History Main / DetectiveAnimal

* Similar to the Bug Muldoon example, ''Incognito Mosquito, Private Insective''.

* Chet Gecko is a BigEater lizard PrivateDetective whose activities are limited to his elementary school, where the students and staff are all FunnyAnimals.

* ''WesternAnimation/ClueClub'' featured two dog characters, Woofer and Whimper. However, Woofer is a bit of a KnowNothingKnowItAll and Whimper is his HypercompetentSidekick.

* ''ThatDarnCat''

* Team Chaotix from ''SonicTheHedgehog''.

* ScoobyDoo, most of the time.
* Brain from ''InspectorGadget''.
* DarkwingDuck, like his inspiration {{Batman}}, is a BadassNormal AnimalSuperhero who also does detective work from time to time.
* Mumbly, though he is said to be an {{Expy}} of [[WackyRaces Muttley]].
* ''ClueClub'' featured two dog characters, Woofer and Whimper. However, Woofer is a bit of a KnowNothingKnowItAll and Whimper is his HypercompetentSidekick.
* ''{{Jabberjaw}}'' featured the eponymous shark who helped his human friends, Biff, Shelly, Bubbles and Clamhead, solve mysteries in a futuristic underwater world.

* The Hunter from ''{{King Leonardo And His Short Subjects}}''.

* In the few stories he narrated himself, ComicBook/{{Batman}}'s dog Ace the Bat-Hound was shown to be an expert detective.

* Inevitable anime example: Anime/SherlockHound.

* {{Wishbone}} played the roles of SherlockHolmes in "The Hound of the Baskervilles" and "Scandal in Bohemia" and [[EdgarAllanPoe C. Auguste Dupin]] in "The Purloined Letter".

* ''Clue Club'' featured two dog characters, Woofer and Whimper. However, Woofer is a bit of a KnowNothingKnowItAll and Whimper is his HypercompetentSidekick.

* Subverted with HongKongPhooey, who may be "number one super guy", but the mysteries that he encounters are actually solved by his cat, [[HypercompetentSidekick Spot]].

* The Hunter from ''King Leonardo And His Short Subjects''.

* WesternAnimation/DangerMouse. He's a secret agent but he still does yeoman's detective work.

* DangerMouse. He's a secret agent but he still does yeoman's detective work.

* [[EverythingsBetterWithPenguins Pennington]] from ''PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor''.

* ''Clue Club'' featured two dog characters, Woofer and Whimper. However, Woofer is a mild example of DogsAreDumb who claims to have the solution to every mystery, while his sidekick, Whimper, plays this trope straight.

* The titular hero of the ''BasilOfBakerStreet'' series is a mouse version of SherlockHolmes. These books were the source material for ''Disney/TheGreatMouseDetective''.

* ''Lancelot Link: Secret Chimp''
* {{Wishbone}} played the role of Sherlock Holmes in "The Hound of the Baskervilles" and "Scandal in Bohemia" and C. Auguste Dupin in "The Purloined Letter".

* DarkwingDuck will also do detective work from time to time.

* ''SylvesterAndTweetyMysteries'', though it's mostly accidental. The bickering among Sylvester, Tweety and often Hector causes clues to appear in front of Granny, who then solves the mysteries herself.

* Perry the Platypus from ''PhineasAndFerb''.

* Inevitable anime example: SherlockHound.

* ''TheGreatMouseDetective''

[[AC: ComicBooks]]
* Detective Chimp from DCComics.

* The German Shepherd dog ''InspectorRex'' from the eponymous [[UsefulNotes/Austria {{Austrian}}]] crime series.

* The German Shepherd dog ''InspectorRex'' from the eponymous [[UsefulNotes/Austria {{Austrian}}]] crime series

* The German Shepherd dog ''InspecrorRex'' from the eponymous [[{{UsefulNotes/Austria Austrian]] crime series

He may be the {{Funny Animal}}, the {{Intellectual Animal}}, or maybe even the {{Speech Impaired Animal}}, but if there's one thing that he's incredibly good at, it's solving any kind of mystery that comes his way. He can be either a {{Hardboiled Detective}}, an {{Inspector Oblivious}}, or a {{Defective Detective}}. Whether he does it on his own, or with a friend, or with a group of humans, expect him to help solve the case with ease.

Compare: {{Animal Superheroes}}

----
!'''Examples'''

[[AC: {{Advertising}}]]
* Advertising PSA {{McGruff}} the crime dog has that whole Columbo thing going for him.

[[AC: {{Anime}} and {{Manga}}]]
* Inevitable anime example: {{Sherlock Hound}}.

