Cartoon: Boy Meets Dog!, 1938

Boy Meets Dog! is an American animated musical commercial short made in 1938 for Ipana Toothpaste. It was produced by Walter Lantz as a Technicolor cartoon for theatrical release by Universal Pictures. However, it did not see theatrical release, but Castle Films purchased it, and released it to the home movie market.

The short was originally a commercial for “Ipana Toothpaste”, but the scene of the toothpaste ad after Bobby’s father wakes up was removed for the Castle Films release. Later prints released by Mizzell Films restored the cut footage, but without its soundtrack, which is now considered lost.