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- Chow Hound is a 1951 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes animated short directed by Chuck Jones and written by Michael Maltese. The short was released on June 16, 1951. The voices are performed by Mel Blanc, Bea Benaderet and John T. Smith. Unlike many Warner Bros. cartoons featuring cats, such as Sylvester, as the antagonists of their targets (such as birds) and dogs serving to discourage their behavior, Chow Hound uses a different formula, wherein a large bulldog is the merciless bully, and a frightened cat, along with a mouse, are both his hapless victims. In the film, the bully is a con-artist who forces the cat to serve as his accomplice in a series of scams. The bully's main motivation is gluttony. Once his overeating habits render him obese, sick, and unable to defend himself, the cat turns the table and tortures him in revenge. (en)
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