoons
Country:	United States
Network:	CBS
Num Episodes:	104

Deputy Dawg is a Terrytoons cartoon character, featured on the animated television series of the same name that aired from 1960 to 1964.^[1]

Background

The character of Deputy Dawg originated in 1959 as part of a projected series entitled Possible Possum, intended as a component of the Captain Kangaroo Show. Larz Bourne came up with the series concept and drew the first storyboards. Midway through production, the project was overhauled as a standalone series; Deputy Dawg became the star, and "Possible" was rechristened Muskie Muskrat, to avoid comparisons with Walt Kelly's comic strip character Pogo Possum.^[2] A later, less Kelly-inspired Terrytoons character would eventually take the Possible Possum name.

The Deputy Dawg Show first ran weekly from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1964. Each episode has a Deputy Dawg cartoon, followed by Sidney the Elephant. The British television debut came on BBC Television on August 31, 1963.^[3]

The cartoons are between four and six minutes long, and were packaged three at a time and shown as a half-hour program. The show was produced by CBS and was the professional animation debut of Ralph Bakshi (as animator) of adult animation fame.

The cartoons originally featured Deputy Dawg, an anthropomorphic dog, as a deputy sheriff in Florida, although as the episodes progressed, the location changed to Mississippi, and later to Tennessee. The other main characters are the "varmints" Muskie Muskrat, Ty Coon, Vincent van Gopher, and Pig Newton, as well as Dawg's boss the Sheriff and his wife Mrs. Deputy.^[4] A wilder addition to the cast was the "space varmint" Astronut, a mischievous alien visitor who was later given his own spin-off show.

Deputy Dawg was voiced by Dayton Allen, a prolific voice actor who voiced many Terrytoons characters in television and theatrical shorts in the 1950s and 1960s.^[5]

Much of the comedy in the cartoons is sight gag/action-based, with additional humor provided by comical dialects and stereotypical southern characteristics. Many storylines involve Deputy Dawg battling with peculiar locals and trying to please the Sheriff, as well as protecting his produce from Muskie and Vince.^[6] However, most of Muskie's and Vince's crimes are not taken very seriously, enabling Deputy Dawg to pal around with them when they are not causing trouble. The trio often engage in their favorite pastime, fishing for catfish.

Musical direction was by Terrytoons standby Philip A. Scheib, who at the time had recently worked on the Oscar-nominated Terrytoons shorts Sidney's Family Tree (1958) and The Juggler of Our Lady (1958). The Deputy Dawg musical accompaniment often features a distinctive bass harmonica.^[7]

Deputy Dawg later appeared in episodes of the 1987 series .

Deputy Dawg also appeared in the 1999 pilot Curbside.^[8]

Home video

Children's Video issued "Terrytoons Good Guys" compilation VHS tapes in 1985 which included one Deputy Dawg cartoon per tape.

Video Treasures issued five "Deputy Dawg" VHS tapes in 1989. The tape catalogue numbers are listed below for the titles released.

Episode guide

Season 1 (1960)

!No.Overall!No. inseason!Title!Directed by!Story by!Date!Prod.code^[9] !VHS tape number

