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* TalkingAnimal: Bozo and Butchy Boy would get some help from a talking dog named Elvis. A goofy wolf named Whaco Wolf would appear in third season cartoons. Bozo would also get help from a laconic bloodhound named Sniffer, who took a dog biscuit infused with vitamin XYZ-3 to turn his nose into a virtual vacuum to sniff out clues.

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* TalkingAnimal: Bozo and Butchy Boy would get some help from a talking dog named Elvis. A goofy wolf named Whaco Wacko Wolf would appear in third season cartoons. Bozo would also get help from a laconic bloodhound named Sniffer, who took a dog biscuit infused with vitamin XYZ-3 to turn his nose into a virtual vacuum to sniff out clues.
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* ScoobyDooHoax: The episode "Go Go Ghosts." Butch inherits a dilapidated mansion where two thugs try to scare off him and Bozo as the mansion is sitting on a lodge of oil.

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* ScoobyDooHoax: The episode "Go Go Ghosts." Butch inherits a dilapidated mansion where two thugs try to scare off him and Bozo as the mansion is sitting on a lodge lode of oil.
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* ScoobyDooHoax: The episode "Go Go Ghosts." Butch inherits a dilapidated mansion where two thugs try to scare off him and Bozo as the mansion is sitting on a lodge of oil.
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* ChekhovsGun: In "Paleface Chase," Bozo and Butch are in a runaway train engine which levels an Indian settlement. During the ride, they retrieve a sack of mail dated 1859. Bozo and Butch are held by the Indian chief for what they did, saying war is imminent against the white man. Bozo tells them the President signed a peace treaty but the chief says he never received it. When Bozo presents the mail bag, the chief finds the treaty, signed as official by the President. The Indians make peace and make Bozo an honorary chief.

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* ChekhovsGun: In "Paleface Chase," Bozo and Butch are in a runaway train engine which levels an Indian settlement. During the ride, they retrieve a sack of mail dated 1859. Bozo and Butch are held by the Indian chief for what they did, saying war is imminent against the white man. Bozo tells them the President signed a peace treaty but the chief says he never received it. When Bozo presents the mail bag, the chief finds the treaty, treaty in it, signed as official by the President. The Indians make peace and make Bozo an honorary chief.
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* ChekhovsGun: In "Paleface Chase," Bozo and Butch are in a runaway train engine which levels an Indian settlement. During the ride, they retrieve a sack of mail dated 1859. Bozo and Butch are held by the Indian chief for what they did, saying war is imminent against the white man. Bozo tells them the President signed a peace treaty but the chief says he never received it. When Bozo presents the mail bag, the chief finds the treaty, signed as official by the President. The Indiand make peace and make Bozo an honorary chief.

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* ChekhovsGun: In "Paleface Chase," Bozo and Butch are in a runaway train engine which levels an Indian settlement. During the ride, they retrieve a sack of mail dated 1859. Bozo and Butch are held by the Indian chief for what they did, saying war is imminent against the white man. Bozo tells them the President signed a peace treaty but the chief says he never received it. When Bozo presents the mail bag, the chief finds the treaty, signed as official by the President. The Indiand Indians make peace and make Bozo an honorary chief.
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* ChekhovsGun: In "Paleface Chase," Bozo and Butch are in a runaway train engine which levels an Indian settlement. During the ride, they retrieve a sack of mail dated 1859. Bozo and Butch are held by the Indian chief for what they did, saying war is imminent against the white man. Bozo tells them the President signed a peace treaty but the chief says he never received it. When Bozo presents the mail bag, the chief find the treaty, signed as official by the President. The Indiand make peace and make Bozo an honorary chief.

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* ChekhovsGun: In "Paleface Chase," Bozo and Butch are in a runaway train engine which levels an Indian settlement. During the ride, they retrieve a sack of mail dated 1859. Bozo and Butch are held by the Indian chief for what they did, saying war is imminent against the white man. Bozo tells them the President signed a peace treaty but the chief says he never received it. When Bozo presents the mail bag, the chief find finds the treaty, signed as official by the President. The Indiand make peace and make Bozo an honorary chief.
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* ChekhovsGun: In "Paleface Chase," Bozo and Butch are in a runaway train engine which levels an Indian settlement. During the ride, they retrieve a sack of mail dated 1859. Bozo and Butch are held by the Indian chief for what they did, saying war is imminent against the white man. Bozo tells them the President signed a peace treaty but the chief says he never received it. When Bozo presents the mail bag, the chief find the treaty, signed as official by the President. The Indiand make peace and make Bozo an honorary chief.
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-->"I'll corral that horse or my name isn't Big Shorty!

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-->"I'll corral that horse or my name isn't Big Shorty!Shorty!"
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* OrMyNameIant: From "Horse Thief Grief":

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* OrMyNameIant: OrMyNameIsnt: From "Horse Thief Grief":

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* RumpRoast: Bozo applies a heated branding iron to the keister of the wolf in a scene from "Sheep Thief Grief."

