The Puppy Vanishes

Now you see him, now you don't.

 

 

Here is a Pound Puppies fanfiction, which is the tenth in a series created by fellow writer brave kid and me. The storyline is based on a Tom and Jerry cartoon entitled, "The Invisible Mouse," and the title is based on that of a book by the author of "Babe the Gallant Pig." In this story, a Great Dane named Henry and his niece Spotty come to the pound seeking a home, which the Pound Puppies and Kennel Kittens are more than happy to assist them in finding. Meanwhile, Strudel shows the group her new invention, the Invisibility ray, but when Niblet accidentally presses the on switch, Lucky is turned invisible! The group then endeavors to find a way to reverse the process, but in the mean time, Lucky has an excellent time driving Catchum up the wall! Please enjoy!

 

 

Pound Puppies Generation Gap: The Invisible Dog

 

 

 

BTW, here are a few pics of the story's characters:

 

Henry the polite Harlequin Great Dane and his niece Spotty. Henry's appearance and mannerisms are based on those of Barkerville; both dogs are shown in different profiles to show their two different colored eyes.

 

 

And Janey, the little girl who eventually adopts Spotty, and her mother, who adopts Henry. Janey's name and appearance are based on those of the little girl in the original book.

 





Life's a Circus for Whopper

 

Here is a Pound Puppies fanfiction of mine, which is based on this Tom and Jerry cartoon, and is named after this Tom and Jerry cartoon. In this story, Whopper is chased around a local circus by the dogcatcher Dabney Nabbit, until he meets a kindly elephant named Jumbo, and helps remove a tack from her foot. Jumbo is duly grateful for this, and in return for Whopper's kindness, protects him from the ever persistant Nabbit. Please enjoy!

 

Whopper and Jumbo

 

 



BTW, here is a picture of Jumbo. She's a very gentle sort, but when her friends are in danger, she won't back down for a second!

The Headless Dogcatcher is Coming!

Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the junkyard...

 

Here is a Pound Puppies fanfiction, which was a collab between fellow writer brave kid and I(He had the initial idea for the story and title, and I wrote it up), which is a continuation of a series he and I will be writing in the future, which began with our first story, "A Walk on the Flip Side." In this story, the Pound Puppies are planning a Halloween party, which the Super Secret Pup Club are very excited about; presently, Squirt comes by and tells the pups the story of the Headless Dogcatcher, who wears a pumpkin for a head and roams the streets at night, nabbing any dogs or cats he can find and taking them away forever. The pups are quite scared by this, until their old friend Freddie comes by, claiming not to be scared, upon which Cupcake holds a wager with him to stay in the junkyard where the dogcatcher was last seen all night. But will they end up with more than they bargained for? Please enjoy, and a hap-ha-Happy Halloween to all!

 

Pound Puppies Generation Gap: The Tail of the Headless Dogcatcher

 

 

BTW, here are a few pics of the story's characters:

 

 

Freddie, the friendly but scary-looking pup who first appreared in the episode, "Nightmare on Pound Street." His Halloween-based outfit very much conveys his personality.



 

Here also is a pic of the Pup Club, dressed as the members of their favorite superhero team the Canine Crusaders for Halloween, and striking heroic poses. Patches is dressed as his favorite hero Captain Mongrel, Rebound as her favorite hero Madame Woof, and Cupcake as her favorite hero Lady Rova. In the story, they wear these costumes when going to the junkyard, with the notion that the Headless Dogcatcher wouldn't dare tangle with superheroes!



He's Back, and He's Furrier Than Ever!

The Garfield Show is the most recent Garfield TV series, which premiered on Cartoon Network on November 22, 2009. Of Garfield's TV incarnations, this one, interestingly enough, stays closest to the spirit of the comic strip. The series chronicles the daily escapades of the famous fat cat, his bumbling owner Jon, his dopey dog pal Odie, his girlfriend Arlene, his mouse buddy Squeak, the troublemaking Nermal, and Jon's girlfriend Dr.Liz Wilson. A particular point of interest is that the series featured a vast number of characters exclusive to the show, such as Vito the pizza guy, whose restaurant Jon and his crew would often frequent, his girlfriend Angelica(no relation, fortunately), resident tough guy Harry the alley cat, crazy inventor Dr. Thaddeus Bonkers, eccentric TV food critic Eddie Gourmand, inept dogcatchers Al*and Pete, Nathan, the seemingly friendly neighbor boy who's secretly an evil scientist, feisty neighborhood chihuahua Hercules, Jon's hyper twin cousins Drusilla and Minerva, who are forever trying to play dress up with Garfield and Odie(much to their chagrin), and Jon's overbearing Aunt Ivy, among others.

