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4	''A Hollywood Hounds Christmas'' is a 1994 animated ChristmasSpecial by Kent Butterworth.
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6	The week before Christmas, a dog named Dude (Creator/JeffBennett) has arrived in HollywoodCalifornia from UsefulNotes/{{Nashville}}, UsefulNotes/{{Tennessee}}, with just his guitar and his dream of making it big in Tinsel Town. No sooner than he arrives does he find himself in trouble, only to later be pulled out of it by a local dog named Cuz (Christopher Broughton).
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8	Cuz takes Dude to live with him and his owner, Michael (Theodore Borders), who always takes in strays. He gets acquainted with Michael's family, which includes his dad (John Welsey), and their cat, Rosie (Creator/CandiMilo). Sadly, Michael's dad has announced that he's lost his job because the school he worked at cut the music program. This'll mean tightening of budgets, which may mean no presents for them this Christmas. The concept of a Christmas with no presents is utterly unthinkable to Dude, who wants to help them.
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10	Luckily, the Mushy Chum company is holding their annual Christmas Commercial auditions, which includes a shopping spree at the store of the winner's choice, and $1000.00 cash as a part of the prize. Dude decides to enter and win the prize money for Michael by himself, but Cuz and Rosie get it in their heads to tag along. One can guess the lesson to be learned from these events.
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12	!!''A Hollywood Hounds Christmas'' contains examples of:
13	* AlliterativeName: When he first arrives in Hollywood, Dude is met by a dog calling himself '''V'''ic '''V'''icious.
14	* BarefootCartoonAnimal: Rosie.
15	* FemaleFelineMaleMutt: Dude and Cuz are male dogs, and Rosie is a female cat. This also applies to the dancing dog and cat on the Mushy Chum commercial.
16	* FullyDressedCartoonAnimal: Dude and Cuz.
17	* HollywoodCalifornia: The setting of the cartoon.
18	* IWorkAlone: Dude describes himself as a solo act when told about possibly teaming up with Cuz and Rosie to combine their musical styles into one song. He even tries to go to the Mushy Chum audition alone, and is trailed by Cuz and Rosie.
19	* MissingMom: Michael's mom is never seen in the cartoon.
20	* SpoiledBrat: The rich guy's daughter, who makes her dad sabotage the hounds so they won't beat her in the talent contest, and then throws a tantrum when Michael and his dad refuse to sell them to him.
21	* TalentContest: Mushy Chum holds a contest every year for their annual Christmas Commercial, with the prize including a recording contract, a shopping spree, and $1000.00 cash. Dude decides to enter it so his new friends can get Christmas presents.
22	* UncattyResemblance: When the trio get to the audition, we're shown a lot of pet owners and their pets... who look an awful lot like each other.
23	* WingdingEyes: When Vic Vicious proposes being the Hollywood Hounds' manager, he gets dollar signs in his eyes when he says he will make them stars.

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