Rude Dog and the Dweebs
Rude Dog and the Dweebs was aired in 1989 and it was one of the most popular animated TV shows in the US. I have seen this in Cartoon Network back in my grade school years. Anyway, Rude Dog was created to promote a certain line of sports wear. This show was a big hit during the 80s. Rude Dog and the Dweebs are as colorful as the clothes they advertise. Rude Dog, a cool and punky pooch, leads an assorted bunch of dogs called the Dweebs namely the stuttering Caboose, the uptight Brit Winston, a Jack Nicholson-influenced Reggie, Southern-accented Barney, an Ed Wynn voice-like Sach, and Tweek the friendly Chihuahua . Rude Dog owns and manages an auto shop and is assisted by his friend dweebs. And if you can still remember, Rude Dog has a Brooklyn accent and surely has an inamorata – his beloved girlfriend Gloria.
The cartoon show features a 1956 pink Cadillac owned and driven by Rude Dog. You’ll notice that the graphics are plain and simple with neon and bright color accents but the pink Cadillac is the most detailed among all the things you’ll see in the show. Maybe an animated Cadillac cold air intake is in the pink Cadillac too! Rude Dog and the Dweebs often cruise around the city with the pink Cadillac and they usually encounter troubles in all their adventures. But they end up fine as Rude Dog leads the Dweebs with his street smart antics.
It is a branded that cats and dogs clash when they cross each other’s paths that’s why in the story, Rude Dog and the Dweebs have their own arch-enemy - the ferocious Seymour! Along with this vicious cat is the ever-present dog catcher named Herman with his assistant Rot. Every episode, Rude Dog and the Dweebs help each other run the auto shop. And every episode, they always make sure that they escape and outwit the evil plots of Seymour, Herman and Rot.
This is one of the coolest cartoon shows during its time and I bet kids from today’s generation will definitely love this show as much as the kids of the 80s did!
