Not that Fred Basset, 60 on Sunday (or 420 ... and not even any distinctive 'furniture' — the name for the fantastic wrinkles down a Basset hound's legs. 'Goodness knows why he came up with ...

Some examples: A duck quacks at Fred in front of a saloon. The pub’s name turns out to be The Dog & Duck, leading the basset hound to say, “Yes, I agree. It is a coincidence!” Fred is ...

A 1998 cartoon has Fred looking through a cabinet exclaiming, “Now where is that compact disc of his? … Got it!” The basset hound buries the CD, and mischievously walks away proclaiming ...

Alongside novelist and playwright JM Barrie and Dad's Army star John Laurie is a name which is probably ... many will know his cartoon creation - Fred Basset. It is now 60 years - and still ...

when the Fred Basset cartoon began appearing in newspapers and celebrities such as Brigitte Bardot, Marilyn Monroe (hers was called Hugo), Clint Eastwood (Sidney) and Rex Harrison (Homer) owned them.