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Butch the Bulldog

GENUS PEDIGREE: Bulldog (dog)
KNOWN ALIASES: unknown
KNOWN RELATIVES: unknown
KNOWN PETS: unknown
CITIZENSHIP: Mouseton, USA
KNOWN CONFIDANTS: Pete (owner)
KNOWN RIVALS: Pluto the Pup; Figaro the Kitten.
PARAPHERNALIA: unknown
1st PRINT APPEARANCE: "Pluto" Sunday strip (June 30, 1940), and his first comic book appearance was in "Walt Disney's Comics & Stories" #152 (1953).
1st FILM APPEARANCE: "Bone Trouble" (June 28, 1940).
VOICE ACTOR: unknown
SIGNATURE: His ferocious snarl; his big, sharp teeth, and his sharp studded collar.
BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS: Big, burly, macho blue-gray and white bulldog with a studded collar, heavy black eyebrows and a snarling mouth full of sharp teeth. Butch was first introduced in "Bone Trouble" (1940) when Pluto encountered the sleeping Butch and tried to steal his bone. Butch awakes and chases Pluto into a carnival fun-house where Pluto uses the mirrors to scare Butch. Pluto steals Butch's bone again in more cartoons and vies with him for the affections of the flirtatious Dinah the Dachshund. Butch was in at least eleven cartoons and numerous comics featuring Pluto. Since Butch does wear a collar, it is likely that someone in Mouseton actually owns him, however, to my knowledge, this has never been revealed. Though his temperament matches that of Bad Pete, no link has ever been established. Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Fifi the Peke, Dinah the Dachshund, Ronnie the St. Bernard puppy, Figaro the Kitten, Morty & Ferdie and Hunky are all familiar with Butch. In "Mickey's Great Clubhouse Hunt", and episode of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse animated series, Butch is revealed to be the pet of Pete.
HISTORICAL FACTS: unknown
LITTLE KNOWN SECRETS: While it does lend to common storylines featuring Pluto and the Dog Catcher, it would seem that, in the Disney Universe, leash laws are not as stringently enforced, since Butch, Fifi, Dinah, Ronnie and even Pluto regularly meander throughout the neighborhood of Mouseton. Butch seems to regard the neighborhood as his personal turf, where he has pronounced himself as boss.
WORKING THEORIES: none
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