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debm55

(58,824 posts) Mon Feb 23, 2026, 09:00 PM 18 hrs ago

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 18 hrs ago OP

Rex from "Hudson and Rex" cop show from Newfoundland Ritabert 17 hrs ago #1

Thank you very much for sharing with us, Ritabert. debm55 17 hrs ago #2

Smartest canine actor ever. Ritabert 17 hrs ago #9

I liked Lassie! nt spooky3 17 hrs ago #3

Thank you very much, spooky3. I liked the Lassie with Timmy. debm55 17 hrs ago #12

Top Cat!--who didn't want to live in a trash can, after all?--LOL Arnold Ziffle was great... hlthe2b 17 hrs ago #4

I loved all of these! SheltieLover 17 hrs ago #6

HAHAHAHHAHAH thank you very much hithe2b. debm55 17 hrs ago #13

Mr. Ed SheltieLover 17 hrs ago #5

A horse is a horse. Thank you very much, SheltieLover. debm55 17 hrs ago #14

Probably this one: True Dough 17 hrs ago #7

Toucan Sam, Thank you , True Dough. debm55 17 hrs ago #16

Fritz the Cat 🐈 Lochloosa 17 hrs ago #8

I used to watch that in college. Shermann 17 hrs ago #11

The question was always "who's driving home" Lochloosa 17 hrs ago #15

Thank you Lochloosa.for sharing. I don't remember that one. debm55 16 hrs ago #17

The Travelers Insurance dog, Chopper, from about 15 yearss ago. And the Farmers' Dog lab from 'Forever' ad. sinkingfeeling 17 hrs ago #10

Thank you sinkingfeeling for sharing with us. Also the Dean's Beans dog on commercials. debm55 16 hrs ago #18

Templeton, the rat, played by Paul Lynn in Charlotte's Web. nt Trueblue Texan 16 hrs ago #19

Yes, I liked that. Thank you Trueblue Texan. for sharing with us. debm55 4 hrs ago #30

Um, Brother Buzz from The Wonderful World of Brother Buzz - Duh! Brother Buzz 16 hrs ago #20

HAHAHHAAHH. Thank you very much, Brother Buzz. debm55 4 hrs ago #26

I liked the Luckdragon Figarosmom 16 hrs ago #21

Thank you very much for sharing with us, Figarosmom. debm55 4 hrs ago #27

Movie- Cat, Breakfast at Tiffany's. Polly Hennessey 16 hrs ago #22

Thank you very much, Polly Hennessey. I love those Goldens. debm55 4 hrs ago #28

Mr. Ed duckworth969 16 hrs ago #23

Thank you very much for sharing with us, duckworth969. Orange cats are beautiful. debm55 4 hrs ago #29

Bullwinkle! CanonRay 15 hrs ago #24

Thank you very much for sharing with us, CanonRay. debm55 4 hrs ago #25

Eddy the dog on Fraiser. debm55 4 hrs ago #31

Sugar Bear 4TheArts 4 hrs ago #32

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

Clarence the Cross-eyed Lion and Flipper! nt woodsprite 4 hrs ago #33

Thank you woodsprite for sharing with us. I liked both. Especially, Flipper. debm55 4 hrs ago #35

Snagglepuss! justaprogressive 3 hrs ago #36

Two of my favorites. Thank you very much justaprogressive. debm55 3 hrs ago #37

The Petticoat Junction dog. boonecreek 2 hrs ago #38

His name was Dawg. no_hypocrisy 2 hrs ago #40

Oh, I didn't know that. Great career. for Higgins. Thank you for sharing boonecreek. debm55 1 hr ago #44

Huckleberry Hound no_hypocrisy 2 hrs ago #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 1 hr ago #43

We had black-and-white TV until 1966. In color, he was blue. no_hypocrisy 51 min ago #45

Hound doggy. Thank you no-hypcrisy. debm55 45 min ago #46

Rocky and Bullwinkle. That show's sophisticated wit was marvelous. NNadir 1 hr ago #41

Thank you very much, NNadir, Some things I didn't get as a kid. But I would now. Loved that show. debm55 1 hr ago #42

Hooch / Turner & Hooch Emile 38 min ago #47

Thank you very much, Emile for sharing with us. debm55 19 min ago #48

Ritabert

(2,232 posts)

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

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Mon Feb 23, 2026, 09:09 PM

17 hrs ago

debm55

(58,824 posts)

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

Reply to Ritabert (Reply #1)

Mon Feb 23, 2026, 09:11 PM

17 hrs ago

Ritabert

(2,232 posts)

9. Smartest canine actor ever.

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Mon Feb 23, 2026, 09:23 PM

17 hrs ago

spooky3

(38,475 posts)

3. I liked Lassie! nt

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Mon Feb 23, 2026, 09:15 PM

17 hrs ago

debm55

(58,824 posts)

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

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Mon Feb 23, 2026, 09:55 PM

17 hrs ago

hlthe2b

(113,446 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, 09:17 PM

17 hrs ago

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

(79,070 posts)

6. I loved all of these!

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Mon Feb 23, 2026, 09:19 PM

17 hrs ago

debm55

(58,824 posts)

