Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy
Genre	Comedy Slice-of-Life
Created by	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
Written by	Michael Maltese
Directed by	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
Voices of	Daws Butler Doug Young
Theme music composer	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
Composer(s)	Hoyt Curtin, Capitol Hi-Q Library
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	45
Production
Producer(s)	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
Production company(s)	Hanna-Barbera
Distributor	Screen Gems
Release
Original release	September 19, 1959 (1959-09-19) – October 20, 1962 (1962-10-20)

Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy are famous Hanna-Barbera cartoon characters. They first appeared on The Quick Draw McGraw Show in their own short segments. These cartoons were all about the fun and sometimes tricky adventures of a father-and-son dog team.

Doggie Daddy, voiced by Doug Young, had a special voice that sounded like Jimmy Durante. He always tried his best to raise his energetic son, Augie. Augie, voiced by Daws Butler, loved his dad very much and often called him "dear old Dad."

When Augie did something that made his dad proud, Doggie Daddy would often smile and say, "Dat's my boy who said dat!" This showed how much they admired each other.

About the Show

The cartoon segments focused on the funny adventures of Doggie Daddy and his son, Augie. They were a father-and-son team of dachshunds. Doggie Daddy worked hard to guide his lively son, Augie.

Augie always looked up to his father. When Augie disappointed him, Doggie Daddy would gently say, "Augie, my son, my son." These cartoons were similar to other father-son dog cartoons called Spike and Tyke. Those were made by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera in the 1940s and 1950s.

Theme Song

The show had a catchy theme song that was very popular. An instrumental version of this song was played at the start of each cartoon. The lyrics of the chorus went like this:

Augie Dog was feeling sad 'till he learned from Doggie Dad--
Ears can flop and tails can wag--flippity, floppity, wiggeldy, waggeldy--
All of your troubles away.

Meet the Characters

Augie Doggie

Augie is a very lively and ambitious young pup. He always wants to make his father proud. You'll usually see him wearing a green shirt. Augie is smart and knows a bit about science. He can even talk to animals! He often uses his cleverness to help his dad, or sometimes to get into funny situations.

Doggie Daddy

Doggie Daddy is the smooth-talking father. He tries to give Augie strict rules and guidance. Augie sometimes doesn't like this, but Doggie Daddy means well. He usually wears only a collar. Even though he can be strict, Doggie Daddy is very warm and loving. He often gives in to Augie's wishes in the end. His voice, done by Doug Young, was inspired by the famous entertainer Jimmy Durante.

Episodes

Series overview

The show had a total of 45 episodes spread across three seasons. It first aired in 1959 and finished in 1962.

In Other Languages

Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy are known around the world! Here's what they are called in some other languages:

• Croatian: Ogi i Dogi (Croatian)
• Portuguese: Bobi Filho e Bibo Pai (Portuguese)
• Spanish: Canuto y Canito (Spanish)
• Italian: Tatino e Papino / Tatino e Tatone (Italian)
• Japanese: オギーとダディー (Augie and Daddy) (Japanese)
• French: Jappy et Pappy Toutou (French)
• Finnish: Pik Haukku ja Isioo Haukku (Finnish)
• Polish: Augie i Daddy (Polish)
• Czech: Alík a psí taťkski (Czech)
• German: Pit und Pitty (German)

Later Appearances

Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy have appeared in many other cartoons and shows over the years:

• They were in Yogi's Ark Lark and its spin-off series Yogi's Gang.
• They also joined the fun in Laff-A-Lympics and Yogi's Treasure Hunt.
• You might have seen them in holiday specials like Casper's First Christmas and Yogi's First Christmas.
• In Wake, Rattle, and Roll, they drove a cool doghouse-shaped monster truck called the Lucky Trucky.
• In Yo Yogi!, Doggie Daddy was called "Diamond" Doggie Daddy and owned a big mall. Augie was his heir.
• Doggie Daddy even made a quick appearance on Family Guy in 2011.
• They've also popped up in DC Comics stories like Exit, Stage Left!: The Snagglepuss Chronicles.
• Look out for them in the new series Jellystone!!

Video Game

A video game based on Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy was released in 1991. It was made for the Commodore 64 computer.

See also

In Spanish: Canuto y Canito para niños