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description: TIME takes a glimpse at the most beloved on-screen canines
title: The Most Famous Dogs in Movies and Television
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# The Most Famous Dogs in Movies and Television
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Lassie in Lassie MGM Studios/Getty Images
Toto from The Wizard Of Oz. MGM Studios/Getty Images
Snoopy in Peanuts. ABC Photo Archives/Getty Images
Rin Tin Tin from The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin. The Frank S. Errigo Archive/Getty Images
Petey the dog from Little Rascals. Imagno/Getty Images
Santa's Little Helper from The Simpsons. FOX
Scooby Doo Warner Brothers
Brian from Family Guy. FOX
Beethoven and family from Beethoven's 2nd. Universal Pictures/Getty Images
Otis from The Adventures of Milo and Otis. Columbia Pictures
Shadow and Chance from Homeward Bound: the Incredible Journey. Walt Disney Pictures
Buddy from Air Bud Buena Vista Pictures
Charlie from All Dogs Go To Heaven. United Artists
Lady and Tramp in Disney's Lady and the Tramp Disney
Beasley Le Bordeaux, or Hooch, from the movie Turner & Hooch. Doug Griffin—Toronto Star/Getty Images
Benji from Benji: The Hunted. Dick Loek—Toronto Star/Getty Images
Gidget the Taco Bell dog. Vern Evans —Getty Images
Uggie from The Artist George Pimentel—WireImage/Getty Images
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