''Crazy Mixed Up Pup'' is a 1955 cartoon directed by

Tex Avery Frederick Bean "Tex" Avery (February 26, 1908 – August 26, 1980) was an American animator, cartoonist, director, and voice actor. He was known for directing and producing animated cartoons during the golden age of American animation. His mo ...

and produced by

Walter Lantz Walter Lantz (April 27, 1899 – March 22, 1994) was an American cartoonist, animator, producer and director best known for founding Walter Lantz Productions and creating Woody Woodpecker. Biography Early years and start in animation Lant ...

. It was nominated for an Academy Award, but lost to the Mr. Magoo short ''

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Plot

A man named Samuel "Sam" and his dog Rover are both flattened by a car whilst crossing the street. An

ambulance An ambulance is a medically equipped vehicle which transports patients to treatment facilities, such as hospitals. Typically, out-of-hospital medical care is provided to the patient during the transport. Ambulances are used to respond to medi ...

then arrives and the medic accidentally gives them their opposite plasmas. After recovering, Sam begins to take on more doglike attributes, while Rover takes on more human attributes. Both cause strife in their home, which annoys Sam's wife, Margaret "Maggie" and her pet poodle, Fifi. Maggie finally gets fed up and leaves, taking Fifi with her. But then they get flattened themselves as Sam and Rover did. The same ambulance as before arrives, with the same medic who again mixes up the plasmas. Sam and Rover are despondent until Maggie comes bounding back on all fours, and Fifi returns in a bipedal stance. Sam and Maggie bark and bound with joy, while Rover and Fifi embrace, able to converse in English.

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