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The Houndcats are Stutz (Creator/MichaelBell), TheLeader and TheStrategist; Ding Dog (Stu Gilliam), the second-in-command; Puttypuss (Joe Besser), the MasterOfDisguise; Rhubarb (Arte Johnson), the inventor; and Musselmutt (Aldo Ray), the strongman -- er, dog.

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The Houndcats are Stutz (Creator/MichaelBell), TheLeader and TheStrategist; Ding Dog (Stu Gilliam), the second-in-command; Puttypuss (Joe Besser), the MasterOfDisguise; Rhubarb (Arte Johnson), (either Arte Johnson or Creator/DawsButler, depending on the episode), the inventor; and Musselmutt (Aldo Ray), the strongman -- er, dog.
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* LionsAndTigersAndHumansOhMy: The Houndcats are the only {{Funny Animal}}s in an otherwise human world. No one ever mentions this.

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* LionsAndTigersAndHumansOhMy: The As far as the series shows, the Houndcats are the only {{Funny Animal}}s in an otherwise human world. No one ever mentions this.
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* CaninesPrimaryFelinesSecondary: {{Inverted}}. While the dogs do outnumber the cats, the leader is one of the cats rather than one of the dogs.

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* CaninesPrimaryFelinesSecondary: {{Inverted}}. While the dogs do slightly outnumber the cats, the leader is one of the cats rather than one of the dogs.
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* BlindingBangs: Musselmutt.
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* {{Nice Hat}}s: Stutz wears a campaign hat (the kind of hat American forest rangers and Canadian Mounties wear); Dingdog wears a Union blue cap; Musselmutt has a nice blue one; Rhubarb has his {{Hammerspace}} sombrero; and Puttypuss wears a derby with a feather.
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Deleted Five Man Band example - zero-context, poor indentation, part of wick cleaning project


* FiveManBand:
** TheLeader: Stutz.
** TheLancer: Dingdog. Although with [[NumberTwoForBrains his timing and judgement]]...
** TheBigGuy: Musselmutt.
** TheSmartGuy: Rhubarb.
** TheChick: Puttypuss.
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* CaninesPrimaryFelinesSecondary: {{Inverted}}. Stutz, a cat, is the team leader.

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* CaninesPrimaryFelinesSecondary: {{Inverted}}. Stutz, a cat, is While the team leader.dogs do outnumber the cats, the leader is one of the cats rather than one of the dogs.
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It's a loose, light-hearted take on ''Series/MissionImpossible'', ''Series/TheWildWildWest'' and (especially) the short-lived ''Series/{{Bearcats}}'', in which three canines and two felines traverse the southwestern United States to deal with all manner of high-level national offenders, circa 1914.

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It's '''The Houndcats''' is a loose, light-hearted take on ''Series/MissionImpossible'', ''Series/TheWildWildWest'' and (especially) the short-lived ''Series/{{Bearcats}}'', in which three canines and two felines traverse the southwestern United States to deal with all manner of high-level national offenders, circa 1914.
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* MadScientist: Dr. Greenhouse and Dr. Strangeless.

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* MadScientist: MadScientist[=/=]MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: Two of the villains, Dr. Greenhouse and Dr. Strangeless.

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A SaturdayMorningCartoon, made by Creator/DePatieFrelengEnterprises, that aired on Creator/{{NBC}} during the 1972-73 season.

It's a loose take on ''Series/MissionImpossible'', ''Series/TheWildWildWest'' and (especially) the short-lived ''Series/{{Bearcats}}'', in which three canines and two felines traverse the southwestern United States to deal with all manner of high-level national offenders, circa 1914.

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A SaturdayMorningCartoon, created by [[Creator/RubySpears Joe Ruby and Ken Spears]] and made by Creator/DePatieFrelengEnterprises, that aired on Creator/{{NBC}} during the 1972-73 season.

It's a loose loose, light-hearted take on ''Series/MissionImpossible'', ''Series/TheWildWildWest'' and (especially) the short-lived ''Series/{{Bearcats}}'', in which three canines and two felines traverse the southwestern United States to deal with all manner of high-level national offenders, circa 1914.
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The Houndcats are Stutz (Creator/MichaelBell), TheLeader and TheStrategist; Ding Dog (Stu Gilliam), the second-in-command; Puttypuss (Joe Besser), the MasterOfDisguise; Rhubarb (Arte Johnson), the inventor; and Musselmutt (Aldo Ray), the strongman -- er, dog.



