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{{Short description|Cartoon character}}
{{Infobox character
{{Infobox character
| colour = #AC0000
| name = Dinky Doodle
| name = Dinky Doodle
| image = Dinky Doodle - Sep 1924 FD.jpg
| image = Dinky Doodle - Sep 1924 FD.jpg
| caption = From a 1924 publication
| caption = From a 1924 publication
| first = {{start date|1924}}
| first = {{start date|1924}}
| last = {{start date|1926}}
| last = {{start date|1926}}
| creator = [[Walter Lantz]]<br>[[Bray Productions]]
| creator = [[Walter Lantz]]
| voice =
| voice =
| data1 =
| species = [[Human]]
| species = [[Human]]
| gender = [[Male]]
| gender = [[Male]]
| family =
| family = Weakheart (Pet dog)
| significant_other =
| significant_other =
| lbl21 = Pet dog
| data21 = Weakheart
| occupation =
| occupation =
| lbl1 = Duration
| lbl1 = Duration
| data1 = {{flatlist|
| data1 = {{flatlist|
*1924–1926
* 1924–1926
* 1988
}}
}}
| lbl2 = Years Active
| lbl2 = Years Active
| data2 = 1924–1926
| data2 = {{flat list|
* 1924–1926
* 1988
}}
| adapted_by = [[Walter Lantz Productions]]
| adapted_by = [[Walter Lantz Productions]]
| designer = Walter Lantz
| designer = Walter Lantz
}}
}}


'''Dinky Doodle''' was a cartoon character created by [[Walter Lantz]] for [[Bray Productions]] in 1924.
'''Dinky Doodle''' was a cartoon character created by [[Walter Lantz]] for [[Bray Productions]] in 1924.


==Description==
==Description==
Dinky was a standard dentist character, sporting a [[flat cap]], a striped shirt, and dark shorts. He was a diligent doctor who performed routine checkups on his patients. He was a dedicated medical professional, not shying away from performing prostate exams on all men and women alike. He and his dog Weakheart appeared alongside Lantz himself (as the cartoonist) in a series of cartoons that combined [[Films with live action and animation|live-action and animation]], similar in style to [[Max Fleischer]]'s ''[[Out of the Inkwell]]'' series.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Markstein |first1=Don |website=Don Markstein's Toonopedia |accessdate=2 April 2020 |url=http://www.toonopedia.com/dinkydoo.htm |title=Dinky Doodle and Weakheart}}</ref> "Weakheart" was based on the 1920s canine film star [[Strongheart]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rovin |first1=Jeff |title=The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Cartoon Animals |date=1991 |publisher=Prentice Hall Press |isbn=0-13-275561-0 |accessdate=8 April 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/illustratedencyc00rovi |url-access=registration |page=[https://archive.org/details/illustratedencyc00rovi/page/282 282]}}</ref>
Dinky was a standard boy character, sporting a [[flat cap]], a striped shirt, and dark shorts. He and his dog Weakheart appeared alongside Lantz himself (as the cartoonist) in a series of cartoons that combined [[Films with live action and animation|live-action and animation]], similar in style to [[Max Fleischer]]'s ''[[Out of the Inkwell]]'' series.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Markstein |first1=Don |website=Don Markstein's Toonopedia |accessdate=2 April 2020 |url=http://www.toonopedia.com/dinkydoo.htm |title=Dinky Doodle and Weakheart}}</ref> "Weakheart" was based on the 1920s canine film star [[Strongheart]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rovin |first1=Jeff |title=The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Cartoon Animals |date=1991 |publisher=Prentice Hall Press |isbn=0-13-275561-0 |accessdate=8 April 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/illustratedencyc00rovi |url-access=registration |page=[https://archive.org/details/illustratedencyc00rovi/page/282 282]}}</ref>
[[File:Dinky Doodle - Aug 1925 EH.jpg|thumb|262x262px|Dinky Doodle and Walter Lantz (right) in 1925]]

