The Perishers his bathtime struggles with Wellington usually turn into epic battles. Boot's favourite food appears to be links of sausages, and his attempts to consume these in advance of Wellington provide the basis of many episodes. Boot was originally drawn with a short tail (on one occasion he met a bob-tailed sheepdog, and on hearing the name decided to call his own tail Fred), but Maurice Dodd later discovered that real Old English Sheepdogs' tails are docked, and so over the course of several years Collins drew his tail shorter and shorter until it vanished altogether – Boot still appears completely
What a Cartoon! Butch Hartman, and John R. Dilworth), but veterans as well (like Don Jurwich, Jerry Eisenberg, and Ralph Bakshi). In addition to the veterans, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera each produced two shorts each for "What a Cartoon!". Many of the key crew members from previous Hanna-Barbera series "2 Stupid Dogs" joined the team of "What a Cartoon!" as well. Many of its crew members later went on to write and direct for "Dexter's Laboratory", "Johnny Bravo", "Cow and Chicken", "I Am Weasel", and "The Powerpuff Girls", including those named above. "The Kitchen Casanova" director John McIntyre is particularly known for