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The Ugly Dachshund (1966)

Dean Jones , Suzanne Pleshette , Norman Tokar  |  NR |  DVD
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (165 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Dean Jones, Suzanne Pleshette, Charles Ruggles, Kelly Thordsen, Parley Baer
  • Directors: Norman Tokar
  • Writers: Screenplay By Albert Aley, Based On The Book By G.B. Stern
  • Format: Anamorphic, Color, NTSC, Subtitled
  • Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono), French (Unknown)
  • Subtitles: Spanish, French
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.75:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: NR (Not Rated)
  • Studio: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: July 6, 2004
  • Run Time: 93 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (165 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0001I55RE
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,080 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • Learn more about "The Ugly Dachshund" on IMDb

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When a Great Dane puppy is raised with a litter of Dachshunds, it naturally thinks it's a Dachshund too--even when it grows to 10 times the size. Dean Jones and Suzanne Pleshette star as the hapless couple who took in the galumphing dog, which wreaks havoc on their house and home. The Ugly Dachshund is mostly a series of spectacular disasters (the doggy demolition of Jones's art studio will delight kids and reduce adults to nervous wrecks), but it's held together by the convincing domestic banter of Jones and Pleshette (who was quite a dish in 1965); the pair went on to star in a couple of other Disney live-action flicks, Bluebeard's Ghost and The Shaggy D.A.. Despite some racial and gender stereotypes, it's a good-natured and amusing movie in the Disney mold. Also featuring classic character actor Charlie Ruggles (Bringing Up Baby, The Parent Trap). --Bret Fetzer

Product Description

The movie earned $6 million, which was considered a hit in 1966, and it received the "Boxoffice" magazine Blue Ribbon Award for the month of March that year.

Customer Reviews

This is a good, clean, funny, very entertaining movie. Stac  |  51 reviewers made a similar statement
Loved this movie as a kid and now to have it for my kids is great. cynthia sprinkle dennison  |  50 reviewers made a similar statement
If you are a dachs-a-holic like me then you will love this movie! Victoria Byrd  |  23 reviewers made a similar statement
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108 of 110 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars One Of Disney's Finest "Little Known" Efforts. August 24, 2001
Format:VHS Tape
Released in the mid '60s, "The Ugly Dachshund" tells the story of Mark Garrison (portrayed by the very talented and likeable Dean Jones) and his wife, Fran (portrayed by the equally talented and likeable Suzanne Pleshette), and their pet dachshund, Danka.
One day, Mark arrives at the family vet's clinic to pick up Danka and her 3 newborn pups. Before leaving with the pups, the doctor is able to talk Mark into taking home a great dane pup as well. This really makes Mark's day since he has never really cared much for dachshunds, but has instead always longed for a great big "man's" dog. From there on out, it's war in the Garrison household as the great dane, Brutus, grows up and becomes the "scape goat" for a lot of bad behavior brought about by the 3 new dachshunds.
Poor Brutus, it seems as though he will never be completely accepted in a home that only has room for dachshunds.
However, in the end, after numerous misadventures and a few arguments with Mark, Fran is finally won over by the loyal Brutus' endearing warmth and charm.
It's a shame that virtually no one has ever heard of or seen this completely wonderful little "lost" Disney classic. "The Ugly Dachshund" is, in my opinion, and certainly most everyones' who has seen it, not only one of Disney's greatest films, but one of the best movies ever released...period.
If you loved "Lady and the Tramp", "101 Dalmatians" and "Old Yeller", you simply must see ... "The Ugly Dachshund"!!
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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Fun Disney Title for the Family March 23, 2005
Format:DVD
The Ugly Dachshund is the story of a Great Dane who grows up thinking he's a little Dachshund. Fran Garrison (played by Suzanne Pleshette) absolutely dotes on her little Dachshund, driving her husband Mark (Dean Jones) crazy. The cute little dog--and subsequent litter of puppies--doesn't really fit his idea of what a man's dog should be, and after getting a speeding ticket while rushing the mom-to-be to the vet, Mark opts to bring home (unbeknownst to his wife) one of the doc's Great Dane puppies as his own.

It's soon apparent that one of the pups isn't quite what it seems, and worse, even as he grows in size, the Dane believes he's just a little Dachshund. Though angels in Fran's eyes, the doxies are quick to cause enormous amounts of trouble, always pinning their antics on their larger "brother." The story devolves into a battle of the sexes between Mark and his "manly" Great Dane and Fran and her little Dachshunds, coming to a climax at a party Fran throws to impress the judge of an upcoming dog show.

