Dog Gone People (Merrie Melodies)
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Dog Gone People is a 1960 Merrie Melodies short directed by Robert McKimson and stars Elmer Fudd.
Plot
Elmer Fudd hopes to receive a promotion by agreeing to take care of his boss’s dog Rupert for a weekend. But Rupert thinks of himself as a human and expects to be treated as such.
Why It Dog Gone Sucks
- One of the biggest problems with this cartoon is that Hal Smith does a mediocre job at voicing Elmer Fudd and doesn’t come close to sounding like Arthur Q. Bryan's Elmer Fudd, who unfortunately passed away last year.
- Rupert the dog is extremely unlikable since he thinks he’s a human and should get treated as one instead of getting treated like a dog.
- Rupert and Mr. Crabtree have ugly and mediocre designs.
- This is an Elmer Fudd torture episode since Rupert makes Elmer Fudd eat dog food while he eats Elmer's steak and has him sleep in a box while Rupert sleeps in Elmer's bed.
- The animation is notably starting to get more stiff and limited.
- The second half with Rupert getting drunk after drinking shaving lotion feels like a ripoff of the scene from Porky's Party but without the charm.
- Some mean-spirited moments like Rupert informing Mr. Crabtree after Elmer tells him to get out of his bed and Elmer and Rupert ending up in prison after Rupert drunk drives.
- Terrible ending: Elmer Fudd gets promoted to being a flagpole painter while Rupert gets the job as Vice President.
Redeeming Qualities
- Elmer Fudd is the only likable character.
- Milt Franklyn's music and Mel Blanc's voice acting is awesome as usual.
- While the animation is stiff compared to Robert McKimson's earlier cartoons, it’s still passable.
- The concept of Elmer Fudd taking care of a dog who thinks that he’s human is an interesting concept, even though it didn’t turned out good.
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