13. HAHAHAHHAHAH thank you very much hithe2b.

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Mon Feb 23, 2026, 09:57 PM

17 hrs ago

SheltieLover

(79,070 posts)

5. Mr. Ed

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Mon Feb 23, 2026, 09:18 PM

17 hrs ago

debm55

(58,824 posts)

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

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Mon Feb 23, 2026, 09:58 PM

17 hrs ago

True Dough

(26,262 posts)

7. Probably this one:

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Mon Feb 23, 2026, 09:21 PM

17 hrs ago

The alternative to LuckyCharms! Right, Lucky?

debm55

(58,824 posts)

16. Toucan Sam, Thank you , True Dough.

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Mon Feb 23, 2026, 10:01 PM

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Lochloosa

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8. Fritz the Cat 🐈

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Mon Feb 23, 2026, 09:22 PM

17 hrs ago

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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, 09:46 PM

17 hrs ago

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, 09:59 PM

17 hrs ago

debm55

(58,824 posts)

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

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Mon Feb 23, 2026, 10:03 PM

16 hrs ago

sinkingfeeling

(57,612 posts)

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, 09:35 PM

17 hrs ago

debm55

(58,824 posts)

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

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Mon Feb 23, 2026, 10:05 PM

16 hrs ago

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, 10:25 PM

16 hrs ago

debm55

(58,824 posts)

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

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Tue Feb 24, 2026, 10:25 AM

4 hrs ago

Brother Buzz

(39,792 posts)

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

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Mon Feb 23, 2026, 10:26 PM

16 hrs ago

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

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debm55

(58,824 posts)

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

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Tue Feb 24, 2026, 10:19 AM

4 hrs ago

Figarosmom

(11,089 posts)

21. I liked the Luckdragon

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Mon Feb 23, 2026, 10:32 PM

16 hrs ago

in A Neverending Story

debm55

(58,824 posts)

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

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Tue Feb 24, 2026, 10:20 AM

4 hrs ago

Polly Hennessey

(8,740 posts)

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

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Mon Feb 23, 2026, 10:44 PM

16 hrs ago

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

debm55

(58,824 posts)

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

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Tue Feb 24, 2026, 10:21 AM

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duckworth969

(1,326 posts)

23. Mr. Ed

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Mon Feb 23, 2026, 10:47 PM

16 hrs ago

And just about any Orange Cat vid clips.

debm55

(58,824 posts)

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

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Tue Feb 24, 2026, 10:24 AM

4 hrs ago

CanonRay

(16,071 posts)

24. Bullwinkle!

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Mon Feb 23, 2026, 11:36 PM

15 hrs ago

debm55

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

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Tue Feb 24, 2026, 10:17 AM

4 hrs ago

debm55

(58,824 posts)

31. Eddy the dog on Fraiser.

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Tue Feb 24, 2026, 10:26 AM

4 hrs ago

4TheArts

(190 posts)

32. Sugar Bear

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Tue Feb 24, 2026, 10:40 AM

4 hrs ago

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

debm55

(58,824 posts)

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

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Tue Feb 24, 2026, 10:47 AM

4 hrs ago

woodsprite

(12,574 posts)

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

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Tue Feb 24, 2026, 10:44 AM

4 hrs ago

debm55

(58,824 posts)

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

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Tue Feb 24, 2026, 10:48 AM

4 hrs ago

justaprogressive

(6,779 posts)

36. Snagglepuss!

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Tue Feb 24, 2026, 11:42 AM

3 hrs ago

"Exit Stage Left!"

...and the Pink Panther

debm55

(58,824 posts)

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

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Tue Feb 24, 2026, 11:51 AM

3 hrs ago

boonecreek

(1,465 posts)

38. The Petticoat Junction dog.

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Tue Feb 24, 2026, 12:07 PM

2 hrs ago

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

no_hypocrisy

(54,680 posts)

40. His name was Dawg.

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Tue Feb 24, 2026, 12:26 PM

2 hrs ago

debm55

(58,824 posts)

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

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Tue Feb 24, 2026, 01:45 PM

1 hr ago

no_hypocrisy

(54,680 posts)

39. Huckleberry Hound

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Tue Feb 24, 2026, 12:23 PM

2 hrs ago

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, 01:43 PM

1 hr ago

a fair. Thank you no_hypocrisy.

no_hypocrisy

(54,680 posts)

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

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Tue Feb 24, 2026, 02:10 PM

51 min ago

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

debm55

(58,824 posts)

46. Hound doggy. Thank you no-hypcrisy.

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Tue Feb 24, 2026, 02:15 PM

45 min ago

NNadir

(37,709 posts)

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

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Tue Feb 24, 2026, 01:37 PM

1 hr ago

debm55

(58,824 posts)

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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Tue Feb 24, 2026, 01:40 PM

1 hr ago

Emile

(41,685 posts)

47. Hooch / Turner & Hooch

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Tue Feb 24, 2026, 02:23 PM

38 min ago

debm55

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

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Tue Feb 24, 2026, 02:42 PM

19 min ago

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