The Chow Hound (Looney Tunes)

Chow Hound is a 1951 Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Chuck Jones and written by Mike Maltese.

Why It Didn't Forget the Gravy

 * 1) The cartoon has a very original premise with a dog using a cat and mouse to obtain food for himself.
 * 2) Good use of dark comedy during its time.
 * 3) The animation is top-notch as usual.
 * 4) Carl Stalling does a well done job putting together the music like he usually does.
 * 5) Great voice acting by Mel Blanc, Bea Benaderet, and especially John T. Smith who gives the dog a very intimidating voice.
 * 6) It gave us the quote "What? No gravy?"
 * 7) The cartoon gives out two good lessons that if all you want in life is more, you will become corrupted by greed and eventually, pay the price. Alongside the fact that bullying doesn't pay.
 * 8) The ending where the cat and mouse force feed the bloated dog gravy may have been very dark, but goes along with the short's message and that the dog at least got what he deserves at the end.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) There was a scene where the mouse was forced to dress as an African native which can be offensive to some viewers.
 * 2) The ending, despite being good, is still rather dark.
 * 3) The dog is a very unlikable character. Fortunately he gets his comeuppance in the end.

Trivia

 * Disney animator Eric Goldberg stated that this was his most favorite Looney Tunes cartoon.