Canine companions can be the best costars.
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Cruella de Vil might have hated dogs, but we love them.
The dogs of ‘John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum,’ ‘Wishbone,’ and ‘Turner & Hooch’.Credit:Mark Rogers; Big Feats! Entertainment/Everett Collection; Everett Collection
(And yeah, there’s a cat that helps them too.)
Where to watchHomeward Bound:Disney+
All the Dalmatians,101 Dalmatians
Talk about having a big support system.
So basically, he can singandsave the world.
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And it takes a dog like Milo towear the mask himselfand completely pull it off.
However, loyal Porkchop (what a name!)
kept his master sane and his igloo chilled.
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Doug Funnie’s species-less dog imbued the cherished Nicktoon with anthropomorphized wisdom and physical comedy.
Hell, Porkchop was so important, they even let him bark inthe theme song.
Where to watchDoug: Paramount+
Dug,Up
He’s a talking dog!
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Dug is one of three pups on this list to earn the Palm Dog Award at theCannes Film Festival.
He’s been a beloved member of the family and perhaps the most aloof ever since.
First and foremost, if Mickey Mouse loves Pluto, the entire world should love Pluto.
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After all, he was the only member ofthe Sensational Sixnot to dress up in human clothes.
Keep doing you, Pluto.
Where to watchHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: Max
Spike,Rugrats
Spike was there.
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But lo, Spike was always there.
Where to watchRugrats: Paramount+
Toto,The Wizard of Oz
Toto was nothing if not loyal.
Uggie was awarded the Palm Dog Award for his performance at the Cannes Film Festival in 2011.
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Every little kid needs a best friend (with excellent taste in doghouse decor).
Where to watchThe Peanuts Classics: Apple TV+
Buddy,Air Bud
The dog could play basketball.
What more needs to be said?
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And all the while,Bruiserwill look, well, fabulous.
Where to watchThe Flintstones: Tubi
Slinky Dog, a.k.a.
Beethoven simply needed to be lovable, soft, and createadorable puppies.
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And if you ruvScooby-Doo, you must ruv Astro: The dogs share a voice actor in Don Messick.
Where to watchThe Jetsons: Max
Rocco,The Drop
I mean, do you have eyes?
Look at that good boy.
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Who needs a car when you have a huge dog?
He loves nothing more thana good baseball.
And let’s face it: He’s probably the best cuddle partner you could ever imagine.
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Where to watchThe Sandlot: Amazon Prime Video (to rent)
Scooby-Doo,Scooby-Doo
Scooby-Doogets you.
He understands when you’re scared of ghosts.
He knows what it’s like to solve a crime.
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- Where to watchScooby-Doo, Where Are You?
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Wilson the Boxer,Good Boy!
When given the opportunity,this dog ran with it.
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After all, why ask for one cookie when you’re free to ask for 20 cookies?!
That sort of ambition demands respect.
Where to watchGood Boy!
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That’s whereFly, Babe’s “mother,“comes in.
The annual Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race?
Yeah, that’s to commemorate Balto’s run.
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But Tock is something else.
Where to watchThe Phantom Tollbooth: YouTube
Cheddar,Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Capt.
corgi is a scene-stealer.
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To think that Sgt.
Stewart, the main pup who played Cheddar,crossed the rainbow bridge in 2019. towatchMegan Leavey: Kanopy
Brandy,Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Brad Pitt… pit bull?
We see you,Quentin Tarantino.
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Brandy adds some early light comedy as stuntman Cliff’s (Pitt) lone companion in Tarantino’s epic.
In this case, his costar is an enormous, slobbery, car-devouring Dogue de Bordeaux named Hooch.
The movie wasrebooted as a TV seriesin 2021.
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You had us at “Jack Russell terrier” and “period costumes.”
Wishboneis not available to stream
Benjean,Oh!
Did we mention Benjean has a bubble bath scene…with Howard?
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Is the movie good?
“Breezy fun"in the words of one EW reviewer.
Sadly, a planned 2015 reboot ofOh!
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Heavenly Dogseems to have given up the ghost.
He and some of his direct descendants starred in silent films, movies, and multiple TV series.
Don’t miss the pup’s other fine work inGame Night.
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Need we say more?
Where to watchDog: Amazon Prime Video
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