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The plot is Ace Yu, our protagonist, arrives in the titular to take over his uncle's restaurant, the Dog House. However, he has to deal with the gangster Bugsy Them, who wants a cut of the Dog House's profits. He also meets and woos Colleen Barker, the wayward daughter of accountants. Can Ace come out as top dog, or is his bark worse than his bite? Considering that he refuses to resort to violence, probably, yeah.
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The plot is Ace Yu, our protagonist, arrives in the titular Dog City to take over his uncle's restaurant, the Dog House. However, he has to deal with the gangster Bugsy Them, who wants a cut of the Dog House's profits. He also meets and woos Colleen Barker, the wayward daughter of accountants. Can Ace come out as top dog, or is his bark worse than his bite? Considering that he refuses to resort to violence, probably, yeah.
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* CurseCutShort: Colleen's song contains this bit:
--> '''Colleen''': ''Don't care if he's a big dog, I don't care if he's rich,''\\
''He'll be my everloving puppy, and I'll just be hiiiiiis--''
''(Rowlf clears hit throat to cut her off and the scene cuts to him)''\\
'''Rowlf''': [[LampshadeHanging Welcome to family progamming, folks!]]
--> '''Colleen''': ''Don't care if he's a big dog, I don't care if he's rich,''\\
''He'll be my everloving puppy, and I'll just be hiiiiiis--''
''(Rowlf clears hit throat to cut her off and the scene cuts to him)''\\
'''Rowlf''': [[LampshadeHanging Welcome to family progamming, folks!]]
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The plot is Ace Yu, our protagonist, arrives in the titular to take over his uncle restaurant, the Dog House. However, he has to deal with the gangster Bugsy Them, who wants a cut of the Dog House's profits. He also meets and woos Colleen Barker, the wayward daughter of accountants. Can Ace come out as top dog, or is his bark worse than his bite? Considering that he refuses to resort to violence, probably, yeah.
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The plot is Ace Yu, our protagonist, arrives in the titular to take over his uncle uncle's restaurant, the Dog House. However, he has to deal with the gangster Bugsy Them, who wants a cut of the Dog House's profits. He also meets and woos Colleen Barker, the wayward daughter of accountants. Can Ace come out as top dog, or is his bark worse than his bite? Considering that he refuses to resort to violence, probably, yeah.
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[[caption-width-right:302:''"Put on your collar, sniff around / you gotta dig this crazy town!"'']]
''Dog City'' was a tv special done for the fifth episode of ''Series/TheJimHensonHour''. It was later released as a stand-alone movie with the [=MuppeTelevision=] segments excluded. The special was inspired by the paintings of M.C. Coolidge, taking place in a city populated entirely by dogs. It was cited by Jim Henson to be his favorite show, followed by ''Series/TheStoryteller'''s "Heartless Giant" segment. This special would later inspire the animated series ''WesternAnimation/DogCity''.
The plot is Ace Yu, our protagonist, arrives in the titular to take over his uncle restaurant, the Dog House. However, he has to deal with the gangster Bugsy Them, who wants a cut of the Dog House's profits. He also meets and woos Colleen Barker, the wayward daughter of accountants. Can Ace come out as top dog, or is his bark worse than his bite? Considering that he refuses to resort to violence, probably, yeah.
!!This special has examples of
* ArgumentOfContradictions: "Oh, he will alright." "But, what if he doesn't?"
* BinocularShot: Parodied. From the POV of villain Bugsy Them, we see the two leads through two overlapping circles. Then the camera cuts to a wide shot to reveal that Bugsy isn't looking through binoculars -- he's just holding up a piece of cardboard with two overlapping holes and looking through it.
* BrickJoke: Colleen being raised by accountants; a brief gag as she talks about her history with Ace, and mentioned again at the very end.
* TheCameo: Rowlf the Dog plays piano at the bar.
** [[Series/FraggleRock Sprocket]] is the dog who gets thrown out for not having any cash.
* DogsAreDumb: Mostly averted. The only exception is Bugsy's hired muscle, Mad Dog, whose two- I mean, fourteen years of obedience school have done nothing for his thinking ability.
** [[HiddenDepths Mad Dog can, however, perfectly recite a dictionary definition for the word 'lost'.]]
* FamilyFriendlyFirearms: Averted, big time.
%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Bugsy's defeated by Ace getting him to chase his own beloved tail.
* {{Narcissist}}: As mentioned above, Bugsy takes great pride in his tail, getting Miss Belle to brush it and recite a speech about its greatness in their first appearance.
* OverlyLongGag: "Bugsy will hear about this!" "But what if he doesn't?" "Oh, he will alright!" "But what if he doesn't?" "Oh he will..."
* PunnyName: Rowlf even Lampshades the names of Ace Yu and Bugsy Them as 'Cheap joke names'.
* RhetoricalQuestionBlunder: When Ace arrives for the first time in the Doghouse, he tries to pull something (actually his act of property) out of his jacket. This causes every customer around to raise a gun, and the following exchange follows:
-->'''Ace''': "Eeeeeh, come on! Do I look dumb enough to pull out a gun in a place like this?" (''The customers look at each others for a few seconds, then all nod'') Alright, alright! Ask a stupid question...
* RunningGag:
** Amounts of time being translated into dog years.
** Ace's plans for a halfway/quarterway/eighthway/fifteen-sixteenthsway house for orphans.
* {{Sting}}: Invoked for TheReveal.
