Wonderland Burlesque's Down The Rabbit Hole: Pooch The Pup - Part I

Wonderland Burlesque's

Down The Rabbit Hole: 

Pooch The Pup

Part I

Down The Rabbit Hole merely places a spotlight on something slightly unusual that's caught my interest. With the help of Wikipedia, YouTube, and other sites, I gather information and learn something new.

Today, we take a first look at the animated output of one Pooch the Pup.  

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From Wikipedia and other sources:

Pooch the Pup is a cartoon 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.

In 1931, Walter Lantz was encountering slight financial troubles. One way to cope with the problems was to conceive a new series of cartoons featuring a new character, thus leading to the appearance of Pooch the Pup. While Lantz was busy directing the Pooch the Pup shorts, his colleague Bill Nolan  focused on the long-running Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoons.

In 1933, Pooch the Pup made his final appearance, in a parody of Mae West's film, She Done Him Wrong. Following his retirement from the screen, Oswald the Rabbit was seen in two cartoons wearing a jacket similar to Pooch's. It suggests that the two Oswald shorts were initially designed to feature Pooch.

Here are the first six cartoons.

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The Athlete

(August 29, 1932)

The Butcher Boy 

(September 26, 1932)

The Crowd Snores 

(October 24, 1932)

The Under Dog 

(November 7, 1932)

Cats and Dogs 

(December 5, 1932)

Merry Dog 

(January 2, 1933)

Pooch The Pup w/ creator Walter Lantz