Willoughby is a dumb hound character of the Merrie Melodies series. According to Chuck Jones, the character was based on Lennie, from Of Mice and Men.
Appearance[]
Willoughby is a hunting dog, but does not do his job well as he is easily duped by his targets, much like Elmer Fudd and Beaky Buzzard.
In his first appearance, Of Fox and Hounds, he is big and fat dog with white and brown fur. From The Crackpot Quail up, he is thin with brown fur.
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Trivia[]
- A Russian dog resembling Willoughby appears in Hare Ribbin'.
- A dog is most likely Willoughby was to have a cameo in the deleted scene "Acme's Funeral" in the 1988 film Who Framed Roger Rabbit.[1]
- A dog that resembles Willoughby appears in Animaniacs.
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