* WhosOnFirst: With names like Ace ''Yu'' and Bugsy ''Them'', this is a given. Rowlf lampshades this.
-->'''[[TheNarrator Rowlf]]''': That's Ace Yu. Get it? Boy, if that isn't the setup for a gag, I don't know what is.\\
'''Ace''' (to the bartender): "I am Yu."\\
'''Bartender''': "You are me?"\\
'''Ace''': "No, Yu! Y-U." (The Bartender looks confused) "Look, it's simple: Yu is me!"\\
'''Bartender''': "Yu is you?"\\
'''Ace''': "Right."\\
'''Bartender''': "So who is me?"\\
'''Ace''': "Oh! Hu is you? Pleased to meet you, Hu!"\\
'''Bartender''': "Now I am confused..."\\
'''Ace''': "But you used to be Hu!"\\
'''Bartender''': "What?"\\
'''Ace''': "... Call me Ace."
* YouKilledMyFather: Ace later learns that his Uncle Harry was actually his long-lost father. However, he refuses to pursue vengeance.
[[caption-width-right:302:''"Put on your collar, sniff around / you gotta dig this crazy town!"'']]
''Dog City'' was a tv special done for the fifth episode of ''Series/TheJimHensonHour''. It was later released as a stand-alone movie with the [=MuppeTelevision=] segments excluded. The special was inspired by the paintings of M.C. Coolidge, taking place in a city populated entirely by dogs. It was cited by Jim Henson to be his favorite show, followed by ''Series/TheStoryteller'''s "Heartless Giant" segment. This special would later inspire the animated series ''WesternAnimation/DogCity''.
The plot is Ace Yu, our protagonist, arrives in the titular to take over his uncle restaurant, the Dog House. However, he has to deal with the gangster Bugsy Them, who wants a cut of the Dog House's profits. He also meets and woos Colleen Barker, the wayward daughter of accountants. Can Ace come out as top dog, or is his bark worse than his bite? Considering that he refuses to resort to violence, probably, yeah.
!!This special has examples of
* ArgumentOfContradictions: "Oh, he will alright." "But, what if he doesn't?"
* BinocularShot: Parodied. From the POV of villain Bugsy Them, we see the two leads through two overlapping circles. Then the camera cuts to a wide shot to reveal that Bugsy isn't looking through binoculars -- he's just holding up a piece of cardboard with two overlapping holes and looking through it.
* BrickJoke: Colleen being raised by accountants; a brief gag as she talks about her history with Ace, and mentioned again at the very end.
* TheCameo: Rowlf the Dog plays piano at the bar.
** [[Series/FraggleRock Sprocket]] is the dog who gets thrown out for not having any cash.
* DogsAreDumb: Mostly averted. The only exception is Bugsy's hired muscle, Mad Dog, whose two- I mean, fourteen years of obedience school have done nothing for his thinking ability.
** [[HiddenDepths Mad Dog can, however, perfectly recite a dictionary definition for the word 'lost'.]]
* FamilyFriendlyFirearms: Averted, big time.
%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Bugsy's defeated by Ace getting him to chase his own beloved tail.
* {{Narcissist}}: As mentioned above, Bugsy takes great pride in his tail, getting Miss Belle to brush it and recite a speech about its greatness in their first appearance.
* OverlyLongGag: "Bugsy will hear about this!" "But what if he doesn't?" "Oh, he will alright!" "But what if he doesn't?" "Oh he will..."
* PunnyName: Rowlf even Lampshades the names of Ace Yu and Bugsy Them as 'Cheap joke names'.
* RhetoricalQuestionBlunder: When Ace arrives for the first time in the Doghouse, he tries to pull something (actually his act of property) out of his jacket. This causes every customer around to raise a gun, and the following exchange follows:
-->'''Ace''': "Eeeeeh, come on! Do I look dumb enough to pull out a gun in a place like this?" (''The customers look at each others for a few seconds, then all nod'') Alright, alright! Ask a stupid question...
* RunningGag:
** Amounts of time being translated into dog years.
** Ace's plans for a halfway/quarterway/eighthway/fifteen-sixteenthsway house for orphans.
* {{Sting}}: Invoked for TheReveal.
* WhosOnFirst: With names like Ace ''Yu'' and Bugsy ''Them'', this is a given. Rowlf lampshades this.
-->'''[[TheNarrator Rowlf]]''': That's Ace Yu. Get it? Boy, if that isn't the setup for a gag, I don't know what is.\\
'''Ace''' (to the bartender): "I am Yu."\\
'''Bartender''': "You are me?"\\
'''Ace''': "No, Yu! Y-U." (The Bartender looks confused) "Look, it's simple: Yu is me!"\\
'''Bartender''': "Yu is you?"\\
'''Ace''': "Right."\\
'''Bartender''': "So who is me?"\\
'''Ace''': "Oh! Hu is you? Pleased to meet you, Hu!"\\
'''Bartender''': "Now I am confused..."\\
'''Ace''': "But you used to be Hu!"\\
'''Bartender''': "What?"\\
'''Ace''': "... Call me Ace."
* YouKilledMyFather: Ace later learns that his Uncle Harry was actually his long-lost father. However, he refuses to pursue vengeance.
