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Every Dog’s Guide to Complete Home Safety (1987): Cast

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Every Dog’s Guide to Complete Home Safety is a 1987 short animated film directed by Les Drew, starring Paul Brown as Wally (voice), Henry Beckman and Harvey Atkin. It runs 10 minutes.

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Every Dog’s Guide to Complete Home Safety (1987) movie poster
Released
Runtime
10 min
Director
Les Drew
Genre
Animation
Original language
English
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is Every Dog’s Guide to Complete Home Safety About?

The premise of Every Dog’s Guide to Complete Home Safety without spoilers.

This hilarious short animation delivers more than 40 practical safety tips, including near‑misses, for households with infants and young children. The earnest, pompous yet lovable dog Wally stars as a home‑safety expert assigned to a family whose parents overlook basic precautions. Accident after accident rushes fast by, challenging Wally’s efforts.

Every Dog’s Guide to Complete Home Safety Themes & Keywords

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  • safety
  • family relationships
  • baby
  • title spoken by character
  • dog
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  • standing on a step ladder
  • dog wears glasses
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  • falling chandelier
  • dog reading a book
  • boy
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  • grabbing someone's leg
  • anthropomorphic animal
  • embracing someone's leg
  • hit on the head
  • scream
  • hit by a falling chandelier
  • broken glasses
  • sitting on the floor
  • kicking a dog
  • talking to an animal
  • falling down a staircase
  • moving in
  • basement
  • man on a ladder
  • dog barks
  • moving
  • animal in title
  • stepping on one's glasses
  • disembodied voice
  • talking to a dog
  • animal as protagonist
  • dog as protagonist
  • reading a book
  • flashback
  • classic animation
  • camera shot of feet
  • slapstick comedy
  • narrated by protagonist
  • 2d animation
  • man wears glasses
  • anthropomorphic dog
  • little boy
  • slapstick
  • screaming man
  • broken chandelier
  • canadian comedy
  • electric shock
  • buying a dog
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Cast & crew

Every Dog’s Guide to Complete Home Safety Cast & Characters

Paul Brown leads the cast as Wally (voice), with Henry Beckman and Harvey Atkin. Directed by Les Drew; 4 actors are credited in all.

From the director

More from Les Drew

More films directed by Les Drew: Shyness, The Dingles, The North Wind and the Sun: A Fable by Aesop and The Underground Movie.

Full filmography

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FAQ

Every Dog’s Guide to Complete Home Safety FAQ: Cast & Runtime

Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Every Dog’s Guide to Complete Home Safety, each answered in a sentence.

How long is Every Dog’s Guide to Complete Home Safety?

Every Dog’s Guide to Complete Home Safety runs 10 minutes.

When was Every Dog’s Guide to Complete Home Safety released?

Every Dog’s Guide to Complete Home Safety was released on February 1, 1987.

Who directed Every Dog’s Guide to Complete Home Safety?

Every Dog’s Guide to Complete Home Safety was directed by Les Drew.

More films by Les Drew

Who is in the cast of Every Dog’s Guide to Complete Home Safety?

Every Dog’s Guide to Complete Home Safety stars Paul Brown as Wally (voice), Henry Beckman and Harvey Atkin, among 4 credited actors.

Does Every Dog’s Guide to Complete Home Safety have a post-credit scene?

No. Every Dog’s Guide to Complete Home Safety has no extra scene during or after the credits.

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