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* OrMyNameIant: From "Horse Thief Grief":
-->"I'll corral that horse or my name isn't Big Shorty!
* RumpRoast: Bozo applies a heated branding iron to the keister of the wolf in a scene from "Sheep Thief Grief." Bozo falls victim to this in "Horse Thief Grief."
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* BumblingHenchmenDuo: The later cartoons featured two thugs, Short Biggie and Big Shorty. Short Biggie was the pint-sized leader (Paul Frees voice) and Big Shorty was his lumbering stooge (Larry Harmon). Needless to say, they never came out on top against Bozo.

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* BumblingHenchmenDuo: The later Some cartoons featured two thugs, Short Biggie and Big Shorty. Short Biggie was the pint-sized leader (Paul Frees voice) and Big Shorty was his lumbering stooge (Larry Harmon). Needless to say, they never came out on top against Bozo. In season three, the two crooks took on different designs.
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* CatchPhrase: Bozo's "Whoa Nelly!" Also as a running gag sometimes, when Bozo or an antagonist is confronted with something, an exchange of "Who sir, me sir? / Yes sir, you sir!" takes place.
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* AnsweringEcho: In "Bozo the Lion Hearted," Bozo is a fill-in lion tamer, and he thinks the lion he's facing is Butchy Boy in a lion suit. Bozo puts his head in the lion's mouth and calls "Hello in there!" His echo calls back "Hello out there!"
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* RumpRoast: Bozo applies a heated branding iron to the keister of the wolf in a scene from "Sheep Thief Grief."
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Created by Alan Livingston, Bozo the Clown was featured on a series of children's records by Capitol Records. At that time, a Bozo TV show appeared and a gentleman named Larry Harmon was hired to portray him. Harmon became so enamored of the character he bought the rights to him and launched a franchise of local Bozo TV shows throught the country (the most famous edition was from Chicago and was syndicated nationally).

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Created by Alan Livingston, Bozo the Clown was featured on a series of children's records by Capitol Records. At that time, a Bozo TV show appeared and a gentleman named Larry Harmon was hired to portray him. Harmon became so enamored of the character he bought the rights to him and launched a franchise of local Bozo TV shows throught throughout the country (the most famous edition was from Chicago and was syndicated nationally).
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* SeaSerpents: Bozp, the circus boss and Butch run into one in "Sea Serpent Seance." It's a friendly sea serpent with a rather healthy appetite.

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* SeaSerpents: Bozp, Bozo, the circus boss and Butch run into one in "Sea Serpent Seance." It's a friendly sea serpent with a rather healthy appetite.
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* SeaSperpents: Bozp, the circus boss and Butch run into one in "Sea Serpent Seance." It's a friendly sea serpent with a rather healthy appetite.

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* SeaSperpents: SeaSerpents: Bozp, the circus boss and Butch run into one in "Sea Serpent Seance." It's a friendly sea serpent with a rather healthy appetite.
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* SeaSperpents: Bozp, the circus boss and Butch run into one in "Sea Serpent Seance." It's a friendly sea serpent with a rather healthy appetite.
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* TalkingAnimal: Bozo and Butchy Boy would get some help from a talking dog named Elvis. A goofy wolf named Whaco Wolf would appear in third season cartoons. Bozo would also get help from a laconic bloodhound named Sniffer, who took a dog biscuit infused with vitamin XYZ-3 to turn his nose into a virtual vacuum to sniff out clues.

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* TalkingAnimal: Bozo and Butchy Boy would get some help from a talking dog named Elvis. A goofy wolf named Whaco Wolf would appear in third season cartoons. Bozo would also get help from a laconic bloodhound named Sniffer, who took a dog biscuit infused with vitamin XYZ-3 to turn his nose into a virtual vacuum to sniff out clues.clues.
* ZanyScheme: Cartoons that take place at the circus involve this when Bozo is asked to take on an impossible task. "Kitty Kat Spat" and "Bozo the Lion Hearted" each feature Bozo tasked with performing with a tiger and a lion respectively, so to save his skin, he has imposters set up to face (a cat painted to look like a tiger and Butch dressed as a lion). Only through mechansims out of his control, Bozo winds up facing the real beast, not knowing it's real.
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* BeastlyBloodsports: Bozo becomes a bullfighter in "Bully For Bozo," although it's not his forte. The crowd wanted him to be the bullfighter after his playing of horn he bought earlier tamed the bull.

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* BeastlyBloodsports: Bozo becomes a bullfighter in "Bully For Bozo," although it's not his forte. The crowd wanted him to be the bullfighter after his playing of a horn he bought earlier tamed the bull.
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* BeastlyBloodsports: Bozo becomes a bullfighter in "Bully For Bozo," although it's not his forte. The crowd wanted him to be the bullfighter after his playing of horn he bought earlier tamed the bull.
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* HereWeGoAgain: In "Bozo's Bozo-mow-bile," Bozo turns a regular lawn mower into a power mower. It goes out of control and eventually lands him in the hospital. But h casually comments that there should be a motor on Bozo's wheelchair, which Bozo takes to heart. Once again, Bozo starts it and goes off out of control.

