Watch Dog Augie

Watch Dog Augie
Augie prepares to shoot the burglar.
Production number	J-17
Premiere date	Week of October 19, 1959
Run time	7:16
Starring	Daws Butler Doug Young
Music composed by	Jack Shaindlin Emil Cadkin Harry Bluestone Phil Green Hecky Krasnow
Writer(s)	Michael Maltese
Director(s)	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
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"Watch Dog Augie" is the fourth episode of Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy season one, and came as a segment of The Quick Draw McGraw Show. It aired in the week of October 19, 1959 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.

Daddy allows Augie to be a watchdog for one night, then disguises himself as a burglar, only for a real burglar to arrive at the same time.

Characters

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Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Doggie Daddy	Doug Young
Augie Doggie	Daws Butler
Burglar	Daws Butler

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Doggie residence

Objects

• Toy gun
• Rifle
• Piggy bank

Vehicles

• None

Music

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

Crew credits

• Animator: Carlo Vinci
• Layout artist: Dick Bickenbach
• Background artist: Fernando Montealegre
• Story director: Dan Gordon
• Titles artist: Lawrence Goble
• Production supervisor: Howard Hanson

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: Week of October 19, 1959 in syndication

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

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