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debm55

(60,705 posts) Mon Feb 23, 2026, 10:00 PM Feb 23

What was your favorite animal character from a movie, TV show or a commercial or other media, Mine was Grumpy Cat and

Arnold Ziffle about you? You can include more then one.

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What was your favorite animal character from a movie, TV show or a commercial or other media, Mine was Grumpy Cat and (Original Post) debm55 Feb 23 OP

Rex from "Hudson and Rex" cop show from Newfoundland Ritabert Feb 23 #1

Thank you very much for sharing with us, Ritabert. debm55 Feb 23 #2

Smartest canine actor ever. Ritabert Feb 23 #9

I liked Lassie! nt spooky3 Feb 23 #3

Thank you very much, spooky3. I liked the Lassie with Timmy. debm55 Feb 23 #12

Top Cat!--who didn't want to live in a trash can, after all?--LOL Arnold Ziffle was great... hlthe2b Feb 23 #4

I loved all of these! SheltieLover Feb 23 #6

HAHAHAHHAHAH thank you very much hithe2b. debm55 Feb 23 #13

Mr. Ed SheltieLover Feb 23 #5

A horse is a horse. Thank you very much, SheltieLover. debm55 Feb 23 #14

Probably this one: True Dough Feb 23 #7

Toucan Sam, Thank you , True Dough. debm55 Feb 23 #16

Fritz the Cat 🐈 Lochloosa Feb 23 #8

I used to watch that in college. Shermann Feb 23 #11

The question was always "who's driving home" Lochloosa Feb 23 #15

Thank you Lochloosa.for sharing. I don't remember that one. debm55 Feb 23 #17

The Travelers Insurance dog, Chopper, from about 15 yearss ago. And the Farmers' Dog lab from 'Forever' ad. sinkingfeeling Feb 23 #10

Thank you sinkingfeeling for sharing with us. Also the Dean's Beans dog on commercials. debm55 Feb 23 #18

Templeton, the rat, played by Paul Lynn in Charlotte's Web. nt Trueblue Texan Feb 23 #19

Yes, I liked that. Thank you Trueblue Texan. for sharing with us. debm55 Feb 24 #30

Um, Brother Buzz from The Wonderful World of Brother Buzz - Duh! Brother Buzz Feb 23 #20

HAHAHHAAHH. Thank you very much, Brother Buzz. debm55 Feb 24 #26

I liked the Luckdragon Figarosmom Feb 23 #21

Thank you very much for sharing with us, Figarosmom. debm55 Feb 24 #27

Movie- Cat, Breakfast at Tiffany's. Polly Hennessey Feb 23 #22

Thank you very much, Polly Hennessey. I love those Goldens. debm55 Feb 24 #28

Mr. Ed duckworth969 Feb 23 #23

Thank you very much for sharing with us, duckworth969. Orange cats are beautiful. debm55 Feb 24 #29

Bullwinkle! CanonRay Feb 24 #24

Thank you very much for sharing with us, CanonRay. debm55 Feb 24 #25

Eddy the dog on Fraiser. debm55 Feb 24 #31

Sugar Bear 4TheArts Feb 24 #32

I remember Sugar Bear. That's for bringing back memories, 4TheArts. debm55 Feb 24 #34

Clarence the Cross-eyed Lion and Flipper! nt woodsprite Feb 24 #33

Thank you woodsprite for sharing with us. I liked both. Especially, Flipper. debm55 Feb 24 #35

Snagglepuss! justaprogressive Feb 24 #36

Two of my favorites. Thank you very much justaprogressive. debm55 Feb 24 #37

The Petticoat Junction dog. boonecreek Feb 24 #38

His name was Dawg. no_hypocrisy Feb 24 #40

Oh, I didn't know that. Great career. for Higgins. Thank you for sharing boonecreek. debm55 Feb 24 #44

Huckleberry Hound no_hypocrisy Feb 24 #39

I really liked Huckleberry Hound. If I remember correctly , he was a blue color. I won a small stuffed version of him at debm55 Feb 24 #43

