| Howling Dog | |
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Real Name |
Unknown |
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First Appearance |
Skeleton Dance (August 29, 1929) |
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Original Publisher |
Disney/Columbia Pictures |
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Created by |
Walt Disney & Ub Iwerks |
Origin[]
The Howling Dog is a character from the 1929 Silly Symphony short The Skeleton Dance.
The short film begins with an owl perched on a branch, in front of the full moon, then shows an empty graveyard with a church in the background. The minute hand on the church's clock strikes twelve, causing its bell to start tolling, which causes a group of bats to flee from the belfry. A dog howls at the moon, while two cats fight over a grave. A group of living skeletons soon rise from their graves and start dancing.
Public Domain Animated Appearances[]
- Skeleton Dance (1929)
Notes[]
- The howling dog has striking visual similarities to Pluto, (the later will enter the public domain on January 1st 2026.)