The Perishers dog, Boot. In the early days of the strip they lived in an approximately 10-foot (3 m) diameter concrete pipe section in a seemingly abandoned builder's yard. In 1966 he and Boot moved into a small railway station that had been closed by the Beeching Axe, and they have lived there ever since. Wellington takes his nickname from his trademark wellington boots – he cannot afford proper shoes. He named his dog Boot to go with Wellington. Wellington is quite an intellectual and given to philosophical trains of thought. He can also be quite resourceful – he appears to support
What a Cartoon! final short of the 48 contracted during Seibert's era aired. In 1998, Cartoon Network debuted two new short pilots and advertised them as "World Premiere Toons": "Mike, Lu & Og" and "Kenny and the Chimp", both of which were produced by outside studios. The two pilots were later compiled into "The Cartoon Cartoon Show", while both shorts eventually garnered their own series, "Mike, Lu & Og" in 1999 and "" in 2002. Two pilots entitled "King Crab: Space Crustacean" and "Thrillseeker", respectively dated 1999 and 2000, was also retconned into "The Cartoon Cartoon Show" anthology. On June 9, 2000, "The