Of course, being a Disney film, everything works out in the end. The film certainly isn't one of the best to have come out of the Disney studios of the era, but it's funny (if predictable) and should make for a good afternoon's entertainment with one's children.
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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars War of the Sexes December 22, 2004
Format:DVD
Based very loosely a book said to be the only uncharming dog story ever written (by G. B. Stern), Disney manages to ad the charm and fun that are lacking from the book. Dean Jones and Suzanne Pleshette star as a young couple who lives get turned upside-down by the arrival of some puppies.

Suzanne has a dachshund that is pregnant. She is also set on raising a champion. Jones is a lone man standing against the force that is woman. When the pups are born, they are, of course, all female. But then the vet shows him a great dane pup that his been rejected by its mother and appeals to Jones to let his dachshund play wet nurse. Well Suzanne is a whirlwind that prevents Jones from letting her know what is going on at the start but she is no dummy.

The dane, Brutus by name, becomes the symbol of Jones's's masculinity in an otherwise female world. Add to the mix the fact that Brutus thinks he is a dachshund and that the real dachshunds just love to get in trouble and frame their gigantic sibling and you have a hilarious slapstick comedy that I have loved for decades (now my kids love it). Eventually the battle lines are drawn and the war of the sexes continues right to a local dog show.

This is a classic Disney film and all works out in the end (although the trouble-making nature of the dachshunds is never really revealed) and the happy couple are a happy couple again. Charlie Ruggles plays the vet and ands very nicely to the cast. The disk's extras include a trailer, a montage of other Disney dog stars, and a documentary of The Faces of Mako (seen in this movie as a Japanese waiter). All in all a wonderful disk that is suitable for the whole family.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A charming, entertaining flick! March 30, 2001
Format:VHS Tape|Amazon Verified Purchase
Any dog-lover should love this movie about a man(Dean Jones) who longs for a manly dog while suffering with his wife's dachsund. When his wife's dog gives birth to a litter of dachsund pups, he slips in a Great Dane puppy to remedy the problem. The pup grows up thinking he too is a Dachsund, uncontrollable and unaware of his tremendous size and strength! This all proves difficult for Dean Jones to deal with when it comes to convincing his wife that Brutus, the Great Dane, is not out of control, and can even win the local dogshow! This is another wonderful Disney offering from the 60's, one of those lesser known Disney films that is worthy of a much larger audience! It's full of great comedy with a truly charming cast and set in a suburban community that one can really relate too!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars love dachshunds
This is a Cute funny dog movie. Especially if you like dachshunds or great Danes you will love this movie
Published 4 days ago by denise
5.0 out of 5 stars Disney's "The Ugly Dachshund".
Have loved this movie since I was a kid! Now my kids and grand kids have had a chance to enjoy this movie.
Published 4 days ago by Ronald A. Combs
5.0 out of 5 stars If your
my age then there is no question as too wheather you like this film or not. I grew up watching W.D.
Published 14 days ago by K-Man
5.0 out of 5 stars Great oldie
We all had a wonderful time watching it. Good old fashioned fun. Clean, good humor, silly, what can I say.
Published 16 days ago by nan
5.0 out of 5 stars Love this movie!
Great movie! Seen it plenty of times and every time am just as happy as the first time! Definitely a feel good movie!
Published 17 days ago by Lauren Ragan
5.0 out of 5 stars great family movie, a disney classic
This is a great family movie, a disney classic of mischief and mayhem. A funny movie with humor everyone can watch.
Published 17 days ago by sb
5.0 out of 5 stars couldnt get any better
every dog lover should buy this and sit back for some clean good family time its great I can watch it over and over again
Published 19 days ago by Lady Polarbear
5.0 out of 5 stars I remember...
seeing this movie in the theater when it was released. Now that I'm a Dachshund owner, it's even funnier (and truer). Wonderful movie from a different era. Watch and enjoy!
Published 23 days ago by Rick Darrington
5.0 out of 5 stars If you love dogs, you'll love this!
This movie takes me back to the 60's. The dogs are adorable and the acting is cheeky! Fun for the whole family.
Published 27 days ago by Linda Laidlaw
5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Family Movie
An excellent family movie. I loved watching these types of movies when I was growing up either on TV or at the drive-in...yes...you're not seeing things. I wrote drive-in. Read more
Published 1 month ago by L. Bienemann
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