1	1	The Yoke's On You	Dave Tendlar	Larz Bourne	1960	657
2	2	Space Varmint	Connie Rasinski	Larz Bourne	1960	659
3	3	Shotgun Shambles	Dave Tendlar	Larz Bourne	1960	660
4	4	Seize You Later, Alligator	Dave Tendlar	Larz Bourne	1960	663
5	5	Li'l Whooper	Dave Tendlar	Larz Bourne	1960	666
6	6	Welcome, Mischa Mouse	Martin Taras	Larz Bourne	1960	672	TT 2606
7	7	Cotton-Pickin' Picnic	Connie Rasinski	Eli Bauer	1960	673	TT 2606
8	8	Henhouse Hassle	Mannie Davis	Larz Bourne	1960	674	TT 2606
9	9	Law and Disorder	Dave Tendlar	Bob Kuwahara	1960	675	TT 2606
10	10	Rabid Rebel	Mannie Davis	Larz Bourne	1960	676	TT 2606
11	11	Friend Fox	Dave Tendlar	Eli Bauer	1960	677	TT 2603
12	12	Deputy Dawg's Nephew	Mannie Davis	Bob Kuwahara	1960	683	TT 2606
13	13	Dog-Gone Catfish	Connie Rasinski	Larz Bourne	1960	684	TT 2603
14	14	National Spoof Day	Mannie Davis	Eli Bauer	1960	685	TT 2607
15	15	Aig Plant	Dave Tendlar	Larz Bourne	1960	691	TT 2607
16	16	Creek Mud Monster	Connie Rasinski	Eli Bauer	1960	693	TT 2607
17	17	Duped Deputy	Mannie Davis	Al Bertino & Dick Kinney	1960	694	TT 2607
18	18	Home Cookin	Dave Tendlar	Larz Bourne	1960	695	TT 2607
19	19	Penguin Panic	Mannie Davis	Bob Kuwahara	1960	697	TT 2603
20	20	People's Choice	Connie Rasinski	Al Bertino & Dick Kinney	1960	698	TT 2603
21	21	Kin Folk	Dave Tendlar	Al Bertino & Dick Kinney	1960	700	TT 2603
22	22	Lynx, th' Jinx	Mannie Davis	Larz Bourne	1960	701	TT 2607
23	23	The Bird Burglar	Dave Tendlar	Kin Platt	1960	703	TT 2603
24	24	Watermelon Watcher	Connie Rasinski	Larz Bourne	1960	704	n/a
25	25	Dragon, My Foot	Mannie Davis	Eli Bauer	1960	705	n/a
26	26	Star for a Day	Connie Rasinski	Al Bertino & Dick Kinney	1960	706	n/a

Season 2 (1961–1962)

!No.Overall!No. inseason!Title!Directed by!Story by!Date!Prod.code!VHS tape number

27	1	Th' Two Inch Inchworm	Connie Rasinski	Larz Bourne	1961	731
28	2	Nobody's Ghost	Dave Tendlar	Larz Bourne	1961	732
29	3	Honey Tree	Art Bartsch	Larz Bourne	1961	733
30	4	Where There's Smoke	Bob Kuwahara	Larz Bourne	1961	734
31	5	Oil Tycoons	Tom Golden	Larz Bourne	1961	735
32	6	Rebel Trouble	Dave Tendlar	Larz Bourne	1961	736
33	7	Big Chief No Treaty	Bob Kuwahara	Larz Bourne	1961	737
34	8	Beaver Battle	Dave Tendlar	Larz Bourne	1961	738
35	9	Ship Aha Ha	Bob Kuwahara	Larz Bourne	1961	739
36	10	The Fragrant Vagrant	Tom Golden	Larz Bourne	1961	740	TT 2604
37	11	Noise Annoys	Connie Rasinski	Larz Bourne	1961	741
38	12	Tennessee Walkin' Horse	Bob Kuwahara	Larz Bourne	1961	742
39	13	Peanut Pilferer	Bill Tytla	Larz Bourne	1961	743
40	14	Mr. Moose	Bob Kuwahara	Larz Bourne	1961	744
41	15	National Lazy Day	Bob Kuwahara	Larz Bourne	1961	745
42	16	Little Red Fool House	Dave Tendlar	Larz Bourne	1962	746
43	17	Astronut	Connie Rasinski	Larz Bourne	1962	747
44	18	Echo Park	Dave Tendlar	Larz Bourne	1962	748
45	19	Physical Fatness	Bob Kuwahara	Larz Bourne	1962	749	TT 2604
46	20	Corn Cribber	Dave Tendlar	Larz Bourne	1962	750
47	21	Herman the Hermit	Connie Rasinski	Larz Bourne	1962	751
48	22	Heat Wave	Dave Tendlar	Larz Bourne	1962	752
49	23	Long Island Duckling	Connie Rasinski	Larz Bourne	1962	753
50	24	Tents Moments	Bill Tytla	Larz Bourne	1962	754
51	25	Dangnabit, Rabbit	Dave Tendlar	Larz Bourne	1962	755
52	26	Tourist Tirade	Dave Tendlar	Larz Bourne	1962	756

Season 3 (1963-1964)