We had black-and-white TV until 1966. In color, he was blue. no_hypocrisy Feb 24 #45

Hound doggy. Thank you no-hypcrisy. debm55 Feb 24 #46

Rocky and Bullwinkle. That show's sophisticated wit was marvelous. NNadir Feb 24 #41

Thank you very much, NNadir, Some things I didn't get as a kid. But I would now. Loved that show. debm55 Feb 24 #42

Hooch / Turner & Hooch Emile Feb 24 #47

Thank you very much, Emile for sharing with us. debm55 Feb 24 #48

Ritabert

(2,452 posts)

1. Rex from "Hudson and Rex" cop show from Newfoundland

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Mon Feb 23, 2026, 10:09 PM

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debm55

(60,705 posts)

2. Thank you very much for sharing with us, Ritabert.

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Mon Feb 23, 2026, 10:11 PM

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Ritabert

(2,452 posts)

9. Smartest canine actor ever.

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Mon Feb 23, 2026, 10:23 PM

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spooky3

(38,641 posts)

3. I liked Lassie! nt

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Mon Feb 23, 2026, 10:15 PM

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debm55

(60,705 posts)

12. Thank you very much, spooky3. I liked the Lassie with Timmy.

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Mon Feb 23, 2026, 10:55 PM

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hlthe2b

(114,004 posts)

4. Top Cat!--who didn't want to live in a trash can, after all?--LOL Arnold Ziffle was great...

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Mon Feb 23, 2026, 10:17 PM

Feb 23

Yogi Bear and Boo Boo were the early ambassadors to "Jellystone" (sorry, Smoky Bear and Yellowstone) so my very very early youth thought I'd see their images all around Yellowstone, but... LOL

SheltieLover

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6. I loved all of these!

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Mon Feb 23, 2026, 10:19 PM

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debm55

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13. HAHAHAHHAHAH thank you very much hithe2b.

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Mon Feb 23, 2026, 10:57 PM

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SheltieLover

(80,548 posts)

5. Mr. Ed

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Mon Feb 23, 2026, 10:18 PM

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debm55

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14. A horse is a horse. Thank you very much, SheltieLover.

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Mon Feb 23, 2026, 10:58 PM

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True Dough

(26,713 posts)

7. Probably this one:

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Mon Feb 23, 2026, 10:21 PM

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The alternative to LuckyCharms! Right, Lucky?

debm55

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16. Toucan Sam, Thank you , True Dough.

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Mon Feb 23, 2026, 11:01 PM

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Lochloosa

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8. Fritz the Cat 🐈

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Mon Feb 23, 2026, 10:22 PM

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Shermann

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11. I used to watch that in college.

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Mon Feb 23, 2026, 10:46 PM

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You have to be in the right...uh...mindset for it.

Lochloosa

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15. The question was always "who's driving home"

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Mon Feb 23, 2026, 10:59 PM

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debm55

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17. Thank you Lochloosa.for sharing. I don't remember that one.

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Mon Feb 23, 2026, 11:03 PM

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sinkingfeeling

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10. The Travelers Insurance dog, Chopper, from about 15 yearss ago. And the Farmers' Dog lab from 'Forever' ad.

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Mon Feb 23, 2026, 10:35 PM

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debm55

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18. Thank you sinkingfeeling for sharing with us. Also the Dean's Beans dog on commercials.

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Mon Feb 23, 2026, 11:05 PM

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Trueblue Texan

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19. Templeton, the rat, played by Paul Lynn in Charlotte's Web. nt

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Mon Feb 23, 2026, 11:25 PM

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debm55

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30. Yes, I liked that. Thank you Trueblue Texan. for sharing with us.

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Tue Feb 24, 2026, 11:25 AM

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Brother Buzz

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20. Um, Brother Buzz from The Wonderful World of Brother Buzz - Duh!

