History Main / BullyBulldog

* Binky Barnes from ''{{Arthur}}''.

* TheBeatles' song "Hey Bulldog" from the film ''YellowSubmarine'', with animated blue two-legged, three-headed bulldogs.

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This trope is prevalent in (but not exclusive to) old cartoons from the [[TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation 1940s]] as both WarnerBros. and {{MGM}} had a surfeit of bulldog characters. Generally they were vicious guard dogs or bullies, esp. toward cats and littler dogs.

* Averted with T-Bone from ''CliffordtheBigRedDog''.

* In the ''ChipAndDaleRescueRangers'' episode "Catteries Not Included" features a whole army of robotic bulldogs. These were also featured in the video game adaption.

** There was also the unnamed bulldog from the short "Bad Luck Blackie".

* In the ''{{Pokemon}}'' games, Snubbull and Granbull are basically bipedal bulldogs. Both tend to be callous bullies, with their most common ability being Intimidate. Funnily enough, they're also popular pets among fashion conscious young women.

This is a DeadHorseTrope now. Bulldogs ''were'' vicious many years ago when they were still bred to fight bulls for sport, hence the name. When this sport was outlawed, bulldogs had their viciousness bred out of them so they could be kept as pets. It's reflected in fiction, too: Modern "mean dogs" are almost always rottweilers, pit bulls and German shepherds.

This trope is prevalent in (but not exclusive to) old cartoons from the 1940s as both WarnerBros. and {{MGM}} had a surfeit of bulldog characters. Generally they were vicious guard dogs or bullies, esp. toward cats and littler dogs.

* Bandit from ''JonnyQuest'' also appears to be a bulldog.
** He is an aversion because he was most definitely not a bully and was in fact was quite a coward.

* In the ''{{Pokemon}} games, Snubbull and Granbull are basically bipedal bulldogs. Both tend to be callous bullies, with their most common ability being Intimidate.

This trope is prevalent in (but not exclusive to) old cartoons from the forties as both Warner Bros. and MGM had a surfeit of bulldog characters. Generally they were vicious guard dogs or bullies, esp. towards cats and littler dogs.

Since a lot of the examples are in cartoons and because of the stubby snout and large jowls, the bulldog was probably used where they wanted what Preston Blair called the "Heavy Pugnacious Character."

This is a DeadHorseTrope now. Bulldogs ''were'' vicious many years ago when they were still bred to fight bulls for sport, hence the name. When this sport was outlawed, bulldogs had their viciousness bred out of them so they could be kept as pets. It's reflected in fiction too: modern "mean dogs" are almost always rottweilers, pit bulls and German Shepherds.

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* DonaldDuck comics has this in almost every issue. Normally it's someone climbing a fence just to notice they've landed on the Bulldog territory. This is a stock scene, and is sometimes parodied. It might not be a bulldog, but an equally vicious poodle for instance, or even if the dog is just a sleeping puppy, the character is terrified.

* TheBeatles song "Hey Bulldog" from the film ''YellowSubmarine'', with animated blue two-legged, three-headed bulldogs.

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** The Cleveland Browns official mascot may be a brownie, but it's more likely you'll see someone wearing the "Dawg" on their shirt, a big orange bulldog!
** There are also the Bulldogs who are the mascots of Yale, the University of Georgia, Gonzaga, and the Citadel.

* Bluto's eyepatch wearing bulldog in the ''{{Popeye}}'' cartoon "Protek the Weakerist"

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* Francis from ''OliverAndCompany''.

* TheBeatles song "Hey Bulldog" from the film ''YellowSumbmarine'', with animated blue two-legged bulldogs.

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* Francis from OliverAndCompany
* Mr. Beefy from the movie "Little Nicky".
* Carface from AllDogsGoToHeaven
* Subverted in the Halloween sequence in the 1944 movie, ''Meet Me In St. Louis'''. When Tootie has to "Kill the Braukoffs," another child protests, "The Braukoffs have a fierce bulldog! She'll be torn to pieces!" After Tootie throws flour into Mr. Braukoff's face to "kill" him, the bulldog is seen quietly and unconcernedly snuffling up the flour rather than noticing Tootie at all.

* In the novel WhiteFang, the wolf fights a bulldog in a dogfight.

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* The Beatles also give us "Hey Bulldog", both the song and animated blue two-legged bulldogs from the film ''Yellow Sumbmarine''!

* Bandit from ''JohnnyQuest'' also appears to be a bulldog.