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| − | A dog with sunglasses can be seen on the covers of [[Francesco Zappa]],[[Them Or Us]] and of [[The Perfect Stranger]]. | + | * On the cover of ''[[Absolutely Free]]'' an advertisement for a dog collar can be seen, with the slogan ''"Buy a Fydo. Fits swell!"'' |
| − | + | * On the covers of ''[[Cruising With Ruben & The Jets]], [[Just Another Band From L.A.]]'' and ''[[Ahead Of Their Time]]'' Zappa and his band members are depicted with dog noses. Illustrator [[Cal Schenkel]] did this as a tribute to the dog characters in Carl Barks' comic strips about [[Donald Duck]]. | |
| − | + | * In ''[[The Story Of Ruben & The Jets]]'' it is revealed that Ruben has three dogs: Benny, Baby and Martha. The names Martha and Benny appeared earlier on the artwork of the cover of ''[[Absolutely Free]]'', along with Ruben's name. | |
| + | * ''[[Does This Kind Of Life Look Interesting To You?]]'': ''"A dog, a car, an epidemic of body lice with your own record company"'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Strictly Genteel (The Track)]]'':'' "Reach out your hand to the girl in the dog book."'' | ||
| + | * A dog with sunglasses named [[Patricia]] can be seen on the covers of [[Francesco Zappa]], [[Them Or Us]] and of [[The Perfect Stranger]]. | ||
| + | * ''[[Evelyn A Modified Dog|Evelyn, A Modified Dog]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Stink-Foot]]'': a dog, Fido, is called to fetch some slippers and goes into an argument about the essence of [[Conceptual Continuity]] | ||
| + | * Dogs can be heard barking during the intro of ''[[Andy]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Nanook Rubs It]]'': while Nanook is rubbing a chorus sings ''"Here Fido, here Fido...."'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Cheepnis]]'': ''"'Cause she just might box yer dog/She just might box yer doggie/ An' leave you a dried-up dog biscuit"'' (...) the people try to catch Frunobulax by calling ''"Here Fido, here Fido..."'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Dog Breath]]'', even though the term is also American slang for a person with very bad breath | ||
| + | * ''[[Zomby Woof]]'': ''"woof"'' is a sound associated with dogs | ||
| + | * ''[[Honey Don't You Want A Man Like Me]]'': ''"He had an Irish setter"'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Later That Night]]'': ''"You threw my best sharkskin suit out on the lawn, right on top of some dog waste"'' | ||
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| + | ==Specific articles about dogs== | ||
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| + | * [[Fido]] | ||
| + | * [[Phydeaux III]] | ||
| + | * [[Evelyn]] | ||
| + | * [[Fruney]], who inspired [[Frunobulax]] | ||
| + | * [[Dogess]] | ||
| + | * [[Shillelagh]] | ||
| + | * [[Killer Collie]] | ||
| + | * [[Patricia]] | ||
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| + | ==Specific references to poodles== | ||
| + | * [[The Poodle Lecture]] | ||
| + | * [[Dirty Love]] and [[Stink-Foot]]: ''"The poodle bites, the poodle chews it."'' | ||
| + | * [[Hunchentoot]] and [[Cheepnis]]: ''"The monster which the peasants in this area call [[Frunobulax]] and apparently a very large poodle."'' | ||
| + | * [[Food Gathering In Post-Industrial America]]: ''"as the denizens of New Perfect America dine on rats, poodles,..."'' | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Arf!]] | * [[Arf!]] | ||
| + | * [[Collars]] | ||
[[Category:Targets]] | [[Category:Targets]] | ||
[[Category:Conceptual Continuity]] | [[Category:Conceptual Continuity]] | ||
[[Category:Animals]] | [[Category:Animals]] | ||
Revision as of 12:59, 2 November 2020
Dogs appear regularly in Zappa's work:
- On the cover of Absolutely Free an advertisement for a dog collar can be seen, with the slogan "Buy a Fydo. Fits swell!"
- On the covers of Cruising With Ruben & The Jets, Just Another Band From L.A. and Ahead Of Their Time Zappa and his band members are depicted with dog noses. Illustrator Cal Schenkel did this as a tribute to the dog characters in Carl Barks' comic strips about Donald Duck.
- In The Story Of Ruben & The Jets it is revealed that Ruben has three dogs: Benny, Baby and Martha. The names Martha and Benny appeared earlier on the artwork of the cover of Absolutely Free, along with Ruben's name.
- Does This Kind Of Life Look Interesting To You?: "A dog, a car, an epidemic of body lice with your own record company"
- Strictly Genteel (The Track): "Reach out your hand to the girl in the dog book."
- A dog with sunglasses named Patricia can be seen on the covers of Francesco Zappa, Them Or Us and of The Perfect Stranger.
- Evelyn, A Modified Dog
- Stink-Foot: a dog, Fido, is called to fetch some slippers and goes into an argument about the essence of Conceptual Continuity
- Dogs can be heard barking during the intro of Andy
- Nanook Rubs It: while Nanook is rubbing a chorus sings "Here Fido, here Fido...."
- Cheepnis: "'Cause she just might box yer dog/She just might box yer doggie/ An' leave you a dried-up dog biscuit" (...) the people try to catch Frunobulax by calling "Here Fido, here Fido..."
- Dog Breath, even though the term is also American slang for a person with very bad breath
- Zomby Woof: "woof" is a sound associated with dogs
- Honey Don't You Want A Man Like Me: "He had an Irish setter"
- Later That Night: "You threw my best sharkskin suit out on the lawn, right on top of some dog waste"
Specific articles about dogs
- Fido
- Phydeaux III
- Evelyn
- Fruney, who inspired Frunobulax
- Dogess
- Shillelagh
- Killer Collie
- Patricia
Specific references to poodles
- The Poodle Lecture
- Dirty Love and Stink-Foot: "The poodle bites, the poodle chews it."
- Hunchentoot and Cheepnis: "The monster which the peasants in this area call Frunobulax and apparently a very large poodle."
- Food Gathering In Post-Industrial America: "as the denizens of New Perfect America dine on rats, poodles,..."