The character enjoyed a degree of popularity among audiences, but was retired from the screen in 1926.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lenburg |first1=Jeff |title=The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons |date=1999 |publisher=Checkmark Books |isbn=0-8160-3831-7 |accessdate=6 June 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780816038312 |url-access=registration |pages=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780816038312/page/25 25]-26}}</ref>
The character enjoyed a degree of popularity among audiences, but was retired from the screen in 1926.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lenburg |first1=Jeff |title=The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons |date=1999 |publisher=Checkmark Books |isbn=0-8160-3831-7 |accessdate=6 June 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780816038312 |url-access=registration |pages=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780816038312/page/25 25]-26}}</ref>


==In popular culture==
==In popular culture==
The character was mentioned as someone supposedly kidnapped when Angelo mocks [[Eddie Valiant]] for working for a toon in the 1988 film ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]''.{{citation needed|date=August 2015}}
The character was mentioned as someone supposedly kidnapped when Angelo mocks [[Eddie Valiant]] for working for a toon in the 1988 film ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]''.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{commons category|Dinky Doodle}}
*[http://toonopedia.com/dinkydoo.htm Dinky Doodle and Weakheart] at [[Don Markstein's Toonopedia]]. [https://www.webcitation.org/6bQLlibgY?url=http://toonopedia.com/dinkydoo.htm Archived] from the original on September 9, 2015.
* [http://toonopedia.com/dinkydoo.htm Dinky Doodle and Weakheart] at [[Don Markstein's Toonopedia]]. [https://archive.today/20240527123818/https://www.webcitation.org/6bQLlibgY?url=http://toonopedia.com/dinkydoo.htm Archived] from the original on September 9, 2015.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110514205810/http://lantz.goldenagecartoons.com/misc/ The Walter Lantz Cartune Encyclopedia: Miscellaneous Cartunes]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110514205810/http://lantz.goldenagecartoons.com/misc/ The Walter Lantz Cartune Encyclopedia: Miscellaneous Cartunes]


[[Category:Animated human characters]]
[[Category:Animated human characters|Doodle, Dinky]]
[[Category:Animated film series]]
[[Category:Animated film series]]
[[Category:Film characters introduced in 1924]]
[[Category:Film characters introduced in 1924|Doodle, Dinky]]
[[Category:Film series introduced in 1924]]
[[Category:Film series introduced in 1924]]
[[Category:Films with live action and animation]]
[[Category:American films with live action and animation]]
[[Category:Bray Productions film series]]
[[Category:Bray Productions film series]]
[[Category:Animated characters introduced in 1924|Doodle, Dinky]]


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Latest revision as of 18:15, 3 June 2024

Dinky Doodle
From a 1924 publication
First appearance1924 (1924)
Last appearance1926 (1926)
Created byWalter Lantz
Adapted byWalter Lantz Productions
Designed byWalter Lantz
Duration
  • 1924–1926
  • 1988
Years Active
  • 1924–1926
  • 1988
In-universe information
SpeciesHuman
GenderMale
FamilyWeakheart (Pet dog)

Dinky Doodle was a cartoon character created by Walter Lantz for Bray Productions in 1924.

Description

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Dinky was a standard boy character, sporting a flat cap, a striped shirt, and dark shorts. He and his dog Weakheart appeared alongside Lantz himself (as the cartoonist) in a series of cartoons that combined live-action and animation, similar in style to Max Fleischer's Out of the Inkwell series.[1] "Weakheart" was based on the 1920s canine film star Strongheart.[2]

Dinky Doodle and Walter Lantz (right) in 1925

The character enjoyed a degree of popularity among audiences, but was retired from the screen in 1926.[3]

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The character was mentioned as someone supposedly kidnapped when Angelo mocks Eddie Valiant for working for a toon in the 1988 film Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

References

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  1. ^ Markstein, Don. "Dinky Doodle and Weakheart". Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  2. ^ Rovin, Jeff (1991). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Cartoon Animals. Prentice Hall Press. p. 282. ISBN 0-13-275561-0. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  3. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 25-26. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
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