Get Fuzzy by Darby Conley for August 25, 2011
Transcript:
Bucky: What's all this, then? Satchel: I'm glad you asked. To counter your offensive dog-in-a-cage sculpture, I have designed a monument celebrating dogkind. It will be carved into a mountain, and it depicts the four greatest dogs in U.S. history: Snoopy, Lassie, Benji, and... Well, I haven't decided on the last one. Bucky: So, what's it called, then? Bedraggle rock? The 4 twits? Suck-up and the mountain vandals? Satchel: Mount Ruffmore!
hariseldon59 over 13 years ago
How about Scooby Doo?
rayannina over 13 years ago
Seconded!
s5280man4t4 over 13 years ago
there is no bark in THAT ruff.
Francine Long over 13 years ago
Don’t forget Marmaduke and Fred and Fergus and Duncan to name a few.
Crumbucket over 13 years ago
Opie, Kenny, Rin Tin Tin….?
James Lindley Premium Member over 13 years ago
I was thinking Rin Tin Tin too Crumbucket. How could Darby have forgotten unless he’s some young kid?
gary4160 over 13 years ago
pongo! loil
gary4160 over 13 years ago
dino
zero over 13 years ago
Another vote for Rin Tin Tin. Since there all ready is a statue for Greyfriar’s Bobby. Now that was a dog.
LunaNyx over 13 years ago
That’s just what I was going to say…. Rin Tin Tin!
Arianne over 13 years ago
Of course, Mount Ruffmore! The perfect location for Alfred Hitchcockapoo’s remake, North By NorthWestie, starring Cairny Grant and Eva Marie Saint Bernard.
tri4chat over 13 years ago
Hey dion’t forget Rin-Tin-Tin
Zillah Clayton over 13 years ago
If we’re talking dog icons, we can’t leave out Toto!!!
Zillah Clayton over 13 years ago
or Buck from White Fang…
Larry Williams Premium Member over 13 years ago
I agree with Rin-Tin-Tin.
doublepaw over 13 years ago
I think The Tail of Four Dogs.
ckcsmum Premium Member over 13 years ago
Hatchi, the Shiba-Inu! (Did I spell that right??)
fmasroor over 13 years ago
Odie.
beady.el over 13 years ago
Balto?
QuiteDragon over 13 years ago
Rin Tin Tin, of course. But, how about Yukon King?
Niki1983 over 13 years ago
Nah… the fourth one should be Asta!
listmom over 13 years ago
How could y’all forget Asta? Not only a great companion to The Thin Man, but also regularly appearing in crossword puzzles for over 60 years. @QuiteDragon — wow, I’d totally forgotten good ol’ Yukon King! Then again, there’s Ol’ Yeller.
Tanner Selinger over 13 years ago
Man, all this and no one has suggested Lassie?!? I like Rin Tin Tin too, so maybe Satch needs more than 4. Now who could think of as many famous cats?
vsqrd over 13 years ago
Marley!
CindyWoo over 13 years ago
Dino wasn’t a dog! Sheesh! I vote for Ole Yeller! Sniff Sniff! Best dog ever!
Rwill over 13 years ago
Ein.
captainofgondor over 13 years ago
Farley is a great choice, except that he’s Canadian.
Maybe Rin Tin Tin?
BloomCo over 13 years ago
It has to be Spuds MacKenzie.
jspattison over 13 years ago
It has to be Rin Tin Tin.
Larry Miller Premium Member over 13 years ago
Yo Rinny!
Lynda Dahl Premium Member over 13 years ago
Balto!
jimcos over 13 years ago
I agree with John. Rin Tin Tin has to be at the top of the list.
Strod over 13 years ago
Pluto (the dog, not the ex-planet). Or better yet, Googy (if they finally decide he is a dog after all).
MirandaN over 13 years ago
What about Wishbone! He influenced a whole generation to read and imagine!!!Either way, it needs to be a dog that wouldn’t appear like the rest when carved into a rock…
grouchycuss over 13 years ago
Allan CB Premium Member over 13 years ago
Louie from Overboard?Odie for the win! He has to put up with Garf!
Kathe over 13 years ago
don’t forget ROVER, Red’s doggie
TheSpanishInquisition over 13 years ago
Aww, Satchel, that’s a wonderful idea!
EmptyP over 13 years ago
Throw the Canadians a bone and make dog #4 The Littlest Hobo.
Malcolm Hall over 13 years ago
Asta
Michelle Morris over 13 years ago
Daisy (Blondie)Snowy (Tintin)Bullet (Roy Rogers)TrampLadyPongo and/or Perdita (101 Dalmations)Fergus
Dean Nelson Premium Member over 13 years ago
Montmorency from ‘Three Men in a Boat.’
kimibenton over 13 years ago
Cujo
Thehag over 13 years ago
Petey! from Our Gang. Rin Tin Tin good too.
tcity over 13 years ago
I remember when this strip was cute and funny, now Bucky is just too mean.
JP Steve Premium Member over 13 years ago
HEY! puppybreath! Where you been? We’ve missed you!
battycomic Premium Member over 13 years ago
How about one of the two dogs from the movie “Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey”? (I forget their names.)
hometownk Premium Member over 13 years ago
Farley, YES! He died saving the family’s baby in the river. I cried for years afterwards. I still get teary.
