Pete the Pup, in a scene from 1931's Fly My Kite.

Pete the Pup (.d. 1930) was a famous dog actor, most popular for his work in Hal Roach's Our Gang comedies (later known as The Little Rascals) during the 1920s and 1930s. Otherwise known as "Pete, the Dog With the Ring Around His Eye", or simply "Petey", he was famous for having a circled eye that was added on by Hollywood make-up artist Max Factor and credited as an oddity in Ripley's Believe It or Not. The original Pete named Pal the Wonder Dog had a natural ring almost completely around his eye; dye was used to finish it off. Our Gangs Fly My Kite. ... Our Gangs Fly My Kite. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... Trinomial name Canis lupus familiaris The dog is a mammal in the order Carnivora. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Harold Eugene Roach, Sr. ... A poster for the 1931 Our Gang comedy Love Business featuring depictions of (from left to right): Pete the Pup, Jackie Cooper, and Norman Chubby Chaney. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Social issues of the 1920s. ... This article or section is missing references or citation of sources. ... ... The cosmetic firm Max Factor was named after Max Factor, Sr (b. ... Ripleys Believe It or Not! deals in the bizarre—events and items so strange and unusual that it is often hard to believe that they actually exist--but they do: believe it. ... Pete the Pup, in a scene from 1931s Fly My Kite. ...

Pete first started out as "Tige" in the Buster Brown series in the 1920s, It was during this time that he obtained the circled eye, and when he was recruited to appear in the Our Gang comedies later that year, Hal Roach simply left it on, creating one of the most recognized dogs in film history. Buster Brown is a comic strip character created in 1902 by Richard Felton Outcault which is known for his association with the Brown Shoe Company. ... Harold Eugene Roach, Sr. ...

During the late '20s, Pete became as recognizable and popular as the kids in the gang. Pete continued appearing in Our Gang comedies until 1930, when he died after being poisoned by a piece of meat tainted with broken glass. 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ...

The dog's trainer and owner Lt. Harry Lucenay used one of Pete's offspring to continue on with Pete in the series. This dog, called "Lucenay's Peter", was dual-registered as an AKC American Staffordshire Terrier and as a UKC American Pit Bull Terrier. Lucenay's Peter was whelped (born) September 6, 1929, and bred by A. A. Keller. A few other dogs played Petey, but Lucenay's Peter was the most famous. After being fired from the Our Gang series in 1932, Harry Lucenay retired Pete to Atlantic City, where he was photographed with children at the famed Steel Pier. Roach used a number of unrelated bulldogs to portray Pete in Our Gang until 1938. The American Kennel Club (or AKC) is the largest registries of purebred dog pedigrees in the United States. ... The American Staffordshire Terrier is a breed of dog. ... The United Kennel Club (or UKC) is the second oldest all-breed registry of purebred dog pedigrees in the United States and the second largest in the world. ... The American Pit Bull Terrier (APBT) is a breed of dog in the terrier group, one of several breeds loosely classified as pit bulls. ... This article is about the day of the year. ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... Alternate meanings: See Atlantic City (disambiguation) Atlantic City is a city located in USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 40,517. ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Other Pete the Pup characters are also known. One is a wooden puppet which was based on the 1927 Walter Lantz cartoon titled "Pete the Pup" aka. Hot Dog Cartoons, which could have been the inspiration for the Our Gang Pete. Another cartoon dog, "Petey the Pup", was created by Ruby-Spears Productions in the 1980s and appeared in The Puppy's New Adventures segment of The Scooby-Doo/Scrappy-Doo/Puppy Hour. Author Don Marquis included a joyous Pete the Pup in his "Archy and Mehitabel" writings. Other unrelated Pete the Pup characters have also been seen in children's books. Elmo, a popular puppet from Sesame Street. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Ruby-Spears Productions is a California-based entertainment production company that specializes in animation. ... MacGyver - 1980s hero The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... The Scooby-Doo/Scrappy-Doo/Puppy Hour was a package show produced by both Hanna-Barbera Productions and Ruby-Spears Productions in 1982 for ABC Saturday mornings. ... Don Marquis (July 29, 1878 - December 29, 1937) was a writer, poet, and artist; best known for creating the characters Archy and Mehitabel. Archy was a cockroach who left poems on Marquiss typewriter by jumping on the keys, and Mehitabel was both a cat and a friend of Archy. ... Pete the Pup is a character in the archy and mehitabel writings of Don Marquis. ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ...

External links

• Pete's Place