Credits:
Supervision by - Hugh Harman
Drawn by - Rollin Hamilton,
Norm Blackburn
Musical Score by - Frank Marsales
Summary:
Bosko enters Bruno
in a dog race.
Description:
Bosko, humming "Are
You from Dixie?", is flipping his egg breakfast over a campfire.
This gets the attention of a hungry squirrel, who swallows the egg in
mid-air. Bosko pulls a shotgun out of nowhere and begins firing at the
small woodland creature. The squirrel gets away, but when Bosko yells
"Sick 'em, Bruno!", his faithful mutt begins the chase. Bosko
follows behind, but when he fires his shotgun again the recoil sends him
flying into the campfire. Bruno falls off a log and into a pond, which
Bosko finds hilarious. Giving up the chase, Bosko and Bruno walk off and
soon encounter a sign which reads "$5000 Prize to Winner, Whippet
Race". "Bruno, you're gonna run in this race, and you're gonna
win!" Bosko shouts, though Bruno seems less than enthusiastic. We
next get a peek at Bosko's brutal training program, which involves shaking
Bruno up in a makeshift vibrating belt machine, and then giving him a
not-very-relaxing massage. Honey drops by to check on Bruno's progress,
but the dog's pitiful physique leaves her in stitches. The day of the
race arrives, and Bruno (whose assigned number is lucky 13) is given no
chance by the race announcer. When the starting gun is fired Bosko and
Honey watch dozens of dogs race by, but none of them is Bruno. He's bringing
up the rear and sniffing at the ground, completely unaware that he's in
a race. Bosko shouts at Bruno, who finally starts running. The pack is
being led by a thoroughbred, while Bruno continues to lag behind everyone,
including the dachshund on a unicycle! The exhausted Bruno comes to a
slow stop, but suddenly perks up and leaps off the track. He's seen the
squirrel who had stolen his breakfast, and resumes the chase he had begun
earlier. The wily squirrel drops a beehive on Bruno, who frantically tries
to shake off the swarm of bees that surround him. Bosko, through sheer
clumsiness, manages to wring Bruno through a clothes press and into a
basket of laundry, but the bees scare the laundry away and chase Bruno
back onto the track. Bruno, with a pair of ladies underwear in his face,
starts streaking around the track. "Oh, look at Bruno! He's coming
down the field like a streak of lightning" shouts the announcer,
as Bruno (sans underwear) leaps ahead with the help of a few bee stings.
Bruno bounces off the finish line, splits into 7 little Brunos, but pulls
himself together to join Bosko and Honey in celebrating his victory.
Notes:
- Heard on the soundtrack:
"Whistle and Blow Your Blues Away", which would soon become
the Looney Tunes theme song. [LT&MM]
Memorable
Scenes:
Video
Availability:
VHS: Uncensored
Bosko, Vol. 3
DVD:
Uncensored Bosko, Volume 2
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