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A selection of Bounce and Bella’s dog treats are made in the UK and all our treats are made either in the UK or the EU to the exact same high standards. Clear & Simple Ingredients After Mrs. Mangel married John Worthington and moved to England, she left Bouncer in the care of her son Joe. Bouncer missed Mrs. Mangel greatly at first but when Joe's son Toby arrived, he soon found another doting owner. Randall, Kate (19–25 February 2022). "Top 10 Neighbours characters". Heat. ( Bauer Media Group) (1179): 16, 17. Towards the end of 1987, Bouncer began to regularly go missing from the Clarke's. It turned out that he had been visiting a litter of puppies he had recently fathered and Mike ended up bringing a box of five of them home to sell. Mike and Lucy attempted, but struggled, to sell the dogs under the sale name of "almost pure bred labrador pups". They eventually tried to give the dogs away; one went to Mrs. Mangel, who named her's Pembroke, and one to Tony Romeo, who named his Travolta. Unfortunately Pembroke had to be returned as Mrs. Mangel's lodger Harold Bishop was allergic to dog hair, and Travolta also couldn't be kept due to the objections of Tony's landlord. Eventually the entire litter were sent off together to be trained as companions for the elderly.a b c Bettridge, Daniel (6 April 2011). "Six to watch ... TV dogs". The Guardian. ( Guardian Media Group) . Retrieved 16 April 2011. Thirteen weeks after finishing his final scenes on Neighbours, Bouncer died of cancer, aged seven. [5] Following his death, Bouncer was sent more tributes from fans around the world than any of the human cast. [6] In 2015, Naomi Canning ( Morgana O'Reilly) finds a labrador and Chris Pappas ( James Mason) learns that the dog's owner has recently died. Lucy (now Melissa Bell) soon discovers that the dog is Bouncer's direct descendant, so gives the dog to Paul Robinson ( Stefan Dennis) and names her Bouncer 2. This puppy would go on to become one of the all-time great TV dogs. Bouncer’s time on Ramsay Street was unusually eventful – he lived with three different families, was in a traffic accident, ate poisonous mushrooms and saved Madge Bishop’s life by calling the fire brigade when her house went up in flames from a chip pan fire. In 1989, actor Guy Pearce, who played Mike Young, asked producers not to put him in scenes with Bouncer, as he did not like dogs. [2] He said Bouncer was a "great dog", but he could not go on working closely with him, adding "I had to tell them to take him away from me. You won't see Mike patting Bouncer again." [2] On-screen, Bouncer ends up in the care of Mrs Mangel ( Vivean Gray). [2]

Josephine Monroe commented positively of Bouncer in her book Neighbours: The first 10 years, stating: "Bouncer was a hero - he even answered the phone and barked to Joe when baby Sky was in trouble - and often had major storylines of his own like the time he was run over and nearly died. But most importantly, he was a loyal and loved friend." [6] She also branded him as one of the most loved characters in the serial's history. [6] Celebrating the serial's twenty-fifth anniversary, British magazine NOW profiled their favourite characters, Bouncer was included and they branded his dream sequence as one of the serial's most memorable moments and citing his on-screen death as the main plotline for the year. [14] Can dogs dream? Not according to Joe Mangel from hit Australian soap Neighbours. “Dogs don’t dream, Tob,” he told his son during one famous episode in 1990. Love blossomed for Bouncer when old Clarrie McLachlan came to visit with sheepdog Rosie in tow. Bouncer and Rosie caused mayhem around the neighbourhood with their capers, and Bouncer even dreamed he married Rosie. Rosie came to Bouncer's rescue when he fell down a manhole and she alerted Joe and Toby in time to save him. News Breaking News! This category is devoted to all of our news articles, with a focus on the biggest breaking stories in the world of show business. We’ve managed to break plenty of viral news stories in the past, from the release of the new Lion King live-action movie to the announcement that Holly Willoughby would be replacing Ant McPartlin on I’m A Celebrity. As well as entertainment news we also feature breaking articles from the most weird and wonderful corners of the internet. If you want to keep up-to-date with fascinating news stories that are slightly off-the-radar, then this is the place to be. McGarry, Lisa (4 February 2008). "Thirty Things You Didn't Know About Neighbours!". Unreality Primetime. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011 . Retrieved 3 June 2010.Many high-grain foods can cause skin problems in your dog so it’s always best to go grain free where you can. Kilkelly, Daniel (12 December 2022). "Neighbours Christmas gift guide - books, DVDs and more". Digital Spy . Retrieved 23 January 2023. In 2015, Neighbours paid homage to Bouncer during its 30th anniversary by introducing Bouncer 2, who Jason Herbison confirmed is "definitely a direct descendent (sic)" of the original Bouncer. [7] Herbison explained that Bouncer 2 was the result of one of Bouncer's "few notable affairs when he was on the show" and of the character's introduction, he called it a "nice nod to history". [7] Storylines [ edit ] The whole thing starts with Joe’s wife Kerry rummaging through a pile of video tapes. “Do you mind if I tape over this one?” she asks. “As long as it’s not last year’s Grand Final,” Joe replies without looking up from his newspaper. MSN TV editor Lorna Cooper also commented on Bouncer and his dream stating: " Neighbours featured some bizarre dream sequences: there was the Christmas edition with Mike Young and Shane Ramsay as Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee and the episode in which Harold Bishop fantasised about being a Scottish laird. But nothing has topped Bouncer the Labrador's dream that he was marrying Clarrie McLachlan's dog, Rosie. What were the writers thinking?" [5] Bouncer's dream was later named the second "weirdest" storyline in the show's history. [13]