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writer René Goscinny. Originally a supporting character in the '' Lucky Luke'' series, Rantanplan later starred in self-titled series. Rantanplan is a

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of the male German Shepherd

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'' Lucky Luke'', as well as "Rintindumb" in the

comedy

'' The Daltons'' produced by

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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. The character remained a fixture over a long series of ''Lucky Luke'' publications, resulting in a series of its own

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publications starting in 1987. Ten years after the death of Goscinny, for the production of the ''Rantanplan'' series, Morris collaborated with scenarists such as Jean Léturgie,

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Personality

Rantanplan is a prison guard dog, 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,

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, a very intelligent animal, holds Rantanplan in contempt, regarding him as one of nature's great mistakes.

Animated series

In 2006, French animation studio

produced an animated television series of Morris's ''Rantanplan'' stories in 90 second episodes, broadcast on the French television network France 3. 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

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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

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