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* FunnyAnimal: The Houndcats.



* PettingZooPeople: The Houndcats.

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* PettingZooPeople: The Houndcats.
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** SlidingScaleOfAnimalCast: Level 6.

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** SlidingScaleOfAnimalCast: Level 6.4.
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* DumbMuscle: As dumb as he is, Musselmutt can throw down.
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* GentleGiant: Musselmutt,, a huge, muscular Old English sheepdog, is also the quietest, most affable of the otherwise frenetic and explosive crime-fighting team. And able to bend steel with his bare paws.
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* MissionBriefing: OnceAnEpisode, and always as a {{parody}} of ''Series/MissionImpossible''. One episode has the Chief ''singing'' the info to the tune of "Clementine".

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* MissionBriefing: OnceAnEpisode, and always as a {{parody}} an AffectionateParody of ''Series/MissionImpossible''. One episode has the Chief ''singing'' the info to the tune of "Clementine".



* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Madame X was practically the only female character in the entire series.

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* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Madame Madam X was practically the only female character in the entire series.
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* CaninesPrimaryFelinesSecondary: {{Inverted}}. Stutz, a cat, is the team leader.
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* ThemeTuneRollCall: "Puttypuss, Musselmutt, Dingdog, Rhubarb, Sparkplug, and Stutz..."
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[[caption-width-right:350:Rhubarb, Puttypuss and Stutz sit in Sparkplug while Musselmutt and Ding Dog effect repairs.]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:Rhubarb, [[caption-width-right:350: Left to right: Rhubarb, Puttypuss and Stutz sit in Sparkplug while Musselmutt and Ding Dog effect repairs.]]
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* LegionOfDoom: In "The Call Me Madam X Mission", three villains from previous episodes hire the titular villainess to get rid of the Houndcats.
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* CoolCar: Sparkplug (their semi-sentient Stutz Bearcat).

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* CoolCar: Sparkplug (their Sparkplug, the team's semi-sentient Stutz Bearcat).Bearcat.
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* MadScientist: Dr. Strangeless.

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* MadScientist: Dr. Greenhouse and Dr. Strangeless.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Clockwise from upper left: Dingdog, Puttypuss, Rhubarb, and Musselmutt. In the center: Stutz.]]

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[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/houndcats_1188.org/pmwiki/pub/images/the_houndcats.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Clockwise from upper left: Dingdog, Puttypuss, Rhubarb, [[caption-width-right:350:Rhubarb, Puttypuss and Musselmutt. In the center: Stutz.Stutz sit in Sparkplug while Musselmutt and Ding Dog effect repairs.]]
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* RoguesGallery: An extensive one, since none of the villains appeared more than twice.

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* LaughTrack

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* LaughTrackLaughTrack: The series used one.


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* PettingZooPeople: The Houndcats.

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* BlindingBangs: Mussellmutt.

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* BlindingBangs: Mussellmutt.Musselmutt.



* HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: Except for Musselmutt, who's a BarefootCartoonAnimal. Incredibly, Rhubarb manages to be ''both!''

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* HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: {{Half Dressed Cartoon Animal}}s: Except for Musselmutt, who's a BarefootCartoonAnimal. Incredibly, Rhubarb manages to be ''both!''



* RollCallThemeTune
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* DogsAreDumb: Dingdog and Musselmutt play this one straight; Rhubard {{avert|ed}}s this one, [[BunglingInventor for the most part]].

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* DogsAreDumb: Dingdog and Musselmutt [[DumbMuscle Musselmutt]] play this one straight; Rhubard Rhubarb {{avert|ed}}s this one, [[BunglingInventor for the most part]].

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* DogsAreDumb: {{Averted}} with Rhubarb, played straight with Dingdog and Musselmutt.

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* DogsAreDumb: {{Averted}} with Rhubarb, played straight with Dingdog and Musselmutt.Musselmutt play this one straight; Rhubard {{avert|ed}}s this one, [[BunglingInventor for the most part]].


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