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10 Pop Culture Dogs of the 80s
OldSchool80s Posted on Sep 22, 2018 at 12:21 PM
Some good choices! Love JYD making the list. Ubu was another good pull. Agree that McGruff should probably be there. Some of my favorite 80s dogs came from re-runs of shows from before the 80s. In addition to obvious like Scooby, I would add Dyno-Mutt and Hong Kong Phooey for sure. Still good list!
Superman Posted on Sep 18, 2018 at 05:17 PM
Being a kid of the '90s, I missed out on a lot of the most popular dogs of the '80s, but the fictional dog from pop culture who most appealed to me during childhood was probably Scooby-Doo.
Hoju Koolander Posted on Sep 06, 2018 at 02:08 PM
@pikachulover It's well documented that you and I had very similar experiences growing up, I guess it should be no surprise we had identical bedding. If it were socially acceptable I probably would have worn that Punky Brewster shirt as well.
@Benjanime Makes sense, a Pound Puppy is a pet for life!
pikachulover Posted on Sep 06, 2018 at 08:26 AM
I had the Pound Puppy bed sheets. I really liked the picture of the dog chewing the shoe.
In the early 2000s I got a Punky Brewster shirt at the Hot Topic it had a picture of her and Brandon on it. It said "Punky and Brandon" on it.
I liked Spuds MacKenzie. I'd see him in a bunch of commercials during sports. I did enjoy the Bud Light commercial where Spuds came back as a ghost.
Benjanime Posted on Sep 05, 2018 at 08:25 PM
my sister is in her 40s and she STILL has her pound puppy toy.
Vaporman87 Posted on Sep 05, 2018 at 03:15 PM
@Hoju: Meowwy responded to your comment by pointing out that anyone named Hoju Koolander has no room to speak.
Hoju Koolander Posted on Sep 05, 2018 at 02:16 PM
@NLogan Brain and McGruff were definitely oversights on my part, but that just speaks to the power of their characterizations. Brain was a silent hero and McGruff was just a good cop to me.
@Vaporman87 Meowwy Wowwy sounds like an illegal substance that Nancy Reagan would not be in favor of.
NLogan Posted on Sep 05, 2018 at 02:03 AM
Dogs that left an impression on me in the 80s were the sled dogs in the movie the Thing, reruns of Underdog, Scooby Doo, Barf from Spaceballs, McGruff the Crime Dog, Brain from Inspector Gadget, and of course the giant flying dog ... er luck dragon Falkor!
Vaporman87 Posted on Sep 05, 2018 at 12:04 AM
I always wondered what the deal was with Ubu. Yes, it stuck in my head just as much as the intro songs for Family Ties and Night Court.
Spuds is clearly the "top dog" of the '80s. He was everywhere for a short period of time, and left a lasting impression.
I too owned a Pound Puppy, and was pleased with it for a time. But he could never eclipse Meowwy Wowwy.
NLogan Posted on Sep 04, 2018 at 11:45 PM
I'll never forget being up way too late on a sleepover or early depending on your view, when anything and everything was funny even if it wasn't. Movies, pizza, and video games somehow led to jokes and out of nowhere someone said, "Sh-t Ubu sh-t, good G-d!" Pardon my French, the dog was named after a character in a French play and is catching frisbees in Paris. Anyways we laughed for like a half hour straight before my dad's disembodied shouted voice told us to get to bed. Lights went out, laugher and guffaw died, low snickers finally subsided, and my dad's angry physical manifestation never matterialized.
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