Episodes would usually center around a problem or situation of some sort, which it would then be up to Garfield to solve, as only Garfield can!

Overall, The Garfield Show is a very funny, entertaining show. The CGI artwork is excellent(very comic-strip grade!), the episode plots are very enjoyable, and the show's vast entourage of characters are good, likeable, and very charismatic. Garfield aficionados, especially former fans of Garfield and Friends(such as myself) are sure to love this.(One episode I particularly would like to reccommend BTW, is "Long Lost Lyman", a four-parter in which the mystery of Lyman's disappearance is finally solved.)

The theme song's pretty sweet, too!

Several DVDs were made from the series, which are available at the links below:

 

Pizza Dreams

 

Summertime Adventures

 

All You Need is Love and Pasta

 

Spring Fun Collection

 

Dinosaur and Animal Adventures

 

Private Eye-Ventures

 

Holiday Collection

 

Spooky Tails

 

Odie Oh!

 

 

A series of graphic novels based off of various episodes of the show were also made:

 

Catzilla

 

Fish to Fry

 

Secret Agent X

 

Home for the Holidays

 

Curse of the Cat People

 

Caroling Capers

 

A Game of Cat and Mouse

 

Mother Garfield

 

 

"Simple, that's me."



 

 



*Or "Big Al", as I've affectionately nicknamed him.

Jokes of the Week #59: Animal Crack-Ups 2: It's a Zoo in Here

Marvin: "This morning I woke up and was surprised to find the dog licking my face."

Sandy: "Why were you surprised?"

Marvin: "We don't have a dog."

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What do you call a crazy flea?

A looney tick!

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Tania: "Say, did you know that it takes three sheep to make a sweater?"

Walter: "Gee, I didn't even know they could knit!"

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What did Mr. and Mrs. Chicken name their baby?

Egg.

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A herd of buffalo is travelling across the plain, when a cowboy rides up alongside them. "You're the ugliest buffalo I've ever seen," he says. "Look at you, your fur is all tangled and matted, you're dirty and smelly, and you're slobbering all over the place."

After the cowboy leaves, one of the buffalo at the back of the herd turns to the buffalo next to him and says, "I think I just heard a discouraging word."

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Why was the little whale sent to the principal's office?

For spouting off at the teacher.

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What do you get when you cross a small deer with a ghost?

Bamboo.

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Jumbo the circus elephant was known for being big-hearted. The other day, he was walking in the parade, when he accidentally stepped on a bird. Knowing that the bird probably had a nest somewhere with a baby in it, he sat on the bird to keep it warm.

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Junior: "Daddy, Daddy, there's a Dalmatian in the house."

Dad: "Don't worry about that, son, I hear that Dalmatians are supposed to be lucky."

Junior: "This one sure is. He ate your dinner!"

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What do you get when you cross a pig with an iguana?

A porky spine.

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Morris(At the zoo): "You know, I wonder what that prairie dog would say if he could talk."

Wendy: "He'd probably say, 'Pardon me, but I'm a ferret.'"

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Simon: "I finally found the rattle in my car."

Rhonda: "Oh, I'm glad to hear that."

Simon: "I'm not-it was attatched to a snake!"

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What do you get when you cross a crocodile with a shark and a T. Rex?

I don't know, but I sure wouldn't get in the pool with it!

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What do you call a lazy kangaroo?

A pouch potato.

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How is the letter "A" like a flower bed?

Because they both have bees coming after them.

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What's a cat's favorite musical?

The Sound of Mew-sic.

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What do rodents use for bad breath?

Mousewash.

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Gloria: "Mr. Franklin worked as a dogcatcher for 20 years, but now he's been fired."

Myles: "Why? What happened?"

Gloria: "The dogs started catching him."

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What's a sheep's favorite movie?

Ewe Got Mail.

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Why do fish swim in saltwater?

Pepper makes them sneeze.

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As Mona is leaving her house one morning, she sees her neighbor Mrs. Greyson walking through her front door, holding a pet carrier. Mona walks up to her. "Hi, Mrs. Greyson. What'cha got in that carrier?"

"It's a cat." Mrs. Greyson replies. "You see, for the last few nights, I've been dreaming about rats, and I've been really scared! The cat will catch them, hopefully."

