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Little Orphan Airedale
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Wikipedia article
'Little Orphan Airedale' is a Warner Bros. 'Looney Tunes' cartoon directed by Charles M. Jones and released on October 4, 1947. Its major significance is its status as the official debut of Jones' version of Robert "Bob" Clampett's character, Charlie "Rover" the Dog. The title is a play on 'Little Orphan Annie'.
Plot
The cartoon's story (which is essentially a re-working of Bob Clampett's 1941 short 'Porky's Pooch') is about a dog named Rags McMutt, who has just escaped from the dog pound and accidentally meets Charlie, an old friend of his, in a car that he used as a hiding place. Charlie tells Rags about the troubles he has had in finding a new master (Porky Pig), and keeping him after that. In the end of the film, Porky throws both dogs out of his car and tells them he does not want a dog. When Rags sees how Charlie begs Porky to keep him as a pet, he decides to go back to the pound (even though he has a hard time getting back in).
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