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Mon Feb 23, 2026, 11:26 PM

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I learned ecology from Brother Buzz a decade before they invented the word.

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debm55

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26. HAHAHHAAHH. Thank you very much, Brother Buzz.

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Tue Feb 24, 2026, 11:19 AM

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Figarosmom

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21. I liked the Luckdragon

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Mon Feb 23, 2026, 11:32 PM

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in A Neverending Story

debm55

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27. Thank you very much for sharing with us, Figarosmom.

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Tue Feb 24, 2026, 11:20 AM

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Polly Hennessey

(8,839 posts)

22. Movie- Cat, Breakfast at Tiffany's.

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Mon Feb 23, 2026, 11:44 PM

Feb 23

Commercial: Subaru Goldens.
TV: Tramp, My Three Sons.

debm55

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28. Thank you very much, Polly Hennessey. I love those Goldens.

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Tue Feb 24, 2026, 11:21 AM

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duckworth969

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23. Mr. Ed

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Mon Feb 23, 2026, 11:47 PM

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And just about any Orange Cat vid clips.

debm55

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29. Thank you very much for sharing with us, duckworth969. Orange cats are beautiful.

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Tue Feb 24, 2026, 11:24 AM

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CanonRay

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24. Bullwinkle!

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Tue Feb 24, 2026, 12:36 AM

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debm55

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25. Thank you very much for sharing with us, CanonRay.

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Tue Feb 24, 2026, 11:17 AM

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debm55

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31. Eddy the dog on Fraiser.

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Tue Feb 24, 2026, 11:26 AM

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4TheArts

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32. Sugar Bear

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Tue Feb 24, 2026, 11:40 AM

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Can't get enough of those sugar Crisps - keeps me going through the day.

debm55

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34. I remember Sugar Bear. That's for bringing back memories, 4TheArts.

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Tue Feb 24, 2026, 11:47 AM

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woodsprite

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33. Clarence the Cross-eyed Lion and Flipper! nt

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debm55

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35. Thank you woodsprite for sharing with us. I liked both. Especially, Flipper.

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Tue Feb 24, 2026, 11:48 AM

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justaprogressive

(6,925 posts)

36. Snagglepuss!

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Tue Feb 24, 2026, 12:42 PM

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"Exit Stage Left!"

...and the Pink Panther

debm55

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37. Two of my favorites. Thank you very much justaprogressive.

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Tue Feb 24, 2026, 12:51 PM

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boonecreek

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38. The Petticoat Junction dog.

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Tue Feb 24, 2026, 01:07 PM

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He didn't have a name on the show, but he was played by Higgins who would
go on to play Benji.

no_hypocrisy

(54,926 posts)

40. His name was Dawg.

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debm55

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44. Oh, I didn't know that. Great career. for Higgins. Thank you for sharing boonecreek.

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Tue Feb 24, 2026, 02:45 PM

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no_hypocrisy

(54,926 posts)

39. Huckleberry Hound

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Tue Feb 24, 2026, 01:23 PM

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debm55

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43. I really liked Huckleberry Hound. If I remember correctly , he was a blue color. I won a small stuffed version of him at

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Tue Feb 24, 2026, 02:43 PM

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a fair. Thank you no_hypocrisy.

no_hypocrisy

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45. We had black-and-white TV until 1966. In color, he was blue.

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Tue Feb 24, 2026, 03:10 PM

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I was watching HH at age 1. Made a strong impression on me.

debm55

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46. Hound doggy. Thank you no-hypcrisy.

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Tue Feb 24, 2026, 03:15 PM

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NNadir

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41. Rocky and Bullwinkle. That show's sophisticated wit was marvelous.

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Tue Feb 24, 2026, 02:37 PM

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debm55

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42. Thank you very much, NNadir, Some things I didn't get as a kid. But I would now. Loved that show.

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Emile

(42,320 posts)

47. Hooch / Turner & Hooch

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debm55

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48. Thank you very much, Emile for sharing with us.

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