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== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
Dobermanns are not hounds, but {{W|Pinscher}}. In another of [[Mr. Burns]]' anachronisms hound in Old English was the word for all domestic canines. Dog was just used to refer to a subgroup of hounds, but over 7 seven centuries later the opposite is now true. Releasing of the hounds remains associated with {{W|fox hunting}}.
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Dobermanns are not hounds, but {{W|Pinscher}}. In another of [[Mr. Burns]]' anachronisms hound in Old English was the word for all domestic canines. Dog was just used to refer to a subgroup of hounds, but over 7 centuries later the opposite is now true. Releasing of the hounds remains associated with {{W|fox hunting}}.
  
 
== Appearances ==
 
== Appearances ==

Revision as of 03:41, June 16, 2024

"Release the hounds."
Mr. Burns[src]
The Hounds
Hounds.png
Animal Information
Species: Dog
Color: Black and brown
Gender:
Male ♂
Status:
Alive
Owner: Charles Montgomery Burns
Occupation: Guard dogs
First Appearance: "Bart vs. Thanksgiving"
First Mentioned: "There's No Disgrace Like Home"
Voiced by: Frank Welker[1]


The Hounds are Mr. Burns' cropped-eared black and tan Dobermann guard dogs who he releases to attack people he doesn't want on his property.

Named hounds

Former

Therapy hounds

Therapy Hounds

Therapy Hounds are sent by Mr. Burns to comfort Homer after his failed speech.[2]

Trivia

Dobermanns are not hounds, but Pinscher. In another of Mr. Burns' anachronisms hound in Old English was the word for all domestic canines. Dog was just used to refer to a subgroup of hounds, but over 7 centuries later the opposite is now true. Releasing of the hounds remains associated with fox hunting.

Appearances

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