The Dogfather's yacht, the Mary Belle, was won in a poker game by a sleazy cat, and he sends Pugg and Louie to go steal it back.The Dogfather's yacht, the Mary Belle, was won in a poker game by a sleazy cat, and he sends Pugg and Louie to go steal it back.The Dogfather's yacht, the Mary Belle, was won in a poker game by a sleazy cat, and he sends Pugg and Louie to go steal it back.
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On the beach
Feelings on The Dogfather cartoons were a very mixed bag as a child, they had their moments but DePatie-Freleng Enterprises did far better and far more memorable theatrical series. Decided to watch all the cartoons to see out of curiosity how well they stood up by young adult standards, whether they would be better on rewatch, the same or worse. Some of DePatie-Freleng Enterprises' theatrical series were good, some were mediocre at best or in one case bad.
Wasn't really all that enamoured by the premise, which is hardly a new one and was set on a very familiar location for animation (on the beach, and in much better and funnier cartoons). The good news is that 'Saltwater Tuffy' is one of the better Dogfather cartoons, which still don't hold up by young adult standards, and perhaps the best since 'Heist and Seek'. It is still not particularly good though and demonstrates very well the reasons as to why the Dogfather series never really took off.
'Saltwater Tuffy' does have good things. It is one of the better looking Dogfather cartoons, the animation was usually not good in this particular theatrical series but the colours are actually a lot more appealing than usual and the beach setting is vibrant. Bob Holt does a good spirited job as both Pug and Dogfather, have always been struck by the mix of Don Corleone and Columbo in his voice work for the latter.
There are a few amusing moments, with the best part being the Dogfather's dialogue at the end and Pug has some nice physical comedy. The music has upbeat energy and the theme song is quite catchy. Dogfather has some amusing lines and Pug has a lot more to do than most of the previous Dogfather cartoons, where he feels like a major character than an incidental one.
However, a lot doesn't work. Louie is very annoying and is practically useless while the cat is given practically nothing to do. Daws Butler was a great voice actor but is wasted. There is very little chemistry between Louie and Pug, with it feeling like Louie is an annoyance for even Pug. While the animation is better than usual, it is still rushed looking and some of it repeats itself (like Louie pulling Pug to the sand from the water).
While there is more of a discernible story here in 'Saltwater Tuffy', it is very thin and predictable with not much energy. The gags on the whole are too few, nd too much like stale retreads of pre-existing past-prime Looney Tunes gags. The cartoony violence is too tame, while the at times childish comedy by adult standards and complicated mobster terminology that will go over younger viewers' heads doesn't ever gel and made me question the target audience.
In summary, one of the better Dogfather cartoons but very, very average still. 5/10.
Wasn't really all that enamoured by the premise, which is hardly a new one and was set on a very familiar location for animation (on the beach, and in much better and funnier cartoons). The good news is that 'Saltwater Tuffy' is one of the better Dogfather cartoons, which still don't hold up by young adult standards, and perhaps the best since 'Heist and Seek'. It is still not particularly good though and demonstrates very well the reasons as to why the Dogfather series never really took off.
'Saltwater Tuffy' does have good things. It is one of the better looking Dogfather cartoons, the animation was usually not good in this particular theatrical series but the colours are actually a lot more appealing than usual and the beach setting is vibrant. Bob Holt does a good spirited job as both Pug and Dogfather, have always been struck by the mix of Don Corleone and Columbo in his voice work for the latter.
There are a few amusing moments, with the best part being the Dogfather's dialogue at the end and Pug has some nice physical comedy. The music has upbeat energy and the theme song is quite catchy. Dogfather has some amusing lines and Pug has a lot more to do than most of the previous Dogfather cartoons, where he feels like a major character than an incidental one.
However, a lot doesn't work. Louie is very annoying and is practically useless while the cat is given practically nothing to do. Daws Butler was a great voice actor but is wasted. There is very little chemistry between Louie and Pug, with it feeling like Louie is an annoyance for even Pug. While the animation is better than usual, it is still rushed looking and some of it repeats itself (like Louie pulling Pug to the sand from the water).
While there is more of a discernible story here in 'Saltwater Tuffy', it is very thin and predictable with not much energy. The gags on the whole are too few, nd too much like stale retreads of pre-existing past-prime Looney Tunes gags. The cartoony violence is too tame, while the at times childish comedy by adult standards and complicated mobster terminology that will go over younger viewers' heads doesn't ever gel and made me question the target audience.
In summary, one of the better Dogfather cartoons but very, very average still. 5/10.
- TheLittleSongbird
- May 1, 2023
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