This cartoon just aired as part of tonight's "Sunday Night Cartoons" lineup on Me TV+, and I am always strangely fascinated it. Shep has to be one of the darkest villains in Looney Tunes history, up there with Lawyer Goodwill. He also has to be one of the earliest, if not the first, truly sociopathic Looney Tunes characters in existence. The opening always gets me; we see Shep acting so innocent in front of his owner, but once his owner walks away, Shep turns heel and shows his true evil colors.
What we later see is Shep resorting to all stops to get attention as a hero, as well as keep his true heel persona hidden from everyone, especially the owner. The true darkness comes when Shep, jealous of the attention of the "No. 1 Dog," actually tries to kill the canine. It's just wild! The more I watch this short, the more I love it, mainly because of how evil and vicious Shep is, as well as that poor cat, the only one who knows about Shep's heel persona, yet that feline never catches a break.
This cartoon just aired as part of tonight's "Sunday Night Cartoons" lineup on Me TV+, and I am always strangely fascinated it. Shep has to be one of the darkest villains in Looney Tunes history, up there with Lawyer Goodwill. He also has to be one of the earliest, if not the first, truly sociopathic Looney Tunes characters in existence. The opening always gets me; we see Shep acting so innocent in front of his owner, but once his owner walks away, Shep turns heel and shows his true evil colors.
What we later see is Shep resorting to all stops to get attention as a hero, as well as keep his true heel persona hidden from everyone, especially the owner. The true darkness comes when Shep, jealous of the attention of the "No. 1 Dog," actually tries to kill the canine. It's just wild! The more I watch this short, the more I love it, mainly because of how evil and vicious Shep is, as well as that poor cat, the only one who knows about Shep's heel persona, yet that feline never catches a break.