Pluto (Disney) was originally created as Dippy Dawg" and "was created as a human character, as opposed to Pluto who was a pet, so [Goofy] walked upright and had a speaking voice". This problem was humorously illustrated in the film "Stand By Me" in which one of the boys ponders, "Mickey's a mouse, Donald's a duck, and Pluto's a dog. What's Goofy?" Also in the series "Funniest Pets & People" a dog "mentions" why couldn't he have pants because Goofy was a dog and had pants. There is also an episode of the Disney Channel series "Even Stevens" called "Scrub Day" wherein
Deputy Dawg appeared in episodes of the 1987 series . Deputy Dawg also appeared in the 1999 pilot "Curbside". Many of the cartoons were issued on compilation VHS tapes in the 1980s. DVDs containing the episodes are also available online. Two extra titles also exist: 'Duped Deputy' and 'Creek Mud Monster'. Note: these are also six shorts which received theatrical releases in 1959–72: Deputy Dawg Deputy Dawg is a Terrytoons cartoon character featured on the animated television series of the same name. The "Deputy Dawg" television series first ran, on a weekly basis, from September 8, 1962 to May 25, 1963, with