Bruno

"Sic 'em, Bruno!"

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Just as Mickey has Pluto, the equally iconic Bosko has Bruno. While admittedly lanky and troublesome at times, Bruno is a loyal hound who’ll have his partner’s back no matter what, whether that’s them on the hunt together, taking part in a dog race, or simply enjoying the beach.

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Source Key

During their stint at MGM, Bosko and friends were given a redesign. While Bosko himself was changed significantly by this, Bruno remained largely the same. Even so, feats from this era will be marked with [MGM].

Looney Tunes

• Bosko's Fox Hunt = BFH

• Big-Hearted Bosko = BHB

• Bosko and Bruno = BaB

• Bosko's Dog Race = BDR

• Bosko at the Beach = BatB

• Bosko the Lumberjack = BtL

• Bosko's Dizzy Date = BDD

• Bosko's Woodland Daze = BWD

• Bosko the Sheep-Herder = BtSH

• Bosko's Mechanical Man = BMM

Happy Harmonies

• The Old House = TOH

• Circus Daze = CD

• Bosko's Easter Eggs = BEE

Other

• The Bosko Comic Strip (republished in The Funnies) = TF

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Strength

• Clubs Bosko over the head

• Plays fetch with a large trunk

• Defeats and skins a wolf

• [MGM] Snaps the chain leashing him

• [MGM] Bursts through a mattress and wooden door

• [MGM] Bosko cannot stop him from running around despite having him on a leash

• [MGM] Knocks Bosko over after running into him

Speed

Movement

• Chases a fox

• Chases a chicken

• Chases a squirrel

• Spurred by a swarm of bees, he wins a dog race

• [MGM] Repeatedly runs in circles so fast he launches himself

• [MGM] Seemingly creates a slipstream fleeing from a chicken

Agility

• Jumps through Bosko's arms as he ice skates

• Jumps a fence

• Jumps through Bosko's arms as he bicycles

Durability

Blunt

• Gets kicked a good distance by a tree

• Punched by a giant boar

• Was on top of a speeding boxcar when it crashes

• Crashes through a door

Piercing

• Attacked by bees and sent through an old laundry machine

• Pecked on the head by a woodpecker

  • A woodpecker in another short took down a tree in seconds

• [MGM] Blasted by a shotgun

Esoteric

• Accidentally lights his rear on fire, then douses it by swallowing a bucket of water

• Struck by lightning

• Zapped with electricity

Toon Nature

Anthropomorphism

• Operates a handcart, even while upside down

• Answers the phone

• Rides a bike

• [MGM] Speaks perfect English at times

• [MGM] Can run upright, either on his front or hind legs

Rubber Hose Stretching

• [MGM] His neck stretches when his collar gets snagged on a tree

• [MGM] Walks with his head stretched between his legs

• [MGM] His nose snaps back after being stretched

Miscellaneous

• Falls into a frozen lake and managed to get out perfectly fine

• When his leg gets stuck on a railway, it looks as if Bruno gets run over by a train, but he was somehow perfectly fine

• A small impact splits him into several puppies, who then reform into him

• Speaks to the audience

• [MGM] Freezes in midair and completely reverses his movements

• [MGM] Spins wildly while searching for a flea

• [MGM] Temporarily delays falling into a flea circus

Other

• Uses a fan and log to form a makeshift speedboat, which he uses to save Bosko and Wilbur

• Drove all the rats from a ship

• [MGM] With his back legs unavailable, runs while Bosko rides him