"Disney's Greatest Dog Stars" is an episode of The Wonderful World of Disney. It aired on November 28, 1976.
Synopsis[]
This installment looks at the dogs who have starred in Disney films, past and present. The program ends with a preview of the upcoming theatrical film The Shaggy D.A., in which host Dean Jones just happens to star. The program also features a song called "Hollywood Hound", written by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn.
The program reaired in 1981, updated to promote The Fox and the Hound. Another version was released on home video overseas in the 1980s.
Featured Disney dogs[]
1981 airing[]
- Pluto – The Chain Gang (1930), The Moose Hunt (1931), The Pointer (1939), Donald and Pluto (1936), Lend a Paw (1941)
- The cast of Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- Bruno – Cinderella (1950)
- Pongo, Perdita, the Dalmatian puppies and Colonel – One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)
- Bodger and Luath – The Incredible Journey (1963)
- Moreover – The Biscuit Eater (1972)
- Barry – "Barry of the Great St. Bernard" (1977)
- Old Yeller – Old Yeller (1957)
- Brutus – The Ugly Dachshund (1966)
- Wilby Daniels – The Shaggy Dog (1959) and The Shaggy D.A. (1976)
- Copper and Chief – The Fox and the Hound (1981)
Home video releases[]
- Pluto – The Chain Gang (1930), The Moose Hunt]] (1931), The Pointer (1939), Donald and Pluto (1936), Camp Dog (1950), Society Dog Show (1939) and Lend a Paw (1941)
- Copper and Chief – The Fox and the Hound (1981)
- Pongo, Perdita, the Dalmatian puppies and Colonel – One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)
- Bodger and Luath – The Incredible Journey (1963)
- Old Yeller – Old Yeller (1957)
- Brutus – The Ugly Dachshund (1966)
- Angus and other dogs – Sammy, the Way-Out Seal (1962)
- Wilby Daniels – The Shaggy Dog (1959) and The Shaggy D.A. (1976)
- Butch the Bulldog – Pluto's Heart Throb (1950) and The Purloined Pup (1946)
- Dinah the Dachshund – Canine Casanova (1945) and Pluto's Heart Throb (1950)
- Napoleon and Lafayette – The Aristocats (1970)
- Bruno – Cinderella (1950)
- Goofy – Mickey's Revue (1932), Clock Cleaners (1937), and Home Made Home (1951)
- The cast of Lady and the Tramp (1955)
Gallery[]
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UK VHS release
Japanese laserdisc release
Italian VHS release
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