Why did Bullet replace Wolf as Roy Rogers’ dog?

frogmarch

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Tue May-31-11 08:46 PM
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Why did Bullet replace Wolf as Roy Rogers’ dog?

I was a huge Roy Rogers fan as a kid in the early 1950s, and I remember when Wolf was Roy’s dog. Later, Bullet was. I don’t remember what happened to Wolf, or if he was just renamed Bullet. Anyone know?

Above: Roy, Wolf, and starlet Delores Chapman.

http://www.captainerniesshowboat.com/royrogers

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Bucky

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Tue May-31-11 09:17 PM
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1. Sorry, Frogmarch. But do you remember when mom told you Wolf moved to a "farm"?

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frogmarch

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Tue May-31-11 09:38 PM
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2. Noooo!

Wait. That's not Wolf Rogers. Whew.

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HopeHoops

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Wed Jun-01-11 01:55 PM
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3. He grabbed one of Roy's roast beef sandwiches off of the table - BAD dog - BAD dog.

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frogmarch

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Wed Jun-01-11 06:24 PM
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6. If that's what happened,

I suppose there was a cover-up story describing how Wolf gave his life to save Roy from bad guys. If so, I missed it.

I think Wolf actually ate at the table with Roy, and had very good pickings. :-)

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Brother Buzz

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Wed Jun-01-11 02:20 PM
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4. So, just where does Phantom fit into the timeline?

Edited on Wed Jun-01-11 02:33 PM by Brother Buzz

http://www.life.com/gallery/23054/image/50528459#index/6

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frogmarch

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Wed Jun-01-11 06:29 PM
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7. I'm 67 but

don't remember Phantom. I didn't move to America till 1950, so maybe that's why the name Phantom doesn't ring a bell. Thanks for telling me about him!

I wonder if Roy had different dogs for each studio at which he made movies - or something like that.

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Brother Buzz

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Wed Jun-01-11 07:00 PM
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10. Bullet started in films in 1948

and he was uncredited until the TV series started.

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sinkingfeeling

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Wed Jun-01-11 03:33 PM
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5. I'm 63 and I only remember Bullet.

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frogmarch

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Wed Jun-01-11 06:33 PM
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8. I don't think Wolf was

around for long before Bullet replaced him, but my friends and I missed Wolf and wondered where he'd gone. If the Internet had been around back then, maybe we wouldn't have grown up not knowing. It was a big deal to us.

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Wed Jun-01-11 06:44 PM
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9. I found this on ebay.

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