A Hound for Trouble
| A Hound For Trouble | |
|---|---|
| Merrie Melodies (Charlie Dog) series | |
| Directed by | Charles M. Jones |
| Produced by | Edward Selzer |
| Story by | Michael Maltese |
| Voices by | Mel Blanc |
| Animation by |
Lloyd Vaughan Ken Harris Ben Washam John Carey Phil Monroe |
| Studio | Warner Bros. Cartoons |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release date(s) |
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| Color process | Technicolor |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
A Hound For Trouble is a Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon short released on April 28, 1951 featuring Charlie Dog.
Plot
After being found on a shipping boat by the coast of Italy, Charlie is found by the ship's owner (who thought he kicked him off earlier) and is kicked off (again). Trying to find a new 'master', Charlie keeps asking people in English, but they keep responding 'no capice' ("I don't understand"). Charlie eventually spots a restaurant owner opening his shop and makes himself at home (the shop owner actually speaking English) before being kicked out of the restaurant. As he goes back, he sees the owner has gone out for 15 minutes ("15 minootsa") and decides to run the restaurant himself. Charlie first enrages the one customer who comes in, then after feeding him spaghetti from a spool serves grape juice he presses with his feet in front of the customer, causing the customer to rush out. When the shop owner comes back, Charlie tries to convince the owner that they need a 'floor show' (singing "Atsa Matta for You?"). The owner finally appears to relent, and starts walking Charlie home when he yells that the Tower of Pisa (which Charlie, unfamiliar with the monument, does not realize is perpetually leaning) is "about to fall on that little house!" The owner then has Charlie hold up the tower while he 'calls for help' (instead just going back to his restaurant). Charlie is left 'holding up' the tower, calling out for help and asking "Doesn't anyone around here capice?!"