I owned a shirt with this guy and the dweebs in the eighties. I never knew there was a tv series about them till earlier this year, cause it was never aired in Italy. But it was a fun design!

Rude Dog was the clothing brand, I remember having some white plastic mugs with him on them. I used to watch this cartoon when I was younger until they stopped airing it. I didn't find out until recent years that the cartoon was meant to make potential buyers aware of the clothing line. Of course when you're little you're not going to know, I just thought he was a normal cartoon character. :)

Seconding your statements as well. I saw a few Rude Dog T-shirts in high school. I saw ads for the cartoon, but never watched. There was also a short-lived 1-900 telephone number that kids could call to hear stories from Rude Dog.

That's cool they gave kids the option to "call Rude Dog" and talk with him. From what I remember reading about him in recent years Rude Dog was a line of surf cloths and summer wear aimed at beach goers. I think I also might have had a t-shirt with Rude Dog on it. But the plastic white mugs with handles that had Rude Dog on them were the most memorable for me because they were something one of my brothers and I won at the local bazar when we were younger. Aside from having a painted design of Rude Dog I think the cup itself was also a Rude Dog branded item. I used it so much that the design art wore off of it.

As for the cartoon. From what little I know about it the basis behind the story is that Rude Dog was the cool surfer dude and the Dweeb's were a group of friends that were kind of lame-o outsiders. But eventually he ends up befriending them and would drive them around in a pink Cadillac helping them become cooler. Again, my knowledge on the story is limited. It was just a fun cartoon. Of course I'm remembering from when I was probably 8 or so. It's been a bit. :)

I loved Rude Dog back when I was a kid. Of course being little I didn't know he was the mascot for a clothing brand. Since you are the first in recent years to physically draw him I'm giving you massive props for doing so. I loved the Rude Dog and The Dweebs cartoon growing up but it didn't run for very long. I told CavitySam here on FA about him a few years ago because she loves obscure 80's characters but I don't think she ever drew him. :)

I have an affinity for bull terriers as it is

They're fun dogs for the right person. :)

He also for a short while had a Saturday morning cartoon: Rude Dog & The Dweebs

Oddly reminds me of rude dog

https://youtu.be/21zFC6gYhv0

That’s who it is

*gives you a free wedgie for free*

I was thinking about him for some time!

Yep, I remember 'Rudy' before he became famous...

Slam your eyeballs against this!