[[AC: {{Film}}]]
* ''{{The Great Mouse Detective}}''
* ''{{That Darn Cat}}''

[[AC: {{Literature}}]]
* In ''{{Anonymous Rex}}'', a velociraptor in disguise as human is a {{Hardboiled Detective}}. (But the book is set {{In A World}} where there are dinosaurs living among us, so he's not unique.)
* The title character of the ''{{Mrs Murphy Mysteries}}''.

[[AC: {{Comic Books}}]]
* Detective Chimp from {{DC Comics}}.

[[AC: {{Newspaper Comics}}]]
* ''{{Slylock Fox}}'' is a puzzle strip featuring a fox who solves crimes while dressed as {{Sherlock Holmes}}. Most of the other characters are anthropomorphic animals, too.

[[AC: {{Live-Action TV}}]]
* ''Lancelot Link: Secret Chimp''
* {{Wishbone}} played the role of Sherlock Holmes in "The Hound of the Baskervilles" and "Scandal in Bohemia" and C. Auguste Dupin in "The Purloined Letter".

[[AC: {{Video Games}}]]
* Team Chaotix from ''{{Sonic the Hedgehog}}''.

[[AC: {{Western Animation}}]]
* {{Scooby-Doo}}, albeit most of the time.
* Brain from ''{{Inspector Gadget}}''.
* {{Darkwing Duck}} will also do detective work from time to time.
* Mumbly, though he is said to be an {{Expy}} of [[{{Wacky Races}} Muttley]].
* ''{{Clue Club}}'' featured two dog characters, Woofer and Whimper. However, Woofer is a mild example of {{Dogs Are Dumb}} who claims to have the solution to every mystery, while his sidekick, Whimper, plays this trope straight.
* ''{{Jabberjaw}}'' featured the eponymous shark who helped his human friends, Biff, Shelly, Bubbles and Clamhead, solve mysteries in a futuristic underwater world.
* Subverted with {{Hong Kong Phooey}}, who may be "number one super guy", but the mysteries that he encounters are actually solved by his cat, [[{{Hypercompetent Sidekick}} Spot]].
* ''{{Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries}}'', though it's mostly accidental. The bickering among Sylvester, Tweety and often Hector causes clues to appear in front of Granny, who then solves the mysteries herself.

* The Hunter from ''{{King Leonardo and His Short Subjects}}''.
* Perry the Platypus from ''{{Phineas and Ferb}}''.

Compare: {{Animal Superheroes}}

{{Needs More Examples}}, {{Needs A Better Description}}

* Advertising PSA {{MacGruff}} the crime dog has that whole Columbo thing going for him.

* {{The Great Mouse Detective}}
* {{That Darn Cat}}

* In {{Anonymous Rex}} a velociraptor in disguise as human is a {{Hardboiled Detective}}. (But the book is set {{In A World}} where there are dinosaurs living among us, he's not unique.)
* The title character of the {{Mrs Murphy Mysteries}}.

* {{Slylock Fox}} is a puzzle strip featuring a fox who solves crimes while dressed as {{Sherlock Holmes}}. Most of the other characters are anthropomorphic animals too.

* {{Wishbone}} played the role of Sherlock Holmes in "The Hound Of The Baskervilles" and "Scandal In Bohemia" and C. Auguste Dupin in "The Purloined Letter".

* Team Chaotix from {{Sonic The Hedgehog}}.

* {{Scooby-Doo}}, though most of the time.
* Brain from {{Inspector Gadget}}.

* ''Mumbly'', though he is said to be an {{Expy}} of [[{{Wacky Races}} Muttley]].
* {{Clue Club}} featured the main dog characters, Woofer and Whimper. However, Woofer is a mild example of {{Dogs Are Dumb}}, while his sidekick Whimper plays this trope straight.
* {{Jabberjaw}} featured the eponymous shark character who helped his human friends, Biff, Shelly, Bubbles, and Clamhead, solve mysteries in a futuristic underwater world.
* Subverted with {{Hong Kong Phooey}}, who may be "number one super guy", but the mysteries that he encounters are actually solved by his cat [[{{Hypercompetent Sidekick}} Spot]].
* {{Sylvester And Tweety Mysteries}}, though it's mostly accidental. The bickering between Sylvester, Tweety, and often Hector cause clues to appear in front of Granny, who then solves the mysteries herself.
* ''Snooper and Blabber'' (Cat and Mouse detective team)
* The Hunter from {{King Leonardo And His Short Subjects}}.
* Perry the Platypus from {{Phineas And Ferb}}.