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In the comic strip "Richie Rich," what is the name of the Rich family's dog?

Dollar. The dog was called a "Dollar-matian," and had dollar signs on it instead of spots.

In the cartoon "Scooby-Doo," Shaggy, best friend of Scooby-Doo, had a full name. What was it?

Norville Rogers. Casey Kasem provided the voice of this beloved character.

He's hardly a child's favorite dog, but he is a very famous rapper. His first album was released in 1993, and was called "What's My Name." Who is this famous "dogg"?

Snoop Doggy Dogg. Snoop Doggy Dogg made his rapping debut on an album of Dr. Dre's, but his first album was "What's My Name." Well, his name is Snoop Doggy Dogg, and he's had a lot of albums and hit singles.

In the cartoon "Scooby-Doo," what is the name of Scooby-Doo's nephew?

Scrappy Doo. They even had their own show, called "Scooby and Scrappy Doo." One of his favorite expressions was, "Puppy Power!" Scooby also has a cousin from the country named "Scooby Dumb."

What is the name of the movie where a dog named Buddy plays basketball?

Air Bud. The dog named Buddy starred in several "Air Bud" movies. In "Air Bud" he played basketball. In "Air Bud: Golden Receiver" he played football. In "Air Bud: World Pup" he played soccer. In "Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch" he played baseball. In "Air Bud: Spikes Back" he played volleyball.

What is the name of Mickey Mouse's dog?

Pluto. Pluto doesn't talk like Goofy, but he's just as loved.

In the movie "101 Dalmations", what are the names of the puppies' parents?

Pongo and Perdita. In the book of the same name, their mother was Missis.

What is the name of Pork Chop's owner?

Doug. This was another animated show, only it was on Nickelodeon. It was called "Doug."

What was the name of Arthur's dog?

Pal. This was a cartoon on PBS, which was based on the books by Marc Brown. Arthur was an aardvark.

In "The Jetsons," there was a robotic dog in the episode "The Coming of Astro." What was the name of the robotic dog?

Lectronimo. In this episode, Jane, Elroy, and Judy wanted to keep Astro (who appeared for the first time in this episode), but George didn't want him. George decided to get a robotic dog called Lectronimo for his family, but his family didn't want the robotic dog. A contest was pitched, and whoever won the contest would get to live with the Jetsons. Unfortunately for Astro, Lectronimo won the contest. Astro was allowed to stay until the following morning, but in the middle of the night, a burglar came to the Jetsons and Astro saved the family and captured the burglar. This is how Astro won his place with the Jetsons.

In "The Flintstones," what was the name of Fred's dog?

Dino. Dino was a snorkasaurus. Yabba dabba doo!

In this cartoon, two animals, a cat and a dog, are conjoined. What is the name of the cartoon?

Catdog. Nickelodeon's animated series, "CatDog", is about a cat named Cat, and a dog named Dog, who are conjoined twins...or something like that. (Seriously, it's never specifically defined.)

In "Peanuts," does Snoopy sleep inside his doghouse?

n. No! Snoopy, everyone's favorite beagle, slept on top of his doghouse! His owner was Charlie Brown. Good grief!

In "The Simpsons," what is the name of their dog?

Santa's Little Helper. Santa's Little Helper is a greyhound that the Simpsons adopted. In one episode, Bart ordered a credit card, using the name of "Santos L. Halper".

Who wrote "The Call of the Wild", in which Buck, a dog, gets in touch with his inner wolf?

Jack London. Mark Twain wrote "Tom Sawyer," C.S. Lewis wrote "The Chronicles of Narnia," and J.K. Rowling wrote the "Harry Potter" novels.

What was the name of Little Orphan Annie's dog?

Sandy. This was from a radio show and multiple movies.

In the Disney and Pixar film "Toy Story," there is a toy that is also a dog. What's his name?

Slinky. Bullseye is the horse, "Scrabble" is a game, and Shadow is one of the dogs from "Homeward Bound."

What was the name of Tommy's dog in "Rugrats"?

Spike. In the movie "Rugrats Gone Wild," he actually talks, and the voice is Bruce Willis.

Eric Hill wrote about a yellow dog with a unique feature about him. What was his name?

Spot. There were videos, books, and cartoons.

In the "Benji" films, what was the name of Benji's girlfriend?

Tiffany. There were many movies about this lovable dog.

What type of dog was Lassie?

Collie & a collie. All dogs who play Lassie are male. The reason being is that when the females go into estrous, they lose part of their coat. The original Lassie was a female in the movie "Lassie Come Home." However, during the making of the movie, the female refused to cross the raging river. A man on the set named Rudd Weatherwax happened to have a male who was not afraid of anything. That dog was named Pal, and it was Pal who finished the movie and received the credit for the entire movie. It was also Pal who starred in the television series "Jeff's Collie." All Lassies are descendants of Pal.

In "Lady and the Tramp", what type of dog is Lady?

Cocker Spaniel. Tramp is a mutt. There was also a sequel to this, about their son, Scamp.

In the "Brady Bunch," what was the name of their dog?

Tiger. Tiger lasted well into the first season, that is until, in real life, he was hit by a pizza delivery truck on his nightly outing. The next day, the owner of Tiger went from pound to pound in search of a lookalike and finally found one. However, there was a fatal flaw with the new dog...it couldn't act. Eventually, the dog was cut from all scripts, but was mentioned once in a while. The Brady girls, Marcia, Jan, and Cindy also had a cat named Fluffy; but she was only seen in the first episode.

What was the name of the American Pit Bull Terrier on "The Little Rascals" or "Our Gang"?

Petey. The dogs who played him were named General Grant, Jiggs, and Pal.

In "Garfield," what is the name of Jon's dog?

Odie. Jim Davis' cartoon and TV show are very popular.