Northwest Hounded Police
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Northwest Hounded Police is a cartoon starring a prototypical Droopy and Tex Avery
's wolf. This cartoon (a remake of Droopy's first cartoon Dumb-Hounded
and adopting elements from the Bugs Bunny
cartoon Tortoise Beats Hare
) revoles the wolf (an escaped convict) on the run from Droopy, who is trailing the wolf in order to capture him. The title is a play on words on North West Mounted Police
, a 1940 film.
, the mounted police chief advises the mounties to capture him. When he asks any volunteers to come up, all of them stand back, except for Sgt. McPoodle (Droopy). The wolf is making his best attempts to escape. Much to his shock, McPoodle appears wherever he tries to hide. Eventually, the wolf is chased back into his own jail cell. After being re-captured, he ask himself (thus breaking the fourth wall) if there could have been more than one of the dogs chasing him. Outside his cell, hundreds of Droopy look-alike dogs ask him, "What do you think, brother?"
Tex Avery
Frederick Bean "Fred/Tex" Avery was an American animator, cartoonist, voice actor and director, famous for producing animated cartoons during The Golden Age of Hollywood animation. He did his most significant work for the Warner Bros...
's wolf. This cartoon (a remake of Droopy's first cartoon Dumb-Hounded
Dumb-Hounded
Dumb-Hounded is an American animation short from 1943. It's notable for being the first cartoon to star Droopy.-Plot:The wolf escapes from prison. Several police dogs are freed to search him, but one one them, Droopy, remains behind and informs the audience that he is the hero of the story. He...
and adopting elements from the Bugs Bunny
Bugs Bunny
Bugs Bunny is a animated character created in 1938 at Leon Schlesinger Productions, later Warner Bros. Cartoons. Bugs is an anthropomorphic gray rabbit and is famous for his flippant, insouciant personality and his portrayal as a trickster. He has primarily appeared in animated cartoons, most...
cartoon Tortoise Beats Hare
Tortoise Beats Hare
Tortoise Beats Hare is a 1941 Merrie Melodies animated short directed by Tex Avery. The short stars Bugs Bunny and, in his first appearance, Cecil Turtle.-Plot:...
) revoles the wolf (an escaped convict) on the run from Droopy, who is trailing the wolf in order to capture him. The title is a play on words on North West Mounted Police
North West Mounted Police (film)
North West Mounted Police is a 1940 American action adventure film directed by Cecil B. DeMille, and starring Gary Cooper, Paulette Goddard, and Madeleine Carroll. This was DeMille's...
, a 1940 film.
Plot
The wolf has escaped from "Alka-Fizz Prison" (a pun on Alcatraz Prison). When he escapes to CanadaCanada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, the mounted police chief advises the mounties to capture him. When he asks any volunteers to come up, all of them stand back, except for Sgt. McPoodle (Droopy). The wolf is making his best attempts to escape. Much to his shock, McPoodle appears wherever he tries to hide. Eventually, the wolf is chased back into his own jail cell. After being re-captured, he ask himself (thus breaking the fourth wall) if there could have been more than one of the dogs chasing him. Outside his cell, hundreds of Droopy look-alike dogs ask him, "What do you think, brother?"