!No.Overall!No. inseason!Title!Directed by!Story by!Animator!Date!Prod.code!VHS tape number

53	1	Orbit a Little Bit	Bob Kuwahara	Larz Bourne	Cosmo Anzilotti	1963	768
54	2	Dry Spell	Dave Tendlar	Larz Bourne	Dave Tendlar	1963	769
55	3	Terrific Traffic	Bob Kuwahara	Larz Bourne	Cosmo Anzilotti	1963	772
56	4	Safe an' Insane 4th	Bob Kuwahara	Larz Bourne	Ralph Bakshi	1963	773
57	5	Lowman Lawman	Bob Kuwahara	Larz Bourne	Ralph Bakshi	1963	775
58	6	Open Wide	Dave Tendlar	Larz Bourne	Dave Tendlar	1963	786
59	7	The Catfish Poachin' Pelican	Bob Kuwahara	Larz Bourne	Mannie Davis	1963	787
60	8	The Milkweed from Space	Dave Tendlar	Larz Bourne	Dave Tendlar	1963	788
61	9	Bad Luck Day	Bob Kuwahara	Larz Bourne	Cosmo Anzilotti	1963	789
62	10	Royal Southern Dismounted Police	Bob Kuwahara	Larz Bourne	Cosmo Anzilotti	1963	790
63	11	Stuck Duck	Bob Kuwahara	Larz Bourne	Ralph Bakshi	1963	792
64	12	Go-Go Gorilla	Dave Tendlar	Larz Bourne	Dave Tendlar	1963	793	TT 2604
65	13	Grandpa Law	Bob Kuwahara	Larz Bourne	Mannie Davis	1963	794
66	14	The Champion Whopper Teller	Art Bartsch	Larz Bourne	Art Bartsch	1963	795
67	15	Daddy Frog Legs	Bob Kuwahara	Larz Bourne	Cosmo Anzilotti	1963	796
68	16	Science Friction	Bob Kuwahara	Larz Bourne	Ralph Bakshi	1963	797
69	17	On the Lam with the Ham	Connie Rasinski	Larz Bourne	Connie Rasinski	1963	798	TT 2604
70	18	Just Ghost T' Show You	Dave Tendlar	Larz Bourne	Dave Tendlar	1963	799
71	19	Mama Magnolia's Pecan Pies	Bob Kuwahara	Larz Bourne	Mannie Davis	1963	800	TT 2604
72	20	Lawman to the Rescue	Bob Kuwahara	Larz Bourne	Cosmo Anzilotti	1963	801
73	21	Peach Pluckin' Kangaroo	Bob Kuwahara	Larz Bourne	Ralph Bakshi	1963	802
74	22	The Neverglades	Bob Kuwahara	Larz Bourne	Cosmo Anzilotti	1963	803
75	23	Feud for Thought	Bob Kuwahara	Kin Platt	Mannie Davis	1964	804
76	24	The Poster Caper	Bob Kuwahara	Larz Bourne	Mannie Davis	1964	805
77	25	Diamonds in the Rough	Ralph Bakshi	Larz Bourne	Ralph Bakshi	1964	806
78	26	Double Barreled Boom-Boom	Art Bartsch	Larz Bourne	Art Davis	1964	807
79	27	Spare That Tree	Cosmo Anzilotti	Kin Platt	Cosmo Anzilotti	1964	808
80	28	The Pig Rustler	Bob Kuwahara	Larz Bourne	Bard Wiggenhorn	1964	809
81	29	Chicken Bull	Bob Kuwahara	Larz Bourne	Bard Wiggenhorn	1964	810
82	30	Hex Marks the Spot	Bob Kuwahara	Kin Platt	Cosmo Anzilotti	1964	811
83	31	Something to Crow About	Cosmo Anzilotti	Larz Bourne	Cosmo Anzilotti	1964	812
84	32	Catfish Crisis	Art Bartsch	Larz Bourne	Alan Zaslove	1964	813
85	33	Show Biz Whiz	Ralph Bakshi	Jack Mercer	Ralph Bakshi	1964	814
86	34	Save Ol' Piney	Ralph Bakshi	Larz Bourne	Ralph Bakshi	1964	815
87	35	Pinch Hittin' for a Pigeon	Art Bartsch	Larz Bourne	Alan Zaslove	1964	816	TT 2604
88	36	Mountain Melvin Meets Hairy Harry	Bob Kuwahara	Larz Bourne	Mannie Davis	1964	817
89	37	Protestin' Pilot	Bob Kuwahara	Larz Bourne	Bard Wiggenhorn	1964	818
90	38	Mule-itary Maneuvers	Art Bartsch	Jack Mercer	John Gentilella	1964	819
91	39	Millionaire Deputy	Connie Rasinski	Kin Platt	Connie Rasinski	1964	820
92	40	All Tuckered Out	Bob Kuwahara	Larz Bourne	Mannie Davis	1964	821
93	41	Th' Hungry Astronut	Dave Tendlar	Larz Bourne	Dave Tendlar	1964	822
94	42	Museum of th' South	Bob Kuwahara	Larz Bourne	Bard Wiggenhorn	1964	823
95	43	Scare Cure	Bob Kuwahara	Larz Bourne	Ralph Bakshi	1964	824
96	44	The Great Grain Robbery	Connie Rasinski	Larz Bourne	Connie Rasinski	1964	825
97	45	Corn Pone Limited	Art Bartsch	Larz Bourne	John Gentilella	1964	826
98	46	Space Invitation	Bob Kuwahara	Larz Bourne	Cosmo Anzilotti	1964	827
99	47	You're Fired and I'm Tired	Bob Kuwahara	Larz Bourne	Mannie Davis	1964	828
100	48	The Pink Flamingo	Art Bartsch	Larz Bourne	Mannie Davis	1964	829
101	49	Imperfect Crime	Art Bartsch	Bernie Kahn	John Gentilella	1964	830
102	50	Obnoxious Obie	Bob Kuwahara	Larz Bourne	Ralph Bakshi	1964	831
103	51	Elusive Louie	Bob Kuwahara	Larz Bourne	Cosmo Anzilotti	1964	832
104	52	The Governor's Guide	Art Bartsch	Larz Bourne	John Gentilella	1964	833