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* HereWeGoAgain: In "Bozo's Bozo-mow-bile," Bozo turns a regular lawn mower into a power mower. It goes out of control and eventually lands him in the hospital. But h Butch casually comments that there should be a motor on Bozo's wheelchair, which Bozo takes to heart. Once again, Bozo starts it and goes off out of control.
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* HereWeGoAgain: In "Bozo's Bozo-mow-bile," Bozo turns a regular lawn mower into a power mower. It goes out of control and eventually lands him in the hospital. But h casually comments that there should be a motor on Bozo's wheelchair, which Bozo takes to heart. Once again, Bozo starts it and goes off out of control.
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* CountingSheep: Bozo is watching after his uncle's sheep flock in "Sheep Thief Grief." He takes a spot check and counts them off, getting sleepy in the process.
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%% * BumblingHenchmenDuo: The later cartoons featured two thugs, Short Biggie and Big Shorty.

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%% * BumblingHenchmenDuo: The later cartoons featured two thugs, Short Biggie and Big Shorty.Shorty. Short Biggie was the pint-sized leader (Paul Frees voice) and Big Shorty was his lumbering stooge (Larry Harmon). Needless to say, they never came out on top against Bozo.



* TalkingAnimal: Bozo and Butchy Boy would get some help from a talking dog named Elvis. A goofy wolf named Whaco Wolf would appear in third season cartoons.

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* TalkingAnimal: Bozo and Butchy Boy would get some help from a talking dog named Elvis. A goofy wolf named Whaco Wolf would appear in third season cartoons. Bozo would also get help from a laconic bloodhound named Sniffer, who took a dog biscuit infused with vitamin XYZ-3 to turn his nose into a virtual vacuum to sniff out clues.
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* LimitedAnimation: And how. Especially the cartoons helmed by Ted Ticktin.
* NonIronicClown: You think?
* SignatureLaugh: Bozo ended many cartoons with this.
* TalkingAnimal: Bozo and Butchy Boy would get some help from a talking dog named Elvis. A goofy wolf named Whaco Wolf would appear in third season cartoons.
* ThoseTwoBadGuys: The later cartoons featured two thugs, Short Biggie and Big Shorty.

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%% * BumblingHenchmenDuo: The later cartoons featured two thugs, Short Biggie and Big Shorty.
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* LimitedAnimation: And how. Especially the cartoons helmed by Ted Ticktin.
%% * NonIronicClown: You think?
%% * SignatureLaugh: Bozo ended many cartoons with this.
* TalkingAnimal: Bozo and Butchy Boy would get some help from a talking dog named Elvis. A goofy wolf named Whaco Wolf would appear in third season cartoons.
* ThoseTwoBadGuys: The later cartoons featured two thugs, Short Biggie and Big Shorty.
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My understanding is that "the most famous edition" is from Chicago where it aired locally on WGN-TV.


Created by Alan Livingston, Bozo the Clown was featured on a series of children's records by Capitol Records. At that time, a Bozo TV show appeared and a gentleman named Larry Harmon was hired to portray him. Harmon became so enamored of the character he bought the rights to him and launched a franchise of local Bozo TV shows throught the country (the most famous edition was from Boston and was syndicated nationally).

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Created by Alan Livingston, Bozo the Clown was featured on a series of children's records by Capitol Records. At that time, a Bozo TV show appeared and a gentleman named Larry Harmon was hired to portray him. Harmon became so enamored of the character he bought the rights to him and launched a franchise of local Bozo TV shows throught the country (the most famous edition was from Boston Chicago and was syndicated nationally).
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* NonIronicClown: You think?
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Created by Alan Livingston, Bozo the Clown was featured on a series of children's records by Capitol Records. At that time, a Bozo TV show appeared and a gentleman named Larry Harmon was hired to portray him. Harmon became so enamored of the character he bought the rights to him and launched a franchise of local Bozo TV shows throught the country (the most famous edition was from Boston and was syndicated nationally).

In 1958, Harmon and Theodore Ticktin launched an animation studio where he had cartoons, billed as ''Bozo, The World's Most Famous Clown'', made. 157 cartoons were made through three seasons--1958, 1959 and 1962. Bozo was given a circus boss to play off as well as a kid sidekick Butchy Boy. The cartoons were general comedy adventures with Bozo usually squaring off against harmless monsters and evil-doers but generally mischief at the circus.

Harmon's studio was notable for employing Hal Sutherland and Lou Schiemer, two guys who would create a consortium that founded the Filmation studio.

!This series contains examples of:

* ArtShift: In the third season, Bozo's design became more simplified and the animation more static than usual.
* LimitedAnimation: And how. Especially the cartoons helmed by Ted Ticktin.
* SignatureLaugh: Bozo ended many cartoons with this.
* TalkingAnimal: Bozo and Butchy Boy would get some help from a talking dog named Elvis. A goofy wolf named Whaco Wolf would appear in third season cartoons.
* ThoseTwoBadGuys: The later cartoons featured two thugs, Short Biggie and Big Shorty.

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