ABC Weekend Specials
(1977–1995)
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Title: Scruffy (04 Oct 1980)
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| Nancy McKeon | ... |
Scruffy
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| Hans Conried | ... |
Tibbles
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| Michael Bell | ... |
Butch
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| June Foray | ... |
Duchess
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| Alan Young | ... |
Narrator
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Michael Rye | ... |
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Alan Dinehart | ... |
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| Frank Welker | ... |
Ceasar /
Ken
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Linda Gary | ... |
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Walker Edmiston | ... |
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| Janet Waldo | ... |
Alice
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shooting a dog | one word title | animal name in title | terrier | supermarket |Parents Guide:
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4 October 1980 (USA) See more »Company Credits
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Although this isn't among my favorite animated ABC Weekend Specials, I still found this okay. As usual, I first caught this on Youtube a few months ago. This story follows the hardships of the eponymous, young, girl puppy and how she is forced to go through them. Not only is this a story about this particular dog's life, but that of the other dogs featured here. One of Scruffy's predicaments is she and her mother, Duchess, having to escape a house fire. Others are after she and Duchess leave their temporary new owners home to search for their original masters, Duchess ends up getting slain by a hunter and when a third temporary owner, a homeless street performer named Mr. Tibbles ends up dying following a mugging incident. Although there are some tragedies involved in this, it's not completely bad and sad. It has its funny moments too, like among the fellow dogs Scruffy meets at a junkyard, there's one who is a drunk. There are a couple of Disney references in this, (i.e. Scruffy's mother's homicide being reminiscent of Bambi's mother's murder). Another reviewer who mentioned the end of this when Scruffy is all grown up and has puppies with Butch is reminiscent of Lady and the Tramp. That reviewer also mentioned that it's doggy incest, but how can that be so when Scruffy and Butch aren't even related? Anyway, this is basically a tale that serves as a social commentary to the plight of stray animals.