Dog Tired

Dog Tired is a 1942 Merrie Melodies short directed by Charles M. Jones.
== Title ==
The title is an expression meaning "very tired."
== Plot ==
The Two Curious Puppies, whilst arguing for a bone, chase each other into the city zoo, where they have confrontations with various animals, including a loud hyena who often laughs at them.
== Television ==
* a.a.p. (1957-mid 1990s)
* Bugs Bunny and Friends [TBS] (1979-late 1980s)
* Tom and Jerry's Funhouse [TBS] (1996–1997)
* Bugs Bunny and Friends [TNT] (1988–1998)
* The Popeye Hour [TNT] (1988–1998)
* Bugs and Daffy Tonight [Cartoon Network] (1992–1994)
* The Bugs and Daffy Show [Cartoon Network] (1995–2004)
* Acme Hour [Cartoon Network] (1998–2003)
* The Chuck Jones Show [Cartoon Network] (2001–2004)
* The Looney Tunes Show [Cartoon Network] (2001–2004)
* Looney Tunes on Boomerang (2003–2005)
* TCM (2004–2007)
* Sunday Night Cartoons [MeTV +] (2021–present)
== Availability ==
The Golden Age of Looney Tunes Vol. 4.jpg|(1993) LaserDisc The Golden Age of Looney Tunes Volume 4, Side 2
=== Streaming ===
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lt max.jpg|Max (2023 - 2024) (restored)
== Notes ==
* This cartoon marks the final appearance of the Two Curious Puppies. It is also the only short starring the characters not to be reissued.
* While the American Turner "dubbed" version replaces the original 1941–55 ending rendition of "Merrily We Roll Along" with the 1938–41 ending rendition, the European Turner copy retains the original ending music rendition.
* This is the final cartoon that Rich Hogan wrote for Warner Bros. before he left for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, where he became one of Tex Avery's screenwriters for his team alongside Heck Allen and Jack Cosgriff.
* This cartoon marks the last time Chuck Jones relied heavily on the slow-paced and cutesy, Disney-inspired style in his cartoons before moving on to fast-paced and more comedic cartoons, such as "The Draft Horse" and "The Dover Boys". Since then, his only two surviving Disney-inspired characters at the time, such as Sniffles and Inki, have had their final cartoons retooled to be faster-paced and more comedic than they were previously, before being retired in "Hush My Mouse" and "Caveman Inki", respectively.
== Gallery ==
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== References ==
es:Dog Tired
Category:1942
Category:Merrie Melodies Shorts
Category:Shorts
Category:Cartoons directed by Chuck Jones
Category:The Two Curious Puppies Cartoons
Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by Mel Blanc
Category:Cartoons produced by Leon Schlesinger
Category:Cartoons with layouts by Robert Givens
Category:Cartoons with backgrounds by Gene Fleury
Category:Cartoons with film editing by Treg Brown
Category:Cartoons with sound effects edited by Treg Brown
Category:Cartoons with music by Carl W. Stalling
Category:Cartoons with orchestrations by Milt Franklyn
Category:Cartoons in a.a.p. package