Dragoncat over 13 years ago
@ Ckcsmum: You’re thinking of Hachiko, right? The Japanese dog? Very good choice!.Let’s not forget about Shep!
jeffsxq over 13 years ago
No votes for Satchel?
jeffsxq over 13 years ago
One of my favorites was Tramp (from “Lady and the…”)
WABACK over 13 years ago
How about Mr. Peabody, a most intelligent canine, or Daisy, very loyal to Dagwood.
ellisaana Premium Member over 13 years ago
All those previously mentioned plus Orphan Annie’s Sandy? Sgt Preston’s dog Yukon King? Mark Trail’s Andy? Mighty Manfred? Clifford? Beethoven? Lady or Tramp? Goofy? Ruff? Huckleberry Hound? Augie Doggie and Doggy Daddy? Deputy Dawg? Petey? Eddie from Frazier? Old Yeller? Lyndon Johnson’s beagles?There are too many choices.Maybe Satchel wants the fourth dog to be himself.
jeffsxq over 13 years ago
I was also a fan of Rin Tin Tin, and Roy Rogers’ dog Bullet was great, too. And does anyone remember the ghost St. Bernard in the show “Topper”? (His name was Neil, I had to look it up.)
torkzilla over 13 years ago
old yeller ring a bell?
jeffsxq over 13 years ago
Oh, and Old Yeller….man there were a lot of good dogs.
Lynn Savage over 13 years ago
AstroAce, the Bat-HoundKrypto
phoenixnyc over 13 years ago
Cujo.
phoenixnyc over 13 years ago
Dang, kimibenton beat me to it.
Still, it would help to remind Bucky what Satch COULD do to him if he were so inclined…
ChukLitl Premium Member over 13 years ago
My first thought, like most here, was Rinny.Props to gir63 for suggesting Ein (Cowboy Beebop),& ellisaana for Mighty Manfred the Wonder Dog (Tom Terrific).
baileydean over 13 years ago
ckcsmum“Hatchi, the Shiba-Inu! (Did I spell that right??)”
__I think you did. Excellent choice.
2011worldchamps over 13 years ago
ahem, hello, did we all forget Cujo!!
bmckee over 13 years ago
Fala (FDR’s dog. Suitably presidential don’t you think?)
hariseldon59 over 13 years ago
K9 (Doctor Who). Mechanical, but still great.
RaiseMoreHell over 13 years ago
White Fang and Black Tooth from Soupy Sales. Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy.Pluto and Goofy
clanclayton over 13 years ago
Another vote for Farley or Odie
csrbcsrb over 13 years ago
Lady and Tramp
rwpikul over 13 years ago
Greatest dogs in US history?Sorry, but Lassie, (yes, Lassie was a real dog), was from the town of Lyme Regis in England. Her claim to fame was that she saved the life of a sailor from HMS Formidable.
GypsyWoman over 13 years ago
TNT from the Rip Haywire comics.
skilskin over 13 years ago
I just thought Darby was particular to cats, but now I see he has no respect for Dogs – hence the way Satchel is treated -and the fact he didn’t mention “The Greatest DOG that ever lived in the US history was Rin Tin Tin”( the dog who actually saved Hollywood) and he was real and his legacy -well a line from his family still goes on til this day. I had a friend with a siamese mutt cat who like to rub on you and entice you to pet it and then it would jump up and claw your arms. And the damn menace would follow you around too – purring and rubbing to see if you were fool enough to try and pet it again. It followed me into the bathroom one day and I saw the perfect opportunity to bury my foot up it’s ass – hard! I’d like to do the same to Bucky. Oh and there are no great Cats (unless you count Morris and most orange tabbies are very sweet and nicer than other cats). I wish Bucky could be drawn getting a swift kick up his…I’d actually hang that strip up.
GypsyWoman over 13 years ago
Or Otis from “Milo & Otis”…or is Otis the cat? Nah I think Milo’s the cat and Otis is the dog.
skilskin over 13 years ago
The “real” Lassie never made movies – they always useda male dog the first one was named “pal” the male colliescoat looks better than the females. And lassie whined to much. Rin Tin Tin was a REAL action hero and saved Hollywood. Died at 12yrs old while sitting on his mastersfront lawn with “Harlow”
welcome2houston over 13 years ago
Old Yeller or maybe…Milo the dog, Max in the Mask!
Druarc over 13 years ago
The Tramp
skilskin over 13 years ago
LOLOLOLOLOLO-LMAO!!!
hadum over 13 years ago
Offissa Pupp
SAStiner over 13 years ago
Ol’ Yeller
CuproFun over 13 years ago
Astro!
queen0316 over 13 years ago
Plus another for Rin Tin Tin!
Quantumtorpedo1 over 13 years ago
Togo was the real Serum Run hero
naturally_easy over 13 years ago
Hootch? Santa’s little helper? Scamp?
Hunter7 over 13 years ago
Rin-Tin-Tin, the Littlest Hobo and Greyfriar’s Bobby. (Hobo is still be shown in reruns.)
kdizzle over 13 years ago
Teen Wolf?
cutiepie29 over 13 years ago
I can hardly believe that NOBODY mentioned “Big Dan” and “Little Anne” from “Where the Red Fern Grows”.
gordrogb Premium Member over 13 years ago
Pluto!
nightnoise over 13 years ago
I vote for famous Canadian dog, “the littlest hobo”. Satchel has Canadian roots, eh?
Dragoncat over 13 years ago
Don’t forget Gelert, the legendary dog of Wales.
silentshadow over 13 years ago
Odie
pair8head over 13 years ago
Underdog
natureboyfig4 Premium Member over 13 years ago
Snoopy, Odie, Scooby, and Marmaduke!
Mentor397 about 13 years ago
Old Dan and Little Ann!
Yiga Outcast almost 4 years ago
How about you, Satch?