A perplexed look crosses Mona's face. "But...the rats aren't real."

"Don't worry, dear, the cat isn't either."

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Little Skunk: "But Mom, why can't I have a chemistry set for my birthday?"

Mama Skunk: "I'm afraid that it would stink up the house."

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There's a knock at the door, and when Lucy answers it, she sees a snail sitting on her doorstep. Lucy then immediately picks up the snail, runs to the end of her driveway, and throws it as hard as she can.

Two years pass, and Lucy hears another knock at her door as she's sitting in her living room. She answers the door, and finds the same snail there. "What was that all about?" the snail asks.

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Fido: "There's a dog on the next block with really long ears, and every time he walks up the stairs, he steps on them."

Fifi: "He steps on his ears?"

Fido: "No, he steps on the stairs."

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When is it bad luck to have a black cat follow you?

When you're a mouse.

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I stayed in a small village in the country last summer; my landlady kept animals. On the first day one of her chickens died, so we had roast chicken for dinner.

On the second day one of her pigs died, so we had honeybaked ham.

On the third day one of her sheep died, so we had lamb chops.

On the fourth day her husband died, so I left before dinner.

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What has 100 feet and 98 shoes?

A centipede trying on a new pair of sneakers.

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Why are elephants prone to holding grudges?

They can forgive, but they can't forget.

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And why are giraffes prone to holding grudges?

It takes them a long time to swallow their pride.

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Cowboy Tom and Cowboy Fred shared a field for their two horses. In order to be able to tell them apart, Tom tied a red ribbon around his horse's tail; one day, when they went out to the field, Tom noticed that the ribbon had fallen off.

"Now how will we tell our horses apart?" a concerned Tom exclaims.

Fred thinks about it for about a minute. "I know! How about if you take the black one and I take the white one?"

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What did Tarzan say when he saw an enormous pink elephant wearing dark glasses walking by?

Nothing. He didn't recognize it.

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Mrs. Morgan was having a difficult time teaching her parrot to talk. She tried everything: repeating certain phrases to him several times, reading to him, and having conversations within his earshot, but nothing ever worked. Then one day, after she had fed the bird his dinner, the parrot said, "Can I have a little more birdseed, please?"

Mrs. Morgan was shocked. "You can talk? But, how come you never said anything before?"

"Well, everything's been fine until now."

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Why did the sheep like the buffet restaurant?

Because the sign said, "All Ewe Can Eat."

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From Nickelodeon Magazine.

Classic Cartoon Showcase:Garfield in Identity Crisis

In this episode, The famous fat cat and his mouse buddy Floyd befriend a dog who's being chased by a somewhat inept dogcatcher. (This dude makes Nabbit look competent!) When Garfield learns how to bark, Floyd learns how to meow, and the dog learns how to squeak, they join forces and mess with the dogcatcher's head. Please enjoy!

Classic Cartoon Showcase:The Wayward Pups

In this sweet classic, two(very cute!) little puppies are playing with a balloon, which interrupts the family cat's nap. As the cat is bawling them out for this, the balloon pops, startling him so much that he goes tearing around the house, wrecking everything in sight. When their owner sees the damage, she blames the puppies for it and turns them out of the house, which the cat delights in. (Nice, huh? )  >:-(  The saddened puppies wander off by themselves, and end up being pursued first by a dogcatcher, then by a mean bulldog, and eventually by a whole passel of nasty dogs. Can anybody save them? And might the cat like the puppies a lot more than he's letting on? Please enjoy! (Fun fact:Clarence "Ducky" Nash, who was famous for voicing Donald Duck, voices the cat.)

Classic Cartoon Showcase:Shirt Tales in Horsin' Around and Mission:Mutt

In the first half of this Shirt Tales episode, Clarence, the old carriage-driving horse, is retiring to a farm in the country, but he isn't happy. He feels out of place among all the racehorses residing there, due to the fact that he himself has always wanted to be in a race, but just never had the chance. Can the Shirt Tales help  make his dream a reality?

In the second half, the furry little superguys meet an enormous and enormously appealing dog named Bubba.(Who, for some mysterious reason, seems to have a pouch on his belly...perhaps he's part kangaroo?) Bubba tells the Shirt Tales that he's bored with his home life, and seeks excitement. Unfortunately, he finds more than he bargained for when Hatcher, the local dogcatcher(who's so nasty he makes Nabbit look like a sweetheart!) nabs him and takes him to the pound. Can Bubba's new little friends save him? Please enjoy!