Rantanplan (; alternatively spelled Ran-Tan-Plan and Ran Tan Plan) is a fictional
hound dog created by a
Belgian cartoonist
Morris and
French writer
René Goscinny
René Goscinny (; ; 14 August 1926 – 5 November 1977) was a French comic editor and writer, who created the ''Asterix, Astérix'' comic book series with illustrator Albert Uderzo. Born in France to a Jewish family from Poland, he spent his chil ...
. Originally a supporting character in the ''
Lucky Luke
''Lucky Luke'' is a Western (genre), Western bande dessinée, comic album series created by Belgian cartoonist Morris (cartoonist), Morris in 1946. Morris wrote and drew the series single-handedly until 1955, after which he started collaborati ...
'' series, Rantanplan later starred in self-titled series. Rantanplan is a
spoof of the male
German Shepherd
The German Shepherd, also known in Britain as an Alsatian, is a German Dog breed, breed of working dog of medium to large size. The breed was developed by Max von Stephanitz using various Old German herding dogs, traditional German herding dog ...
Rin Tin Tin. In the Turkish translations of the series, he is indeed named Rin Tin Tin.
Red Kit Istanbul'da
(Lucky Luke in Istanbul), Haberturk, 5 June 2012. English versions of the books have renamed him "Rin-Tin-Can" and "Bushwack" in the 1983 Hanna-Barbera
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animated television series
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''Lucky Luke
''Lucky Luke'' is a Western (genre), Western bande dessinée, comic album series created by Belgian cartoonist Morris (cartoonist), Morris in 1946. Morris wrote and drew the series single-handedly until 1955, after which he started collaborati ...
'', as well as "Rintindumb" in the French comedy animated TV series '' The Daltons'' produced by French animation studio Xilam.
Publication history
The character first appeared in the earliest panels of the story '' Sur la piste des Dalton'', published on 4 February 1960 in the Franco-Belgian comics magazine '' Spirou'', and later as an album in 1962.
Personality
Rantanplan is a prison guard dog
A guard dog or watchdog is a dog used to watch for and guard people or property against unwanted human or animal intruders. A dog trained to attack intruders is known as an attack dog.
History
Dogs have been used as guardians since ancient ...
, often tasked with watching over the Daltons or assisting Lucky Luke track them down when they escape. However, he is unable to understand this and often mistakes Joe Dalton, who hates him psychotically, for a beloved owner. As well as being stupid, Rantanplan is extremely slow and accident-prone. However, he is usually very good-natured and loyal. Like Averell Dalton, he has a huge appetite and will devour everything put in front of him, whether it is food or not, which has ranged from bars of soap to dishwater.
Lucky Luke's horse, Jolly Jumper, a very intelligent animal, holds Rantanplan in contempt, regarding him as one of nature's great mistakes.
Animated series
In 2006, French animation studio Xilam produced an animated television series of Morris's ''Rantanplan'' stories in 90-second episodes, broadcast on the French television network France 3
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France 3 is structured as a Region ...
. It is broadcast on Canadian television network YTV in Canada under the name ''Rintindumb'', and was distributed by Warner Bros. Television. It featured the voices of Maurice LaMarche and Rob Paulsen. It was on a Finnish family-friendly streaming service Toons.TV until 2015.
Bibliography
Dargaud
*''La Mascotte,'' 1987, written by Léturgie and Fauche, drawn by Morris (''The Mascot'')
*''Le Parrain,'' 1988, written by Léturgie and Fauche, drawn by Morris (''The Godfather'')
Lucky Productions
*''Rantanplan otage,'' 1992, written by Léturgie, Janiver and Fauche, drawn by Morris (''Rantanplan hostage'')
*''Le Clown,'' 1993, written by Léturgie, Janiver and Fauche, drawn by Morris (''The Clown'')
*''Bêtisier 1,'' 1993, written by Léturgie, Janiver and Fauche, drawn by Morris (''Bloopers 1'')
*''Bêtisier 2,'' 1993, written by Léturgie and Fauche, drawn by Janiver (''Bloopers 2'')
*''Le Fugitif,'' 1994, written by Léturgie and Fauche, drawn by Janiver (''The Fugitive'')
*''Bêtisier 3,'' 1995, written by Leonardo, drawn by Morris (''Bloopers 3'')
*''Le Messager,'' 1995, written by Léturgie and Fauche (''The Messenger'')
*''Les Cerveaux,'' 1996, written by de Groot, drawn by Morris (''The Brains'')
*''Le Chameau,'' 1997, written by Léturgie, Adam and Fauche, drawn by Morris (''The Camel'')
*''Bêtisier 4,'' 1998, written by de Groot, drawn by Morris (''Bloopers 4'')
*''Le Grand Voyage,'' 1998, written by de Groot, drawn by Morris (''The Big Trip'')
Lucky Comics
*''Bêtisier 5,'' 2000, written by Leonardo, drawn by Morris (''Bloopers 5'')
*''La Belle et le Bête'', 2000, written by Leonardo and de Groot, drawn by Morris (''Beauty and the Beast'')
*''Le Chien plus bête que son ombre'', 2000, written by de Groot, drawn by Morris (''The Dog more stupid than his shadow'')
*''Bêtisier 6: Le Noël de Rantanplan'', 2001, written by Léturgie and Fauche, drawn by Janiver (''Bloopers 6: Rantanplan's Christmas'')
*''Chien perché!,'' 2002, written by Léturgie and Fauche, drawn by Janiver (''Perched dog!'')
*''Haut les pattes!,'' 2003, written by Léturgie and Fauche, drawn by Janiver (''High legs!'')
*''Le Joli Cœur,'' 2003, written by Léturgie and Fauche, drawn by Janiver (''The Pretty Heart'')
*''Bêtisier 7: Sur le Pied de Guerre,'' 2008, written by Léturgie and Fauche, drawn by Janiver (''Bloopers 7: On the Warparth'')
*''Bêtisier 8: Chien D'arrêt'', 2009, written by Léturgie and Fauche, drawn by Janiver (''Bloopers 8: Stop Dog'')
*''Morts de Rire'', 2010, written by Léturgie and Fauche, drawn by Janiver (''Deaths of Laughing'')
*''Carré D'os'', 2011, written by Léturgie and Fauche, drawn by Janiver (''Bone Square'')
References
;Additional sources
''Rantanplan'' albums
Bedetheque
External links
{{Lucky Luke by Morris
Comic book sidekicks
Fictional dogs
Comics about dogs
Bandes dessinées
Lucky Luke
Comics characters introduced in 1960
1987 comics debuts
2011 comics endings
Belgian comic strips
Humor comics
Western (genre) comics
Comics spinoffs
Belgian comics characters
Male characters in comics
Comics adapted into animated series
Rin Tin Tin