Playmate Pup

"Playmate Pup" is the eighth episode of Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy season three, and the fortieth overall, which came as part of The Quick Draw McGraw Show. It aired in the week of March 27, 1961 in first-run syndication. It was written by Michael Maltese, and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the founders of Hanna-Barbera.

Augie makes an invisible playmate named Lonesome Leonard, who Daddy keeps offending.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Augie Doggie
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Doggie Daddy
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Doug Young
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Radio announcer (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Cop
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Man in window
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Cop
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Man in window
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Daws Butler

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Doggie residence

Music
The theme music was composed by Hoyt Curtin, while the rest of the episode's music was composed by Phil Green, Jack Shaindlin, Harry Bluestone, and Emil Cadkin.

Crew credits

 * Production supervisor: Howard Hanson
 * Animation: Dick Lundy
 * Layout: Paul Sommer
 * Backgrounds: Art Lozzi
 * Story director: Alex Lovy
 * Titles: Art Goble

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: Week of March 27, 1961 in syndication

Errors

 * For two frames, the man in the window's head is missing, leaving behind only his body and a floating mouth.

Home availability

 * Not available. 😢