![]() ![]() ![]() In 1958, Cleo was a winner of a PATSY (Picture Animals Top Star of the Year) Award. TRIVIA NOTE: Cleo made appearances on THE PERRY COMO SHOW (voice courtesy of Mary Jan Croft) and with Jackie Cooper for the March of Dimes. On episode 93 "Cleo, Secret Dog" soon to be grandfather Mayor Peoples tries to get rid of Cleo when he thinks that the dog's barking will annoy Sock and Mandy's new baby when it arrives. 80 "The Runaway Dog" Sock hides Cleo when he discovers an influential home buyer named Mr. 65 "The Late Husband" Cleo is smitten with a handsome French poodle owned by an actress recently moved into the trailer court. ![]() 50 "How Sock Meet Rollo" Cleo retells the story of just who saved who while Sock and his boyhood friend, Hex Hexley served in the Marines. 22 "Sock the Escort" Cleo becomes infatuated with the pet Chihuahua of Sock's recent acquaintance. 13 "An Adventure of Sock" we learn via flashbacks how Sock and Cleo first met. Crutcher" Cleo is sent to the pound charged with snapping at someone and Socks seeks legal council to free his floppy-eared hound dog. Sock won Cleo (who was six months old at the time) in a poker game while stationed as a Corporal in Korea. Only the audience heard the dog's thoughts, Sock was clueless as to what was on the dog's mind. Cleo never spoke but her wise-cracking thoughts could be heard loud and clear (voice of Mary Jane Croft). Cleopatra ("Cleo") was the droopy-eared family pet who observed and commented on the weekly predicaments of her master Socrates "Sock" Miller (Jackie Cooper), a Bureau of Fish and Wildlife ornithologist who was elected city councilman of Barkerville, a California housing development. While she lived, Alvin and Best used wieners a bits of chicken to entice the dog into doing stunts or following commands.Ĭleo - Basset hound (played by Bernadette the dog) seen on the sitcom THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE/NBC/1955-58. Sandy (Flash) died at the age of fourteen. James Best bought half interest in the dog for one dollar so he could use his association with the dog as a bargaining tool to get more money for Alvin and Flash. The primary dog was named Sandy originally found in a dog shelter.Īlvin Mears, of Alvin Animal Rentals was the dog's trainer. TRIVIA NOTE: Several dogs were used during the filming of the series including a life-sized stuffed replica of the sixty-pound canine called "Flush" used for dangerous situations. When Flash died, Roscoe replaced her with another Basset hound - an energetic puppy named Toodles (revealed on The Dukes of Hazzard Reunion). 77 "Dear Diary" Flash buried Rosco's diary (filled with details about Boss Hogg's illegal operations). Besides Roscoe, Flash was very friendly with Cooter, a local auto mechanic. He bought the dog from an ad in the Police Gazette magazine and affectionately called her "Velvet Ears." Allegedly, a trained "attack dog" the sleepy-eyed Flash very rarely moved except when Roscoe fed her doggy treats or while being jostled around in the back of a patrol car during bumpy pursuits of the Duke Boys. Coltrane (James Best), the bumbling sheriff of Hazzard County. "Higgins") was also the name of the family pet on the sitcom PETTICOAT JUNCTION/CBS/1963-70Īnd my personal Favorite! "FLASH"įlash - Basset hound on the rural adventure THE DUKES OF HAZZARD/CBS/1979-85. COLUMBO)/NBC/1979 featured the wife of Detective Columbo, Kate Columbo (Kate Mulgrew) who owned a lazy basset hound dog named Whitefang. The spin-off series KATE LOVES A MYSTERY (MRS. ![]() Henry had also appeared on the medical drama EMERGENCY/NBC/1972-77 in the role of the the mascot for Los Angeles County Squad 51 firehouse who just sat about and yawned. Ray Berwick owned and trained Dog who in real life was called Henry. When Columbo sent his dog to obedience school hoping to improve the canine ("he just sits around the house and drools"), he was expelled because "he demoralizes the other students." When it came to naming his pooch, the Lieutenant at first considered a number of names like Fido, Jet, Munich and Beethoven, but eventually, he just settled on Dog because as he once explained "He's a dog so we call him Dog."Ĭolumbo's dog liked to eat ice cream, watch TV, swim in the neighbor's pool and visit the beach. Columbo found Dog at the pound on the NBC MYSTERY MOVIE "Etude in Black." Dog made further appearances in the COLUMBO movies Catch Me, Forgotten Ladu, Make Me A Perfect Murder, and Now You See Him. The choice of a droopy-eared basset hound perfectly matched the disheveled police officer who wore a dirty raincoat, drove a disheveled Peugeot and smoked cigars. Columbo (Peter Falk), a seemingly incompetent homicide detective who always got his man. Dog the dog - Basset hound seen on episodes of the police drama COLUMBO/NBC/1971-77/ABC/1989-91. ![]()
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