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What-a-Mess (1979)

What-a-Mess poster
Genre
animation, kids, family
Country
United States
Length
2 seasons, 14 episodes
Rated
TV-Y
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This series follows a clumsy Afghan Hound puppy named Prince Amir of Kinjan, who is known as What-a-Mess. The puppy gets into various mishaps and adventures.

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What happens

What-a-Mess is a series of children's books written by British comedy writer Frank Muir and illustrated by Joseph Wright. The title character is a dishevelled, accident-prone Afghan Hound puppy, whose real name is Prince Amir of Kinjan. The book series was later made into two animated series, both narrated by Muir. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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