Thursday, March 6, 2014

MAN'S BIGGEST FRIEND

Not everyone knows that noble canine Mr. Peabody and his loyal boy Sherman…


…whose big-time movie vehicle opens tomorrow, were originally created for the Bullwinkle stock company by cartoonist Ted Key, better known for creating that presumptuous domestic Hazel. Key also created…

Monster-of-the-Week: …a lesser canine, but still a worthy choice for his week’s honoree: the title character in Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World



…a 1973 British movie based on a book by Key. It need hardly be said that Digby, who accidentally ate an experimental growth formula, doesn’t have Peabody’s brains. He’d make an intimidating watchdog, but feeding and cleaning up after him wouldn’t be fun…

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