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Which blonde actress owned a basset hound named Hugo?

Marilyn Monroe. She had him while she was married to Arthur Miller.

Jackie Cooper had a basset hound on his 1955 TV show "People's Choice". What was her name?

Cleo. Jackie played Socrates "Sock" Miller, a polititian with a basset hound named Cleo, whose thoughts are recorded on the sound track for the viewers' amusement.

What was the name of Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane's basset hound on the TV show, "The Dukes of Hazzard"?

Flash. Flash was Rosco's loyal, but lazy, companion on this TV show, which ran from 1979-1985 on the CBS network.

On the TV series "Coach" from the 1990s, Luther owned a basset hound. What was his name?

Quincy. Luther Van Dam was the assistant coach for the Minnesota State University. Quincy was his companion. Quincy basically would lay around and do nothing, and ride in a red wagon because he was too lazy to walk.

Who was the companion of Cledus in the 1977 movie "Smokey and the Bandit"?

Fred. Most of the movie centered upon truck drivers, Bo "Bandit" Darville and his partner Cledus "Snowman" Snow and his basset hound named Fred taking a shipment of 400 cases of beer from Texas to Georgia.

What is the name of the comic strip created by Alex Graham that first appeared in the "Daily Mail" newspaper on July 8, 1963.

Fred Basset. Alex Graham based the comic strip "Fred Basset" on his own dog Frieda and drew over 9000 comic strips.

A lonely man has a basset hound as a companion in a TV advertisement for what well-known brand of appliances?

Maytag. Ol' Lonely, or "The Lonely Repairman" was played by several men. In 1967 by Jesse White, in 1989 by Gordon Jump, in 2003 by Hardy Rawls, and in 2007 by Mark Devine. The basset hound was named "Newton", and joined Ol' Lonely in 1986.

What type or brand of shoes are basset hounds occasionally referred to as?

Hush Puppies. James Gaylord Muir, the brand's first salesman, thought up the name and mascot after a trip to the southeast, during which they had traditional fried cornballs called "hush puppies". The origin of the name came from farmers who threw the hush puppies to the hounds to "quiet the barking dogs". The name originally was to be "Lasers".

What is the name of the 1950s cartoon basset hound, which was created by Tex Avery?

Droopy Dog. Droopy Dog was created by Tex Avery and first appeared, nameless, in Avery's 1943 cartoon "Dumb Hounded". In 1949, his fifth cartoon "Senior Droopy" he was given the name Happy Hound. Since 1958, Droopy Dog has appeared on shows such as "Tom & Jerry".

In what year did "Time" magazine feature a basset hound on the front cover?

1928. The accompanying story was about the 52nd annual Westminister Kennel Club Dog Show, at Madison Square Garden, as if seen by the basset hound puppy. This is seen as the event, by many, which made the basset hound a popular part of American pop culture.