Credits

• Direction: Art Bartsch, Bob Kuwahara, Connie Rasinski, Dave Tendlar, Mannie Davis, Ralph Bakshi
• Story supervisor: Tom Morrison
• Stories: Larz Bourne, Eli Bauer, Bob Kuwahara, Al Bertino, Dick Kinney
• Animation: Cosmo Anzilotti, Ralph Bakshi, Doug Crane, Mannie Davis, Eddie Donnelly, Dick Hall, John Gentilella, Larry Silverman
• Design and layout supervisor: Art Bartsch
• Design and layout: Martin Strudler, John Zago
• Backgrounds: Bill Focht, Bill Hilliker
• 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

• The Astronut Show

External links

• • Deputy Dawg at Toonopedia
• Deputy Dawg at Little Gems

Notes and References

1. Book: Perlmutter . David . The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows . 2018 . Rowman & Littlefield . 978-1538103739 . 151–152.
2. https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/the-secret-origin-of-deputy-dawg/ The Secret Origin of Deputy Dawg
3. Book: Sheridan . Simon . The A–Z of Classic Children's Television: From Alberto Frog to Zebedee . 2004 . Reynolds & Hearn Ltd . 1903111277 . 100–101.
4. Book: Hyatt . Wesley . The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television . 1997 . Watson-Guptill Publications . 978-0823083152 . registration . 19 March 2020. 123.
5. Book: Woolery . George W. . Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981 . 1983 . Scarecrow Press . 0-8108-1557-5 . registration . 14 March 2020 . 79-80.
6. Book: Rovin . Jeff . The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Cartoon Animals . 1991 . Prentice Hall Press . 0-13-275561-0 . 8 April 2020 . registration . 65-66.
7. Web site: Philip A. Scheib. IMDb.
8. Web site: Curbside (Nickelodeon). The Big Cartoon. DataBase. Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB).
9. Web site: A Deputy Dawg Follow-Up. 2021-05-17. 2021-05-17. Cartoon Research. Brubaker. Charles.