Heather that is *so true* - I first saw the show with one of my
nieces, who is now 19 and *yes* I remember thinking the same
thing. I was utterly fasctinated by the dog with the humungous
cavity in its mouth. If you think back through the years, all of
the really good cartoons have very flawed characters in them.
That's part of their genius. I can't animate, voice act, write a
storyboard, direct or have the money to produce. But I could
have worked in cartoons just the same :) "