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[[File:Dogcitylogo.jpg|frame|Or is that ''Eliot Shag's Dog City''?]] |
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{{quote|'''Bruno:''' ''How'd a loser like you create a great character like Bugsy?'' |
{{quote|'''Bruno:''' ''How'd a loser like you create a great character like Bugsy?'' |
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== Special == |
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* [[Binocular Shot]] (Parodied. From the POV of villain Bugsy Them, we see the two leads through two overlapping circles. Then the camera cuts to a wide shot to reveal that Bugsy isn't looking through |
* [[Binocular Shot]] (Parodied. From the POV of villain Bugsy Them, we see the two leads through two overlapping circles. Then the camera cuts to a wide shot to reveal that Bugsy isn't looking through binoculars—he's just holding up a piece of cardboard with two overlapping holes and looking through it.) |
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* [[The Cameo]]: Rowlf the Dog plays piano at the bar. |
* [[The Cameo]]: Rowlf the Dog plays piano at the bar. |
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* [[Dogs Are Dumb]] (mostly averted. the only exception is Bugsy's hired muscle, Mad Dog, whose two- I mean, fourteen years of obedience school have done nothing for his thinking ability) |
* [[Dogs Are Dumb]] (mostly averted. the only exception is Bugsy's hired muscle, Mad Dog, whose two- I mean, fourteen years of obedience school have done nothing for his thinking ability) |
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* [[You Killed My Father]] |
* [[You Killed My Father]] |
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== The series == |
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* [[A Day At the Bizarro]]: "In Your Dreams", where Eliot manages to fall asleep and then the whole episode [[Running Gag|goes to the dogs]]. |
* [[A Day At the Bizarro]]: "In Your Dreams", where Eliot manages to fall asleep and then the whole episode [[Running Gag|goes to the dogs]]. |
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* [[And You Were There]] (almost; the animated characters are counterparts to the Muppet characters, but have different voice actors) |
* [[And You Were There]] (almost; the animated characters are counterparts to the Muppet characters, but have different voice actors) |
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* [[Shout-Out]]: Way too many to name, but here's one example. |
* [[Shout-Out]]: Way too many to name, but here's one example. |
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{{quote|Bowser (just smashed a hole in the wall as the door is blocked by a panicking Eliot, Bruno and Artie): "[[The Shining|Here's Bowser!]] [[Brick Joke|And I brought the tools.]]"}} |
{{quote|Bowser (just smashed a hole in the wall as the door is blocked by a panicking Eliot, Bruno and Artie): "[[The Shining|Here's Bowser!]] [[Brick Joke|And I brought the tools.]]"}} |
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* [[Speech-Impaired Animal]] (Mad Dog; subverted by being in a world full of [[Talking Animal |
* [[Speech-Impaired Animal]] (Mad Dog; subverted by being in a world full of [[Talking Animal]]s) |
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* [[Species Surname]] (most characters apart from Ace and Bugsy had vaguely dog [or cat] related names) |
* [[Species Surname]] (most characters apart from Ace and Bugsy had vaguely dog [or cat] related names) |
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* [[Suspiciously Similar Substitute]] (Terri Springer replaced Colleen as Eliot's love interest. Suprisingly, she was voiced by the same actress, the writers just thought she'd be a more interesting character) |
* [[Suspiciously Similar Substitute]] (Terri Springer replaced Colleen as Eliot's love interest. Suprisingly, she was voiced by the same actress, the writers just thought she'd be a more interesting character) |
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